SoS Sep 29 - Oct 5

Man, you sure have some nice stuff!

 

Shave of the Week

Merkur Slant

Crabtree and Evelyn Best

Taylor's Sandalwood Soap

Italian Floid AS

 

A Great Shave

 

Good Cheap Shave

Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Red-Pack Personna
Brush: Tweezerman
Soap: Arko stick
A/S: Osage Rub

 

Wednesday AM

Early shave day.

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Castle Forbes pre-shave at end of shower
Simpson Duke 3 Best
Merkur Progress w/ Gillette Silver Blue blade
AOS Sandalwood cream
WWR
Proraso A/S splash
CWR
Baxter's of California balm + Nivea Extreme Comfort balm
Knize Knize Ten EdT

 

Gillette 'Fat Boy'
Red Pack Personna
QED Limes
C&E BBB
Skin Food
Pinaud Clubman

 

I love when people post pictures, but I don't have time each morning to take and upload a picture. Maybe some week I will pick out my shaves for the coming week and photograph them all so that I can join in.

New Norfolk (silver)
Israeli Persona
Knotty Badger Best
Merlot Soap
Trumper Limes skin food

 

Wednesday:

Omega Silvertip
Weishi Chrome/new Wilkinson Sword
Williams Menthol S/C
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck A/S

I need to find some Wilkinson Sword blades for my Weishi, because they seem to work great in it. I'm as close to BBS as I could get!

 

Wednesday

Hot Shower
Hot Towel
American Crew Pre-Shave Oil
Tabac Shave Cream
Art of Shaving Brush
Gillette Tuckaway
Dorco ST-301 (3rd shave)
Art of Shaving unscented Shave Balm

 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Start with Hot Shower, Hugo Naturals Mexican Lime & Bergamot Soap, Head & Shoulders Citrus Shamp/Cond 2 in 1
Razor: Gillette SuperSpeed - Date code B4 - 1956
Blade: ASR Blade (Walgreens label - 4th use)
Brush: C&E Best Badger
Soap: Williams
Cream: Tom's of Maine
Toner: Dickinson Witch Hazel
ASB: 4711
Cologne: 4711
Post Shave Cream: Eucerin Redness Relief Soothing Night Creme

 

40's Gillette Super Speed
Rooney Style 3, Size 1
J. M. Frasiers Polar Ice Shave Cream
Boosters Polar Ice Splash
Anherb Aftershave Balm

What's so Polar, or Icey about Booster's Polar Ice? I'll tell you what: nothing!

The shave cream delivered again. It's really good stuff.

 

Gillette Slim w/ Feather
Shavemac 501 Finest
Pré de Provence soap
Booster Iced Lime

 

Tuesday
Shaved in the evening because it was my first DE shave! and I wanted to be sure I had enough time. Everything but the razor and blade is my standard routine.

Hot towel (because I didn't shower this time)
Gillette Tech
Personna (Ick. This tugged. I'm going to try something else tomorrow.)
Van der Hagen Select
Van der Hagen Natural Boar
Witch hazel
Aqua Velva Musk

Hmm . . . didn't get very close around the chin at all. I'll chalk that up to inexperience and the tugging blade.

 

EverReady 1912
Gem SE
P160
Mennan PreShave
Custom Silvertip
Skin Bracer
Crystal Alum

 

Yes, give yourself some time. I can see improvements as each week passes.

 

AOS preshave lemon oil
TOBS Lavender cream
Rooney 2/1 Silvertip
Wacker 7/8 blonde
TSD Bay Rum Witch Hazel
Old Spice !

Shave Well, Be Well

 

Try the personna with a shower and good face prep. I use personna reds exclusively and do not have a problem.

Prep, Prep, Prep. Any blade will tug if the whisker is not prepped.

 

Congrats ! It only gets better

Simpsons Super CH1
Ranger Tech + Feather
MWF soap
WWR
RNB AV Salve
Chanel Antaeus pour Homme EdT​

 

Wednesday 1st

Merkur 34G
Bic Blade
Omega Syntex
Sensational Indulgences Leather Shaving Soap

Trumper Spanish Leather AS
Mama Bear British Leather Cologne
Nomadic EdT

 

Circa 1919 Gillette Open-Comb
Derby
Shavemac 429 Finest
Col Conk Amber Soap
Nivea A/S Balm