SoS: September 8, 2014 - September 14, 2014

Dove Men's Face Wash
Cella Crema da Barba
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
'62 Gillette Slim
Wilkinson Sword Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

The Cella Crema da Barba face-lathered very easily with my Frank Shaving Finest Badger Brush. First time with the Slim since May 29. What a nice experience. Two passes with my Gillette Slim and Wilkinson Sword Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable, near BBS 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...

 

Shaving plan for 10 September 2014 ...

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9/9/14
Prep: Warm wash with Stirling Naked & Smooth
Lather: IanS. Lavender
Brush: Vie-Long Lord Randal
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Supermax Platinum (3)
Post: cool rinse and Captain's Choice Bay Rum

2 passes and good to go. One little weeper below my lip but cold rinse stopped it.

 

Tools for Wednesday, 9/10/2014

 

Dorko 856
G D Carrington badger brush
Proraso pre shave
Pannacrema Lavandotto soap
Myrsol C
Musgo Real balm

 

Planned SOTD for Wednesday 10Sep14

Cold Water Shave





Left to Right; RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave Alum; Arletta's Mug I (Daughter's White Coffee Mug ) ; Above the Tie Atlas R-1 88mm Kronos Handle;"Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle
Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil; Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container ; Captain's Choice North A/S

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 {5}
ATT Atlas R-1 88mm Kronos Handle

Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush:
Arletta's Mug I (Daughter's White Coffee Mug )
Vander-Williams Shave Soap aka Patrick's Blend
"Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle


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

After Shave:
Captain's Choice North A/S

 

Wednesday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Old Type Ball End OC
Blade: Rapira (2)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Cream: Kapo
AS: Barbon

It was my first time with an open comb safety razor and I absolutely liked the way it shaves! No redness on my neck, no nicks or weeper, nothing to scare. I'll take the razor to plate nickel/chrome it in jewellery workshop.

 

Tuesday Night Shave:

Pre: Hot water
Razor: Gem G-Bar
Blade: Gem SS
Cream: Arko Cream and Derby Lemon mixed together
Brush: Omega 10049
After: Pinaud Clubman

Not a good shave. I was experimenting to see how many shaves I could get out of a Gem SS. This was #10, which was apparently 1 too many. Switched out blades after the first pass, but the damage was done The rest of the shave after that was okay. The Arko and Derby mix is a good combo. It takes two mediocre creams and together they become a little better.

 

WEDNESDAY
Evening Shave for Tomorrow
Early day tomorrow so I am compelled to enjoy a nice evening shave this evening before calling it a day.
My firstt shave with this newly-honed Wade & Butcher—a faux frame back with custom cocobolo rosewood scales.
This razor is a bit more challenging than the W&B I used yesterday. This razor requires more attention due to the long smiling curve of the blade.
Overall, a very nice shave!

Razor: Wade & Butcher 11/16 faux frame back
Brush: Omega Synthetic
Lather: Shea Moisture African Black Soap Shave butter créme
Shave: 3 passes +touch-up
Post: Black River Bay rum AS

Have a great Hump Day, all!

 

I just did a quick one pass shave. Surprisingly, I almost got BBS. I froze my face and I feel a whole lot better. I think my face is completely healed up because I got no nicks, no weepers, and no irritation.

 

Superb Shave
What an amazing shave today! B&M Ferox is such an amazing performer in all aspects that I wish I could afford to buy all the B&M soaps. Shea butter and lanolin might be the magic combination for my face.
I also really enjoy Shea Moisture Shave products, especially the aftershave elixir and balm. The elixir has a pleasing grapefruit scent, Shea oil, and witch hazel to close any weepers, while the balm extends the smooth feeling for hours without much of a scent to interfere with cologne.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol
Soap: B&M Ferox
Brush: HIS
Razor: iKon SC101
Blade: Personna lab blue (3)
AS: Shea Moisture Elixir and balm
Cologne: Tabac!

 

9/10/14

Prep: shower and face wash with Stirling Naked & Smooth
Lather: hobbyist Ian S. lavender
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Supermax Platinum
Post: Proraso green aftershave

I had to get back to my smooth Short Comb New. I used the LC version for 10 days and it just isn't quite right for my face. Everything came together for a pretty easy 2 pass, near BBS this morning.

 

Odin's Day:
Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss glycerin
Razor: FaTip Piccolo OC
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super SS (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

Since the Asco wore out in the 41c yesterday, I decided to break out the FaTip Piccolo and see if I'm as comfortable with 3 passes with this more aggressive razor as I am with the milder 41c. The Ginger's Garden Oakmoss smells terrific and provides plenty of glide, while the Perma-Sharp Super may be the best of the 'SS' blades I've tried (though I still prefer platinum and chrome). The ATG pass produced two minor weepers on my off-hand side to go with my nearly-BBS results, and only a hint of burn along the throat. I wouldn't call these results great, but I wouldn't call them bad, either.

 

Wednesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 3
Synergy Frost_byte SS
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Barbon AS
Aramis EdT

Smoother than silk, smelling great and ready to go after a wonderful face-freezing shave with the Frost_byte soap which lathers so easily that anyone using even the worst brush can get it to perform well. Its menthol power is slightly less than any of the Stirling Glacial soaps, but it's still very potent. The scent of this soap has also grown on me because I enjoy it now. The Barbon aftershave added a terrific extra freeze which felt so nice afterwards. My Super Speed/Rapira combination seems to be the best for me.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS (3)
Brush: oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Azzaro Pour Homme EdT

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

Maggard Limes & Bergamot-“Top 5”. Great lather, great scent. 7 O’Clock Green SS in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Azzaro. I really like the Azzaro.

Bob

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
semouge 620 boar
proraso white
ever ready shovelhead
cvs persona(2)
schick krona
persona lab(3)
witch hazel with tea tree oil added
skin bracer original
today's shave had to be rescued. I started with the er loaded with a carbon se blade, second use. tuggy but usable till my mustache, no way Jose. the krona from yesterday was reloaded with a triple use persona lab. the result was a very nice, rescued shave. finished with wh/tto, then skin bracer, BY MENNEN. funny how that sticks after so many years.
hope y'all find what works for you today.

 

iKon OC Bulldog
Perma Sharp
Rooney Emilion 1 Super Badger
Strop Shoppe - Black Tie
Nivea - Energy A/S

Dior - Cuir Cannage

 

SOTD
September 10, 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
Same setup as yesterday. If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
Go out and get it!

 

SOTD September 10

Prep: warm shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Tech
Blade: Bolzano (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso White
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: 444

The temperature is starting to drop, so I wasn't to happy with only getting a warm shower and not a hot shower. My shave on the other hand made up for it. As always, great lather from the Proraso White. The Bolzano loaded in my WW2 Tech had zero issues cutting through my stubble to a DFS. Despite the cooler temps, I went with 444 for the finish, my eyes seem to have cleared up now.

 

Wednesday 09/10/14

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

I used a LADAS blade for the first time today. It felt extremely smooth and cut the whiskers well. As usual, pre de provence made a very nice lather.