SoS: September 12-18 2011

There's a big difference in how coffee smells when it's roasted and then how it smells coming right out of the grinder.
I prefer it just out of the grinder. Not quite heaven, I'm sure, but it sure is good.

 

Gillette Fatboy
Iridium
M&F 1/2
Nanny's Silly Hard soap French Lavender
Barbasol Pacific Rush
Czech & Speake Dark Rose

 

Wednesday, September 14. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Hot shower, wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime, hot towel soak
Razor: Feather Popular
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue Super Platinum
Cream: Speick
Brush: D.R. Harris H1
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick Aftershave Lotion



Have a GREAT day.

 

1917 Gillette Old Style/Tabac/Ever-Ready 150 re-knotted with Turkish HH#6/Vintage English Leather AS Lotion​

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Kicked it Old School today. The Perma-Sharp blades have never let me down, and it seemed to tame the old style nicely. The HH#6 made easy work of the Tabac and the Vintage English Leather complimented it well. A Great 2 pass DFS, thought about a third pass, but I know my limitations with the old style. Great tip for Newbies, know your limitations.​

Have a great day, Gentlemen. And may peace be with you.​

 

My Third DE Shave Ever:

Tea Tree oil as a preshave
eBarbershop Almond Soap
eBarber matching mug and badge brush-both cream
EJagger DE 89
Hot towel start, cold towel rinse
EBC (ebarbershop) Almond Balm
Lilac Vegetal AS in honor of Poppa's Willie and Sid​

 

Wednesday morning,

Gillette NEW Short Comb,
Personna Red Pack Blade (3)
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse. DFS!

 

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Soap or Cream: Cyril Salter Indian Sandalwood Cream
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Pashana Bay Rum

 

OCMM (4th shave on the blade)
Simpson Special Pure badger
KMF Mint
Handcrafted menthol/mint moisturizing AS

I developed a "bump" last night and I would have been very surprised if I hadn't sliced into it. I forgot about it's existence so I did slice it. Out came the styptic pencil. No big deal.

Great shave otherwise, an easy BBS w/ 2 full passes and 2-3 touch up "passes" over the difficult areas (my normal shave).

 

Wednesday:

EJ89L
Voskhod
Thater Stout 2
Palmolive Stick
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Brut AS Splash

 

Well, I suppose it's about time to chime in around here.

Lord L6
Derby Extra blade
VDH "El Cheapo™" boar brush
Tabac shaving soap
Generic Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva ice blue (I only have two choices at this point, the other is Old Spice classic, which though I like, tends to be clingy and I didn't want to smell it for hours)
Pinaud Styptic pencil (I got a booboo! )

I'm still going though my sampler pack, the Derby Extra blade seemed alright, it was smooth and irritation free, but it seemed like I had to really work with it to get the really tough spots (I guess that's why I got cut). All it all it was still a pretty good shave.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: BJs Kenya AA, BLACK
Soap: TSD SOTQ A3 - Jelly Doughnut*
Brush: Omega 49, the RED one
Razor: Gillette NEW
Blade: Astra SP, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Another fine shave.

*That reminds me, TSD SOTQ B4 is due out in 2-1/2 weeks!

 

Wenesday's Shave:

Merkur 37G
Voskhod
VDH badger
MWF
De Vergulde Hand AS


First shave with a slant. Fantastic razor! DFS+ in 3 passes with a few touchups.

 

Hot Shower
Omega 10048/Arko
Gillette Tech/Shark(day 4 still provided an expectionally DFS)
Thayer's Witch Hazel.

 

I enjoy the Feather Popular too. I've found it to work well with many different blades. But it doesn't work well for me with a feather blade unless I'm going for the blood bath look. :biggrin:

 

Face lathered Arko Shave Stick with Semogue 1520 Superior Boar Bristle
Gillette Red Tip Rocket, Wilkinson Sword blade, Two passes
Cold rinse followed by Clubman Vanilla AS

VFS

 

Yet another DE shave. Seems I grab my straight on weekend only. Besides, this weeks becomes a "cream week" for me...
Cold water only

Merkur 23C/BlueBird#7 (I'd better retire the blade yesterday)
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Phyto Expert Sensitive SC
Mayor Energy Platinum lotion splash

Very nice DFS+ shave. It could be better with a new blade, but it is not bad at all. I love my DEs, I must confess... Straights are very different, but if I have to choose one, I could not...

 

Gem OCMM
Gem Stainless PTFE
Semogue 2000
Bigelow SC
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

EJ 89L
Voshkod (4)
Vintage Ever-ready C40 boar
TSD ISZ SS +=
boosted Clubman Pinaud

Great shave today 4/5 blades.

Won't be long now before the R41 shows up though!

 

Wednesday morning:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Personna day 3
Tryphon Mentolo SS
Alt Innsbruck AS
Safari de Ralph Lauren EDT

I had a computer problem, so I was not able to tell anyone about the shave I had this morning. It was a very enjoyable experience with this Mentolo soap, which is no longer available. I'll post a review about it soon. It has a very nice scent, and the lather is very rich, although it requires just the right soap/water ratio to get it going properly. The cooling effect is very strong, although not as intense as Iced Subzero. The skincare is good although still our Queen's soaps are still in front! :biggrin:

 

Wednesday night:

Personna Shavette
Voskhod (1)
TGN Silvertip Badger
Hot Towel
AOS Lavender PreShave Oil
Godrej Menthol Mist
Neutrogena AS Balm

In an effort to counter yesterday's crummy shave, I swung for the fences on this one. Full on beard prep w/ warm water rinse, hot towel, sting in the background, the works. Busted out a fresh blade, my face-covering silvertip and the Menthol Mist, and went to work. And somehow still came up short.

I'm not sure if my technique is evolving in the wrong direction, or if something has changed in the setup. The razor feels more difficult to hold these days, but to me it doesn't look like I'm holding it any differently. But my cheeks are definitely not as smooth, neck not as close either, and I'm slicing myself a little more frequently. I told myself to slow it down and really be careful about it, and I was. But still I wasn't really satisfied with the results. Overall it wasn't that bad a shave and much better than yesterday's by quite a bit, but still not at all in the same league as the stellar performances I was getting with this same razor for over a week prior to these episodes. Frustrating.