SOS April 02 - April 08

Indeed it was! And now I can add AOS Lavender to the list of things to refill. GREAT shave... no irritation at all. Maybe I'm not allergic to Lavender after all -- maybe it's something else in (most) of the Lavender-based items? Not sure.

 

Thursday

• Hot shower
• Hot towel
• L'Occitane CADE
• B&B Horn Super Finest
• Fat Boy (3/5/7)/IP
• Alum block
• Witch hazel
• Aqua Velva Ice Blue + Musk (for you, Doc!)
• Nivea Sensitive ASB
• Azzaro Vetiver

Fire & Ice is :happy036!

 

Thursday 5th

Very early shave..Late post..

Schick Injector w/ Schick Blade
MP SuperBadger
Tabac Ss

Brummel AS

Woods of Windsor Cologne

Had to re-visit my Injector.. But again - Naahh.. I dont really like it.. Back to the drawer with this one...

 

Hasta la revolucion siempre!

 

What No EDC or EDT Jeff ?

My bro I will hook you up with some just you wait a few days , my custom made shave soap specially made for you just arrived ! 3 EO's oh boy.....
gotta do an hours packing tonight...

 

Fabulous shot, Yukio!

 

Good show rockin' the PS stuff, tell me about the Calendula Balm - I never heard of that.



Shower/Pre:
ISSY PATCHOULI Bath Soap
TJs PSG

Shave:
EJ Finest '06
'59 Gillette Fatty
Feather DE
Wilkinson Blue Bowl SS :happy088

Post:
Warm Water
Cold Water
Booster Island Bay Rum Aftershave Splash*
Cold Water
TJ's Unscented ASL

Brooks Bros. 1818 EDC

*Commentary on the Booster Bay Rum (for Smedley and anyone else who cares):

Gotta say, I like the Booster Bay Rum. As far as the scent, its in the candy-sweet style Bay Rum category with Master's & Gabel's, with a touch of smooth cork. Very nice, I like this one. And, the Booster aftershaves seem to have excellent skincare qualities with high levels of moisturizers. What I can't comment on is longevity, since I do a cold-rinse after the splash has settled on my face for a 1/2 minute.

 

Thank you! Shaving gear on top of a shoe box, in front of my LCD screen with a red wallpaper, with turned off lights.

 

Thursday, April 5th 07
B&B 2006 Finest
Proraso Cream
Boker 6/8
Santal A/S Splash
________
Harley-Davidson UA

 

A break in this weeks shave

Changed it up cuz I got new soap!

Crabtree and Evelyn Best Badger Brush
Schick Eversharp Injector
Pirates Cove Bay Rum and Ginger Shaving soap :drool
Mama Bears no stink After Shave Milk

PC = Best 3 dollar soap...................(next to Col Conk!)

 

What kind of Injector do you have? Maybe I could take it off you hands.

 

I TOLD YOU! :drool

 

Thanks, bud. I'm in the 'meh' category with this one myself. It does a nice job as a splash, but the scent leaves me cold. I do like that it doesn't sting as much as other splashes, even though it is alcohol-based.

 

Proraso Pre
Shavemac 25mm Silvertip
QED Frankincense and Myrrh Shave Soap
3" Hand American Strop
8/8 W&B
Alum
Thayers WH

Great Shave

 

Friday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post in shower
B&B Finest Ebony
DR Harris Almond cream
Merkur HD w/ Derby Extra blade (Day 2)
Warm water rinse
Cold water rinse
Pinaud Clubman Vanilla A/S splash
Cold water rinse
MB's Menthol A/S milk + De VGH A/S balsam
John Varvatos EdT

Great shave to start the weekend (if you ignore work today... which usually happens on a Friday )

 

Friday 6th

Gillette Slim Adjustable
Derby Extra
MP SilverTip
Nancy Boy Sc

Pinaud Classic AS
Red Fire Edt

First shave with NancyBoy - couldnt really get great lather.. It seemed to be very water-sensetive.. Will try again..

 

Friday:

Omega brush
Parker 22R/new Sharp
Tamara shaving cream
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Chabrawichi 555 cologne

for some reason, the Omega brush seems to be my favorite. It sure whips a cream or a soap into a lather real quickly and easily.

 

Merkur HD
Feather
Simpsons Duke 2 Best
Tabac Soap
Taylors Shave Shop AS
Taylors Shave Shop Cologne

This morning was my first run with the new Duke 2. I was a bit concerned with this brush being so much smaller than my existing gear but, I quickly found out how much this little Duke rocks! Nice and dense little scrubby and lathers on the face perfectly with the soap. Definately a keeper!

 

Thanks Joe, Provence Sante sure is awesome stuff. I can't really tell you much about the availability of the Calendula balm. It is on the Provence Sante website and 1001seife carries a chamomile and calendula aftershave lotion, but none of the more familiar US vendors seem to carry this product yet. My girlfriend picked a bottle up for me last year, but she's remaining tight lipped about the source(anything to keep the balance of power in our relationship in her favour )
As far as performance goes it is a fine product. Fairly light chamomile scent and a very fluid texture. You only need a little bit, otherwise it can be a bit greasy, but it absorbs quickly enough. Very moisturising and soothing, definitely worthy of bearing the Provence Sante name.
Regards,
Alex