SoS: April 25-May 1 2011

Gillette Aristocrat junior - British Set #58
with Gillette Super Thin (1)
Kent BK 2
Van der Hagen SS
Patchouli EdT

Have a nice day!

 

Lavender Shave

Calani "Lavendel"
Golden Badger
Gillette President 1953
rP
Caldey Island Lavender AS

 

Ooooohhh! I will try that tonight with my Osage Rub, sounds like a fine idea.

 

Thursday:

Shave King head on iKon extended tech handle
Astra Sup #3
TGN synthetic knot in unknown maker acrylic handle
Tabac
alum
witch hazel
TSD iced subzero AS

 

• Brush: Simpson D2
• Cream: ToBS Almond
• Razor: EJDE87
• Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
• Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck

 

I do this with Osage too. I also use Proraso pre/post shave cream and Baxter of California AS Balm.

 

Apr, 28

It is 'sprint shaving' again! So I took my Merkur and did 3 quick passes...

Merkur 23C/Blue Personna#2?
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Fitjar Calmomilla SC
Cold water rug

Weekend is coming...

 

Today my face needed some extra kindness, so I went with my fall back setup

Merkur HD
Super Iridium (5, last shave in the blade)
Simpsons Duke 3 Best
TOBS Avocado
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

Thursday, April 28

Preshave: Proraso Pre-shave Cream
Brush: Omega 10048 boar
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Merkur progressive
Raxor blades:Shark
Post: Masters Bay Rum
A/S Cologne: Tabac​

 

the I want to play with my new toys shave!
Starting out I had nearly three days growth waiting for my new goodies.
Round 1
Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Vulfix 404 badger/boar
TSD Lemon & Cedarwood SC
J. R. Torrey 5/8"
Knocked down a good bit of whiskers, but the 404 isn't broken in enough yet so I switched it up mid shave to:
Round 2
Omega Pro 10049
TSD Blue Juniper SS
Long Progress with
Sputnik Teflon
TSD Blu Juniper Splash with a dash of M Bomb
Great Finish DFS
I gotta say I really love the Blue Juniper, its like being in the middle of a forest!
the Lemon and Cedarwood was nice smelling, but I think I should have used the Badger on it.
Teflon Sputnik: verra nice!

 

Friday:

Weishi 2004
Astra #3
2009 SOC LE brush
TSD iced subzero soap
witch hazel
TSD iced subzero AS

 

Friday, April 28

Gem Push Button
GEM (Pella Stainless, Coated) (day 3)
TSD Spring Equinox SS
Vulfix 2235 Super
Barbasol Brisk
TSD English Fern Splash

Fine shave and finish.

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 5 (the blade is finished now :sad023)
Egyptian Palmolive Menthol SC :anifrozen :anifrozen :anifrozen :anifrozen
Visal AS Gel :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Grey Flannel EDT

It's a pity that this Palmolive Menthol cream from Egypt has such a lousy scent, because if it wasn't for that it would be a real top-favorite of mine. The lather is so rich, and the menthol blast is super-powerful. The Visal aftershave gel is made by the same company as the Vifrex, and it delivers an equally delightful menthol punch. Here are some pictures of these face-freezers.

 

Friday, April 29, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Portman Square "Notting Hill" Cream Soap
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns Splash

The Futur delivered its usual fine shave this morning. After this very pleasurable shave, I noticed a strange light shining into the house. I determined that it was actually sunshine, a type of light that I had almost forgotten about :happy005. This has been our wettest April in many, many years.

 

Happy Friday All.

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle
Shark SC
Ever-Ready Super Silvertip
Bigelow SC
Alum
Master's Bay Rum

 

Joseph Rodgers wedge/Best shave Horsehair #1/ Arko / Vintage English Leather AS Lotion​

A nice simple DFS to start the day.

Gentlemen, have a great day.

 

Friday:

Razor - MÜHLE R41
Blade - Shark Super Chrome
Brush - Omega #81052 Boar
Soap - Cella
A/S - Pino Silvestre

--
John

Christos Anesti

 

Hot Shower
TSD ISZ Pre-Shave :anifrozen
Fine Badger
EJ Jagger DE89L
Rapira (4)
Vintage Old Spice Shaving Soap :happy108
Baxter of California ASB
Stephan's Island Lime

Second day shaving with the vintage Old Spice soap I got from my buddy.
It lathers better than any soap I have used to date with using only a 3 second load!
The scent is a little medicinal, but the performance is OUTSTANDING!!!

 

Shave King Self Lubricating
Personna 74*
Knotty Badger Best
JM Frasers Polar Ice
Anherb Aftershave Gel
4711 Cologne

 

Happy Friday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Every Ready Green Horse
Tabac Soap
Wapi - scales by Glen
Cold Water Rag
Tabac AS

3 Passes = DFS+

A fantastic shave. BBS would have been achievable with some touch up but this is good enough for me!

I just got the Wapi back from the honer. I had it honed on a Coticle and WOW what a difference! This edge is so smooth, so velvety, just WOW! I have shaved with edges honed on Norton and Naniwa but I tell you what, this Coti edge blows them away!

Have a great weekend Ya'll!

I am sending all of my razors out for Coti honing. or maybe I really should just buy one and learn to do it myself.