SoS: September 15, 2014 - September 21, 2014

Planned SOTD Tuesday 16Sep14
Cold Water Shave

Left to Right; RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave Alum; Arletta's Mug I (Daughter's White Coffee Mug ) ; Above the Tie Atlas R-1 88mm Kronos Handle;"Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle; Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil; Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container ; Captain's Choice North A/S

Being as the WTG-XTG-ATG method worked each day that I shaved, I will use it again .


Shower & Pre-Shave:
Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength
Burt's Bees Natural Skin Care For Men Bar Soap
Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
Face Towel Soaked in "Ice Cold Water"

Deodorant's :
Old Spice Classic

Razor & Razor Blades:
Wilkinson Sword DE Blades {4}
ATT Atlas R-1 88mm Kronos Handle

Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush:
Arletta's Mug I (Daughter's White Coffee Mug)
Vander-Williams Shave Soap aka Patrick's Blend
"Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle

After Shave Balm's:
RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
Nivea After Shave Balm

After Shave:
Captain's Choice North A/S

Being that I need to take "She Who Must be Obeyed" to Physical Therapy tomorrow morning I will shower and shave this evening before I go to bed tonight. I will continue to use my Wilkinson Sword Blade, that I put in the Above the Tie R-1 DE Razor. I got a BBS Shave this morning (Monday) so I will do everything the same. This shave will be the number 4 shave with this razor blade. If it seems to pull I will change the blade also tonight, but probably not change the blade tonight.

Hope that you all have a great day tomorrow.

 

Menthol Monday

Woo Hoo. I finally opened up my puck of Stirling Glacial Spearmint.
Smells great.
Very chill. I'd say 4.5 ice cubes out of 5.

My lather was kinda meh. But, that is my fault. Much to the chagrin of SWMBO I forgot to keep an eye on the softener salt and I let it run empty. So we have hard super hard well water for the last 4 or 5 days. I finally added salt on Sunday, but it takes a good 2 to 4 days to get it back up to par.

I will use it again when all is soft and give a better update. I am trying to remember, but I am pretty sure it was a clearance tester puck and I can't remember if Rod stated it lacked in anything. Maybe something with the lather. Oh well. It still gave a great shave and was super chill.

I finished off with the Stirling WHAS spearmint. Face freeze.

Great day all.

 

Tuesday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable (S5)
Blade: ASCO (2)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Soap: ARKO
AS: Yves Rocher Balm

It was a close comfy shave in one pass if I were not in hurry it could be better.

 

Tad, here's a suggestion for you. Leave that Spearmint puck out and uncovered for a month because these Glacial soaps need longer to cure than any other soaps. Once the soap has properly cured, you'll get much better lather from it. Even Rod suggests doing that.

 

Terrific Tabacstag!
Another terrific Tabac shave today. I bloomed the soap with a little hot water, then loaded the HIS dry. The lather exploded on my face. My New LC made short, comfortable work of my stubble. This was the first time I used ATG pre shave soap, and I like it. I finished with B&M Kyovu Bay Rum and Tabac EdC.

 

Tuesday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Sharp day 2
Lord Emofresh SC
444 AS Balm
Barbon AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EdT

Another terrific shave this morning although I have to admit that I definitely prefer the Rapira blades to the Sharps, because they're smoother and have better longevity. This Egyptian-made Lord cream smells very nice, has awesome lather, and gives terrific skincare with a mild but pleasant cooling sensation. The 444 balm and the Barbon aftershave greatly increased the chill for me. Another feature about the Lord cream is that just a small dab on both cheeks is all you need, because the lather is so concentrated.

 

Gotcha. Thanks.

 

9/16/14

Prep: warm wash with Stirling bath soap
Lather: hobbyist made lavender
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M horsehair
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp carbon
Post: cold water rinse and Old Spice

Easy 2 pass shave again today. Have been doing both passes north to south lately but for some reason did second pass south to north today. The resulting shave was not as good on my neck. Back to what has been working tomorrow.

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Brush: oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite

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

I have been using the Maggard Limes & Bergamot in my rotation for 4 months now. It is one of my “Top 5”. Quick easy lather after loading for 20 seconds. GSB in the Slim. Another excellent smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Krampert’s Frostbite.

Bob

 

SOTD September 16

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Tech
Blade: BIC (day 3)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Margaritas in the Arctic
Passes: 3 (WTG, XTG, ATG)
Post: Arko Ice Mint

Basically a repeat of yesterday's shave, but today I didn't sleep in so nothing was rushed. The lather was a little wet for my liking but still provided excellent protection and glide. As with yesterday, there was no menthol effect until the second pass. I didn't need the third pass, but I had more then enough lather, enough time and the feedback I was getting sounded like it wouldn't hurt. I kept it quick and light on the pressure and made it through without any irritation or a numb enough not to notice. I grabbed the Arko Ice Mint AS for today's finisher. It's not as intense as the 444, but still very nice.

 

late today

y'all have a good day

 

Tuesday:
hot shower w/Yardley English Lavender bar soap
Homemade PSO
Gillette Slim (9) 3 passes
Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp Stainless (3)
Semogue Owners Club badger
Coate's Lavender cream in a warm bowl
Thayers Lavender w/aloe
GFT Lavender Water AS (sample)

LOL - Lots of Lavender

Not a bad shave but the blade started to get hot on the third pass which kind of surprised me since it was only on it's third shave. I thought the lather may have been a contributor since the Coate's Lavender isn't their best performer but it seemed to be wet enough and cushiony enough to do the job. First squirt of the GFT sampler and I think I like it.

 

Tuesday Shave

Hot shower
Stirling Cocoa Butter body soap
Hot shave
Razo Rock Classic
Merkur 23 c long handle
Astra SS
Stirling Black Ice WHAS

2 pass shave
WTG and XTG
DFS considering it was rushed.

Luck of the Squirrel to all.

 

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Schick Injector Adjustable M2
Blade: Personna (5)
Lather: Proraso Red Cream
Brush: Parker handle w/ TGN Synthetic Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: British Sterling

Today's shave might have been a little too close. It was definitely a BBS shave, but I'm a little tender now. Perhaps I should have dialed the Schick Adjustable back a little. Oh well, I'll just dial it back tomorrow. All in all, a very good shave.

Have a great day!

 

Pre: Maggard Razors PSO – Lime
Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Brown Swirl Handle
Soap: Arko
Razor: Maggard Razors MR3
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Yellow (3)
Splash: Thayers Natural Remedies Lemon Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Astringent
Post: Dove Men+Care ASB & Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue

Smooth is the best word to describe this mornings shave! BBS front to back, no weepers and no irritation. Can it get any better than that?..

Shave on down to That Shave Life!

 

Tuesday
hot shower
DB Brush Scuttle filled with hot water/Duke 3 in best
the rest is cold water shave
Crown Shaving Co. PSB
Cella
Gillette Ranger Tech/Super-Max Sunrise (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Thayer's Lemon WH
RazoRock R160 ASB
Profumum Roma Antico Caruso

Great 2 pass face,1 pass dome,for BBS all around!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

iKon Bulldog OC
Perma Sharp
Thater 4125/1 Fan
Catie's Bubbles - LPV
Fine - Clean Vetiver

 

Tuesday 09/16/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: Gillette New Long Comb
Blade: Ladas
soap: My French Soap Mix
Post: alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
AS: Sampson's all natural

A very nice 3 pass shave today.

 

TUESDAY
Back to Work Day
My first shave this morning with the H. Montague 4/8—A smallish razor that turned out to be a pretty darned comfortable & easy-to-maneuver.
Three passes plus a little touch up = a DFS!

Pre: Homemade PS cream
Razor: H. Montague 4/8
Brush: WD 30mm silvertip
Lather: MdC Fougére
Shave: 3 passes
Post: Institut Karite balm

Have a great Tuesday, all!

 

9/16/2014 Williams Week

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette 1903 OC, JR Torrey straight razor
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium (2)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Williams Mug Shaving Soap
After: Home made ASB, Grey Flannel after shave balm
Cologne: Grey Flannel

I probably could have gotten away with not shaving this morning because of the close shave I got yesterday. I soaked the Williams puck while took a shower. I loaded up the brush heavy and went to face lathering. The lather was lacking this morning. It tried to do the disappearing act, but held on. I ended up with a Darn Fine Shave +. The Grey Flannel ASB left my face feeling moisturized and the Grey Flannel cologne will keep me smelling good all day.

Have a blessed day!!