SoS: Feb 28 - March 6 2011

Let's see those shaves for the week! As always, bonus points for pictures.

I have my gear set out for tomorrow, so I will get it started. I just got the 4711 in the mail, looking forward to giving it a try.

Vintage Merkur
7 O'clock Sharp Edge
Knotty Badger Best
Wars cream
4711 Aftershave and Cologne

 

Got my gear laid out for tomorrow...

Monday, February, 28 2011

Prep: Hot Shower
Cream: Geo. F. Trumper, Almond
Brush: Vintage Hoffritz, Super Silvertip
Razor: Gillette Fatboy, named George
Blade: Israeli Personna, Day VII
Balm: Cade



Turned out to be an outstanding shave!
The Israeli Personna was on it's seventh shave and probably could have gone on to
one or two more, given the wonderfully close and comfortable shave this morning.

Trumpers... Might be the nicest lather I can create.
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Good morning everybody!

My first shave of this week was exceptionally smooth, considering that I hadn't shaved since Friday (my wife called me 'hairy Monster' last night..)

The set-up which took care of that part of facial grooming was the following:

- Calani 'Purissima' shave soap
- Jack Black Pure Performance shave brush
- Feather AS-D1 razor
- Astra Superior Platinum blade (2.)
- Acqua di Parma Lozione Tonica after shave

 

-Vulfix 404
-Tabac soap
-DE89 w/ Personna Platinum Chrome
-Tabac cologne mixed with lucido skin creme

It WILL be an excellent shave

 

My shave for today, which I will use again for tomorrow, it counts right?!

• Razor: Gillette Red Tip
• Blade: Walmart Wilkinson's
• Brush: Penchetta 22mm Finest
• Cream: Bigelow
• Aftershave: Afta

 

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022811

Rotating back to my 1st Rolls, '49 Imperial

Bursh: Vintage Erskine Badger
Soap: Bigalow Cream
RAZOR: Rolls
AS: St James

 

Monday, February 28

Ever Ready 1912
GEM (Stainless, Coated) (day 3)
Arko Stick
Vulfix 2235 Super
Glycerin + M-Bomb (Touch-Up Pass)
Superior 70 Menthol
Superior 70 BR

Nothing like a BBS to start the week right.

 

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved Handle
Vintage British Wilk (2)

Ever-Ready 200 Super Silvertip
Mitchell's Woolfat

Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Another nice shave.

 

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Voskhod day 3
Gada Cool Mint SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing

This shave is as perfect as you can ask for a Menthol Monday. The Gada cream has a dynamite cooling effect, and the Barbon aftershave can out-freeze Mennen Skin Bracer 10 times.

 

Razor: 7/8 Joseph Elliot
Lather: MWF + CO Bigelow
Brush: B&B Essential
Aftershave: RazoRock / Thayers / RSC Balm
Cologne: Old Spice Classic

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Monday:

Razor - Merkur Progress
Blade - Super-Max Super Platinum
Brush - Vie-Long Pelo Caballo
Cream - La Toja
A/S - La Toja

--
John

 

Monday's Shave

Hot Shower
Arko Shave Stick
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro, boar
1955-58 Eversharp-Schick I2
CVS/Personna (Day4)
Arko Nem mango-mandalina moisturizer
Arko Aqua AS Splash

Last night I accidently came across one of the Mantic videos on the basics, so for fun and a few laughs I checked it out again...

Well yesterday due to time restraints and sleeping late-no morning shave...this extended into the point in the evening when I made the judgement call to wait til today and have that two-day growth that can be so much fun to shave...

Today as I get ready to make my first stroke I notice my grip has changed. It doesn't look like I'm throwing a dart, my pointer finger has moved so the finger tip is pressing straight down on the razor.

This Schick is so easy, foolproof, and forgiving, that it doesn't matter, but for fun, this morning I wanted to follow Mantic's directions to the letter. It was fun and in the 1st pass I found two places where I've drifted a little...So after one pass, with a touch of skin streching and razor buffing, I had one Barber Shop BBS...IN ONE PASS. No need for anything else. But I had a mountain of great lather on my brush so I did one ATG pass also just for fun, and followed Mantic's directions to the letter...

Face rinse, and this might just be the best shave of all time. So very close, and the skin really feels like a blade has not touched it, and no need for any touch-up. I'm giving a thorough examination, because I want to do a touch up pass, maybe somemore buffing or J-hooking. I've got the time and I'm having fun...But alas, there was just not a stub to be found and my skin felt so smooth and soft.

I've said this before but for the record, contrary to some of the PR, Injectors can provide a shaving experiance that is fulfilling from a nostalgic perspective, aswell as getting the best shave possible, and just having a blast while doing it...

Shave couldn't have been better, on any level...Just wish it wasn't over...

 

Lloyd, you sure know how to take a great shave. Me, I cannot do skin-stretching, because I cannot tolerate the agony I experience if I attempt it.

 

Jeff, you're one of the heaviest cats at knowing how to get a great shave...You have forgotten more than I'll probably ever know...
Its because of You, Stingraysrock/Jeff, and Bill, and all the generous help and advise that friends here at the Den have given me, that I'm getting the greatest shaves of my life and having the best time doing it...My sincerest thanks !!!

 

Monday, February 28, 2011

Pre-shave Soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: NOS Gillette Bleue Extra
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Cream: Erasmic (in the metal tube)
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns

A great shave this morning, even though I was in a bit of a hurry--had to take my car in for service and like to get there when they open. The Gillette Bleue Extra is very smooth and sharp--not better for me than, say, an Astra Superior but it's right up there. No nicks, no weepers--a very close, smooth, and comfortable shave.

 

Menthol Monday!

Monday - Feb. 28

• '52 black-tip SS
• Feather (1)
• C&E best
• Lea Menthol sc
• Lea balasm

An incredibly close, comfortable, cooling shave!

 

Thanks for the compliment that I don't deserve!

 

Gem Micromatic
Ted Pella PFTE SE
Speick Stick-with 4 drops of DA BOMB
The Dridecker Brush
Osage Rub
Anthony Logistics AS Balm

 

Monday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Best Badger (no-name)
Cream: Arko Maximum Comfort
ASB: Arko Extra Sensitive
A/S: Ivy Club Spice
EdC: Old Spice