SoS: July 20-26 2009

Trumpers razor
Plisson brush
Floris Santal shave cream
Proraso balm
Floris Santal EDT

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Cella
Rooney 3/1
'47 Aristocrat (No Notch)
Gillette Swede (3)
Aqua Velva
Nivea Sensitive ASB

2nd use of Cella. Boy this is some seriously good soap.

 

Friday 7/24

• Semogue 1305
• Wilkinson Shave Stick
• Gem ca. 1910 Lather Catcher
• Ted Pella/GEM
• Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
• Brummel AS

Result: Fantastic shave! I had been thinking about getting rid of the LC, but now I'm not sure....

 

Friday July 24, 2009 11:45am

Hardware:
Brush: Knotty Badger Battle Scarred Batman Brush
Blade: Red IP (1)
Razor: 69 O2 super adj. 9/3

Software:
Soap: TSD Lime
Splash: TSD Double Iced Lime
Balm: SCS Blue Line

 

Friday:

Simpson Polo 8 Super
Trumper Sandalwood soap
Merkur Futur w/ Gillette Permasharp blade
Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel w/ alcohol
Gentlemen's Refinery AS Balm
Creed Bois du Portugal

 

«O Melhor» Pre-Shave Soap
Semogue Excelsior Horn Handle Brush Limited Edition #1
«O Melhor» Shaving Cream
Filarmonica «Doble Temple» 13 Square Point Red Handle
«444» Alum Block
«O Melhor» After Shave Balm/Milk
«444» After Shave Balm

 

Dubl Duck Special No. 1
Rooney 1/1 Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Osage Rub
Proraso Pre-Post

 

7/24

1905 zinn gem automatic
gem blade, modified
williams soap
ever ready horsehair brush, black and brown handle

dickinsons witch hazel

pinaud clubman lilac vegetal





gave the LV another shot. glad i did. has a subtle lilly of the valley scent for me.

 

Saturday July 25

Pre: GFT Sandalwood Skinfood
Brush: e-Shave Silvertip
Cream: T&H Trafalgar
Razor: #21
Blade: Astra Superior (Day 4)
Aftershave: Alum block followed by Proraso AS Splash
Cologne: Floris Malmaison (sample)


Pete

 

SAT.
TWENTY5 JULY
'IX.

Wash: Golnar Iran
Razor: 1950s Tech
Blade: Grecian BIC
Soap: Floris Elite
Brush: Evelyn Best
Splash: AV Classic.

...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8z4SEbsqbw&feature=related

 

SATURDAY

Re-Plated Gillette Old Style w/iKon Prototype Handle
Crystal
Noxzema Shave Cream
Fruit Of The Earth Aloe Gel
Black Suede After Shave

 

Saturday:

Gorey's Chairman
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Barbus-SC (from Slovakia)
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Hega-AS
Brut-cologne

A great shave done the way I really enjoy it--nice and slow and relaxing. This Barbus cream has a bit of an unusual scent, but it works very well. It lathers great, and protects the skin against irritation or dryness. Here's a picture of it. I received it in trade from a friend of mine at Gut Rasiert.

 

Saturday: Parker 91r razor / Asco Orange Blade / VDH Deluxe SS / VDH Boar brush / Barbasol Brisk Aftershave

Great shave on a weekend morning.

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
Schick adjustable injector/Personna twin blades(NOS)
MWF
Lucky Tiger AS
Ava Luxe 'Shisa' EdP

Second time using the injector and as much fun as the last. Tried it one number higher(4), and the shave was closer with the same amount of comfort. Two numbers was a little too high, but one was very nice. This adjustment thingy really does work.

Effortless shave with this thing...... almost like using a cartridge(except fun.......heh). The sound and feel of the razor cutting are both different from a DE, but not in a bad way. A big plus goes to this type razor for being able to reach the harder to shave spots on my neck. Yeah, the small head design is really a nice feature.

Now, I do have to go over spots during my passes more than if using my DE, but it's not a problem. It's just that the blade isn't quite as sharp as what I'm used to. Still, it's a very comfortable overall shave, with no pulling or anything weird.

BBS results this morning,

Martin

 

7/25

1912 gem (textured handle)
gem blade
palmolive lemon
ever roddy badger brush, black/green marble bakelite handle

dickinsons witch hazel

skin bracer cooling blue

 

Saturday - July 25

Semogue 1305
MWF / Ingrams
Gillette NEW
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum (D3)
Thayers Rose WH / TSD Iced Mojito Milk

 

Yesterday
Red Tip Superspeed
7 O'clock Perma Sharp
Knotty Badger Silvertip
JM Frasers original
Boosters Iced Lime

Today
Toggle
7 O'clock Sharp Edge
Knotty Badger Best
Connaught Sicilian Lime
GFT Lime Skin Food (old formula)
Royall Lyme cologne

 

Last Day of the Week of DE

Hot Shower
Florida Water Prep
1966 Slim Adjustable
TSD Magnolia SS
Dickinson's WH
Corn Husker's Lotion
Aqua Velva Classic Blue

This razor is more aggressive than the mild mannered Tech for sure but I'll be so glad to get back to my Gems tomorrow.

 

Hi there,
I've used both slims and Techs, and maybe I can add something. No idea what your other razors are, but it doesn't matter much anyway for this post.

To me, most all Techs feel like they're set on about #3 on the slim. A milder shave, in other words. Now if you have the slim on 6-7, you're gonna change things up considerably.

You are probably aware of 'overclocking', and what that results in. You might also like to double check the blade gap, making sure it's even along the safety bar. Those are two problems that come up sometimes with a slim.

The other thing to keep in mind is that the head design may take a little getting used to, since it's so different from the Tech head. Heck, you probably already know that.

Maybe try the slim on 3 if you haven't already, and see how that feels.

Martin

 

Saturday

Razor: 5/8 Sta-Sharp
Brush: Sabrooney 1,2 finest
Soap: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
A/S: DR Harris's Pink
Edt: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet