SoS Mar 2 - 8

Thursday March 5, 2009

Brush: BBE
Razor: 68 Slim Adj. 9/3
Blade: Red IP (4)
Cream: Connaught
AS Splash: SCS Blue Line
AS Balm: SCS Blue Line
Cologne: Givenchy Very Irresistable

 

This morning's was so bad I had to go again...

Razor: '64 ball-end Tech
Blade: '54 Gillette Thin
Brush: VV badger
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

Not as close as the better/newer blades I've used, but much closer, and a much more pleasant *experience* overall than the Blue in the red tip this morning. Just for the sake of a complete comparison, I'm thinking of trying the Blue in the Tech tomorrow morning.

 

Following Churchill's lead here's a fly fish shave theme.

Razor: Gillette 195
Blade: Dorco 301 day 1
Brush: re knotted Erskine
Lather: TOBS Avocado
A/S: Witch Hazel

 

Very nice Chris! See you even went with the Avocado. I've considered starting the fly fishing quest,it seems to be getting pretty popular down here on the bays.

 

Merkur HD
Crystal
Rooney 3, 1
Connaught Spearmint cream
The Shave Den Sub Zero splash

I couldn't resist an evening shave after this showed up... I loaded a skin friendly Crystal blade into my trusty HD and proceeded to get an excellent shave. I've been wanting to try a spearmint scented cream or soap for a long time now. The Connaught cream produces a lather similar to JM Frasers. The scent was great and it had just enough cooling to be pleasant on this warm winter Texas night. I might have a new favorite cream based on scent alone..

 

Friday 3/6

• Penchetta Penworks Silvertip
• La Toja S/C
• NEW Open Comb
• Gillette 7 O'Clock black
• Thayer's Alcohol Free Original
• Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes, & Peppercorn Splash

Result: Very nice shave, BBS and no irritation . So far so good with my new NEW.

 

Friday:

Omega Silvertip
Lord Super/7 AM day 2
Ingram S/C
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Floid Classic A/S
Santos de Cartier EDT

This Lord Super razor gives me fantastic shaves, and it's easy to use also, and not heavy. It's also a pretty mild razor.

 

Friday
Taking it easy today.. slept in did a little less prep and only did 2 passes. Good enough for a Friday.

• Soap: p.160
• Brush: GN-ER
• Razor: Bullet end micromatic
• Blade: ASR SE from CVS
• AS: Booster Ice

 

Good Friday all...

'51 Gillette Black Tip w/Dorco 301(3)
Trumper Super Badger
Cremo Cream/Tom's sc
Thayer's Original WH/Murray & Lanham Florida Water
GFT Coral Skin Food ASB (sample)
GFT Curzon Cologne (sample)

A fine combo lather provided a great base for the '51/Dorco pairing and three passes yielding a BBS result to start the weekend. Have a great day.

Nathan

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
fatboy/feather
AOS SC (with bay rum EO added)
Lucky Tiger AS
vintage Old Spice (used as cologne)

Excellent shave!
Martin

 

Friday

Rooney 3/1 super
Arko shave stick
Red tip with a fresh Crystal blade
Master bay rum aftershave

I don't like rubbing shave sticks across my face - though I do prefer to lather directly on my face. So I mold the sticks into containers and lather as I would with a hard soap. I've found that an Arko stick fits perfectly in an empty Erasmic shave bowl.

 

TGIF: Lord Smart Razor / Sharp Stainless d3 / Arko SS / Boreal 322 brush / Old Spice Aftershave

D3 is the end for the Sharp but still a darn fine shave

 

FRIDAY

Merkur 11C
Dollar General blade d-3
TSD Sweetgrass Soap
Paela Burl Silvertip 24mm
Fruit Of Earth Aloe
Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum

 

Friday... trying to do to much with too little:

Razor(s): '64 Tech/'57 Red Tip
Blade(s): '54 Blue day 2/'54 Thin day 2
Brush: VV badger
Soap: Tabac
A/S: Old Spice

The Blue in the Tech was less painful, but no less awful than yesterday. I had the Thin in the Red Tip after swapping the blades out, and went to it in desperation for the third pass when it became obvious that there was no hope for this shave. It really made no difference. All it did was kill off any further interest in using the old Blues or Thins no matter how new and shiny they may look.

 

2009 MP R41 - I like it a lot.
7 O'clock Sharp Edge - day 7
Knotty Badger Best
CF Lime - sample
Anherb AS Conditioner - sample
T&H Clubman cologne - sample - very nice!

 

Friday

Merkur Futur
Derby Extra (3)
KMF Cool Mint
Thayer's WH with Aloe
AV Ice Blue Sport A/S

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Superlather: T&H West Indies Lime, QED Lime
Kent BK4
Ranger Tech
Derby (1)
Pinaud Lime Sec
Nivea ASB
Lime Skin Food

 

FRIDAY

Muhle R89 / Red IP
EJ BBB
La Toja Classico SC
La Toja ASL
La Toja Sensitivo ASB

 

T&H pre-shave oil
Tech / Feather (2)
BBE
Tabac
AdP ASB

 

I expected to see a lot of Irish Moos this week in the SOS's.