SOTD: December 12 thru December 18, 2011
SOTD: December 12 thru December 18, 2011
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Platinum (blue) (Shave #3)
Brush: Shavemac #177
Cream/Soap: JM Fraser’s Original Shave Cream
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Platinum (blue) (Shave #3)
Brush: Shavemac #177
Cream/Soap: JM Fraser’s Original Shave Cream
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave
-Neal (DE user since 1998)
I shave therefore I am
I shave therefore I am
Monday's shave
Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood Shaving Cream (old)
Simpson Tulip 2
Edwin Jagger DE86
Wilkinson Sword
D.R. Harris Sandalwood aftershave
I decided it was finally time to crack open my pot of the old Sandalwood and had a wonderfull shave!
Simpson Tulip 2
Edwin Jagger DE86
Wilkinson Sword
D.R. Harris Sandalwood aftershave
I decided it was finally time to crack open my pot of the old Sandalwood and had a wonderfull shave!
Eric
- Nick Freeh
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- Location: Chicago, IL
Monday, December 12, 2011
Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: 1956 Gillete Red Tip Superspeed
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE Two Band Super
Soap or Cream: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet Soap (tallow)
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, George F. Trumper Marlborough Splash
A fine shave this morning! The only items above still being produced are the Musgo Real pre-shave soap and the Dickinson's witch hazel.
Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: 1956 Gillete Red Tip Superspeed
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE Two Band Super
Soap or Cream: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet Soap (tallow)
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, George F. Trumper Marlborough Splash
A fine shave this morning! The only items above still being produced are the Musgo Real pre-shave soap and the Dickinson's witch hazel.
RV Shavemac Silvertip 58
VB Sandalwood hard soap
Edwin Jagger DE89 Barley
Gillette 7 O'Clock shave 2
Thayer's Superhazel witch
VB Sandalwood hard soap
Edwin Jagger DE89 Barley
Gillette 7 O'Clock shave 2
Thayer's Superhazel witch
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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Good morning. Monday:
Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #3
SR 3722
RazoRock Napoleon Violet
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
C&S O&C
Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #3
SR 3722
RazoRock Napoleon Violet
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
C&S O&C
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
Tabac soap
Semogue Owners Club boar in Cherrywood
Bartmann straight razor
Old Spice aftershave lotion
444 aftershave balm
Old Spice Eau de Toilette
Semogue Owners Club boar in Cherrywood
Bartmann straight razor
Old Spice aftershave lotion
444 aftershave balm
Old Spice Eau de Toilette
Best regards
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The Vintage Scent - rare and antique products for men
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The Vintage Scent - rare and antique products for men
- churchilllafemme
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- Joined: Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:22 pm
- Location: Seattle, WA
Every Other Day of the Week is Fine, Yeah
All items except the scuttle are vintage or discontinued.
Moss scuttle
Homemade frankincense & myrrh preshave oil
Rooney 3/1 Finest brush
House of Croydon shaving soap
Wilkinson Sticky razor
Gillette Platinum Plus blade (1)
Ralph Lauren Safari aftershave splash
Sunshine outside, and a DFS/BBS shave.
All items except the scuttle are vintage or discontinued.
Moss scuttle
Homemade frankincense & myrrh preshave oil
Rooney 3/1 Finest brush
House of Croydon shaving soap
Wilkinson Sticky razor
Gillette Platinum Plus blade (1)
Ralph Lauren Safari aftershave splash
Sunshine outside, and a DFS/BBS shave.
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John
John
Monday Dec 12
Brush: hand turned pecan handle with tgn Silvertip knot
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor:Gillette Old with a final cleanup pass from a Merkur slant
Blade: Polsilver (3)& Rapira SS(in the slant)
Pre: shower+ glycerin soap
Post: alum followed by Masters Lilac Vegetal
Hair Groom: Gables Brillintine pomade
Result: Polsilvers are great blades, but my beard chews them up (like almost every other blade) in about 2 shaves. Shave #3 with it was rough, irritating, and tugged a lot (almost like I was using a Dorco!). I got pretty smooth, but it was a chore. I polished up a bit with my slant, partly to be sure it was the blade being dull and not the lather being bad (it was indeed the blade, the lather was great.) Since it was extra rough, I took out my alum block, which helped a great deal. I don't use it often, but I am always glad to have it when I need it.
Brush: hand turned pecan handle with tgn Silvertip knot
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor:Gillette Old with a final cleanup pass from a Merkur slant
Blade: Polsilver (3)& Rapira SS(in the slant)
Pre: shower+ glycerin soap
Post: alum followed by Masters Lilac Vegetal
Hair Groom: Gables Brillintine pomade
Result: Polsilvers are great blades, but my beard chews them up (like almost every other blade) in about 2 shaves. Shave #3 with it was rough, irritating, and tugged a lot (almost like I was using a Dorco!). I got pretty smooth, but it was a chore. I polished up a bit with my slant, partly to be sure it was the blade being dull and not the lather being bad (it was indeed the blade, the lather was great.) Since it was extra rough, I took out my alum block, which helped a great deal. I don't use it often, but I am always glad to have it when I need it.
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Monday AM:
Spieck stick
Semogue 1438 Boar
OCMM
GEM SS ptfe (15)
Bay Rum
1/2 a month with the same blade! 2 pass BBS + touchups. No nicks, cuts, weepers, tugging, pulling. The less than optimal blade does show itself during the shave, it's just not as smooth a shave, but it's like the Energizer rabbit.
Spieck stick
Semogue 1438 Boar
OCMM
GEM SS ptfe (15)
Bay Rum
1/2 a month with the same blade! 2 pass BBS + touchups. No nicks, cuts, weepers, tugging, pulling. The less than optimal blade does show itself during the shave, it's just not as smooth a shave, but it's like the Energizer rabbit.
Brian
Maker of Kramperts Finest Bay Rum and Frostbite
Or find it here: Italian Barber, West Coast Shaving, Barclay Crocker, The Old Town Shaving Company at Stats, Maggard Razors; Leavitt & Peirce, Harvard Square
Maker of Kramperts Finest Bay Rum and Frostbite
Or find it here: Italian Barber, West Coast Shaving, Barclay Crocker, The Old Town Shaving Company at Stats, Maggard Razors; Leavitt & Peirce, Harvard Square
Monday....rainy and cool in the Low Country. I have my 12 Day Christmas shaves planned out and this Morning's shave: iKon Large silvertip brush, ABC Shell silver 1909 OC Old Type, vintage Wilk black, Provence Sante soap, Caswell-Massey sandalwood AS....And....wait for it.....a shave fit for a Wise Man...
Nothing will be accomplished if first all objections must be overcome...
- desertbadger
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- The Seeker
- Posts: 220
- Joined: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:06 pm
- Location: Buxton, UK
Monday
Malaspina Eucalyptus "Triple Delight" Shaving Cream
Plisson
Gillette Big Boy Deluxe
Personna Prep blade
444 After Shave soap
Malaspina Eucalyptus "Triple Delight" Shaving Cream
Plisson
Gillette Big Boy Deluxe
Personna Prep blade
444 After Shave soap
Gary
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
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
Tuesday, December 13. Good Morning!
Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: WeiShi TTO
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue
Soap: MWF
Brush: D.R. Harris H1 (Rooney)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue
Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: WeiShi TTO
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue
Soap: MWF
Brush: D.R. Harris H1 (Rooney)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue
Johnny
"Younger than some, older than most" - Wet shaving for 50+ years
"Younger than some, older than most" - Wet shaving for 50+ years
Tuesday's Shave
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (Shave #1)
Brush: none
Cream/Soap: Barbasol
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (Shave #1)
Brush: none
Cream/Soap: Barbasol
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave
-Neal (DE user since 1998)
I shave therefore I am
I shave therefore I am