Vintage Week 5/5 - 5/11/14

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by swarden43, May 4, 2014.

  1. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

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  2. ObiDon

    ObiDon member in questionable standing

    image.jpg Since I'm new to this the only "old" thing I could think of was my first car. There were a few close shaves in there.
     
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  3. PatrickA51

    PatrickA51 Well-Known Member

    Nice Car my parents had a 1958 Old's 88 1958 olds 88 images.jpg
     
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  4. ObiDon

    ObiDon member in questionable standing

    Lots of great memory's
     
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  5. Stroker

    Stroker Well-Known Member

    Do you need help posting photos to this site?
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    Take care. :)
     
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  6. PatrickA51

    PatrickA51 Well-Known Member

    This is a 59 isn't it?, My dad bought a 1962 Olds that was a demo-car. He drove it home and the radiator burst sitting in the driveway of the house. He took it back (had it towed back. He walked across the street to the Ford dealer and bought a Galaxie xl500 fastback. with a 427cuin. I learned how to drive driving that car.
     
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  7. ObiDon

    ObiDon member in questionable standing

    It's a 1957 98 had the J2 engine with 3 duces
     
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  8. Bristle Me

    Bristle Me Insufficient

    I've only found a couple of these. Not in the best of shape, but I'm glad I saved 'em.

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  9. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Wednesday - some Colgate Barber's Soap with a few drops of TSD M Bomb.
    Niiiiiiiiice!
     
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  10. Bobcat

    Bobcat Well-Known Member

    Nice rides gentlemen!
    I wish I had the '54 Canary Yellow Hudson Hornet that my folks sold just before my 16th Birthday. I have never quite gotten over that........

    Wednesday-Vintage

    Vintage Soap: Old Spice Cream (still available)
    Vintage Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
    Vintage Blade: Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless Steel (3)
    Vintage Brush: Chesterfield/Carrington w/Synthetic Gen 3.5-24mmx49mm
    Vintage Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice (still available from India)


    Another great Vintage Shave today. The Old Spice cream, while good, is not as good as the Indian Godrej creams, but it is still Old Spice!

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  11. Mouser

    Mouser Well-Known Member

    Many thanks Sahib
     
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  12. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

    Vintage Böker & Co.…circa 1932-1935
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  13. vwp528

    vwp528 Well-Known Member

    5/7/2014 Vintage Week

    Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
    Razor: Valet Auto Strop, French Fau Frame Back straight razor
    Blade: Modified GEM PTFE coated SE (2)
    Brush: HJM Black Fibre
    Soap: Barbon shaving cream
    After: Home made ASB, Barbon after shave
    Cologne: Guerlain - Songe d'un Bois d'Ete

    A cool 2 pass Darn Fine Shave.

    Have a blessed day!

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  14. LookingGlass

    LookingGlass Well-Known Member

    SOTD 5 7 14.jpg
    Lather - Mystic Water Bay Rum
    Brush - Barbear Classico Texugo
    Razor - Gillette Black Beauty Long Handle Adjustable
    Blade - Ladas
    Scuttle - Pottersong
    AS - Pinuad Bay Rum
    Camera - Canon A4000 IS
    Software: ArcSoft Photo Editor
    5/7/14
     
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  15. macaronus

    macaronus Sir Nice-a-Lot

    I've got two razors which aren't vintage. And I use those seldom. Vintage almost every day! Brushes: three vintage, two recent. Only one soap which isn't available anymore.

    On the menu this week:

    Razors (left to right in the pic - part of the regular rotation):
    • Mo: Gillette Aristocrat Junior (modern blade)
    • Tue: Valet Autostrop model B (adjustable) with vintage Valet blade Stropped on original Valet strop
    • Wed: Gem OCMM (modern blade)
    • Thu: Ugly Duckling (brandless DE, which performs great) with vintage Gillette Blue blade
    • Fri: Valet Autostrop model C3 (modern blade)
    • Sat: Wilkinson Sword Imperial adjustable SE with original (half hollow?) blade
    • Sun: Rolls Razor

    Brushes (left to right in the pic):
    • Mo: Vie Long Horse (not vintage, sorry. But great brush!)
    • Tue: Frederick Dickinsonson & Gilroys travel boar. Got it as NOS complete with casing. At first it was quite stiff, but it has softened by now. Great little brush.
    • Wed: the same
    • Thu: Travel King boar. Late forties; in the pic it is still in its travel position - though the casing is open. It is closed for traveling of course. When used the brush flips upright and the casing serves as handle.
    • Fri: De Vergulde Hand boar (at least form the eighties if not earlier)
    • Sat: Travel King boar
    • Sun: De Vergulde Hand boar
    Soap:
    • QED Wild Rose (just a few shaves left of this wonderful soap. I'll keep it for sunday (mother's day over here).Really too bad this fragrance isn't available anymore. :(

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  16. Billy Goatee

    Billy Goatee Well-Known Member

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    First shave with the Diplomat and the TOBS. Both were fantastic!
     
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  17. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Not necessarily vintage by definition, but a discontinued item - Irisch Moos. Great lather, fantastic scent.

    A late model Super Adjustable @ 6.

    And to go along with all that, Lightning Hopkins ~ Lightning Sings the Blues: The Herald Session
     
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  18. Bobcat

    Bobcat Well-Known Member

    Thursday-Vintage

    Vintage Soap: Tabac (since 1959)
    Vintage Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
    Vintage Blade: Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless Steel (4)
    Vintage Brush: Chesterfield/Carrington w/Synthetic Gen 3.5-24mmx49mm
    Vintage Aftershave: Tabac


    Another great Vintage Shave today.
    4th shave with the 1971 “Spoiler” blade in the NEW SC. Still chugging, but not tugging along!


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  19. vwp528

    vwp528 Well-Known Member

    5/8/2014 Vintage Week

    Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
    Razor: Kamphe Bros. Star, John Jay Velvet Shaver straight razor
    Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE (5)
    Brush: Black Badger from Ace Shaving
    Soap: Arko Men Ice Mint shaving cream
    After: Home made ASB, Barbon after shave
    Cologne: Aqua H2O

    Another cool 2 pass Darn Fine Shave.

    Have a blessed day!

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  20. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

    Vintage Straight razor (circa 1920)...
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