SoS: September 6-12 2010

Steamy is right! It's humid as hell, I feel like I live in the Mekong River Delta!

Hot Shower
Glycerin Preshave
Frederick Reynolds Chopper
VDH Boar
VDH Deluxe
Witch Hazel/Corn Huskers Lotion
Murray and Lanman's Rose Cologne

Great 3 pass BBS shave! I just don't understand how anyone could NOT like VDH soaps. Although I prefer the Glycerin flavor, deluxe is readily available, cheap, lathers like a dream and is plenty slick. I did 3 passes and a health face and neck wash, and there was still enough lather in the mug for two more passes.

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Shavemac 177
TOBS Rose
Merkur HD
Gillette Bleue Extra (2)
Pinaud Clubmand
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Coral Skin Food

 

Saturday - It's the weekend! :happy069 Time for the SEs

Prep: 30 minute soak with TSD ISZ PSB, strop blade 30/60, hot shower
Coffee: Home roasted Tanzania, BLACK
Strop: VB 2" Black Latigo
Soap: VB House brand + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Str8: Boker SS St. Louis, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock, ice water splash, Curve
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 3 Blades

Sure, I got real close and real smooth. The soap is one of those that if this is all there was, I wouldn't complain in the least. Had a couple of weepers, no nicks. But, I tried too hard to get BBS. I've got to learn to ease up on the pressure. If it wasn't for the burn (that I'm still feelin'), today would be 5 blades, hands down.

 

Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega Boar 10005
Soap: Arko Shave Stick (embowldened)
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
EdT: Azzaro Pure Vetiver

Music: Quartet for the End of Time by the French composer Olivier Messiaen
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A better shave has never been enjoyed by kings. ​

 

Happy Second Shave Of The Day From Steamy Florida!

Omega Boar 10051
MWF
Schick Injector I-2
Personna Blade (2)
Cold Water Rag
Master's Challenge A/S

So...I was in the den, eyeballing my gear. I picked up my Old Spice Mug that my MWF resides in and was sniffing on it. The next thing I know, I have my Omega Boar in one hand and my mug in the other and I am building a lather.

The next thing I know, I have wet my face and am face lathering the MWF with the boar...I whip around and grab the first razor I touch and bang out a one pass shave.

SWMBO walks in and asks me what is going on...I plead innocent and slap on the Master's Challenge and we headed out to the grocery store.

Welp...all I can say is a shave is a shave, and I will take them where and when I can get them...

Sounds pretty familiar don't it?!?!

 

*virtual fist bump* NICE!!

 

Saturday's Shave

Hot Shower
Hot Water Splash
Arko Shave Stick
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
Gillette 1952 Steel Model 'Black Tip' Super Speed
Astra Stainless-Blue Pack (Day1)
Arko-Nem Soft Lotion, moisturizer
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT

Thursday and Friday I was in a Town called Turkbukur, and the city water was salty...Not Cool...and diffenantly not good for shaving...Fri. I didn't have fun shaving and the lather was only enough for 1 Pass. So I had to make more and it was almost impossible to do, and since the lather wasn't happening the Stainless blade was harsh and left a bit of stubble...
Sat. I tried an Astra SP and it was alittle gentler, but lather still not good so 2 passes and off to work, a little stubble under my chin...
Today we went to Antalya and the water was fine and the shave was very refreshing, with the Stainless...Tomorrow I might try the Platinum just for experimental purposes...Through all this the Black Tip is still a treasure and made things as doable as possible...

 

Saturday...

24mm Finest Chubby
Arko SS in a mug
Feather Portable Bull Mastiff
Red Pack Israeli Personna (1)
Alum
Nivea ASB

I've been having some crappy luck with my neck recently. I just haven't been able to get it really smooth and thought back to cartridge days when I would blade buff and come out with good quality results. So I headed over to youtube and watched a few advanced technique videos for the DE. I have a bit of irritation from getting the technique down, but I was rewarded with one of the best shaves I've had in a long time. Even with the irritation, I would give it a good solid 4 / 5.

 

Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial 2
Brush: Simpsons Case
Soap: Ginger's Garden Bayrum Lime
AS: Benjamins Bayrum



Wring knot. 1min 45. 6 pass. Rework 1-2 pass. Very thick paste. Thin on 4th.
Shed 1. To date 3.

 

EJ Razor with Ebony handle
Astra Keramik Blade
C&E BBB
Mama Bear's Lime Iced Soap
Home Mentholated Thayer's Unscented Witch hazel
Lab Series AS

5 blader, one of best shaves ever. The Astra Keramik is my new favorite blade. The sharpness/comfort
ratio is the best I've experienced. I know other factors could be at play but I strongly suspect the blade.

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney Emillion
Col. Conk Amber soap
Nivea Extra Moisture cream
Nivea Cool Kick after shave

 

This is the second day I've used this set up. The second shave was an improvement from the first, but it was a below average shave at best. Had a hard time getting good lather with the soap. Went five passes with touch up to get smooth. I've been able to easily get BBS with a GEM micromatic. Maybe it's the soap. Can only get a thin foamy lather ? But, I'll keep trying till I get it right. :angry032

 

Shave Of The Day - September 11th

• Hot Shower
• Shea Moisture Shave Brush
• Lathering Bowl
• TSD Soap - Monkey Farts Scent
• Clix 3 Piece Razor
• Derby Blade - Day 5
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Mix
• TSD A/S Spalsh - 2 X Iced Monkey Farts Scent - :freezing :freezing :freezing
• 

Last nights shave was so nice, I did the shave twice

 

Sunday, September 12th

Hot shower
TSD Egyptian Spice ss
Kent T8 Pure Badger
Mühle R106 w/ Astra Platinum
Alum block
Nivea for Men ASB
Canali Style EdT

 

Proraso Green Tea & Aloe Vera shaving cream
Omega shaving kit boar brush
Merkur 34C / Ceerrus blade @ day 3
Iveria after shave cream

Nice shave, although I cut myself again

 

Sunday September 12

Gem Push Button Gold Lid
Ted Pella Stainless Coated (1)
Grapeseed Oil Preshave
Ever Ready Boar
Taylor Traditional SS
Stephans Bay Rum
TSD Signature A/S

5 Blades on 3 passes. My Gem rarely disappoints. I just discovered that Taylor is an excellent soap.

 

Sunday:

Parker 99r razor
Walmart Wilkinson blade
Colgate Cup Soap
Frank Shaving Silvertip brush
Osage Rub
Visal Balm
T&H West Indies Lime Cologne

The Frank Silvertip works pretty darn well and is terrifically soft. Nice shave too

 

Sunday

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Tanzania, BLACK
Soap: TSD SOTQ A2 Barber Shoppe
Brush: Great Wall
Razor: Gem MM Clog-Pruf
Blade: Gem, day 2, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock, ice water splash, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade and put in next Sunday's razor
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Made sure I went super easy (no pressure) after yesterday's burn with the str8. All things worked together for good. It was a great shave. BBS, even.

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
1950's Super Speed/Wilkinson day 3
Comme il Faut-SC (from Russia)
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Floid Classic-AS :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing

Another great shave which I did slowly and in a very relaxed frame of mind. I think I like this Super Speed/Wilkinson combination--these blades are to me anyway, a little more aggressive than the Sharps, but still mild enough not to cause shaving problems.

@Alexey--I see you used the Proraso White bowl that I sent you--I used the Comme il Faut cream that you sent me!

 

Hot Shower
Imperial Extra Hollow Ground (1910 Gem Lather Catcher for the dome)
VDH Boar
Omega Soap
Osage Rub
Pinaud Lime Sec EdC