SoS May 18-24 2009

Good Wednesday morning all...

Merkur HD w/ Gillette "swede"
Trumpers superbadger
Godrej Menthol Mist sc
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Floid Vigoroso as
444 ASB
C&E Sandalwood EDT

A cool start to the day...

Nathan

 

Wednesday

Merkur Futur
Derby Extra (3)
Williams Shave Soap
Thayers WH with Aloe
Pinaud Clubman A/S

 

Wednesday: Parker 91r razor / Treet Classic blade d1 / Omega 61384 brush / C.O. Bigelow SC / Anherb Balm / M&L Florida Water Cologne

Beware of the 91r! Forgot how aggressive a razor it is. BBS with a couple of nicks. Guess that'll learn me to be more careful with sharp objects early in the morning.

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Simpson Duke 3
MWF
Ivory Chrome EJ Chatsworth
Gillette Swede (4)
Aqua Velva
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Lime Skin Food

 

Merkur Slant
Iridium Super (5)
Shavemac 177 23mm Silvertip
J.M. Fraser Polar Ice Shave Cream
Max Refreshing Aftershave with Menthol
Saint Charles Shave Lavender Aftershave Milk

The Iridium Super is just as good on the 5th shave as it was on the 1st shave.

 

Wednesday...

Razor: Slim @6
Blade: Schick Plus-Platinum (NOS) day 5
Cream: KMF Unscented
A/S: AV

 

C-MON razor
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
Musgo Real cream
Musgo Real AS

 

Wednesday

Best Badger shaving brush
TOBS Sandalwood shaving soap
3" TM Horsehide strop
6/8 Dovo "Bismarck" razor
TOBS Sandalwood Aftershave Gel

Viktor

 

Red Tip Superspeed
Iridium Super (3)
Knotty Badger Best
TSD Polynesian Red Soap, Aftershave Splash, and Cologne

That Iridium is still going strong. Surprising because I thought it was pulling in the final pass of it's first shave. I am starting to think my lather was just drying out or something. Thanks Bong for letting me try these!

I am home with a sick son today. I feel really bad for him. He can't breath through his nose, and is having a very hard time sleeping. It sucks not being to help.

 

Wednesday

Muhle R89 / Feather
Savile Row 3126
KMF Peaches n' Cream SC
Nature's Gift Sandalwood Splash
TSD Sandalwood ASM

 

Nice shave with TSD soap

Wednesday/Miercoles

Ever Ready brush with Ted Pella blade(thanks Bong!!!!)
Mercadona Pure badger brush
TSD shaving soap(frankanciense and myrth scent...nice!)
Williams blue after shave
Weleda After shave balm
I shave my head with a Wilkinson razor(I was on a rush)

As I have wrote in a thread I really like the TSD shaving soap.Tomorrow I will try the shaving cream.

 

Razor: Rolls Razor
Lather: Arko on the face, Tom's of Maine Mint on the brush
Brush: Tweezerman
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue



First time using a Rolls Razor. I think the blade is still in need of a sharpening that may be beyond the included hone/strop. It was a rough shave. The cooling touch of the Tom's of Maine topped with Aqua Velva has my face feeling icy cold. Very nice and soothing.

 

Wednesday:

Merkur Futur / Wilkinson (UK) Blade
Simpson Polo 8 Super
D.R. Harris Lavender Soap
Bourbon Parfums EdC; TSD Lavender Milk
Knize Forest

Hmm....some redness today. Don't know if it was the Harris Lavender, the blade or the Bourbon Parfums...

 

Trumpers razor
Simpsons T2 brush
Trumpers Almond shave soap
DR Harris Pink
Creed MI EDT

 

Tech with Bic (3)
C&E BBB
JM Frasers SC
Alum
WH
SCS Sandalwood edt

 

Wednesday 5/20

• Ever Ready 100T boar
• Arko Stick
• 11/16 W&B Special Razor
• Thayer's A/F Original
• Speick splash

Result: Fantastic shave today. I got the Speick sample (thx Dr. Mike!) Monday, and didn't use it yesterday due to my Freezy Face day freezing), and got the Arko Stick yesterday (Thanks Shawn!). So I used them both today. They actually work well together in the scent department. A great shave today, close, comfortable, and smooth. :happy088

 

Wednesday 5/20 . . .

• [*]Prep: Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: The "Ever Roddy 300" an Ever Ready 300 refurbished with silvertip badger knot by "The Knotty Badger"
  [*]Cream: C&E Sandalwood
  [*]Razor: '36 Gillette NEW with Thick Handle
  [*]Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (shave 4)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner & C&E Sandalwood ASB
  [*]EDT: C&E Sandalwood EDT
  
  [*]Result: BBS. No blood. No excitement, just a great shave with a wonderful razor and blade combo.

 

21 May, Thursday
Merkur 11C w/ Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (Yellow pack)
Vulfix #2233
TOBS Traditional SS
L'Occitane Vetyver EDT

10-11 hours later... Some stubble is visible, but still feels pretty smooth. The open-comb does cut pretty close to the skin. The yellow-pack Gillettes seem quite smooth and sharp. Waiting to see how long it lasts.

 

Wednesday

Razor: Wilkinson "Sticky"
Blade: NOS Wilkinson
Cream: Santa Maria Novella
A/S: Lucky Tiger Tonic
Edt: Trumper's Eau de Portugal

 

Thursday May 21

Preshave: Proraso
Brush: GFT Best Badger
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor: 1951 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Astra Superior
Aftershave: Proraso
Cologne: Yves St Laurent 'Jazz'



Second shave with the Mitchell's soap and i found that the lather was good but tended to dry out, resulting in me having to wet my brush again before relathering for another pass. Technique is still improving and I can get a smooth and usually nick free shave along my jaw line and under my goatee almost every time.

Pete