SoS May 11-17 2009

Lets see those shaves for this week!

As always, extra points for pictures!

 

Monday

• Soap:Tabac
• Brush: Golden Nib Knot in Ever-Ready handle
• Razor: T2 Super Adj set at 5
• Blade: Iridium (#1)
• A/S: Thayers followed by Speick

 

Monday:

Gorey's Chairman
Ming Shi TTO/new Gillette Stainless
Cerrus-SC
Tabiano-AS gel
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Acqua di Selva cologne

Although this shave was fast, it was still very enjoyable. This Cerrus cream is one of the cheapest brands in Germany, but it performs great--nice scent, rich lather, a good amount of menthol, and very soothing skincare.

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Dr. Harris Arlington Shave Stick
Simpson Duke 3
Merkur HD
Gillette Swede (5)
Pinaud Special Reserve
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Coral Skin Food

 

Ugh, Monday: Parker 91r razor / Treet Classic blade / Arko SS / VDH brush / Anherb Balm / M&L Florida Water Cologne

Great 2 pass shave today. Hope the rest of the day is as good.

 

The cheapest DE shave in Spain

I did shave with these things on my 2 days trip.

Mercadona shaving brush with stand(8.45 euros)
Lea shaving stick(1 euros on general stores)
Wilkinson DE with 5 blades(3.50 euros in Carrefour)
Kinesia Artic 50ml after shave splash(0.50 cents general stores)

Its mostly available in all Spain and the results are great.However I shaved with a BIC blade instead of the Wilkinson one.

Today shave.(Monday)

Kent BK8
Homemade soap(glycerin based)
Ever Ready with GEM blade(2nd shave)
Floid vigoroso after shave splash
Weleda after shave balm

Im a slant and GEM convert.Hard to beat those shaves but I have to try a straight and compare the results.

 

Monday...

Razor: Slim @6
Blade: '60 Super Blue (NOS) day 1
Soap: Williams
A/S: AV

A 60's shave all the way, 'cause Maz used a slim. Let's Go Bucs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNXnq1izoSo

 

Monday

Merkur Futur
Derby Extra (3)
Williams Shave Soap
Aqua Velva A/S

 

Trumpers razor
Floris brush
Trumpers Rose shave soap
SCS Savory Rose AS
Floris No. 89 EDT

 

Double Arrow
Omega 10029 boar
Speick soap
Speick AS

 

Atra cart. razor
VDH Deluxe Boar
KMF Patchouli cream
Witch Hazel
Fuzzy's favorite Family Dollar Spice AS

I got up early and waited to shave because I needed to run to the Dollar store to pick up a couple of things. While there, I grabbed a bottle of their Spice version AS and a pack of Family Dollar Atra razor blades to try out. I honestly like both of them quite a bit. The KMF Patchouli was also a first and it did a fine job too. Lots of lather and a nice scent...good stuff today!

 

Thanks for the video DA. Baseball, hunting and shaving in one. What more can you ask for...well, maybe Ted Williams doing the commercial instead of Maz but I can't be picky. :happy102

 

Monday

Gillette Gold , ball handle Tech
Gillette 7o'clock Yellow
La Toja SC
J/A/S/O/N 6 in 1 Beard Therapy
La Toja Splash

 

Monday AM

Bad start to a great week.

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Mama Bear's Unscented soap during shower
Savile Row 3124
Merkur Progress w/ Swedish Gillette
Cedarmanfurniture soap
WWR
Provence Sante A/S splash
CWR
Anherb milk + C&E Nomad milk
C&E Nomad EdT

Used to Cedarman soap twice now. That's my limit. On to the next recipient! It's a sub-par soap, that for me, performs below Williams, VDH, etc.

 

Merkur Vision (@N)
Feather (3)
Merkur Mustache Trimmer
Tweezerman
Tom's of Maine Mint SC
Aqua Velva Ice Blue


If I'm careful, the Vision is an excellent razor, but even an ounce of slop will take off a pound of flesh. Got one little nick from dazing off for a moment. This was the first time using the mustache trimmer. I got it cheap cheap cheap and put off using it until today. I can see how it would be an excellent little accessory to shaving, but the biggest weakness is not the razor itself, but the horrendous Merkur blade that comes with it. It's sad, because I have an excellent defined line on my goatee for the first time in a while. Since there's no other blade available for this little razor (that I know of), I'll either have to hand strop or hone the blade before using it again. Luckily I picked up a DE hone not too long ago. Might be the perfect blade to test my skills with.

 

Gosh man!I have a totally different experience with that soap.Actually Its my favorite soap with a olive oil,green tea and eucalyptus homemade soap.
This is the soap that you love to hate or hate to love!:happy102

 

MONDAY.
XI MAY '9.

Hair - MWF
Body - MWF
Razor - Super Adj.
Blade - Feather
Soap - MWF
Brush - C&E Best
Splash - Clubman
Finish - Aramis.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS8UHOFk-KI&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div

 

I skipped the shave today. I didn't feel like getting up until around 7 AM and by that time I had to rush.

 

Lunes // 11/05/09

Pre
Proraso Pre/Post
"Kyle's Prep"

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

Post
T/H 1805 AS Balm

Result: Excellent shave today. A smooth one pass with MWF fresh shipped from England! I had never used it before, and I have to say, I am very impressed with the results. The Astra is still performing wonderfully, and as a result of focusing more on perpendicular angle to the face, my one passes are getting closer and closer.

 

Monday morning:

Merkur Futur with Wilkinson (UK) Blade
Simpson Tulip 3
Trumper Sandalwood Hard Soap
D.R. Harris Pink AS; TSD Victorian Rose Milk
Floris No. 89 EdT

A nice combination today. I'm liking the UK Wilkinson blades so far.