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

Monday

Gillette Black Handled SS
Personna Lab Blue
MWF
The Colonel
Proraso AS



It was a wonderful shave this morning! The MWF was a bit hard to lather as it is two small pieces that are dried out. But I was able to get a slick enough lather to do the job. After the shave I forgot to do my cold water splash and applied the Proraso and I could feel the menthol kick! It was glorious! Today was a DFS!

 

Well, that's more than most can say and enough to be understood! And that is the most omportant part, isn't it?

 

Yes, it is. Dutch for me would be very easy to learn. Without bragging, I speak German, Hebrew, Arabic, (4 dialects) French, Russian, Ukrainian, Yiddish, and Greek with native fluency. Now, my English is I feel almost fluent. Your English is excellent.

 

Don't worry, neither can they.

 

OCMM/GEM SS #2
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Valobra Menthol soap+2 drops of M-bomb
Everest ASB

Nice and frosty!

 

Shave Of The Day ~ February 20th​

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• Hot Shower
• Vulfix 404 Badger/Boar Mix Brush
• Becker Scuttle
• C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream ~
• Lord L6 Razor
• Astra Blade ~ Day 4
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Alcolado Glacial ~
• TSD Aftershave Splash ~ 2X Iced Orange Scent ~

 

Oh la, la - when someone cannot understand his own language, life can be complicated!

 

Wow! 12 languages (including the 4 dialects). Really impressive. Great, man!

 

Thanks!

 

Brilliant!

 

Tried it once.......it was all double Dutch to me! ( Will explain if you dont understand!)

 

Hm, I only speak one Dutch dialect

 

Monday 20th February

Hot Shower and Facial scrub with MWF Bath Soap
Proraso Preshave Cream
Feather Artist Club SS
Semogue 1250 Boar Brush
Mitchell's Woolfat Shaving Soap
Alum Block followed by Truefitt & Hill Unscented ASB
4711 Cologne

Kicked off the MWF week wit a '2 and a bit' pass BBS. This week will give me a chance to use some of my lighter traditional colognes....and I just might experiment with a few brushes as well!

 

Monday Hot Shower n Shave

Figaro Shave Cream
Tweezarman Badger Brush
Astra Superior Platinum Blade
Gillette Red Tip Rocket - 2Pass
Cold rinse
Clubman Vanilla AS

VNS

 

Hot Shower
Merkur 38C + Gillette 7OC Blue
Palmolive Menthol + Omega Mighty Midget
Cold water rinse and old spice classic a/s

Great shave. Also found out I'm finally going home tomorrow for a few weeks leave until we move, so the kids are really hyper right now! I think it was the bbs shave that gave me good luck

 

We are full of idioms. Come on down here with Corinne and spend a week; we will school you!

 

Its MWF Time

EBC preshave
Vulfix 404
MWF
Merkur 11 C
Gillette Yellow
Witch Hazel/Iced Neroli TSD Milk
Pinaud Lime Sec

After a nice MWF shave yesterday, I was ready. I enjoyed the day off, and took a piping hot shower. I followed up with a great shave.

I let the EBC soak in extra long too. My Merkur 11 C was selected today and did a wonderful job. It really was a very nice and close shave that I thoroughly enjoyed. The MWF has it's on special mug which is seen in this pic below:

 

Welcome to the world of slanted shaving. Enjoy your new razor

 

Thank you, though it's not mine... yet. I may buy it from the gentleman who is allowing me to test drive it. We'll see. The experience from the slant is further confirmation to me about blade stiffness theories that are floating around in my head.

 

Gillette slim adj. on 9 (of course)
Wilkie blade on fourth day
Ever Ready boar
VDH deluxe soap
British Sterling A/S

3 passes no cuts, no nicks, no errors. I smell good enough to be Knighted.