SoS: Sep 27 - Oct 3 2010

Proraso Green Tea & Aloe Vera shaving soap (I will call all 'Sapone da Barba' creams for soaps now as they are claimed as soaps
Frank Shaving silverip badger brush
Merkur 34C / Rapira Super Steel blade @ day 2
Eveline Aloe Vera after shave gel

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Castle Forbes Lime SC
Simfix Grosvenor LE
Merkur HD
Red Pack Personna
Taylor No. 74 Victorian Limes A/S
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Lime Skin Food

 

Saturday, October 2nd

Hot shower
TSD Egyptian Spice ss
Kent T8 Pure Badger
D.R. Harris DE87 w/ Astra Platinum
Alum block
Nivea for Men ASB
Davidoff Adventure EdT

 

Hot Shower
Glycerin Preshave
Imperial Extra Hollow Ground
Omega Boar
Omega Soap
Osage Rub
Masters Bay Rum

Wonderful Saturday shave! 3 passes, BBS! The razor was great. The soap/Osage Rub made that nice menthol tightness and the Bay Rum was a nice finish (I still prefer Clubman Bay Rum to this stuff though)

 

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Razor: Merkur Long Handled Progress
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Vulfix VS/5 Boar
Soap: P. 160 Tipo Duro
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Proraso Balm

A fine shave with the now-discontinued P. 160 Tipo Duro. It lathered up OK with the boar brush, but I've had better lathering with a badger brush. I hadn't used a boar brush for some time, and forgot to soak it while I showered--that could be the reason, although it accomplished the job. The Proraso balm provided a very nice finish.

 

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Razor: iKon BullDog Open Comb
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: D.R. Harris Almond Shave Stick
A/S: Taylor Mr. Taylor

I am amazed at the lather produced from the Harris shave sticks. Scraping the stick once across my face and then lathering up with the Grosvenor LE, I had enough rich and slick lather for 3 passes plus touch-up. I enjoyed a BBS shave followed by one of my favorite aftershaves, Mr. Taylor.

 

My friend, anything which says Sapone da Barba is a soap, although it is not a hard soap.

 

Yeah, my Omega cream, ehr... soap in tube also tells me 'Sapone da Barba' So as the green and red Prorasos.

 

Saturday's Shave

Hot Shower
Arko Shave-Stick
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
1952 Steel 'Black Tip' Super Speed/Rapira (Day3)
Arko Cool AS Cream/Arko Cool AS Splash
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT

Wow todays shave was even better than yesterday's...Day3 on the Rapira and it's showing no sign of wear. I might change out tomorrow just on principle, as Day 3 has always been the point of diminishing returns with most of the blades I use...But this Day3 is effortless with NO pulling or tugging...A true pleasure, "Is there a blade in this razor?" kind-of thing...but still a 1+ Pass Injector like close shave...

 

Aww Don't beat yourself up over it...It's only natural to use more pressure when using a razor lighter than whatever you've been using lately...And I consider those Rapiras to be pretty sharp as well...Congrats on scoring those Rapiras...I hope you get great shaves from them I know I've been loving them lately...) And although they are sharp I think they work really well in agressive razors too...Don't know why, guess they're that smooth...Let us know your take...

 

SOTD Saturday October 2, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Slack & Grinold, Bath Works, Sheffield, 1/4 Hollow, French Point
Pre-Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shaving Cream: Musgo Real
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Omega Boar
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Results: Peachy Keen!

 

Soap; crock of VDH
Brush; omega boar
Razor; Boker Red Injun 101
AS; Ogallala Limes and Peppercorns

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney Emillion
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Saturday Shave Re-Loaded

Great Shaves This Week Ya'll! Thank You For Taking The Time To Share!

Hot Shower (post haircut)
TGN Silvertip Re-Knot
Irisch Moos Stick
Schick Stick
Pella Blade (3)
Cold Water Rag
Old Spice
Nivea Cooling ASB

2 Passes = 4 Blade made up for my crap shave earlier DFS.

Will I be able to shave tomorrow? Probably not, but I will do it anyway, even if I have to go through the motions without the blade!

 

Saturday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Derby Extra (new)
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Soap: Proraso (green tub)
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
EdT: Quorum Silver ​

Proraso is okay, but I always have half a dozen weepers when I use it.

And I like menthol less every time I experience it.

Otherwise, a fantastic, five-star shave, as usual.

 

Shave Of The Day - October 2nd

• Hot Shower
• Vintage Rubberset Boar Brush
• TSD Soap - A1 Scent
• Clix 3 Piece
• Dorco-301
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Canoe Balm
• 

2 pass, must have absolutely zero irritation work day shave, for that it succeeded so 3.5 blades

 

That razor sounds incredible-how about a pic?

 

Schick Adjustable
Ted Pella Injector
The Dridecker Brush
SOTQ A4
TSD Iced Lemon/Cedarwood AS Splash
Lab Series 1-3 AS

-A4 is an incredible scent. Perfect timing for my 30th HS reunion tonight.

 

Saturday night shave

Hot shower
TOBS Sandalwood
Hans Baier Silvertip 29 mm knot
Fatboy setting 7
ASTRA SP
Alt Innsbruck EdC
Skinoil 66-60

 

I'm not so hot with the camera, so I'll let Glen show it off for me ----> HERE.