SoS: September 14, 2015 - September 20, 2015

The Flare Tip is a good razor.

 

The same wonderful, off-the-charts-freezing shave as yesterday. That Glacial Lemon Chill soap is my official favourite now. The Glacial Obsidian balm and Glacial Wintergreen witch hazel felt like two menthol atom bombs with lots of soothing after I finished!

 

September 16 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
VDH Boar Brush
Cella
Gem G Bar
Stirling Unscented PSB
Proraso AS

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Lather: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (3, 4, 5)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Aveeno Active Naturals AS balm
Cologne: Montale Forest Aoudh

I will grant that the Bic is almost certainly always the sharper blade, compared to the Bolzano. The Bolzano earns its place in my den by being the smoothest blade I've tried. With great lather from the Simpsons/Ginger's Garden combo, I got three effortless passes for DFS+ results. I nearly went for an ATG pass as well, merely because my neck and under my chin didn't get quite as close as my cheeks, but decided to leave well enough alone.

 

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Van Der Hagen
Lather: Proraso Red
Razor: 1968 Slim Adjustable
Blade: Personna Blue (1)
Post: Witch Hazel
Aftershave: PAA Sandalwood Balm

 

6/8 Wacker SS
Cade
homemade boar
This is one of the razors I've been using a lot lately along with a DD and a SHB OVB. Add some Oxford and Cambridge, de Ver Gulde Hand and Le savon des Volcans and we have everything covered for the last couple of months. As far as brushes go 2 badgers (Shavemac, Semogue) and this boar. Have a good one.

screenshot on pc

 

Schick G8 razor
Personna blade
FS Silver Tip brush
Vintage Williams SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Nice shave, vintage Williams works very well indeed. And it just seemed right to use Clubman to finish.

 

Mongoose Triad / Kai

M&F

Mikes Vetiver

Fine Fresh Vetiver

 

30 day focus detour shave!
SOTD
September 16, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost.
Razor: Gillette Super Speed 1953 Y2
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: La Toja Shave Stick
Post: Alum block Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shady Past
After watching Chris @Bama Samurai use a La Toja shave stick for what seems like an eternity I decided I needed to dig the stick I had out, well I also found a Super Speed that I never used. I'm not a shave stick guy, well that just changed! This La Toja is wonderful! Slick. Easy to lather. Plenty of cushion. Super post shave. Great price. The Super Speed, it took me a full pass to get the correct cutting angle. I was rewarded with a DFS.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

Wednesday
warm shower/cold water shave
M&F Chief
Proraso PPC
Maggard Limes & Bergamot
Feather AS-D2/Kai (2)
Bloc Osma Alum
Tend Skin
Levan Rose BO
TSD 2x Iced Lime WH
Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum

Great 2 pass shave,skipped the dome for today.

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

The L'Occitane Cade soap makes a wonderful lather. 3 passes and definitely BBS.


L'Occitane Cade
Sputnik blade
Slim Adjustable
3 passes

 

SOTD: Wednesday, September 16
Proraso Sapone
SOC Boar
Mühle R89/Weber Classic
Polsilver SI (2)
Floïd Blue

Have a great day!
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WEDNESDAY
For today's shave, I used a vintage American-made razor from Union Cutlery, a fancier version of their line of SPIKE razor. I've found the Spikes take a very keen edge easily off the hones, and this one was no exception. Super-smooth 3-pass shave = a DFS! Only adjustment for me was getting reacquainted with using such a 'small' razor after a week of shaves with the HUGE Mastro Livi!
Have a happy Hump Day, all!

 

Tuesday 15.09.2015

I’ve had a busy few days, and also a pretty busy evening. I had to shave, but had to do it quick and efficient.

When I have these situations, I figure a shave stick is the way to go, and one of my favourites are Sir Irisch Moos.
To be honest, I think it is more a favourite because it has been discontinued. It is a wonderful soap, with a nice scent and by using this I kind of understand why the Church of Tabac display such a religious fervor whenever this soap is discussed, but there are better soaps out there. There are always better soap out there

The Löccitane Plisson brush is still an ok brush. It is pleasantly soft, but I have not grown used to the lack of backbone yet. But as long as it does not fall into the floppy category, I am fine with it.

The Futur razor did a very good job in conjunction with the Indian Wilkinson Sword blade. It did bite me a few times, but as long as I deviate from the No Pressure rule I can only blame myself. It is a wonderful razor, even if I use one of the mildest settings.
At the end I will just mention that Witch Hazel is such a wonderful alternative as an aftershave. It does well everything an aftershave is supposed to do, except scent. I just put on some cologne or scented AS later on, if needed


Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: L’occitane
Soap: Sir Irisch Moos
Aftershave: Dickinson Witch Hazel

 

Feather Popular DE razor
Rapira Platinum Lux blade
The Grooming Company synthetic brush
TFS Barba Gialla soap
HEMA Sensitive ASB
Cella Eau de Lavande

Two passes with the Feather Popular gave me a comfortable DFS shave today. The Rapira Platinum Lux is an excellent blade in the Feather, just as it is in the Schick Krona. I love mild razors with sharp blades

 

16 September 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Gillette Silver Blue
* WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Brown Windsor
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Stunning photo.

 

Nice depth of field!

 

9/16/2015 Single Edge September / Windsor Wednesday!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: GEM MicroMatic OC, AJ Jordan The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE blade (1)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: DR Harris - Windsor
After: Home made ASB,
Cologne: Midnight In Paris

Welcome to Windsor Wednesday! The #6 brush did a great job whipping the Windsor into a very nice lather this morning. I had enough lather for at least 6 passes. The MMOC paired with the GEM blade gave really good feed back. The MMOC and the AJ Jordan did a nice job getting rid of the stubble. The Midnight In Paris was a nice finish for this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (5)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: CF-Ghost Town Barber

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

CF Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 badger. Easy, thick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Ghost Town Barber.

Bob