TRAVEL KITS, SOTD "themed week" July 4th - July 10th 2011

[oversaturn]

Thurday, 7.Jul.2011

Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue Owners Club 2-band
Truefitt & Hill Authentic Nº 10
Mühle R89
Derby Extra Horizontal
Thayers Witch Hazel Lemon
Erasmic Supreme ASB

 

[Arnoud]

First straight shave!
Or first partial attempt at a straight shave.
I did both cheeks and started on my chin, but I stopped when I cut myself there. No need to get cocky, if I want to loose blood I'll donate it to the red cross.

So this was my setup:

Shapleigh 5/8th bought shave ready from Drewmac (thanks again dude!)
Poor man strop from whippeddog.com
Merkur 34C for the rest of the shave
Cella
Travel brush in honor of this week's theme
Special mention to the alum block
Speick AS lotion

 

[speedy]

Musgo Real ~Kimson / Dorko / ASL Aqua Velva

 

[forcemajeure]

Muehle R41 (vintage) and Wilkinson
Semogue 2000
O-Melhor shave cream
Brummel after shave
Chanel Allure Edition Blanche after shave balm
[Guerlain Vetiver Eau de Toilette]

 

[BRuhling]

PREP: Warm shower with conditioner in beard
BRUSH: Shavemac, Silvertip Badger
SOAP/CREAM: La Toja Manantiales
RAZOR: 8/8" Friodur
STROP: Kanayama
AS: Sabon
COLOGNE: Annick Goutal L'Eau d'Hadrien Absolu
RESULT: Another fabulous shave!

 

[ROBERTO ROBERTO]

Gillette Fusion Proglide
La Roche-Posay Lipikar moisturizing face soap
Clarins Pré-Shaving Oil
Williams Shaving Cream mixed with Gillette Proglide Shaving Gel
Omega 621 Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Eucerin After Shave Balm
NewPeptin Cosmeceuticals Men’s Eye Contour Cream
Clinique M Protect SPF 21
Eau de Toilette : VETIVER by Santa Maria Novella

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[hitemfrank]

Palmolive - Zebrawood Silvertip - 6/8 Revisor - Floid Blue

My first shave since Sunday and it was fantastic. 3 passes and BBS. What more can you ask for?


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[mdevine]

Eagle
La Toja
Tuckaway/ Med Prep Personna
Speick ASL
L'Eau de L'Artisan

 

[Mike R]

Thursday

Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Best
Cream: Coate's Lime
Razor: Gillette '59 (E-2) HD Adjustable
Blade: Vintage Wilkinson '70's Schick Platinum Plus
A/S: Trumper's Lime Skin Food
Cologne: Knize Ten

Mike

 

[Suntzu]

Thursday

Merkur 39C
Crystal Blade
Moss Scuttle
Semogue 2040HD
KMF Cream
Alum block
Witch hazel
Master Bay Rum

 

[cnnc97]

Gillette Slim
Astra SP
ER w/TGN Finest
T&H Almond SC
GFT Sandalwood Skin Food

 

[shm]

Thursday

Ikea Bowl
Semogue Owners Club 2-band
Gillette Tech with 7 o'clock SharpEdge

QCS Rose Otto cream
Proraso After Shave


Have a nice day, Gentlemen

 

[Antique Hoosier]

Thursday

6/8 Dovo "Pearlex"
Tony Miller 4 sided pasted paddle strop
Tony Miller 3" Latigo Heirloom strop
Simpson "Chubby" 3 in Best Badger
Nickel Plated lather bowl
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet Shaving Cream
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet Aftershave Splash
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EDT

 

[GuitarGuy]

THURSDAY SHAVE

Coffee: French Roast
Pre-Shave: Face lather & wash with Yardley Old English Lavender
Shave Soap: Pre de Provence lathered in heated glass bowl
Brush: Tweezerman
Razor: Gillette 40s SS
Blade: Astra SP (4)
After Shave: Pre de Provence balm
Fragrance: GFT Astor

Another very enjoyable workday shave… 2 passes. CCS. The Pre de Provence is a marvelous soap. Enjoyed the nice herbal tones of the scent. The PDP balm was very healing – the scent is kind of different, but seemed to calm down quickly. Really like the GFT Astor EDC – marvelous complex fragrance… Can’t wait to find a decant of it…

 

[KM-instructor]

Travel lite.

 

[DirtyDave]

Hardware:

• Gillette Slim
• Derby blade
• B&B Essential
• Weller bowl

Software:

• Susie's Rose Water soap
• Witch hazel
• Murry and Lamen Florida Water AS
• Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream
• SCS Oakmoss Lavendula EDT

Man I really nailed the shave this morning, BBS, the scents, everything - just wonderful. A little slice of heaven.

 

[wknicholas]

Thursday morning,

Merkur 15C Open-Comb,
Personna Red Pack Blade (4)
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse. CCS!

 

[BladeRunner001]

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 26mm Saville Row SIlvertip Badger
Razor: 13/16" Takagi Riki "Coral", 3/4 Hollow Ground, Spike Point
Strop: 40/60 laps (Torolf linen / SRD Premium IV leather)
Überlather: CarrieM "Black Raspberry Vanilla" Shave Creme + Mama Bear "Myrrh" Shave Soap + Glycerin
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer
After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber AS
Cologne: Acca Kappa "Muschio Blanco" EdC
Results: This morning, I was in the mood for some delicious Black Raspberry Vanilla and to satisfy the craving, I opted for a combination between the CarrieM BRV and Mama Bear's "Myrrh", which in turn gave rise to a deliciously thick and moist lather. Yuuuuuummm!!! Bring it on. It was literally good enough to eat. The Myrrh doesn't have a strong, pungent scent and as such didn't not interfere with the BRV. However, she provided the lather with a rich and thick consistency, features that are the hallmarks of all Mama Bear soaps that I have come to know

. The "Coral" is yet another one of my Japanese straights which I have grown to adore. I don't know how they make/forge these razors, but all of the western style Japanese that I own take on a superb edge (not a single dog in the bunch). Standing at a 3/4 hollow, the "Coral" was no exception. With her buttery smooth edge, she delivered a CBS, zero irritation shave

. I wish everything in life worked as perfectly as this.

Have a PRODUCTIVE and FUN Thursday Gentlemen

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[Mahoney]

TOBS Preshave Oil
Murker 38C
Feather Blade
Duke 3
Castle Forbes Lime
Thayers Rose
Pinaud Bay Rum

All with some Miles Davis Porgy and Bess Playing. Awesome shave.

I think I did that right, right? Haha, Have a good day everyone.

 

[Don Barbiere]