SoS: October 7, 2013 - October 13, 2013

11.10.2013

No picture today.

Prep: shower, Bulldog Original face wash
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Pro (8)
Brush: New Forest Tubby 2
Cream: Mike's Natural Soaps Cedarwoo & Pine sample
Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
Aftershave: Proraso lozione dopobarba

 

Shave of the Day, Friday October 11, 2013
• Prep: Brush soaked in cold water, tepid shower
• Razor: Gold FaTip Grande
• Blade: Shark Super Stainless Steel
• Brush: Vintage Stanley Home Products restored with TGN 22mm Fan High Density Finest Two-Band Badger Knot
• Soap: Martin de Candre
• Aftershave: English Leather
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, double splash of aftershave

Must run into the office, no time for my usual long winded details. It was a great shave and I smell fabulous.

I hope that each one of you have a great Friday.

 

Friday:

Prep: Hot shower, Crown Co. Supreme Glide Pre-shave Formula
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine Glycerin
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Hi-Chrome Platinum (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG
Post: Cold water rinse, Alum, cold water rinse, Dickinson's WH, Aveeno Active Naturals ASB
Cologne: The Third Man by Caron

That's so much better. For my face, the Bic is so much smoother and more comfortable than either of the Teflon-coated blades I've just tried. Three passes got me near to BBS, with a slightly too-thin lather the most likely reason I didn't catch the baby. That slightly too-thin lather also meant I caught a nick on my Adam's Apple (a common trouble spot for me), which was the only reason I reached for the alum today.

 

Azarius,

What's your Shark Super Stainless Steel point of view?

 

Friday:
hot shower
Homemade Cedarwood PSO
Maggard MR4
Gillette Wilkinson (1)
VDH boar
Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood Cream
Alum
Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood AS

Lots of sandalwood today including TOBS bar soap for the shower and GFT deodorant. First shave with my new Maggard razor. So far my Parker 80R is the only DE I've ever used so it was quite interesting to try something different and note the change in blade performance. This is a heavy razor so gravity does a lot of the work.

 

Friday

hot shower
Duke 3 in best
Maggard Lime PSO
Arko
Muhle R41 '11/Super-Max Sunrise (2)
warm water rinse
RazoRock Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Original WH
Clubman Special Reserve

Great 2 pass face,1 pass head for BBS all around!!!! Enjoy the weekend everyone

 

6/8 Grelot
Edwin Jagger SS
28mm Omega knot @ 50mm

A week of very nice shaves. I removed the 28mm knot from it's black handle during my lunch hour yesterday and relofted it to 50mm. Have a good one.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, Dirigo Blue Cedarwood PSO
Coffee: Maxwell House, BLACK
CD: Masters of the Blues, Vol. II
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Omega 11574
DE OC: Grafco
Blade: 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge, day 5, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Pinaud Clubman
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Not bad. A little rough along the jaw line, but that's not rare.

 

Prep: warm face wash with Burt's Bees
Brush: Parker synthetic
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Merkur 37c Slant
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Post: cold water rinse, alum block, Anthony logistics calming
AS: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

I went back to the slant today to compare it to the shaves I've been enjoying with my classic. My face is certainly smooth, DFS, but I have much more irritation this time, and I needed to use the alum block for the first time in a week to close some weepers.
I did not change my technique, but perhaps he blade has something to do with it. I won't decide until I use a few Gillette yellows with it.
It still took three passes to get DFS, which surprised me... another result of the Astra? I'll try again with a Feather and re-evaluate.

Have a great Friday!

 

Gillette NEW Deluxe
Gillette Silver Blue
Purple Omega
Institut Karite
Alum
Superior 70

 

Rainy Friday in Seattle

CeraVe foaming facial cleanser
Mystic Water unscented soap
Oscar11 custom brush with HIS knot
EJ DE89
Personna lab blade
CeraVe lotion

Last time I tried a Personna lab blade, I had a bad one-one edge was good, the other edge rough and tuggy. Had the same experience today! I got my blades in trade from several different forum members, so it's not a single batch. The shave was going OK until I flipped the razor over to use the other edge and ouch! That blade is going into the bin and tomorrow I will use something else. Has anybody else had this issue with these blades?

I finished the shave using the good edge only. Three passes, satisfactory results, but not the most comfortable shave.

 

PRE: Hot Towel + MR GLO Soap + Homemade PSO (Lavender - Eucalyptus - Peppermint)
BRUSH: 26mm HMW RV Onyx
SOAP: RR King Louis Lavender
RAZOR: Merkur 38c
POST: Alum + Floid Blue



No time for new pic again...I was getting some irritation after using the OC this week. Not sure if this is why, but haven't had any irritation for a while. Hope it improves today, because I have a 2011 R41 coming in the mail today! Have a great day all!

 

Yeah...Think I would lose the nerve too!

 

Razor: Merkur Slant 37c
Blade: Personna Medical
Brush: Restored Rubberset 49-4 w 28mm HMB Pre: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap
Soap: Prairie Creations Bay Rum
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Dominica Bay Rum

Today was my 2nd day using the 37c and though I received another great shave, I should have went with the longer handle of the 39C. Going to give it a week to see if I can get comfortable with this razor but too short and a little to light for my tastes.

 

Friday morning, October 11, 2013

Gillette Fusion Proglide Power with Proglide Power cartridge (6)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
MWF soap, lather with hot water & shave—
apply Captain's Choice Lime for a damn fine shave!


The Proglide cartridge is really sharp and smooth. I am able to cleanly shave my chin without leaving any hair bits poking out. My chin feels really smooth and I love it. Aces!

 

Friday morning, October 11, 2013

Gillette NEW Short Comb (2)
Personna Med Prep Blade,
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

SOTD Friday 10-11-2013

5/8 Money-Bak, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Tabac SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne

The Money-Bak Razor Company was one of the many American Razor manufactures in Little Valley New York after the turn of the 20th century. One of the notables in that area was the Case Bros who were the precursor to Genco who bought the Case Bros razor works out in 1942. Case went on to produce the quality Case Knives and pocket knives we are all familiar with. These razors were quality products, had good American steel and, their performance is equal to many of the English and German straights. Old King Gillette, with his new fangled DE razors, took over the shaving market during the early 1900's and doomed the American straight razor companies. It is good to see there are some modern straight razor companies starting to provide quality straight razors here in the USA again. Hart Steel comes to mind. Their market is limited and the razors are really custom made beauties so, no cheapies here! They are beautiful quality blades though that's for sure. Great shave this morning and I won't be asking for my Money Back!

 

Great photo, Bruce!
It screams 'A Manly Man's Shave Den'....
Love the razor!

 

This is a public service saftey announcement to all of my SoS amigos. DO NOT USE THIS SOAP BEFORE YOU SHAVE! Why? Because it's aimed at shrinking pores; and it works. Tight pores are not typically ideal for a close shave. As always YMMV. It does smell great, and is nice. I'd suggest it as a before bed rinse, just not before anticipating a close shave. It was not the new Jagger cream, five uses of my feather blade, or whatever else I'd thought that lead to rough shaves; it was this soap.

 

FRIDAY
Another day, Another new razor to try...

Pre: Hot shower & hot towel; Shea Moisture 'Beard Lifter' scrub; homemade PSC
Razor: G.E. Jones 'Shake Sharp'
Blade: Astra SP (day 1)
Brush: Whipped Dog 16mm Silvertip
Lather: RazoRock Cumba Cheech
Shave: Two passes & light touch-up
Post: Coldwater rinse, Alum block, Nivea balm

First time using the uniquely-designed 'Shake Sharp' razor— a SE razor that uses standard DE blades. It has a built-in blade sharpener designed to maintain the blade's edge with regular use when shaken prior or after each use. Hence, the name. Bottom line: GREAT shave! Two passes to get a BBS shave, with no irritation—and no blood. Thanks to Ryan (PLANofMAN) for the loan of this fine razor. Now I may have to find my own!

More of my experience with this razor can be found here
http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...m-mild-to-aggressive.34763/page-2#post-610702

Blade loaded...and it is obvious!