SoS April 13 - 19

C&E BBB
Merkur Slant with Derby
VDH Select SS
Old Spice Fresh AS
Old Spice EDC

:happy005

 

16 April, Thursday

Merkur 11C w/ Dorco ST300
Vulfix #2233
TBS For Men SC
TBS For Men AS Balm
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 EDT

 

Day 2 of Cal's "Shaving on the Cheap Week"​

 

THURSDAY.

Razor: Lord Tech
Blade: 7AM
Brush: C&E Pure
Soap: GFT Rose
Splash: Old Spice
Finish: Envy.

...

Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yLVufAfby0

 

Thursday

• Soap: Irisch Moos
• Brush: GN-ER
• Razor: HD Slant
• Blade: 7 O'Clock Black (#2)
• A/S: Thayers followed by Irisch Moos

 

Thursday:

Omega Silvertip
Ming Shi TTO/7 AM day 3
Florena S/C
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Yohji Homme A/S
Yohji Homme EDT

This Ming Shi razor gives unbelievably close shaves with comfort and gentleness. I shaved very fast this morning, and had no cuts, nicks, or irritation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k543eEcrc9M&feature=related Music today from Papa Wemba, who has a style that is very unique. Listen to the high notes he sings. I have a very deep voice, but I can imitate him perfectly!

 

1921 Gillette Old Type/Feather Blade (1)/MWF/Tweezerman/Aqua Velva Ice Blue​

 

The sent is milder yet longer lasting and still wonderful.

Also dose not have the same menthol power but still a real smooth aftershave.

I did not know it was shave on the cheap week so I will start a new.

Red Tip superspeed (free as gift)
The MWF was also free as a gift
Burma Boar (5 dollars)
Regular Aqua Velva (5 dollars)

10 bucks, cant do any cheaper unless I take away the brush and use Noxzema Foam..........hummmmmmm guess next week could be used as my shave on the cheap week too.

 

Thursday: Lord Smart Razor / 7 O'Clock Super Platinum blade d3 / Ingram Shave Cream / Boreal 322 Brush / M&L Florida Water Cologne

This razor/blade combo is very nice. I get smooth, close comfortable shaves and that's a good thing. Also find Ingram shave cream to be wonderful.

 

Thursday 4/16

• Ever Ready 100T boar
• Palmolive Shave Stick
• 1920 Gillette Big Fellow
• Gillette 7OCB
• Thayer's A/F Original
• Pitralon Fresh @ Work splash

Result: Wow...BBS today :happy088...it's been a while since I've been trying to take it easy on my face in between straight shaves. Very comfortable, smooth, awesome shave. That Big Fellow, although aggressive and needing constant attention, is an awesome shaver. First time with the Pitralon F@W. It's nice....'fresh' is a great descriptive word for the scent, along with a lime/citrus scent. Good skin care, no burn at all. If I owned a bottle, it may not get used as much as some other scents, but with summer coming up I think it could get used a little more often, and would make a great compliment to Bay Rum soaps...

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Kent BK4
M.B. Aged Spice
British NEW
Swede (1)
Pinaud Special Reserve A/S
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Coral Skin Food

 

Thursday

Hot shower
King of Shaves Azor Sensitive cream during shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Gillette Mach 3 razor
Old Post Road #4 soap (finally arrived! Stupid Post Office :mad
WWR
Speick A/S splash
CWR
C&E Sandalwood balm
T&H 1805 EdT

First run of the Old Post Road #4 soap. Early feedback: impressive stuff... figured I'd use it how it was "meant" to be used, with a multi-blade cartridge. More to follow!

 

C-MON razor
Rooney 1/3 Silvertip
Taylor's Rose cream
Proraso AS

 

Trumpers razor
Rooney brush
SCS Austin Blend shave soap
SCS Austin Blend milk
C&E West Indian Lime EDT

 

Couldn't help but notice some peoples is defeating the whole purpose of shaving cheap week by employing expensive products others given them as gifts.

 

Gillette Super Speed NDC
Feather
Kent Bk4
Geo F. Trumper Coconut Oil cream
Max Refreshing
SCS Coconut milk

 

I completely missed the cheap shave week memo... I used my most expensive shave cream today :ashamed001

 

A lot of my shaving gear is gifts....... people like me.

Come to think of it, the Williams Mug Soap and Van Der Hagan I have are also gifts. The most expensive thing got myself was a Kent BK8 but that even turned out to be a free BK4 (long story).

 

Good Thursday all...

Wald Solingen Es-Ese 5/8 and '66 Slim Adjustable (Gillette Swede day1)
Edwin Jagger BBB
SCS Sandalwood sc
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Three Crowns Indian Sandalwood milk
SCS Sandalwood EDT

After another off day, a sandalwood day. The Wald Solingen provided a good WTG pass with no incidents on the face or the strop (whew!). Followed the first pass with tho passes with the adjustable at setting 3, ending up with a very nice shave. The SCS cream needed some work throughout the shave and it seemed to dry quickly but overall a pleasant experience. Finished with the SCS EDT which fits the bill.

Nathan

 

Thursday

Hot shower + hot towels
EJ BBB
Merkur Futur
Red IP
TOBS Rose S/C
Cold towels
Nivea A/S balm

Just two passes today. Feels like I haven't slept for 3 weeks or such. Hope it's better tomorrow.