SoS: February 21-27 2011

Good morning!

Fantastic shave here... I think I'm finally starting to understand what the "no pressure" thing is all about.

I want back to the killer combo: slim@5 + voskhod blade (1). No burns, no nick, no stubble. whoooo... DFS, still having some trouble with some difficult spots but I'll win in the end.

Oh... and how could I forget: Palmolive Menthol combined with cold water shaving :freezing:freezing:freezing:freezing:freezing

 

Wednesday, February 23

Gillette New
Dorco 301 (1)
Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Clubman -Vanilla

 

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle
Red Pack Israeli Personna

Made-Rite Vulfix Boar
Speick Stick

Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2011

Prep: Hot Shower
Cream/Soap: Geo.F.Trumpers, Eucris
Brush: Semogue 2010 Custom Boar
Razor: 1964 Gillette Fatboy named George
Blade: Personna Red, Day III
Balm: Cade

Gave the Eucris another try hoping to find a common connection. It lathers wonderfully and the black wood bowl is a nice departure from the other bowls and tubes of soap and cream, but the scent doesn't work well for me.


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Happy Wednesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
P.C. Blue Re-Knot
Godrej Lime SC
Barbasol Floating Head
Voskhod (2)
Cold Water Rag
Alum Block
TSD Lime AS

4 Passes = 5 Blade, Power Chord Shredding, 9-Minute Drum Solo Pounding, 7-String Bass Slapping, Heavy Metal Screaming BBS!

An absolutely outstanding hump day shave!

 

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Pre-shave Soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Body Shop (Old Formula)
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage & Cedar Toner

 

Wednesday
Seehund 1015 5/8, Omega 81052, Body Shop Maca Root Cream, Alum, Givenchy Gentleman AS
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Muhle R41
7 O'clock Sharp Edge
Shavemac 585
Connaught Sicilian Lime cream
Geo F Trumper Lime Skin Food
The Shave Den Commando Cocktail cologne

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Nacet day 3
Tet-a-tet SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Tet-a-tet AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
JHL Cologne :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008

Tet-a-tet cream and aftershave balsam are 2 items that I've been talking about for a while, so I thought I would practice what I've been preaching--they are absolutely super. My shave could not have been better, and my skin could not feel any smoother!

 

Dragos, you are becomming a professional with DE shaving. Now, isn't that Palmolive Menthol cream awesome?

 

The Palmolive, both mentol and palm oil, are great. They could use a little more protection, but for the money I couldn't have asked more.

 

I find both these creams give my skin great protection. Just for curiosity, are your tubes the 65 gram sizes, and is your menthol tube blue? The reason why I ask, is because I had these creams sent to me from Romania by another friend of mine over there.

 

Tues. night:
Face: Gunmetal Weishi w/ Dorco 301
Head: Tech w/ Supermax SS
Knotty Erlenmeyer
DR Harris Marlborough SS
Alum
TSD Bergamot AS

The DR Harris is a good example of a soap that doesn't really get going the first couple shaves on a new puck. Performance was much better than the first lather - which was still decent.

 

Wednesday:

Razor - 1922 Gillette Bostonian
Blade - Lord Platinum Class
Brush - Kent BK4
Cream - TOBS Avocado
Balm - T&H Ultimate Comfort
A/S - Italian Floid Amber

--
John

 

• 15/16 Henckels Friodur
• Mitchell's Wool Fat
• Kent H8
• RazoRock / Thayers / Proraso
• Old Spice EdC

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Great pics everyone! :happy096

 

40's style SS
Voskhod (4)
TGN Silvertip Badger
TBS Maca Root Shave Cream
Nivea Sensitive AS Balm
AV Musk

Woke up sick as a dog today, but I hauled myself out of bed, into the shower, and plonked myself in front of the mirror for a shave, in an effort to combat. Didn't have too much time but 3 passes still led to a respectable finish. However, I don't know if it's the razor, the blade, or the combination of the two, but even though I read about most of you getting 5 and 6 shaves easy out of the voskhod, I feel like for me the quality of the shave deteriorates pretty seriously around day 4. Like I said, maybe it's the razor?

 

Yes, 65 gram tubes. I find TBS Maca Root and D'amaris royal more protective, i guess it's just a case of YMMV.

 

022311

Somebody's gotta do it.

Brush:Omega
Soap: Proraso
Razor: Durham Duplex
Blade: Durham Dog Dresser
AS: Proraso

2 passes. +5 shave. Actually a very good blade for shaving your Poodle's butt and your face. Not necessarily in that order.:happy102

 

Moss Scuttle (first use-got it last night)
Jack Black Beard Lube
Proraso SC
Rudy Vey Finest Badger Brush
EJ Razor with Ebony Handle
Shark Blade
TSD Iced Peppermint AS Splash
Lab Series AS Balm

-love that scuttle-warm/hot shaving cream on 3d pass!!!!

 

Shave Of The Day - February 23rd

• TSD Iced SubZero Preshave Balm ~ :freezing :freezing
• Hot Shower
• Music: Roxette
• E.J. Badger Brush
• Feats of Clay Scuttle
• Truefitt And Hill Sandalwood Shave Cream
• Clix 3 Piece Razor
• Super-Max Super Stainless Blade ~ Day 2
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• TSD Iced Egyptian Spice Splash Aftershave ~ :freezing :freezing
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Another smooth shave out of the Super-Max/Clix combo today, and I think the Egyptian Spice scent will be my next full size bottle of A/S I purchase.

5 Blades