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Post by Possum on Apr 12, 2010 3:35:06 GMT -5
Tell us what you used today!
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Post by etoyoc on Apr 12, 2010 4:36:13 GMT -5
Monday - soap: Institut Karite
- brush: Semogue LE 2009 #56
- razor: Open Comb 1912 Gem / Pella GEM(6th day)
- a/s: witch hazel followed by Royall Spyce
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Apr 12, 2010 5:44:53 GMT -5
New 1924 Ever Ready
GEM/Personna blade
Real Shave Company moisturizing cream
Omega badger brush
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Post by spinyeel on Apr 12, 2010 6:32:45 GMT -5
Micromatic Clog Pruf Generic Badger. Palmolive shave stick. Pella,day 5. Good splash of Old Spice Original. Very Nice Indeed.!!!  |
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noobshaver
Stropping Handle
ce n'est pas un titre
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Post by noobshaver on Apr 12, 2010 10:34:42 GMT -5
razor- Gem Damaskeene
blade- Gem Stainless (day 3)
cream- C&E sweet almond oil
a/s- dollar store brut knockoff
Results- really good shave! I've been having a problem with my blades rusting out after the second shave. I use stainless blades, not carbon steel, so this was a little bit of a surprise to me.
Anyway, I started hand stropping my blade after each shave and the problem's gone away AND my shaves have improved. I don't hand strop DE blades; it works well with SE blades and it is super easy to do.
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Post by specialk on Apr 12, 2010 12:49:54 GMT -5
Monday 4/12 Semogue SOC LE #23 Prairie Creations Tallow & Lanolin Shave Soap EO Blend J.A. Henckels Rapide C. V. Heljestrand Wedge Blade Alt Innsbruck Emulsion Alt Innsbruck AS/Edt The wedge blades really sing to you as you are mowing whiskers. This one need to be sharpened a bit more. I used a Pella Gem SE blade for a quick touch up.  |
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Post by etoyoc on Apr 13, 2010 4:25:14 GMT -5
Tuesday - soap: Mama Bear's Awakenings
- brush: Semogue LE 2009 #56
- razor: Open Comb 1912 Gem / Pella GEM(7th day)
- a/s: witch hazel followed by TSD Iced Subzero
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Post by jcmyers on Apr 13, 2010 8:39:40 GMT -5
Tuesday:
Razor - Gem Macromatic Gold Open Comp
Blade - Gem Super Stainless
Brush - Semogue 1305
Soap - TSD Signature Scent
Toner - Shavex Alum Block
A/S - Portland General Store Tobacco
Cologne - Alt-Innsbruck
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noobshaver
Stropping Handle
ce n'est pas un titre
Posts: 15
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Post by noobshaver on Apr 13, 2010 10:05:53 GMT -5
razor- Gem Damaskeene
blade- Gem Stainless (day 4)
brush- C&E Pure badger
cream- C&E sweet almond oil
a/s- dollar store brut knockoff
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cmur12
The Bee's Knee's
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Post by cmur12 on Apr 14, 2010 0:29:35 GMT -5
Tuesday Night:
Schick Injector razor (Type L)
NOS Schick Super Chromium blade
Semogue 740 brush (pure badger)
Art of Shaving, Unscented, shaving soap
Thayer's Original Witch Hazel (Astringent: 10% alcohol, no -parabens, no burn)
The Schick Type L is what I learned to shave with, over 40 years ago. Since I've gone back to the DE, however, I haven't seemed to have really gotten this one right. The shave wasn't very smooth. I skipped the first pass, like I did with the SE, but the blade didn't feel very sharp. It already had a few shaves on it, but I don't recall that they were many. It has been a few months since I last used it though.
- Murray
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Apr 14, 2010 7:21:05 GMT -5
GEM Featherweight
GEM/Personna blade-second shave
Mama Bear's Spellbound Woods
Omega badger brush
Man I love the feel of the Featherweight.
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cmur12
The Bee's Knee's
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Post by cmur12 on Apr 14, 2010 21:31:48 GMT -5
HT, I think the Featherweight is a great little razor, too!
- Murray
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Post by rapperley on Apr 14, 2010 21:38:49 GMT -5
Thursday
Razor - 1898 Zinn Gem Automatic
Blade - Ted Pella injector
Cream - D.R. Harris Arlington
Styptic AND Witch hazel
AS - Proraso
I was tired this morning (have a 2 month old son - enough said), but needed a really close shave as I'm being filmed for TV this afternoon. Decided to use my Zinn as it gives me the closest shaves (though admittedly sometimes a little too close. All went well apart from a nasty nick near my sideburn. Damn thing wouldn't stop bleeding. I thought it had stopped, so rushed out the door to a meeting.... talked on the phone on the way down the road, hung up then noticed I had crusted blood all over my phone. Not nice. Stopped into the bathroom at work and noticed I had a nice patch of dried blood on the side of my face - about 1cm diamater. I thought I was getting strange looks! Grr.
That said, five hours later I still have a BBS and my skin looks great too.....
Might use my injector tomorrow morning - filming in the morning tomorrow, and can't afford to have blood everywhere.... it's a music programme, not a horror film.
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Apr 15, 2010 8:07:48 GMT -5
Thursday Razor - 1898 Zinn Gem Automatic Blade - Ted Pella injector Cream - D.R. Harris Arlington Styptic AND Witch hazel AS - Proraso I was tired this morning (have a 2 month old son - enough said), but needed a really close shave as I'm being filmed for TV this afternoon. Decided to use my Zinn as it gives me the closest shaves (though admittedly sometimes a little too close. All went well apart from a nasty nick near my sideburn. Damn thing wouldn't stop bleeding. I thought it had stopped, so rushed out the door to a meeting.... talked on the phone on the way down the road, hung up then noticed I had crusted blood all over my phone. Not nice. Stopped into the bathroom at work and noticed I had a nice patch of dried blood on the side of my face - about 1cm diamater. I thought I was getting strange looks! Grr. That said, five hours later I still have a BBS and my skin looks great too..... Might use my injector tomorrow morning - filming in the morning tomorrow, and can't afford to have blood everywhere.... it's a music programme, not a horror film. You sure can pack a lot of adventure into one day! Makeup! Makeup! Our star is bloody! |
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Post by wchnu on Apr 16, 2010 0:59:10 GMT -5
I picked up another of the Auto Strop cigar cutters so in honor of that I used the Valet today woohoo!!!!
Valet Auto Strop Model C
Feather SE D-1
Vintage Badger
TOBS Almond
WH
Brut revolution.
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
Fuzzy
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