SoS: July 13-19 2009

Hi Phil,

Your brush looks like the first one I ever used.........still have the thing somewhere. I shaved with that for months, and it was a good experience.

Believe it or not, I bought mine at Target. Yep, a looong time ago they used to have a nice little selection of Proraso(Omega) products for sale. They stocked a couple different types of creams and soaps, plus those boar brushes.

That was pretty darned handy at the time.

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Wessley & Scott Lime
Rooney 3/1
English Parat
Feather
Pinaud Lime Sec

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
fatboy/Feather
TSD Coconut SS
Lucky Tiger AS
Storer 'Monk' EdT

Nice change of pace using this soap again. Performance is VERY good, and it's one of the best coconut scents I've sniffed in a cream or soap. I was glad to have this available for today's shave.

BBS results,
Martin

 

Razor: Gillette Rocket
Blade: Personna *74
Brush: re knotted Fuller
Lather: Proraso white soap
A/S: Curel lotion

Good shave even though my skin got cooked the past few days, hence the Curel.

 

Saturday/Sabado
A great shave today!
Semogue 1520 boar brush
Arko shavestick
Merkur HD with German Wilkinson blade(wonderful combo YES!)
Proraso AS

I have tried the German Wilkinson blades before with Gillette TTOs and didnt work at all.I watched this video a couple days ago of Mark Gauvrerau and he was using the Merkur with the Wilkinson and I decided to give it a try and, OH BOY!that was a brilliant,comfortable shave.The Wilkinson performed so smooth and good!Thanks Mark for that video and for the others that you have posted in youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6SglZopfmk&feature=channel_page

 

8TEEN
JULY. SATURDAY.

Click
Big Ben
Floris Elite
C&E Best
Master's.

...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq-yoorI7lo

 

Saturday Morning:

* - First time using items in BOLD

Hot Shower/Hot Towel
1953 Gillette 40's Style SS
Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow (Shave #1)
Kent/Altesse Pure Badger
Park Avenue Classic Lather SC
Pinaud Clubman A/S
TSD AS Milk
Preferred Stock

Today's shave went pretty rough. End results were fine but the road to get there was a bumpy one. I don't think the 7 O'Clock Yellows work for me, which is a surprise because most everyone else raves about them. I've been searching for a replacement for my beloved Swedes which, to me, have the perfect balance of sharpness and smoothness. I fear that the 7 O's have the sharpness but not the smoothness. Oh well. Iridiums and BICs have been good to me so at least I've still got those. The Park Avenue made a terrific lather and the scent was quite interesting. It reminded me a lot of a Christmas tree smell. This cream might become a holiday favorite of mine. Enjoy the weekend!

 

Saturday July 18, 2009 11am

Hardware:
Brush: BBE
Blade: Red IP (2)
Razor: 69 O2 super adj. 9/4

Software:
Soap: Green Mountain shave round batch #5
Splash: TSD Double Iced Lime
Milk: TSD Lime
Cologne: Givenchy Very Irresistable

 

7/18

1905 zinn gem automatic
gem blade, modified
arko moist
ever roddy badger brush, black/green marble bakelite handle

dickinsons witch hazel

old spice fresh

 

Quick one pass XTG

KMF Lime SC
Single Ring w/ Feather (3)
Alum
GFT Limes SF

If I shaved like that guy up there, I'd be burning and red all over! He keeps going over the same areas, especially ones that are really sensitive for me (the neck)

 

That guy Mark shaves exactly like me, except I do a 2nd ATG pass. However, during the work week, I shave as fast as him.

 

AOS brush
BayRum soap in Dirty Bird Mug
Dovo 41 INOX Olivewood
Dickinson Witch Hazel
AOS Sandalwood asb

Shave Well, Be Well

 

Yeah man,you should check this other video of him shaving,thats fast!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT8F8a0k11s&feature=response_watch

 

I loved this guy's videos.

Posted them on SMF ages ago, where the morons didn't appreciate them.

He's simple and down-to-earth, and his singing whie shaving video is hilarious

"YOUUUU MAYYYY NOT HAVEEEE A CARRRRR AT ALLLL!!!!!!!" - The song is excellent but listen to lyrics and you'll see how devoid it is of meaning!

 

Dubl Duck Special No. 1
Rooney Emillion
Palmolive cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Yeah Kaveh,I enjoy his videos too.Hes recovering from a cancer so I hope that he could still making them and having fun as he does.

 

REALLY?

That's a shame to hear. His videos were among the first I saw when I got into traditional wetshaving.

And I recall seeing other videos of his: very cerebral guy.

 

Saturday 7/18

• Semogue 1305
• TSD Iced Subzero Wheat Cream (thx Special K!) :anifrozen :anifrozen
• Gillette NEW
• Iridium Super Stainless
• Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
• Osage Rub :anifrozen :anifrozen

Result: :anifrozen :anifrozen :anifrozen :anifrozen Frozen BBS!!! :happy088

 

SUNDAY.
9TEEN JULY '9.

Wash: Mitchell's Fat
Razor: Merkur Long
Blade: Green O'Clock
Lather: BIC Cream
Splash: Omitted That
Finish: Pierre Cardin.

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Customary two-pass before night out, at Liberty Hotel Boston's Clank & Alibi.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyDM...2BD6947D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=13

 

Saturday - July 18th

My Time B&B 10/10 menthol
Golden Nib Badger
Slim with Iridum (D6)
TSD Iced Lime Milk

nice and cold