SoS Nov 19-25

The Bottom Dollar BBS and Shave of the Week.

Gillette 1940's-ish Superspeed / Exchange Select (American Safety Razor Co) Blade
Burma Boar
Williams Mug Soap
Aqua Velva

Have a Good Week. ::

 

Monday AM

Now that right there is the textbook definition of "price vs. performance" optimization Will!! ::

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
SR 3124
'60 Fatboy w/ Gillette Blue Silver blade (Day 1)
DR Harris Marlborough soap + JM Fraser's cream
WWR
CWR
Aqua Velva Original Sport (green) A/S splash
CWR
QED Patch./Tea Tree/Peppermint balm + Tryphon Mentolo balm
Creed Green Irish Tweed EdT

Have a great week, and an even better Holiday everybody!

 

Monday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R 22R V1/7 am day 2
TSD Sandalwood s/s :drool :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
De Vergulde Hand a/s spray
Drakkar Noir edt

this is the soap I won in the drawing, and I'm glad I picked it--it's amazing! :drool

 

I am naming it The Supermarket Sweep.

Razor = Traded a puck of soap for it.
Blades = $1.00 10 pack
Brush = $4.00 WallyWorld
Soap = Dose it even count as a purchase?
Aftershave =

 

Hot shower and towel w/ Cambridge Peppermint Bath Soap
Simpson Commodore X3
Cambridge Almond Shaving Soap
Dovo 5/8 Round tip
Proraso ASB
Cool Water AS
Cool Water EDT


Today I go in for my yearly physical, at least my Dr. is a hottie.


Raf

 

Gillette Slim
Derby (1)
Kent Bk4
T&H Luxury SS
Proraso ASB

 

2007.11.19 Shave of the Day

Saturday - 4.5/5.0
Razor: Merkur 500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades: Panda Stainless Steel Double Edged Razor Blades
Brush Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn XSmall Badger Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 5" Blue swirl hand thrown Japanese Rice Bowl
Shave Cream/Soap: Floris London J.F. Conditioning Shave Cream (Citrus Scent)
Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave

Sunday - 4.5/5.0
Razor: Merkur 700 Futur Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Satin
Razor Blades: Panda Stainless Steel Double Edged Razor Blades
Brush: Target Caldo Badger Chrome and Plastic Shave Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 5" Blue swirl hand thrown Japanese Rice Bowl
Shave Cream/Soap: Floris London J.F. Conditioning Shave Cream (Citrus Scent) (Gone)
Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave

Monday
Shave
Razor: Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N
Razor Blades: Feather Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N
Razor: Merkur 38C Classic HD Long Handled Doubled Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades: Derby Double Edged Razor Blades
Brush: Omega 6212 Elegant Silvertip Badger Natural Handle Shave Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest
Shave Cream/Soap: Wars Shave Cream (pre shave lather)
Shave Cream/Soap: Floris London Santal Conditioning Shave Cream (Santal Scent) (Gone)
Technique: (Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
Post Shave
Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave
Aftershave: Proraso Pre Post Shave Cream
Aftershave Talc: Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Talc

Result: 4.7/5.0 Really BBS. One touch red and it went away in minutes. I'm out of Floris creams. I had to use them up since they went hard on me. No issues when re-hydrated. They were all samples and now I'll be looking for full product purchases. I put them close on par with Crabtree & Evelyn creams.

 

Mon

Rooney sm #1 finest
Roger&Gallet L'homme soap
TM RL strop
TI Covered tang 5/8
Italian Floid a/s
GFT Coral Skin Food

Outstanding shave

Jordan

 

This week:

EVOO as pre
Proraso green tube
Proraso Pre as an aftershave
Shavemac Finest 23mm
Merkur Futur & Derby Extra

 

after shower at the sink:

5/8 Dovo Special (3 passes)
finished with Schick L-1 Injector w/Ted Pella (1)
SR 3226
Proraso pre post
T&H 1805 s/c
WWR
touch up with disposable Gillette
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Speick a/s
Speick edt

 

Way to go Bob!!

 

Monday

Wilkinson Sword shave stick
Taylor of Old Bond Street pure badger mini brush
Frederick Reynolds "Old English Razor" 7/8 notch point
Thayer's WH
Pinaud Bay Rum AS

 

C&E BBB
54 SS with Schick Super Stainless day 3
TOBS Rose SC
Aqua Velva Classic

:happy026

 

Mon AM

B&B Finest SB in horn
Johan Engström 5/8 Frameback SR
GFT Coconut SC
Thayers Rose WH
Baxter ASB
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals "Follow the Lights" (2007)

 

(for) Tuesday AM

Hot shower
Prep pre-shave at beginning of shower
Pre de Provence cream on beard area in shower
SR 3124
'60 Fatboy w/ Gillette Blue Silver blade (Day 2)
Coates Superior Sandalwood cream
WWR
CWR
DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash
CWR
QED Texas Cedarwood balm + Tryphon Mentolo balm
C&E Sandalwood EdT

 

MERKUR Progress drool !!
MERKUR blade day 1
noxzema pre
LUCKY TIGER SC
Shavemac best
Booster Lanolin hair cream

Most excellent shave!

 

Simpson Emperor 2 Super
Institut Karite Soap
3" TM Artisan Strops
8/8+ J. Chandler Damascus
Institut Karite ASB
Alt Innsbruck Cologne

Great Shave

 

Sweet photo Manuel!

 

b4 work...

Shave:
Superior 20mm Super BeeHive
Weishi GunMetal razor + Platinum Feather (#1P & #2P)
SS + Platinum Feather (#3P, 4P & TU)
HTT
RNB Limey SCream (T&H West Island Limes cream + QED lime Soap)
WWR
CWR
RNB BayRum AS Spritz
EMs BayRum ASB
RNB BayRum w/ a squeeeeze EdT

 

What's "HTT?" Hanging [something] Test?

And how's that soap+cream mix experiment working out? Pics of the lather process? Does it take a smaller amount of product than typical (almond size, etc.)? More? Same amount?