SOTD: December 26 thru January 01, 2012

[Sargon]

Sat, Dec 31
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap/Creme: Wilkinsons sword stick (face lathered)
Razor:1912
Blade: Gem
Pre: hot towel
Post: Alum block then Witch hazel
Hair Groom: none
Result: BBS, but very harsh. I just don't get as good a lather face lathering as I do bowl lathering, and the Wilkinson stick being new to me didn't help. I think I'll stick to a CCS type shave with my sticks for a while and stick to my best soaps bowl lathered for BBS days.

[druphus]

Saturday, 31 December 2011

RazoRock Fresco Shaving Cream Soap
No. 12 Briar Plisson EW Shaving Brush
1954 Gillette Super Speed Razor
Super Iridium Blade
Alt-Innsbruck EdC as After Shave
RazoRock Aftershave Wax

[Leon]

I turned on the TV and the Vienna New Year Concert was on. I turned the sound loud enough to reach my bathroom.

The gear:

Old Spice shaving soap puck
Semogue LE 2011 Finest Badger size 1 #1
Charlex 60 straight razor
Old Spice aftershave splash
444 aftershave balm

The result:

What a great way to start the new year.

Happy 2012 everyone!

[Johnny]

Sunday, January 1, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: GFT Limes
Brush: Simpsons Duke 2
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Pitralon Classic

[nteeman]

Razor: iKon OSS
Blade: Derby Extra (Shave #3)
Brush: Simpson Eagle #3
Cream/Soap: Razorock XXX Cream Soap
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave
Talc: Face Saver Talc Stick

HAPPY NEW YEAR

[Zot!]

Dovo Silver Steel str8
Muehle R101 de
US Personna (4)
Kent BK4
The Art of Shaving Unscented shave cream
Moss Scuttle
Old Spice aftershave

[kronos9]

Kent BK4
Speick cream
Z3 Super Speed
IP (2)
Aqua Velva

Face was getting a little dry. The Speick did the job without drying.

[Thalay Sagar]

Happy New Year. Sunday:

Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #4
Alibaba, medium
Speick soap
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
Trumper's Ajaccio Violet

Only a one pass shave due to yesterdai's late shave. very pleasant and no irritation from the Speick. Hopefully, the last time was an abberation,

[Nick Freeh]

Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year!

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Ikon OSS
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: H.L. Thäter Stout 2
Cream or Soap: D.R. Harris Lavender Soap
A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel, Alt Innsbruck Splash

A great shave to begin the new year! The Thäter/Harris combo created a fine lather, the Ikon/Astra combo effortlessly wiped the stubble from my face, and the Alt Innsbruck provided a most refreshing and fragrant finish. It was a team effort ending with a score of us: BBS; them: 0.

[ShadowsDad]

Happy and prosperous new year, gents!

Sunday AM:

Hot towel face prep
P.160
Semogue 1438 boar
EverReady 1904 lather catcher
GEM SS ptfe (1)

Welllll, the shave was definitely close. 2 passes and I can't really call the touchups touchups. A very close BBS.

When I got the razor the teeth needed adjustment, so I chose the most teeth that had the same or most similar adjustment. After doing that I looked at it and thought to myself that it looked very aggressive. Yup, I wasn't wrong, very aggressive. It was like gluing a blade to a popsicle stick and shaving with it. I don't think I'll be too scarred up from the experience. In a few months the bandages should be able to be removed.

A few weepers, nothing major. Comparing the tooth settings to the ugly brother showed how aggressively they were set. I did readjust the teeth to a less aggressive posture. The light weight of the razor combined with the aggression of the razor combined to produce chattering of the rig. That resulted in the weepers as it chattered over the creases in my face. Tomorrows shave with it should be much better.

[churchilllafemme]

Sunday - Happy New Year

Moss scuttle
Homemade frankincense & myrrh preshave oil
Somerset Simpson Harvard 2 Best brush
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap
Feather AS razor
Iridium Super blade (2)
Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet aftershave

A great shave to start the year. I bought the "end of line" soap at a big discount on eBay, but it smells right, just like the EdT, and lathers great. And the Hammam is a wonderful, rich way to finish.

[desertbadger]

SUNDAY

Cobra Classic SE
Feather Pro Blade
Palmolive SS; grated
Rooney Emillion Super
Proraso A/S
Knize Forest EdT.



Regards,
David

[drumana]

Sunday

Muhle R89 with Derby
Simpson CH1 best
Fitjar shave cream: Miklagard
Bull Dog a/s balm

[brothers]

Sunday

Taylor's Lavender Soap
Plisson
Barbasol razor
Gillette 7 O'Clock super platinum blue package
Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel splash
444 After Shave Balm

[Teiste]

First shave of 2012 and was GLORIOUS!
Jabonman violet shaving soap/Semogue finest badger/Edwin Jagger DE86 with Astra/Weleda Balsam

Jabonman is a spanish artisan soapmaker who makes BRILLIANT shaving soaps.This one its not an exception.

[Squire]

Sunday evening:

Kent BK4 brush
Cella shave soap
Schick Krona razor
Tiger blade
Harris lavender aftershave

[woodsrider]

Sunday afternoon:

Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Trumper's Sandalwood cream
Feather AS with Super Iridium
Thayer's Original witch hazel
D.R. Harris AS Milk
Czech & Speake No. 88 cologne

[CMur12]

Sunday Night:

iKon Bulldog razor with safety bars
Treet Dura Sharp blade

Semogue 2015 Silvertip brush
Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn soap

Lather made in a bowl, as always.

Dickinson's Witch Hazel, blended with a bit of lather and massaged into the skin.

- Murray

[changabang]

Weber Two Tone
Gillette Bleue Extra (4)
Lider Classic cream
Vulfix Hyde Park boar
No AS

[brothers]

Monday

Yardley Shaving Soap
Plisson
Schick I1 Injector
Personna 74 blade
444 After Shave Balm

Wow!

Yardley is wonderful. Test.