SoS: June 20-26 2011

- Feather AS-D1 with Croma Diamant blade
- Simpson Special S1B
- I Coloniali shaving soap
- Tabac Aftershave lotion

 

A little late in posting this...

Shave Of The Day - June 20th, 2011

:anifrozen Menthol Monday! :anifrozen​

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• TSD PreShave Balm ~ Iced SubZero ~ :freezing :freezing
• Hot Shower
• Nix Travel Brush
• TSD L/R ~ Iced Watermelon Sorbet ~ :freezing
• Gillette Red Tip A-4
• Gillette Permasharp Blade ~ Day 4
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Osage Rub ~ :freezing :freezing :freezing
• Aqua Velva Original Sport ~ :freezing
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Tuesday, June 21

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Supermax Super Stainless (Day 2)
Ever Ready Boar
Col. Conk Amber SS
Master Blue
Dominican Bay Rum
5 Blades, 3+ passes

 

Tuesday, June 21st

Hot shower
Nivea for Men Extreme Comfort gel
Wilkinson Quattro Titanium razor
Nivea for Men ASB
Davidoff Echo EdT

 

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur 23C
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Vulfix 2006 Pure Badger
Soap: Proraso (green pot)
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Diplomat Fresh Splash

 

Tuesday's Shave
Hot Shower
Arko ShaveStick/Arko SC
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro,boar
The Black Beauty-'52 Steel Black Tip/Astra SP(Day1)
Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Adventure AS
Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT

Great Shave...First time I tried the Adventure AS...Not bad, but tomorrow I'm back to the Arko Aqua...

 

And Thank you.

 

Tuesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 3
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
JHL Cologne

Today I increased the menthol dose, because it's going to be a little warmer than yesterday. The Palmolive Menthol cream from Italy and the Barbon aftershave, which comes from Hungary make an excellent chilling combination!

 

Tuesday's Shave:

• Gillette Super Adjustable
• Red IP
• Semogue 830
• Pacific Shave Oil
• Mitchell's Wool Fat
• WH
• Pinaud Clubman Vanilla
• RSC ASB

Fantastic shave!

 

Tuesday, June 21st 2011

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Brush: Simpson Ehsan
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: D.R. Harris Marlborough
A/S: Geo F. Trumper Wild Fern

Another great shave!

 

Tuesday:

Face Razor: Vintage (and bent) Merkur Slant with Rapira blade (day 1)
Head Razor: Tech with astra (day 1)
Tabac
Vie-Long Gonzalo (I don't know how long until I remember this name without looking it up)
alum, witch hazel, osage rub, Diplomat Fresh AS

Why use a bent vintage slant? Because I wanted to see how bad the bend affected the shave. The two sides are uneven in regards to blade gap. One side of the razor is very mild. The other side is every bit as aggressive as slants are famed to be (and usually aren't).

 

Tuesday

EJ89L
Voskhod (3)
EJ BBB
MWF
Nivea Sensitive balm
Alcolado Glacial
Avon Wild Country Cologne (NOS)

 

Tuesday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Cream: Arko Maximum Comfort
A/S: Barbasol Brisk
EdT: Quorum Silver


:happy036

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda/Starbucks French Roast mix, BLACK
Soap: TSD Blue Juniper
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Razor: '55 Gillette Red Tip
Blade: ASR, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Not bad. I'll take it.

 

Shave Of The Day - June 21st, 2011

• Hot Shower
• VDH Luxury Badger Brush
• TSD Wheat Cream ~ Iced SubZero ~ :freezing :freezing :freezing
• Gillette Red Tip A-4
• Gillette Permasharp Blade ~ Day 5
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Osage Rub ~ :freezing :freezing :freezing
• TSD Splash ~ Iced SubZero ~ :freezing :freezing :freezing
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Yesterday
J.A. Henckels Friodur 17 1/2, Omega 10098, Mitchell's Wool Fat



Today

J.A. Henckels Friodur 17, Kim Son silvertip, Ogallala Bay Rum&Sage&Cedar+Cible, Proraso

 

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Merkur Vorschlaghammer
Semogue 620
Palmolive Stick
My Own Blend Aftershave
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Prep: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Soap: MWF
Brush: Omega 48 Pro
Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Super Iridium (1)
Toner: Thayers Lemon W.H.
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

 

40th Birthday Shave

Gillette Old Type Bull Mastiff
Wilkinson Sword Light Brigade

Simpson Chubby 2 Best
T&H West Indian Limes SC

Alum
Boosted Superior 70 Bay Rum
T&H West Indian Limes ASB

I broke out my last Wilkinson Light Brigade this evening for my birthday shave. The blade was really nice, but honestly it isn't any better then many of the modern offerings. I also tried a sample of the T&H Lime cream. I'm not sure on it yet. It was a very strong lime scent and the cream worked well, but there was just something I wasn't overly fond of. The Chubby 2 in best is an awesome brush. I'm glad I went for the size two instead of the size one. Have a good night all.

 

Happy Birthday!!! :greet002