Shave of the day W/C Saturday 23 July 2011

[moodymick]

Sunday

Aapri Face Scrub
'58 & Yellow (2)
Arko & Commodore
Nivea ASB

Last DE shave for a couple of days...Fire up the (Wilkinson) Quattro!!

 

[lagaffe]

Sunday

5/8 Joseph Rodgers & Sons Hollow Ground
Arko soap
Simpsons Commodore X1
Jasper Conran Man AS Balm
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS

 

[Jeltz]

Sunday Night

Sprock 6/8 - NF2213 - Vulfix English Rose - Alum - Witch Hazel - Old Spice Whitewater

A nice relaxing end to the weekend.​

 

[Urban Hermit]

Sunday Night:

• - Goodfella Satin Black OC razor
  - Solingen Timor blade
  - Omega 21139 with black rubberised handle
  - Vulfix Persian Musk shave cream
  - Thayers' Superhazel witch hazel
  - Floid (Spanish) Suave ASL

 

[jon_hall]

EJ 89
Some badger thing
Racer (6)
Arko Stick
Real Shaving Co ASB

Quick two pass job tonight. Blade still sharp.

 

[cubert]

Monsavon
NF 2201
HD500
7 o'clock green (2)

Alum
Witch hazel
Barbershop Bayrum

Best shave in recent memory.

 

[N_Architect]

Monday

Rex Eskilstuna 5/8
Omega No. 48
Dr. Henk's' Sandalwood & Vetiver (sample)
Proraso pre/post cream
Miller Harris Fleurs de Bois

 

[JaseB]

Monday

NF silvertip
Nannys Ice and Slice with goat
EJ bull mastiff + GST (1)
Natural Limes A/S
Natural Limes Balm

2 passes + touch ups, smooth and no irritation.

 

[Mikael]

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: New Forest, Tubby 2
Razors: Revisor + Popular
Soap: Cade
AS: Ogallala, Limes and Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
It´s a very nice shaver for the head, the Popular 47. I traded my other head shaver, but this one is very good too, a little more bite but still not scratchy. The Revisor was sweeet too

 

[dodgy]

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage Marshall Fields badger
1958 Executive/Gillette Stainless Steel (vintage)
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
Creed 'Original Cologne'

Had quite a nice shave this morning when I tried another new to me vintage blade. This one's dated K1, which means it's from 1965. Probably one of the first Stainless blades Gillette produced, with no coating on these. Very smooth and sharp........another blade I could use every day without a problem.

BBS results,

Martin

 

[Slow Shaving]

Monday 07-25-11.

Soap from Aleppo 100% oliva - Restored brush with TGN Silvertip Grade A - Edwin Jagger DE89L - Personna Israeli #2 - Pre Myrsol Emulsión - Martin de Candre shaving soap - Alum block - ASB Institut Karité - ASL Myrsol Agua Balsámica.

 

[oversaturn]

Monday, 25.Jul.2011

Predopobarba Proraso
LiJüh&1980 Finest
La Toja jabón de afeitar
Edwin Jagger DE86
Personna Continente
Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber
Edwin Jagger Aloe ASB

My solidarity goes to the people of Norway, who suffered an horrendous attack. Fanaticism, whichever excuse supports it, is a evil for every civilized society.

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[jon_hall]

EJ 89
Some badger thing
Racer (7)
Body Shop Maca Rooy Shaving Cream
Real Shaving Co ASB

Still a decent shave on 7th go, never got that far with one before but definitely on its last legs.

 

[lagaffe]

Monday

1948 Gillette Aristocrat
Shaving Shack Israeli blade
Henk's Royal Leather
Kent BK4
L'Oreal Men Expert Hydra-Energetic Post Shave Balm
Pinaud Citrus Musk AS

 

[bjmoose]

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Soap
Musgo Real Shave Cream
Gillette Super Thin
Gillette 1938 Senator
RazoRock Alum
Musgo Real After Shave Balsam (Balm)

Love the scent of the Musgo products - this was my first try with them. Super thin gave a nice shave, but not as close as the 7 O'clock Black Ninja....

 

[Dr Rick]

Saturday, Sunday and tonight:

Hot shower
La Toja stick, face lathered
Body Shop synthetic brush
Feather Portable
Gillette 7OC Yellow (1,2,3)
GFT Coral skin food

Away for the weekend, so using the current travel rig. Saturday was clean but needed styptic. Sunday was not particularly enjoyable but yielded no carnage and was very very clean in the end. Today was similar - lots of tugging and skipping on the trickier neck passes, but (to my astonishment) zero actual blood on an exploratory tissue at the end. Another clean shave, and quite a lot better than it felt.

On the up side, the brush does dry instantly.

Not sure why I'm getting less enjoyable shaves with this combination - maybe this razor is simply better with a different blade. Will persist a few more days, anyway.