ITALY/GERMANY, SOTD "themed week" 2nd July - 8th July 2012

[Antique Hoosier]

Fantastic July 4th Shave Today!

Carl Monkhouse C-MON "Blackie 11/16
Tony Miller 4 Sided Pasted Paddle Strop
Tony Miller 3" Latigo Heirloom Strop
Semogue 1305 Boar
Tressemann & Vogt Limoges France Shaving Mug Circa 1901
VDH Shaving Soap
Geo. F. Trumper "GFT" Shaving Cream
Blenheim Bouquet Aftershave Splash
Blenheim Bouquet EDT
Tabac Hair Cream

Heading out for a day of hiking in Brown County Indiana State Park

 

[Toff]

SHAVE OF THE DAY
JULY 4, 2012

The 236th YEAR OF OUR FREEDOMS

I stopped and thought; how very lucky we have been as individuals and as a newly
integrating nation of people. We were able to earn enough that we could AFFORD to
import products. Then we drew in the Immigrants who had those skills to help us
learn the methods to make our own razors, strops and hones. And, of course,
everything else we needed and later...wanted.

Today's Looonnng shave is a small sampling of some of the products we are so
fortunate as to be able to afford.

Prep: Long luxurious shower.. How nice it is to have controllable temperature water
in abundance!


Soap: The old fashioned cheap Colgate's soap puck. Lucky to have soaps in abundance
as over the counter items and not have to make them locally!

Brush: A 1950's "Century" boar bristle. One of hundreds of makes and brands made
here and abroad

Razors: Again, just a few shown with at least an area pass over my face from each
one. After a century on some, they are still useful! A Genco, Hahn, Simmons'
Hardware "Keen Kutter," Robison "Shure Edge," and the beloved Case Co. "Red Imp."
Again only few of the literally hundreds of brand names available over the years. I
probably should have included the DE and SE razors that made the shaving difference
in this country. So well Bally-hoo'd they were, and useful too!!

Mug: Our own Shulton's "Old Spice" as a representative of the thousands of mugs that
were made and still are being crafted in this country.

Splash: N.O.S. 1950's Hess "Rose Face Lotion" HESS Hair Milk Laboratories of St
Paul, Minnesota, A supply business with a huge selection of tonsorial products. Over
a Century selling to the the Barbershop trade and now with different products, the
beauty trade.

Hone: A Genco made by American Hone Company. A representative of the many hone and strop makers.

And, The Other Mug: It has been a very wonderful thing for me to have been given the
opportunity of being born here in The United States of America!

Perhaps, we should consider this as another Thanksgiving Day
Take Care and be Well!
~Richard
​

 

[Obelit]

Gentlemen, here is today's shave menu:

Razor: Le Grelot ebony wood
Razor: Fatboy
Blade: Perma Sharp Super
Brush: Thater
Cream: Violet by Trumper
Pre-shave: Edwin Jagger
Face lather
Scuttle: Moss
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: Old Spice

 

[mdevine]

Semogue 610
La Toja Manantiales
Diplomat/Astra SP
C.O. Bigelow Elixir Black ASB
Bulgari Black EdT

 

[cryhavoc]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
​

Wednesday - July 4, 2012

Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM SS @1
Soap: Mike's Rose & Cedarwood
Brush: Omega Boar 10290
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

 

[benvh]

Duke 2 in Best
Proraso (new formula in green tub)
Gillette Single Ring w/ Med Prep blade
Kiehl's Blue Astringent
Proraso AS lotion

Happy 4th!!!

Ben

 

[barneykiller]

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!
All American shave today!
Gillette Blue Tip w/ Personna Med Prep (1)
Rudy Vey B&B 2011 LE
Old Spice soap
Old Spice mug
Vintage Old Spice AS

Oh man what a great shave. I think the Blue Tip and the Personnas were made for each other. Absolute BBS with zero irritation. Its a 4th of July miracle. And I smell awesome if I don't say so myself
HAVE A GREAT 4TH GENTS!

 

[Vlad]

 

[pvilches]

7/4/2012

Pre : Aleppo Soap + Myrsol Emulsion
Bowl : Robert Becker Scuttle
Brush : Simpsom Special Pure Badger
Safety : Merkur 41 Head & UfoBull V1.1
Blade : Shark Super Stainless #1
Soap : Cade Shaving Soap - L'Occitane
Post : L'occitan Aftershave Cream

​

 

[strop]

I felt compelled to break away from this weeks theme with an All-American shave!

Williams, vintage of course
Ever-Ready c-40
Tradere
Personna med prep
Barbasol Pacific Rush ASL

​

 

[Optometrist]

5/8 Vintage Garanti-Solingen, Full Hollow Ground, Round Point
Kanayama No.3 Strop
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
RazoRock King Louis Lavender
Cold Water Rinse
Italian Floid "The Genuine"
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta

​

 

[dinatali]

Shower / EJ Pre shaving cream / DE89L / Gillette 7 O'clock Green / shavmac silvertip D01 / Santa Maria Novella / Pereja Lemon

 

[fonthunter]

Good morning friends!

PREP: Floïd Sandolor Pre Shave Gel
BRUSH: MÜHLE
SOAP/CREAM: ROXI Crema Barba (Elberel Italiana)
RAZOR: 6/8" Bonsa (Böntgen & Sabin)
STROP: Biber-Elster Feinste Spez. Juchte paddle strop
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Sir IRISCH MOOS
RESULT: Clean shave

Have a nice day,
Béla​

 

[Harvey1]

Thursday:

Simpson Berkeley best
Valobra Menthol
Merkur 11C
Elios (15)
Weleda ASB
Tweaked Opaline ***

 

[celticrusader]

Prep L'Occitane Vetyver Soap
Razor Vintage Otto Busch World Master
Brush Le Tuft 59 in Buckeyed Burl
Vito's Coconut & Almond
Alum & Witch Hazel
Neil's Yard Rose Moisturiser
L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau De Parfum.

Jamie.

Gave the Otto Busch her first run out today, honed her a few days ago, delivered a sweet smooth shave, she's a keeper.

​

 

[Floid_Maniac]

This morning:

*Warm water
*Zhenobya Aleppo soap from Syria
*Semogue 1407
*Sapone da Barba Vegetale alla Mandorla - face lathering
*Mühle R41 (2010) - Astra SP (4) - W+X+ATG
*Cold water
*Allume di Rocca Naturale as pre AS (1 min.)
*Cold water
*Vitos After Shaving
*Tüff Sensitive

Have a nice day,

Alexander

 

[ROBERTO ROBERTO]

Gillette Fusion Proglide
La Roche-Posay Lipikar moisturizing face soap
Gillette Series Scrub Gel
Ach. Brito Lavanda Shaving Cream
Omega 621 Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Eucerin Silver Shave After Shave Balm
Lab Seris Age Rescue Eye Therapy
Lab Series Daily Moisture Defense Lotion SPF 15
Eau de Parfum: REMINISCENCE'S INOUBLIABLE ELIXIR DE PATCHOULI​

 

[Sir_Eider]

"home made" MWF stick + New Forest 2213 + Rotbart 15 with Crystal #1 + Proraso balm with masaje Cesar Imperator


Today I have tested for the first time this "artisan made" stick, which is an idea I copied from another spanish user, hehe. My MWF puck was in bad state, dried and chunked in 3 pieces, so I grated the soap and put in an empty deodorant stick container. And I must say that now it performs really well, this solution is very confortable for doing facelathering after passing it through your beard, hehe


About the shave, of course all was well, very clean!


Cheers!

 

[BRuhling]

Jabonman Vetiver/Mandarin/Litsea Cubeta | Rover | Revisor | Lucido | Vetiver de Carven

First time with the Jabonman soap, and I must say that Miguel has hit a home run here! This is a very good product. It is a vegetable based soap that lathers as easily and richly as MdC with a fragrance that is heaven for any vetiver fan! And I was left with a very nice face feel afterwards. What a way to start a Thursday!!!

 

[amb]

Martin de Candre / HJM 31 / Atkinson 5/8 / Mennen Grand Large
​