Shave of the day W/C 4/06/2011
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Monday
Mühle R89
Personna IP (4)
NF 2211
Nannys Citrus Zinger
GFT Coral Skin Food
GFT Moisturiser
I don't normally get on well with soaps including Nannys. Even today I had to reload the brush after the lather disappeared on my face for the second pass. The end result was great, just a 2 pass shave, plus a few touch ups and BBS.
Mühle R89
Personna IP (4)
NF 2211
Nannys Citrus Zinger
GFT Coral Skin Food
GFT Moisturiser
I don't normally get on well with soaps including Nannys. Even today I had to reload the brush after the lather disappeared on my face for the second pass. The end result was great, just a 2 pass shave, plus a few touch ups and BBS.
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Monday - Sigh on the late shift this week
Hot towl
Gillette Fatboy (Setting 2)
Feather double edge razor blade
Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Blue beards revenage shaving cream
Alum
Witch Hazel (distilled from Boots chemist)
Trumpers skin food (Sandalwood)
Blue beards revenage aftershave balm.
Nice relaxing to pass shave (WTG & ATG) after a nice soak in the tub.
Whiskers came off nice and easy even with a weekend growth.
Left me nice and BBS and feeling fresh and clean. :shave
Hot towl
Gillette Fatboy (Setting 2)
Feather double edge razor blade
Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Blue beards revenage shaving cream
Alum
Witch Hazel (distilled from Boots chemist)
Trumpers skin food (Sandalwood)
Blue beards revenage aftershave balm.
Nice relaxing to pass shave (WTG & ATG) after a nice soak in the tub.
Whiskers came off nice and easy even with a weekend growth.
Left me nice and BBS and feeling fresh and clean. :shave
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Mysore Sandalwood soap
Merkur 34C-HD
Gillette super thin blade
Simpsons Chubby 2
TOBS Sandalwood cream
Alum
TOBS Balm + Propolis
TOBS Eau de cologne.
I think you can see a kind of theme going on here yes you guess it TOBS and Sandalwood, anway it's a bit like Marmite to some people, you either love it or you hate it, no sitting on the fence with Sandalwood, but I have always loved the scent of Sandalwood, very enjoyable shave, 2 pass shave with a little swish here and there, BBS.
Jamie.
Merkur 34C-HD
Gillette super thin blade
Simpsons Chubby 2
TOBS Sandalwood cream
Alum
TOBS Balm + Propolis
TOBS Eau de cologne.
I think you can see a kind of theme going on here
yes you guess it TOBS and Sandalwood, anway it's a bit like Marmite to some people, you either love it or you hate it, no sitting on the fence with Sandalwood, but I have always loved the scent of Sandalwood, very enjoyable shave, 2 pass shave with a little swish here and there, BBS.Jamie.
Didn't get chance to post yesterday's shave
Sunday
GFT Sandalwood creme
EJ Pure Badger brush
Charity shop 49p Cappuccino cup
Gillette slim Adjustable
Derby blade
Armani Acqua di Gio ASB
nice 'n' smooth with just one nick. Still trying to get the hang of this particular razor.
Sunday
GFT Sandalwood creme
EJ Pure Badger brush
Charity shop 49p Cappuccino cup
Gillette slim Adjustable
Derby blade
Armani Acqua di Gio ASB
nice 'n' smooth with just one nick. Still trying to get the hang of this particular razor.
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- 1,147
Monday, 06-06-11.
Soap from Aleppo 25% laurel - Morris & Forndran two bands 28x56 - Merkur 37C Slant - Gillette Platinum #1 - Pre 3P - TABAC shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB Weleda - ASL Grey Flannel.
Soap from Aleppo 25% laurel - Morris & Forndran two bands 28x56 - Merkur 37C Slant - Gillette Platinum #1 - Pre 3P - TABAC shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB Weleda - ASL Grey Flannel.
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- 615
Some new kit today, I have acquired an Edwin Jagger DE89LBL. Otherwise the shave was thus:-
Prep:- Hot shower
Music:- Radio 2, Simon Mayo
Soap:- MWF
Brush:- Edwin Jagger Silver Tip Badger
Razor:- Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade:- Gillette 7 O'clock Yellow
Post shave:- Alum block and Aloe Vera
1x WTG, 1x ATG 1x XTG
Excellent shave, although I seem to have missed a tiny bit on my chin :lol:
The EJ really is a lovely razor though, the quality is excellent. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Prep:- Hot shower
Music:- Radio 2, Simon Mayo
Soap:- MWF
Brush:- Edwin Jagger Silver Tip Badger
Razor:- Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade:- Gillette 7 O'clock Yellow
Post shave:- Alum block and Aloe Vera
1x WTG, 1x ATG 1x XTG
Excellent shave, although I seem to have missed a tiny bit on my chin
:lol: The EJ really is a lovely razor though, the quality is excellent. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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- Location
- Hitchin, Herts
Monday night.
Second shave today, same kit as this morning:
Truefitt and Hill authentic No.10 cream
Merkur 34C HD
Gillette 7 o'clock yellow (5)
TOBS bay rum
Second shave today, same kit as this morning:
Truefitt and Hill authentic No.10 cream
Merkur 34C HD
Gillette 7 o'clock yellow (5)
TOBS bay rum
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Wore Trumper's sandalwood cologne today. Likey.
Tonight:
Hot shower
Trumper's Sandalwood, bowl lathered
New Forest Tubby 2 brush (second use)
EJ DE89, Boots blade (4)
KoS balm
Lather just exploded out of the brush at the start of the process, and I gave it a minute or two of mixing and gradually adding water to end up with something fabulous-looking in the mug and on the brush. On my face, though, slightly unconvincing, and the second and third passes worse. Still haven't got the hang of a pure badger brush, it seems. Back to the Mantic vids, I guess.
Fortunately the EJ is so benign that it could probably be used latherless - another quick close easy incident-free shave.
Tonight:
Hot shower
Trumper's Sandalwood, bowl lathered
New Forest Tubby 2 brush (second use)
EJ DE89, Boots blade (4)
KoS balm
Lather just exploded out of the brush at the start of the process, and I gave it a minute or two of mixing and gradually adding water to end up with something fabulous-looking in the mug and on the brush. On my face, though, slightly unconvincing, and the second and third passes worse. Still haven't got the hang of a pure badger brush, it seems. Back to the Mantic vids, I guess.
Fortunately the EJ is so benign that it could probably be used latherless - another quick close easy incident-free shave.
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- 1,446
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
Monday Evening:
- - Gillette Adjustable razor; 2 passes & polish-up on '6'
- * Slim, U. S of A.-made, H3 birth-season machine[/list:u]
- Rainbow Super stainless blade (Day 4 and resigned)- * 2nd pass was a bit draggy, laggy, saggy & baggy - well, draggy at any rate[/list:u]
- Nanny's Spearmint Cooler soft shave soap- * plenty cool & refreshing stuff - might just be my fave FrostyShave nowadays[/list:u]
- Vie Long 12705 horsehair brush- * basically my 'go to' brush[/list:u]
- MICAlum stick
- Urban Hermit's Black~Pepper~Mint witch hazel- * Thayers' Unscented but scented with EOs[/list:u]
- Floid (Spanish) Genuine Suave ASL[/list:u][/list:u]
- @ Konstantinos: thanks considering my shaky grip on the camera (& reality) much of the time[/list:u]
- @Jamie: Never opened and played with? I could never do that, even if it was my area of interest.
- Then again, when we were kids, we rolled toy vehicles down "the hill" - 'driven' by GI Joes (and such like)
- - soaked in gasoline
- - with lit firecrackers.
- ... and we were the good kids in the village.[/list:u][/list:u][/list:u][/list:u][/list:u][/list:u][/list:u][/list:u][/list:u]
- - with lit firecrackers.
- - soaked in gasoline
- Then again, when we were kids, we rolled toy vehicles down "the hill" - 'driven' by GI Joes (and such like)
- @Jamie: Never opened and played with? I could never do that, even if it was my area of interest.
- @ Konstantinos: thanks considering my shaky grip on the camera (& reality) much of the time[/list:u]
- * Thayers' Unscented but scented with EOs[/list:u]
- * basically my 'go to' brush[/list:u]
- * plenty cool & refreshing stuff - might just be my fave FrostyShave nowadays[/list:u]
- * 2nd pass was a bit draggy, laggy, saggy & baggy - well, draggy at any rate[/list:u]
- * Slim, U. S of A.-made, H3 birth-season machine[/list:u]
- - Gillette Adjustable razor; 2 passes & polish-up on '6'
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- 777
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Simple shave tonight.
EJ89
Asco (3)
Nanny's Lime
Spanish Floid Vigoroso.
I have made great progress with the troublesome bits under the jawline, thanks mostly to persevering with Chrisbell's suggestion of gently stretching the skin upwards to make it easier to hit the target. I suspect I look a little like Mr Bean during this but it really works.
I have also noticed that when I don't apply alum and witch hazel, I don't get the razor burn on the neck. Bizarre, possibly coincidental.
Any roads, a simple, easy and enjoyable shave, back with the EJ after three shaves with the Gillette Slim Adjustable with a Bleue Extra blade. Both superb razors, both quite unique. Thankfully I don't have to choose only one :shave :shave
Next shave, testing the Super Thins in both razors on alternate shaves.
Ainslie
EJ89
Asco (3)
Nanny's Lime
Spanish Floid Vigoroso.
I have made great progress with the troublesome bits under the jawline, thanks mostly to persevering with Chrisbell's suggestion of gently stretching the skin upwards to make it easier to hit the target. I suspect I look a little like Mr Bean during this but it really works.
I have also noticed that when I don't apply alum and witch hazel, I don't get the razor burn on the neck. Bizarre, possibly coincidental.
Any roads, a simple, easy and enjoyable shave, back with the EJ after three shaves with the Gillette Slim Adjustable with a Bleue Extra blade. Both superb razors, both quite unique. Thankfully I don't have to choose only one :shave :shave
Next shave, testing the Super Thins in both razors on alternate shaves.
Ainslie
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EJDE89
Red Personna
Vulfix mix
Maca root cream
Essentials balm
GFT milk of flowers cologne
Another smooth shave, don't know if its the new brush but some nice shaves last
few days.
Red Personna
Vulfix mix
Maca root cream
Essentials balm
GFT milk of flowers cologne
Another smooth shave, don't know if its the new brush but some nice shaves last
few days.
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- Location
- Lisbon, Portugal
Tuesday, 7.Jun.2011
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue SOC 2-band
Valobra, Crema di Sapone Purissima
Mühle R89
Personna Continente
Thayers Witch Hazel Lemon
Bottega Verde Uomo Dopobarba Riparatore
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue SOC 2-band
Valobra, Crema di Sapone Purissima
Mühle R89
Personna Continente
Thayers Witch Hazel Lemon
Bottega Verde Uomo Dopobarba Riparatore
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