SOTD: November 14 thru November 20 2011

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Flash G
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SOTD: November 14 thru November 20 2011

Post by Flash G »

Floris No. 89 Shaving Soap
Simpson Tulip 2
Edwin Jagger DE86
Wilkinson Sword
Castle Forbes 1445 Aftershave Balm

First use of the Floris Soap and it lathered very well, and better than the Elite. The scent was quite subdued, I'm hoping it will pick up with regular use. The 1445 scent is a bit underwhelming as I find the scent to be a pretty ordinary "green" scent. Hopefully this will improve with use, too.
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Monday's Shave

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Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Polsilver (Shave #3)
Brush: Simpson Eagle #3
Cream/Soap: Speick Shaving Cream
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave
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Shave4Fun
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Post by Shave4Fun »

MONDAY:

Razor: 1959 Super-Speed
Blade: LASER - shave #3
Soap: OMEGA (Proraso) soft
Brush: OMEGA 11137 boar
A/S: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
EdC: none

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Roger
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Nick Freeh
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Post by Nick Freeh »

Monday, November 14, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: 1954 Gillete Ball-end Tech*
Blade: Astra Keramik*
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE Two Band Super*
Soap or Cream: Penhaligon's English Fern Soap (old tallow version)*
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Trumper Marlborough A/S Splash*

A truly fine shave from start to finish, using some competent and cherished products no longer in production (discontinued products are indicated by asterisks).
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Post by KM-INSTRUCTOR »

2011 R41 and Feather aka Marmite and x sharp chedder
VDH soap
Handmade badger brush
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Mike R
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Post by Mike R »

Monday

Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Best
Cream: Taylor - Sandalwood
Razor: Gillette '59 (E-2) HD Adjustable
Blade: Astra
A/S: Booster Jickey
Cologne: Clubman A/S

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moz68
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Post by moz68 »

iKon Modern
Feather
Rooney 3/3
Dr.Selby SS
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S
RazoRock A/S Wax
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Post by Thalay Sagar »

Good morning. Monday:

Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #1
BK 4
Tryphon Olde Englishe Violete creame*
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
CF Pre-shave as Aftershave
Trumper's Violet

* This stuff is even than worse than I remember it being. Simply the worst shave I have had in months. Certain things are meant to die. The scent was great, though.
Best,
Chris

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Post by brothers »

Monday

Irisch Moos Shaving Cream
GFT Vulfix 2236 Super
Schick Adjustable
444 After Shave Balm
Superior 70 Bay Rum splash
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SOTD 99%: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, soaps & creams, synthetic / badger brushes, Colonial General razor, Kai & Schick blades, straight razors any time, Superior 70 aftershave splash + menthol + 444
LouisIII
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Post by LouisIII »

Thalay Sagar wrote:Good morning. Monday:

Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #1
BK 4
Tryphon Olde Englishe Violete creame*
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
CF Pre-shave as Aftershave
Trumper's Violet

* This stuff is even than worse than I remember it being. Simply the worst shave I have had in months. Certain things are meant to die. The scent was great, though.
Tryphon...what was this stuff? I remember a web store of that name that sold tons of boar brushes; their house brand perhaps?
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Post by Zot! »

Dovo Silver Steel str8
EJ DE86
Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow (2)
Muehle medium Silvertip
AoS Unscented Shave Cream
Colose le Commandant AS
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Post by TRBeck »

Sorry about the Tryphon, Chris. I have a half tub of Permafrost somewhere. I bet the plastic tub will make a great soap container for travel and storage...

SR #3122 brush
QCS cream soap
Mühle R89 razor
7 O'Blue day #3
Thayer's a/s wh

The QCS is lemongrass/cedarwood. Great scent. The lather looked good initially but wasn't stable and thinned out by the second pass. This is consistent with my previous experiences with it, and I much prefer the hard soap pucks. This one will be up for sale soon.

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Regards,
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Post by DGB452 »

Monday!

F&M/EJ Chatsworth & Feather
Plisson Ebony Wood #14 European White
Tabac's Hard Shaving Soap
D.R. Harris' Marlborough After Shave
Clinique's Post Shave Healer
D.R. Harris' Marlborough Cologne
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Post by Thalay Sagar »

LouisIII wrote:
Thalay Sagar wrote:Good morning. Monday:

Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #1
BK 4
Tryphon Olde Englishe Violete creame*
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
CF Pre-shave as Aftershave
Trumper's Violet

* This stuff is even than worse than I remember it being. Simply the worst shave I have had in months. Certain things are meant to die. The scent was great, though.
Tryphon...what was this stuff? I remember a web store of that name that sold tons of boar brushes; their house brand perhaps?
Yeah, that's the place. The owner- Giovanni- had a well-intentioned plan of replicating the performance and fragrances of pre-Great Reformualtion English creams. A tempest in the teapot erupted over these (mainly at his proprietary forum) when he couldn't accept criticism of the end product. Well, onto QCS Provence.
Best,
Chris

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Post by SRD »

Nov 14, 2011

Simpson Chubby 2 in 3 band super
TOBS Sandalwood soap
Black Slim Adjustable Gillette
Super Iridium blade
Aqua Velva A/S
Trumper's Spanish Leather cologne
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druphus
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Post by druphus »

Monday, 14 November 2011

Coates Ltd. Ed. Tea Tree Shaving Cream
Vintage Fuller Brush handle re-knotted w/Grade A 22mm Silvertip Knot
1968 Gillette Knack Razor
Super Iridium Blade
D.R. Harris Pink Aftershave Splash

Floris No. 127 EdT
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Post by BullGoose »

Monday, November 14th

Razor: Rotbart
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Lewis & Buprows Real Ivory
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Colgate Cup Soap
A/S: Vintage Yardley

The Lewis & Buprows brush is made from pre-ban ivory and is about the size of a Wee Scot. Unfortunately I have misplaced my calipers but I would estimate the knot diameter at around 15mm. Despite its small size, it had no problem ginning up a fine creamy lather from the Colgate cup soap. The Rotbart and the Super Iridium teamed up to deliver a fine shave followed by a splash of vintage Yardley aftershave. Very nice indeed.

The Set-up:


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A close-up of the Brush


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Post by ShadowsDad »

Monday AM:

Rooney 3/1 SS
Top Ten for Men "calming effect" cream
Slim set to 9
Gillette 7O'Clock Black (5)
Bay Rum

A very easy and comfortable BBS. It's great to return to an ultra sharp blade in an aggressive razor.

BTW, 5 shaves on this blade and it's still going strong with no issues. This could be another excellent blade that will yield 7 great shaves. They are few and far between and a necessity for it to be on my list of acceptable DE blades that I spend $ on. The others being Med Preps and 7O'Clock Yellows.
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Post by churchilllafemme »

Monday, Monday

Becker scuttle
Homemade Frankincense & Myrrh preshave oil
Rooney 1/2 Faux Horn Finest brush
RazoRock Italian Master Barber LE cream soap
Wilkinson Sticky razor
Personna 74 blade (3)
Yardley Black Label aftershave

A great shave today with these vintage and discontinued items.
Add: SWMBO really likes the YBL scent a lot ("clean, soapy"), almost as much as the modern Armani and Aramis ones I use sometimes.
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Teiste
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Post by Teiste »

Monday
Valobra Lavanda/shavemac pure badge/Edwin Jagger Barley with Astra/Alum/RazoRock wax balsam
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