SoS: April 12-18 2010

Saturday evening:

I got home from work and fancied a wash and brush up. There were two packages for me today - an old pat. 1912 Ever Ready in a lovely Green Bakelite case and another package containing some TOBS Mr. Taylor Cream and AS.

So that set the stage for the shave


1912 Every Ready w/ GEM SE Blade
Parker Badger Brush
TOBS Mr. Taylor Cream
Gillette Series AS Balm
TOBS Mr. Taylor AS
Azzaro Pure Vetiver EDT

I got a DFS but had to touch up with my Parker 89R and a little oil as I missed a small patch under my jaw sort of under my ear.

Oh and I finished off with some Brylcreem in my hair. All that grooming and I never even went out for a drink Had to be in bed early for work on Sunday so it was all just pure indulgence and pampering for the sake of it :LOL:

 

Sunday Shave

Spud Shave
Tech 3 piece with Bakelite handle
Semogue 1305
VDH Deluxe

I missed last Sunday's haircut so I was quite shaggy. The Tech with a new Persona blade took care of it in short order. Then it was on to:

Face Shave
Hot Shower
Glycerin Pre-shave
Wade and Butcher 5/8" Wedge
Semogue 1305
VDH Deluxe
British Sterling

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Godrej Rich Foam-SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :happy108
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice-AS :love008 :love008 :love008 :happy108
Aramis-EDT :love008 :love008 :love008 :happy108

Wow, I haven't done this in a long time--it's been ages since I shaved with my Dovo straight. It felt great to use it this morning, especially since the wife and daughter are still sleeping, and the dog has been walked, so I had lots of time to enjoy a great shave!

 

Sunday:

Gillette New razor
Gillette Mejorada blade
Palmolive Classica SC
Vulfix 375S brush
Osage Rub
M&L Florida Water Cologne

When a spring cold has you down, a great shave will help perk you up.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade
Coffee: Home roasted Costa Rica Tarrazu, BLACK
Soap: TSD English Fern Type
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Razor: Gem Jr. with the big, fat, black Bakelite handle
Blade: Gem, day 2, 3+ passes
Str8 Practice: 5/8 Genco, 1 pass
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Humphrys Maravilla Lotion, Curve
'Stache Wax: Wacky Tacky

Just can't say enough good things about JoAnna's soaps. They are FANTASTIC!

I'm discovering that of my SEs, I'm liking my MMs and the lather catcher most.

I did roast some Kenya last night. I'll let it rest a couple of days before grinding. It seems a few extra days more for the Kenya than what I let other coffee types rest develops a flavor more to my liking.

 

Sunday morn shave

Prep: Hot shower + Proraso preshave cream
Razor Prep: Paddle stropped the big guy 10/10 laps on 1 micron paste/.50 micron or CrOx. Then my usual 30/30 fabric and red latigo.
Razor: Henckels 8/8 INOX
Brush: SRD Silver tip badger-numero tres.
SC: Palmolive in tube...courtesy of Taf2ralfy.
Astringent: Thayers Lemon
AS: Proraso splash
ASB: Pre de Provence shea butter.

Results: One smooth BBS shave and a happy HOG

 

Awesome dude! Congrats!

Steve, does letting it rest make it oxidize a little to get the flavor? I know that O2 is what makes already ground coffee taste not nearly as "alive" as fresh ground, so I'm just wondering what the rest does. No sweat if you don't know, I'm just curious.

 

Sunday

W Greaves & Sons 5/8ths frameback
Omega Professional brush
Florena s/c
Pinaud Clubman a/s splash
Yardley Gold e de c

goshawk

 

Sunday Shave

• hot wet rag
• TSD Monkey Farts SS
• Burma Shave boar brush
• Merkur Progress (2)
• yellow Feather (last day)
• Dickinson's witch hazel
• Homemade mix of Master's Bay Rum and Barbasol Pacific Rush

BBS without even trying today. Really close and comfy with an awesome finish.

 

That takes amazing pics for a little guy. It's quite humbling as I'm using an SLR-Canon Rebel Xsi. I've only had it for a few weeks and have a LOT to learn, so hopefully I'll at least match your quality with my fancy pants camera. It does do an amazing job with action shots-my son is a gymnast and my daughter plays volleyball. I may need a better flash than the one that came with the camera.

 

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge(Yellow)
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Cyril Salter Shave Soap
A/S: GFT Marlborough

The Simfix Grosvenor teamed with the Cyril Salter soap to produce mounds of lather. The Salter Soap is probably my favorite non-tallow shave soap. It lathers easily, has a very pleasant lavender scent, and has good cushion and glide. While I prefer my tallow soaps, this is a good alternative. The GFT Marlborough will always by in my rotation...I love this stuff!

Oh...another BBS shave.

 

SOTD Sunday April 18, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Solingen First Class
Soap/Mug: Tabac
Brush: Omega Boar
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: No. 4711

Wonderful relaxing shave this Sunny Sunday morning! :happy005
Great shaves shown by all this week Gentlemen! Thanks for sharing! :happy088

 

Thanks Danny! My little Sony has it's limitations but, for what I use it for it does fine. My DW is the real photographer in the family! She has three or four of those high end camera's and she really gets into the photographic arts! Yours sounds very top drawer and that's great for taking those fast action shots of your son. In my case, I'm just shooting shave gear! :happy102 No worries there!

 

Hey look, Bruce is rockin his pimp razor!

 

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Razor: E.J. Chatsworth
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Body Shop Old Formula
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns Toner

 

Fresh roasted coffee gives off CO2. That's the purpose of the little one way valve you see on bags (not cans) of coffee. It lets the CO2 out without letting any O2 in. O2 will make coffee stale in about a 10-12 days. I roast a pound at a time - two 1/2 pound lots - and that'll last me 6-7 days. The recommendation is to let it vent (rest) for at least 12 hours after roasting, then store it in an airtight container, or one with the valve, until you're ready to grind. I've just found with the Kenya a few extra days rest enhances the flavor.

For more info, if you're curious, check out Sweet Maria's web site (I'm just a happy customer ).

 

Ahhhh, I see. I love fresh ground coffee but figured it was an ordeal to grind your own. I see now that it isn't. Great info and great site. TYVM Steve!

 

Only takes a half hour, 45 minutes to roast up a pound using the stove top popper like I use. Couldn't be easier.

Send me a PM if you want any more info.


We now return you to TSD's "SHOWER or SHAVE of the DAY". Thank you.

 

Dubl Duck Special
Chubby 1 Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Palmolive Refreshing Lemon cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Razor: Norikazu Kanetake
Brush: Omega 21047
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
AS: Constanza Bayrum, AII OSage