SoS: June 27-July 3 2011

Thanks, and yet another beauty today. I also have an SLR-Rebel, but don't get the quality you do. I guess it helps if you know what you're doing as well.

 

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

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop str8, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Hone: Duro
Strop: VB 2" Black latigo/line
Soap: TSD Cedarwood
Brush: Vulfix 404, The Grosvenor badger/boar mix
Str8: Boker Steamship SS St. Louis, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, cold water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

I don't get as close with the str8s as I do with my safety razors, but it sure is fun. That's why this is 5 blades and not 4. No blood is a good thing, too

 

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless (Russian Green)

Simpson Chubby 2 Best
TOBS Avocado

Alum
Boosted Superior 70 Bay Rum

After my first outing with the OCMM yesterday, I had to tone it down a bit today due to some left over irritation on the neck. I will revisit the OCMM in a day or two when my irritation is gone. Today was just another fantastic shave.

 

Saturday, July 2

Gem Push Button
GEM (Pella Stainless, Coated) (day 3)
Ever Ready Boar
Col. Conk Amber SS
Proraso A/S, Prada Edt
4.5 Blades on 3 passes, would have been a 5 with touch up.

 

Saturday's nice no rushing, relaxing shave:

Started off the morning with a great pot of coffee...


and on to the shave

• Gillette New
• Fred's Store brand Personna
• VDH badger
• Pacific Shaving Co. Shave Cream
• Aqua Velva Splash
• Hazelwood Soap Co. ASL
• Mug Place Lather Bowl

 

So what happened to the coffee? You said you made a pot of coffee. That can't be coffee in the mug - it's not black.



Just messin'. Love the pics!! :happy088

 

Well...maybe in a pinch I could. I think I could give up sugar first, but I really like a little cream (yes, cream not creamer).

 

Saturday:

Razor - 1934 British Gillette No. 88
Blade – Lord Platinum Class
Brush – Ever-Ready Butterscotch Boar Re-knot
Cream - Ingram
A/S – Superior 70 Bay Rum

--
John

 

Saturday

EJ89L
Lord Platinum (7)
Thater 4125/2
Palmolive stick (euro)
Nivea Sensitive balm
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Polo Original edt

 

Saturday, July 2nd

Razor: D.R. Harris Chatsworth
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simpson Douglas
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Cream: Acqua Di Parma
A/S: Acqua di Parma Colonia

Another cream today. Acqua di Parma is actually more like a soft soap and it is a favorite. Great shave followed by a splash of the Acqua di Parma Colonia.

 

July 2, 2011

Schick Adjustable Injector
Longs Blade
Vulfix # 5 Boar Brush
Vulfix Shave Cream
Old Spice (Shulton)

Alan

 

IKON OC Bulldog/Red IP/Tabac/FS 24mm Finest/Clubman
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Great Shaves today, Gentlemen.

 

Saturday Injector Week-July 2

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  SHOWER: Green Tea Shower Gel (private label)
  SOAP: Proraso Green Tea Sensitive White Tub
  BRUSH: Restored Made Rite-TGN 20mm Silver-Tip
  SCUTTLE: Robert Becker Medium-black
  RAZOR: Gillette INJECTOR
  BLADE: Schick Twin Blade Injector (shave #10 still sharp)
  AFTERSHAVE: Aloe Gel (private label)
  COLOGNE: Green Tea (Private label) Great Lite Scent!:sleep025
  
  
  
  One day left for Injector Week. Number 11 shave on schick twin blade injector. Always a BBS shave with this set-up. SS week might prove to be difficult. Had to look for the SS, found it. Birth year Y-2 ( last week) but razor is Y-1 & a Y-4. Also have a Schick Kona, Gillette Ranger 1941 collector grade. Will use Red Personnas.:sleep025

 

Injector Week: Day 6

• EJ 25 mm silvertip
• Schick G8
• Schick blade (1)
• Clubman Luxury Shave SC
• modern Old Spice

Nearly 100% BBS! Damn jawline keeps me from perfect nearly every time. The injectors have really shown me this week, that I really owe them a bit more attention than I had been giving them. Really good shavers. No weepers or irritation.

 

Thanks to Oberloser for the photography advice. My pic is better, but still not at your level.

Ern 6/8
Boar Brush with Pink Handle
Arko Stick
Alum Block
Lab Series AS Balm

 

Nice job, Danny.

 

Do you mind sharing the photography advise? Always looking for things to improve.

 

No problem. He advised me to use a tripod and a LOT of light. Simple, but it made a huge difference. Today I used the sun, but I'll need to find an indoor light source. I know they make flash contraptions for my camera (Canon Rebel SLR) so that just may be my next project.

 

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

 

Saturday: injector week

C2 Schick Repeater
Omega :Mighty Midget" boar/badger brush
tabac
alum, witch hazel, osage rub, tsd iced subzero