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Post by Possum on Aug 22, 2010 18:04:52 GMT -5
Last full week of August and only about a month left in summer. Tell us what you are using this week.
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Post by sired8 on Aug 22, 2010 22:06:00 GMT -5
Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial 2 Brush: Vie-Long 16258 Cream: C.O.Bigelow ASB: C.O.Bigelow Green Elixir Cologne: C.O.Bigelow Green Elixir  Shake 3x. 2 min usable lather. 5 pass. Applied dollop water oozed from knot. Dry lather throughout. Rework lather. Thin 4th pass. |
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Post by sired8 on Aug 23, 2010 16:48:18 GMT -5
Razor: Rolls Razor Brush: Vie-Long 16258 Cream: C.O.Bigelow ASB: C.O.Bigelow Black Elixir Cologne: C.O.Bigelow Black Elixir  Shake 3x. 1min40 lather. 7 pass. Dry lather ever pass. Rework lather. Thin 4th pass. |
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Post by Possum on Aug 24, 2010 4:41:55 GMT -5
- Prep: Noxzema Skin Cream & Hot Towel
- Brush: EverReady 200 Boar
- Soap: Prairie Creations Rose
- Razor: '10 GEM Lather Catcher
- Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated GEM SE (shave 3)
- Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
- A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner & SCS Savory Rose ASM
- EDT: SCS Aspect EDT
- Result: A most marvelous BBS shave. Just love this little SE razor. Great lather from the PC soap with loads of slickness and good cushion.
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Post by specialk on Aug 24, 2010 15:08:59 GMT -5
Tuesday 8/24
Semogue 1305
MB Awakenings SS
Mark Cross SE Razor
Pella Gem Injector (1)
Thayers Rose WH
Anherb AS Conditioner
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Post by sired8 on Aug 24, 2010 20:18:46 GMT -5
Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial 2 Brush: Vie-Long 13052 Cream: C.O.Bigelow ASB: C.O.Bigelow Blue Elixir Cologne: C.O.Bigelow Blue Elixir  Shake 3x. 1min usable lather. 3 pass. Dry lather within minute. Rework lather. No noticeable funk. Dye oozed from knot. Nicely accentuated at bottom handle. Comfortable grip. Did not splay out as much as Vie-Long 12315. Reckon it's due to being new. |
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cmur12
The Bee's Knee's
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Post by cmur12 on Aug 24, 2010 23:45:23 GMT -5
Tuesday Night:
Schick Injector Type I razor (black plastic, short handle)
Schick Super Chromium blade (NOS US production)
Semogue 1305 boar brush
Cella soft shaving soap
Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel
I'm giving the Schick Injector a more sustained try to see if I can really become comfortable with it. I'm getting good shaves, but it isn't as natural to me, or as smooth, as an accustomed DE with a favorite blade. I prefer the shorter handle on this razor to the longer handle on later Injectors.
I ordered some Martin de Candre soap from France, and I'm anxious for it to arrive!
- Murray
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Post by wchnu on Aug 25, 2010 4:07:16 GMT -5
Tuesday
1910 Gem Junior
gem stainless
Ever Ready 650 pb
Wars SC
wh
Aqua Velva
Fuzzy
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Post by sired8 on Aug 25, 2010 20:18:56 GMT -5
Razor: Rolls Razor Brush: Vie-Long 13052 Cream: C.O.Bigelow ASB: C.O.Bigelow Red Elixir Cologne: C.O.Bigelow Red Elixir  Shake 3x. 1min lather. 4 pass. Rework 1st pass only. Thin on 3rd pass. Rotating on face it's mop-like and not scrubby. |
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Post by wchnu on Aug 26, 2010 5:01:19 GMT -5
Wednesday
1950 Shick
Freds blade D-1
Omega # 48 boar
Williams Mug shave soap shave stick
WH
Old Spice
Very good shave as usual. Love the shick.
Fuzzy
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cmur12
The Bee's Knee's
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Post by cmur12 on Aug 27, 2010 0:05:21 GMT -5
Thursday Night:
Schick Injector Type I razor (short black plastic handle)
Schick Super Chromium blades (NOS US production)
Semogue 2015 silvertip brush
Art of Shaving, Unscented, shaving soap
Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel
- Murray
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Post by sired8 on Aug 27, 2010 23:27:35 GMT -5
Razor: Rolls Razor Brush: Vie-Long 13052 Cream: C.O.Bigelow ASB: C.O.Bigelow Black Elixir Cologne: C.O.Bigelow Black Elixir  Did something a little different from before. I realized I may be soaking it longer than necessary ( not longer than any of my brushes ). But due to Vie-Long's treatment these brushes are softer than any brushes out-of-box. As such I decided to cut down the pre-soak. Shake 3x. 1 min 40. 5 Pass. Pre-soak 1 min. Rework 1st. Thin third. Spine better than before-not as mop-like. Shed once |
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Post by sired8 on Aug 28, 2010 19:11:31 GMT -5
Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial 2 Brush: Vie-Long 04101 Cream: C.O.Bigelow ASB: C.O.Bigelow Blue Elixir Cologne: C.O.Bigelow Blue Elixir  Given the loft size this is more suitable for to and fro stroke as well as bowl lathering. Shake 3x. 1min 4. 4 pass. Dry every pass. Not effective for rotary but to and fro instead due to longer loft. More effective to grasp the bristle from sides and rotary motion if desired. Shed 4x |
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Post by wchnu on Aug 29, 2010 5:28:37 GMT -5
AHHH ok two days to post
friday
1912 OC
Treet day 1
Williams Mug Shave soap
VDH Boar
wh
Clubman
Saturday
1912 OC
Treet Day 2
Vdh Boar
Vdh Deluxe
WH
Pinaud Lime Sec.
Two great shaves from the open comb 1912. The head of it has a little different shape then the later models. Love it.
Fuzzy
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Post by Possum on Aug 29, 2010 7:20:18 GMT -5
- Prep: Noxzema Skin Cream & Hot Towel
- Brush: Ever Roddy 300 refurb with TGN Silvertip Badger
- Cream: T&H 1805
- Razor: '06 Elite GEM Jr lather catcher
- Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated GEM SE (shave 4)
- Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
- A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner & T&H ASB
- EDT: 4711 Cologne
- Result: BBS, no nicks, no weepers, just a great smooth and luxurious shave. That T&H cream is something else. Great cushion as well as slickness. Of course I got to use my "favorite" SE today.
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