SoS: December 19th ~ December 25th, 2011

Agree 100%. It would be nice to have a digital camera. Maybe next year.

 

Its a panasonic DMC-FX33 its 8mp and 4 years old!! prob gonna up-grade this year. but as you see its still pretty good

 

Beats the heck out of my cheap five year old Samsung cell phone camera. I see some of these shots on here and just say, WOW!

 

Saturday, December 24


65’ Gillette Slim (setting 7)
7 O’Clock (Green) (d3)
L'Occitane Cade
Ever Ready Boar
Old Spice

I think I just found the best brush for lathering up the Cade soap. My old boar made short work of it, beating many much more expensive badgers. Best lather yet I have gotten with Cade.

 

Saturday morning,

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna Blade,
Omega 10049 Boar Bristle Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!



The Omega 10049 and Arko are made for each other!

 

Saturday:

Shumate 5/8
The Dridecker
Wilkinson Sword Stick
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Pinaud Clubman

 

L'Occitane Bavx soap
Razor Feather AS - D1
Blade Feather
Brush Le Tuft Chubby 1.5 Custom
Mitchells Woolfat
Alum + Propolis
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
Coty Raw Vanilla Eua de cologne

Jamie.

What can I say about this set up, I dont think it's possible to have a bad shave, my favourite DE razor, not just performance but looks wise it wont be beaten.

 

That is simply beautiful lather Shawna.

I always wanted to ask you...what is KMF and also what is a Marvy Mug.

U and Jeff have a great holiday.

 

Thank you Scott, that was pre-shave, the volume diminishes quite a bit since so much water gets mixed into the lather during my shower. So I wanted to take a "pretty" picture.

KMF is a line of shaving products, it stands for Kiss My Face. I use the unscented version, it really gives any product (soap or cream) good backbone to make it all the way through the shower. I have also used the Key Lime, that one is a good scent.

In the picture, the green mug is a Marvy Mug. It is made of rubber, which works perfect for me in the shower since it won't break. When I started shaving with a brush and mug, they would fall in the shower and even plastic will break when falling from about three feet. And ceramic or glass is out of the question. The mug has a place in the bottom that a puck of soap will fit in. There is another Marvy mug here that a puck of vintage Williams is kept in, works perfectly.

 

I am amazed that the rest of the world wet shaves. My views were so provincial that I am embarrassed. I knew about the UK, as I lived there but...

My Dad is getting his hair done, and as my Dad is in his 70's, the man, not long in the US inquires where you can get "old fashioned blades." My Dad says that my son wet shaves and the rest is history. (more on this story here)

Thanx Jeff for your daily tour around the world. I love it!

 

Gillette Old Type
Feather (5)
Rudy Vey TGN Finest
Klar Kabinett
Tet-a-Tet ASB

A little irritation in one of my problem spots, otherwise a very nice shave.

 

Sorry mang. I've been there, too many times. We need you well and posting.

SharpSpine-man am I thick. Just got it...what a nice post.

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs.

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop str8, hot shower, soak brush
CD: Kutless ~ Strong Tower
Coffee: El Salvador, BLACK (a Christmas gift, along with some French Roast, from the owner of our company)
Hone: Duro - antique mall, $5
Strop: Vintage Blade's 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: VDH Select - CVS, $1.50
Brush: Omega 49, the RED one - WCS $12
Str8: Robeson SurEdge, 3 passes - antique mall, $10; first hone by Glen $20
SE: Gem MicroMatic Clog Pruf, touch-up - antique mall, $8
Blade: Gem - ShopRite, $1.70
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, cold water rinse #2, B&BW Oak - gift
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Very good shave. I'm very happy with the results.

 

Coffee - Some pack of fancy Starbucks stuff the wife bought.
Hot shower with my iPhone blaring out the Rat Pack Christmas album
Edwin Jagger Aloe Shave Cream
Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Merkur Blade
Fendrihan Best Badger Brush
Old Spice Classic A/S

Man that blade was WAAAAY more forgiving than my feathers, BBS and only one little weeper which was my fault as I discovered a small pimple on my chin the hard way LOL. Too bad they're so freakin expensive (~$0.80/blade) Best shave I've had thus far though.

 

Thank you Shawna...I have scene your mug but didn't it was called "Marvy"

And thanx also about KMF.

Wishing a merry xmas to you and yours.

 

Saturday

JM Schmid & Son 6/8
Omega Boar brush
TSD Irish Spring Style soap
Master Bay Rum
Drakkar Noir EDT

Great Christmas Eve shave!

 

Scott,

It is made and sold by the William Marvy Company in St. Paul, MN.

WILLIAM MARVY COMPANY

 

Saturday

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Scarlatti
TSD Sea Buckthorn Type Soap + 1/2 pump KMF
Lord L6
Super Max Super Platinum (5)
Cool Water Rinse
Hyatt Portico Lavendar & Citrus Body Lotion
Pe Re Ja Cologne

I don't think there was any hair to take off my legs today but I shaved anyway.

 

Christmas Eve

Kukri 4/8 - NF2213 - Arlington Cream - Alum - Pashana Original


A little late posting this as it was this morning but I didn't have time to post it as we had a busy day out planned. As it happened it was a great start in what turned out to be a lovely day, visiting the Roman Baths in Bath in the morning and a trip to the cinema in the afternoon.

 

Prayers for your little girl for healing.