SoS: September 13-19 2010

Saturday, September 18th

Hot shower
Rituals Samurai Secret sc
Omega 639 Havana Silvertip
Mühle R89 w/ Red Personna
Nivea for Men ASB

 

Proraso Green Tea & Aloe shaving soap
Frank Shaving 21mm butterscotch silvertip brush
Parker 91R / Cerrus blade @ day 1
Arko Maximum Comfort after shave balm

My first BBS at just 2 passes. Sad that the brush was bought as 23mm, but I measured it and it was 21mm. Still great brush.

 

Saturday

Erasmic cream
Vulfix badger
Gem Contour
Treet blade (1)

Good start to what will probably be a busy day.

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
1950's Super Speed/Rapira day 3
Phyto Expert Sensitive SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Phyto Expert Sensitive AS Balm :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Davidoff Adventure EDT

1st of all, I'm really not supposed to shave today, because it's Yom Kippour, but I felt that I just had to. This Phyto Expert cream has a lather to die for, and it contains all the right ingredients for healthy skin and great shaves, such as melissa extract and aloe vera, and a wonderful menthol cooling effect!

 

Here is a photo of the Phyto Expert balm for sensitive skin--amazing stuff, and a LOT of menthol.

 

Saturday

MYCarver Butterscotch Chubby
Arko SS in a cup
Feather Portable Bull Mastiff
Red Pack Personna (1)
Alum
Clubman Bay Rum

If I were to only have one set up for the rest of my life, I could use this one without any hesitation. 3 pass and a little touch up for a sweet BBS shave that borders on that *Intergalactic Bang a Gong feeling. 4.5 / 5




*sorry to borrow your classification without express written permission Jeff, but this shave qualifies.

 

Happy Saturday From Florida!

Cool Shower
AOS Badger
Speick Stick
Gem Featherweight
Gem Blue Star Blade (2)
Cold Water Rag
Speick Splash

3 Passes = 4 Blade DFS!

I went the cold water shave route today...not bad, not bad at all.

Plus, a Speick day too! Love The Speick!

 

Was up at 2AM yesterday, on the road for Maine by 3:00. Still had to get the shower and shave in just to help be get awake for the 635 mile drive. Got here last night, so...

Friday

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Starbucks (I'm out of the home roast until I get home to do more), BLACK
Cream: Brut Classic
Brush: The Dridecker
Razor: '55 Gillette Red Tip SS
Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut Splash-On
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Very nice shave, but slightly rushed - excited about hitting the road for some much needed R & R!

Saturday - It's the weekend! :happy069 Time for the SEs

Prep: Hot shower, strop blade (before I left for Maine) 30/60
Coffee: ??? (what ever Mom put on this morning), BLACK
Strop: VB 2" Black Latigo
Soap: TSD Cedarwood
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Str8: Robeson ShurEdge, 3 passes
SE: Gem Lather Catcher
Blade: Gem, touch up pass
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock, cold water splash, Brut AS
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

I'm getting better. Still only using one hand, but getting the job done to my satisfaction. Just too nervouse to use the left hand.

 

Saturday:

Razor - Merkur HD 11C
Blade - Personna Red
Brush - Wee Scot
Cream - C.O. Bigelow Premium
A/S - Floid Blue Italian

--
John

 

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Simpson Emperor 2
Soap: Cella
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Proraso Balm

 

• Gillette NEW SC
• Personna Blade
• RL Safari SS + C.O. Bigelow SC
• C&E BBB
• Nivea Replenishing ASB

Did an accidental Super Lather last night when I was shaving my head... long story... at any rate, tried it again this morning... boy oh boy... I could get into this Super Lather thing!

 

Saturday- Sept. 18
Bonus points for pics!!



'52 SS black-tip l Bic (4) l Re-knot wood handle w/TGN 20mm pure l Pre de Provence l Aqua Velva l C.O. Bigelow Elixir blue
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Awh... I want that Aqua Velva so much.

 

Hot Shower
Imperial Extra Hollow Ground
Semogue 2000
Omega Soap
Aqua Velva Classic
Davidoff Cool Water EdT

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney Emillion
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Speick after shave
Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food

 

Saturday, September 18th

Razor: iKon Bulldog Open Comb
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Pre-shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Brush: Simpson Ehsan
Cream/Soap: Klar Kabinett Soap
A/S: Klar Klassik Rasierwasser

I skipped shaving yesterday and had a two day stubble to mow down this morning. The Ikon Bulldog with a new Astra blade did an excellent job aided no doubt by the superb lather of the Klar Kabinett Soap. A splash of Klar Klassik Rasierwasser and I was on my way.

 

Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (4th use)
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Soap: Van Der Hagen Deluxe
A/S: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
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Saturday September 18

EJ DE86
7 O’Clock Black (3)
Tweezerman Badger
Taylor (TOBS) Traditional SS
Master Blue, Clubman

BBS on 4 passes. Tried my new EJ DE86 today. Liked it a lot. This one worked very well with my 7 O’Clock Blacks.

 

Jack Black Beard Lube
EJ Razor with Ebony Handle
Astra Keramick Blade
The Dridecker Brush
DR Harris Lavender Soap
Alum Block
Jack Black Cooling Gel

4.5 blades-sl irritation chin-overdid the buffing.

 

Sunday:

Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Derby Extra (new)
Brush: Omega Boar 10005
Soap: Van Der Hagen Deluxe
ASB: Armani
EdT: Armani Eau Pour Homme

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