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- Thu Mar 27, 2014 12:01 pm
- Forum: Skin Care & Hair Care
- Topic: What bath soap are you using right now?
- Replies: 582
- Views: 203281
Re: What bath soap are you using right now?
I do a motley mixture of things with bath soap/washes. I've given up wearing scent, most of the time, and instead do some olfalchemy in the shower (just mixed right on the wash cloth/sponge/scrunchy thing). It still provides a nice scent but without a strong announcement. Moulton Brown's Recharge ac...
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 4:14 pm
- Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
- Topic: Strongly Scented Products?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3726
Re: Strongly Scented Products?
I don't care too much about strongly scented during the shave. But if it's strong and long-lasting, that's a big deal. Castle Forbes is strongly scented? Hmm. Is that a new development? I'm still working on tubs of CF cream (cedarwood and limes) I bought a couple of years ago. Sure, you get a nosefu...
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:38 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Trumpers / Harris / Taylors hair lotions & beards
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5344
Re: Trumpers / Harris / Taylors hair lotions & beards
Leaving the face brillo comments aside Vinny, why would you oil a beard? So it won't squeak! :) While no one I know with a beard has ever mentioned using oil on it, several of them have mentioned using conditioner to keep it from being tangled or too rough. A few guys do use mustache wax on their m...
- Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:35 am
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: July 15 thru July 21, 2013
- Replies: 100
- Views: 15486
Re: SOTD: July 15 thru July 21, 2013
1921 Gillette Tuckaway Feather blade Simpson Case C1 brush Castle Forbes Cedarwood & Sandalwood shaving cream Pretty good shave. Went a bit too far in technique correction, so I did get a shave. Just a kind of stubbly shave. So, I've learned: different double-edged razors can benefit from changi...
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:00 am
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: July 15 thru July 21, 2013
- Replies: 100
- Views: 15486
Re: SOTD: July 15 thru July 21, 2013
1921 Gillette Tuckaway Feather blade Simpson Case C1 brush Castle Forbes Cedarwood & Sandalwood shaving cream Great shave. Decided on a slight switch to the technique and held the razor so that the blade was angled more away from the skin. A patchy, uneven shave was expected and, instead, got a ...
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:27 am
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: July 15 thru July 21, 2013
- Replies: 100
- Views: 15486
Re: SOTD: July 15 thru July 21, 2013
1921 Gillette Tuckaway Feather blade Simpson Case C1 brush Mama Bears' Lime EO shaving soap :| The Tuckaway shaved well on the face. In order to avoid the dreaded "third day redneck", I tried the J-hook on the neck, as that tends to be a more mild approach. Well, it was more mild. And I en...
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:55 am
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: July 15 thru July 21, 2013
- Replies: 100
- Views: 15486
Re: SOTD: July 15 thru July 21, 2013
1921 Gillette Tuckaway Feather blade Simpson Case C1 brush Vintage Old Spice shaving soap It has been a while since I've used any Gillettes from the early 1920s because they've always been too aggressive for me (good dose of neck burn by day three). This was day two of using the Tuckaway, and it did...
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:53 am
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: July 01 thru July 07, 2013
- Replies: 121
- Views: 15290
Re: SOTD: July 01 thru July 07, 2013
British Gillette #66
Feather Blade
Simpson Case C1 brush
Vintage Old Spice shave soap
D.R. Harris Pink aftershave
Excellent shave.
Feather Blade
Simpson Case C1 brush
Vintage Old Spice shave soap
D.R. Harris Pink aftershave
Excellent shave.
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:23 am
- Forum: Skin Care & Hair Care
- Topic: Facial Moisturizers and SPF
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5246
Re: Facial Moisturizers and SPF
For the past five or so years, I've been using Neutrogena's Oil-Free moisturizer with SPF (several options). It's light, non-greasy, and unscented. As the SPF goes up, it does have a heavier feel when applying. But I don't notice any difference in how it feels after applying. The only problem I've h...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:23 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Collectors Corner (no chatter please)
- Replies: 139
- Views: 245283
Re: Collectors Corner (no chatter please)
A rare(ish) one.
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:20 pm
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: June 10 thru June 16, 2013
- Replies: 107
- Views: 15515
Re: SOTD: June 10 thru June 16, 2013
British Gillette #66
Feather blade
Simpson Case C1 Brush
Castle Forbes' Cedar & Sandalwood shaving cream
Feather blade
Simpson Case C1 Brush
Castle Forbes' Cedar & Sandalwood shaving cream
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:05 pm
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: June 03 thru June 09, 2013
- Replies: 121
- Views: 15203
Re: SOTD: June 03 thru June 09, 2013
Thanks, Tim.
I'm hoping to participate more regularly here. Life kind of happened the past year or so.
I'm hoping to participate more regularly here. Life kind of happened the past year or so.
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:33 am
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: June 03 thru June 09, 2013
- Replies: 121
- Views: 15203
Re: SOTD: June 03 thru June 09, 2013
British Gillette #66
Feather blade
Simpson Case C1 Brush
Old Spice shave soap
Feather blade
Simpson Case C1 Brush
Old Spice shave soap
- Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:59 am
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD: June 03 thru June 09, 2013
- Replies: 121
- Views: 15203
Re: SOTD: June 03 thru June 09, 2013
June 6:
Gillette British #66
Feather Blade
Simpson Case C1 brush
Castle Forbes Cedarwood and Sandalwood cream
Gillette British #66
Feather Blade
Simpson Case C1 brush
Castle Forbes Cedarwood and Sandalwood cream
Re: New site
Wow. A guys disappears for a week or two and you go and slap a new coat of paint on the ol' girl!
Nice job. It looks nice, but not overdone.
Nice job. It looks nice, but not overdone.
- Wed May 08, 2013 3:02 pm
- Forum: Shopping
- Topic: 20% OFF on "Before Gillette" book !
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2434
Robert, Glad to see you are here. I really appreciate your work. Your Compendium has been indispensable and is a tremendous help. As my shaving routine and collecting has expanded to single-edges, Before Gillette has become a handy reference. Thanks for all your hard work and for sharing it with us.
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:46 pm
- Forum: Shopping
- Topic: 20% OFF on "Before Gillette" book !
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2434
I'm about half-way through it. It's an interesting read (particularly if you're a patent buff). Waits does a nice job of bringing this little bit of history to life (some of the family details add some meat to what could be a dry subject). One caveat: lulu.com (or Waits - not sure if its the author'...
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:27 pm
- Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
- Topic: SOTD - February 25,2013 - March 3,2013
- Replies: 99
- Views: 15586
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:52 pm
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Gillette Aristocrat Safety Razor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1503
There is a lot of plating loss, scratches, and some rust spots. If you're looking for an Aristocrat to shave with, ask the seller how well it operates (open and closes smoothly), whether the butterfly doors close tightly, and whether the doors are warped or out of alignment. If it's in solid operati...
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:56 am
- Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
- Topic: Open Comb Double Edge Razor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2904