JAPAN, SOTD "themed week" January 2nd - January 8th 2012

[johsa]

Feather AS + feather blade
Rooney 1/2
Cella
Pitralon classic as
Pen's Satorial EdT

 

[rm71]

Sunday evening:

Razor: Gillette SS
Blade: Lord Racer (2)
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Shavemac finest
A/S: Wahl Bayrum
ASB: Gaia Organic

 

[mdevine]

Semogue 2011 LE Finest Bristle 1
MWF
New/Gillette Sharp Edge
4711 AS
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

 

[hitemfrank]

Mama Bear Lime Oil - Semogue 830 - Red Point 917 - TOBS Victorian Lime

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It was a year ago today when I had my first shave with a straight razor so I decided to use the same setup I did that day. It was a pretty nice shave but reminded me that I'm not really a fan of the 830 for soaps.

 

[Rylos]

Sunday, January 8, 2012

1. Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar; hand strop blade
2. Coffee: Locally roasted, fresh ground Costa Rican w/ cream
3. Lather: Speick cream - face lather
4. Brush: Vulfix 2234
5. Razor: Gem Heavy Flat Top
6. Blade: Pella SS PTFE coated (3); 3 passes
7. Post: Cold water rinse; Kiehl's Balm

Cream Annihilation has begun. I really do enjoy the Speick cream but I'm honestly more excited about picking up the stick after I work through some of my creams. Great scent and wonderful performance as always from Speick. The Vulfix whipped up a very thick and cushy lather on my face and that amazing smell just enveloped my entire face.

Shave Rating - Splendid! God Bless!

 

[johnnypipe]

Sunday, January 8, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: DE87
Blade: Gillette
Soap: Palmolive Menthol Cream
Brush: D.R. Harris H2 (Rooney 1/2)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

[wknicholas]

Sunday morning, January 8, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick Blade,
Omega 10049 Boar Bristle Brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

[patcheon]

SOTD Sunday
8th January 2012

Muhle R89/Feather Hi Stainless/L'occitane Cade/Omega 10049/Tabac ASL

Result: One smooth, irritation free BBS shave.
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[marcel]

Gillette Aristocrat #16
Iridium super
Simpson chubby 1 in best
Mitchell's wool fat
Speick aftershave and 444 balm

 

[DFSDAILY]

Sunday:

Shumate 5/8
Omega Pro Boar
Williams Mug Soap
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
British Sterling Cologne

 

[auk1124]

Jaguar 236
Trumper Coconut ss
Parker 65r / SuperMax Super Platinum
Brut as
Clubman talc

 

[DClassic]

• Hot Shower: D-Line Shower Gel Fern Scent
• Lather: 12Gents Shave Soap Cream Tallow
• Brush: Simpson Commodore X3
• Scuttle: R.Becker
• Razor: Merkur Futur
• Blade: Gillette Platinums
• Aftershave: 12Gents Moisturizing Balm
• Cologne: 12Gents Spiced Fern

 

[Loner16]

Sunday, 1.8.12

Blue Collar Shave

Warm Water Splash
Ingram Shave Cream
New Forest #2211 Finest Silvertip
R. Helliwell Crystal 9/16ths
Neil Miller .. 60/60
Witch Hazel .. store brand
PE RE JA Limon Kolonyasi AfterShave Splash

There are no degrees or honoraria hanging from my wall, so I often like to celebrate my roots as a Skilled Tradesman... I think today's shave and choice of products exemplifies this fact.
The little Crystal ain't pretty... not even cute, but it doesn't realize that fact and shaves like the "Big Boys.."
PE RE JA Kolonyasi, New Forest brushes, and Ingram cream are all inexpensive products that just plain work without a fancy pedigree..


The background depicts a Field Gordon setter pointing a Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa Umbellus), and holding steady to flush... Just doin' his job!


Here's to manual labor..

 

[oversaturn]

Sunday, 8.I.2012

Emulsión Myrsol
Semogue LE2011 Finest Bristle 2
T&H Authentic nº10
Edwin Jagger DE89 Barley
Derby Extra
Thayers Witch Hazel lemon
Musgo Real ASB

 

[FL shaver]

Japan, huh? Not one item from my den is Japanese, though I do have some Feathers in my old blade bank.

1966 Gillette Flare Tip Super Speed
Personna Lab Prep
G5
Classic Shaving Tannenbaum Pine (I see the bottom of the cup!)
Restored ER 100 with a Vulfix 2 band boar
Cold water splash
GFT Limes Skin Food (all out!) :-(

 

[Mike H]

Takami Kamisori, Tabac, Shavemac D01, Skin Bracer

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[Lando]

RV Black Tulip, Himalaya with shea butter and soy, Feather AC SS

 

[SLB04]

This morning:

- Veleiro Pre-Shave Soap
- Proraso Crema Pre & Dopo Barba
- ê Shave White Tea Shave Cream
- Semogue Limited Edition 2011 Finest Badger Size 1
- Dovo 5/8 Prima Silversteel
- Tüff sensitiv Rasierwasser
- The Handmade Soap Company After Shave Soothing Cream

 

[Zephyr]

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1
Razor: Henckels Friodur 721/2
Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/Kanayama Cordovan
Soap: La Toja Stick
After shave: Nivea Balm
Results: Testing the new Thuri today, as I did with the MK I gave it a few strokes on the 8K to kill the original finish, then 10 strokes w/slurry and 10 on plain water. The edge was nice and smooth, on par with the SS12K, but I believe it got more potential, being a stainless blade it might be in need of a few more strokes. I will try to give it five more of each before next shave and see if it can lift the edge a little bit more. All in all a very nice, comfortable and close shave.

 

[Dewaine]

Sunday:

Razor: Gillette New
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Best Badger
Soap: Van der Hagen Deluxe
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
Edt: Jazz