SoS: September 12-18 2011

Sunday:

Shumate 5/8
Thater Stout 2
Speick Stick
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Grey Flannel edt

 

Sunday, September 18. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime, hot towel
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue
Cream: Proraso Soap
Brush: D.R. Harris H1
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick Aftershave Lotion



Have a GREAT day.

 

Bad habit our folks got us into early on in life - eating!

 

Williams Shave Soap, Fendrihan Finest Badger
1938 Schick Injector 2 passes
Cold rinse, Osage Rub finished with Booster Jickey

DFS

 

Gillette #77 razor
Gillette bleue extra NOS
Semogue SOC
La Toja shave stick
Weleda ASB

 

Sunday!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
TSD Orange Wheat SC
Lady Eversharp - Pink
EMS (2)
Cool Water Rinse
TSD Orange ASM
Pe Re Ja Cologne

Enjoying the day off, thought I'd throw a shave in even though I didn't need it.

 

ERN Crown&Sword, Semogue SOC badger, L'Occitane SS, L'Ocitan ASB

 

Shavemac 44140
Fitjar Wild Thing SC
Bigelow & Dowse
SRD--Cotton / English Bridle
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Have a Great Day!

 

An old friend
Semogue/Proraso/Tech

 

Excellent pics this week folks, I really enjoyed them.

 

Sunday Night

Kropp 6/8 - Simpson 57 - GFT Limes - Alum - Givenchy Gentleman

Great shave, smooth and comfortable. ​

 

Sunday 18 September
This was an afternoon shave, but I didn't have time to post earlier.

Proraso preshave balm
TSD Blue Juniper soap in stick form, with 2 drops of M-Bomb
Gillette TTO
Lord Platinum (D3)
Alcolado Glacial-Anherb conditioner

I had an afternoon shower and shave, took my time, and man did I ever have a great shave. This was almost BBS, and I have a baby's bottom for comparison. This might have been the best shave I have ever had up to this point. It was close, it was comfortable, and it was extremely enjoyable. I'm not sure the blue juniper scent is what I prefer, but man is that some awesome soap, just love it.

I will have to post pictures of this razor, its belonged to my stepfather, its a real beaten up gold TTO gillette, that has US patent numbers on the bottom of the head. I don't know what kind or what date range, but it gives me some great shave's.

Hope everyone had a great weekend, I worked most of it.

 

Sunday's Shave:

Gem 1912
Gem blade
VDH badger
Godrej SC
Gillette Intense Cooling AS

 

AM shave, got busy, couldn't post until now.

Simpson Special Pure Badger
Williams face lathered
Slim set to 9
Astra test blade (1st shave)
Handcrafted menthol moisturizing AS

I intend to test this blade as I would any other for my records, but already it's not a favorite blade. It gave a close enough shave, but too many weepers (one is too many) and it wasn't a comfortable shave for me. I suspect it was sharp enough, but I don't know what quality it's missing that makes it not good for me. FWIW, I love Feathers, so I doubt it's "too sharp" for me.

 

Different razor may require different blades. The great thing about the Slim is you can adjust it to make it a "different" razor. Try dialing it down a bit before you trash the Astras.