SoS: August 22-28 2011

Menthol Monday:

• EJ 89L
• Gillette super thin platinum (3)
• vintage Rubber Set boar
• VanWilder SS
• home boosted Old Spice

Holy frozen tundra Batman! Great shave all the way around today folks!

4/5 blades.

Got the R41 from Jeff today so I'm gonna spend the whole next week with it and see. I already loaded up a Voshkod in it for tomorrow. I completely see where the comments come from....it looks really intimidating with that blade sitting there staring at you like that. I'm sure it'll be fine

 

Shave Of The Day ~ August 22nd

Menthol Monday! ​

• TSD Iced SubZero Preshave Balm ~
• Hot Shower
• E. J. Badger Brush
• Lea Menthol Cream ~
• Clix Razor
• Voskhod Blade ~ Day 3
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Osage Rub ~
• TSD Aftershave Splash ~ 2X Iced SubZero ~
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A very nice, proper Menthol Monday Shave.

 

Gillette Aristocrat Junior - Bristish Set #58
with Derby (1)
Kent BK 2 Silvertip
ToOBS Lemon SS
Patchouli EdT

Have a nice day!

 

Monday's shave (yesterday as of posting time - can't sleep)
Vie-Long 14833 horse/gray badger mix
pre-1920's Every-Ready, brass flip-front SE razor
Treet carbon ASR blade, 2
William's Mug shave soap
Alum block
Thayer's lavender witch hazel
Malizia Vetyver AS splash

Nice smooth shave, despite the two very small nicks on my neck. Happy shaving!

 

Tuesday:
Merkur 39C Slant
Feather blade
Simpson Chubby 1 in best
Cella
Weleda ASB

 

Tuesday, 23.08.2011

Night shave.
Merkur 23C/Derby#?
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Wilkinson Sword soap in blue bowl
Everest ASB w/cologne

BBS!

 

Tuesday:

Tabac
Omega Lucretia Borgia
EJ89
Rapira day 4
alum, witch hazel, osage rub, TSD ISZ

 

Tuesday, August 23. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers
Prep: Hot shower/Hot towel with Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Razor: Merkur 1904 Classic OC (Put a EJ DE87 handle on this razor-see additonal picture)
Blade: Feather
Cream: Proraso
Brush: D.R. Harris Silvertip Badger
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some good old Speick After Shave Lotion

 

Hi Dmitry, what do you think of the Wilkinson bowl? For me it has not enough skin care. So I avoid it.
But what is even worse is the Italian version. You can see it here http://www.wilkinson.it/primalui.htm Veeery strange scent and even less skincare.

 

Happy Tuesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Copperhat Horse
Tabac SC
Strivel Adjustable - Set On 4
Feather (1)
Cold Water Rag
Eveline Aloe ASG
Tabac AS

3 Passes = meh, better than goo and carts, but not an absolute stellar shave either. I was not sure what to expect with this Strivel. It has a weird adjusting mechanism. To move the blade up or down, you turn the knob and then the blade tray moves up and to one side... weird. I had to clip one of the notches out of the blade in order to make it fit in the razor. I will shave with it again on another setting and see if it makes a difference.

The Copperhat Custom Horse is a great brush! Thanks Brad!

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

Tuesday!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Sabi Badger
TSD Yukihana Soap
Lord L6
Super Max Super Platinum (2)
Cool Water Rinse
Anherb AS Gel

I'm just loving this razor, such a close shave. The Anherb went a LONG way in cooling me down this morning. It sure is hot and humid this week!

 

Tuesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Personna day 5
Bozzano Aloe Vera SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme AS
Yohji Yamamoto Pour Homme EDT

To be very honest, I'm not too gung-ho about this Bozzano Aloe cream. Sure, it lathers very well, smells quite nice, etc, but it seemed to leave my skin feeling a bit dry. The Yohji Yamamoto aftershave and eau de toilette are discontinued since a few years - I have these 2 bottles hanging around, but when they're empty, I'll really miss them. Here is a picture of the Bozzano Aloe stuff. :biggrin:

 

Tuesday

Razor - 1958 TV Superspeed
Blade - Personna RI
Brush - SOC
Soap - EJ Sea Buckthorn
AS - Proraso White ASB

The shave went really well. I am really attached to the TV superspeeds as it was the razor I learned to shave on. The EJ had a wonderful scent that made the shave most welcome. I have recently had problems keeping lather in my SOC (its like it refuses to load)...but this happens from time to time so I'm not too worried. I chose my Proraso, just because and after I put it on, I thought to myself "Ah! It was definitely a Proraso morning!". It was a great shave!

 

Tuesday Shave Aug 23, 2011

• Shower : Tuscan Cypress Body wash/ shower gel
• Lather : Proraso tub soap
• Brush : 24mm silver tip/custom padouk wood handle
• Scuttle : R.Becker
• Razor : Slim Adjustable
• Blade : Rapira (3)
• Aftershave : Aloe-witch hazel gel+ moisturizing balm unscented
• Cologne : Tuscan Cypress

Great BBS shave!

 

iKon Modern
Polsilver
New Forest 2201
Calani Dubai SS
Barbasol Pacific Rush

 

Tuesday:

EJ89L
Voskhod
Thater Stout 2
MWF Stick
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Burberry Brit edt

 

Tuesday's Shower and Shave
Hot shower facial wash Musgo Lime.
Omega 48, initial lathering work out on MWF
Gillette Knack with a Tree
Thayers Witch Hazel Rose
Prairie Creations Sandalwood
Omega 48 produced mounds of great MWF lather, the Knack teamed with the Treet produced a DFS.

 

iKon Bulldog Deluxe OC
Shark Super Chrome (3)
Rooney 1/1 Super
C & E Sandalwood SS
Nature's Gift Sandalwood Shave Splash
C & E Sandalwood ASB

 

Tuesday, August 23

59’ Fatboy (setting 8)
Lord Platinum (d3)
Preshave Oil Blend
Arko Boosted Classic Brand Menthol SS
Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Barbasol Brisk
Lucky Tiger Aspen

 

Shave Of The Day ~ August 23rd

• TSD Iced SubZero Preshave Balm ~
• Hot Shower
• Vie-Long Zurito Horse Hair Brush
• Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil Shaving Cream
• Clix Razor
• Voskhod Blade ~ Day 4
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Master Bay Rum A/S Splash

I think my first Voskhod blade is finished after today's shave, it wasn't really pulling or tugging it just didn't seem to be cutting the whiskers, so I had too many rough spots when I was done. I'll load up my L6 with a new Voskhod tomorrow and see how long a blade lasts in it.

The C&E SAO cream was a real treat, providing a very luscious lather, and unfortunately another great discontinued cream.