SMF

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday morning:

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

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

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

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

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!!

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

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

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

-- 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.

Wednesday evening

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