SoS: October 24-30 2011

Let's see those shaves for the week! As always, bonus points for pictures!
I will get things started with my gear for tomorrow. Thanks Aaron for unintentionally picking my razor for me.

Red Tip Rocket
7 O'clock Sharp Edge
Knotty Badger Butterscotch re-knot
Crabtree and Evelyn Sienna Soap and Aftershave balm
The Shave Den Bamboo and Teak Cologne

 

Monday, OC-tober 24

Kent soap
Vie Long Gonzalo
LT New
Ladas (day 2)
alum, witch hazel, osage rub
C.O. Bigelow elixir blue

 

Very nice Rodd, very nice if I could give you two likes I would! You have the whole shabang; Red Tip Rocket, a nice butterscotch brush with a finest 2 band fan.

 

Monday, October 24

Gillette New
Crystal (day 1)
Preshave Oil Blend (1st and 3rd Pass)
Boosted/ Classic Brand Menthol SS
Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Stephans Bay Rum

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, hand strop blade
CD: 25 Masters of the Blues ~ Volume 2
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Cream: Tom's of Maine
Brush: Ever Ready 200T with original knot
Razor: Merkur Futur @ 2.5
Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Pinaud Clubman, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Just another great shave.

 

Monday, October 24. Good Morning!

Not only do I feel good, I smell good today. "Thanks Phil"

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue
Cream: D.R. Harris Arlington
Brush: D.R. Harris H1
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some DRH A/S Splash & DRH A/S Milk



Have a GREAT day.

 

Muhle R41 Head iKon Bulldog handle
Personna Med. Prep.
Rooney 3/3
I Coloniali Shaving Soap with Mango Oil
Barbasol Pacific Rush
Ebano & Ebano A/S Balm

 

Happy Menthol Monday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Chubbz I
Prep SC
R-41
7'oc Black (1)
Cold Water Rag
Prep Pre/Post

An Easy Two Pass DFS!

Have a great week Ya'll!

 

Gillette Old Type Bull Mastiff
Voskhod (4?)
Semogue OC boar
Ingram SC
Alum
Superior 70 (Boosted)

Nice comfortable shave.

 

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Lord Emofresh SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS
Polo Original EDT

The Lord Emofresh cream from Egypt has such a lovely scent to it with a crazy lather which blows up on your face like a bomb. The menthol effect is relatively light compared to Palmolive Green or Blue, Ingram, etc, but it's still there. The Barbon aftershave really magnified the cooling effect! :biggrin:

 

Monday, October 24, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur 23C
Blade: Lord Platinum Class
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Soap/Cream: Cyril Salter Sublime Citrus Cream
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Mr. Taylor Splash

 

Monday

Razor: JM Scmhid & Son 6/8
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Institut Karite
A/S: Aqua Velva

Just another menthol Monday! Menthol is always a great way to start the work week, it perks me right up! I was actually going to use the Dovo this morning, but I was a little sleepy so I opted for the JM Schmid (which I'm pretty sure is a half-hollow) which is a little more forgiving than my other two razors. I did have to do a little touchup at the very bottom of the neck with a DE, but since I always shave a small bit (silver dollar sized spot of very thin hair on my balding head) on the front of my head with a DE, I didn't list it as part of the shave gear since it's role was minimal to the rest of the shave. Very good Monday morning shave with the Omega soap in the black tub topped off with Aqua Velva to wake me up for the work week.

 

Monday morning,

Gillette NEW Long Comb,
Gillette Bleue Extra Blade (3)
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse. DFS!

 

Monday, October 24

Razor: iKon Bulldog LE*
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum*
Brush: Simpson Ehsan*
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Yardley*
A/S: Trumper Marlborough*

My "Mournful Monday" shave is dedicated to cherished shave items that are no longer in production (marked by an *). My limited Edition iKon Bulldog paired with a Schick Plus Platinum blade did an excellent job leaving my face smooth and irritation free. A splash of Trumper Marlborough and I am ready for the day.

 

Monday:

Shumate 5/8
Thater Stout 2
KMF Cool Mint
Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Brut AS Splash

 

hot shower
Proraso pre shave
Omega #049 red
Kent soap
Gillette slim 1964 (6) setting (cant belive I didnt use the EJ89L again!!)
Astra blade
Alum block
Dirty english shave balm

I seem to be nailing every shave regardless of razor at the moment

 

The Cranford 5/8
Edwin Jagger Best
Arko
Nivea Sensitive AS Balm

I'm auditioning my travel setup and wanted to see how spartan a shave I could do. No mug, just ran the brush under hot water and then face lathered. The EJ definitely isn't gifted with any kind of backbone, but because of that it's so soft it's like rubbing a kitten all over my face. It took some extra time to build it, but it got nice and thick eventually, and I think it was worth the effort. Also I think my stropping technique must be improving because the last couple shaves my edge has definitely felt smoother than before (except right when I got it back from honing - I still haven't been able to match that edge.) All in all a decent shave with minimal gear. In full disclosure I did do a cleanup pass on the neck with the progress at 4, although now I'm regretting it with some rashage.

Here it is in all its road-readyness. Still playing with different brush containers, this one has a lip. I think I'm going to keep scouring pharmacies for the large pill bottles, but at least I have something if nothing else comes up.

 

Monday's Shower and Shave
Hot Shower
Cream; Viking
Brush; Parker Badger
Razor; Everready Schick Injecter
Post Shave; Cold water splash, Osage Rub
Results; Three Passes brought about a superior DFS.
Go Texas Rangers

 

Anthony Logistics shaving cream, Wilkinson Hydro 5, Anthony logistics ASB