SUNDAY:
Prep: Hot towel treatment
Razor: Cobra Classic
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Rooney Emillion
Blade: Feather Pro
Moss Scuttle
A/S: Balm: TGR
A/S: Old Spice
2½ passes, BBS, and done.
Have a great shave;
Best,
David
SOTD: 23 February thru 01 March, 2009
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desertbadger
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Sunday
Futur
Gillette 7 O'Clock (yellow pack)
Vulfix Piccadilly and Simpson's Best Badger Special
MWF
Musgo Real a/s
Decided to attack the MWF on multiple fronts with both boar and badger, and despite this assault, it's not really playing ball compared with my other soaps.
Tried the dry brush method, tried Zach's wet brush method, and although the lather on the brushes looked nice and creamy, and went onto my face okay, it did the disappearing trick. So the MWF is back in the draw for a while.
Giving the 7 O'Clocks a go courtesy of Paul at Connaught Shaving, who, after a few PM exchanges regarding the demise of the Swede, sent me a pack of green and a pack of yellow completely out of the blue, stout chap that he is.
Ian
Futur
Gillette 7 O'Clock (yellow pack)
Vulfix Piccadilly and Simpson's Best Badger Special
MWF
Musgo Real a/s
Decided to attack the MWF on multiple fronts with both boar and badger, and despite this assault, it's not really playing ball compared with my other soaps.
Tried the dry brush method, tried Zach's wet brush method, and although the lather on the brushes looked nice and creamy, and went onto my face okay, it did the disappearing trick. So the MWF is back in the draw for a while.
Giving the 7 O'Clocks a go courtesy of Paul at Connaught Shaving, who, after a few PM exchanges regarding the demise of the Swede, sent me a pack of green and a pack of yellow completely out of the blue, stout chap that he is.
Ian
Those who design "Fool Proof" systems often underestimate the ability of fools.
Sunday's Shave
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: French Gillette Shave #2
Brush: none
Cream/Soap: Barbasol
A/S: Nivea for Men Sensitive Extra Soothing A/S Balm
Blade: French Gillette Shave #2
Brush: none
Cream/Soap: Barbasol
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
Rooney 1/2 Super
Harris Marlborough
Wapienica straight
Thayer's a/s witch
TOBS Sandalwood
Well, I think the razor needs honing, or perhaps I've rolled the edge. It's under 3 months since it was honed, so I may send it back (under warranty), or I may take my coticule for a spin.
Regards,
Harris Marlborough
Wapienica straight
Thayer's a/s witch
TOBS Sandalwood
Well, I think the razor needs honing, or perhaps I've rolled the edge. It's under 3 months since it was honed, so I may send it back (under warranty), or I may take my coticule for a spin.
Regards,
Regards,
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
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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Thalay Sagar
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Good morning. Sunday:
Rooney DE/Tech combo w/Swede
BK4
Coates Lime
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
Down in Florida visiting Mom and I have to say, the water sucks.
Rooney DE/Tech combo w/Swede
BK4
Coates Lime
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
Down in Florida visiting Mom and I have to say, the water sucks.
Best,
Chris
“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Chris
“Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
HD w/Derby(2)
Proraso soap, nicely bowl-lathered
C&E BBB
Proraso A/S balm
Still getting reacclimated to the HD after two months of the '47 Aristocrat. Also, the Derbys seem harsh after using IPs for a while. The Aristocrat/IP combination had worked well.
Squeezed the brush before the second pass and found a goldmine of rich lather hidden in the bristles. That may be used for my first pass tomorrow.
Proraso soap, nicely bowl-lathered
C&E BBB
Proraso A/S balm
Still getting reacclimated to the HD after two months of the '47 Aristocrat. Also, the Derbys seem harsh after using IPs for a while. The Aristocrat/IP combination had worked well.
Squeezed the brush before the second pass and found a goldmine of rich lather hidden in the bristles. That may be used for my first pass tomorrow.
Ed
Good Sunday all...
Dovo Shavette/'66 Adjustable w/Dorco 301(Day 1)
C&E BBB
Erasmic Shave Cream
Thayers Original WH
Three Crowns Indian Sandalwood AS milk
G.F.Trumper Eau de Quinine (sample)
Second attempt at the Shavette went much better despite a two day growth (which isn't saying much). I took more time and thought about angles and felt my way through the first pass uneventfully. (I did miss a spot on my chin...) Went to the adjustable for the second and third passes as it was a pick-up I made early this morning at a weekly antique/flea market. It cleaned up very nicely and after starting out at No. 1 I switched to No. 3 for the remainder of the shave. Great results all around. Have a great day.
Nathan
Dovo Shavette/'66 Adjustable w/Dorco 301(Day 1)
C&E BBB
Erasmic Shave Cream
Thayers Original WH
Three Crowns Indian Sandalwood AS milk
G.F.Trumper Eau de Quinine (sample)
Second attempt at the Shavette went much better despite a two day growth (which isn't saying much). I took more time and thought about angles and felt my way through the first pass uneventfully. (I did miss a spot on my chin...) Went to the adjustable for the second and third passes as it was a pick-up I made early this morning at a weekly antique/flea market. It cleaned up very nicely and after starting out at No. 1 I switched to No. 3 for the remainder of the shave. Great results all around. Have a great day.
Nathan
Nathan
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.----Yogi Berra
A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore.----Yogi Berra
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SUNDAY:
Razor: Merkur Slant followed by Merkur Barberpole
Soap/Cream: Institute Karite/Wars superlather
Brush: Dovo
Blade: 7AM Yellow (4th or 5th shave)
Moss Scuttle
A/S: L'Occitane Cade
I tried the slant again today after keeping it idle for a few months. First two passes were fine, its just that the last with the Barberpole was better. Still dont see what the hubbub is about. Back into storage it goes for a few more months.....
Razor: Merkur Slant followed by Merkur Barberpole
Soap/Cream: Institute Karite/Wars superlather
Brush: Dovo
Blade: 7AM Yellow (4th or 5th shave)
Moss Scuttle
A/S: L'Occitane Cade
I tried the slant again today after keeping it idle for a few months. First two passes were fine, its just that the last with the Barberpole was better. Still dont see what the hubbub is about. Back into storage it goes for a few more months.....
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
- George Bernard Shaw
- George Bernard Shaw
