SoS Dec 10 - 16, 2007

After shower at the sink

Trumper Gold Warwick/IP(3)
C&E BBB
DR Harris Arlington s/c
WWR
Touch up with disposable Gillette
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Spanish Floid a/s
Royall Musk edt

 

Tuesday 11th

Merkur Progress
Derby Extra
Vulfix Pure
LEA Shaving Stick

Aqua Velva Musk
English Leather Musk EdC

 

Tuesday

Merkur Futur
Treet
kent BK4
I coloniali SS
Homemade BayIce ASL
QED ASC

Floris JF EdT

 

oh reeeeeeeeally ??
Tell me more :drool

 

Sure thing
Take your desired amount of alcohol (I used 40-60% grain alcohol), add the menthol crystals and heat the mixture up for a short moment (otherwise the menthol won't combine with the alcohol and not show any effect). Then add some allspice/pimento fruits (or whatever they're called) and let the whole thing soak for 2-3 months or so at a semi-sunny space at the windowsill. Finally add some (~1/8th -1/16th of the amount of alcohol) glycerine to the mix and you're ready to go. Smells like BayRum (Allspice belongs to the same family of plants), cools, soothes and has antiseptic properties ::
You can also leave the allspice-"balls" in the mix, you don't have to take them out after the 2-3 months. Alternatively you can also use real bay-leaves, but they're unavailable where I live whereas you can get allspice pretty much everywhere and cheap.

 

Tuesday

MUSIC:
No music this morning.

Ansgar’s Scuttle
Chubby #1 in Best
Joel’s Spearmint Shave Soap *
(Thanks Joel & Nick! This stuff smells unbelievable, and the dish is fantastic!!)
Wade & Butcher 6/8 Quarter Hollow Notch Point (Black Bakelite) **
TM Artisan 3”, 60 on the Canvas /60 on the Latigo /60 on the Horsehide
3 Passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
QED Da Vinci Water
Nivea Replenishing ASB

Booster Sage Hair Tonic

Have an outstanding Tuesday!

* I will be using this soap and brush combination for the next 2 weeks per Joel’s & Nick’s directions.
** I love using all these “vintage” razors. It’s like a trip back in time.

 

Tuesday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/new Sharp
Noxzema lather s/c :drool :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood a/s :drool :drool :drool :drool
Quorum edt

thank goodness, I have a back-up for my Noxzema cream, and 3 more on the way, as well as some other goodies, because at the rate I'm going, this tube will last perhaps 2 more months--it's already half-way down. I love it so much, and the Booster a/shave is a delight also.

 

hot shower and towel
Shavemaster V100
Cambridge Goat Milk/Shea butter Sandalwood Shaving Soap
Norton 5/8 Round tip
Proraso ASB
Cool Water AS
Cool Water EDT


Raf

 

Tuesday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
SR 3124
'60 Fatboy w/ Gillette Silver Blue blade (Day 2)
Castle Forbes Lavender cream
WWR
CWR
DR Harris Arlington A/S splash
CWR
Aqua Velva Ice Blue gel + AOS Sandalwood balm
AOS Sandalwood EdT

 

after shower at the sink:

M500*/IP(1)
SR 3318
DVH s/s
WWR
touch up with disposable Gillette
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
4711 a/s
DVH ASB
4711 edt

*M500 (modified Progress )

 

Nice going Klaus.

I'm surprised fresh Bay Leaves aren't available. Which reminds, me I need to go to Consentino's for some and a few other fresh herbs and good canned tomatoes. Time to make some gravy.

 

Tue Morning

B&B Finest SB in horn
Merkur Slant w/ Derby blade
GFT Violet SC
Baxter ASB
Squeeze "Argybargy" (1980)

Baxter is da BOMB! I love this stuff.

 

2007.12.11 Shave of the Day

Shower
Hair Tonic:Lucky Tiger Special Formula Hair Tonic
Shave
Razor:Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N [Link]
Razor Blades:Feather Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N
Razor:Merkur37C Slant Bar HD Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome
Razor Blades:Feather High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades
Bowl:Mitsuwa6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Small Best Badger Brush
Shave Cream/Soap: QED QEDman Vetiver Glycerin Shave Soap
Technique:(Feather WTG)/(DE 45XTG/45XTG/ATG Cleanup
Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:Musgo Real Classic Aftershave Balm
Facial Toner:Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel & Aloe Toner
Aftershave Talc:Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Talc

Result: 4.6/5.0
The QED Vetiver is a bit strong and odd smelling in the tub but once you put it on your face it mellows out nicely. Lot's of lather, good slickness and glide. It has a decent amount of cushion. I was a bit weird today and used Musgo Real ASB as my balm and topped it with Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel. For some reason, it worked even though it was after I used a Vetiver soap. OK, well, maybe I was asleep when I made the choices. I don't know. I do know, my face smells nice and feels good. The rough patch from yesterday is fine. Another day and all gone. Price you pay for experimenting.

 

Merkur Progress
Lucky Tiger SC
TSD Bay Rum AS
Jeris hair tonic

Tom Ford Tobacco Vanilla colgne

 

C&E Daily Facial Scrub
Hot Shower
Trumper's Violet Soap
Gillette FatBoy
Alum Block
Thayer's Lavender Toner
Trumper's Coral Skin Food.

 

Trumpers razor
Rooney/Shavemac brush
Vulfix shave soap
Booster Polar Ice AS
Guerlain Vetiver EDT

 

Thanks, Rich!
Well, I haven't really started to look around for Bay leaves, but they don't carry them at the local grocery store (or any other local store, that is). But pimento works just as well

 

Merkur HD w/swede
Chubby 1 super
Tabula Rasa
Nancy Boy ASB

Chris

 

Do dried Bay Leaves work? Or do they have to be fresh?

 

Merkur Slant/Derby
Omega Boar
Blix Fresh Cream
Aqua Velva (green)