SOTD - February 22, 2010 through February 28, 2010

[theperfectstorm]

Ever-Ready 200 Refurb -- Harris Lavender -- Big Fellow -- MacGregor Tally-Ho

 

[Aaron01]

Ever-Ready 200 Refurb -- Harris Lavender -- Big Fellow -- MacGregor Tally-Ho

That's pretty cool!

 

[Spivey]

Penworks Silvertip
Proraso SC
Red Tip SS w/ Red IP (4)
Proraso AS
Proraso ASB
Eucris EDT

 

[professorchaos]

Rooney | Creed | Livi | Alt-Innsbruk | Santa Maria Novella | Knize Ten​

 

[cim_can]

Straight shave #6. Took me a while, but focused on the angles and emerged with a shave that rivals my Merkur HD, even though I only did WTG. I also made sure to strop for a while and did more than 30 stropping passes. To say the least, I'm in love with my straight and am finding it so hard to resist getting another one.
Also was my first time using the Pre de Provence - what a great scent and lather.

Wade & Butcher 9/16 full hollow, spike point
C&E Best Badger
Pre de Provence Shave Soap
Burberry Brit aftershave
Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge (first use of the sample and love the scent. I got a compliment from a lady this past week while using Citrus Paradisi)

 

[bohdathone]

Proraso pre
EJ BBB
Trumper's Violet soap
R89 with feather (2)
Armani asl
Clinique asb

 

[Big Red Dog]

Saturday

Proraso Pre
DR Harris Marlborough
Rooney 3/1 Super
Merkur Progress/Personna
Alum Block
C O Bigelow Black Elixar

 

[bman40]

Gillette Ranger Tech / Derby Extra (day 3) / GN Finest / Tabac SS / Thayer's / Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS / Nivea ASB / Tabac AS for cologne

Barry

 

[joshmpdx]

Dirty Bird Scuttle
Mühle-Pinsel 93 K 257 • '51 SuperSpeed w/ Iridium Super (3)
Hydrolast Peppermint Cutting Balm • Cremo Cream • German Pitralon

Lalique - Encre Noire

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Horrifying shave today, and the culprit was the Cremo Cream.
I think this is really meant to be a brushless cream. It's gotten raving reviews here on B&B for being super slick and thick. My experience was a little different....

First of all, I had to use insane amount of cream to get a decent amount of lather. Secondly, and worst of all, after covering my face the lather immediately started to disappear and turn all airy and bubbly. I had to re-lather my neck after I had completed the first pass on my cheeks. The later on my neck was simply .... gone in 30 seconds.

I get the feeling that I have done something wrong here, and more trials with cream/water ratio is warranted. First impressions however, was not good. Anybody have any tips with this cream in particular?

Oh, yes, and thank you everybody for great pics today

You're not alone, I've never had a good experience with Cremo and certainly couldn't make a reasonable lather with a brush.

 

[joshmpdx]

• Rooney 3/1, Super
• Erasimic Shave Stick (Tallow Formulation)
• John Turton's Sheffield "The Favorite" 6/8
• Aqua Velva
• Mugler Cologne --> Lagerfeld --> later this evening will be Parfum d'Nicolai - New York

 

[moonshine44]

Saturday morning:

Martinez Customs Silvertip
Suzie's Sage and Citrus soap
1957 Red Tip
Derby Extra blade
Original Old Spice AS

DFS, but not as long-lasting as some...

 

[Captain Flint]

Rooney | Creed | Livi | Alt-Innsbruk | Santa Maria Novella | Knize Ten​

Very cool, Henry

 

[Captain Flint]

II.28.2010
Sunday:

Slim Adjustable w/ Shark (2)
Semogue 2009 LE
Prep SS
HBG Vermont AS
[Pino Silvestre EdT]

How to describe Prep? Take a Fisherman's Friend lozenge, add some camphor to enhance scent and there you go. Wonderfully refreshing! But maybe not for everyone's tastes.
Regarding performance I would say it's fairly good: neither outstanding nor mediocre, just plain good lather. I think it's quite normal for a vegetable based soap.

Cheers,
Vasco

 

[alfbacca]

Late night shave:

Edwin Jagger DE89L w/ Feather
Rooney 3/1 Super
Speick shaving stick
Aqua Velva Ice Blue (not pictured)

 

[bassguy]

Location: 40°50'38.61"N 73°56'19.68"W
Music: Bill Evans What Is This Thing Called Love
Razor: CV Heljestrand MK No 42 of Eskilstuna and H. & J.W. King of New York
Brush: Rudy Vey Horn 2 Band
Soap: Penhaligon's English Fern
Astringent: Ogallala Bay Rum
AS: Aveda+444
Result: Big shave test, an old Swedish favorite in ivory (thanks gugi) and a new big Sheffield blade in gnarly-beautiful horn scales. I'll let you guess which one brought it on home.

 

[saltypete]

Sunday February 28

Pre: Shower , hot towels and Proraso Pre/post
Brush: T&H Super
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Razor: 1949 SS
Blade: Astra Superior
Aftershave: alum and Thayers Lavender witch hazel
ASB: D R Harris unscented aftershave milk
EDT: L' Occitane Vetyver

Pete

 

[baknip]

Shavemac Silvertip | Castle Forbes Lime Shaving Cream
Buddel Suminagashi, 7/8
Murray & Lanman Florida Water | Murray & Lanman Alcoholado Florida 70
Floris No.127

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[The Seeker]

Merkur HD
Red Pack IP (shave #1)
Omega 30005 Boar
Palmolive Classic Shave Stick
Brut After Shave Splash

 

[johsa]

Futur / Super Iridium
Rooney 1/2
DR Harris Marlborough soap + as
Knize Ten EdT

 

[shm]

Some very fine Sunday shaves and photos
This thread can really put a smile to ones face - it does however make Santa's work so much harder, my list is already very very long


My Sunday shave

Music
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
Queen - Innuendo
Aerosmith - Shut Up And Dance

Hardware
Custom Made Scuttle
Edwin Jagger Silvertip
J. H. Potter 6/8" Straight, Genuine Ivory

Software
Castle Forbes Lime Shaving Cream
Møller's Aloe & Witch Hazel
Castle Forbes Lime After Shave Balm


I wish you all a really nice Sunday