Shave of the day. W/C Saturday 19th Feb 2011
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IanM said:Friday
Merkur 33G
Shark Super Chrome Blade
New Fores 2201 Brush
Erasmic Shaving Cream
Alum
L'Occitane Cade asb
3 pass BBS
Ian
How's the thumb now, Ian?
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:
vintage butterscotch Simpson badger
1934 type Aristocrat/Iridium
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
vintage Caron 'Yatagan' AS
Caron 'Yatagan' EdT
Last time using this razor for a while. Three very nice shaves and it's on to something else. This is one of the milder OC types that fits me pretty darn well.
BBS results,
Martin
vintage butterscotch Simpson badger
1934 type Aristocrat/Iridium
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
vintage Caron 'Yatagan' AS
Caron 'Yatagan' EdT
Last time using this razor for a while. Three very nice shaves and it's on to something else. This is one of the milder OC types that fits me pretty darn well.
BBS results,
Martin
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Friday
iKon Deluxe Bulldog OC
India Wilkinson
Omega Boar
TOBS Sandlewood Shave Soap
Black Suede After Shave
iKon Deluxe Bulldog OC
India Wilkinson
Omega Boar
TOBS Sandlewood Shave Soap
Black Suede After Shave
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Friday: (5th DE shaving this week)
Hot towl
Merkur 34c
Derby blade
Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Taylor of Old Bond St Shaving Cream (Avocado)
Witch Hazel (distilled from Boots chemist)
Proraso Cutting Edge Protective After Shave Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Cologne - No 74 Victorian Lime
Felt like a change today and went for a different scent, not sure about the avocado cream, it works great but the smell in not there for me.
I did a correct second pass today (not going downwards) with a little concern but I got a great shave. I used a little bit of pressure in my cheek area and a little stinging when putting on the paraso after shave cream on (fancied a change from the coral skin food) but not one nick this time!
I stopped at the 2nd pass as my face and still adapting so don't want to rush things and I missed a little area that needed a bit of J-hooking on my chin but I was a little groggy this morning and did not see it till this afternoon.
For the first time in however many years I have shaved all week and no irritation and no dryness in my skin.
Very impressed and happy to now keep shaving every day (except Sunday perhaps) and the wife will be pleased
Hot towl
Merkur 34c
Derby blade
Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Taylor of Old Bond St Shaving Cream (Avocado)
Witch Hazel (distilled from Boots chemist)
Proraso Cutting Edge Protective After Shave Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Cologne - No 74 Victorian Lime
Felt like a change today and went for a different scent, not sure about the avocado cream, it works great but the smell in not there for me.
I did a correct second pass today (not going downwards) with a little concern but I got a great shave. I used a little bit of pressure in my cheek area and a little stinging when putting on the paraso after shave cream on (fancied a change from the coral skin food) but not one nick this time!
I stopped at the 2nd pass as my face and still adapting so don't want to rush things and I missed a little area that needed a bit of J-hooking on my chin but I was a little groggy this morning and did not see it till this afternoon.
For the first time in however many years I have shaved all week and no irritation and no dryness in my skin.
Very impressed and happy to now keep shaving every day (except Sunday perhaps) and the wife will be pleased
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- West Sussex
Friday
Edwin Jagger de87bl
Tiger blade
Palmolive stick + Erasmic cream
Muhle brush
Bulldog post shave balm
A welcome return to the DE after yesterday's rushed cartridge shave, and also a chance to try out my new arrival the Edwin Jagger for the first time. A lovely piece of craftsmanship - I've wanted to try one out for a while but was taking a break from my RAD for a couple of months.
After my first run this morning, I realised there will be a brief learning curve to get used to the balance and angle of the EJ. I did 3 passes, but found it hard to achieve the smoothness I'm accustomed to with my other razors. I particularly noticed some skipping on the ATG pass on my neck, and there's now a little soreness on one side of my neck :? . Will persevere...
Jos
Edwin Jagger de87bl
Tiger blade
Palmolive stick + Erasmic cream
Muhle brush
Bulldog post shave balm
A welcome return to the DE after yesterday's rushed cartridge shave, and also a chance to try out my new arrival the Edwin Jagger for the first time. A lovely piece of craftsmanship - I've wanted to try one out for a while but was taking a break from my RAD for a couple of months.
After my first run this morning, I realised there will be a brief learning curve to get used to the balance and angle of the EJ. I did 3 passes, but found it hard to achieve the smoothness I'm accustomed to with my other razors. I particularly noticed some skipping on the ATG pass on my neck, and there's now a little soreness on one side of my neck :? . Will persevere...
Jos
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Friday PM.
Musgo Real Glyce lime oil soap
Hot flannel
'63 Gillette slim adjustable
Crystal Platinum (2)
Kent BK2
TOBS sandalwood cream, bowl-lathered
Boots witch hazel
Nivea Sensitive A/S balm
3 passes: WTG, XTG, XTG/ATG hybrid, plus touch-ups
Set slim to 5 for WTG pass, forgot to dial-down for first XTG pass, then remembered, so dialed-down to 4 for second XTG pass, then to 2 for touch-ups.
Result: DFS. Setting 2 still isn't getting all the hairs from under my jawline with the touch-ups, but, if I go too aggressive, I get irritation. The part of my chin where I got two weepers last time did look a bit red again, but no bleeding this time.
I've decided to use-up the Crystals in my Merkur HD. They seem to suit it and I get three decent shaves from them; however, in the slim, they only seem to give 1 or 2 shaves before dragging and generally not gliding nicely. Have ditched this blade and replaced it with a Supermax Stainless from the pack that Max (FrenchBlade) included with the razor.
Musgo Real Glyce lime oil soap
Hot flannel
'63 Gillette slim adjustable
Crystal Platinum (2)
Kent BK2
TOBS sandalwood cream, bowl-lathered
Boots witch hazel
Nivea Sensitive A/S balm
3 passes: WTG, XTG, XTG/ATG hybrid, plus touch-ups
Set slim to 5 for WTG pass, forgot to dial-down for first XTG pass, then remembered, so dialed-down to 4 for second XTG pass, then to 2 for touch-ups.
Result: DFS. Setting 2 still isn't getting all the hairs from under my jawline with the touch-ups, but, if I go too aggressive, I get irritation. The part of my chin where I got two weepers last time did look a bit red again, but no bleeding this time.
I've decided to use-up the Crystals in my Merkur HD. They seem to suit it and I get three decent shaves from them; however, in the slim, they only seem to give 1 or 2 shaves before dragging and generally not gliding nicely. Have ditched this blade and replaced it with a Supermax Stainless from the pack that Max (FrenchBlade) included with the razor.
Thursday Evening
Got so bored of listening to the utter, utter bullshit on Question Time I thought it time for an enjoyable, honest shave:
Merkur Futur + Feather (2)
Semogue 1305
Cade ss
Cade splash
Have really fallen for the Semogue: simply a lovely brush to hold, use and admire. A lil' splash of Cade and I'm off to bed smelling like high-class joiner.
Got so bored of listening to the utter, utter bullshit on Question Time I thought it time for an enjoyable, honest shave:
Merkur Futur + Feather (2)
Semogue 1305
Cade ss
Cade splash
Have really fallen for the Semogue: simply a lovely brush to hold, use and admire. A lil' splash of Cade and I'm off to bed smelling like high-class joiner.
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Friday
Well didnt have a shave today - thought I would let me neck rest a little - BUT spent a good half hour in the bath room sitting on the edge of the bath just "playing" with my brush and the W/Sword soap to try and get a good lather, thought better to use this to practice rather than use the better soaps I have on order.
Things are looking good, wife wasn't too impressed with having to wash all the lather of the bathroom tiles :shave
Well didnt have a shave today - thought I would let me neck rest a little - BUT spent a good half hour in the bath room sitting on the edge of the bath just "playing" with my brush and the W/Sword soap to try and get a good lather, thought better to use this to practice rather than use the better soaps I have on order.
Things are looking good, wife wasn't too impressed with having to wash all the lather of the bathroom tiles :shave
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- Location
- Lisbon, Portugal
Friday, 25.Feb.2011
Predopobarba Proraso
LiJün&1980 Finest
Valobra crema sapone alla mandorla
Gillette Slim Adjustable
Gillette Bleue Extra
Institut Karité Baume Après Rasage Hydratant
Predopobarba Proraso
LiJün&1980 Finest
Valobra crema sapone alla mandorla
Gillette Slim Adjustable
Gillette Bleue Extra
Institut Karité Baume Après Rasage Hydratant
Friday AM
Bath
Goodfella Black Satin - now affectionately known as "Michelle"
Crystal IP (1)
T&H Super BB
Palmolive SS/Cream Mix
WTG, XTG ☛☚, XTG ☚☛ & ATG + touch ups.
Thayers Astringent with Aloe
Trumpers Sandalwood Skin Food - part of their sample pack.
No splash as I'm not going anywhere today and I love the smell of the Trumpers. Might just have to get me a big bottle of this.
Thought I was getting better and better at this shaving lark but for some reason or other, the one thing I have been doing for years, I didn't quite get my lather right, too thin, so didn't get the glide that I normally get with the Palmolive Mix - a mix I have been using for a number of years. Went ahead with the shave anyway and must say that I surprised myself. What a smooth shave. Absolutely no irritation whatsoever. Think I'm getting to grips with Michelle, no nicks for the first time since she turned up at my door.
So would like to thank the guys/gals on this forum for all the info that has helped me attain my first DFS since I came back to DE shaving. Really enjoyed todays shave
Bath
Goodfella Black Satin - now affectionately known as "Michelle"
Crystal IP (1)
T&H Super BB
Palmolive SS/Cream Mix
WTG, XTG ☛☚, XTG ☚☛ & ATG + touch ups.
Thayers Astringent with Aloe
Trumpers Sandalwood Skin Food - part of their sample pack.
No splash as I'm not going anywhere today and I love the smell of the Trumpers. Might just have to get me a big bottle of this.
Thought I was getting better and better at this shaving lark but for some reason or other, the one thing I have been doing for years, I didn't quite get my lather right, too thin, so didn't get the glide that I normally get with the Palmolive Mix - a mix I have been using for a number of years. Went ahead with the shave anyway and must say that I surprised myself. What a smooth shave. Absolutely no irritation whatsoever. Think I'm getting to grips with Michelle, no nicks for the first time since she turned up at my door.
So would like to thank the guys/gals on this forum for all the info that has helped me attain my first DFS since I came back to DE shaving. Really enjoyed todays shave
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Friday, 02-25-11.
Soap from Aleppo 100% olive - Rooney 1/3 Silvertip - Merkur 25C - Israeli Personna #1 - Pre PREP - Col Conk Almond shaving soap - Alumbre - Toner Thayers Original - ASL Honeybee Gardens Bay Rum + ASL handmade Garrapatero's Bay Rum.
The col conk is a champ when lathering.
Soap from Aleppo 100% olive - Rooney 1/3 Silvertip - Merkur 25C - Israeli Personna #1 - Pre PREP - Col Conk Almond shaving soap - Alumbre - Toner Thayers Original - ASL Honeybee Gardens Bay Rum + ASL handmade Garrapatero's Bay Rum.
The col conk is a champ when lathering.
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- 181
- Location
- Aberdeen
Friday + next 3 shaves
//New Forest 2211//Merkur 34G HD+ & 7 O Clock Black//La Toja Shave Cream//Floid Blue A/S + 444//
IMG_0782 by Madhighlander99, on Flickr
First shave with the La Toja cream,very impressed and the same great scent as the soap.
Mark
//New Forest 2211//Merkur 34G HD+ & 7 O Clock Black//La Toja Shave Cream//Floid Blue A/S + 444//
IMG_0782 by Madhighlander99, on Flickr
First shave with the La Toja cream,very impressed and the same great scent as the soap.
Mark
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MWF Hand Soap,
Tabac SS Stick,
Simpson Special in Best,
Dovo 5/8,
Razorock Alum,
GFT Limes SF,
L'Occitan Edt.
In a hurry today! Not a great shave.
Tomorrows the weekend...
Tabac SS Stick,
Simpson Special in Best,
Dovo 5/8,
Razorock Alum,
GFT Limes SF,
L'Occitan Edt.
In a hurry today! Not a great shave.
Tomorrows the weekend...
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Friday Night:
Tonight saw the usual ample application of cold water rinses between passes, as well as the return of the face-dunking in a sink-full of cold, clear, fresh water - much more of that in the near and foreseeable future!
Tonight saw the usual ample application of cold water rinses between passes, as well as the return of the face-dunking in a sink-full of cold, clear, fresh water - much more of that in the near and foreseeable future!
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- * Merkur 40C Barrel-Handled
- o aka The Big Blue Butt-Plug[/list:u]
* Gillette (Malaysia) Super Nacet Platinum
* Vie Long 13723- o or as I usually call it: Old Scout[/list:u]
* Wildfields East Cape Manuka Oil hard shave soap- o second go; still working on water to product ratios[/list:u]
* Humphreys Cucumber Melon Witch Hazel
* Edouard Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla ASL- o a slightly long-ish name, but a great splash[/list:u][/list:u]
- o second go; still working on water to product ratios[/list:u]
- o or as I usually call it: Old Scout[/list:u]
- o aka The Big Blue Butt-Plug[/list:u]
- * Merkur 40C Barrel-Handled
- hmmm, might need to make up some ice cubes[/list:u][/list:u][/list:u][/list:u]
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