SoS: Sep 27 - Oct 3 2010

Lazy Monday morning ... now off to work!

Cool Shower (have I mentioned it's still HOT in FL?!?)
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
Erasmic SC
Schick Injector G
Personna Blade (1)
Cold Water Rinse
TSD Polynesian Red ASM

Great shave on the legs ... unfortunately, I am a man down when it comes to the toes. Somehow I managed to cut one of my toes, the good news: it was a brand new blade so I didn't feel a thing ... the bad: I CUT my toe .. shaving ...

Has Jeff mentioned he has a "special" wife?!?

Have a great Monday!!

 

• Gillette NEW SC
• Personna
• C&E Sandalwood SS
• Rooney 3/1 Super
• Nivea Sensitive ASB

The C&E Sandalwood Shave Soap is new to my rotation.

Hells Bells! This is seriously nice Shave Soap!

 

SOTD Monday Sept 27, 2010

Razor: 6/8 C.V. Heljestrand, Eskiltuna, Sweden, Full Hollow, French Point
Pre-Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shaving Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street - Almond
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: Aqua Velva Musk

 

"Speick" Monday evening

Hot shower
Speick Shaving Cream
Fatboy on 7
ASTRA SP
Speick ASL
Skinoil 66-60

have a nice week

 

Nice hot shower, which did not undo the knots of stiffness.
My Parker Brush was warming up. I put some Omega shave cream in my mug sit in the warm water in the sink.
Beautiful mounds of lather applied with my Parker Brush. I used a Gillette Tech Ball End, with an open comb head (again thanks Jeff). With a Racer blade. Two passes resulted in a BBS. Followed up with Clubman Pinaud, Canoe after shave balm.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, hand strop blade
Coffee: Starbucks Yukon, BLACK
Soap: TSD Wild Rose + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Vulfix 404, The Grosvenor badger/boar
Razor: Futur @ 2.5
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Humphrys Maravilla Lotion + 2 drops M Bomb, Brut AS, hand strop blade and put in tomorrow's razor
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Nice all 'round. Gotta roast up some Tanzania, though. The Starbucks is getting old.

 

Monday Evening.

Gillette Old Type Bull Mastiff
Israeli Red Pack Personna
Ever-Ready Finest re-knot
TSD Spice Soap
Alum
Ivy Club Spice

I think I may be getting the hang of the Old Type. Third shave in a row with this set up and I have better results and less irritation then both previous times at the plate. Not quite 100% BBS, but still a respectable DFS.

 

Monday, Sept 27th
Cream/Soap: Speick Stick
Brush: Penworks Silvertip Badger
Razor: '61 Fat Boy, aka George
Blade: Derby
Balm: Kiehl's

New to me Fat Boy is a joy to shave with.. I am exploring the limits of it's adjustment range and at present have it set to 3...

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Tuesday, Sept 28th
Cream/Soap: Speick Stick
Brush: Penworks Silvertip Badger
Razor: '61 Fat Boy, aka George
Blade: Derby
Balm: Kiehl's
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Wednesday, Sept 29th
Cream/Soap: Speick Stick
Brush: iKon, three band Silvertip Badger
Razor: Merkur Futur adjustable, at setting 2.5
Blade: Wilkinson, day one
Balm: Kiehl's

Today's shave was much the same as yesterday's, but with a Merkur Futur in place of the Gillette Fat Boy. Holy smokes.. what a difference a razor can make.. The result was a much closer shave today than yesterday, but my impression remains that the Futur requires a much more cautious approach.. though it might just be my mental baggage.
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C-MON razor
Semogue 1305 boar
Williams soap
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Tuesday, September 28th

Hot shower
Arko Citrus sc
Kent T8 Pure Badger
Mühle R89 w/ Red Personna
Alumn block
Nivea for Men ASB

 

Tuesday's Shave

Hot Shower
Arko SS/Arko Moist SC
Omega 10029
1952 (Steel) 'Black Tip' Super Speed/Rapira (Day2)
Arko Cool AS Cream/Arko Cool AS Splash
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT

After 1st Pass I had an absolutely beautiful DFS...Really have to think if a 2nd pass would almost be redundant...But I'm having too much fun to stop now...And the 2nd pass was only a touch-up and served only to lock-in an irritation free BBS...)

 

Razor: Rolls Razor
Brush: Simpsons Case
Cream: Prairie-Creation sample 3
AS: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal



Wring 2x. 2 min. 3 pass. Smooth post shave. Texturewise it's more like Sample 2 and not as slick as Sample 1. Nevertheless post-shave smooth. Lilac Vegetal is an acquired scent indeed. Some hate it some don't. It's mildy refreshing. Bite isn't as potent as other AII products but good nonetheless.

 

Tuesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Ming Shi/new Sputnik
Everest SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Everest EDC/AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Giorgio Beverly Hills EDT

The Sputniks seem to work fantastically in a mild razor like a Ming Shi--I really got a very comfortable, but close and smooth shave. As always the Everest cream delivered its rich, cool and creamy lather, and the eau de cologne/aftershave balsam soothed my skin beautifully.

 

Face and Dome Shave

Hot Shower
Hand Stropped Blade
1960 Gillette Fatboy (cranked down to 7)
VDH Boar
VDH Deluxe
Witch Hazel
Clubman AS

Wow! Another remarkable shave for both the face and the spud, both BBS!

 

Tuesday:

Gillette Slim Adj razor
Walmart Wilkinson blade
Frank Shaving Finest brush
Colgate Cup Soap
Osage Rub
Anherb Balm
Pinaud Clubman A/S

A right fine shave was had

 

Taco Tuesday...

Bull Mastiff Feather Portable
Red Pack Israeli (1)
Ever-Ready 150 Finest Re-Knot
Arko Shave Stick in a mug
Alum
Clubman Bay Rum

 

Happy Tuesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Omega Boar 10015
Tabac Soap - Thanks Dom!
Schick Stick - Thanks Dale!
Ted Pella Blade (1) - Ditto Dale!
Cold Water Rag
TSD Bergamot A/S
Florida Water

4 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS!

WOW! The Pella blades are as good as everyone says they are, although my blade holder is jacked up. The plastic base fell off and it seems like the ejector port was crimped. I had to mess around with it a bit and now I have somehow broken the spring in the pack. I guess I will have to hand load an old injector. But since the Pella blades shave so good, it will be worth the effort.

Tabac is a very fine soap; I like the scent and the lather just explodes with slippery goodness.

I will be getting more the Tabac and Pella blades. NOW!

 

Omega 10005
Neutrogena razor defense face scrub
TBS maca root cream
Tech ball handle
Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge yellow pack (day 2)
TBS maca root razor relief + 1 drop m bomb :anifrozen
Neutrogena face lotion with spf 20
3 passes + light touch up 4.5 blades

I see why everyone loves the tech its a simple razor, easy to find, cheap, forgiving but still shaves well. On the downside I understand you don't get the closest shave. I did 3 passes but had to do some touch ups as it did not take enough off. It would be a 5 if it was a little closer shave.

Oh and the m bomb is amazing I am in love. I forgot to add it to my cream as I was running behind but did add it to the aftershave. Wow it was amazing and really cooled my face. Followed with a cool brisk ride on the motorcycle it was a great feeling.

 

Tuesday:

Razor - Merkur 45 Bakelite
Blade - Merkur
Brush - Simpsons Duke 2
Cream - Erasmic
A/S - Speick

--
John

 

Thank you, I appreciate it. For me, it was a matter of making a great head with a junk handle usable again. Razors like that deserve to be used.

Vallet Autostrop
Feather SE blade
Knotty Badger Boar
Williams Mug soap
Aqua Velva Ice Balm