SoS: April 19-25 2010

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney Emillion
Palmolive Classic cream
Booster Polar Ice

 

SOTD Saturday April 24, 2010

Razor: 6/8 Abraham George (Thanks Sham)
Soap: VDH
Mug: Vintage Old Spice
Brush: Omega Boar
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum

Gotta love these English blades! BBS in two passes and I'm lovin' it!

 

Shave Of The Day - April 24th

• Hot Shower
• Semogue 2015HD Badger
• Feats of Clay Scuttle
• TSD Soap - Iced Aqua Velva Scent :freezing :freezing :freezing
• Ming Shi TTO
• Derby Blade - Day 2
• Homemade Skin Food
• Aqua Velva Original Ice Blue :freezing :freezing
• 

 

Saturday:



Vulfix 247 pure badger
Brian Solomon Cherry Almond SC (test batch)
Fromm shavette (day1)
Witch Hazel
CVS Old Spice AS

The Brian's shaving cream performed well again this morning. I'm even getting used to the cherry scent*. The Fromm was only so so for me. I don't know if the blade isn't very sharp and/or if it's the light weight of the shavette, but it just didn't seem to do it. It could also be horrible technique. This is my first experience with a straight/shavette. I'll try it again.

*Brian told me that his wife baked him a cherry pie before he was deployed and he scented the shaving cream this way as a way to feel at home again. A very sweet story from a stand up guy.

 

Sunday, April 25th

Hot shower
VDH Deluxe mugsoap
VDH Deluxe boar
Mühle R89 w/ Derby Extra
De Vergulde Hand alum
444 ASB w/ Spanish Floïd Suave splash

 

Rainy Sunday

Schick I2 Injector with Schick blade
Cremo Cream
Re-knotted Ever-Ready best badger brush
I like Cremo. You have to get used to the fact that the lather isn't supposed to be thick and rich as with other creams, but it works. The smell is not unpleasant, but it doesn't follow you around afterward, which is the important thing.

Have a good Sunday everybody!

 

Sunday 4/25 . . .

• Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
• Brush: C&E BBB
• Cream: C&E Sandalwood
• Razor: '09 Gillette Old Type with Single Ring Handle
• Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge DE (shave 5)
• Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
• A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & Haslinger Sandalwood ASB
• EDT: C&E Sandalwood EDT
  
• Result: Great BBS shave. Got back to the basics with my brush and cream. Two original implements I used when I returned to DE shaving over 2 years ago. I particularly like the C&E BBB. No blood or irritation.

 

Sunday:

EJ DE87 razor
Treet DuraSharp blade
Palmolive Classica SC
Vulfix 375S brush
Osage Rub
Musgo Real OrangeAmber Cologne

Very wonderful shave and now off to church

 

Saturday znd Sunday

Saturday

Boker King Cutter
5/8ths spike point
Omega Professional boar brush
Proraso Green s/c
Proraso a/s splash
Bigelow Barber e de c

Sunday

Case's Ace
4/8ths spike point full hollow
Omega boar brush
J M Fraser's Polar Ice s/c
Aqua Velva Blue a/s
4711 e de c

First time out with the Case. It's a dandy little razor!

goshawk

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Kenya, BLACK
Soap: TSD SubZero
Brush: Semogue 2000
Razor: Gem Jr. Lather Catcher
Blade: Gem, day 4, 3+ passes
Str8 Practice: 5/8 Genco, 1 pass (too dull to do any cutting, practice only!)
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut AS
'Stache Wax: Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Quite simply a great shave.

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Elios
Irisch Moos-Shaving Stick :happy005 :happy005 :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Sir Canada Cedar-AS :happy005 :happy005 :love008 :love008

A wonderful shave with my absolute favorite shaving soap--the Irisch Moos is something extra special. The lather is insane when you get it going, and the great part is, it's so stable and easy to create. I love this soap!

 

Hot Shower
Wade and Butcher Wedge
Semogue 1305
Arko Shavestick
Mentholated Witch Hazel
Murray and Lanman's Colonia de Rosas

A touch up hone seemed to help a little. It's not a bad shaver, mind you, it just isn't a remarkable shaver. I'm not sure if I want to take it back to the hone for another touch up or just strop the hell out of it and call it good

 

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE
Soap: Proraso Green Tea & Aloe (white tub)
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Proraso Balm

The Proraso GT&A produced a fine lather, leading to a great shave. I really like that stuff. It does, contrary to some comments I've seen, contain menthol--just a touch, though. The distinctive white tub will be a permanent member of my shaving soap arsenal.

 

Sunday

Razor: GEM Micromatic
Blade: Pelle SE (1)
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap/Cream: Williams
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

 

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Tabac
A/S: REALM Aftershave Balm

 

Couple of nice set ups there 'Hawk! Those 4/8's are really great to shave with. (probably why most of the barbers razors were 4/8; much more maneuverable) I always get too carried away with the strokes however and that spike gets me every time! (I hate it when that happens.) :happy102

 

Dubl Duck Special
Chubby 1 Super
Trumper's Coconut Oil soap
Musgo Real after shave
Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food

 

Razor: Norikazu Kanetake
Brush: Vie-Long 12315
Soap: Nanajune's Natural Bayrum
AS: Benjamin's Bayrum, AII Osage

 

Duke 2 Best
AOS Lemon SS
Max Dormer~~
TM Artisan Linen / Horsehide
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Azzaro Pure Cedrat EDT
Have a Great Night~~​

 

Sunday:



Vulfix 247 pure badger
Brian Solomon Cherry Almond SC (test batch)
GEM Featherweight
Personna SE (day4)
Homemade Marrakesh ASB
Homemade Bay Rum AS