Shave of the day W/C Saturday 9th July
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EJ DE89
W/Sword Blade
Vulfix Bodger
Maca Root Cream
Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage and Cedar
Didn't shave yesterday and was in fact thinking of not bothering today. However the thought of a leisurely Sunday shave was too much to resist and I'm glad I did. Lovely head and face shave. Sage and cedar seems apt for a sunny summer Sunday too.....
W/Sword Blade
Vulfix Bodger
Maca Root Cream
Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage and Cedar
Didn't shave yesterday and was in fact thinking of not bothering today. However the thought of a leisurely Sunday shave was too much to resist and I'm glad I did. Lovely head and face shave. Sage and cedar seems apt for a sunny summer Sunday too.....
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:
vintage Marshall Fields badger
1970s Schick M type adjustable injector/ Personna Twinjector (NOS)
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation tallow version)
Compos do Jordao AS
Hermes 'Eau de Cologne' (vintage)
Interesting shave today when using these old blades. Years ago before starting the DE journey, these were my favorites in my go to injector. I'd tried maybe 6-7 various types and the Twins worked the best so I stuck with those for a long time. I wanted to revisit these for comparison after having tried a bunch more excellent vintage blades.
Man, I almost tossed this Personna because it wasn't as smooth and sharp as I remembered. Nope, compared to the other types I've used recently, the Twins were a bit of a rough road. Yeah, a little pulling was felt during the shave, and the results fall just short of BBS. Very good, but not great.
Heh, I bought many cases (12 packs of 6) of these blades years ago from ebay and sold a bunch off when the DE took over. I still have one NOS case and this might be a good time to unload em somewhere. No sense in me keeping em for myself.
nearly BBS results,
Martin
vintage Marshall Fields badger
1970s Schick M type adjustable injector/ Personna Twinjector (NOS)
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation tallow version)
Compos do Jordao AS
Hermes 'Eau de Cologne' (vintage)
Interesting shave today when using these old blades. Years ago before starting the DE journey, these were my favorites in my go to injector. I'd tried maybe 6-7 various types and the Twins worked the best so I stuck with those for a long time. I wanted to revisit these for comparison after having tried a bunch more excellent vintage blades.
Man, I almost tossed this Personna because it wasn't as smooth and sharp as I remembered. Nope, compared to the other types I've used recently, the Twins were a bit of a rough road. Yeah, a little pulling was felt during the shave, and the results fall just short of BBS. Very good, but not great.
Heh, I bought many cases (12 packs of 6) of these blades years ago from ebay and sold a bunch off when the DE took over. I still have one NOS case and this might be a good time to unload em somewhere. No sense in me keeping em for myself.
nearly BBS results,
Martin
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Sunday shave
Prep: Hot shower and Proraso for head
Brush: Polo 8
Razors: Wade and Butcher + Old type DE for head
Superlather: Nannys Eucalyptus + Top Secret
AS: Old Spice, Fresh Lime
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Wonderful blade this W&B, scales where so dry when I found her (blade was in very good nick w almost no hone wear though), but Neil managed to save and improve them way more that I thought was possible. Both face and dome´s clean and soft as a Catfish belly today
Brush: Polo 8
Razors: Wade and Butcher + Old type DE for head
Superlather: Nannys Eucalyptus + Top Secret
AS: Old Spice, Fresh Lime
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Wonderful blade this W&B, scales where so dry when I found her (blade was in very good nick w almost no hone wear though), but Neil managed to save and improve them way more that I thought was possible. Both face and dome´s clean and soft as a Catfish belly today
- Messages
- 931
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- Lisbon, Portugal
Sunday, 10.Jul.2011
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 830
Cella Crema Sapone Extra Extra Purissima
Edwin Jagger DE86
Bolzano Superinox
Thayers Witch Hazel Lemon
Aftershave O Melhor
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 830
Cella Crema Sapone Extra Extra Purissima
Edwin Jagger DE86
Bolzano Superinox
Thayers Witch Hazel Lemon
Aftershave O Melhor
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- 1,446
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
Saturday Evening:
Firstly, an apology; I do that the incredibly very few times I'm not right. This is my second, not my first flair-tip. The first is my Gillette 1958 TV Special Rocket.
Very good, smooth shave in 2 over & 3 below the jawline passes, & polish. Though, following Friday night's Eclipse Red Ring action, there wasn't a huge amount to shear off, still, it was nicely done, all-in-all.
- - Gillette Flair-Tip Rocket
- ~ English-made; late 1950s I think
- Erasmic Bowl shave soap
- Omega 21139 brush- ~ rubberised-handle, boar
- MICAlum stick
- Thayers' Lavender witch hazel
- Royall Lyme ASL
Firstly, an apology; I do that the incredibly very few times I'm not right. This is my second, not my first flair-tip. The first is my Gillette 1958 TV Special Rocket.
Very good, smooth shave in 2 over & 3 below the jawline passes, & polish. Though, following Friday night's Eclipse Red Ring action, there wasn't a huge amount to shear off, still, it was nicely done, all-in-all.
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- 3,572
- Location
- ATH
Sunday
Unnamed straight (looks like Sheffield blade, 1/2 or 1/4 hollow)
Acca Kappa 1869 (veggie)
Semogue 2000
Prada Infusion D'Homme after shave balm
[Prada Infusion D'Homme Eau de Toilette]
A shave to remember, one of the closest and effortless ones I have had so far. Technique is improving constantly, the new Neil Miller strop is doing a terrific job, the ritual literally starts to feel as easy as shaving with a DE (but I said "starts" - we have a long way yet until it really feels like so...)
Unnamed straight (looks like Sheffield blade, 1/2 or 1/4 hollow)
Acca Kappa 1869 (veggie)
Semogue 2000
Prada Infusion D'Homme after shave balm
[Prada Infusion D'Homme Eau de Toilette]
A shave to remember, one of the closest and effortless ones I have had so far. Technique is improving constantly, the new Neil Miller strop is doing a terrific job, the ritual literally starts to feel as easy as shaving with a DE (but I said "starts" - we have a long way yet until it really feels like so...)
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Sunday 07-10-11.
Soap from Aleppo 100% oliva - Morris & Forndran Two Bands 25X53 - Gillette Aristocrat #58 - Shark #1- Pre JASÖN - TOBS Jermyn Street Collection shaving cream - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASL TOBS Jermyn Street Collection.
Soap from Aleppo 100% oliva - Morris & Forndran Two Bands 25X53 - Gillette Aristocrat #58 - Shark #1- Pre JASÖN - TOBS Jermyn Street Collection shaving cream - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASL TOBS Jermyn Street Collection.
SUNDAY EVENING
Hot sponge and MWF prep
Merkur 38C
Derby Extra
New Forest Super badger one off
Trumper Sandalwood cream
Trumper lime skin food
3 pass shave. BBS. Lovely.
I actually don't get on badly with the Derby blades. However, I am now going to start the process of trying a variety of others. The Derby will be my point of reference.
Hot sponge and MWF prep
Merkur 38C
Derby Extra
New Forest Super badger one off
Trumper Sandalwood cream
Trumper lime skin food
3 pass shave. BBS. Lovely.
I actually don't get on badly with the Derby blades. However, I am now going to start the process of trying a variety of others. The Derby will be my point of reference.
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- Location
- The Netherlands
Sunday:
Gem pushbutton (first time I used an SE)
Gem stainless steel blade
Semogue Caravela brush
La Toya shaving soap
Weleda ASB
Gem pushbutton (first time I used an SE)
Gem stainless steel blade
Semogue Caravela brush
La Toya shaving soap
Weleda ASB
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Tardy, tardy, tardy:blush:
Saturday
TV Rocket & Astra (1)
Proraso & EJ BB
Proraso AS
nice and easy does it:icon_razz:
Sunday
TVR & Astra (2)
C&S 88 & EJ BB
Nivea ASB
finally got round to buying (yet) another Le Creuset mini casserole dish from TK Maxx yesterday, so the 88 now has a proper home. So it will get played with more often as it is sat there on the shelf shouting 'pick me!...pick me!!' every morning
Saturday
TV Rocket & Astra (1)
Proraso & EJ BB
Proraso AS
nice and easy does it:icon_razz:
Sunday
TVR & Astra (2)
C&S 88 & EJ BB
Nivea ASB
finally got round to buying (yet) another Le Creuset mini casserole dish from TK Maxx yesterday, so the 88 now has a proper home. So it will get played with more often as it is sat there on the shelf shouting 'pick me!...pick me!!' every morning
