SoS: July 27-August 2 2009

Thursday: Gillette Fatboy razor / Brazilian SuperThin blade / Ingrams SC / Every Ready Synthetic brush / Anherb balm / M&L Florida Water Cologne

Needed the menthol kick this morning, it's hot down here in SE Lousiana

 

Thursday

• Soap:Provence Sante
• Brush:Semogue 1305
• Razor:Modified Valet Autostrop
• Blade:Pella (Shave #1)
• A/S: Thayers with peppermint EO followed by C.O. Bigelow Elixir Green

 

30th July 09

Merkur HD
Feather D5
Simpson Chubby-super
Fitjar, Wild Thing
Alum
Aqua Velva
ASB Emilys Balancing

Great shave.

Have a good one....:happy088

 

Hurried shave this morning. Still turned out great

Speick Shave Stick
Rooney 3/1
Merkur HD
Gillette Swede (4)
Pinaud Clubman

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
Schick injector('L' type)/Personna twinjector blade(NOS)
TOBS Rose SC (thanks Brian)
TSD Bamboo and Teak AS
Ogalallah Bay Rum cologne

Tried another of my favorite injectors this morning. Whew, this one works great......just as I remember. Feels good in my hand, and I'm left with an extremely close shave. Man, nothing like an injector for taking care of my neck.

The TOBS worked very well, with a mild scent that I enjoy quite a bit. I also tried TSD after shave for the first time,(thanks Brian) and liked the scent on this one. Heh, I wasn't quite ready for the slight burn......must have some alcohol in the mix. I know lots of members like that feeling, but I don't understand it....heh.

Anyway, a very nice way to start my day.......BBS results.

Martin

 

Thursday/Jueves

Semogue 2000 boar brush
Rocket HD with Gillette Blue blade(2nd shave)
Kells Original Hemp blend Casbah Mint soap
Caswell Massey ASB

The Rocket HD is a great heavy razor and I like it how it shaved me,however I missed my GEM MM this morning.Honestly I cant see the point sometimes in spending so much on Gillette razors when you can get a cheaper GEM or Ever Ready and have OUTSTANDING results with it.
The Kells performs so good.I totally RECOMMEND IT!

 

Dubl Duck Special
B&B Essential
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Just for Jack after shave

 

Good Thursday morning all...

Edwin Jagger Chatsworth w/ Gillette yellow (5)
Edwin Jagger BBB
Fitjar Wild Thing sc
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Floid Vigoroso as
Vetver de Puig edt

Received the Fitjar samples yesterday (very small considering the cost of shipping) and was underwhelmed by the scent (no scent noticeable), but it left a nice post shave feel to the skin. I am sorry to say that it was not as good as the La Toja I had recently, nor as good as Tabac or Godrej. I had high hopes for this based on others experiences. As always, YMMV.

 

Trumpers razor
Rooney brush
SCS Town & Country shave soap
Carthusia Numero Uno EDT

 

I've often pondered this question myself. To date, I've never found a DE that delivers the quality of shave of my Gems. The Micromatic is just a great razor and a great shaving experience. With the exception of my earliest shaves with a Micromatic (when piss poor technique was undoubtedly a factor) I can honestly say, I've never gotten anything but amazing shaves from either of my open comb Micromatics.

 

I have been shaving with DEs/SEs since las january only but Im gettin into a point where I wanna simplify things with my gear (its gonna hard to do it with the soaps) and I find SE better than any DE by far and a lot cheaper(you can get a good condition SE razor,like an Ever Ready 1924 or GEM MM for less than 10 bucks on ebay).When you have use a SE for a period of time you just discover that provides you great shaves in less than 3 passes,while with a DE I usually need 4 or 5 and some touch ups.I will have to compare the slant against any of my GEM MM but Im sure that even the GEMs will beat the slant.

 

A cool, misty Thursday:

Plisson 16
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet soap
Gillette HD Rocket w/ Gillette "Swede" blade
Thayer's Witch Hazel; Gentlemen's Refinery AS Balm
Knize 10 EdT

 

Merkur "Classic 1904"
Israeli Persona blade
Vulfix best badger
C&E Sienna cream

 

Thursday 7/30 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: The "Ever Roddy 300" an Ever Ready 300 refurbished with silvertip badger knot by "The Knotty Badger"
  [*]Cream: SCS Avocado Oil
  [*]Razor: '11 Elite GEM Jr Lather Catcher Style with
  [*]Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated SE (shave 1)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & SCS Avocado Oil ASB
  [*]EDT: Nine Flags Live Oak from Germany
  
  [*]Result: Just a wonderful BBS Shave. The Elite GEM Jr is perhaps my favorite razor. Always a great shave with it no matter the soap or cream. Do really like the SCS Avocado Oil Cream as it provides a great scent as well as a slick lather for the shave.

 

Bryce,do you have a pic of that lather catcher?I would like to see it.

 

7/30

1912 gem (textured handle)
gem blade
palmolive lemon
ever roddy badger brush, black/green marble bakelite handle

dickinsons witch hazel
murray & lanman florida water

caswell & massey no. 6

 

Jeez Dave, what a beauty! If you ever want to send that one south for the winter, I'm you man!:happy069

 

hahaha, you know i would. thats actually the exact one that bryce owns

 

thanks for posting the pic, Dave!

 

Thursday, 30 July

Caswell-Massey sandalwood pre-shave oil
Probak open comb razor
Crystal blade (7th, and last, use)
Cliven shave cream
Semogue 1305 brush
Target house brand witch hazel
Dior Eau Sauvage EdT

Almost a BBS shave. A fantastic start to my morning.