SoS: February 20th, 2012 - February 26th, 2012

Actor George O'Brien getting a shave in the 1927 film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.​

The barber portrayed by Ralph Sipperly and the manicurist portrayed by Jane Winton.​

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SOTD 20-02-2012

Hot Shower
Proraso Pre Shaving Cream
Merkur Progress Set on 2.5
Personna Red
Schwarzweisskeramik XL
Semogue 2000
P160 Shaving Soap
Proraso Lotion

 

Monday, February 20, 2012 - Midnight Shave

Prep :: Luke warm water wetdown
Razor :: Schick G1 Injector
Blade :: Schick
Soap :: MWF
Brush :: Rudy Vey Silvertip
Post :: Alum, Cold water rinse, WH + Rosewater
AS :: Lucky Tiger

Tonight was my maiden voyage with an injector. Johnny and Nick got me to thinking about it and then Johnny graciously helped me pick one out.

I'm kinda stunned to be honest. I didn't really have any expectations before I shaved with the G1, but afterwards it flet like I cheated. The shave was so effortless, quick and smooth. I didn't have to think about blade angle, etc. It reminded me of an M3 in the way it handled and I'm guessing that has to do with the head design on the Schick.

Then I think about all the time and money I have wrapped up in DE razors and I feel guilty. More to think about.

Wherever you are around the world, have a great week.

 

Hip, hip, hooray, it's finally week!

I have an early morning so I set my Monday shave goodies out on the counter for that wonderful MWF shave.

While I'm at it, I am also going to make this Floid Blue week, at least for me.

Monday, February 20, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

Menthol MWF Monday

EJ 8911
Astra (1)
Vulfix best badger travel
MWF
TSD M bomb
TSD Iced Eucalyptus WH
Proraso splash



I didn't purchase the MWF in a ceramic bowl, so I use the bowl that came with the DVH extra fris to store the MWF puck. For lathering I just use the puck as a shave stick, so it doesn't matter that it doesn't fit the bowl exactly.
DFS

 

Monday, February 20

Gem Push Button
GEM (SS PTFE ) (d1)
Preshave Oil Blend
MWF, Vulfix 2235 Super
Master Blue

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blades
CD: The Blues Biography ~ John Lee Hooker
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK
Cream: TSD Wheat Cedarwood + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: The Dridecker
Razor: Merkur 34C set in red mallee burl
Blade #1: Seagull, day 1, 1/2 pass
Blade #2: Gillette Super Thin, day 1, 2-1/2+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, Sean John Unforgivable, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

The Seagull blade, made in China, first time using it. It came with a brush that I picked up at an antique shop last summer. Thought I'd give it a go. I shaved my right cheek and decided that was enough; into the trash it went. It was like using sandpaper to shave with. Popped in the Gillette Super Thin and had a fantastic shave.

 

Bigelow Shaving Cream
Penworks Silvertip
Ever-Ready Streamline
Gem Stainless Blade

I haven't used a cream in a long time, or this brush which I mostly use with creams. No sense letting it go to waste though.

 

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Wilkinson Sword day 6
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
Vifrex AS Gel
Obsession For Men EDT

A real BBS and super-enjoyable Italian-style shave this morning - the Wilkinson Sword blade definitely earned its retirement after 6 perfect shaves. The Palmolive Menthol cream felt so frigid and heavenly, and the Vifrex gel gives another menthol blast with a very nice scent, as well as relaxing and soothing skincare.

 

OCMM
Gem Blue Blade
Vulfix # 5 Boar Brush
La Toja Cream
Spanish Leather AS

Alan

 

FaTip
Personna Med. Prep.
M&F Lee7
QCS Vostok SS
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S


Bond9 - New Haarlem

 

Monday

Hot Shower(soak brush,Semogue 620)
Proraso PrePost creme
Mama Bear's Lime Ice shave stick
Pils 101NE/Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (2)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean brush,razor,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
alcolado Glacial mixed with a nickel sized amount of 444

Alas,I have a allergy to MWF which is a shame because I love the stuff,I've tried other products with lanolin and have no problem but I always get breakouts with MWF Anyhow Menthol Monday's shave was wonderful,BBS head and face no irritation,except from my cat who kept meowing to be let in my den.I learned the hard way not to let him in.I was shaving with a straight when the cat jumped on my back(no shirt of course) scaring the hell outta me.The razor goes flying missing my foot,the cat goes flying shredding my back,multiple weepers and a near amputation of a toe or 2.

 

posted this in last weeks thread 1st (add homer simpson "DOH")

Happy FAT Monday!!!

I decided to make today all about FAT
Fatkid with his FATBOY and his WOOL FAT
Really nice shave today
hot shower
Gillette fatboy #5
Shark super chrome blade
Omega badger brush
MWF soap/face lather
warm water rinse/cold water rinse
RR alum
cold water rinse
Aqua Velva AS splash
little old,little new, nothing barrowed, nothing......aqua velva is blue is'nt it....NEVERMIND!!!
Have a great day folks!

 

Monday morning, February 20, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna blade (8)
Omega 20107 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Monday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
EJ Best
MWF
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Pinaud Clubman

 

Monday!

• Prep: hot water rinse, hot washing cloth
• Music: Jan de Wilde, Hé hé (Belgian singer / songwriter, nice humourous / ironic lyrics)
• Brush: WS badger / boar
• Soap: DVH
• Razor: Gillette Old Style
• Blade: brandless, 4th shave, rehoned / stropped with Allegro mod.L
• 3-pass shave + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

nice DFS + (close to BBS)

The rehoning / restropping using the Allegro seems to work. The shave feels about the same as with the first time I used the blade!

Have a wonderful week y'all!

 

In Texas, that would be ya'll.

And, up here in Wisconsin, it would be youse.

 

Thx, I'll keep it in mind!