SoS: March 5th, 2012 ~ March 11th, 2012

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Dridecker, Mar 4, 2012.

  1. BassTone

    BassTone Well-Known Member

    Goodbye Ruby Two-Shave...

    OK, it's more of a one shave blade for me, but the pun wouldn't work otherwise. ;) Needless to say I don't find the Gillette Ruby blades very sharp. I would not consider beard cutting their strong suit. Though I did get a nick-free shave and it's a DFS though with a level of tugging I would expect an average blade to yield on the fifth shave. This shave was better than the first attempt a few months ago where I just switched out before the shave was even completed. I might finish the pack, but it'll be a one shot and toss it option.

    Brush: Semogue 830 banded boar
    Razor: E.J. DE89L
    Blade: Gillette Ruby, 1/1
    Soap: Cella
    Toner: Thayer's Rose WH
    Finish: Gillette Cool Wave AS and a touch of Prep post-pre cream

    Happy Shaving! :shaver
     
  2. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Hmmm... never had that problem with the M Bomb, and I've tried it in quite a few things, to include ASBs.
     
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  3. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Wednesday

    Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
    CD: Geoff Moore and the Distance ~ Evolution
    Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
    Soap: TSD Sandalwood + 3 drops M Bomb
    Brush: Vulfix 404, The Grosvenor badger/boar
    SE: Schick Injector E model
    Blade: ??? day 1, 3 passes
    Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB, Brut cologne

    Shave Rating: 5 Blades

    Super shave. Loved it!
     
  4. Queen of Blades

    Queen of Blades Mistress of Mischief Staff Member

    Moderator Supporting Vendor
    Sorry, I missed this earlier.

    So, I looked up the ingredient list for the Nivea;
    Water, Alcohol Denat., Propylene Glycol, Taurine, Tocopheryl Acetate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Fragrance.
    from CVS.com

    I don't really know, but "Taurine" is the only thing that I suspect would cause this issue. I know the other ingredients quite well. They shouldn't cause this problem. Taurine, though? I have never seen it in an ingredient list and had to Google it.

    I can't say it is the problem 100%, but it is the most likely culprit.
     
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  5. byrd

    byrd Well-Known Member

    Wednesday night:
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    So for SE week I broke out the Schick Stick
    22 mm best badger in custom handle
    Bald Frog Soap Arabian Hookah
    Captain's Choice AS
     
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  6. Smoothy

    Smoothy Well-Known Member

    Tuesday: early-evening shave, the first in 6 days (was on vacation). Took care of it with:

    Calani Simply Soap shave soap stick
    Mühle Travel shave brush in Nickel with Silver Tip Fibre
    Merkur 11C open comb
    KAI (2.)
    D.R. Harris Bay Rum after shave


    And today’s (Thursday) shave, first day back to work:

    Valobra Menthol shave soap
    Mühle Basic Nr.2 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
    Merkur 11C open comb
    Gillette Platinum (2.)
    Speick Men after shave
     
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  7. scott wein

    scott wein Well-Known Member

    One Heckuva Shave

    My shave this morning was one of the best. Having pairded down my collection, every product I select is a guaranteed winner, time tested by me.

    I selected

    EBC Preshave
    Vulfix 404 Mixed
    Razo Rock Artisan Caprician Lemon
    Merkur 37 C Slanty
    Gillette Black Ninja
    With Hazel/Vitos
    Acolado Glacial
    Caswell Massey Jockey Club Talc

    1.5 days of stubble where layed to rest as I received one of the closest shaves of my life. I spent the entire day feeling my face for smoothness.

    Get it on bang a gong, Get It On
     
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  8. CyanideMetal

    CyanideMetal Wild and crazy guy

    :git:As long as you're not banging a bong, rock on! Great to have ya back!! WoooHooo.
     
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  9. PanChango

    PanChango Not Cute

    Gem OCMM
    Gem Blue Star (1)
    Rudy Vey 22mm TGN finest
    Vintage Williams
    Alum
    Superior 70 Bay Rum

    The Gem carbon blades don't last very long, but they are nice when they are fresh.
     
  10. Mechguy

    Mechguy Well-Known Member

    Thursday 8 March

    TSD 2XIced Tea Tree Soap
    Simpsons Berkley 46, face lather
    GEM Micromatic, GEM Stainless SE
    TSD Iced SubZero splash, and Proraso ASB

    This was a three pass DFS, the blade tugged something fierce on the last pass so I pitched it after that. Kind of surprised that it would tug after only three uses, but thats how it goes. Smooth and cool. I prefer the iced sub zero soap scent, but the tree really leaves the face feeling good. A very nice smooth and cool shave. I used Steve's lathering method again. Its definitely a winner for me, thanks.

    Have a great day.
     
  11. madmedic

    madmedic Resistance Is Futile

    Thursday 8th March

    Hot shower and facial scrub
    3P Preshave cream
    Gold Dollar 208 6/8 razor
    New Forest 2222 High Mountain Badger
    GFT Rose Shaving Cream
    Simple Toner with 444 ASB
    GFT Coral Skinfood
    Agua de Colonia Rosa cologne

    An interesting shave today. I have just taken delivery of some daily disposable contact lenses. Normally the first few strokes of my straight shaves have been done 'blind'....so to speak. I always had to remove my glasses as the legs were in the way. Today I was actually able to see what I was doing! A DFS+ with 3 passes:happy088:
     
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  12. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Thursday:

    Omega Wooden Handle
    Super Speed/Shark day 6
    Lord Emofresh SC :love029: :love029: :love029: :smiley freezing:
    Diana Sport Menthol Balsam :love029: :love029: :Animatedfrozensmily: :Animatedfrozensmily:
    Obsession For Men EDT

    Smoother than smooth, smelling great, and ready for another work day - I lathered the Lord Emofresh cream in a bowl this morning and the results were great. The menthol effect is not that strong, but it's still there. The Diana Sport balsam is so strongly mentholated that it can make your nose run, and it can also make your eyes tear. I LOVE it! ;) :D

    emofresh.jpg diana_balsam.jpg
     
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  13. coche1

    coche1 Actively Wishing Member

    Prep: How shower, soak brush and razor in hot water
    Brush: EJ Pure Badger hair
    Razor: EJ DE89L
    Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
    Cream: C.O. Bigelow
    Post: Warm rinse, cold rinse, Cool Waters A/S
    Shave: 3 pass + touchups

    Results: I finally did it! After 2.5 months of wet shaving, I finally CAUGHT THE BABY! :happy093: I have a little irritation and burn, but not too bad, but I FINALLY got to what I consider BBS!!! At least I now know that it is possible, and once I find THE blade for ME, I should be able to get there without the irritation! WOO HOO!!!
     
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  14. Johnny

    Johnny Little Boy Blue

    Thursday, March 8, 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 A/S

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  15. Bird Lives

    Bird Lives Future Root Beer King of Turkey

    Thursday
    Long Hot Shower-shampooed and conditioned whiskers
    Hot towel treatment ala Barber Shop
    Arko Shave Stick-Arko Max.Comf. SC/Omega 10029
    1938 Gillette Senator/Perma-Sharp Super D2
    Arko Aqua AS/Arko Nem moisturizer

    After yesterday's rockin' BBS with the Super-Speed I had to do the Senator today just to see....After 3 passes plus touch-up a killin' BBS aswell.
    Needed another opinion...Grabbed the wife and kissed her after the shave...She said woww...I believe thats the closest shave yet!!

    I think I need to test all my shaves this way...:happy108:
     
  16. Dusty5150

    Dusty5150 Well-Known Member

    Thursday 3-8-12

    Tunes: Black Sabbath, complete disco on random
    Prep: hot shower
    Pre: Proraso pre-shave (green tea w/ aloe)
    Razor: Schick Injector L1
    Brush: Vulfix 404
    Cream: Proraso green
    Post: cold water rinse + Proraso pre-shave
    Hair: Lucky 13 Tru-Hold pomade, slicked with a Kent palm brush :cool:

    Yet another DFS for SE week! I may never go back.

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  17. Williams Warrior

    Williams Warrior Well-Known Member

    Thursday:

    Barbasol Prep
    Dovo Natural
    Omega Pro 20248
    Cella
    Alum Block
    Witch Hazel
    Afta Original
    Jovan Musk After Shave/Cologne
    :drool::happy036:
    Ordered a new Pro, the 10048 red handled brush, so my other Pro model will have some company.
     
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  18. moz68

    moz68 Well-Known Member

    Gillette Fatboy
    Personna Med. Prep. (1)
    M&F Lee7
    RazoRock XXX
    Nivea Energy A/S 1 gtts M-Bomb


    Parfumerie Generale Cozé 02
     
  19. marcel

    marcel Well-Known Member

    Gillette Sheraton
    Voskhod
    Semogue Owners Club 2 band
    Dr Harris Arlington
    Speick AS and 444 balm
     
  20. moz68

    moz68 Well-Known Member

    I used the combo today no problem but I only used one drop. I will bump up to 2 gtts tomorrow and see if I have the same problem. I have used M-Bomb in a lot of different products with no problems. Which is why yesterday was so weird but who knows it may have just been me. We'll know tomorrow!

    Thanks JoAnna

    Best,
    Jesse
     
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