CHRISTMAS 2, SOTD "themed week" December 26th - January 1st 2012

[DFSDAILY]

Wednesday:

Shumate 5/8
Target Black Badger
Speick Stick
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Old Spice After Shave Splash

 

[Evbo]

Hot shower / CF Preshave
Oliveology Shave Gel
Cobra Classic w/Feather Pro (on its 4th week!)
WWR / CWR
Skincredible Sandalwood Revitalizing Elixir ASB
Oriscent - Kyara Koutan

 

[wknicholas]

Wednesday morning,

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna Blade (5)
Omega 20107 Boar Bristle Brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

MWF is an excellent tallow based shaving soap.

 

[shm]

Wednesday

Ikea Glass Bowl
Mühle Silvertip LE with rose gold handle
Mühle R41 LE with rose gold handle

Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Speick After Shave Balm
Geo. F. Trumper Eucris EdT


Have a nice day, Gentlemen

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[RobAtSGH]

50's soap scuttle (gift)
EJ Best Badger medium brush
Man Cave "Gentleman's Tweed" soap (gift)
'62 Gillette Slim
Gillette 7-O'Clock SharpEdge (yellow) blade
Osage Rub
Clubman Classic Vanilla

 

[DirtyDave]

Hardware:

• Gillette aluminum British made Tech (a gift from long ago)
• Derby blade
• B&B Essential
• Weller bowl

Software:

• PDP soap
• Witch hazel
• Aqua Velva Musk
• SCS Arrimarse EDT
• Corn Huskers Lotion

 

[BladeRunner001]

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 26mm Thäter "SRP 2011 Ltd. Ed.", 2-band Silvertip Badger
Razor: 8/8" F.W. Engels "Trade Mark", Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point
Honing Regimen: Chosera 1k, 2k, 5k, 10k, followed by Kiita/Asagi Hybrid with Botan/Tenjou/Koma/Tomonagura progression
Strop: 0/25 laps (Tony Miller Horsehide Heirloom strop)
Soapreme: Acca Kappa "1869" Shave Creme + Acca Kappa "1869" Shave Soap + Glycerin
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer
After Shave Splash: Vintage Paco Rabanne AS
After Shave Balm: Paco Rabanne ASB
Results: Today, I shaved with another monster in my collection - the Engels Trade Mark. I had to couple this beauty with the Thäter "SRP 2011 Ltd. Ed., and the Acca Kappa line up. The result was an ultra-luxurious shave . One can always count on the Acca Kappa über to consistently deliver the goods. It never fails. To top it off, the feel of the Thäter tips messaging the skin was just heavenly

. I must confess though, despite her being a nudge stiffer, I give this Engels a slight edge (pun intended

) over the Blackie as far as the smoothness of the shave is concerned (and they both received the same honing treatment). However, more experimentation is needed to substantiate this observation. Also, my wife and I were recently remodeling our condo (where my mother-in-law is living) and in organizing boxes, we came across some vintage Paco Rabanne Aftershave (probably 1960s or 70s) that my late father-in-law (God bless his soul) used to own, but never used. They were still in their original packing, unopened. Imagine my delight when I (of course) found out that I will be the new owner

. So, in honor of him, I used one today...let me tell you though: they just don't make them like they used to. Nothing beats the good ol' days of vintage-ness (cars, razors, colognes, well, almost anything). Another super shave to start this beautiful Wednesday .

Have a STUPENDOUS Wednesday gentlemen

.

 

[du212]

Razor|Thiers Issard evidé Sonnant 6/8
Brush|Joris Pur Gris Européen
Soap|Martin de Candre
Astringent|Thayer's Witch Hazel astringent
Aftershave|Martin de Candre huile de Camomile
EdT|Fragonard Cologne Grand Luxe
Comment| After a mach3 shave the straight has given back to me the feeling of a real shave. French stuff had become the best partners for this TI evidé sonnant and the result has been better than expected. The Humble Witch Hazel is a fantastic product and it makes better the camomille oil from Martin de Candre, I didn't expet that the best of this shave would be the aftershave but it was .

 

[Rufust445]

Wednesday morning:

Turkish horse hair brush Nr. 6
Arko stick whipped up in a bowl
Lord Smart Razor S.625
Shark Super Stainless blade, 3rd shave
Body Shop Razor Relief, <2008 formula

First shave back home after four days in travel mode. The Arko stick lather actually left my skin feeling better than the Body Shop shave cream I used in the three previous shaves. That in spite of the Winter Solstice and the cold, dry weather descending upon us.

 

[woodsrider]

Wednesday:

Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Castle Forbes Lavender cream
Feather AS with Israeli Personna
Booster Mosswood AS
Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort Balm
Creed Original Vetiver

 

[Dewaine]

Wednesday:

Razor: Gillette New
Blade: Personna (US)
Brush: Best Badger
Soap: Williams
A/S: AV Musk
EdT: Rive Gauche

 

[kiwichris]

Early Christmas present to myself ... the Atoya De Luxe straight (somewhere between 5/8 and 6/8).

Actual Christmas present ... the NOS Old Spice mug and soap (I love this soap).

Thanks Santa ...

 

[rm71]

Thursday morning:

Razor: Superspeed
Blade: Leon SS (1)
Soap: Proraso
Brush: Omega 10081
A/S: Old Spice Whitewater
ASB: Gaia Organic

 

[pal]

P.160 Morbido
Simpson PJ2 super
Olive Oil prep
Derby
Loreal Aftershave Balm

 

[dinatali]

Hot Shower
Merkur Progress set on # 4
Shark SS
Semogue LE2011 Finest Bristle #1
MWF
Denim Black

 

[Optometrist]

15/16 Filarmonica "Doble Temple" #14, Full Hollow Ground, Round Point
Imperial Shave Pegasus III Strop
Semogue 2011 Limited Edition Finest Badger 2, #21
Geo. F. Trumper's Rose Shaving Cream
Alum Block
Paco Rabanne XS Aftershave
Domenico Caraceni 1913 EdT

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[fonthunter]

Good morning friends!
PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm Shavemac, Finest Badger ("Gut-rasiert" forum / 2011)
SOAP/CREAM: Mama Bear's Caribbean Glycerin Shave Soap
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 6/8" HartSteel BG, Satin, Quarter Ground, Square Point, O-1 steel (w/ blue silicon scales)
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan # 60.000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Alt-Innsbruck
RESULT: BBS shave

Have a nice day,
Béla​

 

[barneykiller]

Wednesday
Simpson classic 1
Fatboy w/ derby
Cella
Razorock Alum
Clubman Vanilla AS

 

[Harvey1]

Thursday:

Simpson Special pure
PalmoFern soap
Gillette Goodwill 162
Timor (34)
Weleda ASB
Santa Maria Novella Lavanda ***

 

[oversaturn]

Thursday, 29.XII.2011

EJ Pre-Shave
Semogue SOC Finest 2-band
C&E Sienna
Merkur 37C
Shark Super Stainless
Thayers Witch Hazel lemon
Institut Karité Baume Après Rasage Hydratant