SoS: June 23, 2014 - June 29, 2014

Dave
Welcome aboard. Great find. Do you know the correct Gillette ID Code for your razor?

 

I think you gave me an idea for tomorrow's shave!

 

I did the same to grind up a puck of Williams Shaving Soap to make Van der Williams aka Patrick's Blend.

 

worked like a charm, washed up easy too

 

Some people might start calling you Maurice after making that exclamation!

 

There aren't too many creams or soaps available in Sweden from what I understand. There were a few very good sticks a long time ago, but they were discontinued.

 

Does he speak of the pompitous of love?

 

I'd that who Steve Miller was singing about

 

SoS - Thursday, June 26, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Lime & Tea Tree PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: Proraso Red
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill Witch Hazel
Aftershave: CVS Old Spice

- Don

 

Don't get me wrong, it won't win any beauty contest,

 

It looks like it cleaned up pretty good. The crud helped you get a great deal. As long as it is a good shaver, that's enough. If you wanted to upgrade, that razor would probably bring you more than $25 on the bay.

 

Planned Shave 6-27-2014



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Just another frosty pleasant shave. Ingram gives me the best shaves of any product I have. It has lanolin in it, and I tend to get along real well with that stuff. I am seriously considering getting rid of all my other DE's since they keep getting neglected by the Krona.

Not pictured: Myrsol Formula F sample. This stuff smells too good. I wish I could describe it better. I guess it has a slight powdery note to it.

 

Thursday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (17)

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS

 

Lol. I only have 3 but since I got my Slim the other two have been neglected. I know how you feel.

 

No, they get treated the same as any other blade. Just a good rinse in the razor and then back on the shelf. Stainless blades really are very low-maintenance IME. I think they actually get a bit smoother after a couple of shaves to tell the truth.

 

First World problems. We are so spoiled.

 

Noxzema Classic Clean
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Gillette NEW
Astra SP (3)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Mennen SB AS

I bowl lathered the MWF today just to change things up. It made more than enough lather. The Gillette NEW and Astra SP seem to be a perfect match. I made two passes, and that is all that was required for a close, comfortable shave. I washed a lot of lather down the drain and did my cold water rinse. The Thayers Cucumber WH and Mennen Skin Bracer after shave topped off a really great shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

SOTD June 26

Prep- Hot shower
Sudz-Real Shave Co.
Brush- Semogue 1470
Razor- '68 Lady Gillette
Blade- Feather Hi Stainless(6)
Post- Aqua Velva Musk

Can't believe I got 6 shaves out of the feather. Blade's done, though.
Still really love this razor. Great shave, and the AV Musk goes well with the Real Shave cream.
Have a great shave, everyone!

 

Jim did you by chance mean Fridays, planned Shave?