SoS: September 6-12 2010

Wenesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
1950's Super Speed/Wilkinson day 2
Wild Stone-SC :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Barbon-AS :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Bulgari Blu Notte-EDT

Another very nice cream from India which arrived last Friday--Wild Stone has an amazing kind of lather with a lovely scent, as well as good skincare. Some menthol in it makes a shave even more enjoyable. (At least for me!)

 

Happy Wednesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Omega Boar 10015
Nana June's Spearmint & Eucalyptus Soap
Merkur 23C
Perma-Sharp Super Blade (3)
Cold Water Rag
Booster's Mosswood A/S

4 Passes = 4 Blade DFS. The Merkur 23C hands on my wall among a plethora of razors, and therefore I feel that I must use it in a rotation, but I have razors that I like better.

Have a great day ya'll!

 

Wednesday:

Sabi 3 piece razor
SuperMax Sunrise blade
CO Bigelow SC
Rooney 3/1 brush
Osage Rub
Visal Balm
M&L Florida Water Cologne

 

Wednesday

Erasmic Cream
Ever-Ready re-knotted badger
Schick Golden 500 injector
Pella Blade (7)

Unusually for me, exactly the same stuff as yesterday.

Seven shaves on a Pella injector blade seems to be about it for me. The Schicks may last a few shaves longer, but I suppose I don't have enough data.

 

Monday, September 6th, 2010
Cream/Soap: C.O.Bigelow/Proraso
Brush: Penworks Silvertip
Razor: iKon Deluxe OC, Bulldog
Blade: Derby, day one
Balm: Very Sexy, AS Balm Hydrator


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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Cream/Soap: Tom's of Maine, Mint
Brush: iKon Silvertip
Razor: Merkur Futur @ 2.5
Blade: Rainbow
Balm: Kiehl's


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Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Cream/Soap: The Body Shop, Macca Root
Brush: Frank's Shaving Pure Badger
Razor: SuperSpeed
Blade: New Derby
Balm: Kiehl's

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Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Cream/Soap: VDH Deluxe
Brush: Frank's Shaving Pure Badger
Razor: Futur, dialed back to 1.5
Blade: Derby, day three
Balm: Kiehl's

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Friday, September 10th, 2010
Cream/Soap: Speick Shave Stick
Brush: Penworks
Razor: Future @ 1.5
Blade: Derby
Balm: Kiehl's


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Saturday, September 11th, 2010
Cream/Soap: TBS Maca Root
Brush: Hoffritz Pure Badger
Razor: Feather Artist Club, RG
Blade: Feather Pro-Guard
Balm: Kiehl's

My first go at straight razor.. and I'll call it a smashing success...

 

Wednesday

TGN Finest Re-Knot 18mm
Palmolive Shave Stick
Feather Portable Bull Mastiff
RP Personna (3)
Vi-Jon Spice

Quick and easy 2 pass DFS this morning.

 

Wednesday:

Merkur 38C/Astra Superior
Simpson Chubby 2
Tabac SS
QED Texas Cedarwood ASSC
Tabac AS Splash

 

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Soap: TSD Barber Shoppe
A/S: Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel, Speick Splash

The TSD soap lathered like a champ, and the shave was BBS. The scent was pleasant, but a little too strong for my taste. However, the Speick splash blended well with the soap fragrance and lemon witch hazel and resulted in a fine finish.

 

a New with a merkur blade (day 6) . Still shaving smooth after 6 shaves

 

Rushed 2 pass shave this morning...

Simpson Duke3 Best
Taylors Rose SS
Schick Injector Type L
Nos Schick Injector blade (2)
Pinaud Clubman A/S

 

Wednesday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, hand strop blade
Coffee: Home roasted Tanzania, BLACK
Soap: Ogalalla Bay Rum & Sandalwood
Brush: Mohawk 3-338
Razor: 1958 Gillette TV SS
Blade: Astra SP, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock, ice water splash, Ogalalla Bay Rum & Sandalwood AS/Skin Toner, hand strop blade & put in tomorrow's razor
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

The Wilkinson blade just wasn't cutting it - literally. Just to make sure it was the blade and not the razor, I put an Astra SP into the same razor I used Monday with the Wilkinson. I'll do the same tomorrow. Today's shave went great, near BBS.

Add Wilkinson to the list, along with Derby, of blades just not for me.

 

Gillette Superspeed 1940's
Dorco 301
Muehl Pure Badger Brush
VDH soap
RazoRock
Ahava AS

 

• Edwin Jagger DE86
• Iridium Super (1)
• Old Stinky
• Trumper's Violet Soap
• Alum Block
• Grey Flannel AS
• Grey Flannel EDT

Many warm days to go this year but today is cool and overcast and the Grey Flannel called to me.
First use of the Iridium blades. I can see why many people like them. Sharp and delivered a smooth shave. However, I really dislike having to clean a new blade before use. Glue on the blade edge knocks the rating down a point 4.0

 

Wednesday, September 8th

Razor: D.R. Harris 3-piece Chatsworth
Blade: Super Iridium
Pre-shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Brush: Rudy Vey Beehive with Shavemac Knot
Cream/Soap: Irisch Moos
A/S: Pashana

Ever since I received a shipment with several broken bottles of Pashana, I have not used it much (the house smelled like Pashana for weeks). Now that the Paashana fiasco's memory has faded a bit, I decided to bring out the Pashana for today's shave. I do really like this aftershave but it brings to mind the old Brylcreem motto, "a little dab will do ya".

 

Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Derby Extra
Brush: Omega Boar 10005
Soap: Omega
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
EdT: JAZZ​

 

C-MON razor
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
D.R. Harris Marlborough soap
D.R. Harris Marlborough after shave

 

Looks like that brush does indeed have a good new home

 

Shave Of The Day - September 8th

• TSD Iced SubZero Preshave Balm - :freezing :freezing
• Hot Shower
• E. J. Badger Brush
• Feats of Clay Scuttle
• J.M.Fraser's Cream
• Firebar Fred Razor
• Derby Blade - Day 1
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Mix
• Canoe A/S Balm
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Probably should have waited a day, or used my Clix razor after the irritation from yesterdays horrid shave cause I still feel a little raw in spots, but the whiskers were just too much to put up with for another day.

3.5 blades

 

Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial 2
Razor: Rolls Razor
Brush: Simpsons Wee Scot
Cream: C.O.Bigelow
ASB: C.O.Bigelow Black Elixir
Cologne: C.O.Bigelow Black Elixir



Wring knot. 1 min. 6 pass. Rework 1st & 2nd pass.
The Wee works better when knot is wrung instead of being shaken 3x before dollop is applied. While I do have to rework the first two passes it's ok. At least this way the lather is moist thicker paste.

 

Thursday:

Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega Pure Badger
Cream: Arko Extra Sensitive
ASB: Armani
EdT: Live Jazz​