Shave of the day w/c Saturday 17th October 2009

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Monday

Futur
Gillette 'Swede'
Simpson's Best Badger Special
D.R. Harris Arlington Shave Stick (home made)*
Nivea asb

After 'stick week', I have decided that I find the stick format more convenient for me to use than a cake and a bowl. So I decided to try and convert one of my cakes of soap to a stick, which I did yesterday afternoon. Used it this morning, and it worked great!

I grated the Arlington cake, and pressed the gratings into a an old 35mm film cannister. It gave me a stick that was the same diameter as a Palmolive stick, but shorter. I removed it from the film tun and wrapped it in foil.

Ian
 
Monday

At last! Finally got away from Mekur 38.

Gillette Fatboy set at 5 with red personna, Mach 3
Duke 3
Art of Shaving unscented cream
Alum
DR Harris Cucumbers and rose moisturiser
Dirty Bird brush scuttle and lather bowl, IKEA mug for brush soak.

Felt very different using the Fatboy. Didn't feel close like the Merkur - made no change in passes or pressure. But results just as good.

The brush scuttle was ideally suited to the size of the Duke 3. Warm lather for all passes and no degradation in quality. AOS cream is excellent too, so a satisfying all round experience today.
 

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Tuesday

O Melhor cream
SC-68
Merkur HD
Iridium D5
Alum
Aqua Velva with 444

Five fantastic shaves out of the Iridium. It shaves very much like the Super Thins. It just costs $ 0.45 p/blade where as the Super Thins cost $ 0.036 p/blade.
 
Tuesday

Gillette '71 Superspeed (black handle)
Gillette 'Swede'
Simpson's Best Badger Special
D.R. Harris Arlington Shave Stick (home made)
Nivea asb

Ian
 
Denim day to celebrate my newest straight razor score, a NOS Dorko 114!

  • Semogue Extra Dense Silvertip
  • Denim Original Shaving Cream
  • Dorko 114 11/16
  • Denim Original After Shave Splash
  • 444 After Shave Balm
  • Denim Original Eau de Toilette[/list:u]

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Monday & Tuesday

Trumpers Coral Skin Food
Dovo Shavette w/ Merkur (1st Pass)
Merkur HD w/ Astra Keramik (2nd & 3rd passes)
Gents Shop Silvertip
Proraso
King Of Shaves SPF8 moisturiser

Learning to use a shave with a straight one pass at a time.......... (even if it is a *fake* straight).
 
Tuesday night

Because I'm going in to the office tomorrow for the first time since December 12th last year (I have to go and have my PC looked at by the decorative intern) I've spruced up my head, mowed down the 1/16" of suede that it had sprouted...

B&B Essential
Real Shave Co Shave² Cream
1958 Gillette British TV Special
Bluebird (5)
Boots Teatree & Witch Hazel
 
Wednesday

Godrej Menthol Mist cream
SC68
Merkur HD
Gillette Goal D1
Alum
Aqua Velva with 444

My last shave in Jakarta, this trip. Heading to Houston via Moskow. A 1.5 hr stop over will hopefully be enough time to give some good vodka a bit of a nudge.
 
Trumpers Coral Skin Food
Merkur HD w/ Astra Keramik (4th use)
Gents Shop Silvertip
Proraso
King Of Shaves SPF8 moisturiser

Face been feeling very raw so knocked the Dovo Shavette experiment on the head for a bit. Decided to go back to fidelity to get my technique back, I'm going to stick to the above setup and a 2-pass, both N-S, shave until I run out of Proraso which I *think* will be about 2-3 weeks.
 
Wednesday

Gillette Superspeed ('71, black handle)
Gillette "Swede"
Simpson's Best Badger Special
Proraso (green tube)
Nivea asb

Needed waking up this morning, so Proraso for the win.

Ian
 
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