DISCONTINUED, SOTD "themed week" January 30th - February 5th 2012

[johnnypipe]

Monday, January 30, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: DE87
Blade: Gillette
Soap: Proraso
Brush: Duke 2
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

[Balj86]

Happy Monday Everyone!
01/30/2012


I am happy to say that I officially know my technique and getting very consistent BBS shaves!


Prep: Hot shower & Neutrogena Cleansing Facial Bar
Pre Shave: Proraso Pre Dobo (placed in small tub)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Razor/Blade: Merkur 1904 CC w/ Personna Lab (Blue) on day 2
Brush: Semogue Owners Club
Croap: JBM Romero
AS: La Toja Manantiales After Shave Balsamo

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[insomniac]

#15
Gillette Silver Blue
Simpsons Eagle G3/Best
Tabac
Dickinson's WH
Castle Forbes Sandalwood/Cedarwood ASB

 

[tml]

Monday:

Gillette Slim/Super Iridium
M&F Blonde
Nancy Boy Signature Cream
Alum
Lucido
RazoRock King Louis Wax

 

[SLB04]

This morning:

- Veleiro Pre-Shave Soap
- Proraso Crema Pre & Dopo Barba
- Nanny's Gentlemen's Shaving Soap Cedarwood & Vetyver
- H.L. Thäter 2-Band SRP Edition 2011
- Pils 101NE with Polsilver (1)
- Adolfo Dominguez Vetiver Hombre After Shave
- The Handmade Soap Company After Shave Soothing Cream

 

[Deltaboy]

Using Tai Winds this week

 

[xillion]

Mühle R89
Swede
Somerset Chubby 1
Cade soap
Cade Splash

 

[Zephyr]

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1
Razor: Vintage Dovo 6/8 half hollow
Honing Regimen: Chosera 1K - Naniwa SS 3K - 8K - Dragons Tongue - Llyn Melynllyn
Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/Kanayama Cordovan
Soap: Valobra stick
After shave: Knize Ten
Results: The new Dragons Tongue/Llyn Melynllyn arrived today, and inpatient as I am I had to try it immediately. Honed up the new Dovo, and had a extremely nice shave, the razor got very sharp and smooth. First impression of the LM is very good, I will do some more testing the next few wees, but it's very promising so far.

 

[woodsrider]

Monday:

Simpson M7
Penhaligon's English Fern soap
Feather AS with Israeli Personna
Penhaligon's English Fern AS
Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort Balm
Penhaligon's English Fern EdT

 

[RobAtSGH]

Razor: 1962 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade: Gillette 7-O'Clock SharpEdge
Brush: E. Jagger Best Badger Medium
Cream: Cyril R. Salter French Vetiver
Aftershave: Osage Rub
Cologne: Guerlain Vetiver EdT

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[tml]

Monday evening:

Filarmonica Doble Temple 12
Gillette Slim/Super Iridium
M&F Blonde
Nancy Boy Signature Cream
Alum
Floid Blue
RazoRock King Louis Wax

 

[pal]

QCS Key Lime Soap
AOS Pre-shave oil
Bob's Razor Works Amboyna Burl Handled New
Derby Extra
L'Oreal Aftershave Balm
St. Charles Shave "Lime Extract"
Shavemac #177 23mm Silvertip badger

 

[TonyN]

Semogue 2010 Custom Boar / DRH Arlington / Henckels 80 / 444 ASB / Jovan Musk Oil A/S

 

[DirtyDave]

Hardware:

• Merkur HD
• Derby blade
• B&B Essential
• Weller bowl

Software:

• Valobra Crema di Sapone
• Witch hazel
• Lord & Master AS
• Corn Huskers Lotion.

 

[Rufust445]

Monday evening:

Turkish horse hair brush Nr. 6
Body Shop Shave Cream, <2009 formula, laced w. KMF unscented and whipped up in a bowl
Super Adjustable, O-2, set at 4 (first pass) and 3
Gillette Spoiler, 1st shave
Body Shop Razor Relief, <2009 formula

Everything discontinued except the brush and the extra snurdle of KMF unscented.

DFS, near-BBS

 

[Dewaine]

Monday:


Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Best Badger
Soap: Williams
A/S: Pierre Cardin

 

[Optometrist]

5/8 Vintage Garanti-Solingen, Full Hollow Ground, Round Point
Imperial Shave Pegasus III Strop
Rooney 3/1 Silvertip
La Toja Jabon de Afeitar Stick
Cold Water Rinse
Spanish Floid Blue
D.R. Harris Arlington Cologne

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[forcemajeure]

Tuesday 31st

Feather SS & Pro
Frank Shaving Finest butterscotch
Palmolive stick
Dr. Henk's Dutch Moss balm
L'Occitane Jasmine & Green Tea solid perfume

 

[oversaturn]

Tuesday, 31.I.2012

Vitos Predopobarba
Semogue 208 vintage
Lavanda
Edwin Jagger DE89 Barley
Supermax Blue Diamond
Thayers Witch Hazel lemon
Weleda ASB

Another discontinued brush today, this lovely Semogue is one of my favourite boar brushes. I'm glad I have a backup for this one...

 

[fonthunter]

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm Vie-Long 16510 Silvertip Badger Shaving Brush
SOAP/CREAM: Castle Forbes Shaving Cream Levender Essential Oil
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: Filarmonica 13 Doble Temple
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Castle Forbes Aftes shave Balm
COLOGNE: Eau de Cologne LAVANDA Ach. Brito
RESULT: Smooth shave

Have a nice day,
Béla
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