SoS: September 20-26 2010

Thursday:

Razor - 1930's Gillette New
Blade - Lord Super Stainless
Brush - Wee Scot
Soap - Klar Kabinett
Toner - Robert's Rosewater
A/S - Alt-Innsbruck

--
John

 

• Gillette NEW SC
• Personna
• Vulfix Sandalwood SC
• Rooney 3/1 Super
• Nivea Replenishing ASB

Vulfix Sandalwood is really a great cream... not quite in the league of C&E and T&H creams, but still great scent!

4.5 Star Shave!

 

Thursday Morning:

Brush: This one
Soap: Conk Almond
Razor: No Name Solingen 5/8 Round
Post: Witch Hazel, CVS Old Spice

After using only badgers for so long, it's going to take me a bit to get used to the boar. This one feels a bit odd too. It feels like it has a block inside to give it more stiffness. I do not like that at all.

The shave itself was pretty good. Only a single WTG pass with a bit of touch up today, but still very smooth.

 

Hey man...sorry to hear you are under the weather....Is everything alright ? My best wishes that you feel better soon....

 

Thursday's Shave

Hot Shower
Arko SS/Arko Moist SC
Omega 10029
'65 Gillette Adjustable/@4/Rapira (Day2)
Arko Nem Soft Lotion Moisturizer
Arko Aqua AS Splash
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT

With this Rapira I have it set at 4 for a really close but still comfortable shave.Tomorrow I'll try it on 3 and 4...As I get use to the sharpness I'll lighten my touch a little more and maybe I can go back to the '40's style SS for a comfortable and super close shave...Maybe tomorrow I'll just stick a new one in the Black Tip and go at it....with as light a touch as possible..)

 

Brush: Very vintage Everready 400
Soap: Palmolive Stick In Vintage Everyready container
Razor: 1920's Old Type Set
Blade: Gillette Old Stock

+3 1 pass with and 1 against the grain. Excellent shave.

Always liked this razor. It's the most common design for the old types. The design is crap, of course, as the tube handles all fell apart. You really have to go through a load of split handles to find a healthy one. This one is healthy after 90 yrs!

 

TSD ISZ PSB
Henckels Friodur 4/8
MWF
The Dridecker Brush
Osage Rub
Lab Series 3-1 AS

-very comfortable 4 blades

 

Thursday:

Vision/Shark
Chubby 2 Best
Tabac SS
Burt's Bees Natural ASB
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

 

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Speick
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Speick Splash

Speicktacular, as they say!

 

SOTD Thursday September 23, 2010

Razor: 5/8 George Wostenholm Pipe Razor, Full Hollow, Round Point
Pre-Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shave Cream: La Toja
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: Mennen Original Skin Bracer

Results: Very nice! I won't be able to post any SOTD's until next Monday. I am going on a trip to the coast for a Shriner's Ceremonial Event and will not have access to my computer. I hope that all your shaves will be wonderful this week and I'll see you all next Monday, take care! :happy005

 

Setting Number 5. I still need some time to addict my skin for wet shaving.

 

Today...

Hot shower
Speick Cream
hjm boar hair brush
Gillette Fatboy Setting 5
ASTRA SP
Speick ASL

 

Bruce! There is NO WAY I will ever get tired of looking at your pictures. I asked you about your camera a few months ago...I am so surprised that you are able to get these stunning pictures from a modest camera. I am still looking at getting a camera like yours...

 

As with most good photographs, I'm sure the key is the lighting. Here is an extreme example of this.

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Starbucks Yukon, BLACK
Soap: TSD Cedarwood
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Razor: 34C set in Red Mallee Burl by Elite Razor
Blade: Astra SP, day 3, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, witch hazel, Curve, hand strop blade and put in tomorrow's razor
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 blades

 

WOW!

 

Great picture as always Bruce!

Have a fun and enjoyable time, start it with a great shave daily, but most importantly have a safe trip!

 

Thanks for the kind words Jeff, I remember your asking about that camera. It's a simple Sony DSC-W30 from Wally World but it takes great pics. It's probably still available and comes in very handy when traveling as well.

 

Thanks Bill, I'm taking my travel shave kit with me and will be SE shaving with a 1924 Ever-Ready SE travel razor, Semogue 1460 Brush and some Classic Shaving Bay Rum SS topped off with some Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue ASL.
The old days of a small can of goo and a Bic are over! LOL

 

Very true John! The lighting is very important and will make or break your shot. Once you have the lighting down right the subjects will jump out of the shot.