SOTD "Oldest Razor" Theme Week 20-26 Jan 2014

[celestino]

25 January 2014
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* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black
* vintage Wilkinson Swords
* WSP Manchurian + K-Translucent
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter








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[Antique Hoosier]

Saturday Simplicity

 

[ram57]

Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Personna Medical (D2)
Brush: Turkish #1 Horsehair
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 5” Lather Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Queen Charlotte Soap Iced Key Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TSD Subzero

 

[Polerouter]

Eaton 63 by Krusius brothers / King custom Silvertip / D. R. Harris Windsor soap / Eau de Brut AS
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[Eutychus]

Saturday:

Prep: Hot shower
Soap/Cream: Nancy Boy Signature face lathered
Brush: Parker Best Badger
Razor: '59 Fatboy
Blade: Rotbart Extra Dünn (4)
Post: Nancy Boy Cooling ASB
Fragrance: Pino Silvestre EdT

1st past north-south, 2nd pass south north, 3rd pass XTG where needed.

Result: Again, very good, but not DFS. Retired the blade.

 

[mdevine]

Simpson Eagle G3 in Best
D.R. Harris Windsor SS
Fatboy/ Ladas
D.R. Harris Windsor AS
Bulgari Black

 

[mistercitizen]

Saturday Morning

Prep: Shower / Kiehl's Epidermal Retexturizing Microdermabrasion Face Scrub
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade: GEM Stainless Steel PTFE Coated SE
Brush: Vie-Long 13061B Natural White 50/50 Horse
Cream: Penhaligon's Endymion
Post: Cold water rinse / witch hazel
Aftershave: Brummel AS Lotion / Penhaligon's Endymion AS Balm
Cologne of the Day: Penhaligon's Endymion

Ben

 

[uptown]

Saturday January 25


Gillette New
Gillette super thin
Vulfix super badger
KMF Mint cream
Nivea sensitive after shave balm
Old Spice after shave

 

[coyotewhisper]

01/25

Hot shower
Neutrogena face wash
Semogue Owners Club
Mystic Waters Marrakesh
Gillette, New Style OC
Feather
Stirling after shave milk
DFS

 

[Rumwood]

Merkur 34C
Shark SC
Semogue 1305
Cella
Captain's Choice Bay Rum

 

[evnpar]

25 January 2014

Rubberset 400 WSP 26mm HMW
Cade Soap & ASB
Weber DLC

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[Kyrlos]

Saturday Shave

Pre: Hot Shower
Geo Stainless Steel Bowl
Brush: Fendrihan Grey Best Badger
Razor and Blade: iKon Slant/Feather (3)
Cream: TOBS Eton College
Post: Cold Water/Alum Block
Aftershave: Old Spice Original

 

[PhilC]

Prep: scrub with Mike's Natural shampoo bar on the whiskers in the shower
Razor/Blade: Super Speed flair tip with an Astra SP
Soap: Cella
Brush: SOC Boar
Post: Thayers Superhazel then Harris Windsor Milk


The shampoo bar worked fine as a face scrub. I was in a hurry as we were running late to get my son to a B'ball game. My Cella only has 1 or 2 shaves and it will be 3017'd. It will be missed. That's some great soap.

 

[Atalk]

1950 (V-3) Gillette Aristocrat
Astra SP
Liojuny Silvertip
The Art of Shaving Sandalwood
Adidas Dynamic Pulse Aftershave



Courtesy of my SWMBO aka "The Irish Hand Grenade"​

 

[boYxTraordinARE]

37C. Polsilver (2). Yardley Gold. Omega 10029. AV Blue Splash. Trader Joe's Moisturizer.

Reasonable shave: cosmetically superb but with some irritation.

I attribute it to the Polsilver, which I'm retiring after two unsatisfactory uses.

Love the Yardley SC, beautifully scented. Its downside is its ingredients list, full of chemicals.

Will be using a disposable like the Schick ST2 for my next shave as I'm getting sick of DE.

http://instagram.com/p/jmvT6mLaKj/

 

[Cash_Stronomer]

Today.., this boy shaved like a man...

 

[5Cantonas]

40's New LC w/ Perma-sharp
Proraso red soap
Amici
Proraso splash

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD and IOTW, oldest razors, Saturday, Jan 25th, 2014

Normally, I'd skip shaving today, but everyone is doing such nice shaves, I can't help but chime in.
This Rahal Boushahla 5/8 razor with the nudie scales is probably the oldest in the bin.
Doc226 had great fun honing it last summer, and it's held a nice edge with only stropping since then.
Doing a lookup on the Minneapolis census rolls for the late 1890's, Mr. Boushahla is listed with his family, with his birth date of 1860 in Syria.
So, my guess is that this razor is close to turn-of-the-century vintage.

Prepped this afternoon with just Musgo Glyce.
(The Musgo glycerine soap *almost* could serve as a shave soap; except only that it thins out a little too quickly when lathered.)
Of course, Cella and a restored EverReady 100.
Two smooth passes with the lady, then a cool washcloth rinse.
Another cool washcloth soaked with 1805 AS.
Life is good.
Thank you, Rahal (and Alfredo).




​Background...from the archives...and too many years ago!

 

[prometeo]

 

[grump]

SOTD
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