SoS: November 21-27 2011

Thanksgiving Day Shave

• Simpson's Commodore X2
• Georgetown G5 Scuttle
• Merkur 38C
• Personna Surgical Prep Blade
• Speick Cream
• Speick ASB
• HeadBlade ClearHead bump cream

 

Friday morning,

1912 Gem Jr SE razor w/ Gem blade (2)
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!



We'll be skipping all the Black Friday nonsense at our place!

 

I can't think of a better word to describe it, "nonsense".

 

Friday

Razor: Dovo Best Quality 6/8
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Institut Karite (in Burma Shave mug)
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

I had the time today, so I finally posted a picture to go with my shave. The Dovo did a great job with my beard and the Pinaud Clubman was a nice finish!

 

Happy Black Friday.....I'm staying away from any shopping crazies and hope you are too.

iKon Brush Silvertip large
iKon Bulldog Handle with Tech '3o's retangle grooves-mild
iKon SS black razor stand
Shark blade
Tabac soap
Grafton A/S

This is my fourth different razor head and by far the best IMHO; did not like the New OC and the triangle grooves were more aggressive than I liked

 

Great looking mix of retro/modern shave gear, nice touch

 

How do you find the Jack Black SC? I didn't know there was a shave cream. All I have tried of that label (and all I can find in the stores here) is the latherless shave cream, or shave oil...whatever it is. It completely gummed up my razor and was really hard to get off
.

 

I think the Knacks are another one of those fulproof guaranteed great shaves....even if you're "asleep at the wheel"...er, "blade".... That looks like a beautiful example of the breed...

 

Friday!

Hot Shower
AOS Travel Best Badger
AOS Lemon SC
Lord L6
Dorco 301-ST (2)
Cool Water Rinse
Hyatt Portico Citrus &Lavender Body Lotion
Giorgio Body Spray


We stopped by the Venetian yesterday and picked up some shave cream.

Now off for another day of roaming around!

 

I really didn't care for it much. The smell was great, but I had to reload my brush to get any thing resembling descent lather which face-lathering.

I haven't used the latherless stuff and only used this because my dad had some.

 

Thanksgiving shave

'69 Gillette Super Adjustable, set to 4
7 0'clock black (1st shave)
Col. Conk Bay Rum (1st shave)
omega 11047 (3rd shave)
humphrey's witch hazel
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm

OK, so I wasn't going to change things up, but I caved... too much stuff to try!! Decent shave, but not as good as the Personna Lab / Provence Sante combination. See, if I'd taken the advice I've seen on here a million times, I wouldn't have changed a thing.. or, if I did make a change, it'd be just one, so I could learn something... as it is, I don't know if it's the 7 o'clock, the Col. Conk, or the combination of both of them that I like less than the previous combo! Oh well.. still a fine shave, and I'm simply loving shaving with all of this neat stuff! Still a win!

 

I found it at local antique store buried in the back of some other stuff. I picked it up for $5, it cleaned up nicely. Thanks.

 

WOW !! a $5 treasure for sure.....It looks like new !

 

JoAnna, that's a nice set-up you've got there.

 

Which Kent brush is that?

 

Friday, November 25th

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: Savile Row
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Colgate Cup Soap
A/S: Alt Innsbruck

An excellent shave! The Polsilver blade seems to be getting smoother with each shave (shave #3) and the Colgate soap continues to impress. A fine BBS shave followed by the nectar of the Gods...Alt Innsbruck.