SoS Dec 22 - 28

Wednesday:

Omega Silvertip
Crown Disposable
Noxzema lather S/C
Arko Commando A/S gel
Black Garter cologne

I normally don't use disposables but these came with 2 shaving cream tubes I received yesterday.

 

Wednesday AM

In honor of my Father on Christmas Eve:

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Merkur Progress w/ Derby blade
VDH Natural Bristle (boar) brush
Vintage Old Spice soap
WWR
Old Spice (Shulton's) A/S splash
CWR
TSD Iced Old Spice milk
Old Spice (Shulton's) Cologne

Merry Christmas, Dad.

And I hope everyone has a wonderful and joyous Holiday Season!

 

Slim Adjustable
Red Personna IP
Kent BK4
Florena cream
Penhaligons English Fern AS spash
Penhaligons English Fern EDT

 

Gem G bar
C.O. Bigelow
VDH Boar brush
WH
Old Spice AS



Goodstuff

Fuzzy

 

Christmas Eve: Musgo Real Lime Preshave Soap / 1951 Gillette Super Speed / Sharp Stainless Blade d1 / Col Conk Almond Soap / VDH Boar Brush / Clubman Pinaud Aftershave

Got a good shave today. Can't wait till tomorrow so I can get back all the goodies I ordered and my wife snatched from me.

 

Christmas Eve 2008

Mappin & Webb "Saturday" Nulli Secundus 5/8 in Genuine Ivory
Plisson #12 HMW in Genuine Horn
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap in Vintage Custard Glass Old Spice Shaving Mug
Vintage Jumbo Old Spice Clipper Ship Mug
Original Shultons Old Spice Aftershave

 

About midnight last night:
Fatboy (Thanks Mastermute!)
Durasharp Carbon
C&E BBB
TSD Almond SS
Alum Block
CK Eternity

The fatboy is very easy to shave with, but I need to keep increasing agressiveness. Started on "2" and ended on "4" but still didn't get close enough for me. I'll try again tonight starting with "4".

 

A rosy Christmas Eve:

Merkur Futur / Gillette Swede blade
Simpson PJ3 Super
Truefitt & Hill Rose cream
DR Harris: Pink & Milk
Czech & Speake #88

 

Wednesday Morning

C&E BBB
Speick cream
Red tip Super Speed
Iridium Super blade
Skin Bracer Cool Spice aftershave

 

Christmas Eve

Muehle R89/Derby(2)
SR 3126
QED Mocha Java SS
TSD Sandalwood AS
QED Texas Cedarwood ASSC

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !

 

Same as yesterday...

NDC Gillette Super Speed
Gillette Swede (2)
Rooney 3, 1
Trumper Coconut Oil cream
SCS Coconut milk

 

Christmas Eve...

 

WOW ZEE WOW WOW !~! Nice pic !

Schweeeeet :signs154

ShaveMac Custom 21mm flattop "EBillion"
STICKY + Feather
RNB Limey SCream (QED lime soap + T&H West Indian Limes cream)
WWR
JASONS 6 - in - 1 AS
Skin Bracer Cool Spice AS Splash
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Razor: HD
Blade: Swedish Gillette
Brush: Simpson PJ3 Best
Cream: Coates Almond
A/S: German Pitralon followed by Proraso balm
Edt: Trumper's Spanish Leather

 

Wednesday

Razor: Gillette #58
Blade: NOS LB Wilkinson
Brush: Simpson Polo #8
Cream: T&H Rose
A/S: DR Harris a/s milk (old)
Edt: Trumpers Spanish Leather

 

AOS Lemon pre-shave oil
C&E BBB
Col Conk Bayrum soap in DirtyBird pottery mug
Wacker Rasiermesser Blonde Jungmeister
Thayers Rose petal Witch hazel
Anherb as conditioner
Old Spice baby !

Shave Well, Be Well

 

Musgo Glyce Lime Pre Shave soap
Merkur HD
Derby Extra
Simpsons Duke 3
Trumpers Sandlewood Cream
Boosters June Clover
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Trumpers Sandlewood Skin food

I've come 180 on Derby blades, they used to cause irritation to no ends,now they are melting the wiskers away...

 

"THE SHAVE"

This was my first DE shave, comming over from the Straight side,
As always Hot shower
Biggelo shave cream in Mug/Custard bowel scuttle from Edwin Jager BBB
Fat Boy Wilkinson Blade
Wtg 4
Atg 7 I know the settings seem a little extreem but dont forget im comming over from the "Straights"
Xtg 9
Geo Trumper Coral Skin Food,,( I Really love this Stuff)
Pinnauds Virgin Island Bay Rum

As this was my first De shave i was Surprised at 4 i didnt even feel the blade on my face, at 7 i could feel blade but very smooth,now at 9 thats close to what im used to,

over all the shave was very nice and it was a BBS shave, i was pleasntly surprised, I think i like it, cant wait to grow more beard and try it again with a Derby,Feather or others,

More to come
Grottolord

 

Wednesday 12/24 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aide Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: Knotty Badger refurbished Ever Ready 300 Silvertip
  [*]Cream: Actually Superlather using the "Fat" and SCS Very V cream
  [*]Razor: '10 GEM Jr. Lather Catcher Style
  [*]Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated SE (shave 4)
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Toner
  [*]EDT: SCS Very V EDT
  
  [*]Result: For the first time in many months I did not go for a BBS shave. Shaved late in the afternoon to get ready for church services tonight and wanted to look at least half presentable. Also made my first attempt at making super lather. Don't find it any more lubricating or cushioning than plain old soap or cream. Will perhaps try it again sometime.

 

Some really great pictures this week guys!

Razor: Barbasol
Blade: Gillette Super Thin Mejarado day? 14
Brush: re knotted Erskine
Lather: Proraso red
A/S: Aqua Velva + Proraso balm