SoS: January 3-9 2011

Friday, January 7

65’ Gillette Slim (setting 8)
Astra SP (1)
TOBS Traditional SS
Ever Ready Boar
Pinuad Clubman Virgin Island BR

BBS, 3 passes.

 

Thursday

Proraso Green Tea & Aloe Vera pre shave cream
Proraso Green Tea & Aloe Vera shaving soap
Omega #10005 boar brush
Merkur 34C / Sputnik blade
Svoboda 'Vitamin F' after shave cream

 

Gillette Old Type
Bic Chrome Platinum (4)
Joris French Best Badger
Arko SC
Hawleywood`s No. 9 AS

Have a nice day!

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Cafe Molido Santo Domingo, BLACK
Soap/cream: C&E Nomad super lather
Brush: Ever Ready 200-T
Razor: '61 Fatboy @ 6
Blade: Shark Super Chrome, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, SJ Unforgivable
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Another great shave.

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Gillette Rubie day 2
Vintage Hega Shaving Stick :love008 :love008 :1respect :1respect
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood AS :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008

This Hega shaving stick is from Sweden, and was popular back in the 40's and 50's over there, and it is fantastic. I love the old-school scent and rich, creamy lather and gentle skincare that it gives. I feel sad that it's no longer available. Now, it's off to the hospital for my surgery.

 

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved Handle
Iridium (3)

Rudy Vey Finest
Arko Shave Stick

Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

Happy Friday From Florida!

Pepsi Max
Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
PanChango Special Re-Knot
Nana June's Patchouli Soap
Schick Injector E
Pella Blade (1)
Cold Water Rag
Eveline ASG
Booster's Mosswood AS

4 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS!

While nowhere near as artistic as Ya'll, here is my humble shave picture.

Have a great weekend Ya'll!

[EDIT] The ramekin that the soap is in came from The Dollar Tree. I bought four of them because I ran out of my Prolon nesting cups and I have four pucks of Nanna June soap that need homes. Well, come to find out, the Nana June puck dropped right in to the ramekin, perfect fit. Plus the ramekins come with a tight fitting lid.

 

11/16 Joh. Engstrom Frameback | C.O. Bigelow | Vulfix 2234 | Rosewater + Glycerin | Bvlgari BLV

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Great pics gentlemen! :happy096

 

Morning all!

Hot shower
Gillette Thermal scrub
Merkur HD/Shark Chrome
Ever Ready restore w/TGN finest
Pacific Shaving shave oil
TOBS Mr. Taylor
vintage Avon Oland aftershave

 

Friday - Jan. 7

x3 black-tip SS
Asco (5)
Omega 90081
Portman Square
Nivea sensitive asb
Joop! edt

 

Great pic Jeff! That is what is called an "Action Shot"! It is a true representation of what all of our shaves' actually looks like. Keep them coming we love to see how our shave Brothers goes about their shave process and what equipment they are using. As a matter of fact you and Lloyd inspired me to use my Schick E2 this morning. Thanks for sharing!

 

SOTD Friday January 7, 2011

Razor: 1935 Schick E2 Injector Razor
Blades: NOS Eversharp Schick Injector Blades
Shaving Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street - St. James
Lather Mug: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Omega Professional Boar
Astringent: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
ASB: Nivea replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: Brute Classic
Results: BBS in three passes. (The last pass wasn't necessary but it just felt sooo gooood!)

I included a pic this morning of what my actual shave process looks like. (this is my "operating room" during the morning shaves) We see all the "Pretty Pictures" of our shave gear and some times other Brothers are afraid that their pics won't be nicely posed and "good enough" so, I'm showing what our shave process looks like in real life! I know you all can relate to this morning's action shot picture! LOL Keep those pics coming and.......SHAVE ON!

 

Nice looking den there, Bruce! :happy088

 

Thanks Mark!

 

Friday, January 07, 2011

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Erasmic (metal tube)
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Proraso ASB

The combo of Futur and the Treet Dura Sharp seems to be a match made in heaven (for me). A smooth and close BBS shave without irritation.

 

Henckles Friodur 4/8
TOBS Almond SC
Ever Ready Boar Brush
TSD Iced Cedarwood AS Milk

 

just finished

TOBS Sandalwood
hjm boar
Gillette Executive Setting 7
Lord super stainless
Alt Innsbruck EdC

 

Day 4, last day with this rig (no shave yesterday)

1954 Gillette SS
Personna Platinum Chrome (3)
TGN Silver Tip Badger
TBS Maca Root Shave Cream
TBS Maca Root Razor Relief
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

almost 4/5. These Personnas just aren't for me, they seem a bit grabby. Everything else gets 6/5. Brilliant lather, and I don't think I have ever felt anything as smooth as my cheeks are right now. Babies all over are crying and feeling inferior. 3 passes all around, then spot lather/shave on cheeks until skin is replaced by glass. Probably about 7 passes.

Snowed in and bored leads to crappy avant-garde shave art

 

Slept in late this morning so it was a hit and run shave with not time to sit and log it properly but here we go.

Hot water splash, face and neck wash with Irish Spring
Frederick Reynolds Chopper
Semogue 2000
Ogalla Bay Rum Sage and Cedar soap
Draggon Noir EdT

This razor and the Boker Red Injun were neck and neck in the "Straight Shave of the Week." In the end, the Fred Reynolds Chopper won by a nose. This is just a big heavy razor and the extra heft seems to contribute nicely to really close shaves (even with only a decent edge on it, this razor is the bomb!) Today however it had a very good, crisp and sharp edge on it so I was near BBS with a simple 2 pass shave.

 

Omega Poco Paffuto
Musgo SC
Prosperity Wedge
TM Old #2--Cotton / Latigo
Witch Hazel
Have a Great Night!