SOTD: November 14 thru November 20 2011

drumana · Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 5051

Thursday

Muhle R89 with Derby
Simpson Commodore X2
QED shave soap: Pine & Cedarwood
homemade aftershave

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-Andrew-

CMur12 · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:10 pm Post subject:

Thursday Night:

iKon Bulldog razor with safety bars
Super Iridium blade

Semogue 1305 shaving brush
Cella soft shaving soap

Lather made in a bowl, as always.

Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel, blended with a bit of lather and massaged into the skin.

- Murray

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Give me Soap or give me death!

Flash G · Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Posts: 1399

Floris No. 89 Shaving Soap
Vulfix # 2235 Super
Merkur HD 34G
Super Iridium
Geo. F. Trumper's Coral Skin Food

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Eric

nteeman · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:28 am Post subject: Friday's Shave

Razor: Mühle R41
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (Shave #3)
Brush: Simpson Eagle #3
Cream/Soap: JM Fraser’s Original Shave Cream
A/S: Nivea for Men Artic Freeze After Shave

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-Neal (DE user since 1998)
I shave therefore I am

LouisIII · Joined: 21 Apr 2009 Posts: 319 Location: European Union

Muhle R41/ Rapira blade
Thater '1' Silvertip
I Coloniali soap (first use)
Nivea Sensitive balm

What a unique soap this is. The consistency is somewhere between a hard soap and Cella; pliable, clay-like. The scent is disconcertingly foody, and quite overwhelming upon first use. The menthol content, often described as minimal, was for me, pronounced. Not ideal in mid-November. The lather, however, is excellent; wonderfully wet, glistening abundant creaminess, providing superb cushion and slickness, and a nice soft, irritation free post shave feeling (iciness notwithstanding). I can certainly envision this soap as somebody's ideal - its downsides are subjective I suppose. The scent and the menthol content are not really my cup of tea though; I'll likely sandwich bag it and perhaps give it another try in the summer.

Nick Freeh · Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 1247 Location: Chicago, IL

Friday, November 18, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long Gonzalo Boar/Horsehair
Soap or Cream: D.R. Harris Lavender Soap
A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel, Wesley & Scott Lavender Balm

Another fine shave this morning!

Zot! · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:42 am Post subject:

Dovo Best str8
EJ Chatsworth de
Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow (2)
Shavemac 21mm Silvertip
AoS Unscented Shave Cream
Colose le Commandant AS

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Ron

close shave · Joined: 04 Sep 2009 Posts: 1083 Location: U.S.

Friday

iKon S3S
Gillette Super Thin
KMF Cool Mint Shave Cream
Wellington Woodcrafts Silvertip
BEA After Shave Balm
Herve Leger Homme

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JERRY

Squire · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:14 am Post subject:

Friday morning:

Rooney No. 1 large brush
RazoRock Classic shave soap
Gillette Super adjustable razor
Gillette Bleue Extra blade
Taylor Sandalwood aftershave

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Regards,
Squire

TRBeck · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 4368 Location: Texas

Semogue 2010 LE silvertip
Queen Charlotte Provence
Mühle R89 w/7 O'Clock #7
Thayer's aftershave splash

Why use anything else?

Regards,

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Regards,
Tim

Why should we not meet, not always as dyspeptics, to tell our bad dreams, but sometimes as eupeptics, to congratulate each other on the ever-glorious morning? - Henry David Thoreau

Thalay Sagar · Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 3548 Location: Roanoke, Virginia

Good morning. Friday:

Jaggerooney w/Dorco 301, #1
The Brush of Eternal Shame
QCS Provence soap
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Harris Pink
Pen's Castile

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Best,
Chris

"Just shave, baby!" Al Davis

Mike R · Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 1971 Location: Twin Cities

Friday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 2
Cream: RazoRock
Razor: Gillette '59 (E-2) HD Adjustable
Blade: Astra
A/S: Trumper's Lime Skin Food
Cologne: SCS Sandalwood

Mike

brothers · Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 7937 Location: Oklahoma City USA

Friday

Williams Soap
Plisson
Gillette "46 Aristocrat
Personna Prep
444 After Shave balm

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Gary

moz68 · Joined: 19 Jul 2010 Posts: 419

iKon Modern
Feather
M&F Emillion
GTP - G5
Fitjar Wild Thing SC**
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S
Ebano & Ebano A/S Balm

Kilian - Back to Black

** Thanks Chris!!!

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Jesse

"But to you I was faceless I was fawning, I was boring Just a child from those ugly new houses
Who could never begin to know " - Morrissey

Thalay Sagar · Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 3548 Location: Roanoke, Virginia

TRBeck · Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 4368 Location: Texas

Chris, glad you're digging it. I'd have felt bad after talking it up if it didn't impress. I'm going to use my Provence for the weekend. Assuming no irritation after extended use like that, I am going to really consider exclusivity with this for soaps and Alraz Bombs for creams. Not that I have much else left except for 60 or so Arko sticks and 80+ Palmolives. But even those beloved favorites might at least go on indefinite hiatus.

Regards,

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Regards,
Tim

Why should we not meet, not always as dyspeptics, to tell our bad dreams, but sometimes as eupeptics, to congratulate each other on the ever-glorious morning? - Henry David Thoreau

ShadowsDad · Joined: 29 Sep 2011 Posts: 1226 Location: Central Maine

For variety?

Friday AM: Menthol Day Bigtime!!

Blazingly hot towel for a few minutes (multiple immersions to keep it hot)
Bigelow Cream w/added menthol
Rooney 3/1 SS
Gillette '40s gold Tech
Polsilver Super Iridium (1- blade test)
Menthol AS

An extremely comfortable BBS. I don't think I could cut myself with this razor if I slid it sideways! Or so it felt anyway, I don't intend to test that. I finished up the face freeze with more menthol. Very nice feel.

While it was a BBS, typical of a mild razor BBS, it doesn't look BBS. I have no doubt that in a few hours it'll be a DFS whereas a BBS with a razor capable of a 2 pass BBS would last almost 8 hours before growing back to a DFS.

The case for multiple razors as I see it: (assuming one uses aggressive razors)
A few months ago I mothballed my mild razors once I realized how much I loved aggressive razors. I didn't think mild razors would ever again be useful to me, and why have them available if I wasn't going to use them? OK, so I've been realizing something. When I return to a mild razor I'm forced to get technique perfect if I want a BBS. It's not just a matter of multiple passes. Because of the miniscule blade exposure, angle is absolutely critical. Where I'm going with this is, it's a mini course in forcing good technique. Those months ago I brought my mild razors out of retirement and I'll keep them available. I'll return to them periodically for the fine tuning of my technique. Mild razors have their place.

Thalay Sagar · Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 3548 Location: Roanoke, Virginia

Tim, at least the Plamolive and Arko have a good shelf life. Laughing

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Best,
Chris

"Just shave, baby!" Al Davis

druphus · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:20 am Post subject:

Friday, 18 November 2011

Proraso Red Shaving Cream
No. 12 Briar Plisson 2-band EW Shaving Brush
1954 Gillette Super Speed Razor (Z-2)
Gillette Bleue Extra Blade
Pino Silvestre Classico After Shave Splash

Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EdT

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Regards,
Andy

DGB452 · Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 644

Friday!

F&M/EJ Chatsworth & Feather
Plisson Ebony Wood #14 European White
T&H's Lavender Soft Shaving Cream
D.R. Harris' Arlington After Shave
D.R. Harris' Arlington Cologne

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