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ps1160 · Dec 4, 2014

SOTD: Stealth Travel Edition III

Speick cream
Plisson L'occitane Synthetic
RazoRock Stealth Slant razor
Personna (Walgreens) blade
Speick AS

Bobcat · Dec 4, 2014

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm
Aftershave: Fine Platinum

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Rustic Shaving Soap Mahogany today. 20 seconds: load & go with the WD brush. Easy, excellent lather. Personna Med Prep in the NEW SC. Incredible, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished Fine Platinum.

Bob

lindyhopper66 · Dec 4, 2014

Revisor 8/8
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Pannacrema Namaste soap
Myrsol K

celestino · Dec 4, 2014

4 December 2014

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender
* Unrefined Shea Butter

RaZorBurn123 · Dec 4, 2014

SOTD
December 4, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech 1966 L2
Blade: Ladas
Brush: Omega Pro 49
Lather: MdC
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Stetson. Axe Shield Sensitive
I noticed Kevin used the Pro 49 with MdC, so I gave it a try. Wow! I was rewarded with a pile of creamy lather. The Gillette Ball End Tech will be back into the rotation soon.
Go out and get it!

ObiDon · Dec 4, 2014

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SOTD Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Neutrogena face wash.

Brush: AoS mini badger.

Lather: TOBS Sandalwood cream (from my Secret )

Razor: Merkur 37C Slant (from my Secret )

Blade: Feather (from my Secret )

Post: Cold water; Razorock Alum Block.

After: Homemade aftershave "Michigan Morning" (see the cool Custom label I created from one of my own Michigan photos?) - a blend of fir, cypress, blue spruce and cedarwood essential oils, with Witch hazel and a dash of alum, plus distilled water, glycerine and a few drops of jojoba oil to add a little slip and moisture, all in a base of Tanqueray Rangpur gin with just a little bit of menthol added in. Kind of ++ with a bit of and a healthy amount of +️.

Loved the new Slant. Got a BBS shave, with just a couple of tiny spots on my neck where I got careless and/or went too fast. Which led me to believe that I am going to alter my shave routine a little tomorrow and start with the back of my head and my neck... Since I tend to rush a bit by the time I reach that area, and I believe I'm not only getting careless but am allowing the soap to dissipate by the time I get there, especially since I'm shaving that area primarily by feel and not by sight. So tomorrow I'm going to start back there, thinking I will move more slowly and have more slip and cushion to protect the sensitive skin back there. Then I'll lather up the front and sides and shave normally. Hoping this will improve my results.

Got to say that for me, the 37C Slant gave me a better shave than the Merkur 34C. And normally I might have found the Feather blade to be a bit harsh... But it seemed just fine with the Slant. Maybe next time with the Slant I will use a Voskhod or Ladas blade (my two favorites so far). Or maybe an Iridium, since I haven't tried one of those yet.

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I interested to here your blade comparison.

ram57 · Dec 4, 2014

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Geeze Guy, that blade sounds like it was made by NASA!
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Tomac SSS does kind of sound like a jet plane doesn't it? The Tomac Super Stainless Steel are actually re-branded Gillette Spoilers and I lucked into them around a year ago on ebay. Bought the 1st 100 on ebay for $8.00, decided to look up the specs on the Tomac and that is when I found out they were re-branded Spoilers. Went back to the seller and bought the last two hundred that he still had available at the time for another $20. I have found I can get at least a dozen shave with one of these blades and with two of them have reached 20 shaves. Helps that since I started using PSO I only need two pass shaves 90% of the time.

Llyr · Dec 4, 2014

Thursday
hot shower
Shavemac Custom 167,2 band,do1,fan
Corn Huskers Lotion--Great as a prep,my face,dome and hands haven't felt this good in winter.
TSD 2X Iced Neroli Lanolin Stick ---nice and frosty
Gillette Ranger Tech/Super Iridium (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Stirling MITA WH mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Histoires de Parfums 1740 Marquis de Sade

Very frosty shave,face and dome BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

ram57 · Dec 4, 2014

lindyhopper66 said: ↑

Revisor 8/8
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Pannacrema Namaste soap
Myrsol K

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Sweet looking blade!

JR Reyes · Dec 4, 2014

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A Tale of Two Shaves
Taken separately, my face and neck tell very different stories. My cheeks feel great, seemingly impervious to any razor or blade - they always come through without weepers or irritation.
My neck, on the other hand, is much more temperamental, requiring the lightest touch and slightly different techniques for different razor and blade combinations. Sometimes, the same gear will get a different reaction from one day to the next. Today was no exception, my neck is tender from a bit too much touch up, while my cheeks feel as good as ever. Krampert's helped put out the fire for now, but I've got to keep searching for the best way to care for my neck.

Prep: Proraso Green pre barba
Soap: B&M Dickens
Brush: HIS
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Personna lab blue (2)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

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I know exactly what you mean. I have the same issue. Less passes, no pressure, and good prep have helped me with the source of irritation.

Boojum1 · Dec 4, 2014

SOTD ~ Thursday, December 4, 2014

Prep: Hot/Warm Shower, Mike's Natural Bath Soap - Pumpkin Spice
Razor: '49 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Bolzano - #3
Brush: Simpson Commodore X - 3
Lather: Al's Shaving - Sapone' da Barba
Post: Alum Stick, Witch Hazel+, Aloe Vera Toner
Aftershave: Al's Private Stock - Shave Balm
Cologne: Brooks Brothers - 1818

Had a great shave today. Al's Sapone da Barba floral barber shop scent is fantastic in the morning. The shave balm was muy soothing too. Wrapped it up with some BB 1818 and I'm ready to go.
Shave on gents!

Stroker · Dec 4, 2014

ram57 said: ↑

Tomac SSS does kind of sound like a jet plane doesn't it? The Tomac Super Stainless Steel are actually re-branded Gillette Spoilers and I lucked into them around a year ago on ebay. Bought the 1st 100 on ebay for $8.00, decided to look up the specs on the Tomac and then is when I found out they were re-branded Spoilers. Went back to the seller and bought the last two that he still had available the time for another $20. I have found I can get at least a dozen shave with one of these blades and with two of them have reached 20 shaves. Helps that since I started using PSO I only need two pass shaves 90% of the time.
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Thanks Guy, that's some great information. The Gillette spoilers were great blades and I think one of the last DE blades Gillette made back before they went with the carts. I think they sold the manufacturing tooling to India or Russia when they stopped making blades in the US. I wonder if someone is making them (the spoiler equivalent) under a different name from another country that can be purchased today and what that brand name is? It sounds like the Tomac SSS line is discontinued. (?)

782sirbrian · Dec 4, 2014

Thursday 4th December

Warm shower
Hot towel
Shannon's Bay Spice scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single Ring (Made in Canada 1908-09)
Astra SP (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

Stroker · Dec 4, 2014

SOTD Thursday 12-4-2014

Gillette NEW LC "Copper Top" w/Crystal
Noxema
TOBS SC - St. James
GT Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
British Sterling

MoAllen · Dec 4, 2014

Thusday

Prep: wash with CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Mike's Natural unscented
Brush: Oscar11 with HIS knot
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, witch hazel, CeraVe lotion

Mr. Droid · Dec 4, 2014

SoTD, Thursday, Dec. 4, more Gemology.

Soap- Bearded Jack's Eucalyptus Lavender
Brush- Erskine
Razor- Gem bullet tip Micromatic
Blade- cvs
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- Avon Leather
Lotion- score
Cologne- Cordovan

Another Gem, another great shave. I found this Micro to be a touch milder than the G-Bar from yesterday. But it also have me a 2 pass bbs shave. So results are quite similar. I like the Bullet Tip quite a bit, but I didn't connect with it as strongly as I did with its older brother, the OCMM.
The Bearded Jack's soap continues to wow me. Great fragrance, and fantastic lather. All in all, a good shave day. Not an earth shaker or anything, but a good start to the day.

Spud · Dec 4, 2014

Hot shower
Fatboy
Feather blade
Proraso Green Tea & Oatmeal
Vulfix brush
WTH, XTG and ATG with particular attention to the neck

Finished with generic witch hazel and Clinique post-shave soother

Day off, enjoying it!!

Roderick · Dec 4, 2014

December 4
First shave with the Aristocrat. A great shave loaded with A Feather with 4 or 5 shaves on it. It week take a spot in my rotation.
Aristocrat / Feather
Proraso Green
Vintage Simms boar
Lavender Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Musk

Bama Samurai · Dec 4, 2014

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Early morning shave for Thursday

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I have to be to my part time job by 0600 tomorrow, so posting now.

Mystic Water shaving soap
Omega Pro 48 brush
Gillette Old Style vintage 1918.
Crystal blade
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
Pinaud Clubman aftershave

Continuing to refine my technique with the Gillette Old Style. This mornings shave was the best so far with this razor. The biggest adjustment I have had to make is is the angle, using a shallow angle. This could still take awhile to master this razor.

Dave
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Lucky Tiger! Solid old school stuff!

Bama Samurai · Dec 4, 2014

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Thanks for the well wishes my friend.

This little bug has been in me for far too long and keeps coming back for more. Rest is the order of the week. 4 weeks of IV antibiotics hopefully will get rid of it.
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I hope so...thinking of and praying for you! Hope this gets resolved soon...