SoS: October 6, 2014 - October 12, 2014

S.O.T.D. ~ Sunday, October 12, 2014

Prep: Warm/cold Shower - Neutrogena Face Wash
Razor: Mergress Long Handle
Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
Brush: Whipped Dog Boar - 30mmX65mm
Lather: Proraso Sandalwood
Post: Alum Block, Menthol Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Proraso Aftershave Lotion

Great shave today. Two passes with clean up = a BBS. I received a little reminder that the corners of the blade are exposed on the Mergress. I got a small nick on the cheekbone while working around the nose. Added some M Bomb to the soap which added more cool to the shave.

 

Sunday
hot shower
Semogue BC Mistura
Crown Shaving Co. PSB
Stirling Nag Champa
Schick G1/Pella Coated (8)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Kiehl's Ultimate ASB and Moisturizer
Nasomatto Hindu Grass edp

Another nice BBS shave,face and dome!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Pre: Maggard Razors PSO – Lime
Brush: GBS Pure Badger
Soap: TOBS – Almond
Razor: Merkur 41C 1904 OC
Blade: Merkur Stainless Platinum Coated(3) & C.W. Rackliffe Holyoke Mass. Straight 5/8?
Splash: Wal-Mart Witch Hazel 86%
Post: Pacific Shaving Moisturizer & Aqua Velva Musk

Today was a momentous moment! Why you ask? Because I finally worked up the nerve to try using a STRAIGHT RAZOR! Yeah I know, hard to believe right?..

Read on at That Shave Life!:wave:

 

It is just few scrap parts I cobbled together.

See below:

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/imperial-grip-a-prototype.35330/

 

Prep- hot shower
Brush- VDH badger
Blade- Personna reds
Razor- bar handle new lc
Cream/soap- RR Brainfreeze
Balm- Nivea post shave balm
A/s- Clubman

 

Razor: Gillette Slim (S7)
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D6)
Brush: VP Leonhardy 700040
Bowl: Georgetown G12
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender Mint
Shave Soap: CRSW Select Vetiver
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Grey Flannel ASB​

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Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Personna 74
Brush: GDCarrington custom ACE Silvertip
Lather: Pre de Provence
Excellent shave. This brush really does require at least a brief soaking for best performance. The soap is very slick. Slicker than the similar Provence Sante but inferior to it in every other way. I will say I misjudged it though. It is a very decent soap.

 

1 1/16" Sheffield razor (Lansear & Co. ?)
De Vergulde Hand
homemade boar
Nice shave. I enjoy using wedges. Have a good one.

 

Nippon-ichi
Shavemac D01 brush
la Cigali soap
Nivea mild AS
Musgo Real balm

 

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
Lather: Williams Nug a Shaving Soap
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Vintage Shulton Old Spice

The second time using the 34c resulted in another fantastic shave. I got a perfect BBS shave with no irritation.

Have a great day!

 

Sunday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Semogue 1470
Razor - Thomas Turner 13/16

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS


... another excellent shave ...

 

SOTD October 12, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Neutrogena face wash. Corn Huskers lotion as a pre-shave.

Brush: Vintage Ever-Ready Boar.

Lather: Arko.

Razor: vintage Grafco Merkur Open Comb.

Blade: Personna.

Post: Cold water; Razorock Alum Block; C.O. Bigelow Dr. Galen Herbal Witch Hazel Skin Tonic No. 010.

After: TSD Cedarwood + Honeysuckle splash.

Great little razor for OCtober! Very close to BBS with no mishaps. Seemed a little more aggressive than my more modern Merkur 34C I used yesterday, but not overly so. Will definitely use it again. And someone is going to be very happy when I can post the other two of these I have on the B/S/T board because these are nice little open comb razors.

 

SOTD Sunday 10-12-2014

5/8 Solingen First Class, Full Hollow, Round Point
Noxema Classic Clean
La Toja Classic SC
Georgetown Scuttle
Casell Massey Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Body Lotion
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal ASL

 

Hey Friends,

today´s High-Noon Shave:

Soap: Saponificio Varesino "Felce Aromatica"
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: HJM Black Synthetic Fibre



No preshave and no aftershave. I wnated to see how the soap softens my beard without any preshave. I applied cold water to my face, lathered up the soap and let the lather sit on my face for about 3 minutes. Wonderfull!!! Enough lather for 4-5 passes. After the shave an Aftershave was not necessary because of the fantastic skincare of this soap. For me it´s the only soap where i don´t need any balm or aftershave at the end. Stunning!!! Very high recommended!!!

Have a great time and take care of you.

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

Same shave as yesterday. I'm visiting my parents for the Thanksgiving weekend.

 

SOTD - Sunday, October 12, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: WSP Rustic Barbershop
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (2)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Floid Vigoroso

- Don

 

Shave of the day (30day rule for October)

 

It is hard to beat PS.

 

I really like that brush handle. Vary nice razor, it looks like new

 

Sunday

Prep: wash with Clear Essentials glycerin soap
Soap: The Shave Den, unscented
Brush: Oscar11 boar
Razor: 1956 Gillette Super Speed
Blades: Personna med prep, Personna lab
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Day three of my side by side comparison of Personna med prep blade against Personna lab blade. I'll write about my impressions on the two blades later.

The big boar brush made an excellent lather out of the TSD soap.