SoS: July 29,2013 - August 4, 2013

Razor: Merkur futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Vie-Long Horsehair
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap
Soap: Queen Charlotte Soaps Iced Key Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Osage Rub

 

Sun AM Shave:

Pre de Provence soap
Vintage Merkur Slant
7 O'clock S/S
Frank Shaving Manchurian
Lucky Tiger A/S
Pre de Provence Balm

Loaded my brush with the soap upside down (in the tin) for the first time today. IT WORKS!! Most of the lather goes into the brush and not over the sides! Shave Scale today - 10! Could not ask for a better/closer shave!

 

Sunday morning:

 

Sunday

Proraso Sandalwood soap face lathered with Omega 49
Started with cheap shavette, go a couple of nicks on easy part of my face before halfway through on 1st pass
Switched to EJ89dl with Astra SS blade (3) to finish 3 pass shave
Cold water rinse, alum and finish with Brut

 

Sunday morning, August 4, 2013

Schick E2 Injector w/ Personna blade (4)
Omega 20102 Pro boar w/ Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
Warm water and bowl lather for a DFS—
Finish w/ Krampert's Finest Bay Rum!

Aces!

 

SOTD Sunday 8-4-2013

1952 Gillette Super Speed (X-2) Steel Handle
Feather Blade
Irisch Moos SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Natural Bristle Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

I love this Super Speed. The last of the forties style SS and they were only made with the steel handle for two years due to the brass shortage because of the Korean War. When they came out, I can remember the TV commercials and the blue styrene case with the flip top. Those were the good old days and Gillette's were at their zenith. The steel handle SS has it's place in History as well as being a great shaver. Whenever I use this razor I feel the nostalgia of the early fifties, I suppose because I was becoming aware of the world of shaving watching my Dad shave. One of his favorites at that time was the Mennen Skin Bracer so this morning's aftershave selection deepens the layer of rememberance as well. I hope everyone has a great weekend and enjoy your shaves Gentlemen!

 

Saturday

TSD unscented soap
Mühle hjm black fiber synthetic brush
Gillette fat handled Tech
Gillette silver blue blade
CeraVe lotion

Sunday

TSD unscented lanolin soap
Mühle hjm black fiber synthetic brush
Gillette ball end Tech
Wilkinson sword blade
TSD aftershave milk

 

Sunday

Lavender Pre-Shave Oil
Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime Shaving Cream
Firehouse Silvertip Badger Brush
1955 Gillette Ball End Tech
Wilkinson Sword Blade
Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime After Shave Lotion

 

Sunday morning, August 4, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (5)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

SUNDAY
No Saturday Shave....

a. PRE: hot shower, Lucky Tiger Lemon wash, Hot towel, homemade PSO
b. RAZOR: Merkur 39c SLR
c. BLADE: Astra SP (Final use of this one)
d. BRUSH: Omega 48 Boar
e. SOAP: Proraso Cream + some glycerin
f. SHAVE: 2 passes + touch-up
g. POST: cold water rinse & dry; Osage Rub AS, Nivea Balm

After going two whole days without shaving, it felt good to get a smooooooth face yet again.
The slant mowed quickly through the whiskers, but definitely it's time to change out the 'tugging' blade.
Sting of Osage & soothe of Nivea felt great. DFS!

Bring out the BIG GUN!

 

Hi Friends,

back from a 2-Week Holiday in Italy.It was absolutely brilliant!!!

Today i had a very very wonderful shave with the following equipment:

-"hot" shower
-Bock Silvertip
-PannaCrema Vetyver
-Gillette Fat Handle Tech
-Gillette Platinum Blade in 3-passes
-Floid "The Genuine" Aftershave

The skin-feel is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! My skin feels like "breathing"...The soap blew me away...For me it´s the best soap i used so far.The lather is very rich and creamy, the smell is absolutely georgeous.It´s so much fun to shave with a soap like this.The Floid get´s the rest done...I bought it in Italy and the smell is wonderful. The cooling sensation of the menthol in it is "Woooohooooo"!!!



I will upload the last 2 shaves as well in the next few minutes.Take a seat,grap your popcorn and enjoy.

Thanks for reading.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Ladies and Gentleman,

i would like to introduce you the following:

-"hot" shower
-Prep Derma Protective Cream
-Palmolive Rinfrescante
-HJM Black Synthetic Fibre brush
-Astra blade in 3-passes
-Gillette Fat Handle Tech
-Proraso Aftershave



A very nice shave.At this time i was on holiday in Pinarella (Italy).Very high temperatures made the shaving with the "freezing" equipment to an enjoyable thing.The Palmolive is a very cold cream and in combination with the Prep cream and the Proraso Aftershave i had a cooling sensation "par excellence".

I grabbed some sand and some shells,to bring you some "Holiday-feeling" in your home.

Take care and enjoy your day.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Friends,

here is my first shave in my Holiday in Pinarella (Italy).I will post some pictures in another thread...

Equipment:

-"hot" shower
-Prep Derma Protective Cream
-Gada Cool Mint
-HJM Black Synthetic Fibre brush
-Astra blade in 3-passes
-Gillette Fat Handle Tech
-Proraso Aftershave



Fine shave!!! The Prep Cream is a very cool cream to soften the skin.It worked very well.The Gada Cool Mint is freezing as hell....Super cream!!! In combination with the Proraso Aftershave i had a face freezing shave.Because of the very high temperatures in Italy it was very fine to get a little bit of cooling.

Hope you like it as much as i did.

Enjoy.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Merkur 34c
Personna blue
Semogue boar
Godrej menthol mist
Floid blue

 

Merkur Progress
Personna Med Prep Blade
Vintage Crabtree and Evelyn Brush restored by Rudy Vey-Silvertip Knot
Eveline Cream (thanks Dmitry)
TSD ISZ Splash
Mama Bear's Iced Grapefruit AS Balm
coffee-home roasted Kenya AA
tunes-Phish

 

Sunday 04-08-2013

Razor: Merkur 37c Slant
Blade: Polsilver SI (7)
Brush: Omega 10275
Cream: Karo Sensitive
AS: Top Ten Sensitive

 

Wilkinson Sword Sunday

Wilkinson Sword Tech-3
Semogue 1305
Wilkinson Sword SS
Brisk AS

Clayton

 

Oblivion.....sounds like this drink was designed for having more than one...lol

 

PRE: Hot Towel + MR GLO Soap + Homemade PSO
BRUSH: 26mm super fine 2-band
CREAM: Crabtree - Evelyn Nomad Sample
RAZOR: 78' Super Adjustable (8)
BLADE: Gillette Silver Blue
POST: Alum + Aqua Velva Musk (Crystallized)



Somewhat back among the living!!! Still on the pain meds a little, but tapering off. Maybe be off totally by Tuesday. The Nomad was just OK for me...The scent is really unique. The teak and sandalwood are most noticeable for me. I am really starting to love this brush! I will try to get around to posting a review soon. Have a great Sunday all!

 

Having a lazy start to a Sunday, heading out on the boat later for a quick run then dinner, so the wife said I have to look presentable hehehe

One of my favorite razors to get in for honing Le Gerlot 1/4 hollow these things are just sooooo smooth when they are tweaked in..
Took out the chips and re-set the bevel on the Chosera 1k then went Chosera 5-10 finally worked the razor on the Nakayama to an almost dry slurry for the final finish..

Lather: Habana Shave cream, a gift from my friend Dustoff
Brush: Grosvenor handle with a High White Badger knot replacement
Strop: Illinois #827 50/100
Shave: WTG, XTG, clear water touch up
Ice Cold Water rinse
A/S: Aqua Velva Musk



Just a freaking awesome shave !!!!