Monday AM Off to bed right after I post this... just got done deciding what I'm going to use when I wake up (in about ohhh.. 3 hours or so :mad: ) Hot shower Proraso Pre-Post at end of shower B&B Finest Ebony '63 Fatboy w/ Sharps blade (Day 1) Tabac soap Warm water rinse Cold water rinse Aqua Velva A/S splash Cold water rinse Anherb A/S Milk + Mama Bear's Summer A/S Milk Peppermint w/ Menthol == YSL Rive Gauche EdT And on a somewhat related side note: I'm having a hard time using anything other than my Fatboy. Nothing gets as close, with as little irritation. Is it the weight of the razor? Is it the geometry of the head angle? Is it the thickness of the handle? Don't know. But something about it is magical...
Monday Feather Portable Israeli Blade Shavemac 23mm Pure Badger Brush Mitchell's Woolfat Soap Alum Block Anherb Aftershave Conditioner LT Piver Vetvier EDT Great start to the Week
Monday 30th Merkur LongHandled Classic Derby Extra Muehle Pinsel Super De Vergulde Hand Ss Man AS Ocean EdT
Monday: Omega brush Parker 22R/Sharp day 3 Palmolive Sensitive shaving cream (from Romania) Lubriderm unscented moisturizer Aqua Velva a/shave a quickie, but a goodie! Now, off to the office.
Monday Hot shower Hot water on C&E Best Badger, rub on face C&E Best Badger C&E Almond Cream SS/Feather Alum block Booster Bay Rum AS DR Harris Aftershave Milk C&E Sienna EDT After three days growth, a superb shave!
I havent posted in this section for a while, so here goes. Merkur Slant w/gillette C&E Best Badger Brush MB Giovanni's Tuscan Memories SS witch hazel splash Aqua Velva A/S L'Occitane Eau des 4 Voleurs EdT I skipped the alum block today, just to see if there was any real difference. I replaced it with a witch hazel splash. The only thing I'm noticing is that my face doesnt feel as dry, and I havent used an ASB yet. Probably won't need to. I might be onto something here... I forgot how much I love Mama Bear's original Giovanni's Tuscan Memories soap too. I've neglected it since I've gotten new toys like the Florena and St. James creams. The smell is perfect, and it lathers like no other.
Tweezerman Badger Brush - Poor thing got one whiff of the soap and started shedding. Merkur Futur/Derby (3) QEDman Vetiver Soap - Talk about a strong scent! I wasn't sure if I was going to like this one but it mellowed out after I put it on. Thayer's Witch Hazel, Alcohol, Aloe Aftershave Ogallala Bay Rum Aftershave - I threw this on about 20 minutes after the shave. I didn't need a balm. Result: 4.6/5.0 BBS with no real backtalk from the Thayer's. The QED soap did a really nice job of protecting even with the Derby. The Derby's don't do as well as the Feathers. I'm going to have to revisit all the blades since I have my techniques down and can make some better evaluations.
Monday: Gillette Tech Red Personna Kent BK4 Trumper CSF / PRE Wilkinson SC aloe vera alum Floid Anherb ASC Esteban Secrete Afrique EDT Great shave - great scent
Beautiful really. Similar shave for me today: Speick Superlather :drool Wilkinson PB brush Merkur HD Speick AS Coral skin food
Shave Fit for a King. " Monday " Today was one of those shaves where everything falls in its place. I think not having shaved on Sunday did contribute to a closer shave aswell. - Brush Teeth -> Put on Scent from Heaven Shave oil quite some oil on the beard to start weaken it. ->> Get some breakfast going mind you this is 2PM when I was doing this all... -> Take smoothie and eggs upstairs while having breakfast play some pacman game at TSD while the beard weakens further oh goodie beat my own hi score while im at it. oh that was fun ..... Shower Aramis Shampoo + VGH Bath Soap. Kent BK8 baths in hotwater... Proraso bowl Gillette N066 /Fresh Derby Extra /3 passes Old Spice Cold Water splash. Then grab the Scent From heaven Peach Scrub Cold water Anherb Gel Let face dry.. Floris Santal a/s balm Floris Santal EDT. This is pure pampering.......::
Monday AM Shower/Pre: Dr. Haushcka Cleansing Milk Oregon Soap Co. Patchouli Bath Soap Shave: Almond Oil SWING Razor Schick DE SR 3226 Aramis Shave Soap Post: Warm Water Cold Water Aramis Aftershave Splash Cold Water Dickinson's Witch Hazel Dr. Haushcka's Quince Day Cream Aramis EDT
in the shower: Clubman Shampoo C&E Sandalwood soap at the sink: '53 Gillette SS/7 a.m (1) SR 3226 Tabac s/s warm water rinse touch up with disposable Gillette cold water splash Thayers Lavender w/h Tabac a/s Tabac deo Tabac edc
:happy088 Sorry about not being able to color-coordinate the splashes to the bottles. All they had at my Target was blue, and white. So the Polar Ice was good to go, but the rest of them had to be in white bottles. Glad they arrived safe and sound!
Avon Driven pre shave scrub C&E BBB Gillette Milord with Derby day 3 KMF Lavender SC Aqua Velva Classic Avon Wild Country ASC :happy005