SoS: September 22, 2014 - September 28, 2014

SOTD September 27

Prep: hot shower
Razor: Geo. Wostenholm & Son CANUCK I-XL
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Arkostick
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Alum

It's been awhile since I've used the Arko shave stick, wow did it make lather! I had the tip of the stick sitting in warn water while I showed. It seemed to help with getting the soap from the stick to my face. I shook out too much water from my brush, but still got an amazing amount of lather relatively quickly and easily. I did add soon water to the brush to thin it out. Two passes, reopened the cut beside my mustache and still have trouble on my neck, but otherwise a nice shave.

 

5/8 Nev-A-Hone
Xpec
homemade horse
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Schick I1
Personna PTFE
GDCarrrington custom ACE Silvertip
Provence Sante

Excellent shave. Winning combo.

 

SoS - Saturday, September 27, 2014

Shower
Prep: Homemade Lime PSO
Brush: B&B Essential Boar
Soap: Stirling Ben Franklin
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Super-Max Ti (4)
Post: Nivea Sensitive PSB
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum w/ Limes & Peppercorns

- Don

 

Prep: Stirling Lemon Chill
Razor: Gillette Sheraton
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Gary's Finest Badger
Lather: Speick Shave Stick
Post: Maggard Razors Alum
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Lilac Vegetal

 

SEptember 28's

Dove Men's Face Wash
ARKO Shaving Cream
Turkish #6
Schick L-1
Schick Plus Platinum
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

The ARKO Shaving Soap face-lathered very easily with my new Turkish #6 Brush. Two passes with my Schick L-1 and Schick Plus Platinum blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Mennen Skin Bracer after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

For my shave of September 28 I will try a new set of sticks.

I'm getting my kicks ... with Japanese Schicks!

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Hi my Friends,

i endet my second cold water shave (which i really enjoyed) with the following equipment:

-Prep: homemade Preshave
-Soap: I Coloniali (sample of the new Version)
-Brush: Semogue 620 Boar
-Razor: Toro Mastiff
-Blade: Triton R3
-Aftershave: CH Pitralon



Damn fine shave!!! I think i found the Holy Grail of shaving soaps for me. The skin care after the shave is the best i ever had. The I Coloniali created so many great, creamy lather...outstanding. And this scent...this scent... DEEP L-O-V-E

The Swiss Pitralon pairs nicely to the I Coloniali. It was not necessary but i used it. Just for the feeling.

So, i hope you had (and will have) great shaves. Take care and have fun whatever you do.

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Facial Scrub Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Croap: RazoRock One-X
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron

Two days unexpectedly under the weather left me plenty of stubble to attack this AM; as expected, the One-X and Bic were more than up to the task. I took a little extra time with the prep this morning because I hadn't shaved since Thursday, which probably helped. The One-X is probably the easiest lathering soap I own, with ample lather for 5 passes from 20 seconds worth of swirling the brush over it. BBS shave without irritation, nicks, or any sting from the alum.

 

I guess I'll be layering the scents today. Sunday morning shave.

Prep: warm wash with Stirling Naked & Smooth
Lather: Old Spice cream
Brush: Omega 10006
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Post: Old Spice AS

 

Sunday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 7
Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Floid Classic AS
Pino Silvestre EdT

Well, this was a pretty good shave but the Sharp blade suddenly decided to weaken on me. It was doing ok until I started on my second pass and then it was a bit of a struggle. I felt some tugging, especially on my neck but I still ended up with an almost DFS+ shave. The MITA (thanks again to my dear friend Ryan!) is such a lovely soap - my man Rod is a hell of a genius because this soap not only smells great, it also lathers so easily and gives an excellent menthol kick. The Floid Classic is also terrific in the cooling department and it has very, very good skincare. I'll soon need some more of it.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Viking’s Sword (3)
Brush: Whipped Dog Synthetic w/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx58mm
Aftershave: Fine Italian Citrus

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

Stirling MITA. 30 seconds to load WD Synthetic for a great lather. Viking’s Sword in the Slim. An excellent smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Fine Italian Citrus.

Bob

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower

Soap/cream- Haslinger schafmilk

Brush- The body shop Synthetic

Razor- Schick dial(5)

Blade- Schick injector blade(2)

Post- Cold water rinse, Speick for men and Nivea aftershave balm

Second shave with a Schick. I was very careful again so I didn't cut myself, I had it on 5 today(3 yesterday). It went a bit better.

I managed to get a irritation free shave today too, but I really don't know about these blades. They are a bit tuggy.

I think I will get some new blades and try them in it. But I feel like I wanna concentrate on mastering the technique with DE and my MMOC before committing to my Schick. I might put it on the shelf for now. I will decide after I try the other blades I'm planning to buy=)

 

SOTD - Sunday

Prep - CWS

Cream - Proraso green

Brush - WD Silvertip

Razor - Parker 91r

Blade - Bolzano Superinox

AS - Proraso Green splash

This was a nice two pass shave with touch ups. This was my first time using the Bolzano blade. I had a tuck from a sampler that I never tried after I fell in love with Rapira PL. This is definitely a top tier blade for me. However, it was still not good enough to unseat my Rapira PLs. Also, even on sale they are more than double the cost.

 

Amazing shave
I love Synergy Coconut Bay. It lathers easily and provides plenty of protection and great post shave feeling. The SC101 made comfortable work of my stubble and the Bay Rum Tonic was a nice finisher.

 

Sunday 09/28/14

Prep: Nutregena face cleanser
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: Gillette new open comb (long)
Blade: Ladas
soap: Tiki Frosted Woodlands
Post: none
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented

I woke up yesterday morning just in time to make it to my daughter's soccer game, and ended up not shaving. So, with 2 days growth, I spent a little extra time to make sure my whiskers were well hydrated.

This was the first time I had used any of the TIKI soaps, and was pleased. The sample I got makes a very slick lather, that felt fantastic with the very first pass. 2 more passes and I have a truly outstanding shave this morning. Everything just fell into place.

Have you signed up for folding @ home?

 

@Bobcat : Am i to stupid to see this brush on the Whipped Dog website? Or is it custom made for you?

 

SOTD
September 28, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Noxzema
Razor: iKon SC101
Blade: Bolzano
Lather: MdC
Brush: WD Silvertip
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: TSD Iced Subzero Milk
Martin de Candre and ISZ Milk work so well together, I had to do it again.
Go out and get it!

 

Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D11)
Brush: Bullgoose Beehive w 24mm WD Silvertip
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Rosemary Mint
Shave Soap: Tiki Irishman
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Grey Flannel ASB



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