SoS: March 21-27 2011

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Parker 22R/Nacet day 3
Egyptian Ingram SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Svoboda AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
JHL Cologne

A smoooth and wonderful shave this morning with the Egyptian version of Ingram cream which I bought yesterday. This stuff is actually identical to the Ingram from the UK in scent, cooling effect and lather, but the color is slightly yellowish, and the consistency of the cream is much better, because it doesn't separate and get watery like the UK version does. The Egyptian version has the Arabic and English writing on it, and the UK version is written only in English.

 

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur 23C
Blade: Treet DuraSharp
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Cyril Salter Indian Sandalwood
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Pinaud Bay Rum

 

Wednesday:

Razor - Merkur 33c
Blade - Lord Platinum Class
Brush - Vie-Long Silvertip
Soap - Institut Karité
Toner - Florentine Rose Water
A/S - Italian Floid Amber

--
John

 

Wednesday

1940s British Rocket
Red Israeli
SOC Boar
Wilkinson Shave Stick
Proraso Preshave (white)
Proraso ASB (white)


I went back to the basics to day when it comes to my razor, the second one I owned. I haven't used it for about a year, so I decided I would give it a go again...I really love this Rocket!

 

• Merkur 34C w/ Personna
• Art of Shaving Lemon
• Penworks 22mm Finest
• Old Spice Fresh Lime
• Old Spice Classic EdC

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Wednesday - Mar. 23

• EJ 86
• Derby Extra (1)
• Frank Shaving Berwick
• Caswell-Massey 1752 Almond sc
• Adidas Dynamic Pulse a/s

Call me crazy but I really like this Caswell-Massey shave cream...

 

Wednesday (keep thinking it's Thursday - Man! I hate that)

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya, BLACK
Soap: VDH Select + 2 drops Em's Woodstock EO
Brush: Kriss Kross boar
Razor: '55 Red Tip
Blade: Shark Super Chrome, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

A superb shave.

Found the Kriss Kross this past Saturday at an antique mall (I hope to post some pics in the Haul tonight), along with a few other goodies. From the looks of it, it had never been used. The smell of it confirmed it :sick007 Oh, well. Worked just fine and got a great lather. It'll break in and the smell will be gone before I know it.

 

Gillette Goodwill #160
Astra blade
MWF

Really excellent shave!

 

Gillette British SS Rocket 40's
Voskhod Blade
Muehle Pure Badger Brush
Mama Bears Rosemary Mint Stick
Speick Lotion
Anthony Logistic AS Balm

 

Williams Wednesday

EJ89L
Voskhod (4)
VDH Deluxe Boar
Williams ss
Nivea Sensitive as balm
Pinaud Clubman as splash

 

Merkur Progress 500
with Super-Max Sunrise
Mühle BestBadger
Palmolive SC
Florida Water

Have a nice day!

 

Wester Bros, "Manganese" Steel
Omega 49 Pro
Nivea Cream
Nivea, Cooling Post Shave Balm

:eatdrink013 I'll drink to that !!!
Autstanding :think002 Anchor Brand Shave !

 

Wednesday Shave

*Today's Shower and Shave*
As I approach my first year in wet shaving each day is a ***** Shave.

 

Welcome Back Old Friend!

Wednesday, March 23rd

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: DR Harris Almond Shave Stick
A/S: DR Harris Arlington Aftershave Milk

I was feeling like I was neglecting my other razors so took a week off from the Sticky. The week off sealed the deal...the Wilkinson Sticky is my favorite razor. Period! I was glad to have it back in the saddle and enjoyed an excellent shave. The Arlington aftershave milk was the perfect finish for a blustery day (by california standards).

 

It was stinking noon today until I realized it was Wednesday. Thought to myself, crap I have to redo Thursday tomorrow.

Long week gets longer.

 

Mar, 24

13th shave. Now I think I begin to understand what means 'move with an angle to the direction of a cut'. Kind of slicing motion that REALLY helps! Cut myself during that nice experiment. Well, I'll keep practice! Nice shave, anyway!

8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Paddle strop
Muhle travel brush in best badger
Phyto Expert Sensitive SC
Cold water rug
Phyto Expert ASB

Found an interesting trick today. When I shave one half of my face, the lather on the other half feels dry. So what about lathering only a half? Left side, chin and upper lip. Shave that side, lather up right side, chin and upper lip... When face lather I have to lather all face first before the first pass, then put the second layer of lather to my 'second' half, as the lather drys out.

 

BabyGirl Loves Her Super-Max... have not seen the Sunrise, where did you get it?

That is a good plan! It works good when you are first starting out!

[EDIT] Pro-Tip to all of the new shavers = this is why it is a good thing to check SOS threads, so you can see what new stuff people are using!

 

Shave Of The Day - March 23rd 2011

• Hot Shower
• Tweezerman Badger Brush
• VDH Deluxe Shave Stick
• Clix 3 Piece Razor
• Gillette 7 O'Clock PermaSharp Blade ~ Day 4
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue Aftershave Splash ~ :freezing
• 

Quick 2 pass, try to feel better, work night shave.

3.5 blades.

 

Parker 91r
Derby Extra [2]
TGN Silver Tip Badger
Godrej Menthol Mist
Old Spice


Wednesday midnight shave.


I don't use this razor very often, but I find that I reach for it if I haven't shaved in a couple days. Minus the adjustables maybe, this is the most aggressive razor I own, and I have to be very careful with it or I wind up with a neck that looks like the first plague. But I don't know if the aggressiveness maybe takes more skin off, but the razor gives my face a really exfoliated feeling. Combine that with the menthol mist and cold water rinses and wowee! I feel like a million bucks. Would've been nice to feel this good this morning...

 

Phyto Expert sensitive cream
Wee Scot brush
Merkur 43C
Bluebird blade (1)
Phyto Expert sensitive ASB

Pleasantly surprised by the menthol in a product labeled sensitive. The Bluebird blade performed very well for me too.