Gillette Super Speed w/ Feather
Body Shop Synthetic
Proraso Pre-Post
Proraso Green soap
Aqua Velva
SOTD Aug 4 to Aug 10
Thursday Night:
Gillette Tech razor (gold, thick handle)
Gillette Platinum blade ("Swede")
Koh-I-Noor 078J brush (Best Badger)
Tryphon Green Lime shaving soap
Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel (Astringent)
You know, I love my traditional soaps (Valobra hard soap, Institut Karite, and Cella soft soap), but I get awfully good shaves with Tryphon. It lathers so easily and it is very forgiving of lathering errors. It has better lubricity than my traditional soaps, and it shaves closer without irritation, but it doesn't offer the same level of skin conditioning as the others. Tryphon soap (and probably most glycerin-based soaps) works best with more water than the traditional soaps.
- Murray
Gillette Tech razor (gold, thick handle)
Gillette Platinum blade ("Swede")
Koh-I-Noor 078J brush (Best Badger)
Tryphon Green Lime shaving soap
Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel (Astringent)
You know, I love my traditional soaps (Valobra hard soap, Institut Karite, and Cella soft soap), but I get awfully good shaves with Tryphon. It lathers so easily and it is very forgiving of lathering errors. It has better lubricity than my traditional soaps, and it shaves closer without irritation, but it doesn't offer the same level of skin conditioning as the others. Tryphon soap (and probably most glycerin-based soaps) works best with more water than the traditional soaps.
- Murray
Friday's Shave
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Derby Extra Blade Shave #6
Brush: Simpson Eagle #3
Cream: Derby Lavender
Soap:
A/S: Nivea for Men Sensitive Extra Soothing A/S Balm
Blade: Derby Extra Blade Shave #6
Brush: Simpson Eagle #3
Cream: Derby Lavender
Soap:
A/S: Nivea for Men Sensitive Extra Soothing A/S Balm
-Neal (DE user since 1998)
I shave therefore I am
I shave therefore I am
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Friday
Razor: Ever Ready 1912
Blade: Royal stainless single edge, third shave
Brush: Van der Hagen boar
Cream:
Soap: Caswell-Massey Almond
A/S: Homemade balm
Put a few drops of Cornhuskers into the mix and got a great, soothing lather. Another great shave.
Razor: Ever Ready 1912
Blade: Royal stainless single edge, third shave
Brush: Van der Hagen boar
Cream:
Soap: Caswell-Massey Almond
A/S: Homemade balm
Put a few drops of Cornhuskers into the mix and got a great, soothing lather. Another great shave.
Jack
"All you need is love, love...love is all you need."
"All you need is love, love...love is all you need."
Futur #2
Derby day 2 (I give up on these blades - they just don't work for me)
MWF
NB a/s balm
I find Derby blades to be dull and irritating. It is interesting how blades can work for some but not others. I have much better success with Personna Reds and Cristals (even Merkurs perform better for me...)
Derby day 2 (I give up on these blades - they just don't work for me)
MWF
NB a/s balm
I find Derby blades to be dull and irritating. It is interesting how blades can work for some but not others. I have much better success with Personna Reds and Cristals (even Merkurs perform better for me...)
Stubby 1
HD + Derby
Floris JF shave soap
Harris Pink
I ordered a Chubby 1 from Lee yesterday to complement my stubby 1 (along with a Trumper's Sandalwood soap & bowl). What a great guy to do business with (called him and placed my order over the phone). I believe the stub and the chub will be pretty similar, which is fine with me b/c I love my Stub. I'll be sure to post my thoughts next week after I've used it, but I'm really looking foward to receiving this new brush.
Scott
HD + Derby
Floris JF shave soap
Harris Pink
I ordered a Chubby 1 from Lee yesterday to complement my stubby 1 (along with a Trumper's Sandalwood soap & bowl). What a great guy to do business with (called him and placed my order over the phone). I believe the stub and the chub will be pretty similar, which is fine with me b/c I love my Stub. I'll be sure to post my thoughts next week after I've used it, but I'm really looking foward to receiving this new brush.
Scott
Friday:
Razor: '65 Gillette Adjustable (setting 4)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum (3rd shave)
Brush: Vulfix 2234
Cream:
Soap: ARKO Stick
A/S: Floris JF Splash
EdT: Floris JF
Razor: '65 Gillette Adjustable (setting 4)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum (3rd shave)
Brush: Vulfix 2234
Cream:
Soap: ARKO Stick
A/S: Floris JF Splash
EdT: Floris JF
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Patrick
Emillion
Harris Arlington SS
Barberpole
Derby
Booster Mosswood
Trumper Wild Fern
Liked yesterday so much I had to repeat it.
Regards,
Harris Arlington SS
Barberpole
Derby
Booster Mosswood
Trumper Wild Fern
Liked yesterday so much I had to repeat it.
Regards,
Regards,
Tim
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Tim
Why should we not meet, not always as dyspeptics, to tell our bad dreams, but sometimes as eupeptics, to congratulate each other on the ever-glorious morning? - Henry David Thoreau
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Friday AM
El Cheapo boar brush
Old Spice Lime
Orange blossom water in the sink
'52 Gillette SS w/ Feather (3rd shave)
Dickinson's Witch Hazel (now with tea tree oil!)
Brut splash
Brut balm
Didn't see any redness or irritation, but damn that Brut sure found it. I think I'll stick to Aqua Velva when I'm using the Feather.
El Cheapo boar brush
Old Spice Lime
Orange blossom water in the sink
'52 Gillette SS w/ Feather (3rd shave)
Dickinson's Witch Hazel (now with tea tree oil!)
Brut splash
Brut balm
Didn't see any redness or irritation, but damn that Brut sure found it. I think I'll stick to Aqua Velva when I'm using the Feather.
“If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas.” --Benjamin Franklin