SOTD: April 23 thru April 29, 2012

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Johnny
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Post by Johnny »

Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

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Johnny

"Younger than some, older than most" - Wet shaving for 50+ years
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ShadowsDad
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Location: Central Maine

Post by ShadowsDad »

Tuesday morning:

Trumper sandalwood cream
Rooney 3/1 SS
Gillette Tech
Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (1)
KF bay rum

An OK shave for the razor, not a great 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
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Squire
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Post by Squire »

Tuesday morning:

Concord brush
Woods of Windsor shave soap
Chatsworth razor
Shark blade
Trumper Astor cologne used as aftershave
Regards,
Squire
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numcks
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Location: Massachusetts

Post by numcks »

Tuesday:

Razor - Gillette Bulldog (Old Type)
Blade - Blue Persona (1)
Brush - Plisson Size 10 HMW 2-band (see below)
Lather - Wars shaving cream
A/S - Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Frag - Vintage Godet Cuir de Russe


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Cheers,
Mike
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vtmax
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Location: Woodstock Vermont

Post by vtmax »

Tuesday:

40's Super Speed
Feather Blade
Plisson 16 HMW
TOBS Rose Cream
RazoRock A/S Wax
T&H Grafton A/S

Max

Those Super Speeds are really a joy to use.
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Persius
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Post by Persius »

numcks wrote: Brush - Plisson Size 10 HMW 2-band (see below)
We like!
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jss
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Location: Southern California

Post by jss »

Tuesday

'57 Super speed
Dorco 301
Simpson Wee Scot
T&H Lavender cream
DR Harris Pink AS


Best,

Julian
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desertbadger
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Location: Southern CA desert

Post by desertbadger »

Tuesday

Schick N1
Schick Platinum NOS
Moss Scuttle
Palmolive SS; grated
Chubby 2 super 2 band
TOBS Victorian Lime Cologne

:D

Regards,
David
Regards,
David
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Thalay Sagar
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Post by Thalay Sagar »

Good evening. Tuesday morning:

Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #1
BK 4
TOBS Avocado
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
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Squire
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Post by Squire »

Tuesday evening:

Kent BK4 brush
Cella Shave soap
Chatsworth razor
Wilkinson blade (Indian)
Harris lavender aftershave
Regards,
Squire
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drumana
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Post by drumana »

Tuesday

Muhle R89 with Derby
Semogue boar brush
T&H shave cream: Ultimate Comfort
BullDog aftershave balm
-Andrew-
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bernards66
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Post by bernards66 »

Tuesday:

Gillette Model #58 & Gillette 'Swede'
Simpson X2L Colonel
D R Harris's Lavender hard shave soap
D R Harris's Pink A/S
Taylors Sandalwood cologne

Gordon
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Shave4Fun
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Location: Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Post by Shave4Fun »

TUESDAY (early shave/late post):

Razor: Merkur 37c "Slant"
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp coated - shave #2
Cream: TOBS Lavender
Brush: Omega #620 silvertip
A/S: 4711
EdT: Polo Explorer

Regards,

Roger
Roger

I've been a wet shaver for 56 years! 8)
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brothers
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Post by brothers »

Tuesday

Institut Karite/GFT Violet 50/50 blended soap
Plisson
Hart Steel 6/8
Humphrey's Witch Hazel astringent
Mentha lotion
Vintage Mennen Skin Bracer
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
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Flash G
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Wednesday's shave

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Creed Green Irish Tweed Shaving Soap
Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Futur
Wilkinson Sword
D.R. Harris Arlington Milk

Creed Green Irish Tweed EdT
Eric
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paddy
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Post by paddy »

Wednesday 25th

Gillette 1950s superspeed razor

Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus blade (shave #3)

Simpson Polo 8 Manchurian

Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge shaving soap

TGR ASB
Remember: this is all just wasted time and lives talking nonsense to strangers about pieces of metal, hair and chemical compounds.
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Jonnieboy61
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Post by Jonnieboy61 »

Hot towel prep
English HD Rocket
Gillette Swede
Simpson Chubby 2
TOBS Lavender cream
Cold rinse

:D
John
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Persius
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Wednesday morning

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Beverage: Yorkshire tea; 4-minute infusion
Preparation: Shower
Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Pre-shave treatment: Proraso Aloe & Green Tea
Cream: DR Harris Almond
Brush: Plisson 10 Pure badger
Blade: Personna red #3
Razor: Feather AS
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Proraso liquid cream
EdT: 1870

:D
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nteeman
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Wednesday's Shave

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Razor: Weber DLC
Blade: Derby Extra (Shave #1)
Brush: C Conk (Vulfix) #850
Cream/Soap: Mitchell’s WoolFat
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

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Sargon
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Post by Sargon »

Wednesday
Brush: Vie-Long Horse & Boar
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Yellow Gillette
Pre: Hot Shower
Post: Lilac Vegetal
Hair Groom: Vitalis
Result: CCS
Shavetools.com Traditional products for modern wet shavers: Vie-Long brushes, Merkur razors, and more.
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