SoS Mar 9 - 15

Monday March 9, 2009 1130 hrs

Brush: BBE
Blade: Red IP (1)
Razor: 68 Slim Adj. 9/3
Soap: TSD Polynesian Red shave stick
AS Splash: TSD Polynesian Red
AS Milk: TSD Raspberry
Cologne: TSD Polynesian Red

 

Monday 3/9

• Penchetta Penworks Silvertip
• Godrej Deluxe Lather
• Fatboy (4)
• 7 O'Clock Black (3)
• Thayer's Alcohol Free Original
• Anherb Conditioner

Results: Nice and quick 2 pass (WTG, XTG). DFS. :happy088
(I think yesterday I over did it between trying 2 different straights, plus going BBS afterwords. No burn, but throughout the night and this morning I was noticing more and more irritation as the stubble grew back.)

 

Wesley & Scott oil
Frasers Cream
Vulfix brush
Z1 SS
Astra Blades
TSD Subzero AS milk

Aweeeeeesome.

 

Monday 3/9 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: The "Ever Roddy" - Ever Ready 300 refurbished with silvertip badger knot by "The Knotty Badger"
  [*]Cream: TSD Gardenia
  [*]Razor: 1911 GEM Jr Lather Catcher Style with two piece handle
  [*]Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated SE (shave 1)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Witch Hazel Toner & Nivea Extra Soothing ASB
  [*]EDT: TSD Old Spice Type
  
  [*]Result: A typical BBS shave with a new blade. Quick, simple and smooth. Did get a nick, not paying attention with the first stroke of the raise for this shave. I am getting to love the GEMs more and more. Wife loves the Old Spice Type scent and gave me a big hug, kiss and thank you.

 

This Monday

Today I used several unique items that I just had to share with you.
If it wasn't for the after shave splash, this would have been an All-Portuguese shaving set, well, the razor is not Portuguese either, its German-Brazilian, I'll explain in detail:

Shaving Brush: Semogue Excelsior Genuine Buffalo Horn Finest Silvertip Badger Hair

Shaving Soap: A vintage shaving soap powder by Claus Porto, Ach. Brito. That's right, I managed to get some very rare powder from the very own Ach. Brito, the same company that makes Musgo Real and Lavanda. I don't know how many years does this thing has, but it was nicely closed and compact, so I guess it was still usable. I sprinkled some powder into the tin and with a moist brush I started swirling, soon after, the lather was growing. Not as much cushioning as MR or Lavanda, but still nice, though, after all, it's a very rare shaving soap powder that hasn't been made for many years now.

Straight Razor: A NOS Gebruder Weyersberg "Corneta" 5016 5/8 full hollow. This is rare item too. It's very similar to a Kirschbaum - very light and sharp, feels almost like a shavette.

Alum Block: 444 AB

After Shave: Aqua Velva mixed with 444 balm

 

Wow, that sounds very interesting and original, Leon! What is the name of that shaving soap?

 

Monday:

Merkur 25c
Red Pack Persona
Knotty Badger Best
Gada Cool Mint - Thank you Jeff!
Nickel Rescue Gel sample
SCS Sandalwood EDT

 

With pleasure, Rodd--now, you gave me a good idea for my shave tomorrow!

 

Shavemac 07 Forum Brush
Trumpers Coconut SC
Fat Boy w/ Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharpedge
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Jil Sander Sport EDT
Have a great night!

 

Razor: Gillette Senator
Blade: Lord Cool
Brush: re knotted Fuller
Lather: LOccitane Cade soap
A/S: none

 

Double Arrow razor
Omega boar
D.R. Harris Marlborough soap
Proraso AS
Proraso ASB

 

Hi Jeff,

Translating from Portuguese, it's:

"Shaving Soap Powder"
"Fine Quality"

from Claus Porto, Ach. Brito, the same company that makes Musgo Real and Lavanda.
I don't know how old is this package, but it looks like it has some decades. Since it was nicely package with thick plastic, I figure that the powder should still be OK and it was. I'll try to find out its age.

 

Tuesday

• Soap: p.160
• Brush: GN-ER
• Razor: MP R89
• Blade: 7 O'Clock Black (#4)
• A/S: L'Occitane Cade

 

Tuesday:

Omega Silvertip
Weishi Chrome/new Nacet
Gada Cool Mint S/C
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Diana mentholated balm
Acqua di Selva cologne

Wow, from the Gada Cool Mint cream and the Diana balm, my face is frozen! The Nacet blades are great--very sharp, but also smooth.

 

Good Tuesday morning all...

'51 Superspeed w/Dorco 301(6)
Edwin Jagger BBB
Speick sc
Thayers Original Witch Hazel w/aloe
Anherb After shave gel

It feels like the Dorco has run it's course, but the Speick provided a great lubricating base for three passes and a touch up yielding a BBS that feels terrific.

Nathan

 

Tuesday

Muhle R41
IP d-2
TSD Bay Rum Soap
Paela Burl 24mm Silvertip
Fruit Earth Aloe
Jet Homme Cologne

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
fatboy/feather
AOS unscented SC (added bay rum EO)
Lucky Tiger AS
vintage Old Spice (used as cologne)

Perfect!
Martin

 

Tuesday: Parker 91r razor / Wilkinson of India blade d1 / VDH Deluxe Soap / VDH boar brush / Florida Water Cologne

Having me a Van der Hagen week and another nice shave today.

 

Actually from last night



1914 Ever Ready
Treet Blade <d3>
Vintage Ever Ready badger
C&E sweet almond oil SC <new samples from Dom>
WH
Speick AS <another of the samples>

DFS.. The Speick is nice.. The SAO was outstanding..

 

Tuesday...

Razor: '60 fatboy @5
Blade: '60 Super Blue from NOS day 1
Brush: VV badger
Soap: Tabac
A/S: AV

For a 49-year-old blade, it did just as well as any of the others I have. Good blade. Good shave.