SoS: September 28, 2015 - October 4, 2015

THURzDAY
Early shave this morning using the reliably-smooth Friodur. L'Occitane in honor of L'Occitober, although I've been using it on & off for weeks—good stuff!
Going away today on a Men's Retreat from the next several days to the wilds of Lake Tahoe. Back later this weekend!
Have a blessed Thursday, all!

 

Beautiful Aristocrat.

 

Thursday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (4)
Brush: Thater Silvertip-26mmx55mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber

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

Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the Thater Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Perm-Sharp Super still in the Red Tip. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Ghost Town Barber.

Bob

 

Lovely photo!

 

1 October 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum
* Gillette Silver Blue
* WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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SOTD for Oct 1st...........

Tabac Stick face lathered w/Omega 6151 Pure Badger
Slim Adjustable (5) w/Gillette Sharp Edge
Witch Hazel splash finishing w/Clubman Vanilla A/S

2-passes w/a little touch-up for a DFS!

 

October 1

Gillette New LC
Feather blade (1)
Kent BK4 silvertip brush
Trumper's Coconut shave cream and glycerin
Three passes
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Trumper's Coral Skin Food

My OCtober goal is to get to know my first open comb razor, alternating between two and three pass shaves. This will be my set up for OCtober; however, I may change up the brush, soap, and cream to keep things interesting.

Have a great Thursday!

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SOTD: Thursday, October 1
Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Merkur 37C
Polsilver (1)
Saint Charles Bulgarian Lavender

Have a great day!​

 

Thank you, Sir.

 

That must have taken quite a while for you to take a perfect shot. Super photo.

 

That looks like a super heavy razor . How do you lift it with couple of fingers for whole 10-15 minutes? Nice Photo.

 

Haha yes it's a heavy handle. Actually I much prefer a heavy handle. I tried titanium and ended up selling all due to the lack of heft. This one is 16/90 and pretty solid. U get used to them .

 

I have pearl razor with quite a heavy handle. Maaannn, after the shave, my fingers start twitching like crazy for doing so much work.

 

Man that must b a heavy one! I do shave relatively quickly spread maybe that helps me in the fatigue department.

 

Thank you for your kind words. Actually, it wasn't very difficult as I have been taking outdoor photos of my brushes for a few years now and I 'usually' know what I am doing. The hardest part is catching them when they fall of the trees.

 

Your #15 British Aristocrat is killer!

 

Speick is done. I'm gonna miss that photogenic bottle.

 

Razor: Gillette Slim (k3) 1965 (5) (3) (original case and blade pack with instructions)
Brush: intage Ever-Ready 300L with TGN Silvertip 18/51
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: TOBS Grapefruit
Blade: Feather (2)
Pre shave: Tree Hut Shea body wash Mango
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera, Jack Black balm, Florida Water cologne
Whipped up the TOB Grapefruit in a minute with the Silvertip. Nice slick cushion and I really like the scent. I really like the slim and next to my FB it is my go to razor. The heavy handle and head gave me a nice smooth shave with no pressure with a Feather blade set on 5. The Shea Mango for the pre-shave helped give me a nice no burn shave. My technique is getting better on my neck, especially with a slick lather and sharp blade on (3), so I can buff the area on the right side of my neck. The Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera felt good on my face and that natural scent was nice and fresh. After cleaning my razor and a little spray of isopropyl alcohol to help dry the innards, I smoothed on some Jack Black, and then some Florida Water cologne. Y'all have a good one!

 

1oct15

Due to seeing photos of others using their Red Tip, I decided I had to use mine also. I was expecting a somewhat aggressive shave but turned out mild and smooth. Loving my new brush also. So much lather, I didn't want to stop. I finished up with some Tabac Vanille AS from Lebelle Soaps. Another DFS today.

 

Proraso RED / Zenith Euro S - Synthetic / Gillette Slim Adjustable / Polsilver SI / Cien AS