SoS: Aug 17-23 2009

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Muhle R89 / Red Personna
Omega Pro Boar Brush
Proraso Pre
Proraso Green SC
Floid Vigoroso AS

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Wednesday August 19,2009 11am

Hardware:
Brush: Knotty Badger Battle Scarred Batman brush
Blade: Red IP (5)
Razor: 69 O2 super adj. 9/4

Software:
Cream: Noxzema
Splash: SCS Blue Line
Balm: SCS Blue Line
Cologne: Bulgari Aqua Marine

 

Wednesday:

Rooney 3/1 Finest
Penhaligon's English Fern soap
Schick Krona w/ Super Iridium blade
Booster Mosswood AS; TSD Lavender Milk
Penhaligon's English Fern EdT

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 2mm silvertip
1946-47 Aristocrat/Iridium
QED Sandalwood SS
Lucky Tiger AS
Ava Luxe 'Shisa' EdT

Another nice shave with this razor. Gave me a little closer shave than my fatboy. with just a very little aggressive feel to it. This would be a nice razor for lots of members I'd bet.

This soap is really the only sandalwood scented one I use..........it's just not a fragrance I normally like in a shaving product. I could be wrong, but this latest batch doesn't seem to be as strongly scented as the last couple. It's still nice, but it doesn't seem to have the same intensity. Same peformance though, which is a good thing......heh.

BBS results,

Martin

 

20 August, Thursday

Gillette Aristocrat w/ Gillette Super Thin
Rooney 3/1 "Super"
Proraso SC
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 EDT

 

8/19

1905 zinn gem automatic
gem blade, modified
palmolive lemon
aristocrat badger brush, green and white handle

dickinsons witch hazel
pinaud clubman virgin island bay rum

halston catalyst

 

20th of August 2009

Hot shower
Proraso SS
Semogue 730HD
Merkur 23C w/ Red Personna blade
Proraso A/S
Penhaligon's Racquets Cologne

 

Men-ü Boar
Mühle R106 + RPIP (3rd)
Comptoir des Savonniers SS
Vitesse ASB
Cologne grand Luxe (Fragonard) EDT

 

Thursday

• Soap:Palmolive
• Brush:Semogue 1305
• Razor:Henckels Henso
• Blade:Astra (Shave #2)
• A/S: Thayers with peppermint EO followed by Royall Bay Rhum

 

Thursday:

Gorey's Chairman
Ming Shi TTO/Derby day 2
Start-SC (in Russian, it's written like CTAPT)
Pezmos-AS balm
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Brut-cologne

A very good Russian-style shave this morning--this Start cream not only lathers and smells nice, but it has good lubricating to it. This Pezmos balm leaves my skin very soothed and cool, and well-defended against dryness and irritation.

 

Thursday

Merkur Futur
Derby Extra (2)
KMF Cool Mint
Thayer's WH with Aloe
Old Spice A/S

 

Thursday: NN3POC razor / Shark SuperChrome blade / Kell's Original SS / Omega boar brush / Barbasol Brisk Aftershave

NN3POC = no name 3 piece open comb. Sure shaves well, wish I knew who made it. Gave me a 2 pass BBS shave this morning. Wonderful start to the day

 

THURSDAY

11C
IP/Day 2
VDH Deluxe Soap
VDH Deluxe Boar
Fruit Of The Earth Aloe Gel
Clubman After Shave

 

Old picture with a brush I no longer have, but other than that this was my shave:


Autostrop
Feather SE
Kangaroo strop (Thanks Jimbo!)
Knotty Badger Silvertip
TSD Neroli Soap-cream and ASM

 

Schick Repeater
Ted Pella Blade
Semogue 1305
Tabac Shave Soap
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Thursday Morning:

Hot Shower/Hot Towel
1972 Gillette Super Adjustable (Set at 4)
Swedish Gillette (Shave #2)
Omega Stripey Badger 63171
Palmolive SC (American)
Old Spice A/S
TSD AS Milk

Another fantastic shave from the Black Beauty. I think the setting of 4 is just about perfect for my skin type. Not too mild but not overly aggressive. The American Palmolive cream is not a great performer. The European version annihilates it, but, I LOVE THE SOAPY SCENT! And it works well enough. The Old Spice finish made for a pleasant completion of the shave. A decent way to end the week.

 

Hot Shower
1912 Gem Jr (metal handle)
Marvy brush
TSD Coconut Lime Verbena Soap
Dickinson's WH (aloefied)
Clubman Bay Rum
Drakar EDT

It's been a while since I used this razor. It had a fresh blade this morning and delivered an outstanding shave.

 

Trumpers razor
Rooney brush
SCS Dark Rose shave soap
Polar Ice
Brooks Brothers Country Club

 

I love that cologne!

 

TWENT-
Y
AUGUST.
EXCELLENT SHAVE AT
GIRLFRIEND'S
APT. 9:XXX A.M.

Wash: Imperial Leather
Razor: Merkur Long
Blade: Dorco ST-301
Soap: Vergulde Hand
Brush: Crabtree BBB
Splash: Old Spice.

...

Stellar shave. Why I've left my only Vergulde Hand SS at my girlfriend's, along with a second BBB and generous blade selection, is beyond me; it's the best soap out there.