SoS: August 2-8 2010

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
1950's Super Speed/Sharp day 2
D'amaris Royal-SC :love008 :love008 :happy108 :happy108
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Tarr Super-AS :love008 :love008 :happy108 :happy108
Brut-Cologne

I cannot believe that for the 1st time in around 3 months, I shaved without any menthol cream or soap. However, this D'amaris Royal cream is to die for--the scent is so clean and nice, yet old-school, the lather is rich and easy to create, and the skincare is numero uno. It's made by Colgate-Palmolive. It is available only in Romania and Moldova. The Tarr Super aftershave is made in Romania, and it is fantastic!

 

Saturday.

Ever-Ready / Vulfix Boar re-knot
Arko SS
Feather Portable Bull Mastiff
Lord Platinum (1)
Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum

I received the Lord Plats a while ago in trade and never got around to trying them. I have to say that I like this blade a good bit more than the Shark SC that was in my top 3. If subsequent shaves with the Lord Platinum are as good as the shave today, my top 3 may be changing. I was DFS after two passes and could have stopped after a little touch up, but chose to go 3 passes plus some touch up and will probably be faceturbating all day.

LOOKOUT 5/5 blade off the hook banging BBS shave!

 

Saturday, August 07, 2010

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Cyril Salter Sublime Citrus
A/S: Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel, Taylor's No. 74 Victorian Lime

Just a great, citrusy shave this morning--couldn't ask for better! The Taylor Victorian Lime splash has become a favorite of mine.

 

Saturday - It's the weekend! :happy069 Time for the SEs

Prep: Hot shower, strop blade 30/60
Hot Coffee: Home roasted Tanzania, black
Strop: VB 2" Black Latigo
Soap: TSD Egyptian Spice + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Str8: Robeson SurEdge, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock, ice water splash, Brut Attitude
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

A much, much better shave today than last Saturday's str8 shave. The lather was perfect, the blade didn't pull or tug. I could have gone for the 5-blades by using an SE to touch up the neck, but the shave was going so well I wanted it to be a pure str8 job, rough patches included

As I mentioned, I do like the scent of the new Brut Attitude, but just not really enough menthol to notice. Either that or I've become desensitized from Bombing just about everything!

Have a great day folks. I'm going antiquing!

 

Saturday. No time for a picture.

But time for a good shave.
Schick C1 Magazine Repeater
Pella blade (4)
TSD Sensitive mixed with leftover Ogallala Bay Rum sample.
VdH boar brush

 

Saturday:

Cooper Monobilt razor
Shark SuperChrome blade
Vie-Long Brush
CO Bigelow SC
Osage Rub
Visal Balm
M&L FLorida Water Cologne

The Cooper razor is neat to look at but doesn't shave very well. Maybe I just need more practice with it. Very smooth though

 

Str8 Saturday

• Custom Gold Dollar str8
• The Dridecker
• boosted VDH Deluxe
• Thayer's rose petal WH
• super boosted Clubman Pinaud

My first str8 shave with a bona-fide shave ready str8. I used this razor for every str8 shave I ever had up until this point with a suicidal, almost but not quite there edge on it. Now that it is sharp it is a wayyy more enjoyable experience. I have a few weepers and a few spots that I missed that could have been made better with touch-up. All said and done, I rate today's shave a 3 balde shave. As my technique improves (gets figured out, more aptly put) I'm sure that I'll get that rating to move upward.

 

Saturday

Gillette fat handle Tech
Feather (3)
Kent VS30
Palmolive Shave Stick
Boots Fresh Wood ASB
Pashana AS

Another face lathering session and a good DFS from the Tech/Feather combo topped up at the end with the smell of Pasahana.

TTFN

Tony

 

Happy Saturday From Steamy Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
TGN Synthetic Re-Knotted Fuller
Lea SC
Merkur Progress Slammed to 5
Dorco 301 (2)
Cold Water Rag
Witch Hazel / Alum Powder Blend
Booster Mosswood A/S
Arko Sensitive ASB

3 Passes = 5 Blade Off The Hook BBS!

The Lea Cream is a menthol cream that has a strong cedar smell to it, and that is just fine with me.

The Boosters Mosswood A/S is my favorite scent of the entire line.

The Progress = very aggressive on 5 and I love it! Although I am tossing the Dorco 301 after shave #2 because it was feeling a little rough. I wonder if it is a bad blade, or if the Progress on 5 dulls it faster???

I have a lot of brushes, but the TGN Synthetic is in my top two right now. The Fuller handle feels great in the hand.

Have a great weekend ya'll!

 

Still In Vegas

AOS unscented pre-shave oil
Merkur Progress Long Handle
Merkur Blade
Badger Brush-Travel Brush with Lucite Handle
AOS Unscented SC
AOS AS Balm


-4.5 blades-the shave mirror was more like a microscope-the close-up of
my mishap from last week was so ugly I had to remove 1/2 blade.
-Won some money in Blackjack-AOS go that money and more. Everything I used
today was from the samples they gave me. Got the Progress (can't believe
I never had that razor-it's awesome), Lavender SC and Sandalwood Soap. Could
have been worse I guess.

 

• Edwin Jagger DE86
• Gillette 7 O'clock Permasharp (Day 4)
• New Forest 2201
• TBS Maca Root SC
• Alum Block
• Barbasol Pacific Rush AS
• Mama Bear's Mountain Waters Cologne

Last day for this blade. Not bad and I will someday finish the pack but I don't foresee buying more. Reasonable shave, lots of cleanup though... 4.5

 

Indeed they are. The only enbablers more enabling are my fellow TSD members
and SWMBO.
It's actually a nice store-pricey but nice. They give str8 shaves-$35, $50 with a clay mask. The woman
(asst manager) was pleasant and well informed.

 

Hot Shower
Boker Barber Tip
Semogue 1305
Speick Shavestick
WH/Corn Huskers Lotion
Clubman AS

Likely my best shave yet with this razor. When an initial stropping yielded mediocre results I ran it across the stone and restropped before the shave. Result-a nice crisp edge and a wonderful shave.

 

Hot Shower
Johnson Baby Oil for pre shave
Parker Badger Brush
Omega Shaving Creme
Gillette Fat boy first pass at #7, second pass #5 with a Persona Red blade
Aqua Velva after shave splash
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Aqua Velva Musk after shave cologne.
Great BB smooth sHave
DE wet shaving is so luxurious.

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney Emillion
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Sunday, August 8th

Hot shower
Arko Cool sc
Omega 639 Havana Silvertip
D.R. Harris DE87 w/ Astra Platinum
De Vergulde Hand alum
Arko Nem creme
Davidoff Adventure EdT

 

Sunday, August 8th

Slim (9)
Derby (1)
Home Made PreShave Oil + 2Drops Glycerin
Ever Ready Boar
Arko-TSD Signature Hybrid SS
Generic Witch Hazel
Lucky Tiger Aspen

4.8 rating on 3+ passes. Used my Gem for the lower neck. Best Derby shave in a good while. The Lucky Tiger Aspen gave a nice, clean, oil-free finish, which I
like in the summer, when moisturizers often are not needed or desired.

 

Sunday

1959 Gillette Super Speed
Dorco ST301 (2)
Culmak Viscount
Palmolive Shaving Stick
Gillette Series ASB
Adidas Dynamic Pulse AS - with added menthol

A lovely smooth shave which ended up with a DFS, cant be bothered to push the boat out to get a BBS with a mild razor, a DFS is good enough no irritation, no weepers, just a few bits around my chin that could be gone over a few times. I'm definately like the mild razors atm, the SS and Tech are being used alternatively, might have to bring some of the big guns out soon tho.

TTFN

Tony

 

Sunday's Shave
Hot Shower
Arko SS
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
Gillette 1952 'Black Tip' Super Speed-Steel Handle/Astra SP Day 1
Arko Citrus AS Cream
Arko Aqua AS Splash

Didn't shave yesterday to let face heal from a little 'Heat Rash' the day before...Maaan, I dropped in a new Astra...Took my time getting a great face lather going...Did 1 Pass with some face-streching like at the barber-shop, and that was it !! ONE PASS BARBER SHOP CLOSE SHAVE...Wanted to use some more of that great lather the brush was holding, but really no point...Been rubbing my face ever-since...Great Shave...

PS One disturbing note though...had 3 bad blades and 2 GREAT ones in the last pack of Astras...Whats happening ?? That was the same thing with the last pack of Derbys...I mean BAD printing, and sharp BITE !! Oh well hope my average is better with this pack...But the shaves with the good ones are GREAT...

 

Sunday

Surrey Soap
EverReady badger re-knot
Schick C1 magazine repeater
Pella blade (5)

I believe the Surrey is basically the same as VdH. An unopened puck came with a shaving mug I bought.