May 20, 2007 - May 26, 2007

Gravitas · 05-20-2007, 06:41 PM

Face Scrub in the Shower
Steaming Towl

Mama Bear's Rosamary Mint
Rooney Silvertip
6/8 Theirs-Issard - stropped on my new TM paddle strop
Cold Rinse followed by Alum
Slash of Witch Hazel
Trumper's Coral Skin Food

2 passes WTG, ATG = BBS

sstulken80 · 05-21-2007, 12:09 AM

W H Sample & Sons 5/8
Barbus cream soap
a brush

WTG & ATG passes

Decently comfortable shave, but not close.

The Sample is getting a little better. Definitely sharper this time around, but it caught a bunch on the ATG pass, and gave me a nick on my chin. Needs more tuning.

And as much as I love the Barbus soap, it tends to make my brush "waterproof" -- the glycerol?

- Scott

Don · 05-21-2007, 01:05 AM

Simpson T3 in Super Soaking in the Super Scuttle
Dr. Harris Pre-Shave
Floris Santal Shaving Cream
Red Injun #101 5/8 SP
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum
Em's Cucumber Toner
Floris Santal ASB
Pashana Original Hair Tonic
Finished with Floris Santal

syslight · 05-21-2007, 04:02 AM

thought i would try a shave before the shower today.

20/20 TM horsehide
hot towel -- 2 minutes
Trumpers lime soap
B&B finest silvertip... not really great with a soap but works if you choke down on the bristles while loading the brush with soap
5/8 WB barber's notch in fiddleback Kauri... a bill ellis restoration
3 full passes on 2 days of growth
wonderful
hot shower
witch hazel
trumpers Limes AS for just a little scent

RichZ · 05-21-2007, 04:51 PM

hot shower
conditioner

7/8 W&B Vlad special
Trumpers Sandalwood shaving cream
silvertip badger brush

Beatiful BBS shave

syslight · 05-22-2007, 03:47 AM

20/25 TM horsehide
hot shower
shavemac 429
TGQ bay rum
6/8 spike Boker extra hollow
3 passes clean and smooth no nicks or burn
dominica bay rum AS

a good shaving day.

Scorpio · 05-22-2007, 01:19 PM

This week the road led to Texarkana, Tx.

Hot shower and towel
Shavemac 944
Speick Shaving Cream
H. Boker 5/8 Frencn Point
Proraso ASB
Endymion Edt

Raf

RichZ · 05-22-2007, 02:39 PM

hot shower

4/8 Femarud
Taylor of OBS Sandalwood soap
silvertip badger brush

Great shave nice and smooth.

Shorty · 05-22-2007, 06:42 PM

Shower and very hot rinse for a minute then;

Proraso pre/post for 5 min
Lathered up some Taylors shaving shop cream with EJ bb brush

Stropped up my Lewis roundpoint on TM red latigo
Lather up, one with, one against and one across and a final against the grain

Hot and cold rinse
Alum block for a couple of minutes then cold rinse

Thayers witch hazel and lemon with aloe
Proraso a/s balm
Giorgio Armani EDT

Loved all 50 minutes of it

mparker762 · 05-22-2007, 07:06 PM

Tue:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Hand American strop
5/8 Puma
Taylor's Sandalwood A/S

Great shave. Sadly, the GDS is nearly gone after 9 months of daily use. I reckon I've got maybe another week out of it before it's time to make the momentous decision on the next soap.

jnich67 · 05-22-2007, 07:38 PM

Tue

Rooney sm style 1
Honeybee Bay Rum soap
Challenge 5/8 sp
Dominica Bay Rum Lime
Penhaligon's Hammon Bouquet

Nice and smooth

Jordan

cudahogs · 05-23-2007, 12:29 AM

Shower
Taylors Avacado cream
Shavemac 30 mm Super Badger
Moss Scuttle
5/8 Wonderedge squarepoint
TM strop
Alum block
AOS Hyrdosol

Nice BBS shave!

-Fred

RichZ · 05-23-2007, 02:19 PM

Hot shower

15/16 Dorko round point
Colleen's Cavendish Black
silvertip badger brush

very nice shave.

jnich67 · 05-23-2007, 02:48 PM

Wed.

Rooney sm style 1
Mama Bear's Eucalyptus soap
Eicker and Sohn 11/16 RP
AOS Sandalwood gel
Penhaligon's Quercus

Jordan

syslight · 05-24-2007, 04:33 AM

20/40 TM horsehide
shower
TGQ bay rum soap
Shavemac 429
7/8 spike filly
3 passes no burn or nicks
Dominica Bay rum

a good shave day

izlat · 05-24-2007, 07:46 AM

Testing the Dorko (after a bit pulling on 10 days' beard) - today only 1 day of stubble

Custom Matt Super Silvertip ivory handle
Trumper's Violet soap
6/8 Dorko
Puma strop
Trumper's alum
Trumper's CSF

Good shave, but razor is just 9+ / 10. I know it can get better. Good news - 2 passes, not BBS but very comfortable, no nicks or irritation

Cheers
Ivo

mparker762 · 05-24-2007, 12:51 PM

Thu:

Rooney small style 1
Trumper's Almond soap
Hand American strop
5/8 Puma Inox
Harris face milk

Outstanding shave today. The scent of the Trumpers is starting to grow on me, which I find slightly worrisome...

FiReSTaRT · 05-24-2007, 02:12 PM

Back to basics...
Last night I was too tired to mix and test Colleen's creams (sorry Colleen), so I decided to use one of the soaps I had lying around. After (literally) blowing the dust off the cake of Williams that I had lying around, I let it soak while I took a shower. When I got out, I whipped up the lather and went for a 2-passer. The lather whipped up easily and even though it became mildly anemic by the end of each pass, it still did its job. It performed very well and I got a very nice shave out of it.
Therefore, you don't need to spend a lot of money to enjoy a good shave. You won't get Colleen's glide, Giovanni's fluff and their exquisite scents, but you will still have an enjoyable shaving experience.

wvbias · 05-24-2007, 03:45 PM

Hot Shower

5/8 Fredrick Reynolds spike
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tabac soap
Tabac AS

Terry

zepplin · 05-24-2007, 05:29 PM

Hot Towel Routine
Proraso Pre-shave cream
U-Men sc
Muehle-Pinsel Silver tip
W&B, 11/16, honed by Bill Ellis (my 1st shave with it)
CSF (didn't really need it)
Clubman "Original"

* My best, yet (sounds familiar?) This Bill Ellis special will be my favorite A great shaver!!!