SOTD "Modern Razor" Theme Week 17-23 March 2014

This week's Item of the Week highlights modern razors. My favorite razor is my Weber Bulldog ARC, but for today, I'll go with the first DE razor I ever tried, a Parker 65R.

1/01/14 & 1/02/14
Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.
Arthur Schopenhauer

The Mission...

Monday:

Semogue OC 2-B
Tabac soap
Gillette Goodwill 162
Bolzano
Mennen ASB
Tabac ***

Happy St Patricks Day

NDC Gillette Super Speed
Astra Blade
Omega 48
ARKO
Proraso Liquida Crema Dopobarba

A very RARE shave with a DE razor.... Found for 8 bucks at an antique shop yesterday

Edwin Jagger DE89L / Personna Med Prep / Barrister & Mann ROAM / Thayers Aftershave Witch Hazel

17 March 2014

Weber Polished
British Wilkie
M&F Chief
DR Harris Windsor
DR Harris Windsor splash

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: LA Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Grey Flannel

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

Great weekend! I started the work week with LASS Woody Lavender, my WD Silvertip, and my Slim loaded with the Gillette Platinum. I finished up with Grey Flannel.

Bob

Monday evening:

Razor: Superspeed
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock (3)
Soap: T&H
Brush: Da Vinci Boar
A/S: Old Spice Whitewater
ASB: Gaia Organic ASB

Pre: T&H preshave oil
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: M&F L7
Soap: Mama Bear Dublin Tweed
Post: Skin Bracer AS

Razor : Schick Hydro Magic
Blade : Chinese Schick (2)
Brush : Muhle HJM v2
Cream : Proraso Green
A\S : Fine XXX

Monday

Pre-shave: Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil Free Cleanser
Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Caswell Massey Super Badger
Soap: The Bluebeard's Revenge Shave Cream
Aftershave: Alum/Kiehl's Blue Astringent Herbal Lotion/Ice Blue Aqua Velva
Balm: Lab Series Oil Control Daily Hydrator

Simpson Tulip 2 Super 2 Band
Martin de Candre
Muhle R89 Jet
Gillette Silver Blue
Myrsol Agua Balsamica