SoS: August 29-September 4 2011

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by rodd, Aug 28, 2011.

  1. Jeltz

    Jeltz Well-Known Member

    Thursday 1:30am
    Gold Dollar 208
    Home made Boar and Walnut brush
    Palmolive soap, grated into a ramekin
    Alum
    Home made Herby Rum Aftershave
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    A thrifty shave this morning! A mix of home made and cheap products. The GD received a slight sweetening of the edge on a home made balsa crox strop before stropping on my home made denim hanging and home made paddle strops. The result was great and quite satisfying! Now all I have to do is build a forge and soap factory and it could be a 100% Jeltz made shave!​
     
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  2. battle.munky

    battle.munky Has the menthol.munky on his back!

    I lol'd.

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  3. ocharlas

    ocharlas Well-Known Member

    Mon/Power Outage Shave:
    Gillette Long Tooth OC New
    Wilkinson Sword (1)
    Omega Boar
    AOS Lavender PreShave Oil
    Proraso Unscented
    Nivea Post Shave Balm

    Man can that Red & Black special take down that 2 day stubble like nothing else. I use it rarely but when I do dig it out it always impresses me. It's my only open comb DE so I don't know if it's that or something else but it does great with a little more growth. 4/5

    Wed. Power's back shave:
    Gillette Super adjustable @ 5 & 9
    Voskhod (4)
    Edwin Jagger Best Badger
    AOS Lavender PreShave Oil
    Truefitt & Hill Lavender Shave Cream
    Trumper's Skin Food

    The EJ brush just came in today and it was a pleasure to use. I was initially surprise at how much less densely packed it is than my TGN Silvertip, which gives it much less backbone. However the lack of backbone (not that it's overly floppy or anything, if anything my silvertip's a bit of a beast it's got a ton of hair packed in there) made it extremely soft and pleasant to use. It whipped the T&H right up into a thick voluptuous lather. I only did a few passes but I actually lathered on an extra pass and let it sit there, just because the brush felt great going on my face. 4/5
     
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  4. Dridecker

    Dridecker Sherlock

    Shave Of The Day ~ Monday, August 29th

    • TSD Iced SubZero PreShave Balm ~ :smiley freezing:
    • Hot Shower
    • E.J. Badger Brush
    • Tet-a-tet Shave Cream ~ :smiley freezing:
    • Lord L6 Razor
    • Voskhod Blade
    • Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
    • Tet-a-tet Aftershave Balm ~ :smiley freezing:
    This was supposed to have been my Menthol Monday shave, but I was robbed! :angry019:

    I was in need of the sample container the Tet-a-tet Shave Cream was in, so I decided to use the rest of the cream, having forgotten just how little menthol effect the Tet-a-tet has.

    While I know that Tet-a-tet is hugely popular around TSD, it just doesn't float my boat. I find the scent is nothing special, the menthol is minimal at best, and while the lather is decent it isn't any better than some of the more readily available creams that I have used.

    IMHO I find Proraso green or C.O. Bigelow to be a better cream.

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    Shave Of The Day ~ August 31st

    • Hot Shower
    • Music: Pandora ~ Heart Radio
    • Vie-Long Zurito Horse Hair Brush
    • TSD L.R Soap ~ Iced Sweet Tea ~ :smiley freezing:
    • Lord L6 Razor
    • Voskhod Blade
    • Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
    • Aqua Velva Original Sport ~ :smiley freezing:
    The talk around here earlier about JoAnna's Iced Watermelon Sorbet helped me decide to use that soap for tonight's shave, but the Iced Sweet Tea was stacked on top of it, so I used the Tea scented soap instead with great results. :)
     
  5. freebird

    freebird Active Member

    Hot bath
    Merkur Futur razor & blade
    Merkur Futur silvertip
    Meeker scuttle
    Proraso s/c
    Glycerin
    Menthol flakes
    Alum block
    Osage rub a/s

    First try adding menthol to my shave cream or soap, so I only added a few crystals.
    Third shave with the Futur, shaves keep improving. Three passes, bbs
     
  6. wyatt46

    wyatt46 Well-Known Member

    Wednesday Evening Shave

    Hot shower...
    Copperhat Finest Badger
    TSD Iced Signature 'Bay Rum' Shave Soap
    Sabi 3 piece Big Boy Razor
    Fresh Wilkinson Sword Blade
    Cold Rinse
    Booster Jickey AS

    DFS

    Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen

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  7. herzi

    herzi Active Member

    Yesterday I brought back my Woods of Windsor SS in rotation. I'm a big fan of this soap and enjoyed the shave today very much.

    Frank Shaving Finest
    WoW SS
    MingShi 3p with Rapira Swedish
    Alcream ASC
     
  8. Oberloser

    Oberloser Well-Known Member

    Feintechnik Eisfeld R2 (former GDR production)
    with Wilkinson Blade
    Hans Baier 21er Silvertip
    AoS Lavender SS
    AoS Lavender ASB
    Czech&Speak No. 88 EdT

    Have a nice day! :)

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    Thank you for your comments and picture ratings during the last few weeks, Gentlemen! It is my honor and pleasure to post my pictures in this forum!
     
  9. Etoyoc

    Etoyoc Backwards

    Thursday:

    VDH Luxury
    Omega Lucretia Borgia
    Lord L6 head on iKon extended tech handle
    Gillette super thin (day 2)
    alum, witch hazel, osage rub, TSD ISZ
     
  10. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Thursday - another day closer

    Prep: Hot shower
    Coffee: BJ's Kenya AA, BLACK (placing an order for some green beans today)
    Soap/Cream: Woods of Windsor & KMF Unscented super lather
    Brush: 24mm Silvertip set in Red Mallee Burl
    Razor: Travel Merkur
    Blade: Topaz Platinum, day 4, 3+ passes
    Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
    'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

    Shave Rating: 5 Blades

    I'm a big fan of Merkur razors. Seems like I get great shaves from them more often than not.
     
  11. moz68

    moz68 Well-Known Member

    iKon Modern
    Blue Bird Hi Stainless
    New Forest 2201
    Klar Kabinett
    Barbasol Pacific Rush
    RazoRock A/S Wax
     
  12. Johnny

    Johnny Little Boy Blue

    Thursday, September 1. Good Morning!

    Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers
    Prep: Hot shower, wash face with Musgo Glyce Lime then hot towel with Proraso Pre Shave Cream
    Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
    Blade: Feather
    Cream: Proraso
    Brush: D.R. Harris
    Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick After Shave Lotion

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    Have a GREAT day.
     
  13. stingraysrock

    stingraysrock PIF'd away his custom title

    Happy Thursday From Florida!

    Hot Shower
    RAB Scuttle II
    Chubbz I
    Irisch Moos
    Muhle R-41
    7'OC Blue - Thanks Dale!
    Cold Water Rag
    A.V. Sport - Thanks Regan!

    3 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS!
    In order to return to my DFS days, I am going to need to drop down a pass and only go for 2 passes I think.

    The Aqua Velva Sport compliments the Irisch Moos very nicely, they are very close to each other in scent.

    Have a great day Ya'll!

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  14. Nick Freeh

    Nick Freeh Well-Known Member

    Thursday, September 01, 2011

    Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
    Razor: Jaggerooney
    Blade: Voskhod Teflon
    Brush: EJ Best Badger
    Soap or Cream: Palmolive Italian Menthol Cream
    A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Alt Innsbruck Splash

    The weather is warming up again, so I thought some menthol was in order. What a nice, refreshing shave! The Voskhod really mowed 'em down with ease. And the Alt Innsbruck provided an excellent finish, with its own additional menthol chill and pleasant fragrance.
     
  15. Mechguy

    Mechguy Well-Known Member

    Thursday 1 Sep

    Starbucks, Italian Roast, Black
    Gillette New, W/ Astra SP (D2)
    TSD Monkey Farts stick (the end)
    Omega Boar, 10015, face lather
    Alcoloda Glacial-Proraso ASB

    A quick two pass shave, SAS. Trying to let my face heal up from the train wreck on tuesday. That is the end of my TSD monkey farts soap sample, I loved the soap, but the sent was not for me. It wasn't bad or anything, just not what floats my boat. I have a sample of blue juniper, and one other (i forget) so I will put that into stick form today.

    Have a great day
     
  16. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Thursday:

    Omega Wooden Handle
    Super Speed/Personna day 2
    Everest SC :love029::love029::love029::smiley freezing:
    Everest EDC/AS Balsam :love029::love029::smiley freezing::smiley freezing:
    Bulgari Blu Notte EDT

    Although I get very good shaves with the Personnas, I still prefer the Rapiras because they are much more comfortable and smooth. The Everest cream gives a good cooling sensation on the 2nd and 3rd pass, and the matching eau de cologne/aftershave balsam feels very cooling on contact. ;):biggrin:
     
  17. Sodapopjones

    Sodapopjones Well-Known Member

    Hah, I was going to use IM and AV Sport today as well lol.
     
  18. fishcrow

    fishcrow Birdman of TSD

    Jeff, it is in my regular rortation, I really enjoy shaving with it.
     
  19. Williams Warrior

    Williams Warrior Well-Known Member

    Thursday:

    EJ89L
    Lord Platinum
    Thater Stout 2
    Maca Root SC
    Dickenson's Witch Hazel
    Bump Patrol
    Nivea Sensitive Balm

    Been quite awhile since I've lathered up the Maca Root, how nice it was. I must remember to use it more often. I've always thought the Lord Platinum blades were a friend of mine, but last week using a Voskhod everything went swimmingly, this week the Lord has caused 3 bumps and some minor irritation around the Adam's Apple region. Going to use the Bump Fighter razor for a couple of days to clear up and try the Voskhod again to see if it wasn't a fluke, but something is telling me Voskhod will probably become my only blade for DE shaving.
     
  20. fishcrow

    fishcrow Birdman of TSD

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    Hot Shower
    Parker Badger/GFT Almond
    Gillette Tech/Topaz Plantinum
    Ogalla Bay rum
    A DFS
     
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