SoS: March 5th, 2012 ~ March 11th, 2012

preshave: Floid Sandolor
soap: Tabac
brush: Omega boar
After shave: Blue Floid
razor: my favorite big blue 13/16 straight!

 

Monday March, 5:
Brush: DoRosso super silvertip
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Treet blue blade, 2
Cream: Taylor's Lavender
Toner: Thayer's Lavender WH
Finish: Speick splash/Prep pre-post cream

Even though I got some tugging from the nearly spent Treet blade, I got a close and smooth shave. Happy Shaving

 

The 1250 is one of my favourite boar brushes. The hair is actually a grade lower than the 1305 and 830 which are both premium grade.

 

Great picture. Also like the choice of your fountain pens. I collect fountain pens also.

 

Monday's Shower and Shave
Long hot shower.
Next in the brush line-up was the Omega 48.
In honor of "Menthol Monday" I choose Viking Shave Cream .
Today was day three for the "new style" Gillette Open Comb with the 7'o clock blue. This combo has had great shave results.
After three passes I followed up with a polar water splash, toned my face with Thayer's Witch Hazel, to seal a great shave a splash of Colonia Agua.


:wave:returning from the weekend of they were happy to rate this DFS a 10


Everyone have a great week.


Will be posting my PIF for March very soon. The Den is awith PIF. Does anyone have doubt that this is the BEST Shave Forum to be a member of.

 

Nice setup!
I've got an Esterbrook on my wish list for some years now. Have to be careful about choosing the type of tip, though, as I.m a southpaw! One fine day...

 

Monday!

Prep: hot water splash, hot water rinse
Music: Vangelis, L'Apocalypse des Animaux
Brush: DVH boar
Soap: Williams
Razor: Gem OCMM
Blade: Stanley (local hardware store!)
Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse


Despite the blade (I clean forgot to buy the right ones in itme for SE week... D'oh! ) a nice shave despite only attaining a DFS-. But the Williams made it a nice shave. And I like the weight and balance of the OCMM!

Have a great week all!

 

I knew about fishcrow, but figured I'd flush out a couple of other FP users in this traditionalist group. This LJ and a J Esterbrook are my favorites, but the Parker 51 is pretty close.

 

Monday Night

No Picture as this week my setup will be the same all week so just the same as Sunday's pic.

Gold Dollar 66, Vie Long Brush, Tabac Stick, Alum, Old Spice Whitewater

Since honing this is shave #3 with this cheapest of the cheap blade. Still very sharp and smooth and giving a close, comfortable shave. Of anything that let me down tonight it was the Tabac. The lather was drying on my face faster than normal. Odd but didn't effect the shave much.

 

Monday Morning - Forgot about Menthol Monday, my bad!
Gillette Flare Tip SS + Bolzano Superinox (D4)
Cella
Simpsons Berkeley
Cold Water Rinse + Brut A/S

DFS, though I'm not tempting fate, the blade had day 4 this morning so I'll gracefully retire it. Blades that hated my other razors seem to work like a dream in this vintage Gillette...not complaining at all!

 

Mon Mar 5
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Arrko
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Astra SP
Pre: Hot Towel
Post: Witch Hazel.
Hair Groom: Vitalis
Result: DFS

 

Monday 3/5/12 1937hrs

Prep: Face Wash with Old Spice Pure sport
Razor: 1906 Merkur
Blade: Vokshod (3)
Soap: De Vergulde Hand extra fris
Brush: Tweezerman
AS: Gables Bay Rum


Holy Moly, I just got the best lather I have ever done in my short time wet shaving. So I just had to do at least a two pass shave to use the extra lather. The misses really likes the way the Soap smells also. DFS+

 

Hot Shower
Merkur 11C
Derby extra blade
Shavemac Silvertip D01
Cella red jar
Speick lotion

 

Today my set up was:

Ship brand el cheapo razor (it last use before I give it away)
porasso pre and post shave
Williams soap mixed with belea shaving cream
omega pure brush
swiss army after shave

 

Gillette Popular #47
Voshkod (2)
Semogue 2011 LE Finest badger 1
Institut Karite shaving soap
Speick AS and 444 balm

 

Tuesday 6 March

TSD Iced SubZero Soap
Simpsons Berkley 46, face lather
GEM Micromatic, GEM Stainless SE
TSD Iced SubZero splash, and Proraso ASB

There, I corrected yesterdays problem and pulled out the GEM SE. I continued with Steve's TSD soap lathering technique and it worked well again. This was a three pass smooth and chilly shave, DFS+.

 

Tuesday, March 6

Gem Push Button
GEM (T. Pella SS PTFE ) (d2)
L'Occitane Cade
Tweezerman Badger
Stephans Bay Rum

Got a nice, high grade, 3 pass DFS this morning. I give it a 4.7.

 

And now you know I use and collect, as well.

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower
CD: Petra ~ Not of This World
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Soap: TOBS Lavendar
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot
SE: Gem Clog Pruf
Blade: Gem, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Opened up a nick I got Saturday with my str8. Bled worse today than it did when I first nicked myself!

 

tuesday

hot shower
omega badger
feather as/feather yellow
MWF
cold water rinse

2 pass DFS