FREE WEEK, SOTD "themed week" June 25th - July 1st 2012

[bennyJ82]

EJ BBB
TOBS Eton College SC
54 Superspeed w/Personna
AOS Lavender AS Gel
C&S Cuba

[Graybeard57]

*hot water soap & rinse
*MB Ye Olde Barber Shoppe + Boar '49
*EJ DE89HD + Derby green (came w/razor)
*cold water rinse
*BBS

As the man says, it's just a sharp blade, hot water, and lather. This ain't rocket science (but it is a pleasure).

[Dennard]

late 40s Gillette Super Speed
Astra SP
Tweezerman badger
DR Harris Lavender soap
cold water rinse
Mennen Skin Bracer

[Monkeyboy]

[ryno2292]

Nivea Energy scrub / Simpsons Colonel / D.R. Harris Arlington / Gillette Fat Handle Tech (Feather) / Geo F. Trumper Lime Skin Food

[strop]

QCS Tangerine SS
Salter Lime SC
Klenso restored silvertip
Scrupleworks Strop
6/8 Aiku
Razorock King Loius
Douro

Wow! I think it's been a whole week since I've been able to post an SOTD. My travel shaves were very mundane and the same every day. The best part about this trip was that I got my Scrupleworks strop back. I inadvertently left it in Texas in February. My son had it for safe keeping ( He does use a DE!) and now it is back home. It may be my imagination, but I'm convinced the linen adds something.

[Tyrnagog]

Just getting started with DE shaving... but here is my tools of the trade as of tonight. The razor is a Merkur 3 piece (unsure of the model) with a Feather blade. The brush is a Rubberset (unsure of the hair - likely boar). And yes, that is a cappuccino bowl I am using to lather up the cream...

I quite like the scent of the aftershave lotion - and it does a nice job moisturizing, too..

[Optometrist]

13/16 FON Golden Star, Full Hollow Ground, Square Point
Kanayama No.3 Strop
Semogue 2011 LE Finest Badger 2, #21
Kent Shaving Soap
Cold Water Rinse
Italian Floid "The Genuine"
Hermes Santal Massoia

[amb]

Thursday

TOBS, MR Taylors / HJM 31 / Futur / Floid MV / La Toja

[celticrusader]

Prep L'Occitane Vetyver Soap
Razor Vintage Japanese Fon Golden Star
Brush Simpson Gary Young M7 LE in Finest Silvertip
Shaving Cream Simpson
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
L'Occitane Baux EDT.

Jamie.

My favourite razor, the Fon Golden Star always delivers a smooth shave.

[dinatali]

Wed Shave 27-06-2012



Thu 28-06-2012

[fonthunter]

Good morning friends!

PREP: Floïd Sandolor Pre Shave Gel
BRUSH: SIMPSON CHUBBY 2 Best Badger
SOAP/CREAM: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Softening Shaving Cream with Rhubarb
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 6/8" Le Talisman / PEROUX-COGNET, Thiers
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Sooting Aftershave Emulsion with Rhubarb
RESULT: Great shave, BBS
DECORATION: Forum knife 2012 (Le Forum Opinel)
OPINEL Folding knife N°08 Luxe w/Bubinga (Guibourtia)



Have a nice day,
Béla

[Floid_Maniac]

This morning:

*Warm water
*Zhenobya Aleppo soap from Syria
*Jaguar 117/11
*Arko Regular RC
*Progress 500 (3) - personna red (6) - W+X+ATG
*Cold water
*Allume di Rocca naturale as pre AS
*Hâttric Classic AS
*Tüff Sensitive


Have a nice day,
Alexander

[Oberloser]

Pils
with Derby (1)
Semogue LE2010
LEA Stick
Florida Water

Have a nice day!

[Lamb Root]

Today:

Truefitt & Hill Wellington in super
RazoRock XXX cream
Joris / Feather
Boellis Panama 1924 ASB
J.C. Brossoeu Thé Brun EDT


Joris bit me again this morning.

I'll maintain this shave routine until I deplete current ASB and shaving cream. Whichever lasts longer. Then I'll switch to Azzaro PH AS and Fatip Piccolo / Feather / one of JabonMan's masterworks . Until I deplete Azzaro. Fatip is supposed to be in the mail .
This is the plan. I don't doubt I have enough will power for all of this. We'll see how well this all goes.
I doubt I have enough will power for all of this.

I'll be watching this thread like one of Will Ferrell's spider monkeys anyway.

I wish you best (shaves) Gentlemen.

[BRuhling]

Manaslu M-55 | Rover | MW Marakesh | Lucido | Chanel Antaeus (vintage)

WOW! Now that I've figured out this MW soap, I'm really liking it a lot. I went with a slightly wetter brush to start. The lather was much better hydrated and whipped up into a great lather. I had enough for three passes with lather averaging about 1/4-1/2 inch deep each time. I still need to dial it in just a touch as I got it just on the wet side, but this stuff performs once you do get a stable lather. I recently rehoned the Manaslu (just a full nagura progression touch up) and it was sharp and smooth. I am sporting a CBS, and I am proud to admit it!

[Harvey1]

Thursday:

Simpson Special pure
PalmoFern soap
Gillette Goodwill 162
Souplex (34)
Home made lavender ASS

[Mike R]

Thursday

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Best
Soap: Tabac
Razor: '72 Black Handle Adjustable
Blade: Astra
A/S: Proraso Liquid A/S
Cologne: SCS Sandalwood

Mike

[ROBERTO ROBERTO]

Gillette Fusion Proglide
La Roche-Posay Lipikar moisturizing face soap
Gillette Series Scrub Gel
Williams Shaving Cream
Omega 621 Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Eucerin Men After Shave Balm
Lab Series Eye Contour Cream
Lab Series Daily Moisture Defense Lotion SPF 15
Eau de Toilette : VETIVER EXTREME by Guerlain

[UngerWoo]

Calani Oriental Plum - Thater 4125/3 - Gillette Red Tip - Med Prep - Mënaji AS - Serge Lutens Chergui edp