SoS: September 8, 2014 - September 14, 2014

You bet!

 

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Razor: Schick J Injector
Blade: Personna injector
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber Synthetic
Lather: Provence Sante

Great shave. Comfortable with no irritation. Looking forward to tomorrow's shave with the Muhle Silvertip Fiber.

 

Happy to provide you with a little inspiration, Jeff.
The Glacial Lemon Chill has quickly become one of my favorites of Rod's many fine offerings. I highly recommend the Lemon Chill Witch Hazel as well. It leaves my face feeling great, and is even colder than the soap.

- Don

 

Just arrived -- so this is tomorrow's planned shave of the day:

 

Menthol Monday Night Shave

Pre: Hot water
Razor: Gem G-Bar
Blade: Gem SS
Cream: Proraso Green
Brush: Omega 10049
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

It was an average shave on an average night.

 

Planned SOTD for Tuesday Morning

09Sep14Cold Water Shave


Left to Right; Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Brush; VDH Luxury Mug Set Loaded VDH Luxury Soap ; Above the Tie Atlas R-1 88mm Kronos Handle;
Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil; Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container ; Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

Shower & Pre-Shave:
Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength
Burt's Bees Natural Skin Care For Men Bar Soap
Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
Face Towel Soaked in "Ice Cold Water"

Deodorant's :
Mennen Speed Stick

Razor & Razor Blades:
Wilkinson Sword DE Blades {4}
ATT Atlas R-1 88mm Kronos Handle

Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush:
VDH Luxury Mug Set
VDH Luxury Shave Soap
Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle


After Shave Balm's:
RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
Nivea After Shave Balm

After Shave:
Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails A/S

Monday morning was a non-Shave day.

 

This shave was very comfortable. I got BBS with no nicks or irritation. This Cold River Soap is a real winner. I broke out the Semogue 1305 and it really performed well. I'm glad I didn't get rid of it like I originally planned.

 

Tuesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 2
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill SS
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

An even colder set-up than I used yesterday for Menthol Monday because the Glacial Lemon Chill soap is so damned frigid that it literally almost numbs your face and the Anherb conditioner is quite a bit colder than the 444 balm. The Rubby Dubby Doo did its job beautifully and left me almost shivering after my shave. My large horsehair barbershop brush is a fantastic lather-maker for soaps, particularly certain ones which would otherwise be difficult to get going. BBS again with so little effort.

 

Classy shave
WSP Rustic Barbershop continues to impress. Today I paired it with Fine Platinum, and they compliment one another very nicely. The lather was thick, slick, protective and abundant thanks to my HIS lather monster. My SC101 easily and comfortably defeated my stubble, leaving smooth skin with two creepers (weepers that did not appear until after I applied the AS).

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol
Soap: WSP Rustic Barbershop
Brush: HIS XL
Razor: iKon SC101
Blade: Personna lab blue (2)
AS: Fine Platinum

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
pur-tech synthetic
Anthony logistics
Schick krona
persona lab(2)
Barbasol brisk
today's shave was a good one. should have picked this yesterday (colder). the krona is a really good razor gave me a nice, close, shave today. finished with brisk.
y'all have a good Tuesday

 

SOTD
September 9, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Lather: MdC
Brush: Omega Boar 10066
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver. Axe Shield Sensitive
Go out and get it!

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Barbiere di Figaro-Tcheon Fung Sing-Mistero
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS (2)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

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

TFS Mistero today: "A harmonious blend of warm Patchouli and Vetiver combined with Mediterranean flowers aromas". Great lather, great scent. 7 O’Clock Green SS in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Fine American Blend.

Bob

 

Muehle R41 2013
Iridium
Rooney 3/3 Finest
Green Mountain Soaps - Lavender Grapefruit
Fine - Clean Vetiver

Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

 

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Gillette Trac II
Blade: Gillette Trac II
Lather: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Omega Boar Travel Brush
Post: Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Floid Amber/Old Spice Mixture

I am traveling for work for a couple of days. Fearing that Security would not let me have double edge blades in my carry-on, I opted to use the Gillette Trac II. This is the first time I have used a cartridge in about a year. Now I remember why I switched to DE/SE/Injector. Although I finished with a pretty good shave, it was definitely not the most comfortable shave ever. I have some minor irritation and still did not get nearly as close a shave as I have come to expect. Oh well, just one more day of this and it's back home to my good razors.

Have a great day!

 

9/9/2014

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat D3 (3), Wade & Butcher Bow straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (7)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot
Soap: HTGAM - Gondolier
After: Home made ASB, Pinaud Clubman after shave

Everything came together for another good Darn Fine Shave this morning.

Have a blessed day!

 

Tuesday 09/09/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: Gillette New Long Comb
Blade: Voskhod
soap: My French Soap Mix
Post: alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
AS: Sampson's all natural

A very nice 2 pass shave that feels like a 3 pass to my hand and a 1 pass to my face.

 

TUESDAY
Back to Work Day
My first shave ever with this recently restored Wade & Butcher 6/8." The entire razor was in very sad shape before I started working on it some time ago. I finally finished it last week. See Here. What a great razor it turned out to be: a very smooth shaver with good heft!

Pre: Home made preshave cream
Razor: Wade & Butcher 'The Celebrated Hollow Ground' 6/8"
Brush: Lijun Silvertip
Lather: Martin de Candre Fougére
Shave: 3-passes + touch-up
Post: Homemade 'Black River' bay rum aftershave

Have a great Tuesday, all!