SoS: June 28-July 4 2010

Wednesday:

• Hot Shower
• Gillette Super Speed (1976)
• Red Personna Blade
• T&H 1805 cream
• Rooney 3/1 Super
• Nivea Sensitive ASB

3rd day with the SS.. enjoyable, but I think I need a more aggressive razor... Time to stalk eBay for a Red Tip SS!

 

Good Luck on the tooth pullout GI! I'm sure you will be very happy to see that sucker go!

 

SOTD Wednesday June 30, 2010

Razor: 5/8 NOS Solingen First Class Round Point
Soap: VDH/Old Spic Classic Blend
Mug: Cobalt Man o' War
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: British Sterling Cologne

Great shave this morning! :happy005 Appreciate all the outstanding photos that you have postged this week Gentlemen. Thanks for the extra effort it takes to provide these excellent photos for our enjoyment!

 

C-MON razor
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
Trumper's Almond soap
Booster Mosswood

 

Razor: Reconditioned 6/8 McPherson Bros. Silver Steel
Brush: Ever Ready 150
Soap: Williams
AS: Thayers Witch Hazel

Firearm: Colt Model P-1st generation
Holster: Mexican Double Loop-El Paso Saddlery (formerly S.D. Myres) El Paso, Texas
Spurs: Dad's-from God only knows when

 

Now that is one seriously nice themed photograph!

 

I couldn't agree more!!

 

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Razor: Merkur Long-Handled Progress
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Vulfix VS/5 Boar
Soap: Valobra Soft Soap (Almond)
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Proraso Splash

The first time that I used Valobra, I thought it was OK but I probably wouldn't be replacing it after it was used up. But it has grown on me over the last year and I really like it now. The Vulfix boar brush worked well with it this morning and made a nice, protective lather with little effort. The Proraso splash provided an excellent finish.

 

Gillette New razor with Derby Extra blade
Omega boar brush (beech wood handle)
C&E Sienna shaving soap
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

No cologne today; just wasn’t in the mood for it.

 

Happy Wednesday From Steamy Florida!

Hot Shower
Feats Of Clay Scuttle
Lea SC (review HERE)
Sabi badger
Conrad Razor Company Open Comb
Dorco 301 corked and stropped (1)
Cold Water Splash
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Hoyt's Cologne (review HERE)

3 Passes = DFS

First shave with the Feats Of Clay scuttle from Robert. What a nice guy he is! He agreed to fire me up a scuttle in purple, my favorite color!

The Conrad open comb is a decent razor, but I do not think I am a fan of open comb's, so I will probably PIF this razor.

The Hoyt's cologne was probably the inspiration for English Leather. It is a good scent and SWMBO likes it!

 

Razor: Rolls Razor
Brush: Omega 599
Cream: Alraz P.Race
AS: Benjamins Bayrum, AII Osage

 

I use one of Roberts Scuttles every day and it's great! I fill it, microwave it for 3 minutes and the water reaches 150F. I use it during the shave and afterwards it's still 140F! My badger brush and lather heats up great as well. It's super hot when I apply the lather to my face. You're gonna love it Jeff!

 

Thursday July 1

65' Slim (9)
Store Bought Blade (2)
Tweezerman Badger
Home Made PreShave
TSD Cool Water SS
Master Musk

4 Blades, 3 Passes. No weepers. Good enough for a Thursday.

 

Men-Ü Syntetico : Mühle R106+Crystal : Speick SC : Vitesse de Puig balm

 

Hot Shower
Boker Barber Tip
Omega Boar
Speick Shavestick
Witch Hazel/Corn Husker's Lotion
Jovan Musk

 

Thursday:

Parker 99r razor
Shark SuperChrome blade
Arko SS
Omega Boar brush
Anherb Balm
Osage Rub
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

For some reason I had trouble getting a good lather today. Very strange since Arko usually explodes with great lather. Hurt the shave though it was still very nice.

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Ming Shi TTO/Sharp day 2
Park Avenue Cool Blue-SC :love008 :love008
Visal-AS Gel :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Giorgio Beverly Hills-EDT

1st of all, Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians here in this group--a day off from work feels great, yes? :happy102 2nd of all, regarding my shave: The Ming Shi did the job beautifully, and the Park Avenue Cool Blue cream has enough lather for 10 passes, if necessary. It has a very menthol scent, however: The cooling effect is very WEAK, although it can be felt more so after a shave. The Visal gel is enough to freeze your face off--I love it!

 

Gem Micromatic
Gem blade stainless steel
Arko sensitive shave cream
Omega brush
Old Spice after shave

 

Thursday

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Red IP (8)
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap/Cream: VDH
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

 

Thursday- July 1

EJ 86
Feather
Re-knot wood handle w/TGN 20mm pure
Erasmic stick (tallow)
Spiced Scent

I decided to break out some items from the den that don't see much action. My face hasn't touched a Feather blade in over a year, having been sliced, diced, and beet-red raw. I was careful to hand-strop the blade this morning and take my time, focusing on the perfect angle. Well, I came away quite surprised. The blade effortlessly glided across my face, mowing down everything in its way, and leaving my skin smooth and comfortable. The Erasmic stick was excellent as well, producing loads of cushiony, protective lather, providing an ultra close and comfortable shave.