SoS: - September 17th, 2012 - September 23rd, 2012

Tuesday

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Hans Zimmer, Inception soundtrack
• Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
• Cream: DVH
• Razor: Gem OCMM
• Blade: Gem Stainless
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

The TSD cream has the same scent as the soap and gives the same great lather & shave! DFS++

Enjoy!

 

Good morning.

My shave on Wednesday, a rather early and sleepy one (04:45 a.m.):

Musgo Real pre-shave oil
Calani Purissima shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
Merkur 12C open comb
BIC Chrome Platinum blade (day 3)
Bloc Osma Alum
Musgo Real Classic after shave

Basically same set-up as yesterday, minus the MdC face wash. I have also retired the BIC blade, will be loading something fresh for tomorrow (maybe a Gillette Platinum?)

 

This week's set up is the usual hardware + TSD Wheat Cream in Kitchen Herbs scent. Yummy.

 

Feel better soon, buddy!

 

Justin, I hope you'll be feeling better, if not by the time you read this, then at the soonest!

 

Pre-shave: Marinated in Proraso Pre-Shaving Cream, Warm shower
Razor: Cadet TP-26 OC
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Cream: Everest
A/S: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Bar, Witch Hazel, Lucky Tiger, 444

 

Today's shave​

Started with a Turkish Horse hair Brush # 8 ?, I believe it's a 28mm in plastic handle. Gently swirled around a puck of MWF and brushed on my face and head for my pre-shave. As the foamy alkaline soap hydrated my beard and noggin, I continued to work the brush on the puck. Loaded the brush, added a small squirt of glycerin to the bowl and a dollop of TSD wheat in Sandalwood. And Bam UBER lather was formed. My hardware consisted of a W&B wedge that I acquired from the Judge Henry Lummus collection used on my face. A razor of historic value owned by little old me.(newb) And BTW honed by me, yielded a DFS only two passes and I was satisfied. On the noggin I used a a shick Quattro,, a most excellent cartridge. The noggin is BBS, but it always is with the Quattro. I finished up with a simple splash of Master's Bay Rum and a dab of head lube to make the noggin shine. All in all a great shave combining old with new, expensive with cheap. But with an end result that is priceless.

Have Great shaves , Gentlemen.​

 

• Prep pre-shave cream
• Tabac shave cream
• Shave Nation Geo shave bowl
• FS Richmond (28mm) - Silvertip Badger - Ivory color, large knot.
• D.R. Harris razor
• Gillette "The Spoiler" blade (3rd shave)
• Nivea AS balm
• Geo F. Trumper Spanish Leather after shave

Today I brought out the big guy... the 28mm FS silvertip. This brush made a great lather but had to be convinced to give it up (bit of a lather hog). Very comfy three pass shave. I can't believe how smooth those Gillette blades are! Love that Tabac! The Nivea AS balm was good too. I like the GFT Spanish Leather as it has a very nice, dry, powdery finish.

Cheers, Lyndon

 

Sept 18
Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Pre-Shave Lather: Edwin Jagger - Sea Buckthorn SS
Pre-Shave Oil: T&H Ultimate Comfort Pre-Shave Oil
Shave Lather: P.160
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Laser Super Platinum (2)
Brush: Vulfix 660S Medium
Post: Witch Hazel/Rum/Aloe/Glycern mixture followed by Kistna ASB

The Old Type works much better than the 38M for this blade. Still, it's only adequate, not great.

 

Last night's shave

Merkur 34c
Ladas SS
Whipped dog silver tip
Aloe glycerine soap
Tabac soap
Dickinson's witch hazel
TSD aqua di gio A/S

The power was out from the storms when I got home from work today. Didn't stop me from getting a great shave by candle light.

 

Monday - 18.09.2012

Face Wash: TBD Facewash
Razor: 2 x Merkur 34 HD
Blade: Astra Blue and Shark SS
Cream: TBS Maca Root
Pre-shave: Njet
Brush: Omega Pure Badger
Rinse
Aftershave Lotion: Proraso AS Lotion
Aftershave Balm: Nivea Sensitive AS Balm

 

Prep simple face wash gel​

Razor Dubl Duck Goldedge​

Brush Simpsons M7 LE Finest Silvertip​

Vito's Coconut & Almond​

Alum & Witch Hazel​

clinique Moisturiser​

Penhaligon's Castile EDT​

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Jamie.​

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Fine shave​

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Wednesday September 19

EJ DE86
Rapira Swede (d1)
Arko Stick
Tweezerman
Superior 70

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: Nothing but the Blues, disc 3
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Soap: Vintage Old Spice
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB
Razor: Gillette OLD
Blade: Astra SP, day 3, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH + 2 drops TSD M Bomb, Old Spice cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Great shave.

 

Wednesday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/Sharp day 3
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
444 AS Balsam
Osage Rub AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

Man, did I ever freeze my face off today with the Palmolive Menthol cream, and the 444 and Osage Rub made the shave such a wonderful pleasure at the end. The Sharp blade is still holding up very well, so let's hope it could last for 3 more days.

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Wednesday September 19, 2012 (iOS 6 Release Day...woot)

Prep: Brush soaking in warm water, face wash with Noxzema Triple Clean, warm shower
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: Polsilver SI
Brush: Semogue 1438 Boar
Soap: Lea Sensetive Skin
AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave

Woke up this morning to a cold start, was only 44°F (6.7°C) outside and 62°(16.7°C) inside the house, I needed a warm prep and shave!!! Three pass almost BBS followed by the Krampert's makes for a good start of the day.

 

5/8 Henckels Twins
Calani Highland Honey
rehandled Thater 26mm knot

Very nice shave this morning, smooth and close. I dropped the loft on the Thater 9mm from the original factory setting, from 54 to 45mm. It's a very nice soft, dense brush with good backbone for face lathering, IMO, much improved but remember it's just my opinion. A week ago I had surgery, so I've been off work but have been doing overtime on ebay. I've picked up 4 more straight razors, all will need restoration work, but there is always the hope you might pick up a pearl. They should start arriving today. Have a good one.

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Wednesday morning, September 19, 2012

Schick E2 Injector razor w/ Schick blade (9)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

09/18/12 Tuesday night
Hot Shower w/ Tamiranda's sandalwood soap
Pre- Shave Secret shave oil
Razor- Gillette Sheraton??
Blade- Astra SP
Cream- C.O Bigelow
Brush- Escali badger hair
Thayers Witch Hazel and Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream

Closest shave I have EVER had to date! This razor is not pretty but oh my what a shave! Love the Bigelow, the Astra, the Thayers! Not sure about the Lucky Tiger yet. It is a little strange feeling (somewhat greasy at first) but it absorbs after a bit and it has a nice long lasting cooling effect. Can't stop touching my face!!

 

Wednesday:
soak brush/Savile Row 3824/Ayar's Bowl
hot shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Herbs Of Bulgaria Lavender SC
Muhle R41 Grande "Fang"/Supermax Super Platinum (1)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Lavender WH followed by RazoRock King Louis Lavender Aftershave Wax (a very small amount)
Herbs Of Bulgaria Lavender Splash

Welp I can't say it was a smooth shave but it sure was a close 2 pass face,1 pass head shave,BBS all around.I shed a lil blood for the cause, I got matching nicks on both ears from the tabs.I looked at the alum for a long time before rubbing it on.I was expecting major alum burn,but was pleasantly surprised,no burn or sting.I'm not sold on the Supermax for this razor so far Astra SP and Derby do the best for me.I'm not a fan of Derby's but in the r41 it seemed to be a good match.