SOTD: February 06 thru February 12, 2012
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Wednesday Morning:
Hot towel face prep
Vitos SIS (still trying to use it up- but there's a good dent in it)
Muhle R41
Vintage Wilkinson Sword "Edge" (4)
Bay Rum
I'm still very much in deep like with this razor. 2 passes for a BBS. One problem... I didn't rinse the razor before shaving near my nose and misplaced the corner of the blade (you know where this is going) a small cut ensued. I never did that before, don't care to do it again, and all because I didn't rinse the razor.
Other than that a typical fantastic shve from this razor and blade.
Hot towel face prep
Vitos SIS (still trying to use it up- but there's a good dent in it)
Muhle R41
Vintage Wilkinson Sword "Edge" (4)
Bay Rum
I'm still very much in deep like with this razor. 2 passes for a BBS. One problem... I didn't rinse the razor before shaving near my nose and misplaced the corner of the blade (you know where this is going) a small cut ensued. I never did that before, don't care to do it again, and all because I didn't rinse the razor.
Other than that a typical fantastic shve from this razor and blade.
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
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - GEMruary!
Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar
Coffee: Locally roasted Panamanian w/ cream
Lather: De Vergulde Hand "Extra fris" - face lather
Brush: Vie-Long 13061 horsehair
Razor: Gem OCMM
Blade: TP Gem PTFE (5); 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Krampert's Finest Bay Rum
Happy GEMruary! A month of the Gems with the 27th being the centennial of the 1912 patent. What a wonderful shave this morning. The DVH "Extra fris" is excellent. It lathers just as well as the original, just with a slightly different scent. I'm very pleased to have been able to get one of these. Another new item today is the Krampert's Finest Bay Rum. This was gifted to me (thanks again ShadowsDad) and it is fantastic. Excellent repair and moisturizing which I've never had from a bay rum before. I didn't even need my post shave moisturizer. My skin feels super soft and smooth with zero irritation.
Shave Rating - Splendidly Sublime! Another Single Blader! God Bless!
Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar
Coffee: Locally roasted Panamanian w/ cream
Lather: De Vergulde Hand "Extra fris" - face lather
Brush: Vie-Long 13061 horsehair
Razor: Gem OCMM
Blade: TP Gem PTFE (5); 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Krampert's Finest Bay Rum
Happy GEMruary! A month of the Gems with the 27th being the centennial of the 1912 patent. What a wonderful shave this morning. The DVH "Extra fris" is excellent. It lathers just as well as the original, just with a slightly different scent. I'm very pleased to have been able to get one of these. Another new item today is the Krampert's Finest Bay Rum. This was gifted to me (thanks again ShadowsDad) and it is fantastic. Excellent repair and moisturizing which I've never had from a bay rum before. I didn't even need my post shave moisturizer. My skin feels super soft and smooth with zero irritation.
Shave Rating - Splendidly Sublime! Another Single Blader! God Bless!
> Brian < Shave On & God Bless!!
Mongoose B1 + Hempel Spiral; Feather Pro
Mongoose B1 + Hempel Spiral; Feather Pro
Weds Feb 8
Brush: Vie-Long Gonzolo
Soap/Creme: Poraso Green
Razor: Merkur Slant Bar
Blade: Rapira SS
Pre: Poraso Pre/Post
Post: Poraso As balm.
Hair Groom: Jeris w/ oil
Result: Near-BBS
Brush: Vie-Long Gonzolo
Soap/Creme: Poraso Green
Razor: Merkur Slant Bar
Blade: Rapira SS
Pre: Poraso Pre/Post
Post: Poraso As balm.
Hair Groom: Jeris w/ oil
Result: Near-BBS
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Good afternoon. Wednesday AM:
Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #3
BK 4
Blenheim Bouquet soap (old)
Thayer's lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
Atkinson's English Lavender Water (US)
Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #3
BK 4
Blenheim Bouquet soap (old)
Thayer's lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
Atkinson's English Lavender Water (US)
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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Thursday's Shave
Razor: Mühle R89
Blade: Feather New Hi-Stainless Platinum Coated (Shave #1)
Brush: none
Cream/Soap: Barbasol
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave
A/S: Lubrderm Men’s 3-in-1 Fragrance Free Lotion
Blade: Feather New Hi-Stainless Platinum Coated (Shave #1)
Brush: none
Cream/Soap: Barbasol
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave
A/S: Lubrderm Men’s 3-in-1 Fragrance Free Lotion
-Neal (DE user since 1998)
I shave therefore I am
I shave therefore I am
Thursday, February 9, 2012. Good Morning!
Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I2 Hydro-Magic (Thanks Luke)
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Omega 10005
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: Schick I2 Hydro-Magic (Thanks Luke)
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Omega 10005
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
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- Nick Freeh
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- Location: Chicago, IL
Thursday
Cobra Classic
Kai Captain Titan Mild (3)
Wellington Woodcraft Silvertip
KMF Cool Mint Shave Cream
L'Oreal After Shave Balm
Jade East Cologne
Jade East started production in 1964 originally made by Swank but sold in the 80s to Regency. Has a citrus spice scent. I never used Jade East until today.
Very nice.
Cobra Classic
Kai Captain Titan Mild (3)
Wellington Woodcraft Silvertip
KMF Cool Mint Shave Cream
L'Oreal After Shave Balm
Jade East Cologne
Jade East started production in 1964 originally made by Swank but sold in the 80s to Regency. Has a citrus spice scent. I never used Jade East until today.
Very nice.
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
Gentlemen, it's a sparkling day here in Wisconsin with the temperature a comfortable 21 degrees. It feels like summer. Here is today's romp in the shave den:
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Personna on its second tour
Brush: Simpson Duke 3
Soap: Taylor of Old Bond Street's Jermyn Street
Scuttle: Moss
Lather: Ayars bowl
Alum
Witch hazel: Thayers Super Medicated with Aloe Vera
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: Taylor of Old Bond Street No. 74 Victoria Lime
Music: Cello Concerto by Sir Edward Elgar
Finisher: Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and Raymond Chandler's pulp story Spanish Blood, which opens with: "Big John Master was large, fat, oily." What a dazzling opening.
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Personna on its second tour
Brush: Simpson Duke 3
Soap: Taylor of Old Bond Street's Jermyn Street
Scuttle: Moss
Lather: Ayars bowl
Alum
Witch hazel: Thayers Super Medicated with Aloe Vera
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: Taylor of Old Bond Street No. 74 Victoria Lime
Music: Cello Concerto by Sir Edward Elgar
Finisher: Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee and Raymond Chandler's pulp story Spanish Blood, which opens with: "Big John Master was large, fat, oily." What a dazzling opening.
Obie Yadgar
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