SOTD October 16th - October 22nd

[battleboar]

Merkur HD
Omega Boar Brush
Palmolive Lather Cream
Aqua Velva

 

[scarface]

Hey Rajeeve...
How are you enjoying your Elegant??
What brush do you own that you would compare it to??
IAMLOVING mine !!
Learning curve on the soaps...tho.

Rick,

The "Elegant" has been a pleasure to use. It whips up lather very easily (even with soaps) and hold just the right amount of water.

The knot on this brush is out of this world. It's soft like my Vulfix #41 Silvertip yet it is scrubby like my Duke 3 Best as well. It's the best of both worlds.

For the price (If you can still get it for $59 or less) it is a must have. Good Knot, beautiful handle what else could you ask for in a brush.

When my PJ2 super comes in I'll let you know how it compares to this brush.

 

[PalmettoB]

Tuesday:
Good shave today. Was worried about a dentist visit this A.M. and my shave this morning really had a calming effect.

Prep: Hot facecloth
T&H Ultimate Comfort Shave Cream
T&H Pure Badger brush
Gillette SS with Derby Extra blade
witch hazel splash
T&H Ultimate Comfort A/S balm

One spot on my neck still giving me trouble. Gotta try Mantic's J-hook.

 

[crackstar]

oooohhhhhh, I'd be scared stiff to try the J hook!

Jeff

 

[PalmettoB]

Yeah, might be kinda scary on my neck.

 

[crackstar]

that's for sure!

Jeff

 

[Jack Bauer]

Merkur HD w/merkur
Chubby 1 super
pre de provence shave soap
witch hazel
nb asb

Creed GIT

Chris

 

[tu00tf]

If my media reader was working, I'd post a pic of today's shave. However, since it isn't, boring text follows:

- Merkur HD w/ Israeli Personna (2nd use)
- Proraso Omega boar brush
- Speick shaving cream
- alum block
- Speick aftershave splash
- Coral skin food

 

[peacefrog]

Took the pic prior to shaving and changed my mind of the aftershave balm. I went with the Proraso (so both pre and post) instead of the Nuetrogena.

 

[madmedic]

Merkur Futur/Tesco Blade
Kent BK4
C-T Cedar and Lemon SC
Alum Block
C-T A/S Balm
Birch Extract Hair Tonic

Knize Ten EDT

Brian

 

[rtaylor61]

Merkur Slant with Feather blade
Honeybee Sue's Lavender Shaving Soap
Simpson PJ2 Best Badger
DR Harris A/S Milk
Pinaud Clubman A/S Lotion

Randy

 

[Stauff]

Taylors Saint-James cream
Chubby 1 super
Merkur Progress w/ Euro Gillette blade
Proraso AS splash
proraso pre/post

 

[SSLStudio]

To shave or Not to Shave ....well I decided to Shave.

While brushing teeth put on Proraso Pre.

-Hot shower 2-3min.

-Gillette Excecutive Silver-Super Max 2nd use!
-Muhle Pinsel
-Mama Bear old Spice soap -super lather
-The body shop for men shave cream with sesame oil -super lather
-Old Spice a/s
-Thayer W/H
-Proraso milk a/s balm
-Flores de Narscissum EDC.

I made "SuperLather" when I read Leisure guy's post how to make it and watched Mantic's You tube.
Extreme copious amount of Lather really Really Enjoyed my shave....
No irritation at all if its due to superlather or the super max Id like to think the combination worked together. hmmm nice I under estimated these blades.

 

[180gVinyl]

Mach 3

Vulfix "The Grosvenor" Badger/Bristle
Taylor's Lavender
Proraso Pre/Post


Van Cleef & Arpels Tsar EdT

 

[TimmyBoston]

Slant - Derby Day 6
3118
NB Cream
Proraso Pre/Post
Alum Block
Baxters ASB
Proraso A/S
LP #9 - I love this stuff so much I think I could bathe in it.

Not a great shave today, lots of nicks and some irritation, close but not BBS. I think I may have let the Derby go a day too long.

 

[crackstar]

Omega brush
Dovo straight razor
Erasmic shaving soap
St-Ives Intensive Relief moisturizer
Santos de Cartier edt

a close call this morning--I had to answer the phone at 6:30 AM, while I was shaving, so I almost cut myself big time!

Jeff

 

[fuerein]

Merkur Classic 1904
Derby blade
C&E Almond
Alum
Nivea balm

Well, for the last two weeks or so I hadn't shaved... Just couldn't get up in the morning early enough. I was feeling very lazy. Shaved off the two weeks growth on Monday, learned that can be a pain even with a DE... Maybe a straight would be alot easier for that but I don't own a straight, so... Finally getting back into the daily shave.

 

[Tinzien]

Merkur HD w/ Derby (Day 1)
Pacific Shave Oil
C&E Almond Oil Shave Cream
Thayer WH
Coral Skin Food

Comme des Garçons "Anbar" EDC

A simple, quick 2 pass shave this morning. I ran out of time so my face has some rough spots but no irritation or razor burn so I will mark the shave as a win.

 

[Edcculus]

Used my new Edwin Jagger Best Badger brush this morning. Awesome brush!

 

[MaxTO]

- SMF I Brush
- Merkur HD w/ Israeli Personna blade
- Moss scuttle
- Trumper's Violet
- Trumper's Coral Skin Food as pre-shave
- Alum block
- T&H Indian Limes Aftershave Balm

can't remember the last time I've had such a smooth shave without any irritation