SOTD: September 30 thru October 06, 2013

[Bob in TX]

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower
Soap: Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Razor: ’59 Super Speed Red Tip
Blade: Rapira Swedish SuperSteel (4)
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar
Aftershave: Old Spice

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

Stirling Scots Pine today. 4th shave with the new Red Tip and with the Rapira Swedish SS blade. The Rapira Swedish Supersteel has given me 4 good shaves with the Red Tip. I finished off with Old Spice today.

Bob

[churchilllafemme]

Tuesday AM 10-01-2013

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Somerset Simpson Tulip 2 Super 2-Band (23/48)
Gillette Sensitive shaving cream (Argentine)
Rotbart
Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Dolce & Gabbana aftershave

[Slow Shaving]

Tuesday 10-01-13. MUSIC: Chet Baker - The Italian Sessions (1962). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztt2hNlBgDE



Soap from Aleppo - Semogue SOC two bands - Merkur 11C - Polsilver #2 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving cream TOBS Avocado - Alum block - Thayers Original Aloe - ASB Korres - ASL Grey Flannel.

[brothers]

Tuesday evening

Irisch Moos soap
Rooney Finest
Barbasol floating head razor
Kai blade
Stephan's Stay Smooth Conditioning Shave Cream as ASB
Superior 70 Mentholated splash

[CMur12]

Tuesday Night:

Razor: Mergress (at lowest setting)
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super

Brush: Vulfix 375 (super badger)
Soap: TRBeck lime soft soap

Lather made in a bowl, as always.
2 1/2 passes.

Cold water rinse.

- Murray

[nteeman]

Razor: Weber ARC Bulldog Handle
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock SharpEdge (yellow) (Shave #2)
Brush: none
Cream/Soap: Barbasol
A/S: Nivea for Men Sensitive Extra Soothing A/S Balm

[Bob in TX]

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower
Soap: Stirling-Scots Pine Sheep
Razor: ’59 Super Speed Red Tip
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (1)
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar
Aftershave: Krampert’s Bay Rum

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

Stirling Scots Pine today. My 1st shave with a Perma-Sharp blade was excellent. I finished off with Krampert’s Bay Rum today.

Bob

[Nick Freeh]

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Edwin Jagger Best Badger
Cream: Ingram
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel/Alpa 378 Splash

[Zot!]

Cranford 5/8 str8
Muhle R106 w/Feather (1)
EJ Med Super Badger
EJ Sandalwood sc
Oak Moss scuttle

[Mike R]

Wednesday

Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Best
Cream: Palmolive (US) + Arko Soap
Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Feather
A/S: Score (dollar store A/S)
Cologne: SCS New Spice

Mike

[Squire]

Wednesday morning:

Jagger Georgian silvertip brush
Monsavon shave cream
Krona razor
Gillette Bleue blade
Harris Arlington aftershave

[slantman]

Maggard Weber Combination Razor
Astra SP
Green Mountain Lime Vetiver Soap
Vulfix 2084 Super Badger
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Grey Flannel (Geoffrey Beane) Cologne
Yoresh Scuttle

[jaguar]

Simpson Rover Best
Lea Stick
Edwin Jagger Ivory Chatsworth
Personna Red
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet AS Balm

[Johnny]

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Prep: Speick Natural Soap
Razor: Tradere SB with Personna Med Prep Blade
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Scuttle: N/A - Face Lather
Post: Dominica Bay Rum

[Shave4Fun]

TUESDAY:

Razor: 1947 Super-Speed
Blade: Vintage Schick Platinum - #2
Soap: Vintage Wrisley's
Brush: Omega 11137 boar
A/S: T.N. Dickenson's Witch Hazel and Lucky Tiger Face Tonic & After Shave
EdT: Old Spice (reformulated, but what can I do?)

Great shave today!!

[churchilllafemme]

Wednesday AM 10-02-2013

Georgetown Pottery G20 scuttle
Simpsons 57 "Douglas" Super 2-Band (22/51)
D.R. Harris Windsor shaving cream
Schick Krona
Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Floris Elite aftershave balm

[JRTASTER]

Wednesday Morning
PRE: QED French Clay bar soap
SOAP: AOS Lavender , tallow
BRUSH: Saville Row 22mm silvertip
RAZOR; Gem 1912, with Gem SS PTFE(2)
POST: Crystal deo as alum rub
Clubman A/S
Clinique Post Shave Healer
Repeated my last shave setup to determine if my sense that the SR silvertip was a lather hog was correct.
This time a bit more water was used with AOS and the results were different and a lot better.... the brush
captured a lot of rich slick lather, but easily surrendered it as needed for a 2 1/2 pass DFS.
No nicks or weepers, even though I aggressively attacked the jawline and chin on that last 1/2 pass.
Can't imagine a better, closer or more comfortable result...
jr/John
p.s. Murray, does shaving as a retiree differ much? My expectations as to closeness and comfort haven't
changed and the extra 5-10 minutes spent on my shaves have yielded some great experiences !
Good Luck and Enjoy!
jr/John

[Thalay Sagar]

Good afternoon. Wednesday AM:

Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #2
BK 4
Harris Lavender soap
Thayer's lavender witch hazel
RazoRock KL A/S Wax
English Fern

[vferdman]

-- Wednesday--

Prep: hot water wash with hand soap
Razor: Frankenrazor made of Fatip base plate, Hallmark top plate and Ikon Bulldog handle
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (5)
Brush: Ever-Ready 650PB restored with TGN two band finest
Soap: PannaCrema Namaste
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery G5 in Hamada glaze
Post: Thai Crystal deodorant stick and Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe

Result: BBS in 3+ passes. Wow! After shaving with SC 101 for the past four shaves I felt Perma-Sharp (4) was not all that great, but loading it into a Fatip/Hallmark combo yielded a better shave than any of the SC 101 shaves. Super close and comfortable.

I think I may have to finish my sample of Panna Crema before I stop using it. Simply one of the best soaps I tried! Well, I got some Stirling coming for the next shave and will try that, for sure.

[brothers]

Wednesday evening

Irisch Moos soap
Omega 20107
Barbasol floating head
Personna hu
444 ASB
Stephan's Stay Smooth Shaving Cream as ASB