SoS: May 27, 2013 - June 2, 2013

Hump Day! 3rd day on the Deluxe Desert Island

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Philip Glass, Glassworks
• Brush: DVH boar
• Soap: Tabac
• Razor: Gillette flare tip Rocket
• Blade: Max Herder
• Shave: 3-pass
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, restop blade in Allegro mod. L

Smoooooth shave!

 

05/29 Wednesday

Hot shower, Axe Chilling facial wash
Vulfix 28
Pyrate Cove Cucumber &Melon
Gillette SS black handle
Crystal day 4
Kanaga Water
Three passes the end results were a superior DFS

 

Gillette slim adjustable
Wilkinson sword
Wd silvertip
Aos lemon
Nivea high performance & 444
Dfs!

 

29.5.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: RIMEI
• Blade: Personna Platinum (2)
• Brush: Omega #40033
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Soap: Palmolive shave stick
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Musgo Real Classic sample, TSD Iced Lime AS milk sample

 

Tuesday 28-05-2013

Razor: Muhle R89
Blade: Polsilver SI (2)
Brush: Omega 10029
Cream: Top Ten Sensitive
AS: Top Ten

Wednesday 29-05-2013

Razor: Muhle R106
Blade: Polsilver SI (3)
Brush: Omega 10029
Cream: Ikar Tornado
AS: Brut

 

same as yesterday, someone rescue me with some new crème

 

Desert island shave for Williams Wednesday (is that a thing? Can that be a thing?):

The challenge here is to take seven different pictures of the same five objects. I'll have to try for some action shots.

Last day for that Feather, good thing I brought two more blades.

 

Proraso pre
Omega 37 Boar
Mike's Barber Shop Soap
Merkur 34c HD
Astra SS (3)
Thayer's Original
Proraso Green ASL

 

Another rush shave...
Merkur 23C/???
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Gada Original SC
Tet-a-tet ASB
Looking forward for a nice slow shave this coming weekend.

 

Wednesday night on the island....

Razor: '68 Slim Adjustable (set on 6 for first pass and 3 for the second)
Blade: Red IP (1)
Brush: Ever-Ready restoration with 22mm TGN Super Badger knot
Cream: Godrej Deluxe Lime
Cold water rinse
Alum block
Cold water rinse
Nivea Sensitive PSB

I bin every DE blade after 3 uses. Wasteful? Maybe...but why press my luck and subject myself to the possibility of a bad shave? I could throw them away after one use and still save money over carts. Good thing my island has a healthy supply of Red IPs

 

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Proraso Shaving Soap​

Parker pure badger brush​

Gillette Old Type OC Travel Razor​

Shark Super Chrome blade​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch Hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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Weber
Polsilver
Vie Long
La Toja Stick
Osage Rub
Baxter of California Mentholated balm
music-Phish
coffee-home roasted Brazilian

 

A great, relaxing shave Monday morning:

2 pass plus touch up for BBS!

Pre: Shower, Shea Moisture Facial Scrub, warm towel, Anthony Logistics Pre-Shave Oil
Razor: Merkur Futur set on 2.5
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (my new favorite in this razor!)
Brush: Refurbed Honeydripper w/ TGN finest knot (I PIF'd it! - LOVED it, too!!)
Post: Styptic pencil (little to NO burn!), lukewarm rinse, Oil of Olay Toner, Unrefined Shea Butter



I wish they can all be this easy!

 

The Moos is loose!

 

Day 4 of Desert Island week

Super adjustable set on 6, replaced the Astra SP blade with a new one. Had a little neck irritation, not sure if it's the razor setting or the brush/soap combination. I haven't been overly impressd with the MWF.

 

R41-13
Voskhod
Semogue 2000
Klar Kabinett
Alum
Superior 70

 

Thursday:

NXT Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 4
Tet-a-tet SC
Tet-a-tet AS Balsam
Barbon AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

A shave fit for a king with one of the best creams in the world - there's a reason why I call this stuff "The Great Tet-a-tet." Its matching aftershave balsam is soothing as well as cooling and moisturizing. I cannot stop praising the Barbon aftershave for its traditional scent and strong menthol power.

 

5/8 Beau Brummel
Dr. Selby's
22mm Omega boar knot
Pretty much the stereotypical German hollow ground razor, it'll sing with the best of them. Great edge, very close and smooth shave. The Dr. Selby is a good performer for me, good protection and skin care and I'm o.k. with the scent but couldn't attempt to describe it. Have a good one.

 

Thursday - another day closer.

Prep: Hot shower, AoS PSO
Coffee: Maxwell House French Roast, BLACK
CD: Road Trippin' Blues, disc 1
Soap: TSD Oak Leaves & Acorns
Brush: 24mm silvertip set in red mallee burl
DE: Merkur 34C set in red mallee burl
Blade: Astra AP, day 4, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Just another BBS. Can't seem to avoid it with the HD/Astra SP combo.

 

Hello Everyone,

This is the set up I am using for Desert Island Week. I love the Proraso line so that was an easy choice. The razor, an Edwin Jagger DE89L is a joy to use. Paired with the very sharp Feather blade, it is the easiest, most comfortable BBS possible. It is such a pleasure to use! The brush as you know, it one of my favorites. It is just an inexpensive best badger from Frank Shaving but the performance is excellent.

I will have absolutely no trouble going for a week with this set up. Mind you, there could be some moaning if we ever have a TSD "Desert Island Month". As far as I know, the only one who could survive something like that would be the mighty wknicholas!

Cheers,

Lyndon