Let's see those shaves for the week! As always, bonus points for pictures! Also, this week is adjustable week! I will get things started with my gear for tomorrow: Gillette #15 Red Pack Persona iKon Stainless brush T&H 1805 cream TSD Neroli Aftershave Milk and Cologne
Gillette SS Blue Tip with Gillette Blue Bock 21er Silvertip Wilkinson SC Ralph Lauren Polo Sport AS Have a nice Day!
Monday, September 5. Good Morning! Have no idea why I'm up this early on a holiday, but I am. Nothing better to do this time of morning so might as well shave. That will sure wake you up. And, I don't own an adjustable razor to show. I am a creature of habit, so what you see everyday is pretty much what I have. Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Prep: Hot shower, wash face with Musgo Glyce Lime then hot towel with Proraso Pre Shave Cream Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87 Blade: Feather Cream: Proraso Brush: D.R. Harris Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick After Shave Lotion Have a GREAT day. Footnote: When you are retired, everyday is a holiday. So, I have absolutely no excuse for being up at 4:30 in the morning other than old age is creeping in.
Coffee: Carluccio's Napoli Espresso Prep: The usual - Loreal Men Expert Cleansing Facewash/Hot Shower Razor: Merkur Futur (setting 4) Blade: Derby Cream: Geo. F. Trumpers Coconut Brush: Muhle Silvertip Post: Cold rinse, Cucumber Toner, Issey Miyake Noir Absolut
Today's shave: VieLong Finest Dr. Dittmar SS Kai Captain Excelia with Kai mild. Myrsol blue AS Very nice shave. The Dr. Dittmar soap really works great.
For some reason, I couldn't find the thread and kept wondering why a May 11th thread kept showing up.... Its gonna be one of those weeks I guess. At least it started off with a great shave! Monday: Proraso Omega Lucretia Borgia Slim set at 5 SuperMax Platinum (day 1) alum, witch hazel, osage rub, TSD ISZ
Monday, September 5 Gem Push Button GEM (Pella Coated) (d1) Preshave Oil Blend Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar Osage Rub Old Spice Pure Sport
Monday, September 05, 2011 Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Razor: 1948-50 Gillette Superspeed (cased)* Blade: Super Iridium* Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE Two-Band* Soap: P.160 Tipo Morbido* A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel G.F. Trumper Marlborough Splash* A very fine shave, using many excellent products that are no longer in production (the ones with asterisks).
Menthol Monday: Omega Wooden Handle Super Speed/Personna day 6 Noxzema SC Keri unscented moisturizer Pinaud Bay Rum AS I admit that today my shave was not the most mentholated, but it's because I was more interested in an "old-school" barbershop set-up from the 1950's or 60's. The Noxzema cream, which I love so much gave me the lather, scent, and still enough of a cooling effect that I like. The Pinaud Bay Rum is one of the few barbershop aftershaves which my wife likes! :biggrin:
It's Adjustable Week! Monday Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: BJs Kenya AA, BLACK Cream: Brut Classic + 3 drops M Bomb Brush: The Dridecker Adjustable: Merkur Futur @ a tad over 2.5 Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 1, 3+ passes Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB + 2 drops M Bomb, Brut cologne, Brut pit stick, hand strop blade Shave Rating: 5 Blades So, I like Brut. Fantastic shave today. I don't say it often, probably because my standards are high and it doesn't happen often, but this was a BBS shave. Simply FANTASTIC. The Brut was nice, too
To start adjustable week I chose my father in law's 1960 Fat Boy set at 9 and loaded with a Treet Dura Sharp blade. First time use of the Dura Sharp blade and I'm very impressed with it. Followed it up with a healthy splash of Aqua Velva.
Monday morning, Gillette NEW Short Comb, Personna Red Pack Blade (2) Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush, Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather, finish w/ cold water rinse. DFS!
Monday: EJ89L Voskhod Thater Stout 2 C.O. Bigelow SC Dickenson's Witch Hazel Nivea Sensitive Balm Azzarro pour Homme
I have not used Osage Rub in years. That is a pretty good description on the label " Invigorating Splash".
I think your Viking Sensitive cream is from Bulgaria, yes? I have the version from Russia, which is marvellous. (Lots of menthol) Here is a photo of it.
My Viking SC from Bulgaria looks different. http://www.aroma-bg.com/images/products/pic_121_en.jpg But it seems to be an older version. Actually this version is shown on the homepage http://aroma.bg/en/products/view/shaving-cream-viking-sensitive The design has got really improved.
Heyyyyyyyyy, you once sent to me a tube of the older Viking stuff. The Blue Ice cream in the tube wearing the denim shirt, with the matching aftershave balsam. That was from Bulgaria, and very good. I still say the Russian version is WUNDERBAR!
Happy Menthol Monday From Florida! Adjustable Week Day One: Hot Shower RAB Scuttle Chubbz I Poraso Green Tub Fat Boy - Slammed To 9 Voskhod (1) Cold Water Rag Poraso Cream A/S 4 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS! I have the day off. Now that I have shaved, time to get to work doing nothing all day! Have a great week Ya'll!
Rooney 3/1 Super AOS Sandalwood SS Muhle R 41 w/Dorco 301 Humphrey's Witch Hazel Gap Smooth Sandalwood EDT Have a Great Day!
