SoS: Aug 17-23 2009

Saturday:

Gorey's Chairman
Lord Super/new Sharp
Italian Palmolive Menthol-SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck-AS

I haven't used my Lord Super razor in a long time, so I decided to this morning, and it gave me a damn good shave. It's definitely slightly more aggressive than a Ming Shi, but still quite gentle if you're careful.

@Kaveh--hey, nice haircut!

 

This was Friday's:

Razor: Le Grelot 1/4 Grind
Brush: Omega boar
Cream: SMN
ASB: Proraso Pre-Post/Speick
Result: I am in love with the LG!!!

 

Never hurts to try new things. You are right though, it's a very Chuck Liddell look (minus the Chinese characters tattooed on the side of your head.)

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Castle Forbes Lime
Simpsons Duke 3
'47 Aristocrat
Gillette Swede (1)
Casswell-Massey Lime
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Lime Skin Food

 

Nice Carlos!Youre getting a great shave den!

 

Saturday Shave

Hot Shower
1908 Ever Ready Lather Catcher
TSD Magnolia
Corn Huskers Lotion
Clubman Lilac Vegetal AS
M&L Lotus and Violets cologne

Did my standard 3 passes then for the touch up pass I greased my face down with aloe vera gel and just hit the rough spots. My face has not been smoother since I was 6 Great shave and any day rockin the Veg is a good one.

 

:sihns011

 

Saturday

• Soap:Tabac
• Brush:Semogue 1305
• Razor:Older Style Muehle Pinsel R89
• Blade:Astra (Shave #3)
• A/S: Thayers with peppermint EO followed by Royall Bay Rhum

 

TWENTY-
TWO
AUGUST
'NINE.

Wash: Yardley's Almond
Razor: Parker 22R
Blade: Derby Extra
Soap: TOBS Almond
Brush: C&E Best
Splash: Mennen Blue
Finish: Agua Brava.

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Got several samples from Colonial Drug, a store by which I wasn't terribly impressed, stuffy & congested.

Yes, they carry a great variety (no Trumper's) but much of it is out of stock and the mark-up is high.

I'll compare it to the Andover Shop (Andover, MA location), where the selection is comparatively limited, but everything is well-organized and the staff members are not only razor-sharp but strikingly engaging. Colonial Drug requires a good deal of browsing, searching nooks and crannies for this and that, while dealing with employees (I met two) who, for all intents and purposes, are devoid of social skills.

In Boston I like Louis - on Newbury Street; it stocks what I want and the store is a spectacle.

II.

Colonial Drug had almost every Taylor's cream in stock, and I liked that because I'd hitherto only tried Eton College, Rose and Sandalwood - the last of which is astoundingly offputting. I do love Eton College and Rose, though, and the Almond, I've come to find out, is so-so.

Avocado has an interesting consistency and a fair scent - look forward to trying it on account of high praise here.

III.

I love Agua Brava, which reminds me of Halston Z-14, with which I'd rather go on account of price and longevity of scent.

IV.

US Yardley's Oatmeal-Almond has such a delicious scent it's once again my favorite bath soap. It's incredibly sweet, and I was hoping TOBS' Almond would bear a resemblance.

I'll have to try Conk.

 

Sabado/Saturday
Eurostyl shavette with IP-Markwtb custm handle with TGN boar knot-Musgo Real SC-Floid AS Vigoroso.
Getting ready to receive the Henckles from Mandrake and try it.​

 

Saturday

Merkur Futur
Derby Extra (4)
KMF Cool Mint Cream
Thayer's WH with Aloe
Stetson A/S

 

Are you migrating to straight razor?

 

Well,Im gonna try it at least,courtesy of my good friend Carlos(Mandrake).Have you tried straights?

 

Straight????? no, I think it's more complicated than DE razors,.......

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney Emillion
Old Spice Fresh Lime cream
Osage Rub

 

8/22

1911 gillette ABC pocket edition
publix blade
williams soap
ever ready horsehair brush, black and brown handle

dickinsons witch hazel
old spice leather

polo (green bottle)

 

Open comb slant
7 o'clock sharp edge
Knotty Badger Best
The Shave Den Bourbon Vanilla Soap
Neroli Aftershave Milk
SCS Sandalwood EDT

 

Saturday Morning:

Hot Shower/Hot Towel
1973 Gillette Super Adjustable (Set at 4)
Swedish Gillette (Shave #3)
Kent/Altesse Pure Badger
TOBS Rose SC
Harris Pink A/S
TSD AS Milk
Preferred Stock

I attended my buddies wedding today with my wife to be so I figured a nice rose set up would be a sensible idea. The TOBS lathers like a dream, no matter what scent. I'm still having trouble getting the right cream/water ratio though. The Super Adjustable felt a little bit more aggressive today than it did on Thursday. That may have been because of a three shave old blade but we'll never know. Harris Pink, although over priced, is a great match to the TOBS Rose SC. My results today were par for the course. Looking forward to something a little bit better next week perhaps.

 

I did - but it did not last very long. Thanks for your recommendations for my
shopping list. I think my son bought all the La Toja products that the store in Santiago had in stock.

Dick

 

XXI AUGUST.

H
E
A
D.

Wash: Golnar Musk
Razor: Merkur Long
Blade: Feather
Soap: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: C&E Pure
Splash: Proctor Spice
Finish: Royall Spyce.

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Love having a baldy.

Wilkinson's SS sports one of the best scents in wetshaving.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZeeELBWkJc