SOTD 5th Feb - 11th Feb 2007

[180gVinyl]

Gillette '51 Superspeed w/Israeli
Cyril R Salter Black Badger
Proraso
Proraso pre/post

YSL Rive Gauche PH EdT

A good start to the working week

[AlwaysUK]

Merkur HD Razor
Derby Extra Blade
B&B Ebony EJ Finest Brush
Floris Elite Shaving Cream

Floris Santal EdT

SOTD Rating 9/10 ...good Monday morning shave...

David

PS : I've still got to explain the unauthorised Ebay purchase of the straight razor and paddle strop to the wife. I'm gonna tell her the straight razor is a letter opener and the strop is a new door stop for the spare room, thus avoiding any link to shaving. Dunno if I'll get away with it ..what do you think ?

[Graham]

Merkur HD Razor
Derby Extra Blade
B&B Ebony EJ Finest Brush
Floris Elite Shaving Cream

Floris Santal EdT

SOTD Rating 9/10 ...good Monday morning shave...

David

PS : I've still got to explain the unauthorised Ebay purchase of the straight razor and strop to the wife. I'm gonna tell her the straight razor is a letter opener and the strop is a new door stop for the spare room, thus avoiding any link to shaving. Dunno if I'll get away with it ..what do you think ?

And don't forget to tax the car LOL

[Graham]

Gillette Superspeed
Wilkinson classic blade New (German, spit!)
Kent BK2
Trumper lime skin food
Trumper Lime shaving cream
Trumper Lime extract cologne

Awful experience, blade is useless, I should have known better than to use Trumper, I have never liked their products!:mad:

[Philbo]

HD with Wilkinson Sword blade
Vulfix #375
Proraso cream
Nivea Mild Balm
L'Occitan EDT (not pictured)

3 passes - really got that XTG pass working for me today, setting up for a really light ATG.

No shave Sunday so double the stubble in the basin - love that Monday shave. Some smiles from the regular ladies on the bus. Life's good.

5158

[Stauff]

Taylor rose cream
MP pure badger
HD
Feather
Tadé alum block
Cade eau des bergers AS
Vitaverde Rose water spray
Cade ASB

[Areler67]

Shower : Mysore Sandal soap
H&S Menthol shampoo


Bic Metal (last day)
Lush barbier de ces villes (brushless)
Aqua Velva
Weleda ASB
__________________
Merkur Classic DE
Schick Injector L type (1965/1980)
Schick bakelite (1937?)
Gillette Super Speed (1949)
Wilkinson-Sword Classic DE
L'Occitane en Provence (savon à barbe)
Proraso green
Tadé (savon à barbe d'Alep)
Edwin Jagger Best Badger
Alum block
Clinique Post-Shave Healer
Weleda AS Balm

[guenron]

Savile Row Il Bambino 3118 Silvertip
Geo. F. Trumper Chrome and Gold DE with a 6-shave Feather
Tabac Shaving Soap
QED Rose Geranium Hydrosol
Muhle Pinsel Ringleblumen (Calendula) Aftershave Balm
Tabac Cologne (liberally applied to all parts of the anatomy)

[Edcculus]

Monday

C&E Best Badger
Merkur HD w/gillette
MB's Drakkar
alum
Aqua Velva
GFT Coral Skin Food

[michaelskar]

HD with Derby (1st day)
Vulfix #849 PBB
Proraso Red Tube
Alum
Proraso pre/POST
Thayer's Rose WH
Proraso ASB

had a little trouble on the bottom of my neck (the area below the adam's apple) mostly on the left side but some on the right. Two or three angry red spots (no bleeding, though)...so i decided for the proraso pre/post after the alum to help things settle down a bit. Face is feeling fine now, but the little angry spots are there...brooding.

[Ironman]

Welcome back, Ron!

[Tinzien]

Saturday:
Slant w/ Derby
B&B Finest Horn Brush
MB Marauder's Citrus Soap (Bay & Tangerine) :001_tt1:
St. John's Bay Rum AS
St. John's Spiced Bay Rum EDT

Sunday:
Schick Eversharp w/ Ted Pella
B&B Finest Horn Bush
MB English Leather Soap
SCS Old Leather ASB
SCS Old Leather EDT

Monday:
Slant w/ Derby
B&B Finest Horn Brush
MB Marauder's Citrus Soap
St. John's Bay Rum AS
SCS Bay Rum Balm
SCS Bay Rum EDT

[rschul2]

Edwin Jagger Ebony Chatsworth DE w/ Feather
SMF 1 Brush
Cyril R. Salter Fresh Mint Shave Cream
QEDman DaVinci Water
CAR Hydrolast Lime/Green Tea ASB

[Lyrt]

Mitchell’s Wool Fat Soap
SMFIII brush
Feather AC / Pro blade
Penhaligon’s Endymion

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6193

[thmsmd]

Futur w/feather - #3 setting
Avid Skinglider
Proraso Cream
Alum
Thayer's RosePetal Witchazel
T&H 1805 ASB

Very smooth shave this a.m.

[berzerkeleyan]

Em's Pre-Shave Oil
Shavemac 23mm horn
L'Occitane CADE SC
Merkur HD w/ Gillette Swede blade
Crystal Stick Alum
Thayers Rose
Floris Santal EDT
The Arcade Fire "Funeral" (2004)

[ada8356]

Not Working today so my shave was a little later than normal.

Merkur HD w/Derby
SR3124
SCS Very V Cream
Nivea ASB

[boboakalfb]

Merkur Progress-Derby Extra
SR-208
MB Rosemary Mint/Proraso SC
Thayers Lavender WH
Proraso Post
Proraso Liquid ASB
T&H Freshman

[Dinder1]

Monday

[Austin]

Trumpers razor
Rooney/Shavemac brush
SCS shave soap
SCS Lavender Milk
Fragonard Cologne Grand Luxe EDT

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6194

[ponyplayer]

Monday:

Merkur Progress w/ Feather blade
Bic Metal
Simpson PJ1 in Best
Erasmic cream
Spanish Floid a/s splash

Tommy Bahama edt

Excellent shave to start the week. First time using the Erasmic...pretty nice cream at a great price.
Have a great week.

Patrick

[johnniegold]

after shower at sink:

Merkur HD with IP (3rd day)
SR 3226
Musgo Real s/c
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Tabac a/s
Royall Musk edt

[Taz]

Tried out the 55 SS Red Tip for the first Time:biggrin:

Hot and Soaking Vulfix 2235 in Ebony
Harris Almond
Gillette 1955 SS Red Tip with a new Feather
3 Passes
Warm Rinse
Cold Rinse
Shavex Alum
Mama Bears Winter AS Milk in Sandalwood

BBS!!! Great Razor it is aggressive a Little burn. 2.5 passes would of been better but was having way to much fun.

[Ironman]

Shick Injector Type I1 w/ Schick Blade
SR-230
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap:001_tt1:
T&H Grafton ASB

So far, I am loving the Wool Fat! Creamy lather with a very nice scent. I'll keep using this rig for the rest of the week and see how things go.

[Kyle]

Simpson's PJ3
Merkur Razor w/ Custom Handle and Derby Blade
Taylor's Avocado
Floris Santal ASB
Cornhusker's Lotion
Floris Santal Extreme EDP

[Patrick D]

Nuetrogena liquid face soap, (for sensitive skin)
Mama Bear's unscented SS, (pre-soak)
Creamo Cream
Vision w/ Feather blade
alum block
Mama Bear's Summertime Sandlewood AS

[crackstar]

Omega brush
Parker 22R/new Sharp
Florena shaving cream
St-Ives Intensive Relief moisturizer
Anherb a/shave gel
Drakkar Noir edt

not BBS, but still a heck of a nice shave. Florena is good cheap cream.

Jeff

[brando]

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6208

- B&B Finest
- Gillette SS w/ Swedish Gillette Blade
- GFT Violet Shaving Cream
- Speick A/S

[DoubleE]

Doh - posted in the wrong week first...

Merkur Vision w/Feather blade
Edwin Jagger for C&E best badger
Provence Sante shave soap
Provence Sante The Verte green tea aftershave
Provence Sante The Verte cologne

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6203

Point and shoot camera.....on camera flash.....speed photography

[BenWorld]

Shavemac Finest (23mm)
Proraso
Merkur LH, IP (3rd Day)
Desert Essence Jojoba Oil
L'Erbolario Aqua Di Colonia

[19george]

Dovo Micarta
SR 208
Trumper Violet
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Mama Bear AS Milk

[izlat]

Decent shave. First time using: B&B brush to actually shave, NOS Dorko, and GFT Violet soap

Cheers
Ivo

http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo18/3f/0f/889e52f2f5e8.jpg?_rh=1tiyhkuzzh0l10e8o0f83sz1c

[ari95]

Merkur 1904 w/personna blade
Proraso hard soap
Omega boar brush
Barber Brigade citrus skin toner

I am becoming more and more impressed with the Merkur 1904. Although I have been using it on and off for well over 6 months, just now do I see how great it really is. It allows me to make that final pass w/touch up and get no irritation.:thumbup1:

[AlwaysUK]

1920's Gillette Bostonian Razor
Derby Extra Blade
B&B Ebony EJ Finest Brush
Floris Elite Shaving Cream

Floris Elite EdT

SOTD Rating 9/10 ...again very good shave...

David

[Graham]

Gillette 'Fatboy'
Wilkinson classic blade (English made not a crap German one like yesterday)
Sensational Indulgences Sandalwood Shaving Soap (Wonderful)
Kent BK12
Taylor's Sandalwood A/S
Taylor's Sandalwood Cologne in a small atomiser for the rest of the day

100% better shave than yesterday's

[Areler67]

Merkur classic with Feather (day 3)
Proraso green
Alum
Aqua Velva
Biotherm soothing balm
Masculin Acier de Bourgeois

Really close shave but got some nicks on my chin (Feather:wink: !!)

[ShaveBear]

Tuesday
At sink after hot shower

Merkur HD
Crappy Walgreen's blade (letterk's pack, where are you!?)
Vulfix #405
Proraso RED tube
Thayer's WH
Aqua Velva - first use ever. WOW that cooling sensation is crazy!

Great 3 pass BBS shave. No nicks, no weepers, just smooth without any touch-ups required. The red Proraso gives my Trumper's a run for its money -- highly recommended, way better than the green tube. The Aqua Velva felt so awesome that I drove to work with the window down and let the 45 degree air stimulate my face. Just an incredible feeling.

[Tinzien]

AlwaysUK,

That is a wonderful picture, very absenthe (The Green Fairy) in color! :eek:

[guenron]

Welcome back, Ron!
Thanks Fred.:smile: It is really good to be back.
And for today's shave

T&H Small Super Badger
Merkur Progress with a fresh Merkur blade
Cyril S. Salter French Vetiver Shaving Cream
QED Vetivere Aftershave Skin Conditioner
Caswell-Massey Aura of Patchouli Cologne

This combination of fragrances is really a favorite olio of mine.

[180gVinyl]

Gillette '51 Superspeed w/Israeli
Cyril R Salter Black Badger
Palmolive cream
De Vergulde Hand Alum

Chanel Antaeus A/S balm
Chanel Antaeus EdT

Managed to nick some scar tissue that I'd created a couple of weeks back with my Injector:frown:

[ada8356]

Tuesday:

Merkur HD w/ Derby
Omega Proraso Boar
HBS Soap
Pianaud Clubman Splash
Nivea ASB

[thmsmd]

Futur w/feather
Proaso Cream
Alum
Thayers RosePetal Witchazel
Proraso ASB

Great Shave:biggrin:

[PR22]

HD w/ Feather (3rd shave)
AOS Lavender PSO
AOS Lavender SC (Don't worry I have some AOS Sandalwood and T&H Trafalgar coming this week, lol so much for no SC's)
Thayers WH
AOS Lavender ASB

No razor burn, couple tiny nicks and a bit of irritation on the mustache (went over the same spot 3 times without any cream, doh!). The no razor burn trumps all the negatives I had today though.

Overall: 8/10 :thumbup:

[Limey]

Monday:

Gold Gillette Aristocrat Open Comb
Israeli Personna
Vulfix #2234
QED Bay Rum
Thayer's Rose WH
Dominica Bay AS
Neutrogena Triple Defense

[Lyrt]

Feather AC / pro-blade
SMFIII
L’Occitane Cade Soap
Floris Santal ASB

Second attempt and second failure for my SOTD photo. I have three choices 1) do that outdoors 2) buy powerful spotlights 3) upgrade my material. This is very frustrating.


http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/normal_SOTD_07_02_06_a.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_02_06_b.jpg

[Tinzien]

A excellent limes shave day!! :thumbup1: The CF Limes really is all that it is kicked up to be! I loved the smell and the performance as I'm BBS in three passes with no AGTG. :001_cool:

Slant w/ Derby
2006 B&B Brush - Finest Horn
CF Limes Shaving Cream (Sample provided by L.Martino) :thumbup1: :thumbup1:
Alum
Aqua Velva (Ok, for some reason it did not morph into :9898: smell like the first time I used it. Today it worked just fine. This product frustrates me to no end!)
RMWS Hydrolast Limes Tonic

SCS Bay Rum with a Twist EDT:tongue_sm

[michaelskar]

HD with Derby (2nd day)
Vulfix 849 PBB
T&H Trafalgar
Alum
Proraso ASB

Nice heated lather today with my double-boiler makeshift scuttle (inspired by Rick). I think I rushed the lather because I was excited about the warmth...felt a little dry (needed more water I guess). Still shaved fine with no nicks or irritation...the razor just kind of skipped a bit rather than that nice slide. That trafalgar smells great! Opted for no rose WH today...I think it kept the scent of the trafalgar longer that way. Didn't shave the lowest 1 inch strip on my neck to let the ingrowns/irritation heal a bit. It is weird that it is always just the lowest inch of space on my neck. Hoefully with it grown out a bit I can reassess the pattern of growth.

[IanF]

I received my B&B brush yesterday and had to try it out today.

Hot shower
Proraso pre-
Hot towel for one minute
Superlather using Mama Bear's soap with TOBS Avocado
B&B Finest
Merkur Progress with Merkur blade
3 pass WTG, XTG, ATG

Result: BBS

Endymion edt

Using the B&B brush is the definition of luxury.

[AlwaysUK]

Lyrt ..I don't think you completely failed ..thru the water drop in the first picture I can clearly see the inverted vase of flowers :001_tt2:

[Dennis]

No date code Super Speed
Swedish Gillette
SR 3118
Shaving Shoppe Spicy Shave Soap
Mama Bear B&B Summer AS
Dolce y Gabana Por Homme EdT

I will try to review the soap later.

[Stauff]

Harris almond soap
Chubby 1 super
LH
Feather
Harris AS milk
Coral skin food

[Taz]

Died a gone to Penhaligon's Heaven:

Hot and Soaking Vulfix 2235 in Ebony
Penhaligon's Endymion Shaving Cream
1953 Silver Gillette Aristocrat with a New Feather
3 Passes
Warm Water Rinse
Cold Water Splash
Shavex Alum
Penhaligon's Endymion ASB
Pashana Hair Lotion
Finished off With Penhaligon's Endymion Cologne

Wow and will leave it at that!

:jump:

[boboakalfb]

Merkur HD-IP
Shavemac 23mm Horn
AOS Lemon SC
Thayers Rose WH
MB Rose/Lavender AS
L'Occitane Eau du Badian EDT

[NurseMedic]

Tuesday:

Floris JF Day!

C&E Best Badger
Floris JF SC
Merkur Classic-Merkur (day 1)
styptic pencil (first shave in about 3 that I've had to use it)
Floris JF ASB
Floris JF EdT

This doesn't seem to be as tenacious a scent as Santal. Then again, I'm not using very much EdT, since I'm using the sample decant, not an atomizer.

Mike

[Edcculus]

Merkur HD
C&E Best Badger
some French Olive Oil soap
alum
aqua velva
GFT coral skin food


The French olive oil soap I got in a trade left a lot to be desired. Maybe its just my methods, but all olive oil soaps I have tried hold nothing to Mama Bear, QED etc. They just produce a fairly light, airy weak lather. Although it is fairly slick, the lather dissipates way too fast. I think this rather large brick of soap has been downgraded to the shower.

Lately, the Aqua Velva and Coral Skin food have been my go-to after shave combo. I know a lot of people knock the Coral Skin food, but I feel it does a lot of good, especially on a day like today. I really butchered myself with the crappy lather the French soap produced.

[Austin]

Schick injector
SMF III brush
Trumpers Coconut shave cream
Hydrolast Peppermint balm
Trumpers GFT EDT

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6217

[Baloosh]

Hot shower
SR 3124
'61 Fatboy w/Feather blade (Day 3)
Nancy Boy Replenishing cream (rubbed on warm wet face with fingertips -- hey, it's "brushless," right?)
Taylor's Avacado cream
Alum
Thayer's Rose W/H
DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash
AOS Sandalwood EdT

Man, I forgot how slick and moisturizing the ToOBS Avacado cream is. It was one of my first creams, and I definitely need to work it into my rotation on a more regular basis. I didn't even need an A/S balm.

The combination of the Avacado and the Nancy Boy Replenishing (cucumber) cream (used as a pre-shave prep straight on the face) yielded one of the smoothest and most irritation-free shaves to date! I knew there was a use for this new Nancy Boy cucumber cream... not too wild about the scent, but I smelled like a summer salad while shaving! :tongue:

[berzerkeleyan]

Em's Pre-Shave Oil
Shavemac 23mm horn
SCS Oakmoss Lavendula SC
Feather AC RG w/ Pro Super blade
Crystal Stick Alum
Thayers Rose
Aqua Velva Musk AS
sports-talk radio

Nice shave today. SCS Oakmoss Lavendula's fine stuff. :thumbup1: But the Aqua Velva Musk is too strong for me.

[Nick75]

Tuesday morning:

Merkur Classic w/Derby (day 3)
EJ Super Badger
T & H Sandalwood SC
DR Harris Sandalwood A/S

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6221

[johnniegold]

after shower at the sink:

Merkur Futur (#2 setting) w/IP (2nd day)
B&B Finest Silvertip
C&E Sandalwood s/c
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
C&E Sandalwood edt

[webguru24]

Still cold, but I needed to get the 2 days growth off.

Proraso Pre Shave
Merkur Futur w/Derby (Set to 2)
B&B Finest in Horn
Proraso Red Tube
Aqua Velva
Nivea ASB

Very nice shave, I need to really get the hang of the new brush though, and I am extremely surprised with the slickness of the Proraso Red.

[Juaquin]

Merkur HD
Derby blade
C&E brush
Taylor's St. James
Little bit of Aqua Velva balm on red spots
L'Occitane Cade ASB

Overall a good shave, but it wasn't BBS since I had a BBS yesterday. Moving to the Feather tomorrow.

[crackstar]

Omega brush
Dovo Bismarck
Shavallo shaving soap
St-Ives Intensive Relief moisturizer
Anherb a/shave conditioner
Drakkar Noir edt

this Shavallo soap is from the 1930's, and is it ever nice! :001_tt1: I always said the old-fashioned stuff is the best!

Jeff

[El Bigote Magnifico]

Wash face with Seaweed Cleanser
pre-shave with Corn Husker's
First Lather with Col Conk's Bay Rum Soap
First pass with Thiers-Issard
coat of Corn Husker's
Second Lather with Col. Conk
Second Pass with Straight razor
cold rinse with Seaweed Cleanser
Corn Husker's lotion
Aqua Velva Musk a/s



Cheers.

[DoubleE]

Merkur Vision w/Feather blade
Shavemac brush
Taylor's lavender shaving cream
QEDman DaVinci water
T&H 1805 EDT
T&H 1805 ASB

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6229

My 1805 cream dried out on me and I have yet to replace it.

[htownmmm]

Tuesday night:

-Merkur Slant
-Feather blade
-B&B Finest Horn
-MamaBear's Butterscotch & Vanilla SS
-Alum block
-Dickinson's Witch Hazel
-Nivea Sensitive ASB
-Calvin Klein Safari EDT


Marty

[Areler67]

EJ BB medium
Merkur classi with Feather (day4)
Erasmic shave soap
Aqua Velva Ice blue
Weleda ASB
Masculin acier de Bourgeois edt

Great shave :biggrin:

[AlwaysUK]

B&B Ebony EJ Razor
Derby Extra Blade
B&B Ebony Finest Brush
Taylors Almond Shaving Cream

Floris No.89 EdT

Excellent shave, love the almond cream

SOTD Rating 9.1/10 ...most excellent shave...

David

[Tinzien]

Slant w/ Derby
B&B 2006 Finest Horn
SCS Savory Rose Cream
QED DVH20
SCS Savory Rose ASM

SCS Savory Rose EDT

No matter what, I always pull an excellent shave out of my tub of SCS Savory Rose! I love this stuff!!

In any case, today marks the first real snowfall in my area of VA so I decided to celebrate with a spring/summer scent. :thumbup:

[ShaveBear]

Wednesday
At sink after hot shower

Merkur HD
Crappy Walgreen's blade (someday my sampler pack will come)
Vulfix #405
C&E "Nomad" Soap
Proraso Pre/Post
Thayer's WH
Aqua Velva

3 pass shave. No nicks or cuts, but not BBS. I don't think the C&E soap is going to be staying in my rotation. I don't think it's lubricating enough; my blade keeps skipping. This soap also makes my face feel dried out. Post shave routine seems good, but am I applying Pre/Post at the right step? Or should the WH go on before it?

[guenron]

Hump-day Shave:
Savile Row 3128 Silvertip (La Bomba Estupenda!)
Merkur Progress with a Merkur blade
Coates Tea Tree Shaving Cream
QED Lemon Verbena Hydrosol
QED Aftershave Skin Conditioner with Vetivere
Roger et Gallet Vetiver Eau de Toilet (Liberally applied!:001_tongu )

[Baloosh]

Hot shower
SMF 1 brush
'61 Fatboy w/Feather blade (Day 4)
Musgo Real cream
Alum
Thayer's Lavender W/H
Musgo Real A/S splash
C&E Sandalwood A/S balm
Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey EdT

[ada8356]

Wednesday:

Merkur HD w/Derby
SR3124
AOS Cream - Lavender
SCS Aftershave Milk - Lavender

[thmsmd]

Futur w/ feather - cranked it to #4 setting this a.m.:tongue_sm
Avid Skinglider
Proraso Cream
Alum
Aqua Velva
T&H 1805 ASB

Great shave on that setting...could really hear the blade cutting the whiskers. No nicks, cuts etc. even with 3 passes - no pressure just the weight of the razor doing the cutting.

[Edcculus]

Wednesday

Merkur Slant w/ Isralei
C&E Best Badger
MB's Rosemary Mint
alum
Burts Bees Bay Rum ASB
Burts Bees Bay Rum EDC

[19george]

6/8 TI
Edwin Jagger Best
QED Sandalwood
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Mama Bear After Shave Milk

[Austin]

Hoffritz Slant razor
Simpsons brush
Coate's Lime shave cream
Jason's Beard Therapy
Taylor's Victorian Lime EDT

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6234

[Brownie981]

Floris Sample Day

Merkur Slant
IP Blade
Santal SC
Alum
Thayers WH w/ Aloe
Santal ASB
Santal EDT

Great shave and the santal scent is really good. Too bad I missed out on the Santal bonanza, but i'll definatly join in on the Santal love next time a deal comes by.

[Lyrt]

Wilkinson “Sticky” / feather
SMFIII
Mitchell’s wool fat
CF 1445 ASB

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6236

[Stauff]

Trumper coconut cream :biggrin:
PJ 2 best
Merkur LH classic
Feather
Harruis AS milk
Coral skin food

[michaelskar]

HD with Derby (3rd day)
Vulfix #849 PBB
Tabac
Alum
Proraso ASB
Floris #89 EDT

First time trying the EDT...got a sample package from Floris yesterday. Very generous samples they sent...6 EDT samples and samples of the santal SC and ASB and J.F. SC and J.F. ASB. Very nice folks! I'm not used to wearing cologne, and the smell in the morning was a bit too strong for me. Maybe I'll go lighter next time (although I only put a drop or so on each wrist).

[Taz]

Shavemac 944 Soaking Nice and Hot
Salter's Citrus
1963 Gillette Slim Adjustable W/ New Feather
3 Passes 7-4-1
Warm Water Rinse
Clod Water Splash
Shavex Alum
Baxter's ASB
Finish of with Penhaligon's Castile Cologne

Not Bad BBS but a little burn on the lower neck.

[boboakalfb]

Merkur HD-IP
Rooney 1SSS
T&H Grafton SC
Thayers Rose WH
T&H Classic Balm
T&H Grafton EDT

[rschul2]

Edwin Jagger Ebony Chatsworth DE w/ new Feather Blade
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Taylor's Shave Shop Shave Cream
QEDman DaVinci Water
CAR Hydrolast Lime/Green Tea ASB

[johnniegold]

at sink after shower:

'56 Gillette SS (red-tip)
Derby Extra (1st day)
B&B FS (Faux Ebony)
ToBS St. James s/c
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Aqua Velva a/s
Floris JT asb

[DoubleE]

Merkur Vision w/Feather blade
Simpson's PJ2 super
T&H shaving soap
T&H classic ASB
T&H Trafalgar EDT

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6246

[Tinzien]

Anyone else notice how eerily quiet this thread is without Scotto or Joel posting their SOTD recently? I wonder if they are off in the B&B Mad Scientist Lab..... :biggrin:

[Patrick D]

Nutrogena face soap
Hot shower
Mama Bears Unscented SS
Vision with a Feather
Alum bar
Mama Bears Wintertime Sandlewood AS Milk

[crackstar]

Omega brush
Parker 22R/Sharp day 2
Erasmic shaving cream
St-Ives Intensive Relief moisturizer
Anherb a/shave gel

a beautiful shave with my delightful Erasmic cream, and a great finish with the Anherb gel. :smile: :cool:

Jeff

[Kingpepper]

Old Spice High Endurance pre shave wash
C&E best badger
'54 Superspeed with Derby day 2
KMF Key Lime SC
Dickinson's blue label WH
Avon Blue Rush AS conditioner

Found the Old Spice face wash at a local dollar store for 2 bucks. Not too bad. Good shave, and I love the Superspeed!

Paul

[wcbaker]

Merkur HD
Derby - 2nd Day
C&E Best Badger
1st Pass - Salter Sandalwood
2nd,3rd Passes - T&H 1805
Alum Block
Thayers Witch Hazel

Okay, so I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. I only had one small nick and it stopped after the alum block. However, I couldn't get the Salter to lather very well, so I switched off to the T&H and the sucker exploded! Glad that I'm finally figuring this stuff out!

[brando]

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6249

- B&B Finest
- Merkur Futur w/ Swedish Gillette
- Taylor Shaving Shop Cream
- Taylor Shaving Shop Aftershave

[berzerkeleyan]

Em's Pre-Shave Oil
Shavemac 23mm horn
C&E Sweet Almond Oil SC
Hudsor 185 5/8 SR
Crystal Stick Alum
Thayers Rose

Baaaadd shave. Dull SR. Went to bed with lots of stubble. But there's always tomorrow morning. :rolleyes:

[Tinzien]

Thursday 2am..... I'll be gone the rest of the week as my grandfather passed away and I'm off to MA to attend his funeral. On the plus side I'll be taking along some spare shaving supplies in an attempt to get my dad hooked on DE and QED shaving.

Slant w/ Derby
B&B 2006 in finest horn
MB Smokin' Soap :001_wub:
Alum
Old Spice AS
SCS Tony's Choice Sensitive Balm

[Nick]

Seth,

I'm sorry to hear of your grandfather's passing.

I hope you have a safe trip,

-Nick

[TimmyBoston]

Seth, I'm also very sorry to hear about your grandfather. I hope you and the rest of your family are holding up. God bless.

Wednesday
HD - IP Day 5
Nancy Boy
Tulip 3
1 pass
SPA:HE A/S Splash
L'Occitan ASB

A very quick shave today and not very close, but I was already running late for work, you make due with what you have.

[AlwaysUK]

Tinzien - sorry to hear of your loss, best regards to you and your family...

Gold Merkur HD Razor
Derby Extra Blade
B&B Ebony Finest Brush
Floris Santal Shaving Cream

Penhaligon's LP No.9 Edt

Floris shaving cream rocks.

SOTD Rating 9.1/10 ...neat shave...

David

[Graham]

Seth, my condolences on your loss

Gillette 'Fatboy'
Gillette platinum blade (Made in Russia) very surprised indeed, a superb shave
Kent BK4
C&E Sandalwood shaving soap
C&E Sandalwood A/S

Those Russian blades are extremely good, I was very surprised and especially the price, 1 Pound or 1 dollar 90 cents for a pack of 5!:biggrin:

[Baloosh]

My condolences to you and your family for your loss.

Hot shower
SMF 1 brush
Col. Conk Almond soap SIR YES SIR RIGHT AWAY SIR THANK YOU SIR!
'61 Fatboy w/Feather blade (Day 4)
Alum
QED DaVinci Water
Aqua Velva A/S splash
Anherb A/S Gel
Creed Silver Mountain Water EdT

Nice and coooool shave today. Strike Col. Conk Almond soap up as another awesome value, at $5 for a top performing soap. Slick, smooth, and the smell is incredible!

[Stauff]

Bronnley cream
MP pure badger
Futur
Feather
Bronnley ASB
Coral skin food

A+ shave!

[ShaveBear]

Thursday
At sink after hot shower

Merkur HD
Israeli (sampler pack is here - HOORAY)
Vulfix #405
Trumper's Limes SC
3 pass shave
Thayer's WH
Proraso Pre/Post
Aqua Velva

3 pass shave. WOW - best, most BBS shave EVER! Glad I got the sampler pack; I'm throwing away all crappy Walgreen's blades today. Seriously, the Israeli gets much closer, and does so with 0 irritation. Very forgiving blade. I can't wait to try the others.

[mike_gman]

Seth, Sorry to hear of the loss of your Grandfather.


Thursday morning:

Got a little bit of a late start... so had to try out the Fusion after months of not using it.

Gillette Fusion
Billy Jealousy Shave Cream - great stuff for the quick shave
Baxter ASB
Baxter Moisturizing lotion with SPF15 - I wear this stuff daily great to keep that sun off of your face.
Floris No. 89

Have a great day gentlemen!

[ada8356]

Thursday:

Merkur HD w/Derby
Proraso Omega Boar
Honey Bee Soap - Vanilla Sandalwood
Nivea ASB

I am totally sold on the Honeybee soaps... truly amazing in every aspect.

[guenron]

Thursday 2am..... I'll be gone the rest of the week as my grandfather passed away and I'm off to MA to attend his funeral. ...


Sorry to learn of your loss. My sincere condolences to you and your family.

Edwin Jagger for Crabtree and Evelyn super badger
Merkur Progress with a Merkur blade
Truefitt and Hill Luxury shaving soap
QED DaVinci Water
QED ASSC with Cypress (LOVE IT!)
Truefitt and Hill Clubman Cologne:001_tt1:

[thmsmd]

Futur w/Gillette blade
Cornhuskers - pre shave
Proraso Cream
Alum
Thayers Rose WH
Proraso ASB

Great shave - found these Gillettes locally at a Bed, Bath and Beyond - they just did a remodel in the store and added a huge health and beauty section, $6.99 for 10 - don't know if their Swedes or not, but I got a fantastic shave with one today.:thumbup1:

[Areler67]

Tinzien sorry for your loss

EJ BB medium
Palmolive green tube
Merkur classic with Feather (last day-5 shaves)
Aqua Velva ice blue
Weleda ASB

[johnniegold]

after shower at the sink:

Derby Extra (1st day)
Floris Santal s/c
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Floris Santal asb
Floris Santal edt

... and a little Rat Pack live at the Sands. Nice pally.

[soulshine]

baxter scrub
thomas anthony brush
st. charles shave cream - bayberry
merkur HD w/derby
st. charles tony's choice aftershave
st. charles oakmoss lavendula edt

s~s

[PR22]

My Feather went bad on me my last two passes and I ended up with 6 nicks before I stopped counting. I still didn't have any burning sensation when I put on the AOS ASB so I'm a pretty happy guy.

Merkur HD w/ Feather (4th shave)
AOS Lavender PSO
T&H Trafalgar SC (very nice)
Thayers WH
AOS Lavender ASB

Overall: 7/10

Dissapointed with the Feather, my last one felt like it could go 5+ shaves, this one went out on the 4th :crying:

[Dennis]

A most excellent birthday shave today:

1935 Gillette Coronation Tech
Swedish Gillette
SR 3118
Pre de Provence Soap
Mama Bear B&B Summer AS
L' Occitane Eau de Baux EdT

Dennis

[Lyrt]

It’s weird, I was shaving with my new crappy Feather DE and I was surprised to see I had very good results, on par with those of my Merkur. It all comes down to technique. When you’re skilled enough, any DE tool will do the job.

However, while I was doing my second pass, I thought “Oh, crap” and I took my Feather AC and achieved a near perfect shave with a blade on its 11th round.

I think my DE days are over. I don’t enjoy the “variety” DE offer me anymore. That will be something straight razors will provide from now on (well, when I receive my Tony Miller strop). No, my Sticky is not for sale. It’s the most beautiful DE ever produced and it will be a nice ornament.

The B&B Finest Ebony is what everything says about it. An incredible brush at an incredible price. I’m glad I bought the ebony version as it compliments my Sticky on the Dovo stand. The only thing that was unsatisfying is I got a “smelly” one. Ten days of use will be necessary to get rid of the foul stench.

B&B Finest Ebony
Feather DE / Feather blade => Feather AC / pro-blade
D.R. Harris Arlington
Floris Santal

Sorry, no creativity today:

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6272

[kevlar51]

Right out of the shower

T&H Super Badger Brush
Col. Conk. Amber (down to a ring)
Merkur Slant w/ Brand New Feather
Nivea ASB

2 passes and I almost missed my train.:eek:

[michaelskar]

Very similar to yesterday...

HD with Derby (4th day and still no problems!)
Vulfix #849 PBB
Tabac SS
Alum
Proraso ASB
Floris Vetiver EDT

Had such great results with the tabac yesterday I returned for another! Just as great as yesterday...I love the tabac! I guess the tallow works well for me...and the scent is great! The derby blade on it's 4th day was totally perfect...the tabac is so slick I had to recheck my blade angle to make sure the blade was actually making contact with my skin.

Love the floris vetiver! I applied very carefully today (just a little in the crook of my elbows, put it on a little earlier so it would tone down before arriving at work) and the scent is nicely present...just a little hint of it now and again but nothing overpowering. I prefer this scent to the floris 89. Tomorrow I'll try the santal edt.

OK...enough of my yappin'.

[Padron]

Seth, very sorry to hear of your loss.



Happy B-day to Dennis. :biggrin:

No Shower or shave for me today as my Hot water heater went out last night and the water was freezing.....:frown:

[boboakalfb]

Sorry to hear about your loss Seth.

Merkur HD-IP
Shavemac 23mm Horn
HB Spa Vetyver Shave Soap
Thayers Lavender WH
MB Summer AS Milk
Floris Vetiver :thumbup:

[Edcculus]

Thursday

Merkur Slant w/ IP
C&E Best Badger
Ugly Mug Bay Rum SS
alum
TOBS Bay Rum AS
Burts Bees Bay Rum ASB
Burts Bees Bay Rum Cologne


I got the Ugly Mug soap in a trade, so today was the first time I used it. I got a very nice shave, except for one spot on the jaw line where I got careless with the slant. No actual cuts, but razor burn city.

[Ironman]

Shick Injector Type I1 w/ Shick blade
SR-230
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
Brave Soldier Code Blue (needed a wake up) :eek:
AOS Lavender ASB (needed some heavy duty moisture)

[Austin]

Trumpers razor
Simpsons brush
SCS Orange Sorbet shave soap
SCS Lavender Milk
Hermes Terre D'Hermes EDT

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6274

[Taz]

First shave with B&B Finest

Soaking the B&B Finest in Hot Water just waiting for me
Castle Forbes Lime Oil Shaving Cream
47 SS with a New Derby
3 Passes
Warm Water Rinse
Cold Water Splash
Shavex Alum
Thayer's Rose WH

Castle Forbes Lime ASB
Finished with Diptyque Tam Dao

Wow:biggrin: that brush is really nice. Not BBS today went soft and it was wonderful:001_tt1:

[Limey]

Wednesday:

Feather Artist Club RG w/ProGuard
Vulfix #2234
Taylor's Avacado
Alum
Thayer's Rose WH
Proraso ASB
Floris JF EDT

[Limey]

Thursday:

Silver Open Comb Aristocrat w/IP
Vulfix #2234
The Proraso Collection
1-Proraso Pre/Post
2-Proraso Soap in the little green hockey puck
3-Proraso AS green wave
Neutrogena Triple Defense
Floris Santal EDT

[rschul2]

Edwin Jagger Ebony Chatsworth DE w/ Feather
SMF I Shave Brush
Tom's of Maine Mint Shave Cream
QEDman DaVinci Water
CAR Hydrolast Lime/Green Tea ASB

[Nick75]

Thursday morning:

Merkur Classic w/Derby blade (day 4)
Vulfix #2198
Palmolive Shave Cream
Proraso ASB
Czech & Speake No.88

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6275

[DoubleE]

Merkur Vision w/Feather blade
Savile Row 3118
Geo. F. Trumper's rose shaving cream
Geo. F. Trumper's coral skin food
Geo. F. Trumper's Curzon EDT

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6276

[berzerkeleyan]

Em's Pre-Shave Oil
Shavemac 23mm horn
Speick SC
Merkur HD w/ Gillette Swede blade
Crystal Stick Alum (not pictured)
Thayers Rose
Speick Splash (not pictured)

This was my do-over from last night's terrible shave. Muuuuuch better!

[rhett121]

Received my new Silver English Gillette Aristocrat today so I had to try it out immediately!

Wonderful shaver! It's the nicest one yet! This is my new favorite razor.

Lathered up with Proraso green and shaved it off with a Gillette blade from my stash of blades when Gillette sold the good one's here. I was hurriedly excited and still didn't manage to nick myself or cause a burn for my BBS.

So THAT'S why their so expensive! They're worth it.

http://www.geocities.com/rhett1212/images/silver_aristocrat1.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/rhett1212/images/silver_aristocrat2.jpg

[AJS]

Hot Towel over Em's Place Unscented Shave Cream lather
Plisson HMW 10
Martin du Candre Lavender and Mint Shave Soap
TI Pierre Thiers Hand Forged Limited Edition
TI Strop
Savonnerie Lavender Water
Santa Maria Novella A/S Emulsion

[180gVinyl]

After a couple of days without shaving due to the tidy nick taht i gave myself earlier this week:

Tonight was a doubleheader................................


HEAD SHAVE

'40s Gillette Tech w/Tesco
Vulfix Badger/Bristle
Williams soap (courtesy of crackstar)

FACE

Schick Injector J1 w/Schick blade
Cyril R Salter Black badger
Taylor's Sandalwood


The Taylor's exploded in the mug and the lather lasted for ages. The fragrance is class and the brand is great value amongst the "luxury" marques

[wcbaker]

Merkur HD
Derby Extra (3rd Shave)
T&H Trafalgar
Alum Block
Proraso ASB

[19george]

Rhett that is one smart looking razor!:001_tt1:

My SOTD:

6/8 Wacker
SR 208
Taylor Almond
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Mama Bear AS Milk

Wow! The Wacker blade needs to be refreshed! Very mediocre shave today. Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to hit the pasted paddle.

[htownmmm]

Thursday night:(quick,fast,and in a hurry)

-Merkur HD
-Derby blade
-Omega boar
-MamaBear Old Spice Type SS
-alum block
-Neutrogena Alcohol Free toner
-Proraso ASB
-Old Spice cologne

Marty

[Padron]

Proraso Pre /Post
C&E BBB
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Joe Chandler 8/8 Olivewood Filly Doble Temple
Alum
Thayers Rose WH
Nomad ASB
Tabac

1st shave with the Filly :biggrin: Thanks Joe!

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/DSC01263.jpg

[Padron]

Received my new Silver English Gillette Aristocrat today so I had to try it out immediately!

Wonderful shaver! It's the nicest one yet! This is my new favorite razor.

Lathered up with Proraso green and shaved it off with a Gillette blade from my stash of blades when Gillette sold the good one's here. I was hurriedly excited and still didn't manage to nick myself or cause a burn for my BBS.

So THAT'S why their so expensive! They're worth it.

http://www.geocities.com/rhett1212/images/silver_aristocrat1.jpghttp://www.geocities.com/rhett1212/images/silver_aristocrat2.jpg

Wow,

That's Amazing!! :biggrin:

[doctorsimon]

Two nights at a new job, straight to bed in the morning to catch up on missed sleep so had a shave at 1800 following the shower.

TOBS oil + TOBS rose cream
Kent BK4 + Vision + Derby (Day 1) -- three passes
DRH Milk + T&H Spanish Leather

I'm getting to love splashing aftershave on these days. It seems to make my skin smoother, I don't understand why. It used to be a painful experience.

It was BBS when I shaved and now, 12 hours later, things are still smooth.

[rtaylor61]

Merkur HD Classic
7 AM Blade
Emerald Peppermint Soap
Vulfix Brush
SCS Bay Rum w/ a twist

Randy

[izlat]

9/10 shave or so. Turns out this soap is not what I hoped (for shaving)

Cheers
Ivo

http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/photos/photo30/78/35/84a29a9509d4.jpg?_rh=7vax30kg9rzbfpy5m3f70j44y

[rafikz]

Merkur Vision w/Feather blade
Savile Row 3118
Geo. F. Trumper's rose shaving cream
Geo. F. Trumper's coral skin food
Geo. F. Trumper's Curzon EDT

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6276

:thumbup1:

[AlwaysUK]

1920's Gillette Bostonian Razor (Love this razor)
Derby Extra Blade
Merkur Best Badger
Anthony Logistics Shaving Cream (First Use)

Anthem by Phylosophy EdT

The Anthony's gave me a very good and close shave which is just as well cos there is 170mls of it. Think it had the slightest of mint smells in the bowl ..but will have to check again to be sure...

SOTD Rating 9.2/10 ...lovely lovely shave...

David

[Baloosh]

Happy Friday!!!

Hot shower
SR 3124
'61 Fatboy w/Feather blade Day 5 (time to change, like Peter Brady)
Coates Tea Tree cream
Alum
Thayer's Lavender W/H
Booster Aquarius A/S splash
Em's Minty Menthol A/S splash
MamaBear's Menthol A/S Milk
C&E Sandalwood A/S Balm
C&S Sandalwood EdT

Coates Tea Tree cream is everything everyone says about it... slick, lather-exploder, and a heavenly smell! It might be a bit drying for me, however, because I could NOT get my face feeling moisturized until I used 2 A/S balms... weird. Took 2 A/S splashes as well. Could be the cold weather... could be the cream. I'll have to use the Coates a few more days and see how it performs... could just be an anomaly.

[johnniegold]

after shower at sink:

Merkur Gold Slant w/ IP (2nd day)
SR 3226 (in recognition of Amyn's latest acquisition)
JM Frasers s/c (the slickster, slick-o-rama)
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Proraso a/s
Royall Musk edt

[ShaveBear]

Friday
At sink after hot shower

Merkur HD
Israeli (Day 2)
Vulfix #405
Proraso Red Tube
3 pass shave
Thayer's WH
Proraso Pre/Post
Aqua Velva

3 pass shave. BBS with minimal irritation due to overshave in certain spots. The IP has dulled significantly after 1 shave. Still a great blade (my neck has never been smoother), but I must need something sharper.

[guenron]

Vulfix Old Original #41
Merkur Progress with Merkur Blade
Taylor of Old BS Maroon Range Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old BS Maroon Range Aftershave Gel
Taylor of Old BS Maroon Range Cologne
Taylor of Old BS Maroon Range Deodorant Spray

[ada8356]

Friday:

Merkur HD w/Derby
Proraso Omega Boar Brush
Honeybee Soap - Old Spice
Old Spice
Nivea ASB

[thmsmd]

Futur w/Gillette
Avid Skinglider
Proraso Cream
Alum
Thayers Rose WH
Proraso ASB

A fine Friday shave:thumbup1:

[Stauff]

Mr. Taylor cream
Polo 8 best
Futur
Feather
Floïd blue AS
Proraso ASB

Really enjoyed the spicy goodness of Mr. Taylor. Futur+Feather= :smile:

[Limey]

Friday:

Shaving on the road
Silver Gillette Tech w/IP
T&H Ebony Turnback
QED Lime Shave stick
Thayer's Rose WH
Proraso ASB
Neutrogena Triple Defense
Floris JF EDT

Excellent shave! I am always pleasantly surprised by the quality of shave I get with the Techs. It seems I only use them on the road but I should probably reconsider and use them more at home as well!

[Austin]

Trumpers razor
SMF brush
T&H Almond shave cream
Harris Milk
Trumpers Spanish Leather Cologne

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6290

[moviemaniac]

most students sleep as long as they can when there's an exam to take on that particular day and wear stubble in the face when they enter the room. Not me, I rather enjoy a particular long and good shave in the morning prior to driving to university. :001_tt2: It gives me not only a great feeling but also an half-hour of relaxation and pleasure instead of the nervousness :thumbup:

Dovo 5/8 full-hollow - freshly honed yesterday
Merkur HD with new Feather for the last pass
Taylor Avocado SC
Alum bloc
Pitralon Classic
QED Texas Cedarwood ASB
Floris Vetyver EdT

mighty fine and relaxing shave today :001_cool:

[berzerkeleyan]

Em's Pre-Shave Oil
Shavemac 23mm horn
Em's Skindicinal SC
Feather AC RG w/ Pro Super blade
Crystal Stick Alum
Thayers Rose
Queen "Queen II" (1974)

[Taz]

Day Two of B&B Finest


B&B Finest Soaking in Hot Water getting Hot for me when I Shower:biggrin:
TGQ Desert Ironwood Cream - 1st try of one of her creams great stuff.
47 Gillette SS with Derby on Shave 2
3 Passes - Did not need it just wanted to use the brush and that great lather again.
Warm Water Rinse
Cold Water Splash
Shavex Alum
Thayers Rose WH
C&E Sandalwood ASB
Pashana Hair Lotion
Finished Off With Penhaligon's LP No.9Great Shave BBS on the Face, been take it easy on the next a Little burning needs to recover:001_tt1:

[rschul2]

Edwin Jagger Ebony Chatsworth DE w/ Feather
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Trumper's Rose Shave Cream
QEDman DaVinci Water
CAR Hydrolast Lime Green Tea/ASB

[djnkro]

Gillette Fat boy.
Merkur razor
Crabtree and evelyn Sweel almond oil shave cream.
Splash of witch hazel
Splash of glycerin and rose water
Caswell - massey 1752 almond after shave balm

10/10 shave.
HOT lather thick like frosting.

[Amyn]

Friday 2/9/07
Savile Row 3226
Truefitt and Hill Limes Shaving Cream
Fatboy 59 w/ Derby
Old Spice Original

[DoubleE]

Merkur Vision w/Feather blade
Rooney Style 3 small super
C&E sandalwood shaving soap
C&E sandalwood ASB
C&E sandalwood EDT

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6291

[ari95]

Omega boar brush
Proraso hard soap
Merkur 1904
Proraso pre/post

[Areler67]

EJ BB medium
Injector L1 type with Schick blade (day 1 )
Speick cream
Alum
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Weleda ASB
Starwalker Mont Blanc EDT

[wcbaker]

Gillette Fatboy '59
Derby "Extra" (Day 1)
Taylor's Almond
Alum Block
Nivea Extra Sensitive ASB

Well, the Fatboy bit me a bit and I'm still not getting the close shaves I want on my neck, along with lots of irritation and heat. I'll keep trudging on I guess.

[brando]

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6293

- B&B Finest
- Merkur Progress w/ Swedish Gillette
- Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar Shaving Cream
- Thayer's A/S Witch Hazel
- Proraso Crema Liquida Dopobarba

- Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar Cologne

[Dinder1]

Friday
Simpson PJ2
HD w/Swede
Nivea SC
Nivea Splash
Nivea ASB

[moviemaniac]

Except for two nicks out of carelessness a fine shave today:

Dovo 5/8 1/1 hollow
MP best badger
Floris JF SC
Alum bloc
Pitralon Classic
Trumper Coral Skinfood and QED ASB combined (1 drop each)
Pecksniff's Oriental Woody EdT

[Graham]

A trip to Truefitt & Hill

Half an hours face massage (truly wonderful experience)
A moustache trim
Hot towel
T&H Luxury shaving soap applied with one of their brushes ( a big one)
I was shaved with a Dovo straight razor
finished with T&H 1805 A/S

Whist this was going on I had a very pretty young lady give me a manicure and after she finished, a young man gave me a complimentary shoeshine!

With the tip the bill was £100, worth every damn penny!!!, I felt wonderful for the rest of the day.

[Stauff]

Taylor rose
PJ2 best
Futur
Feather
Harris AS milk
Coral skin food

[Nick75]

Saturday:

Merkur Futur w/fresh Swedish Gillette
Simpsons CH1 Best
De Vergulde Hand Shave Soap
DR Harris Pink A/S
GFT Coral Skin Food

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6300

[Dinder1]

Saturday

[ShaveBear]

Saturday
At sink after hot shower

Merkur HD
Derby Extra (day 1)
Vulfix #405
T&F Trafalgar SC
3 pass shave
Thayer's WH
Proraso Pre/Post
Proraso ASB
T&H Trafalgar Cologne

Great shave!

[berzerkeleyan]

Em's Pre-Shave Oil
Omega SC
B&B Finest Brush in horn
Dubl Duck 5/8 Goldedge SR
Crystal Stick Alum
Thayers Rose
Penhaligon's Elizabethan Rose EDT
Nickel Creek "Why Should the Fire Die?" (2005)

Great brush, great razor. Great great great!

[michaelskar]

HD with Merkur (1st day)
Vulfix #849 PBB
Tabac SS
Alum
Proraso ASB
Floris Santal EDT

Didn't get to shave yesterday so it felt quite nice to shave this AM. The Merkur was as everyone has described it: inferior. I really see what people meant when they kept complaining about it...I think I'll toss out this one and save the rest for emergencies...life is too short to force myself to go 3 more days on such a mediocre blade!

The santal EDT smells really nice, and the shave was actually OK even with the blade and the extra stubble...I did get a few weepers (which I NEVER get)...another thing I blame on the blade.

tabac, as usual, was incredible.

[johnniegold]

after shower at the sink:

Merkur B&B w/Derby (2nd day)
Trumper Pure Badger
Proraso s/s
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Proraso a/s
Proraso ASB

:thumbup:

[AlwaysUK]

Merkur Futur Razor (at 1.5)
Feather Blade (New)
Merker Best Badger Brush
Taylors Avacado Shaving Cream

Pecksniff's Oriental Woody EdT (sample)

First time with Futur/Feather combination and it was the noisiest shave I remember having, it was also one of the best and almost BBS. I whipped the Avocado 150 times this morning which is 25 more than normal and was rewarded with a better lather than I realised I could get. I picked up the Pecksniff's sample a while back but only just around to trying it and I will purchasing a full size in the future for sure.

SOTD Rating 9.3/10 ...great shave...

David

PS : Excellent picture Manuel I almost tried to go and replicate what you did to see if you did it for real or faked it, but I think you did it for real now so clever bit of work ...really excellent idea for a pic ...nicely done.

[berzerkeleyan]

...

PS : Excellent picture Manuel I almost tried to go and replicate what you did to see if you did it for real or faked it, but I think you did it for real now so clever bit of work ...really excellent idea for a pic ...nicely done.

Thanks. The only artificial change to the picture was flipping the image horizontally so the lettering would read left to right. The mirror polish of the brush did the rest. :smile:

[Jim]

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6302&original=1 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=6302&c=74)

[Edcculus]

Saturday

Gillette Slim Adjustable
C&E Best Badger
QED Cedarwood and Pine shave stick
Alum
Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum A/S
Proraso ASB
Clubman Bay Rum splash for the smell

[guitarslinger]

1955 Gillette super speed
derby blade
wal mart glycerine
vulfix brush (?? on the #)
taylor's avocado (first time using: great smell, great lather, great moisture)
gucci rush AS
proraso cream AS
pinaud styptic (serious cut to the jugular region)

Cinderella - Long Cold Winter

best shave ever (besides the cut)

[htownmmm]

Saturday morning: in & out

-Merkur HD
-Derby blade
-Simpson's Beaufort
-Honeybee Sue's Bay Rum SS

That's it;that's the list and the shave was one passable.


Marty

[PR22]

Late post cause of Vista headaches (don't ask)

Decent shave,

Merkur HD w/ Feather (1st shave)
AOS Lavender PSO
eShave White Tea SC (wow amazing)
Thayers WH
eShave White Tea ASB (pretty good)

1 nick, 2 or 3 red dots, gave my self some razor burn on my neck (kept trying for long strokes) but no redness now and face feels fine.

The eShave SC is really amazing, it lathers extremely well and I don't know if my new giant latte mug had anything to do with it but it was almost as good in terms of efficacy as the AOS Lavender, scent wise it was IMO better than the AOS Lavender. I'm really tempted to buy this right now :001_tt2:

Overall: 7/10 b/c of razor burn.

[rhett121]

Traveling kit: Silver Aristocrat No.66, Vulfix Turnback, Proraso Green
http://www.geocities.com/rhett1212/images/Travel-Square.jpg

[lorenzo]

Nivea Energizing Face Scrub
Merkur Classic with Derby (day 4)
Col. Conk Badger
Col. Conk Bay Rum Soap
Nivea Replenishing Balm
Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum

I love the Clubman Bay Rum--this quote from the "Science A Go Go" website may explain why:

18 August 1999

Fine Line Between Pleasure & Pain

"Researchers have long known that the body can activate its own form of pain relief in response to painful stimuli. Now, UC San Francisco investigators have determined that, in rats, this long-lasting relief is produced by the brain's "reward" pathway -- the neural circuitry activated by drugs of abuse. In their study, published in the August 15 issue of Journal of Neuroscience, the investigators determined that, at its maximum, the pain relief was as potent as a high dose of morphine."

[Bricktop]

No shave today :eek:. Just a shower and some Armani Code.
(Last night, it was T&H Almond shave cream, M3, Floris Santal ASB and cologne.)

[Baloosh]

Holy CRAP what a shave...

Hot shower
SR 3124
'61 Fatboy w/ Derby Extra blade (Day 1)
QED Bay Rum soap
Alum
Pinaud Bay Rum A/S splash
QED DaVinci Water
MamaBear's Menthol A/S balm
SCS Bay Rum A/S balm
SCS Bay Rum w/ a Twist EdT

The Derby blades, while not the sharpest, are mighty fine. They allow me to experiment (with minimal risk of cuts/nicks) with the settings on my Fatboy... MUCH more so than the Feathers do. I started at "3" on the Fatboy, and ended up at "7" for the final pass and T&C.

The Pinaud Bay Rum burns like a mo fo :eek2:, and then it's all like :cool:.

Rockin like Dokken baby. It's amazing what a great shave can make you feel like for the rest of the day.

[Taz]

Been trying new blades this week. I have had the sample pack for a couple weeks but just loved the feathers so they just sat. Derby the last couple days not bad. Tried the Israel today I am going to give it a few more shaves and a couple different razors but I really had a great shave with them. Could there be a switch in the near future

Hot shower B&B Finest Soaking in hot water getting ready(Oh think I am going to have to give the B&B the day off tomorrow I have used it everyday since I got It)
Tabac Soap - Been trying all different kinds of soaps and creams and more coming this week still one of my Favorites
Gillette 61 slim Adjustable With New Israel
3 Passes 7-4-1
Warm Water Rinse
Cold Water Splash
Shavex Alum
Thayer's rose WH
MB Winter AS Milk Sandalwood
Pashana Eau de Cologne Hair Lotion
Finished Off with CK Euphoria

Very Nice Start to the Morning:wink:

[Limey]

Saturday:

Silver Gillette Tech w/IP
T&H Ebony Turnback
QED Limes
Thayer's Rose WH
Aqua Velva
Neutrogena
Floris JF EDT

[Padron]

Hot Shower

C&E BBB
Mitchell's Wool Fat / Taylor Avacado :wink:
6/8 Smith Wedge / Chandler Sword :biggrin:
Alum
Thayers Rose WH
Nivea ASB
Tabac Cologne

1st shave with the Sword BBS in 2 passes :biggrin:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/DSC01264.jpg

[TimmyBoston]

HD - IP Day 2
Shavemac 167
Taylor Rose
3 passes
Musgo Real
CADE ASB

Overall Shave Grade: B

[Graham]

I didn't need to shave yesterday after my trip to Truefitt & Hill on Friday and the wonderful shave and manicure I received

So today
Gillette 'fatboy'
Gillette Platinum 3rd day (Russian) extremely impressed with these blades
Kent luxury shaving soap
Kent BK8
Taylor's Mr Taylor A/S

[guenron]

But behind the power curve here....
Saturday
Merkur Progress with a Merkur Blade
Kent BK-12
Salters Vetiver Shave Cream
QED DaVinci Water
QED Vetiverte After Shave Skin Conditioner
Floris of London Vetiver Eau de Toilete
Did a Vetiver "Sniff off" with Floris, L'Occitane, and Roger et Gallet... What a delicious dilema (trilema?) that posed..
I'll have to do it again today.. With another Vetiver combo..

[moviemaniac]

Sunday:

Dovo 5/8 full hollow
MP best badger
Harris Arlington soap
alum
Pitralon Classic
QED ASB Texas Cedarwood
Pecksniff's spicy oriental EdT

[AlwaysUK]

Merkur Futur Razor (at 1.5)
Feather Blade
Merkur Best Badger Brush
Trumpers Coconut Oil Shave Cream

Penhaligon's Endymion EdT

SOTD Rating 9.4/10 ...most excellent shave...

David

[ponyplayer]

Sunday:

Merkur Progress w/ Feather blade
Bic Metal
Simpson PJ1 in Best
Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge soap
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Italian Floid a/s splash

Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge edt (sample)

Very nice shave.
Have a great Sunday.

Patrick

[Areler67]

Injector L type
EJ BB medium
Speick SC
2 passes
Aqua Velva
Nivea ASB :cool:
Speick EDT

Great shave !!

[Nick75]

Sunday:

Merkur Futur w/Swedish Gillette (day 2)
Kent T8
Proraso pre/post
DR Harris Almond SC
Nivea ASB

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6303

[michaelskar]

HD with IP (1st day)
Vulfix #849 PBB
T&H Trafalgar SC
Alum
Proraso ASB
Floris Santal EDT

Nice shave today...am still loving my "traget scuttle." The lather was still so warm after 3 passes/applications. I'm starting to think that the T&H cream is not as lubricating as I might like (the last few times I thought it was my lathering technique, but they have ALL been a little "skippy" with the razor...guess I'll add a little glycerin next time and see if that helps). Good shave, though...nice and smooth with no nicks or weepers...and the Trafalgar smells so incredibly great!

[johnniegold]

after shower at the sink:

Merkur HD w/Derby (1st day)
EJ BB
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Aqua Velva

[lorenzo]

Dr. Bronner Peppermint Soap
Proraso Pre/Post
Merkur Classic/New Derby Extra
Proraso Green
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Proraso ASB
Pinaud Clubman Talc

Sure its cold here...but sometimes you just have to feel the freeze...

http://batman.ugo.com/images/galleries/batman_roguesgallery_filmtv/mrfreeze_180.jpg

[Taz]

Shavemac 944 Soaking and Waiting
The Gentleman's Quarter Bay Rum Soap
Gillette 1940's British Rocket with New IP
3 Passes
Warm Water Rinse
Cold Water Splash
Shavex Alum
Thayer's Rose WH Toner
QED Patchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint EO ASB
Finished Off with Taylors Bay Rum as the EDT

Tried the IP in a different Razor Liked it better in the slim then the Rocket but still liking it a lot:thumbup:

[TomH]

For Saturday:

-Merkur Futur w. DERBY blade
-OMEGA pure badger
-OLIVIA's shaving cream "Bay Rum"
-Tabac Original A/S
-OLIVIA's A/S balm "Bay Rum"

Sunday:

-Kronpunkt 3/8" straight razor
-SCS badger brush
-KARO Fresh shaving cream
-Swiss Pitralon A/S
-KARO A/S creme

Fit for the weekend and fit for my sweetheart:biggrin: :biggrin: :wink:

[Dinder1]

Simpson KH1 Best Badger
HD w/Swede
eShave Citrus SC
4711 Splash
Baxter ASB

[180gVinyl]

Shave of the evening


Gillette '51 Superspeed w/Tesco
Cyril R Salter Black badger
Taylor's Lavender


Chanel Antaeus A/S balm

[guenron]

Merkur Progress with Derby Blade
Shavemac Seifenschaummeister
Bodyshop Shave Cream
QED DaVinci Water
Bodyshop of a man After Shave Balm
Bodyshop of a man Eau de Toilette

[htownmmm]

Sunday morning:

-Merkur HD
-Derby blade
-Savile Row 208
-Derby Menthol SC
-Nivea Sensitive ASB


Marty

[Kingpepper]

C&E best badger
58 Fatboy with a Wilkinson Sword day 1
Trumper's violet
Thayer's lavender WH
Avon Black Suede as conditioner
Touch by Black Suede EDT

Paul

[Jim]

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=6306&original=1 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=6306&c=74)

[RichGem]

1950s Superspeed (can't remember the date code right now, but it's 50s styling)
Salter Rose cream
Sharps Blade
Grafton cologne

This blade/razor/cream combo was surprising (wasn't too sure about the baldes)! The razor veritably glided over my face. No irritation and BBS except for a few trouble spots on my throat. Count me as one happy guy today.

[guitarslinger]

50's super speed red tip.
derby blade
vulfix brush
ToOBS almond
Gucci Rush
Proraso cream ASB

no music

great shave. the cut from yesterday healed FAST!:thumbup1:

[jazzbass]

SR 3118
1964 Super Speed w/ Fresh Feather
QED Sandalwood
Alum Block
Aqua Velva AS
Proraso ASB

First shave with the Super Speed. Most comfortable shave to date:thumbup: .This may become my new favorite.

[NurseMedic]

Very late posting for Friday:

C&E Best Badger
Proraso Green
Merkur Classic w/ Merkur blade (shave #2)
Floris Elite ASB

Bleh. This shave went OK until the ASB. Maybe it's just me, but the Floris Elite reeks of "old man." And just my luck, it's the only one of the 3 Floris ASB's I've tried that has any staying power...about 24 hours in all, including the fact that the scent "reactivated" in the shower the following AM.

Mike

[Taz]

B&B Finest Soaking in the mug
The Gentleman's Quarter Soap In Provence Lavender
1947 Gillette Super Speed - Derby on Shave 2
2.5 Passes
Warm Water Rinse
Cold Water Splash
Shavex Alum
Thayers WH Rose Toner
Mamas Bear Winter AS Milk in Sandalwood
Pashana Eau de Cologne Hair Lotion
Finished with Kiehls Musk EDT

Nice start to the morning second shave with the Derby, Will keep it going a little longer but I think the IP is winning the battle.:thumbup:

[guitarslinger]

not a very great shave today:

my routine was screwed. I had to shovel in a blizzard BEFORE my shower/shave routine. my pores wer already closed and I had some nasty windburn.

Old GIllette SS
derby blade
walmart glycerine
proraso green tube
vulfix #2197?
target cereal bowl
gucci rush (trying to finish it)
proraso cream

I only did one pass since I had some weepers and the office is closed today due to the blizzard.

[ari95]

My shaves have been pretty routine lately. Combine that with no pictures, and my posts are fairly boring. These are the facts.

Merkur HD w/personna
Vulfix 2234
Musgo real
Proraso pre/post


I used a small stone ware mug that I picked up at a thrift store to whip up some lather. The mug is rather small, but I like it. It will probably become a holder for soap.

[berzerkeleyan]

Nice pic, m00t. Love the bowl. :thumbup: