SoS May 4 - 10 2009

Thursday:

Gorey's Chairman
Parker 22R V1/new Sharp
Top Ten Sensitive S/C
Arko Aqua A/S gel
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Black Garter cologne

This Top Ten Sensitive cream is from Bulgaria, and fantastic stuff. I love the scent, and the lather explodes on the face, with nice menthol, and it leaves the skin feeling great!

 

Good Thursday morning all...

Merkur HD w/ Gillette "Swede" (2)
C&E BBB
Erasmic shave cream
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Floid Vigoroso as

I had forgotten how much I like the Erasmic...a great shave in every way...

Nathan

 

Thursday: Schick Krona razor / 7 O'Clock SharpEdge blade / Omega 10065 brush / Arko SS / M&L Florida Water Cologne followed by a spritz of T&H West Indies Lime

The Krona shaves nicely but is a bit mild for me. Like it anyway.

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Tabac
Simpson Duke 3
Merkur HD
Gillette Swede (3)
Old Spice
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Lime Skin Food

 

T&H Preshave Oil
Merkur Slant
Gillette Platinum
Shavemac 177 Faux Ebony Silvertip
Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender
Proraso Aftershave Splash

The shavemac is new to me. I just got it yesterday. My first impression of this brush is really good. Dense, but not too dense, and not floppy at all, but soft. I'd been wanting a Shavemac for a long time, but never pulled the trigger until it went on sale and Vintage blades. I feel like I got more than I paid for. I wouldn't buy it for the original $115 plus shipping, but for $75 shipped it's a steal.

 

Thursday

Muhle R89 / Wilkinson Sword
Omega Boar Brush
Tom's of Maine Mint SC
Nature's Gift Sandalwood Splash

 

Thursday

Hot shower + Hot towels
EJ BBB
Gillette slim (#4)
Red IP
Ingram S/C
Cold towels
Proraso A/S Splash
Nivea A/S Balm

Back to a "safe" setup and got a terrific shave this morning. Ingram - I like!

 

Thursday 5/7 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: The "Ever Roddy 300" an Ever Ready 300 refurbished with silvertip badger knot by "The Knotty Badger"
  [*]Cream: SCS Verbena
  [*]Razor: 1912 Ever Ready with ornate handle
  [*]Blade: Ted Pella PTFE SE (shave 5)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & Nivea Extra Soothing ASB
  [*]EDT: Nine Flags Aromatic Tabac from Brazil
  
  [*]Result: Another BBS shave using the ER SE. Been using the SE razors for the last few days and will continue for two more. Need to use up the blade and then back to every other day with a DE in between. The lather had too much water in it. Got a bit carried away. Still, St Sue's creams even with too much water make for great shaving.

 

Thursday...

Razor: Fatboy @5
Blade: Gillette Platinum-Plus (NOS) day 2
Soap: C&E Sandalwood
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

 

Trumpers razor
Simpsons T2
Trumpers Violet shave soap
DR Harris Pink
Santa Maria Novella Potpourri cologne

 

C-MON razor
Omega 10066 boar
D.R. Harris Arlington soap
Proraso AS

 

Thursday....played hookie and put 32 miles on the MTB:

Merkur Progress with Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp
Plisson 16 HMW
D.R. Harris Arlington Shaving Soap
Thayer's Witch Hazel; TSD Unscented Milk
D.R. Harris Arlington Cologne

 

Thursday 5/7

• Penchetta Penworks Redwood Burl Silvertip
• Erasmic Shave Stick
• 6/8 Boker Edelweiss
• Thayer's A/F Original
• Brummel A/S

Result: DFS. Two passes with the straight, WTG/XTG, always seems to result in a much closer shave than the same 2 passes with a DE.... New to me today: I used my Tony Miller strop for the first time (up until now I had been only using the practice strop)

 

Jueves // 07/05/09

Pre
Proraso Pre/Post
"Kyle's Prep"

Shave
Merkur 34c w/ Astra Superior
Rooney 3/1 Best
Tabac Shaving Soap

Post
Trafalgar AS Balm

Result: Well after the days of heavy irritation, I shaved today paying special attention to keeping the blade parallel to the ground. What a result! One pass produced a magnificent shave. While it wasn't as close as my other shaves, for one pass this simply was the closest yet. This was also my first time using an Astra. Irritation free for once, and I love it.

 

Hola, hombre--desde cuando, tu hablas espanol?

 

THURSDAY,
7 MAY.

Razor - Parker 22R
Blade - Vintage Lord
Soap - Williams
Brush - C&E Best
AS - Old Spice
Finish - Aramis.

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Music - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnp5TQTqtzY


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These Lord blades are some fifty years old, and work well enough but I'm of course preferential toward platinum-coated thangs.

 

38C / Gillette Platinum / Noxzema / Duke 1 Best / Aqua Velva / Diptyque Tam Dao​

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Thursday shave

Golden nib knot(finest badger)
La Toja shaving stick
Merkur 37C with Super Iridium (2nd shave)
La Toja after shave splash
Weleda after shave balm

I have to admit,Im a slant convert

 

Thursday

Merkur Futur
Derby Extra (4)
KMF Cool Mint Cream
Thayers WH with Aloe
Pinaud Clubman

 

Si, hablo un poquito.