SoS Dec 10 - 16, 2007

Quickie

Fingers (no time for a brush)
QED Sandalwood Soap Stick
Golden Slant + Platinum Feather
WWR
CWR
Michesons BayRum AS Splash
EMs BayRum ASB

 

I'd say dried leaves would be your best bet, I've never heard of anyone using fresh ones...

 

WEDNESDAY

Gillette SS
Gillette Silver blue
MP best badger
ltlsuz sweet honey almond SS
Floid
Provence Sante ASB

 

Wednesday

This was so nice, I repeated it.

MUSIC:
The Dean Martin Christmas Album – Dean Martin (Vinyl)

Ansgar’s Scuttle
Chubby #1 in Best
Joel’s Spearmint Shave Soap *
(Thanks Joel & Nick!)
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 Wednesday!

* I will be using this soap and brush combination for the next 2 weeks per Joel’s & Nick’s directions.

 

Wednesday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/Sharp day 2
Palmolive Menthol s/c (Italian version) :drool :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Drakkar Noir edt

With this cream, you can get freezer-burn! :rofl :rofl :rofl It feels and smells delicious!

 

Hot shower and towel
Simpson Commodore X3
Cambridge Goat Milk/Shea Butter French Vanilla Shaving Soap
H.Boker 5/8 Oblique Point
Dr. Harris AS Milk
Musgo Real #3 Edt


Denton, Tx has the hardest water I have ever encountered.

Raf

 

I Walked Into a Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

after shower at the sink:

M500/IP(2)
SR 3318
Proraso pre post
Valobra Mentholated Soft Soap
WWR
touch up with disposable Gillette
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Proraso a/s
L'Occitane Vetyver edt

 

Wednesday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
TJ's custom beard softening oil
SR 3330 ebony brush :drool :1respect
'60 Fatboy w/ Gillette Silver Blue blade (Day 4)
DR Harris Lavender cream
WWR
CWR
Aqua Velva Ice Sport (Green) A/S splash
CWR
QED Patchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint balm + Mama Bear's Peppermint/Menthol milk
T&H 1805 EdT

QED 3330 -- a monster of a brush. You gotta love lathering on your face and only making minimal movement to cover your entire beard area.

Whoever said smaller is better in a brush has never experienced the sweet, sweet decadence of 30mm of Savile Row lovin'.

 

Wednesday 12th

GFT Gold DE
Bic
Bock Best
Tabac Ss

Tabac AS
Mama Bear British Leather EdC

 

Wednesday

Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna cream
Crabtree & Evelyn best badger brush
Geo. Wostenholm "Peerless" 5/8 square point
Thayer's WH
Italian Floid

Bellissima!

 

HTT at sink
Weishi Gunmetal (for 3 passes ) and finish with the closer: 1940SS +Platinum Feather
TOBS Avocado cream
WWR
CWR
AquaVelva Classic AS splash
Anherb ASConditioner



The Weishi aint long for my shavery........

 

2007.12.12 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 [Link]
Razor:Merkur 37C Slant Bar HD Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome [Link}
Razor Blades:Feather High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades
Bowl:Mitsuwa6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest [Link]
Brush:Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Small Best Badger Brush [Link]
Shave Cream/Soap:Kent Lanolin Triple Milled Shave Soap
Technique:(Feather WTG)/(DE ATG Cleanup)
Post Shave
Aftershave Balm:Nivea Extra Soothing Sensitive Skin Balm
Aftershave:Em's Place Minty Menthol Aftershave and Body Splash
Facial Toner:Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel & Aloe Toner
Aftershave Talc:Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Talc

Result: 4.6/5.0 BBS and didn't cause any more damage. That's a good thing. Kent Milled Shave Soap is very hard and needs softening up with a little bit of water beforehand and use lots of water when making lather. This soap will dry you out so don't skimp on hydration. When it's properly wet, it makes everything glide with ease. The ACD-N loved this soap. The Merkur Slant almost had nothing to do.

 

Sandalbay

For the rest of the week.

Merkur Slant/Derby Blade
Kent BK4
The Shave Den Sandalwood Soap
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

Wed AM

2006 B&B Finest in horn
Merkur Slant w/ Derby blade
Mitchell's Wool Fat SS
Thayers Rose WH
Musgo Real AS
Stephanie Dosen "A Lily for the Spectre" (2007)

 

Merkur Progress (wilikinson sword 3)
Cremo Cream
TSD Bay Rum AS
Vitalis hair tonic

Lubin Vetiver

 

Thursday

MUSIC:
A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (Vinyl)

Ansgar’s Scuttle
Chubby #1 in Best
Joel’s Spearmint Shave Soap *
(Thanks Joel & Nick!)
CV Heljestrand 5/8 Oblique Point (Slick Black Celluloid) **
TM Artisan 3”, 30 on the Canvas /30 on the Latigo /30 on the Horsehide
2 Passes
Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
SCS “New Spice” EdT

Booster Sage Hair Tonic

Have an outstanding Wednesday!

*Less water gave an even more slick and comfortable shave. Almost cream thick lather!

** This thing is wicked sharp. The easiest razor I have honed so far. Either I’m getting better or this is one easy razor to hone up. And I managed to cut myself on my left cheekbone. I got complacent and this blade bit me pretty hard. About ½ in. long to 15 min. took stop the blood flow.

 

Thursday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/Sharp day 3
Tabac shaving stick :drool :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Tabac deo spray
Tabac a/s
Tabac cologne

For today, Tabac all the way! Hey, I'm a poet, don't you know it!

 

Thursday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Pre de Provence Shae Butter shave cream rubbed in as pre-lather in shower
SR 3330 ebony
'60 Fatboy w/ Gillette Silver Blue blade (Day 5)
DR Harris Lavender cream
WWR
CWR
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S splash
CWR
QED Lavender balm + Mama Bear's Lemongrass/Menthol milk + Bond Superspeed balm
ToOBS St. James EdT

My first attempt with one of the "old formula" creams. The stuff was as stiff and dense as everyone says it is... took some work to break the snurdle of cream down, but MAN what lather!

 

This is getting boring!

Just another Terrific Shave Day. Bamboo & Teak this time. Ho hum.

Simpson Tulip T2
TESC Chatsworth
Feather, day 5
TSD B&T soap
Thayer's plain
Floid

Yawn...