Let's see those shaves for the week! As always, bonus points for pictures! I will get things started with my gear for tomorrow: Astra 501 Voskhod Butterscotch Finest reknot Taylor of Old Bond Street Lemon and Lime cream The Shave Den Commando Cocktail Aftershave Milk, and Cologne
Pre : Hot Shower Razor : Muhle R41 Blade : Lord Brush : Semouge 1305 (loss it hair , i think because the hot water in the scuttle ? ) Scuttle : Schwarzweisskeramik XL Soap : TOBS Lavender ASL : St.James
Monday, October 31. Good Morning! Happy Halloween. 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: MWF Brush: D.R. Harris H1 Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Musgo Real After Shave Splash Have a GREAT day.
With the exception of the 444 balm, none of this stuff is made nowadays. Colgate Cup soap (probably from the 50's) Semogue 1550 (late 90's) Joseph Rodgers straight razor (ca. 1820-1830) 444 balm Old Spice Musk by Shulton (late 80s)
Monday 31 October Happy Halloween-Menthol Monday Hot Shower, no coffee, yes I said it Proraso preshave balm Mama Bear's Awakenings stick Omega boar travel brush Gillette Milord, w/ Big Ben Blue blade (D1) Alcolado Glacial and Nivea Sensitive Balm This was a fantastic shave, close and very cool. The awakenings stick really gets me going and gives me a great shave and my skin feels great for the rest of the day. This was my last Big Ben Blue. I purchased two packs along time ago as part of sampler, and I have not used them in a while. Very good shave, almost BBS, I would give it a DFS+. I don't know why there is a rubber duck in my hotel room, but since he was done up like Frankenstein, I figured he should go in the Halloween picture. I hope everyone has shave this good today.
Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle Voskhod (1) RV Finest Klar Kabinett Alum Superior 70 (Boosted) Today is two years since I have had a cigarette.
Monday, October 31, 2011 Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Razor: 1948-50 Gillette Super Speed Blade: Super Iridium Brush: Vulfix VS/5 Boar Soap/Cream: P.160 Tipo Duro Soap A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Wesley & Scott Lavender Balm Many of the products above are no longer in production and rose from the dead, so to speak, to participate in this morning's Halloween shave.
Menthol Monday: Omega Wooden Handle Super Speed/Rapira day 5 Godrej Menthol Mist SC Keri unscented moisturizer Osage Rub AS Polo Original EDT One of the best shaves I've had in a while - everything worked out perfectly. The Godrej Menthol Mist and Osage Rub both froze my face the way they're supposed to, and I'd like to add that these 2 items are not for anyone who cannot handle menthol! :biggrin:
iKon Modern Polsilver Rooney 3/3 Morris & Forndran's Hand Made Sandalwood & Shea SS Aqua Velva Trumper's Sandalwood Skinfood Le Labo - Santal 33
Monday Razors: '62 Gillette Slim Adjustable; JM Schmid & Son 6/8 Blade: Astra (1) Brush: Altesse Badger Soap: Omega A/S: Aqua Velva Tried something different this morning and did my first pass with the Gillette (the only vintage Gillette I own that I really like) and did the last two passes with the straight so I could focus on refining my technique while shaving my neck. I usually spend too much time focusing on the first pass with the straight and not enough on the last two passes and as a result I usually need some touch up with a DE. I'm happy to report that the experiment was a success...now to see if I put to use what I learned when I shave with a straight only (aiming for BBS shave with a straight...so far I've only been able to get DFS shaves).
Monday, October 31 EJ DE86 Voskhod (d2) Boosted Col. Conk Amber SS Ever Ready Boar Master Blue Herbissimo Mountain Juniper Edt Took my time and did a five pass BBS. Was close after 3 passes, but kept going. The EJ+Voskhod together are so forgiving a BBS was eventually guaranteed.
Monday morning, Schick Injector Razor I1 w/ Personna blade (2) Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush, Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather, finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!
Truck Stop Straight Shave: The Cranford 5/8 EJ Best Palmolive Stick Brut AS Balm Didn't have much time so I did a real quick 2-passer, probably under ten mins. altogether. Not my closest by a longshot, bit it looks like I shaved today which I guess is the point...I guess.
Monday, October 31 Razor: Weck Open Comb* Blade: Super Iridium* Brush: Simfix Grosvenor Two Band* Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Soap: Old Spice* A/S: Trumper Marlborough* I visited the Shaving Graveyard for the Mournful Monday Halloween Shave. All items listed with an * are no longer being produced. I enjoyed an excellent shave.