Geo. F. Trumper's Violet Shaving Soap
Vulfix #2235 Super
Merkur HD 34 G
BiC Chrome
Three Crowns No.2 Rose Aftershave Milk
SOTD: April 12 thru April 18 2010
Monday's Shave
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Iridium Super Extra Stainless Blade (Shave #2)
Brush: Shavemac #177
Cream/Soap: Musgo Real
A/S: Nivea for Men Sensitive Extra Soothing A/S Balm
Blade: Iridium Super Extra Stainless Blade (Shave #2)
Brush: Shavemac #177
Cream/Soap: Musgo Real
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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The Seeker
- Posts: 220
- Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:06 pm
- Location: Buxton, UK
Monday 4/12/10
'73 Superspeed w/ Bolzano
E.J. BBB
Mem sc
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Speick a/s
Anherb a/s gel
Dirty English Edt
Had trouble with the lather this morning...I left too much water on the brush...but I soldiered on and had a very good shave anyway...back to work this morning after 10 days off...<sigh>...so it goes.
'73 Superspeed w/ Bolzano
E.J. BBB
Mem sc
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Speick a/s
Anherb a/s gel
Dirty English Edt
Had trouble with the lather this morning...I left too much water on the brush...but I soldiered on and had a very good shave anyway...back to work this morning after 10 days off...<sigh>...so it goes.
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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Quintus Metellus
- Posts: 1009
- Joined: Sat May 03, 2008 11:19 am
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
Omega 11137
Bigelow cream
Merkur "1904"
Dorco ST-301
Thayer's aswh
CdG Vettiveru
Well, I know one of the complaints folks have about boar is that it doesn't hold as much lather as a badger. That has not been my experience. This morning, for instance, I would have been able to go four or five passes with a standard amount of cream. I do soak my brushes, which saturates the bristles and increases the lather-holding capacity. Once I started doing that, I have rarely - except with subpar creams or extremely small boars - had problems with lather volume.
Regards,
Bigelow cream
Merkur "1904"
Dorco ST-301
Thayer's aswh
CdG Vettiveru
Well, I know one of the complaints folks have about boar is that it doesn't hold as much lather as a badger. That has not been my experience. This morning, for instance, I would have been able to go four or five passes with a standard amount of cream. I do soak my brushes, which saturates the bristles and increases the lather-holding capacity. Once I started doing that, I have rarely - except with subpar creams or extremely small boars - had problems with lather volume.
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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ThePossum
- Posts: 1802
- Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:20 am
- Location: Halfway between Possum Neck and Possum Holler, Pa
Monday 4/12 . . .
- Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
Brush: C&E BBB
Cream: SCS Smoke & Beads
Razor: '20s Gillette Old Type with Ball End Handle
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (shave 3)
Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner & SCS Savory Rose ASM
EDT: SCS Smoke & Beads EDT
Result: Great, comfortable BBS shave with my favorite SC. The old Gillette worked it's usual wonders in getting the beard reduced and down close with three passes and the oil pass.
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Nick Freeh
- Posts: 2568
- Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:34 am
- Location: Chicago, IL
Monday, April 12, 2010
Razor: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Ingram
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Proraso Splash
Ahh, nice cooling shave with the Ingram cream, followed by some more menthol goodness supplied by the Proraso. I find that Proraso is always a fine finish--it's one of my favorites.
Razor: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Ingram
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Proraso Splash
Ahh, nice cooling shave with the Ingram cream, followed by some more menthol goodness supplied by the Proraso. I find that Proraso is always a fine finish--it's one of my favorites.
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woodsrider
- Posts: 2112
- Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:43 pm
- Location: Colorado
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Thalay Sagar
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- Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:14 am
- Location: Roanoke, Virginia
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Good afternoon. Monday:
Rooney EJ87 w/Dorco 301
Semogue LE boar
Fitjar Rose cream
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
Atkinson's English Lavender Water
Rooney EJ87 w/Dorco 301
Semogue LE boar
Fitjar Rose cream
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
Atkinson's English Lavender Water
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
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Empty Words
- Posts: 900
- Joined: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:03 am
Monday!
Coate's EJ3
Wilkinson Sticky w/ Annecy Swede
Penhaligon's English Fern Shaving Soap (Tallow)
D R Harris Milk (old)
Abercrombie & Fitch Woods EDT
I used my last "swede" last week. And I have to say, I like the Annecy's better...they are less aggressive and just as sharp. Very good blade.
Coate's EJ3
Wilkinson Sticky w/ Annecy Swede
Penhaligon's English Fern Shaving Soap (Tallow)
D R Harris Milk (old)
Abercrombie & Fitch Woods EDT
I used my last "swede" last week. And I have to say, I like the Annecy's better...they are less aggressive and just as sharp. Very good blade.
Nathan
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alabamalawyer
- Posts: 771
- Joined: Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:28 am
- Location: Alabama
