Sat. 3rd Nov. to Frid. 9th Nov. 2012

[dodgy]

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage rebranded Simpsons best
Schick M type adjustable injector/Gillette Platinum Plus (NOS)
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
Dior Eau Sauvage AS Balm
Dior 'Eau Sauvage' pour homme (old juice)

Started out using the Progress with a three day old Wilkinson Super Sword (different blade than usual), and quickly said the hell with it. Tugging and not smooth, probably because of the blade. Switched to that injector (fresh blade) for the other passes and done deal........very comfortable and fun shave. No other shaving tool does as good a job on my neck.

BBS results,

Martin

 

[isaiah53]

muhle r41
derby
shavemac#25 silvertip
truefitt and hill lavender cream
pinaud classic vanilla AS
boots no7 post shave balm

very close shave as ever with the r41

 

[DrAnderson]

Prep hot shower
Proraso pre-shave cream
Muhle R89 with Personna unbranded
Truefitt and Hill West Indian limes cream applied with a Vulfix brush
Alum block
Proraso green lotion
Nivea Post shave balm

Very close, few nicks but BBS. First shave with a Personna, very good but face is a bit tender half an hour later.

 

[culcreuch]

Saturday 3rd November

Hot Shower and Facial Scrub
3P Pre/Post Cream
Dovo Olive 5/8 in Stainless
Rod Neep Briar Burl 1265 26x47 Extra Silvertip
Fitjar Lighthouse Bay Rum Shaving Cream
Myrsol Metilsol AS
Kiehls Ultimate ASB
Viktor & Rolf Spice Bomb
Morgans Classic Pomade

Tonight was a 'Dress up Night'.......of to the Welsh British Legion Festival of Remembrance in Cardiff....so I tried to match the occasion with a 'special shave'.

Three pass excellent shave!

 

[Tim B]

Prep: L Oreal face wash - charcoal formulation
Cream: Erasmic (Jordan)
Brush: Edwin Jagger synthetic bristle
Razor: Merkur 25c with Boots DE closed comb
Blade: Treet
Post: Body Shop Maca root razor relief.

A simple way of converting the 25c open comb razor to a closed comb razor. A fairly good close shave.

 

[fonthunter]

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 31mm KENT BK12 Pure Badger
SOAP/CREAM: Mama Bear's Polynesian Red Glycerin Shave Soap
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Lacquered bamboo bowl from Burma
RAZOR: Iwasaki Kamisori
STROP: Biber-Elster Feinste Spez. Juchte paddle strop
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla After Shave Lotion
RESULT: Awesome shave

Have a nice week,
Béla​

 

[pugh-the-special-one]

Prep L'Occitane Cedarwood Soap
Razor Dubl Duck Goldedge 6/8
Brush Bill Jack Le Tuft 59 in Buckeyed Burl
Soap Palmolive
Alum & Witch Hazel
Clinique Moisturiser
Creed Santal

Jamie


A very early Sunday morning shave, a lovely smooth two pass shave.

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[Norfolkdick]

Greetings

Sunday 4th November 2012
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM Bullet Tip
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated
Brush: Semogue 830 Boar
Soap: Cella
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Balm

A gentle shave with the bullet tip; quite a bit of touching up required, but a super BBS end result.

Regards
Dick.

 

[NNathwani]

This morning

Prep: Proraso pre/post white
Cream: TOBS Jermyn st
Brush: Tubby 2
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Gold US
Blade: 7 o'clock yellow (2)
Post: alum & Blightys Punchinello
Result: lovely shave, loving this razor.

 

[Dr Rick]

Quick shave last night, as the bathroom is still under construction; Artist Club and Noxzema; unusually rough result, with a couple of weepers. Hey ho.

I shall have to work out a modus vivendi before going back to work tomorrow.

 

[Mikael]

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Astor
Razor: C V Heljestrand B K 42
Soap: The Bomb by Al, custom batch with clay in it (really nice soap)
AS/edt: Paco Rabanne, Ultraviolet
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
This razor's so sharp and it holds an edge forever + it's such a lovely design - this shave just put a double smile on my face

... and this happened when I made my cappu yesterday, spooky

 

[IanM]

Sunday

Merkur Progress
Gillette Platinum Swede Blade
Edwin Jagger Silvertip Brush
Mama Bear's Bay Rhum Shaving Soap
Proraso A/S

I didn't really need the Proraso, but I just fancied a bit of a post shave tingle.

Ian

 

[Francorelli]

Sunday:

Weber Bulldog/EJ head
Feather
Martin de Candre
Custom 2 band

And that's the last of my MdC sample. Very much enjoying this Weber/EJ combo.

 

[dodgy]

Razor: C V Heljestrand B K 42
Result: Uberclean [/B]
This razor's so sharp and it holds an edge forever + it's such a lovely design - this shave just put a double smile on my face
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What's doin Uncle Mikey,

You seem to like those old Pakistani razors, so maybe I can do a small bit of enabling. Here's one I haven't tried cleaning up, but it looks to be in overall good shape. Ever hear of a #504? I bet this one would do a good job on those paint spattered windows.
Please excuse the horrible pics......sheesh.

 

[Dr Dulcamara]

 

[Mikael]

What's doin Uncle Mikey,

You seem to like those old Pakistani razors, so maybe I can do a small bit of enabling. Here's one I haven't tried cleaning up, but it looks to be in overall good shape. Ever hear of a #504? I bet this one would do a good job on those paint spattered windows.
Please excuse the horrible pics......sheesh.

Is that a hockey puck, uncle Martini? We love that came over here and I played when younger and once I even was mistaken for a national team player, but that's another story (involving me getting a baseboll cap and pissing off a TV recorder film guy, but that's really another story) ...

Well, that mark on the monkey tail (yes Mary, monkey tail ) hasn't really anything to do with what type of razor it is, it was an internal reference for the factory, as I get it. But, it looks to be a nice Helje and if you send me it 'll send you a couple of GEM blades you can use to scrape the windows with. Yes, that's how generous I'm am, you'll get several blades for one

PS
Nice photo Dr D, as usual! ... + I really like it when you get to Martin, re those UFO handles, well done!