Shower or Shave May 7 - 13

That would be awesome bro. Just let me know if you score one, how much I owe you (do you take Paypal?)

Thanks!!!! ::

 

Saturday

I re-tried the L'Occitane Cade Shaving Cream. I got really good lather but I had to use a ton of cream to do it. Still was not as cushiony or more glide than a good soap from one of our Sues.

 

Sunday 13th

Merkur 37c Slant
Derby Extra
Merkur Silvertip
MamaBear Cadebury Moss Sc (Ohh, The Scent :drool )

Brummel AS

MamaBear Beau Brummel Cologne

 

Sunday

Dovo Prima Klang Bocote
MP best badger
Trumper CSF / PRE
Trumper Rose SC
alum
Old Spice
Anherb ASC
pure shea butter

 

Happy Mother's Day!!!!

Warm shower (WAY too much sun yesterday)
Proraso Pre-Post at end of shower
B&B Finest Ebony
Merkur HD w/ Sputnik blade (Day 2)
Tryphon Mentolo soap
single pass only -- gotta give my face a rest from the sun damage
Warm water rinse
Cold water rinse
Em's Minty Menthol A/S splash
Mama Bear's Peppermint Summer A/S milk w/ Menthol + QED Lavender Skin Conditioner
Floris Elite EdT

 

Sunday: Happy Mother's day!!

Omega brush
Dovo Bismarck
Speick shaving cream
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Tabac a/shave

I should definitely use Speick cream more often--it's wonderful! :drool :drool

 

Happy Mothers Day!
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chubby 2
Merkur HD
feather
Lucky Tiger Molle' SC

hot/cold rinse

Lucky Tiger Aspen AS

decent shave. Going well UNTIL I ruined it by trying to shave with a straight. got a nice surface slice.

 

Larry, don't worry about it, man. The technique will come for you sooner than you think--keep at it, buddy!

 

Sunday AM:



Very nice shave this time around, smooth as a baby's bottom on 90%+ of surface

 

:drool :drool

What a choice of items, bro. That right there looks like shaving Nirvana!!

Did you have some post-shave issues to deal with, or did you decide to mix them up all at once?

Both Anherbs
DR Harris splash
Lucky Tiger cream

 

Feeling Gluttonous

 

Or every defensive measure you have. :rofl

 

in the shower:

L'Occitane Verbena soap
Clubman Shampoo
Nivea Double Action Face Wash

after the shower:

Pashana Hair Tonic
Gillette Cool Wave deo

at the sink:

Merkur LHC/IP (1) [Why did I wait so long to get a LH? It's great shaver.]
Simpson Duke 2 Best
QED Fresh Lime s/s
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Aqua Velva Musk a/s
Royall Musk edt

 

Sunday

Merkur 37C (Slant) Razor
Feather Blade
Shavemac 23mm brush in Finest Badger
Mitchell's Woolfat Shaving Soap
Shavex Alum Block
Anherb Aftershave Conditioner
Floid Blue Aftershave Splash

 

Thanks Jeff ffor the advice! I do look forward to the day that I master the straight razor and I sincerely appreciate your encouragement.

 

Cool Pic, Yukio - I didn't know you were an octopus

 

That is required to palliate the shortcomings of my DSLR. :angry032 I want your D200. Or a Mamiya ZD. Or an EOS 5D.

 

Or Perhaps a Hasselblad? :drool