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Shave of the Day for November 2012
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Permalink Reply by Bill on -
Thursday, November 01, 2012, Shaving Ritual
Razor: ’68 Slim Adjustable Gillette (Nickel) N4 (set on 9)
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock SS Green (6)
Brush: Lions Head Silvertip
Bowl: Tonality Shave Bowl
Soap: TOBS Sandalwood
A/S: Cold Water Rinse then Walgreen’s Deluxe Witch Hazel
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
Day 6 with the Gillette blade and the combination of bowl, brush, blade, razor, and cream produced another 3-pass BBS. Great shave!
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Permalink Reply by Clinton R. Ausmus on -
Thursday, November 1st
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Crystal (9)
Brush: Semogue 620
Soap: Mama Bear's Barbershop
A/S: Cold Water/Witch Hazel
BBS in 3 passes. I had to use this soap again to make sure it wasn't a fluke last time. It wasn't. I kept getting wiffs of the the scent through out the day last time I used it and I loved it. I still love it. Great soap. Can't wait to try more of her scents. I'm thinking Dragon's Blood next...
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Permalink Reply by JonEdanger on -
I'm on my 3rd tub of Dragon's Blood. It's my go to soap.
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Permalink Reply by Jax on -
Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: Wilkinson (3)
Brush: Semogue 1800
Soap: Cella
A/S: Hot Rinse, Cold Rinse, Thayers Lavendar Witch Hazel
A/S: Old Spice
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Permalink Reply by Bill on
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Friday, November 02, 2012, Shaving Ritual
Razor: ’68 Slim Adjustable Gillette (Nickel) N4 (set on 9)
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock SS Green (7)
Brush: Semogue LE TSN (21/100)
Bowl: Tonality Shave Bowl
Soap: Palmolive Shave Soap
A/S: Cold Water Rinse then Walgreen’s Deluxe Witch Hazel
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
Day 7 with the Gillette blade and this combination of bowl, brush, blade, razor, and cream produced another 3-pass BBS. Happy Friday everyone and a great shave to all!
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Permalink Reply by Clinton R. Ausmus on
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Sunday, November 4th
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Crystal (10)
Brush: Semogue 620
Soap: VDH Deluxe
A/S: Cold Water/Witch Hazel
BBS in 3 passes with a touch-up along the jaw. I wasn't sure I expected to get this good of results out of a soap that cost me about 2 bucks, but I was quite surprised. It was a great shave. Rich lather, nice cushion, and it didn't dry me out. With the cost and the availability of this soap, I see this as being one I can keep in my cabinet and reach for it from time to time and know exactly what I will get.
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Permalink Reply by Bill on
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Monday, November 05, 2012, Shaving Ritual
Razor: ’68 Slim Adjustable Gillette (Nickel) N4 (set on 9)
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock SS Green (9)
Brush: Semogue 610
Bowl: Tonality Shave Bowl
Soap: Proraso Green
A/S: Cold Water Rinse then Walgreen’s Deluxe Witch Hazel
A/S: Aqua Velva Musk
Day 9 with the Gillette blade and this combination of bowl, brush, blade, razor, and cream produced another 2-pass plus touch-up DFS. I will be loading a new blade tomorrow, I think I’m gonna try a Feather blade.
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Permalink Reply by Clinton R. Ausmus on
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Election Day 2012
Razor: '53 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Crystal (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Soap: TOBS Sandalwood
A/S: Cold Water/Witch Hazel
BBS in 3 passes. A great shave today. The TOBS whipped up nice and fluffy, and as suspected the Crystal blade performed flawlessly in the Super Speed. The Crystal is now officially my blade of choice. I have run it through every razor that I currently own, and know that it would be a good investment to buy a 100 pack of these blades to have on hand. I have no doubts that today will be a great day, as I will no doubt be getting whiffs of the sandalwood scent through out the day.
Happy Voting Everyone...
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Permalink Reply by Jax on
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Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: Wilkinson (4)
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Ogallala Sweet Orange and Bay Rum
A/S: Hot Rinse, Cold Rinse, Thayers Lavendar Witch Hazel
A/S: The Clubman
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Permalink Reply by Bill on
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Tuesday, November 06, 2012, Shaving Ritual
Election Day in the USA
Razor: ’68 Slim Adjustable Gillette (Nickel) N4 (set on 9)
Blade: Feather Hi Stainless (1)
Brush: Lions Head Silvertip
Bowl: Tonality Shave Bowl
Soap: Mama Bears Beau Brummel
A/S: Cold Water Rinse then Walgreen’s Deluxe Witch Hazel
A/S: Aqua Velva Musk
Day 1 with the Feather blade and this combination of bowl, brush, blade, razor, and soap produced a 3-pass plus touch-up DFS.
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Permalink Reply by Clinton R. Ausmus on
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Thursday, November 8th
Razor: '53 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Crystal (2)
Brush: Pure Badger Travel Brush
Soap: Mama Bear's Barbershop
A/S: Cold Water/Witch Hazel
BBS in 3 passes today. I'm starting to realize how much I don't like the Pure Badger Brush I have. Its scritchy, it doesn't hold water well, it won't lather like my silvertip or my Semogue Boar even. I have purchased a new brush, a Frank's Shaving Best which I will post pics of next week, so the Pure Badger may wind up sitting in the back of my cabinet for a while, and that puts me in the market for a travel brush that I might actually enjoy using. I do love Mama Bear's Soaps. I'm gonna love sniffing on this Barbershop scent all day today. I am going to try Mitchell's Wool Fat, so I will be placing an order at West Coast probably tonight or tomorrow. Excited about that order as it will contain new blades to try, some Bay Rum A/S, and some soaps and creams.
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Saturday, November 10th
Razor: '53 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Crystal (3)
Brush: Semogue 620
Soap: Mama Bear's Barbershop
A/S: Cold Water/Witch Hazel
DFS in 3 passes today. My lather was way too thin and resulted in my missing quite a few spots, hence the DFS. I should have reloaded the brush, but I chose to soldier on. Mama Bears was slick enough that I had no irritation though. Because of this, I worked on some lathering today, with the Semogue and the my new Frank's Shaving Best, I have realized that when loading my brush I have had it way to wet. I need to shake it more, load it longer, and add water when I am lathering in the bowl. I had some great lathers earlier when trying it this way. Anyway....
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