SOTD "Silvertip Knot " Theme Week 24-30 March 2014

Pre: Noxzema, hot towel

Razor: Merkur 23C

Blade: Feather (3)

Brush: Vulfix 660

Cream: TOBS Lavender

Passes: WTG, ATG with bladebuffing to touch up

Post: Alum block, Witch Hazel, Proraso pre/post White

Scent: Clubman Bay Rum

Song: Hair of the Dog-Nazareth

Thursday SOTD:

Pre: Hot Shower
Geo Stainless Steel Bowl
TOBS Herbal Pre-Shave Gel
Brush: Edwin Jagger Silver Tip Badger
Muhle R41/Gillette Polsilver Super Iridium (3)
Soap: Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender
Post: Cold Water Rinse/Alum Block
Aftershave: TOBS Sandalwood
Cologne: Penhaligon's Opus 1870

SOTD Thursday 27 March

Pre-Wash face with Irish Spring, followed by hot towels
Soap-Van der Hagen Deluxe
Brush-Van der Hagen Boar
Razor-Boker American Line SS St. Louis
Post- Cold water rinse and Aloe Vera gel



The Gillette didn't get any action. Today was my first successful 3 pass shave with the SR. WTG, XTG, ATG. Darn Fine Shave, but I"m still having trouble navigating the chin. 3 good nicks there, one at the left corner of my mouth. Styptic to the rescue, and I'll have to let that heal, so no shaving for a couple of days. Then I'll employ the Gillette for the chin, SR everywhere else.

SOTD MArch 27, 2014

Pre: Clinique Face Soap
Brush: Body Shop Synthetic
Soap: La Toja Stick (Face Lather)
Razor/Blade: Parker 71R/Polsilver Super Iridium (S #3)
Post: Body Shop Kistna ASB

First shave with the Kistna and it's not bad. Scents alright and doesn't last very long. Little perfumy for my taste. The Body Shop Brush is just to stiff so far, I am not sure how it is going to soften up in the long term. I like the feel of it and I am one of those folks that just prefers Boar because of the body (not a Badger man), but this synthetic is just to stiff.

Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: RazoRock ABCBA
Brush: Morris & Forndran 3-band "Super Silvertip", Style-1/3
Razor: EJ DE89 with Templ8 custom handle
Blade: Rainbow (4)
Post: Captain's Choice Lime


First time with the ABCBA, and I like it...a lot! Very refined almond scent without the "sweet cherry" scent sometimes attributed to Cella. Lathered easily with plenty of slip/glide. Blade edge nearly failed completely during the final pass requiring lots of blade "buffing" to clean up my problem area under my chin.
Last time with the M&F 3-band (going on BST soon).

Ever Ready 200 TGNFF brush- MWF soap - Toyo Scheon Burg 666 - Skin Bracer Cooling Spice - Azzaro Pour Homme

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got home off the road today to find some new EdC waiting in the mailbox. Seemed like a good enough reason to make it an "all Speick, all the time" kind of day.

shower
Speick
WD 24mm silvertip face monster
C.V. Heljestrand MK No 31
warm water, cool water
Speick Aftershave
Speick Natural EdC

Thursday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Personna Red (3)

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS

Friday morning:

Razor: Superspeed
Blade: Dorco ST-301 (3)
Cream: Godrej Delux
Brush: Omega 10018
A/S: Pitralon
ASB: Gaia Organic ASB

F W Engels Perfection
Muhle synthetic brush
EJ pre shave
DR Harris Marlborough shave stick
Alt Innsbruck AS
Razorock Cumba Cheech balm

Thursday Evening

Prep: Shower / Baxter of California Facial Scrub
Razor: 2013 Above the Tie Kronos M2 Open Comb
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Kent BK8 Silvertip Badger
Soap: D.R. Harris Marlborough
Post: Cold water rinse / witch hazel
Aftershave: Proraso Dopobarba / Calani Tulach Ard AS Balsam
Cologne of the Day: Tom Ford Extreme

Ben

Muhle Jet
Astra SP
SOC 2 Bands
Mystic Water Orange Vanilla
Thayers Rose Petal
Art of Shaving Lemon gel

Thursday 03-27-14. MUSIC: Roxy Music - Viva!







Aleppo soap - Somerset Simpson Duke3 best badger - Gillette Fatboy - Polsilver #1 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Mitchell's Wool Fat - Alum block - Thayers Cucumber Toner - ASB Truefitt & Hill - ASL Bowling Green.