SoS: February 27th, 2012 - March 4th, 2012

Tuesday!

Prep: hot water rinse, hot washing cloth
Music: Alexander Desplat, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 soundtrack
Brush: vintage DVH boar (heard yesterday it's from before the eighties)
Cream: TSD Wheat Cream (oak leaves & acorns)
Razor: Gillette Flare Tip Rocket
Blade: Merkur
4!-pass shave + touch-up
Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, TSD Witch Hazel Cedarwood



I had rehoned and restropped the Merkur blade (since it failed the HHT yesterday). To no avail, still a fail. Had to go for 4 passes to attain a reasonably FS. So no DFS today . De blade will be properly disposed of. Another blade tomorrow!

See ya!

 

@macaronus - Nice Picture!

 

I hear they're going to make an all black one. Any truth to that as far as you know?

 

Hahahaha, it is a pathetic looking thing isn't it?

 

Hey, Danny.

I hear that the customer feedback was high enough for a coated handle that they are in the works of producing one. Seems I remember Weber estimating them being available in a couple of months.

 

That's comforting

Not yet, but we're working on it

 

How is the 2000 holding out??

 

Gillette Flare Tip SS + Rapira
Simpsons Berkeley
Cella
Cold Water Rinse + Old Spice Classic A/S

DFS this morning, Rapira's on it's last legs though so I'll be switching it up to something more Feather-like tomorrow just for the heck of it.

 

Tuesday 28th February

Hot shower and facial scrub
Proraso Preshave Cream
Feather Artist Club SS
Newforest 2222 High Mountain Badger
Ingram Shaving Cream
444 ASB
Pecksniff's Leather Cologne

Another shave with the NF2222. I have been breaking it in for a proper review with pics. Unfortunately it looks as if I will just be telling you what you have missed. They have all sold out already. Lets just say that it is a great little brush. Todays shave was a dfs+ 2 pass. Shaving with the AC helped to focus the mind before I went to work!

 

This Brush intrigues me.

 

No it doesn't. Keep moving, nothing to see here.

 

After the day when it dropped 20 hairs, I gave it a combing and cleaned it again (water vinegar soak).

The first use it didn't lose any hairs. Yesterday, it dropped one hair. If it's only a hair or two a week, I can tolerate that, but much more will drive me nuts. I ordered a back up just in case. I really like the brush. It's nice and soft with a little bit of backbone and is just the perfect size for face lathering.

 

Hey thanks Jamie, I haven't seen those and Mark usually puts everything on SMF!

 

Shave Of The Day ~ February 28th​

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• Hot Shower
• Vulfix 404 Badger/Boar Mix Brush
• Becker Scuttle
• J.M. Fraser's Original Cream
• Lord L6 Razor
• Gillette Stainless Blade ~ Day 2
• TSD Iced SubZero Scent Witch Hazel ~
• Aqua Velva Original Sport ~

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower
face wash with Everyman Jack face scrub
Razor:Gillette Ranger Tech
Blade: Crystal (3)
Soap/Cream: C.O.Bigelow
Brush: Rooney 2/1
Post: Cold Water rinse
AS: Mama Bears Winter After Shave Balm (Spellbound Woods)

Results: Good Shave

Coming to the conclusion that Crystal blades are not for me. Had problems over the weekend with an OC Tech. Went back to the Ranger Tech with the Crystal blade and while I didn't have the iratation or nicks from the weekend the shave was not as close as I like and there was quite a bit of pulling. Back to Astra SP.

 

OCMM/GEM SS PTFE
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Phyto Expert SC
Nivea As splash

Fast and smooth! Really LOVE OCMM!

 

Tue. Feb 28
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Valobra Menthol
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Astra SS
Pre: Poraso pre/post
Post: Witch hazel
Hair Groom: Gables Pomade
Result: CCS

 

Hot Shower
Musgo Real Oil Pre Soap Gyls.
Merkur Futur 700
Astra SP
Simpson The Duke 3
MWF
Pinaud original

 

Tuesday's shave
hot shower
MWF
Gillette ss
Astra sp
omega badger
cold wate rinse
old spice
DFS

 

It was time to show this Vintage Lady some love.

Tuesday afternoon Hot Shower
Clubman Talc
Wilkinson Blue Tub Shave Soap
Founders Boar Brush
Minty 1947 Gillette Super Speed
Fresh Gillette/Wilkinson blade - 3Pass
Very Cold rinse
Ogallala Bay Rum AS (from my Secret Santa - Thank You again)

A Very Fine Shave with a Classic Gillette

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