SoS: April 30th, 2012 - May 6th, 2012

Saturday, Rolls day!

• Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth, rice bran oil marinade whilst lathering up
• Music: Neil Diamond, Jonathan Livingston Seagull OST
• Brush: vintage DVH boar
• Soap: TSD Bay Rum, wet + mug lathered
• Razor: Rolls Razor!
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

DFS ++ . Almost -but not quite- BBS. Man! Ain't shaving a joy!

Movie day: taking Mum, SWMBO & daughters to Avengers and to Mirror Mirror. SWMBO will not see the story of the second movie, I fear: she'll be mostly looking at the costumes!

Have a great weekend! Make it count!

 

Saturday 5th May

Hot shower and facial scrub
3P Pre/Post shave cream
Muhle Bog Oak OC loaded with a Tesco Blade
Vie-Long 14831 Horse/Badger Brush
Vitos Green Shaving soap
Alum Block followed by3P Pre/Post
Floid Original AS
TBS Activist EDT
Morgans Classic Pomade for the hair.

I still have a number of DE razors which were bought on impulse and have not been used. One of them was this Muhle. After the discussion about Fatip razors on another thread....I gave it a try, as the heads may be identical. It probably has the old Muhle R89 head. The razor looks scary aggressive but delivered a three pass BBS. With only one use I would judge it to be at least as good as my Ikon OC (2G).

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Rapira
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck AS
Obsession For Men EDT

Needless to say, this was such an enjoyable shave - the Palmolive Menthol cream never fails to deliver the beautiful minty scent with the thick, rich, luxurious lather, and the most delightful cooling effect. My new Rapira blade in the Super Speed got me so smooth, and the Alt Innsbruck aftershave made me feel like a king!

 

Saturday:

Soak Brush/Savile Row 3824/warm up Schwarzweisskeramik XL Scuttle
Hot Shower
Musco Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Proraso PrePost cream
RazoRock XXX ss
Cobra Classic/Kai Captain Mild (4)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (Clean Hardware&Software,police area)
Thayer's WH followed a few minutes later with Veleiro splash mixed with a small amount of 444

Another great shave from the Cobra only needed a 2 pass shave today,WTG,ATG and 1 ATG headshave,BBS all around.Enjoy your weekend everyone !!!!

 

Saturday, May 5, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1470
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

Saturday Shave:

Hot towel
Lucky Tiger Lemon facial cream pre-shave
Hot towel again
DVH Extra Fris shave soap
DVH Boar brush
OC Gem Micromatic w/ Personna Gem Blade 2nd shave
Hot water / Cold water rinse
Alum block
Dickinson's Witch hazel
DVH AS Spray love the smell of this

Three pass BBS today:wave:

 

Sorry, no pic of this razor yet.
6/8 Clauss
Calani Dubai
homemade brush
normal cold water shave

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs.

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, strop str8, hot shower
CD: Lightnin' Hopkins ~ The Essence of Lightnin' Hopkins
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: TSD Oak Leaves & Acorns + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot
Str8: Boker Red Injun, 3 passes
SE: Schick Injector E model, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rubdown, ice water splash, B&BW Oak
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Great tunes, great coffee, great soap, great... you get the idea! It was a great shave!!

 

shower/merkur 11c/ feather blade/ SWK scuttle XL / Omega Pro 48/Nivea Cream /Nivea lotion/Nivea Balm​

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Saturday morning, May 5, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (8)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

SOTD Saturday 5-5-2012

9/16 Late Greaves & Sons Wedge
Proraso PSC
Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood SS
Custom Rosewood UK Extra Stuffed Silvertip
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
British Sterling Cologne

What a great week of shaves! Spring is a time of awakening and renewing of our spirits. I wish everyone fair weather, good health and a life filled with friends and happiness!

 

What's the DVH after shave like?

Saturday
Muhle R106
The Manchurian
TSD Indonesian Teakwood
Red Personna (3)
Mandom

Another amazing 2 pass shave today! I loved every part of it! I find the Mandom is a great everyday aftershave, much like Proraso.

 

Saturday, May 5

Gem Push Button
GEM (T. Pella SS PTFE ) (d2)
Renaissance Man Black Amber S/S
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Osage Rub
Stephans Island Lime

 

To me it smells like a very mellow Drakkar Noir. It is not over powering. I just love the scent! It is a clean, crisp smell. BTW I have had a lot of compliments from women about the scent I was wearing today. Asking what cologne I was wearing? Just my after shave, lol.

 

The Futur of My Shaving Den

Was up early today and took a long hot shower, followed by an equally luxurious shave. I dialed up my Futur to 3.5, went to the Razo Rock Lemon and had at it.

Vito's Preshave
Razo Rock Artisan Lemon
Omega Wooden Handle
Merkur Futur
Gillette Black Ninja (3)
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
TSD Iced Bourbon Vanilla Milk
Aqua Velva
Jockey Club Talc
Nautica Blue

The workmanship on this razor is stunning, and the chrome is gorgeous. This razor is a keeper.

 

Saturday!

Warm Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Ever-Ready Green Horse Re-Knot
TSD SOTQ Asian Plum SS
Lady Gillette Stars - Pink
Feather (1)
Cold Water Rinse
TSD Lavender ASM
Pe Re Ja Cologne

This was a nice relaxing shave after a long and stressful week. Now, time to hunker down and get to relaxing because next week won't be any less stressful.

Have a great weekend!

 

First of all, hi from a new member!
After a nice shower todays choice was a Fat handle Tech, Astra SP, Creating a nice lather of Cella using Simpsons Chubby. The aftershave of today was DR Harris Arlington.

 

Welcome to the Shave Den!

 

Gem OCMM
Gem SS PTFE (5)
Rooney 3/2 Super
TOBS Avocado
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Last day for the blade. It wasn't terrible, but I should have stopped with 4 shaves on it.

 

Welcome abroad.