Shower or Shave May 7 - 13

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manic monday morning

Experimental shave today - I tested a sample of a new formula of the Italian La Riana natural olive-oil shaving soap (don't regard this as a review of the final product, the soap is work in progress!)

MP best badger
Merkur HD
Feather day 4
Trumper CSF / PRE
La Riana natural SS test-sample
Alum
Dominica Bay Rum
Anherb ASC
100% Shea Butter

Well, the shave was mediocre and it confirmed me in my opinion that pure olive oil soaps are great for bathing but not for shaving. It might be great for making superlather but that's that. The biggest problem is that olive oil is too soft to really soak and soften the whiskers, so I had problems on the ATG-pass - got 6 weepers (first time I got that many nicks!).
After the Anherb I needed something stonger as my neck was burning - not of razor burn but of the poor ATG-pass so I applied some pure shea-butter - what a relief!

rating: 2,5/5

 

in the shower:

C&E Sandalwood Soap
Clubman Shampoo
Nivea Double Action Face Wash

after shower:

Clubman Hair Tonic
Gillette Cool Wave deo

at the sink:

Futur/Derby (2)
SR 3226
Proraso pre post
GFT Sandalwood (4)
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Musgo Real a/s
L'Occitane Vetyver edt

 

Monday:

Omega brush
Parker 22R?Sharp day 2
Golddachs Spezial shaving soap
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Drakkar Noir edt

smooth as silk, and smelling sweet!

 

Hot shower and towel
Shavemac 944 Best
J.A. Henckels 5/8 Round tip
Tom's of Maine Mint
Hydrolast Conditioner ASB Peppermint
GFT Spanish Leather


Raf

 

Monday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at end of shower
SMF 1 brush
'63 Fatboy w/ Korean EJ-Force 810 blade (Day 4)
Nancy Boy Signature cream
Warm water rinse
Cold water rinse
Stephan's Alpine Menthol A/S splash
Cold water rinse
QED Lemon Verbena Hydrosol
Trumper's Coral Skin Food (sample)
Caron 3rd Man EdT

 

Monday

• Hot shower
• Hot water scrub with C&E Best Badger
• "Cool Dude" shave cream
• C&E Best Badger
• HD/Exact
• Alum block
• Booster Bay Rum AS
• Body Shop Razor Relief
• D&G EDT

This Cool Dude shave cream is slick. I felt like I was driving a racing car across my face. But, no nicks or weepers, and only some minor irritation on the neck and under the nose where I got a bit too aggressive anyway. The scent was hard to pin down, first thought was pine needles, but it wasn't that harsh. I will have to ask the soapmaker what she uses for fragrances in this one. All in all, a keeper of a cream!

 

Monday 7th

Merkur LH Classic
Derby Blade
Muehle Super
MamaBear Beau Brummel Ss :happy088

Aco AS

Woods of Windsor Cologne

 

2007-05-07

Saturday - Nancy Boy Signature Shave Cream
And a gift from Rene - some Anherb Aftershave Gel

Sunday - Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil Shave Soap
Anherb Aftershave Gel
Panhaligon English Fern Cologne

Monday
Shower
Bar Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood Bath Soap
Shampoo: Head & Shoulders Intensive Solutions Shampoo for Fine Oily Hair
Facial Wash: Burt's Bees Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream
Deodorant: Burt's Bees Herbal Deodorant
Pre Shave
Shaving Oil: Mountain Rose Herbs 100% Liquid Glycerin
Oral Care
Floss: Tom's of Maine Naturally Waxed Antiplaque Unflavored Round Floss
Toothbrush: Reach Tooth & Gum Toothbrush - Soft
Toothpaste: Rembrandt Plus Whitening Fluoride Mint Toothepaste
Mouthwash: Listerine Vanilla Mint Less Intense Mouthwash
Shaving
Razor: Merkur Gold Classic HD Double Edged Razor
Shaving Blades: Feather High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades
Shaving Brush: Omega Boar Bristle and Chrome Handle Shave Brush
Shaving Soap: Mama Bear Rosemary & Lime Shave Soap
Technique: WTG/45ATG/45ATG/XTG Cleanup
Post Shave
After Shave: Thayer's Witch Hazel After Shave
After Shave: eShave Cucumber Aftershave Cream
Cologne: Panhaligon Blenheim Bouquet

 

Nivea Energy
C&E BBB
'54 SS with Derby day 2
C&E Sienna shave soap
Avon Wild Country AS, ASC, & EDC

:happy005

 

'Monday "

Aramis Shampoo in Shower.

Kent BK8
Il Vero 6/8 Rudolf Schmidt 2 passes
Bodyshop for men sesame SC
Gillette 66/feather touch up only around the chin area.
Burberry's of London a/s :drool
Anherb Gel
GFT Skinfood
California EDT spritz to the chest.

more confident with the straight even switched hands and did an ATG with the straight its not that hard once you get (confidence) going the hard part will always be around and under the chin but there is no shame in grabbing a DE for that area untill your comfortable around that area too you dont want to go too fast and cut into your chin so im comfortable to use the DE untill I can read and write with the straight. so Doc, Baloosh , TJ you guys can do it.. I mean The crackstar does it so you ya'll can do it too.

 

You heard him

If Jeff can do it we can do it :rofl .

 

I'll let you know after I get my honed razor back. I might be the exception.

 

FOR THIS WEEK!


Merkur Heavy Duty until The Merkur Slant comes!
Derby Blade
Savile Row 3824
Wilkerson Blue Bowl Shaving Soap
Skin Bracer (my tribute to Jack Palance)
Mama Bears Dragons Blood EDC

 

I'm the weirdest straight razor shaver in the world--some days, I'll do 1 pass, and others, 2 passes, it depends on how I feel that particular morning.

 

:signs047

 

:rofl :rofl yeah, yeah, Rich--rub it in, why don't you!

 

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:angelic010

I don't know what you are talking about.

 

Rich, it's because I shave with a straight razor in a weird way!