SoS: August 15-21 2011

Sunday's Shave

Prep: Hot Shower
Coffee: Mehmet Effendi Turkish Coffee
Soap: Arko Shave Stick/Arko Adventure SC-bowl lathered
Brush: Omega 10029
Razor: 1955-58 Schick Hydro-Magic
Blade: EMS/Personna (Day3)
Post: Ice Cold Water Splash, Arko Nem moisturizer, Rebul Lavanda Colonia
Scent: Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT

Today's shave was one of those, "Best of my life type"...on a scale of 1 to 10 it would have to get a 15...
Aside from everything coming together for a great shave...I think the amount of time between shower and shave is an important factor...Today after my shower, I towel dried my hair, held a hot wet washcloth on my whiskers and immediately shaved...Whiskers still saturated from shower...Blade/Razor combo Heaven sent...Shave grandiose...

 

What do you think?? When that R41 makes the scene in a few days, are those trouble areas in trouble...?? )
Are you excited??....

 

• Razor: Sledgehammer
• Blade: Dark Blue 7 O'clock
• Soap: Trumpers Almond
• Brush: CH2 Super
• Aftershave: Trumpers Spanish Leather

 

Fantastic Sunday shave! Tabac cream just shines...
4/8 Rebell from Stefan / Vie-Long horsehair brush/Painted ceramic bowl/ Tabac SC/Mayor Energy Platinum splash

Easily DFS+ all around!

 

Sunday, August 21

59’ Fatboy (setting 8)
Lord Platinum (d2)
Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar
Superior 70

 

Sunday, August 21. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers
Prep: Hot shower/Hot towel with Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Razor: Merkur 1904 Classic OC (Third shave with this razor & very satisfied)
Blade: Feather - Day 3, 3 passes
Cream: Proraso
Brush: D.R. Harris Silvertip Badger
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some good old Speick After Shave Lotion

Have a great day.

 

Shavemac '07 Forum Brush
Italian Barber LE SS
AIKU
SRD Paddle Strop
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Davidoff Silver Shadow AS, EDT
Have a Great Day!

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Folger's, BLACK
Soap: TSD Blue Juniper
Brush: Omega 49, the RED one
Razor: Fat Handle Tech - just found yesterday. I'll get pics when I get home from vacation, 'coz ya know I ain't got it 'til I post pics
Blade: Astra SP, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, Curve, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

I find Techs to be a bit mild, but still get me an acceptable shave.

 

Steve, Folgers???? what happened?

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Personna day 3
Tet-a-tet SC
Tet-a-tet AS Balsam
Monsieur Givenchy EDT

The Tet-a-tet cream and aftershave balsam felt so cool and nice on my skin this morning. The cream's menthol was very light at first, but by the time I was doing my 3rd and final pass it was quite noticeable. The balsam felt icy as soon as it went on my face and neck. What a wonderful shave. :biggrin:

 

Sunday 21 Aug 2011
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: 1907 English Gillette Single Ring on Face - Trac II with Schick Twin on Head
Blade: 1960s Gillette Super Blue (New Old Stock Blade) on Face - Schick Twin on Head
Cream: C.O. Bigelow Cream / Barbasol Brushless Tube Combination
Brush: FS Synthetic Brush
A/S: Masters Bay Rum

 

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Jaggerooney
Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Soap: Valobra
A/S: Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel, Alt Innsbruck Splash

An excellent shave this morning, smooth and comfortable. Using Valobra seems to always result in a nice shave. The Thayer's WH and the Alt Innsbruck left my face feeling great.

 

Gem OCMM
Gem Stainless PTFE
Semogue 2000
Williams Mug Soap
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

You're correct Steve-o, I don't see a thing

Even though none of us believe you have one of these (), I agree 100% with you, unfortunately though, it is just acceptable. I've had good acceptable shaves but don't recall ever getting anything intergalactic or worthy of banging a gong over out of one. Not bad, just nothing worth selling all your other gear over.

Must be his vacation's fault.

 

I love the picture, Dmitry!

 

Yup. It's what my parents have on hand.

 

Sunday:

Bump Fighter (17)
Thater Stout 2
La Toja Stick
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Grey Flannel edt

Enough of this, back to DE for me.

 

Sunday:

Milord
Penworks 24mm Finest
Personna RI
C&E Sandlewood Soap
C&E Sandlewood ASB

It was a good shave. When I put on the balm it was a sandlewood overload! The soap and balm have a nice scent, but my face still dried a bit too much from the soap for my liking. All in all it was good.

 

Happy Sunday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle II
Omega Boar 80056
Williams In Marvy Mug
Personna Injector
Topco Blade (2)
Cold Water Rag
Aqua Velva

4 Passes = DFS!

This is Beecham era Williams. It has no smell other than a slight soapy smell. This Williams required zero effort to lather. I am one of those folks that have found Williams to be hit or miss on lathering, but this puck presented no problems. I don't know if it is due to the aging of the puck, or if my lathering skills are better now. I am going to grab a puck from the store today and let it sit out for awhile and see if the skeeter be gone scent fades over time and also to see if it lathers the same as this Beecham puck once I use it all up.

Have a great week Ya'll!

 

Sunday Shave Aug 21,2011

pine bouquet shower gel/body wash
pine soap/kissmyface
rooney 1, 2
scuttle
slim adjustable
rapira(3)
aftershave
pine bouquet cologne

great shave!