JAPAN, SOTD "themed week" January 2nd - January 8th 2012

[Greg1911]

Feather AS-D1 / Feather Blade / Duke 3 / Marlborough / OS Mug

 

[Rylos]

Friday, January 6, 2012

1. Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar; hand strop blade
2. Lather: MWF - face lather
3. Brush: Frank Shaving Finest
4. Razor: Gem Clog Pruf Micromatic
5. Blade: Pella SS PTFE coated (1); 3 passes
6. Post: Cold water rinse; Aqua Velva + Kiehl's Balm

First use of the Clog Pruf in quite some time with how well the OCMM has been doing for me. I also brought the Frank's Finest off the bench as well. Both led to a very nice shave though I did learn a bit more about why I like the OCMM over the Clog Pruf. The brand new blade was very nice too.

Shave Rating - Splendid! God Bless!

 

[Sargon]

Fri Jan 6
Brush: 20mm silvertip badger
Soap/Creme: Cella
Razor: Gillette Old
Blade: Astra SP
Pre: Shower
Post: Witch Hazel
Hair Groom: Wildroot conditioning shampoo

 

[Optometrist]

13/16 Toyo "Special Razor", Full Hollow Ground, Square Point
Imperial Shave Pegasus III Strop
Shavemac 177, 23mm Silvertip
Tabac Soap
Alum Block
Tabac Aftershave
Tabac Eau de Cologne

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[rm71]

Saturday evening:

Razor: Gillette SS
Blade: Lord Racer (1)
Cream: TOBS Avocado
Brush: Rooney 3/1
A/S: Old Spice
ASB: Gaia Organic

 

[dinatali]

 

[Oberloser]

Enders Speed Razor
with Enders Speed Blade (2)
Hans Baier 24mm Silvertip Brush
Cyril R. Salter Fresh Mint SC
4711 Portugal AS

Have nice day!
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[Lexbomb]

Nothing Japanese for me except for my stones so I decided to hone this amazing $25 eBay le grelot. She honed up great and have me an amazing shave. finished of with some Arlington cologne to finish up.
Sorry for the shocking photo but the digital camera was left in the workshop.

 

[fonthunter]

Boldog Születésnapot Max! Happy Birthday Max!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 26mm Thäter LE, 2-band (SRP 2011) Silvertip Badger
SOAP/CREAM: Manantiales de La Toja Soap
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 7/8" Max Sprecher custom, 1/4 Hollow Ground, French Point,
w/ Cobaltium M3 Mokume Gane scales + G10 Hunter Orange tapered wedge
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan # 60.000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Geo. F. Trumper West Indian Extract of Limes Skin Food
COLOGNE: Clinique Happy for Men
WINE: Merlot-Kékfrankos Cuvée, 2007 (Matra wine-region, Hungary)
RESULT: Excellent, BBS shave

Have a great shave everyone,
Béla​

 

[oversaturn]

Saturday, 7.I.2012

Emulsión Myrsol
Simpson Wee Scot
La Toja Jabón de Afeitar
Merkur 37c
Astra Super Platinum
Thayers Witch Hazel lemon
Institut Karité Baume Aprés Rasage

 

[BRuhling]

This shave made possibly by the incomparable Maximillian!

Maxtom 8/8 | SRP 2011 LE | Bomb Rose + Sandalwood | Vetiver de Carven (Vintage)

Happy Birthday, my friend!

 

[Harvey1]

Saturday:

Plisson size 10 european white
PalmoFern soap
Star "1912"
GEM PTFE coated (11)
Santa Maria Novella Lavender ***

 

[shm]

Saturday

Music
Pink - Greatest Hits... So Far!!!

Hardware
Japanese rice bowl
PenWorks Super Silvertip
7/8" Reiza-Kai

Software
Munkholm Shaving Soap
Floïd Suave After Shave
Ferrari Passion EdT


Have a nice day, Gentlemen

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[johsa]

Feather AS + feather blade
Polo 10
TOBS Avocado cream
Floid Blue as
Knize Forest EdT

 

[auk1124]

Bardstown Custom Shave boar
MWF
Parker 65r / SuperMax Super Platinum
Brut as
Pinaud Clubman talc

 

[johnnypipe]

Saturday, January 7, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: DE87
Blade: Gillette
Soap: Palmolive Classic Cream
Brush: D.R. Harris H1 (Rooney 1/1)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

[patcheon]

SOTD 7th January 2012

Feather Hi-Stainless/Muhle R89/Lijun&1980 Finest/Valobra Almond/C&E Nomad ASB

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[wknicholas]

Saturday morning, January 7, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick Blade,
Omega 20107 Boar Bristle Brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

[ROBERTO ROBERTO]

No shave today

 

[Rylos]

Saturday, January 7, 2012

1. Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar; hand strop blade
2. Coffee: Locally roasted, fresh ground Costa Rican w/ cream
3. Lather: MWF - face lather
4. Brush: Simpson's Commodore X2
5. Razor: Gem Clog Pruf Micromatic
6. Blade: Pella SS PTFE coated (2); 2 passes
7. Post: Cold water rinse; Kiehl's Balm

A distilled water experiment shave after my hard water thread the other day. I loaded for ½ the time that I normally do (30s instead of 60s) and still had plenty of lather for 4+ passes. Not as much leftover as I do regularly so I may be able to decrease my tap water loading as well. The Clog Pruf limits the angles that I like to use so if I'm not careful I cause irritation trying to get the results to match my OCMM which I can now use effortlessly. Skipped the A/S splash today and just used the Kiehl's balm and I think that worked better. My face feels wonderful.

Shave Rating - Splendid! God Bless!