SoS: December 19th ~ December 25th, 2011

To get this week's thread under way, I start off with my own shave of this morning:

Calani Dubai shave soap stick
Mühle nickel-plated travel shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
BRW Bull Mastiff Gillette New long tooth
Gillette 7 o’clock Sharp Edge
Speick Men After Shave

 

Shouldn't this be the 19th through the 25?

 

Yes it should. I've realized the mistake (been copying Bill's thread title from last week) but cannot change the title myself. Have asked for help from our friendly Mods. My apologies for the mistake.

Update: Many thanks for whoever helped fix the title, much appreciated!

 

No worries, just having some fun with ya.

 

All fixed up.

 

Timor​

Super Iridium​

Penchetta​

C.O. Bigelow​

Floid​

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Early Monday Morning

Dovo Prima Silver Steel
Penhaligan's English Fern Soap
Simpson 57
Alum
Old Spice Whitewater

A close comfortable shave, this Dovo is awesome. My 1st use of English Fern and not 100% successful, oddly the lather was exiting the brush from the base in a way that I don't usually find. I think this soap may be best suited to bowl lathering than face lathering. I shall persist though as having palm lathered to get the right consistency it was great.

The razor was a Birthday gift, the brush and soap were both PIFs (I have some wonderful friends in the world of wetshaving) and the aftershave was on sale when I bought it. The only thing that was full price was the Alum but that was only £1.40 IIRC

 

Monday 19 December-Menthol Monday

TSD ISZ Soap
Omega Boar, 10015, Face Lather
GEM Micromatic, GEM SS Blade (D2)
TSD ISZ Splash, with Proraso ASB

This was a three pass DFS. The GEM does a great job on the face, I can't do better with any other razor, but I can't seem to do a great job under the jaw and on the neck with it. Still some stubble ATG, guess I'll have to try again.

Have a great day.

 

-SB EJ pure badger
-SS MWF
-SR EJDE89L
-RB Astra Keramik
-ASL Floid Suave
-ASB Floid (spanish)

 

Monday, December 19


Gillette New
Derby Extra (d1)
Tweezerman Badger
L'Occitane Cade
Proraso AS

 

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/7 AM day 3
Kool Frosty SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS
JHL Cologne

These 7 AM's have very good longevity - this is only my 3rd shave with this blade, and it still cuts like it's brand-new. The Kool Frosty cream and the Barbon aftershave delivered their iciness beautifully for me this morning!

 

Gem Micromatic ClogPruf
Gem Stainless PTFE
Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Klar Kabinett
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

Monday, December 19. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: WeiShi TTO
Blade: Gillette
Soap: MWF
Brush: D.R. Harris H1 (Rooney 1/1)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue



Have a GREAT day.

 

Monday!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
TSD ISZ SC + 1/2 pump KMF
Lord L6
Super Max Super Platinum (2)
Cool Water Rinse
Anherb AS Gel

Wow was that an invigorating shave! I got a little abmitious with the amount of SC I used ... I had enough to shave me and both the cats .. I decided Trix would look funny if I actually shaved him ... although I do threaten it quite a bit. Plus I have heard that if a cat isn't groomed from kittenhood they become embarrassed if you actually remove their hair. I think the lady at the pet grooming place was pulling my leg.

It is interesting that I can have such a chilly shave and then sweat profusely while blow-drying my hair ... the things we do for beauty.

Have a great Monday!

 

Happy Monday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Chubbz I
Prep SC
R-41
Feather (2)
Cold Water Rag
Prep Pre/Post Cream
Florida Water

2 Passes = DFS!

Have a great week Ya'll!

 

Monday, December 19, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: 1948-50 Gillette Superspeed
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE Two Band Super
Soap or Cream: Body Shop (old formula) Cream
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Wesley & Scott Peppermint and Cloves Balm

A comfortable and nostalgic shave this morning, using several discontinued products.

 

Sunday Shower N Shave

Col.Conk Lime Shave Soap applied with Sabi Black Badger
Gillette Red Tip Rocket - Dorco ST300 - 2Pass
Warm rinse - Cold rinse
Finished with Brut AS

DFS

 

Sounds like a great CHEAP WEEK shave! Niiiice.

 

Must you keep showing off that brush!?!?!

(please do. it's a beauty!)

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, hand strop blade
CD: Ron Kenoly ~ God is Able
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Cream: La Toja Classic - free sample from Phil
Brush: Mohawk 3-338 - antique store, $8
Razor: Grafco OC - flea market, $2
Blade: Gillette Super Thin - free sample from Phil
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, Curve, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

A little rough along the jaw line, but that's common for me.