SoS: September 12-18 2011

Old Wedge from Liverpool/MWF/Frank 28mm Silver tip/Polar Ice​

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Have a great day, Gentlemen.​

 

Most everyday's Shave

Arko Shave Stick-bowl lathered
Omega Baby Pro-10029
1955-58 Schick Hydro-Magic
EMS or Long's Drugs/Personna
Arko-Nem moisturizer/Rebul Lavanda Colonia or Arko Aqua AS or both
Cologne: Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT.

I haven't been able to post for a while but the above has been giving me wonderful daily shaves...Used that set-up for a couple weeks and then for 3 days I used my "Black Tip Beauty" with a Perma-Sharp Super blade and I was in love again...I almost started a "I Love Perma-Sharp Supers" thread...3 passes left me BBS every day...Then I changed the blade in my Schick and removed a day and a half's whiskers in one pass of effortless pure joy....Been back on the Schick band-wagon for weeks....She's been maintaining an unprecedented consistency of heavenly whisker removal...
Love you all....Great Shaves All Around

 

Friday

Lord L6 Razor
Wilkinson sword classic blade
Tabac Shave soap
Witchazel
Tet a tet aftershave balm, I got from my TSD Store bag of cookies.
Pinaud Stypic

Yeah, many minute blood sacrifices this week, probably my fault, mostly in the chin area trying to get the stubborn hair. The Wilkinson blade performed well, I'll give it another shot tomorrow. I managed a DFS today which is good enough as I'm off work tonight anyways.

 

Friday:

EJ Super
C&E Sienna
Weishi Gunmetal
Supermax plat (day 4)
alum, witch hazel, ogalllallalalalalala (however it is spelled) bay rum

 

iKon OC Bulldog
Polsilver
M&F 3/1 Blonde Badger
Provence Sante Green Tea SS
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S
Prairie Creation A/S Balm Unscented

Le Labo Santal 33

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Personna day 5
Ingram SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS
JHL Cologne

3 passes with Ingram are enough to freeze your face just right if you're a menthol lover like I am, and a couple of splashes of Barbon aftershave will complete the Arctic experience perfectly. The Personna blade is holding up very well. It should last for at least 1 more shave. Here is what the Barbon aftershave looks like. :biggrin:

 

Friday:

Shumate 5/8 #018
The Dridecker
Wilkinson Sword Stick
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Avon Wild Country Cologne NOS

It's been quite a while since I last used a straight. I've been waiting until I can get a strop but grew impatient so I did a little googling and found out I could use a legal pad, so that's what I did. Two pass wtg and I've got to say it's at least an sas shave, no irritation or blood to be seen.

 

I recall you got a sleeve of the Master Mug Soap soap but I didn't know it was Lilac Veg scented. And I didn't get VDH from your post, I thought maybe you made some Master's Lilac Veg AS and evaporated off the alcohol and added to some VDH? I did that with some AV and VDH and it was crazy nice. I'd never heard of lilac veg soap so I thought you might have done that. I may do that next actually (and menthol of course ).

Nope, I didn't get one from your pif. So much pif'in at times I don't recall them all or if I attempted in one or who pif'd it even sometimes..... I know, it's bad and very ungrateful.

 

Friday's Shave:

• EJ 89L
• Voshkod (5 or 6...don't remember)
• TSD SOTQ Pacific Waters, home mentholated
• Simms boar
• Osage Rub AS

Blade was a bit worn but I made it out alive! A few weepers but no pain or irritation.

3.5/5

 

Personna shavette
Voskhod (2)
TGN Silvertip
TBS Maca Root
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Pinaud Clubman

Finally a quality shave, even though at 6:30 I'm about 35% awake. Went the slow and careful route and it worked out nicely with just a couple nicks. One thing that helped was wiping the razor down periodically to keep a better grip. I also went with kind of a zen/jedi approach after the first WTG pass, rather than think about what pass i was on, just focus on the pass itself. It's not ATG, it's whatever it needs to be. Got a nice DFS as a result, with a little help from the progress set at 1 for a cleanup pass

 

Careful with the Progress, those things are aggressive

 

Not on 1 it ain't!

 

I was kidding. Having just used a shavette, nearly anything other than that crazy ass dude using obsidian pales in comparison in aggression.

 

Have a great Friday and weekend; nice cool mornings in the lowcountry at 68 F and for the next week.

Merkur Super Silvertip-I had forgotten how really good this brush feels
Merkur Futur
Voskhod blade-4 th shave and still sharp
Grafton shave cream
Creed Original Santal edt

Edit: OOps I did something wrong with the downloaded picture?

 

Friday, September 16, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Derby Extra
Brush: Edwin Jagger BB
Soap or Cream: Cyril Salter Sublime Citrus Cream
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Speick Splash

A really fine shave this morning. While not my favorite blade, the Derby does its best for me when paired with the Futur.

 

Friday, September 16. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Hot shower, wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime, hot towel soak, Proraso Pre Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue Super Platinum
Cream: Proraso
Brush: D.R. Harris H1
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick Aftershave Lotion



Have a GREAT day.

 

Ha. True dat. That guy's an animal.

But yeah - the shavette can be fairly unpleasant to say the least. I only use it because I have nothing else to practice my technique on

 

Made Lather and lathered up, covered my face with a hot towel, and waited three minutes-was told my grandfather did this when he had time (second day in a row, think this will be my pre-shave routine.)

eBarbershop Almond Soap​

eBarber matching mug and badge brush-both cream​

EJagger DE 89​

Hot towel start (see above), cold towel rinse​

EBC (ebarbershop) Almond Shave Balm​

Canoe AS​

Caswell Massey Jockey Club Talc​

This was my fifth DE shave after 30 months of using mug/brush/fusion. I am finding myself really listening to the shave. When it all goes right, the sound of the hair being removed from my face is beauty indeed. The Sounds of Shaving​

And the last two days, people I work with asked me what's different, I look like a babyface. Loving it. Keep the ideas coming everyone.​

 

I wasn't bagging on it dude. I think if you can keep from bleeding out using a shavette that when you get your shave ready straight you won't have any problems at all. More power to you dude, you got more cajones than I do. I've walked by every shavette I've seen in the wild....out of fear and respect. A straight? Sure. Shavette, I squeal like a scared little girl and run the other direction :biggrin:

 

Eureka...figured it out as I did not see the thumnail option at first