Shower or Shave (SoS) July 16th - 22nd

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by TraderJoe, Jul 15, 2007.

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  1. Smedley

    Smedley New Member

    Friday

    Hot shower
    Proraso Pre/Post
    C&E Best Badger
    HBS Lavender/Spritz of Palmolive USA
    Slant/Gillette Bleue
    Alum block
    Makler AS
    Anherb conditioner
    D&G EDT

    The lather from the HBS soap wasn't as strong as I wanted, so I dumped a bit of the Palmolive cream in and got a superlather. Not the fault of the soap, but my lathering technique this morning.

    Overshaved with the Slant and paid for it with a slightly irritated neck. BBS, yes, but at a price.
     
  2. mercV12

    mercV12 Member

    Weleda SC
    Gillette SS
    Merkur blade (day 1)
    Chubby 2

    olive oil soap wash in shower
    Master's Bay Rum AS
    Pashana Bay Rum hair tonic
     
  3. qhsdoitall

    qhsdoitall Wilbur

    Know the feeling. :D
     
  4. qhsdoitall

    qhsdoitall Wilbur

    2007-07-20

    Shower
    Epicurean Shea Butter Co Shea Butter Ebony Tar Soap (Burnt Kiln Pine Tar)
    Shampoo/Conditioner: Burt's Bees Super Shiny Grapefruit & Sugar Beet Shampoo
    Shampoo/Conditioner: EO Products Chamomile & Honey Conditioner
    Facial Wash:
    Nivea Sensitive Skin Facial Wash
    Deodorant: Mitchum Max Anti-perspirant & Deodorant Invisible Solid Impact
    Shave
    Razor:
    Merkur 37C Slant Bar HD Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome
    Razor Blades:
    Israeli Persona Super + Double Edged Razor Blades
    Shaving Brush:
    Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush
    Shaving Bowl:
    Petco 4" Stainless Steel Pet Water Bowl
    Shaving Soap:
    Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original Shaving Soap
    Technique: WTG/45XTG/45XTG Cleanup
    Post Shave
    Aftershave:
    Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave
    Aftershave Balm:
    eShave Cucumber Aftershave Cream
    Cologne: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Culture for Men Eau De Toilette

    Result: 4.6/5.0 Tabac does it again. :drool Love the Pine Tar Soap so far. All the benefits of Shea Butter Soap , the scent is not overpowering and it fades quickly so I don't smell like, well, pine tar. :D
     
  5. TraderJoe

    TraderJoe Pink Floid

    Rich -> is it any less/more moisturizing than the regular, as far as you can tell?
     
  6. qhsdoitall

    qhsdoitall Wilbur

    It's the same. Maybe a touch more because I have not had to use oil on my shins the last two days. That might be the pine tar at work. The ones I've tried so far have the same basic qualities just different scents. The scents tend to be light and fade quick.
     
  7. TraderJoe

    TraderJoe Pink Floid

    (for) Saturday AM:

    Kent BK4 Brush
    Gillette 1959 Fatboy Razor
    Treet Blued Steel Double Edge Blade
    Valobra Menthol Shave Soap
    Witch Hazel
    Italian Floid Aftershave Splash
    Williams Ice Blue Deodorant
    Speick Cologne Spray

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  8. Kingpepper

    Kingpepper Active Member

    Friday Am:

    Nivea Energy
    C&E BBB
    Milord with Feather second day
    TOBS Saint James SC
    Aqua Velva Classic
     
  9. DragonBoy

    DragonBoy Team Player

    Saturday 21st

    Gillette Aristocrat
    Derby Extra
    Muehle Super
    Trumper Oxford Blue Ss

    Floid AS
    4711 EdT
     
  10. moviemaniac

    moviemaniac Tool Time

    SATURDAY

    Futur @2,5
    IP day5
    Kent BK4
    Trumper CSF/PRE
    C&E Nomad SC
    Homemade "Bay Ice" AS :drool :drool :drool
    Pre de Provence ASB

    Esteban Secrete Afrique EdT

    After 4 days of shaving with it, the IP blade reached its limit today. The homemade a/s consists of grain-schnapps, allspice-seeds (=pimento; very similar to and even better than Bay seeds), glycerin and menthol. A very soothing A/S even if I overdid it a tad with the menthol - I think the stuff's thrice as cooling as the Spanish Floid - but me likes it this way :D ::
     
  11. Baloosh

    Baloosh Duder

    WORD. Yet another convert into the Cult of Menthol. That tingle is addictive, isn't it? :cool::cool:
     
  12. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Saturday:

    Omega brush
    Parker 22R/new Sharp
    Dalli-Werke shaving stick :drool :drool :drool
    Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
    Tabac a/shave
    Tabac cologne

    my God, this Dalli-Werke stick smells almost exactly like Erasmic soap, and does it lather beautifully. Tack se Mycket to a wonderful friend for sharing this great stuff with me!
     
  13. Baloosh

    Baloosh Duder

    Saturday AM

    Hot shower
    Proraso Pre-Post towards end of shower
    SR 3124
    Feather ACD-N Japanese straight w/ Pro Guard blade (Day 8)
    Floris Elite soap
    Warm water rinse
    Cold water rinse
    Proraso A/S splash
    Cold water rinse
    Tryphon Mentolo balm + Trumper's Limes Skin Food + AOS Sandalwood balm
    SCS Embrace EdT
     
  14. IsaacRN

    IsaacRN Active Member

    Warm Towel
    SR 3126
    Coates Tea Tree
    Strop 30 linen/60 leather Tony Miller #1
    Warm Towel
    Coates Tea Tree
    DOVO "Bergischer Lowe" 5/8
    2 passes WTG/XTG
    Warm Towel
    Cold Water
    Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe
    L'Occitane Cade Aftershave Balm

    Only one minor nick. Second shave with my straigh..was happy...still not sure the blade is as sharp as it could be since i think i screwed it up with my thumbnail test after i got it honed....

    Great stuff!!
     
  15. Baloosh

    Baloosh Duder

    Sweet bro. Sounds like you're coming along quite well with the straight shaving. Impressive! I'm curious -- what do you look for (or attempt to do) with the thumbnail test?
     
  16. PalmettoB

    PalmettoB The Old Guard

    Saturday

    Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood soap
    Crabtree & Evelyn Best Badger brush
    Geo. Wostenholm "Peerless" 5/8 spike point
    Tony Miller Heirloom #2 strop
    witch hazel splash
    Geo. F. Trumper's Coral Skin Food
     
  17. IsaacRN

    IsaacRN Active Member


    Thumbnail test so i had found out is a way to test to see if the blade is sharp during honing. There are many ways to check for sharpness. I found out that if you test with the nail after a honing, you basically ruined the sharpening you just did.
     
  18. johnniegold

    johnniegold New Member

    Late Saturday Afternoon Shave

    after shower at the sink:

    500/Treet Blue (3)
    C&E BBB
    Trumper CSF
    Palmolive Classic (Euro) s/c - scent is far superior to US version
    WWR
    touch up with disposable Gillette
    CWS
    Thayers Lavender w/h
    Aqua Velva a/s - (well, it is Saturday ya know ;) )
     
  19. herzi

    herzi Active Member

    Saturday
    Bock Silvertip
    Ingram SC/Erasmic SC mix
    Progress with Merkur
    Weleda AS
    Anherb ASC

    Puma Jamaica EdT

    Nice shave 4.6/5
     
  20. TraderJoe

    TraderJoe Pink Floid

    (for) Sunday AM:

    Treet Delrin Safety Razor
    Treet Blue Special Double Edge Blade
    Kent BK4 Shave Brush
    Tryphon Mentolo Shave Soap
    Witch Hazel
    Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Splash
    Art of Shaving Sandalwood Aftershave Balm

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