SoS: May 3 - May 9 2010

Razor: Norikazu Kanetake
Brush: Vulfix 2273
Cream: Ginger's Garden Bayrum Lime
AS: Master Bayrum, AII Osage

 

Friday, May 7th

Hot shower
De Vergulde Hand ss
Kent T8 Pure Badger
Mühle R89 w/ Red Personna
De Vergulde Hand alum
444 ASB w/ Denim Black splash
Canali Style EdT

 

Funky Friday

Lady Gillette (70's)
Derby (day 2)
Hand Crafted Preshave Oils
TSD Cool Water
Generic Witch Hazel
TSD English Fern A/S

Used this Lady Gillette a lot years ago, before I adopted more serious wet shaving methods. Got it in a razor bundle on E-Bay, and it became one of my top 3 shavers. Because it was so cheap I traveled with it, thinking it could easily be replaced if lost. Loved the long handle and balance. Felt like trying it again using current techniques. It performed surprisingly well, just as I remembered. Anything goes on Funky Friday.

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Goodfella/Sharp day 2
Everest-SC :love008 :love008 :freezing
Svoboda-AS Balm :love008 :love008 :freezing
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Black Garter-Cologne

This Russian stuff is unbelievably good--in fact, it's unbelievably wonderful. The Everest cream and Svoboda balm are such a powerful menthol combination.

 

Grandpa Shave Friday

Hot Shower
1910 Gem Lather Catcher
VDH Boar
VDH Deluxe
Mentholated Witch Hazel
Florida Water

Hundred year old razor with 100 year old cologne. It doesn't get much more old school than that. This razor is a fantastic shaver that can probably run with even the most finely honed straight. I'm BBS and out!

 

Freezing friday!!!!

Gillette Slim Adj
Astra SP blade
Vulfix 375S brush
Ingrams SC
Anherb Balm
Generous use of Osage Rub
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

Needed a cooling, refreshing shave this morning and got one.Nice!

 

Happy Friday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Hot Towel
Redneck Scuttle
Arko Citrus SC
Sabi Badger
Gillette Tech
Treet Blade (1)
Cold Water Splash
Witch Hazel
Florida Water

First shave with the Gillette Tech gold colored ball end that I posted in The Haul last night. I also loaded up a Treet blade which I have not used before.

Four Passes = BBS! 5 Blades! :happy036

In addition, this is the first day with the redneck scuttle. It works okay, but now I need to get an electric kettle so I can have boiling water. I have my water heater set on 140 but I could not detect any noticeable difference in the lather temperature.

Happy Shaving!

 

Eighth straight DFS with this razor and blade.

Schick M3 adjustable with Schick blade.
Cremo Cream
Omega synthetic brush
The Cremo works great once you get over the fact that it isn't supposed to give you a thick cushiony lather. It's a functional slickness which works in its own way.

 

I Got It At TSD Week Day 5

Shave Of The Day - May 7th



TSD derived shave goods in Blue.

• Hot Shower
• Omega Lucretia Borgia Boar
• Feats of Clay Scuttle - Purchased from TSD Member
• TSD Soap - Iced Aqua Velva Type :freezing :freezing
• Firebar Fred Razor
• Astra Super Platinum - Day 1 - Contest Prize
• Homemade Skin Food
• Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue - Contest Prize :freezing :freezing
• 

Everyday is a good day for the Velva!

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney 1/1 Super
Cella soap
Booster Mosswood

 

Friday, May 07, 2010

Razor: Futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Speick
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Speick Balm

 

Friday

Fatboy on 6
English Wilkinson
Omega 80080 boar
Kappus Aloe Vera s/c
Pinaud Clubman a/s
Brut e de c

goshawk

 

Blade: Derby
Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Brush: Omega Boar 30005
SS: Omega (black tub)
AS: Ivy Club Spice
ASB: Realm
EDT: Jazz
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Fill your scuttle with water and microwave it. I experimented with mine and it takes 3 minutes to get the water to 150F. Works great! Your scuttle may have more or less water capacity and your microwave may be more or less powerful so, you need to experiment to determine the proper amount of time. I love the scuttle for keeping the brush and lather nice and warm.

 

Hey, Bill! That's my first sighting of Firebar Fred. STUNNING! Where'd you get it? Can it still be ordered? An ab-so-lute-ly gorgeous razor!

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
AOS Lemon S.C.
Simpsons Duke 3 Best
Merkur HD
Super Iridium (1)
Pinaud Citrus Musk
Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade
Coffee: Home roasted Costa Rica Tarrazu, HOT & BLACK
Soap/Cream: C&E Sandalwood super lather
Brush: C&E Pure badger
Razor: Merkur Futur @ 2.5
Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Humphreys Maravilla Lotion, Curve
'Stache Wax: Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Seems any Merkur/Dorco ST-301 combo works great for me.
Had the perfect soap/cream/water ratio for a fantastic lather. Love the scent.
Another excellent shave.

 

Dovo Ebony 5/8 // Simpson PJ2 // Cella // Speick AS & Cologne​

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SOTD Friday May 7, 2010

Razor: 3/8 EMCO (Henckels) spike point
Soap/Mug: Tabac
Brush: Medium Badgr
ASB: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue :freezing

As promised here is the 3/8 (or 7/16 depending on how you measure it) Barbers razor, AKA the little Vampire! Thought I would use it for the whole shave but, really this is a specialty razor for shaping the upper cheek beard-line. (at least that's what I use it for) It's great for the very tight areas but, it drew blood 4 times with that little spike on my neck. It is definately not the razor to use for your daily shave!
Outstanding photos and shave kits shown today Gentlemen! Thanks for sharing!

 

Bruce, your pics are always well-done, insightful, artistic, thoughtful subject matter placement, and with the current interest in Fatboys, you could probably make a killin' on internet razor porn, with that picture...If you ever do a "fold-out" or "spread" on a Slim, make sure I get a copy...

And Bill, same for you as well...always great work..

And Slivovitz, you hit a soft spot in my heart, with my old razor...I lost that razor 30 years ago, where did you find it ?? )