SoS: August 29-September 4 2011

Let's see those shaves for the week! As always, bonus points for pictures!
I will get things started with my gear for tomorrow:

Gillette Toggle
Personna 74*
Simpsons Duke 1
JM Frasers Polar Ice
Anherb Aftershave Gel

 

Rotbart Bakelit Vintage Razor
with Rotbart Extra Dünn
Hans Baier 21 Silvertip
Gibbs Vintage Shaving Stick
Uralt Lavendel Vintage EdT

Have a nice day!

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Monday:

Arko Moist
Omega Lucretia Borgia
LT NEW with Voskhod (day 2)
alum, witch hazel, osage rub, TSD ISZ

 

Monday, August 29. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Glyce Lime then hot towel with Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87 Head with a Merkur 1904 Classic Handle
Blade: Feather
Cream: Proraso
Brush: D.R. Harris Best Badger
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick After Shave Lotion



Have a GREAT day.

 

Menthol Monday!

• EJ 89l
• Voshkod (2)
• 24 mm super badger reknot
• home boosted TSD Mokey Farts SS
• home boosted AV Musk

Even better shave today. It all seemed to come off the way it is s'posed to tthis morning.

4/5 blades

 

Menthol Monday 29 August

No Coffee till later
Gillette New w/ Lord Platinum blade (D3)
Berkley 46, face lather
Grodrej-Mentol Mist
AG and Proraso ASB

A quick Monday morning shave a bit earlier than I wanted so everyone can cycle through the bathroom. Nice and chilly, I am really loving the menthol mist, its working for me. The Gillette new is definitely a more aggresive razor than the slim, and I am still getting used to it.
Have a great day, I should have some goodies coming in today or tomorrow.

 

Merkur 45 Bakelite
Polsilver
M&F Emillion
GTP G5
Coates Rosemary/Tea tree SC
Humphreys Lilac WH

 

Inspired with crackstar/Jeff's review, I changed my set up in the last moment...
Eveline shave gel as preshave (cool stuff!)
4/8 Rebell (thanks, herzi/Stefan!!!)
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Painted ceramic bowl
Valobra Menthol soap
Mayor Energy Platinum splash (COOL!)

DFS+!

 

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Voskhod day 5
Noxzema SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice AS
Aramis EDT

This shave was so wonderful, although it wasn't the coldest possible, and the aftershave is only cold by the name. Booster Polar Ice does contain a bit of menthol, but I really don't feel any cooling effect from it. The Noxzema cream is very cooling, as well as delightful in every way. I think I used this set-up today because I was nostalgic! :biggrin:

 

Monday, August 29, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: 1967 Gillette Slim Adjustable*
Blade: Astra Keramik*
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE Two-Band*
Soap: Penhaligon's English Fern (old tallow formula)*
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
G.F. Trumper Marlborough Splash*

Another great shave, using many fine products that are no longer in production (the ones with asterisks).

 

Last weekend I broke the cover of a Kappzus Nautik SC. So let's go for some Kappus Nautik weeks. It's a very nice cream.

Frank Shaving Finest
Kappus Nautik SC
Parker 99R
Rapira Swedish
Alcream ASC

Nice shave but I feel a little uncomfortable with the Parker 99r.

 

Monday:

EJ89L
Lord Platinum
Thater Stout 2
Bigelow SC
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Master Lilac Vegetol

 

Monday morning,

Gillette NEW Short Comb,
Israeli Personna Crystal Blade (2)
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse. DFS!

 

Monday, August 29, 2011

Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum
Brush: Rooney Finest
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet (Tallow Version)
A/S: Trumper Wild Fern

Today's shave, dedicated to dearly departed shaving goods, was excellent. The Rooney Finest, loaded with tallowy goodness, felt like a cloud on my face. The Fatboy and Schick Plus Platinum combo worked swimmingly and the Splash of Wild Fern was like taking a stroll down memory lane.

 

Merkur 42N (1904)
Omega 10066 brush
Williams Mug Soap
Clubman Lilac Vegetal

 

Monday - vacation's done, back to work

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, hand strop blade
Coffee: BJ's Kenya AA, BLACK
Cream: KMF Cool Mint + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Mohawk 3-338 with original knot
Razor: Merkur 11C
Blade: Topaz Platinum, day 1, 3+ passes (thanks, Jeff)
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Brut Attitude, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

A great shave all the way 'round.

 

38C/Shark Super Chrome
Rooney 1/1 Super
TSD Iced Mojito SC
TSD Iced Mojito ASL

 

Monday, August 29, 2011

Vtg. Merkur Slant (#2)
Elk Antler Brush (TGN Boar Knot)
Valobro Mentolo
My Blend AS
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Monday's Shave:

Razor: Gillette New
Blade: Dorco ST-301
Brush: Semogue 830
Soap: Vintage Surrey
Cream: Godrej Menthol Mist
Post: WH, followed up with Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Great start to a new week.

 

Monday:
Omega 6217 black badger
EJ DE89L
Gillette 7 o'blue Super Platinum, 6
Taylor Of Old Bond Street, Lavender shave cream
Thayer's lavender witch hazel
Gillette Cool Wave AS

BBS!