SOS: May 30 - June 5 2011

The Electricity was out this morning . . .

But there was still enough hot water left to shower in the dark. By the light of a battery powered emergency lantern, I shaved with:

Schick type O injector
Gillette twin injector blade (14th shave)
Penworks Silvertip
KMF Cool Mint cream

And just another excellent shave.

 

Parker Badger
Herbs of Bulgria Lavendar
Fat Boy /w Gillette Super Thin
Aqua Vela Blue
Arko Aqua

 

1914 Ever-Ready
Gem SS PTFE Blade D/1
Provence Sante Soap
Turkish HH #6
Neutrogena Post Shave Lotion
Adidas Dynamic A/S

WOW, this little dude is a Whisker Wiper !!!
Two passes, and smooth as a beach ball
Got this little jewel from one of our own
Thanks Buddy!

 

May, 3

I followed Jeff's advice and tried to superlather Williams with Gada SC. What can I say... It was very funny to shave stubble half in icicles but I like how it feels! I think, I'll follow menthol Monday tradition in summertime. Thanks, Jeff!

Eveline shave gel as pre-chave (cooling...)
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Paddle strop
Muhle travel brush in best badger
Williams mug soap/ Gada cool mint SC superlather (cold!)
Cold water rug (freezing..)
Everest ASB w/cologne (frozen... )
:happy102
Nice COLD DFS!
Seems I need to to look for more freezing stuff!

 

Pre-soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil
Soap: Tabac (first try)
Razor: Feather popular (first shave)
Blade: Feather (1)
Brush: Edwin Jagger best badger

 

Thursday - Late work day for me

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
TOBS Lavender
Lady Eversharp - WHITE :love029
EMS (1)
Cool Water Rinse
Anherb AS Gel
Escada Signature perfume

Wow was that a close shave! This was the first shave with the White Eversharp and she performs exactly the same as my Pink* one.

Have a great rest of the week everyone!

*Now I just need the turquoise one to finish out my collection.

 

This Shave Goes Out To Alan from Arizona

Friday's Shave

Hot Shower
Arko Uberlather:Shave Stick/Max.Comfort SC
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
1952 Super Speed, with black tip & steel handle
Perma-Sharp Super (Day1)
Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS
Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT-a couple hours later

This shave goes out to Alan, because last week he was going to use his OCMM but he saw where I had posted that day using our birth-year Black Tip, so he used his Black Tip but with a Perma-Sharp Super blade, the Nat'l blade of Turkey...
So today I decided to use the same set-up as a return tip-of-the-hat to my man Alan...WOW!! Great Shave !! My only regret is that the shave is over...:happy108

 

Friday

Lord Smart head on iKon extended tech handle
Rapira Day 2
Godrej Menthol
bestshave.net #6 horse brush
post: alum, witch hazel, TSD signature AS

 

Friday, June 3

59’ Fatboy (setting 8)
Dorco 301 (day 4)
Preshave Oil Blend + M-Bomb
TSD Blue Juniper SS
Vulfix 2235 Super
Master Blue

5 blades on 3+ passes.

 

Friday, June 03, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Speick
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Alpa 378 Splash

 

Happy Friday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Green Ever-Ready Horse Re-Knot
Arko Stick
Schick Grip
EMS Blade (1)
Cold Water Rag
A.V. Musk

3 Passes = DFS+

Another fantastic yet minimalist shave. My face lathering experiment continues today with the Arko stick. I tried it a year ago and did not like it. I developed a rash and blamed it on the Arko. After the great results today it seems that I was wrong to blame the soap and should have blamed my poor lather building skills. perhaps I should grab another puck of Williams and try that again too...

Have a great weekend Ya'll!

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 3
Erasmic Supreme Shaving Stick :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood AS :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
JHL Cologne

I had heard that the Erasmic Supreme sticks were not so good, but let me say that it's a lot of BULL! The one I have lathers like a champ and has the same beautiful "barbershop" scent and great skincare as the Erasmic soap bowls. Today's shave was a delight.

 

Friday's Shave

Gillette Old Type
Crystal
Semogue 830
Williams Mug Soap
Aqua Velva

 

Friday;

Razor - Goodfella
Blade - Shark Super Chrome
Brush - Shavemac 177
Soap - Klar Kabinett
A/S - Skin Bracer Original

--
John

 

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle
British Wilkinson Sword
Rooney 3/2 Super
TOBS Avocado
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Fantastic shave. I wish I knew more about the blades as I picked them up at a flea market. All I know is they have red writing on the wrapper and were made in England. The last one I used, I got 15 good shaves in a red tip. I'll just have to wait and see how well it performs in my Old Type.

 

Razor:Iberia 13
Strop: Ambrose "corto" Spanish Horse (25/50)
Brush:shavemac D01 silvertip
lather: Truefitt&Hill 1805
AS: Truefitt&Hill 1805
EdT:Trumper's GFT
Comments:A spanish razor different than fily, Iberia was the brand of the straight razors made by Bassat, a company that made the blades known as "Filomatic". The olive wood scales are much better than the original (broken) black plastic scales. Not a terrific shaver as fila 14. Today a full 1805, a scent that I like a lot, the perfomance of the cream is not the best in glide and moisturizing properties but it runs. I don'thave the 1805 EdT but GFT goes well with the T&H scent.
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Friday

Soap: AOS Unscented
Brush: Omega imitation badger
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Voshkod
A/S: TSD aftershave milk, unscented

 

Friday, June 3rd

Razor: PILS Stainless
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: H.L. Thater Stout 1
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Trumper Violets
A/S: Mr. Taylor

My Thater Stout 1 brush did an excellent job with the Trumper Violet soap rewarding me with mounds of rich slick lather. The Pils and Iridium left me with a smooth face. A splash of Mr. Taylor and I am on my way. Very nice!

 

Friday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Personna (US)
Brush: Omega Boar 10005
Soap: Williams
A/S: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
EdT: Quorum Silver

Have a fine weekend, all!

 

• EJ DE 89L
• EJ 25mm Silvertip
• Clubman Luxury SC
• Clubman Pinaud AS (home super-iced)
• Astra Superior Platinum (1)

I was going to wait and finish off the Voshkod I have in my flare-tip Superspeed but with a new razor, it is soooo very hard to resist loadin' up a blade and letting it rip, so I did :ashamed001.

Excellent shave. No irritation, no stubble, nearly 100% BBS. Also, a few weepers on my left jugular, but no biggie. I Should have used a Voshkod and it would have been absolutely perfect, but it was lose enough. A solid 4.5 out of 5 blades.

The 89L is as good as everyone says, but no better. It's fine lines and sleek, attention to detail finish makes it a pleasure to use but it is not, IMO anyhow, an awesome thing such as my slant or a Progress. But, to be fair, I am a true fan of aggression. The 89L has a nice middle of the road level of aggression and gets the job done completely and comfortably; I am happy with my purchase but not ecstatic but then again, I wasn't expecting to be.