SoS: December 25, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Yehuda D, Dec 24, 2017.

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  1. McGrande

    McGrande Well-Known Member

    31 December 2017

    Last shave of 2017. Tried a Wizamet Iridium Super for the first time today. (another blade I had forgotten about from a sampler) Like most Russian blades it was plenty sharp yet smooth. I'll see if it yields 7 shaves like the ones in my "regular" rotation. Yesterday's application of Proraso Green balm cured my dry skin issue from the day before. This week, I'll be rotating through the HBG after shaves as they too soothe the skin.

    Cream: Proraso White
    Brush: Semogue 620 boar
    Bowl: Dollar Tree salsa
    Razor: RazoRock German 37 slant
    Blade: Wizamet Iridium Super (1)
    Aftershave: HBG "Vermont"

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  2. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    Wonderful last shave for 2017.
    MAMBA baby.
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  3. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    I made my wife a happy camper by using the One X soap and aftershave. The shave was very good and smooth but the soap lacks the skincare that I get from Stirling. (no fault of the wife) Scent-wise, this soap is gorgeous, it's a pretty good latherer but although it lists menthol I don't feel any cooling. The Tabiano gel is soothing and moisturing - I received it quite a while ago as a freebie from a company I placed an order with. The One X aftershave has that same beautiful scent as the soap and it gives a bit of a cooling effect.

    Have a great Sunday and be safe!
     
  4. Hodge

    Hodge Well-Known Member

    The C3 is my fave by a mile. The others, including the type A provide a decent shave but don’t make the elite list.
     
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  5. Hodge

    Hodge Well-Known Member

    Wow, great looking brush.
     
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  6. jbo667

    jbo667 Well-Known Member

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    Didn’t change ANYTHING from the last shave. 2 days thick head growth, 5 FULL head lathers and still had a tad left over! BBS as ever, couple small nicks on the back getting SUPER aggressive ATG on the 4th and 5th clean up passes! This shave with an Astra SP may be my shave nirvana!
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  7. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

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  8. ChiefShaver

    ChiefShaver Well-Known Member

    Hi my dear Friends,

    this has been my last Shave for 2017. It´s a little bit nostalgic if i think of another great shave, another year going by, people we met and people we lost and stuff like this. But there are a few hours left in 2017, so let´s enjoy my Shave of the Day together. Ready?!

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    Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech // Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra // Soap: Saponificio Varesino Stella Alpina // Brush: Rubberset Replica // Aftershave: Antiga Barbearia de Bairro

    What should i tell you?! Great shave!!! The Fat Handle Tech is not as gentle as my Rocket Parat, but nevertheless it has been a great shave. The last days i thought about, which equipment i should use for the last shave this year. There were so many options to choose...which razor gave me "memories" while shaving, which blade was my "Blade of the year" and so on and so on.

    So i decided to choose my Fat Handle Tech, because it was my razor in my first and only holiday in Italy 2013. Exceptional great memories. Paired with a soap, which transported me directly to "Bella Italia" because of the scent. Absolutely outstanding.

    The lather was rich and thick, slick and gave lot of cushion. As Aftershave i used the Antiga Barbearia de Bairro...WHAT a scent!!! Whoa!!! A dark, citrussy scent which made me feel to be in a country, where life is beeing lived, such like Italy or Spain. "Living la Vida loca".

    You see, i had a great great shave. Thank you for having me here, thank you for many people, which i call Friends now, thanks to the Team behind this Forum, who made it possible, that we "positive freaks" can do the things we do here. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

    Now Friends, i want to wish everyone of you a Happy New Year 2018. Enjoy the time, stay healthy and take care.


    We see us next year. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

    Greetings from Germany
    Thorsten
     
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  9. mrchick

    mrchick Odd, Terrible Avatar

    Welcome back and Happy New Year!
     
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  10. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Vielen Dank mein lieber!

    Was für ein Zufall - gerade eben war ich bei Gut Rasiert und ich Deinen Kommentar gesehen hatte. Es ist immer ein Vergnügen! (Wie immer sind deine Bilder so wunderschön!)

    Einen guten und gesunden Rutsch ins Neujahr mit Erfolg, Reichtum, Lieb, sowie tolle und angenehme Rasuren!

    Zum Wohl! :)
     
  11. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Doug.
     
  12. EzraCobb

    EzraCobb Well-Known Member

    Last Night's Shave - 12|30|2017

    Nurse Ratchet was Kind enough to let me photograph the Key From My institutions Razor. It was after Medication time so I was calm and sedated...

    King R Emporium Soap (which smells so great!! guess this mimics a Gillette shave stick from back on the day) I picked up a few tucks of these Chinese Gillette blades from aliexpress when I made my 1st Yaqi brush buy as there so cheap. I read these blades are terrible, well I did not find it terrible - mild blade....



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  13. Tim Spencer

    Tim Spencer Well-Known Member

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    Razor - Merkur Futur
    Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum *Fresh blade
    Razor Stand by RV Shaving
    Shave Brush - Omega Hi-Brush 20mm Synthetic (Model# 46745 – 0146745)
    Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works
    Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
    Shave Soap - Country Club for Men *Woodly Spice scent (Custom created scent, not normally available, you must contact to request)
    Aftershave - Country Club for Men *Woodly Spice scent (Custom created scent, not normally available, you must contact to request)
    Post Shave Balm - Retseliney Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum
    Deodorant - HeartJCreations *Spiced Woods (Custom created scent, not available unless obtained by Country Club for Men)
    Fragrance - Creed Spice & Wood

    Happy New Year!
     
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  14. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    Welcome home :)
     
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  15. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    I think your tolerance for menthol has been radically altered over the years Jeff. :)
     
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  16. sdguero

    sdguero Well-Known Member

    Happy New Year, Thorsten!!
     
  17. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    Prosit Neujahr :eatdrink047:
     
  18. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    No, not really - it's just because I think that whatever little menthol is in it is just for the scent. I feel a bit of a cooling effect from the matching aftershave. Not much, but enough to say "this stuff has menthol"
     
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  19. ChiefShaver

    ChiefShaver Well-Known Member

    Same to you. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. All the best for you.

    Stay healthy and take care.

    Greetings
    Thorsten
     
  20. ChiefShaver

    ChiefShaver Well-Known Member

    Happy New Year to you and your loved ones too. All my best wishes to you.

    So...to answer you:

    Prost :eatdrink047:

    Greetings
    Thorsten
     
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