SoS: March 21-27 2011

Friday's Shave;
Hot Shower
Pre-Shave; Johnson Baby Oil
Brush; No Name Boar
Soap; Col Conks
Razor/Blade: 1912 Gem Junior with a Gem Blade SE
two passes
Post-Shave; Clubman Pinaud Vanilla
I am slowly mastering the Gem, it is a great razor.

 

Friday, March 25th

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simpson Summerset T4
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Cream: Taylor Lavender Cream
A/S: Musgo Real Classic Aftershave

I decided to change things up today and reached for a cream. I really need to do this more often as I had a very enjoyable shave. The Wilkinson Sticky continues to deliver outstanding shaves and the Musgo splash fit my mood. I have learned with the Musgo classic aftershave that it is necessary to apply to a wet face. Otherwise, I tend to find it too oily.

 

Wostenholm Chopper
TSD Iced Cedarwood and Lemon Soap
Rudy Vey Finest Badger Brush
Moss Scuttle
TSD 2x Iced Cedarwood and Lemon Splash
Lab Series AS Balm

 

Nice Wostie!

 

Rotbart Mond Extra
mit Gillette Bluebird
Mühle Best Badger
Irish Moos Stick
Irish Moos AS

Have a nice weekend

 

Thanks, me thinks I may need a new strop though.

 

Fabelhaftes Bild, mein Herr!

Grüße,

 

This evening:

6/8 Ern straight razor
Buffalo hide strop
Robert Beeker scuttle
Proraso shaving cream
Alum block

 

Friday night shave:

Men's Stock shave cream
Derby blade
Fatboy razor on 7
finish withMen's Stock aftershave balm.

Just one nick, from pressing too hard.

 

Friday night:
Face: Knack w/ Red Pack Persona
Head: Fatboy w/ Crystal Persona
Knotty Erlenmeyer Silvertip
Pre De Provence SS
Alum
Provence Sante Verlain AS

BBS. Haven't had a really stand-out shave for a couple weeks and everything just worked perfect.

 

Mar, 26

15th shave with a straight. DFS. I can still found some harsh spots when check ATG, but this shave IS a DFS one!

Hot towel
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Paddle strop
De Vergulde Hand soap :love008:love008
Ceramic bowl
Phyto Expert ASB

The 'half by half' lathering works great! All lather is wet and slick, no dryness anywhere when shaving. Interesting idea, that works!

 

Friday Morning:

Parker 91r
Derby Extra (4)
TGN Silvertip
Godrej Menthol Mist
L'Oreal AS Balm
Old Spice

I.AM.LOVING.THIS.SETUP.

 

Saturday SOTD
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Bodyshop Maca Root SC/EJ DE86/LiJun &1980 Finest/Feather Hi-Stainless(5)/Nivea Replenishing ASB
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Nice Pics everyone.

Thanks for sharing.

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Lord Super/7 AM day 1 (I think)
Tamara SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Ivy & Castle Homme AS Balsam
Black Garter Cologne :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008

Today was a real Egyptian shave with a very nice and extremely cheap cream which a good friend brings me every time he goes to visit his family in Cairo. The Lord Super razor is one of the finest DE's made in Egypt, and it's kind of aggressive if you compare it to a Super Speed, but with proper care and close attention, it will give you a good and comfortable shave without any nicks or cuts.

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! :happy069 Time for the SEs!!

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, strop str8
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya, BLACK
Strop: VB 2" black Latig0/linen
Soap: TSD Florida Water Type
Brush: Ever Ready 200T w/ original knot
Str8: Red Imp by Glen, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, B&BW Oak

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

One of my best str8 shaves in a while.

 

Saturday

EJ89L
Voskhod (7)
Omega Boar 10275
VDH Deluxe ss
Nivea Sensitive as balm
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue as splash
Polo Original edt

 

Wade & Butcher 6/8 Guy Smiley wedge
MyCarver 24mm Finest
MWF
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

While the W&B mows down hair like an oldster behind the wheel of a caddy at a farmer's market, I think I am developing a taste for hollow ground razors and have been using it less and less. It wasn't a bad shave, just not as spectacular as I have been getting. 3.5 / 5.

 

Saturday:

Razor - Lord Premium
Blade - Lord Platinum Class
Brush - Vie-Long Silvertip
Cream - Palmolive Classic
A/S - Italian Floid Amber

--
John

 

• Merkur 34G w/ Astra
• AoS Lemon + Speick Cream
• Penworks 22mm Finest
• Boosters Mosswood
• Quorum

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