SoS: October 15th, 2012 - October 21st, 2012

October 17 2012

Genco
5/8ths, full hollow, spike point
Vie Long "Cachurro" horse hair
Omega s/c
Proraso Dopo Barba a/s
Givenchy Vetyver e de c

Have a great day, everyone

Graham

 

Wednesday morning, October 17, 2012

Schick E2 Injector razor w/ Schick blade (7)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Prep L'Occitane Cedarwood Soap
Razor Dubl Duck Goldedge 6/8
Brush Bil Jack Le Tuft in Buckeyed Burl
GFT Coconut Oil Shaving Cream
Alum & Witch Hazel
Clinique Moisturiser
Creed Vetiver EDT

Jamie.

The daffy Duck delivered a super two pass BBS shave.

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Gillette Super Speed
Gillette SP (black)
Whipped Dog silver tip
Tabac Soap
Adidas A/S
RazoRock 888 A/S wax

This was my first shave with a vintage razor. It was quite good.

 

Another stunning photo Jamie! Just beautiful.



Lyndon

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: Petra ~ Not of this World
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Soap: TSD Brut
Brush: Kriss Kross with original knot
Razor: '53 Ball End Tech
Blade: Astra SP, day 3, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

A darn fine shave.

 

Sure glad you worked things out! Enjoy it some more!

 

Some busy days behind. But the shaves were great!

Monday:

• Gillette with HEMA blade
• Wilkinson Sword badger brush & TSD bay rum soap

Relly comfortable DFS

Tuesday:

• Gem OCMM with Gem stainless blade
• Wilkinson Sword badger brush & Ingram cream

Excellent DFS++

Wednesday:

• Ugly Duckling with Shark blade
• Omega travel boar brush & Palmolive shave stick

Excellent DFS++ again!

Sorry, no pics. See ya!

 

Wednesday 17 October 2012
In memory of my Mom, who went to be with the Lord 28 years ago. I still miss her deeply.


A great hot shower to start the day the day off right.
Facial prep with Prairie Creations pre-shave soap
Today's featured soap RazoRock "Mughetto Bologna"
Nest up in the brush line-up Vulfix "28" boar
Continued with week's razor choice, British Gillette "Rocket". Today with a new blade Super Max Platinum.
Followed up with a warm water rinse, cold water splashes, alum Osage Rub and RazoRock "Don Marco" balm.
A three passes near prefect DFS.

I hope everyone is having a great week.

 

Belated Wednesday post

Pre (Eucerin Moisturizing cream, warm shower)
Omega 10083 Pro boar
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Astra SP
Post (Cetaphil Gentle cleanser, cold water rinse)
Master Bay Rum

Two pass DFS satisfaction!

 

Another crazy day, another quick shave...
Merkur 23C/Feather
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Viking Fresh SC
Cold water splash
Tet-a-tet ASB.
I hate to shave on a run. But the result is a nice DFS, though... The Viking SC quickly climbs to the top favorites. Rare to find, but what a cream!

 

Rest in peace mama Fishcrow.

 

Thursday's shave:

Calani Dubai shave soap
Mühle Basic #02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
1955 Gillette Super Speed 'Heavy'
Rotbart ‘Extra Dünn’ blade (2.)
Bloc Osma alum
Musgo Real Classic after shave
Good shave. Apologies for not elaborating much more, got a (very) full here at work. Wishing all of you a good one!

 

I haven't had a shave since Sunday, my face got beat up by a Feather blade.

 

SOTD Wednesday 10-17-2012

Fatip OC/Ikon Bulldog Handle
Crystal Blade
Proraso PSC
Tabac SC
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ReplenishingASB
British Sterling Cologne

Left on my trip this morning very early so the late post. After 10 hours on the road I'm ableto post my morning shave. It was too early to do a photo op on the gear so no picks on this shave. Tomorrow's shave is below (another early start) and it will be the same until Sunday morning. (I have a file photo for this shave set-up)

SOTD 10-18-2012 thru 10-20-2012

Merkur Travel Razor
Wilkinson's Stainless
Classic Shaving SS - Bay Rum
Semogue 1460 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Brut Original ASB
English Leather Musk Cologne

 

Thank you Lyndon, I try my best.

Jamie

 

thursday shave
hot shower
proraso pre shave
rr n'sv artisan shave soap
gillette ss
gillette 7 o'clock green
3 pass DFS
cold water rinse
s'more proraso pre shave
aqua velva ice blue
proraso ASB

 

Thursday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 2
Kool Frosty SC
444 AS Balsam
Barbon AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

My shaves seem to be back to normal in terms of comfort because now I'm paying more attention to the blades I use. This Kool Frosty cream is from Bangladesh, and it's used in a lot of barbershops over there. The lather explodes in seconds, and it's so rich and thick, it has a good cooling sensation, (it's well named!) and it has pretty good skincare. I don't find the scent so great, but I can tolerate it. The 444 balsam and Barbon aftershave are a very nice end to a great shave like this one!

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Thursday October 19, 2012​

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• Prep: Brush soaking in cold water, face wash with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Cleanser, luke warm shower
• Razor: Merkur 500 Progress (Short Handle)
• Blade: Perma-Sharp Super Stainless (1)
• Brush: Semogue 1438 Boar
• Soap: Tabac
• AS: Canoe
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave

I am taking a one day break from the Shake Sharp to do an Inaugural shave with the Merkur Progress (thanks Roger). I have never used a modern adjustable so I had no idea what to expect. Although I have read plenty about this razor, it is one thing to read, another to use.

I decided for the first pass I would use it fully open and I am sure glad that I did. I had so much stubble reduction from one pass I could have stopped, washed up my face and went to work with a closer shave than my coworkers. I felt my face for what was needed, which was not too much. I dialed it down to 3.5, did some light buffing on my neck and was done.

My first one and half pass BBS shave.

After some use now with the Canoe, I must say that I am disappointed. It is not that it smells bad, it just does not smell like the Canoe I remember from my youth. This new version smells very similar to Clubman, so for the price, I would rather purchase the industrial size bottle of Clubman.

 

Oct 17
Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Pre-Shave Lather: Dalan D'men Sensitive SC
Pre-Shave: None
Shave Lather: Mystic Water - Rosalimone
Razor: Merkur 38M
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum (3)
Brush: Vulfix 660S Medium
Post: Witch Hazel/Vodka/Aloe/Glycerin mixture followed by GFT Coral Skin Food

I'm done with testing the SuperMax Super Plat in my 38M. It does a fine job, but not well enough that I'd buy a bunch. Now I'll test it in my Old Type.

Just a few more shaves left of my Rosalimone sample. I'm trying to decide if I knock that out now, our put it away until spring and keep concentrating on other soaps and cream I have, but have not used, yet.