SoS: June 27-July 3 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Merkur Sledgehammer /Astra SP
Omega 21047
Cella Crema da Barba
My Own Blend AS

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Thought I needed to head to the eye doctor as I was seeing lots of shaving gear.

 

LOL... The more the merrier!

 

Tuesday:

Razor - Feather All Stainless
Blade - Feather
Brush - Wee Scot
Soap - Institut Karité
Balm - Afta Original

--
John

 

Tuesday, July 28

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Supermax SS (Day 3)
Ever Ready Boar
Col. Conk Amber SS
Stephans Bay Rum

In a hurry today. Did 3 quick passes, no touch-up. DFS and quite happy with that.

 

Tuesday

EJ89L
Lord Platinum (3)
Thater 4125/2
Palmolive stick (euro)
Nivea Sensitive balm
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Burberry Brit edt

 

Tuesday, June 28th 2011

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Morris & Forndran Blond Badger
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Czech & Speake Oxford and Cambridge
A/S: Acca Kappa Cedro Splash

I received the Czech & Speake soap in a trade for Penhaligons a while back. It is a very nice soap with a somewhat odd scent due to the added clay. Rumor has it that this is the same as AOS shave soaps but with different scents. I do not know if that is true but it did produce a wonderfully protective lather and I enjoyed a fine shave. A splash of Cedro aftershave and I am ready to play with my Weimaraner at the dog park.

 

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Rapira Swedish SuperSteel
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Soap: Klar Kabinett
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Trumper's Coral Skin Food

Great shave! I'm liking this Rapira blade a lot--smooth and sharp.

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: TSD Lemon & Cedarwood
Brush: Ever Ready 200T with original knot
Injector: Schick E Model
Blade: ???, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, SJ Unforgivable
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Better. A tad smoother than yesterday's shave. Fun, though.

 

French Stella Vintage Razor
with Gillette Blue Blade (1)
Hans Baier 21 Silvertip
AoS Lavender SS
AOS Lavender ASB

Have a nice day!

 

WOW!! I've never heard of a Stella before, but boy is she a looker!! How does she shave compared to the Gillette OC's...

Yo Crackstar...I was talking to someone about the Pe Re Ja today when in conversation some Turks were highly recommending the Duru cologne...I tried it and couldn't tell the differance...It is very nice and smooth...

Later on when I got home my neck was burning from heavy sweating and a very close shave combination...So I thought I'd splash some Turkish cologne on to maybe put out the fire...Right next to the PeReJa was a bottle of Rebul Lavenda Cologne...So I thought I'd give that a try...EXCELLENT !! Absolutely put out the fire and left my neck cool, calm and collected... And the Lavender smell was delightful... I don't know where this stuff came from, I've never seen it before, but I dig it... Several hours later I realize this Rebul must be what Heaven smells like...The only other time I smelled something that made me jump to that conclusion was Acqua di Parma Colonia...Guess they have enough in common...

 

Tuesday Injector Week

1. 
   Hot Shower: Pine Bouquet Shower Gel( My label)
   Uberlather: Lightfoot's Pure Pine Soap/ KissMyFace Fragrance Free Cream
   Brush: Rooney 1/2
   Scuttle: Robert Becker Medium w/lid
   RAZOR: Trusty Gillette INJECTOR
   BLADE: Schick Twin Blade Injectors
   AFTERSHAVE: No scent Aloe/witchhazel Gel (my label)
   COLOGNE: Pine Bouquet
   
   Indeed they do work well Lloyd. I believe I'm working on shave 6 or 7 with them. Hopefully I will hit 10 then switch -up. Talking about uberlather man, should have taken a pic, didn't want to run around the house like a nude madman:happy001. Been trying to tweak my own label's stuff. The Pine Bouquet is my spin on Penhaligon's Pine scent. Mine is more musky & pine & citrus. Really a nice scent. Robert Beckers scuttle is a dream. I got the one with a lid, so between passes I cover it up and set the brush on the counter. That warm lather really feels good. I like his because it's reasonablly priced and works just as well as the others.
   DC.... :signs021

 

I'm not nearly the photographer you guys are but this was me today:
Pop's '54 SS
MB Sandalwood soap
Witch Hazel
TSD Aftershave Milk

 

Injector week

Otoko soap
Paul Revere Injector
EMS blade
Rooney 3 size 2
Penhaligon's Douro edt

 

Last night:

Futur gold handle silver tip
Robert Becker large scuttle (looove this scuttle)
Ogalalla Bay Rum soap
Vintage gold Gillette open comb razor
Wilkinson Sword blade
Alum block
Ogalalla Bay Rum a/s

Three passes, bbs. I've found that OBR's aroma is enhanced when using hot water, so far it is the only soap/cream that I've found that is. Almost like hot apple cider.

 

June, 29

VERY nice shave!

Nice hot shower
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Paddle strop
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Valobra shave stick ( :love055 :love008)
Cold water rag

DFS+!

 

I had to abandon my Injector to try my new Sheraton which came in the mail yesterday. It's a great shaver. Back to injectors tomorrow.

Gillette Sheraton Razor
Astra Keramik Blade
Jack Black Beard Lube
MWF-Fat Tuesday
Simpson's Chubby 2
Master's Lilac Vegetol Splash
TSD Iced Mojito Milk

-interesting mix of scents, it worked quite well.

 

Injector Week Day Two

Happy Tuesday From South Carolina!

Hot Shower
P.C. Red Re-Knot
Speick Stick
Schick Injector Type F
Pella Blade (3)
Cold Water Rag
Speick Splash

3 Passes = DFS!

All my gear was packed this morning for my trip to SC, so I whipped around and grabbed the Type F. I have seen threads where EMS blades are supposed to be Ted Pella Blades and TP blades are actually Personna. The packaging is the same, but I swear the shaves are better with the EMS blades.

Have a great evening Ya'll!

 

Posted from my phone on travel. Why can't I stop posting? SOS entries for this week will all be dittos,as this is what I brought.

Schick J1 injector
EMS Blade
Omega boar
Arko stick

One thing about Arko, it may not be my absolute favorite, but for a reliable, take it on the road and don't worry about the water standby, I don't think you can beat it.

 

Injector week: day 2

• Eversharp Schick
• Ted Pella (2)
• Vulfix 404
• VanWilder
• Avon DEcanter
• AV Ice Blue

Outstanding shave this morning. I think that the ease and head shape of the injector prompted me to use pressure I ordinarily don't yesterday, which I didn't use today. SO MUCH BETTER!

Easily 4 out of 5 blade shave today. BBS over 80% of my face.