Shower or Shave (SoS) July 23rd - 29th

SUNDAY

1919 Old Standard
Lord blade
Kent BK4
Trumper LSF/PRE
JoAnnas SC
alum
Old Spice ASL
MB Cucumber ASB

I have to say JoAnnas cream lathers very well, smells nice and works quite well with great skincare-properties. Can't say anything about its ability to soak the whiskers as I had a rather mediocre shave today due to the bad (meaning rough) combination of the Old Standard and the Lord blade.
I'll give it another try the day after tomorrow with my Futur/Derby and I'm sure I'll get a spectacular shave ::

Oh, and by the way: JoAnnas cream is the first containing citrus- EOS that doesn't irritate my face - hooray!

 

Sunday 29th

Wardonia Razor (fixed so it takes normal DE blades instead of barrel-holed ones)
Derby Extra
Muehle Super
Williams Mug Soap

Maverick AS

Great shave, the Williams soap is quite nice, and the customized Wardonia gave me a 4.7 shave just in 2 passes - Cool!

 

Sunday:

Omega brush
Parker 22R/Derby day 3
Ingram sc
Anherb a/s conditioner

another 85 degree day, so Ingram and Anherb came in very handy!

 

Id advice to ditch the Derby now Jeff dont go for a 4th. at 4th the blade has some serious loss in cutting force. but its a YMMV thing to me they are perfect for 3 shaves and since they are so cheap I dont bother with a 4th even though it would probably be a good shave compared to a M3 shave.

 

Hot Shower
SR 3126
Moss Scuttle/Ayars Bowl
C&E Sweet Almond Oil Cream
DOVO "Bergischer Lowe" 5/8
Two Passes WTG/XTG
Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva

I would give the shave maybe a 3/5

First time using the C&E and it was a great cream. I didnt like the smell of it. It didnt smell a think like almond imho. The aqua velva......opened my eyes...burned like hell.....but had a nice cooling effect

 

Isaac, the C&E "almond" smells like muguet or lilac. You're bang on right about that.

 

yeah....it wsnt that great.....i was really disappointed...especially since the soap seemed to preform so well. I gave up a shave with MBs Almond.....to try the C&E

 

you know what Isaac, I lost all my taste for C&E soaps and creams. I don't know why...

 

Sunday

First DE shave in a while. I woke up late this morning and had to shave quickly before church.

Hand of Queen cream (day 2, but I'm gonna have to slow down 'cause I'll run out!)
Vulfix #2234 brush
Gillette "Fatboy" adjustable (dialed in on 9, of course)
Swedish Gillette blade
Geo. F. Trumper's Coral Skin Food

Nice shave. I'll have to use my DEs a little more often for some variety.

 

Sunday shave!
​

 

Sunday

MUSIC:
Wassermusik (Suite in F Major) – Handel
London Symphony, Trevor Pinnock Conducting – (vinyl)

Hot Shower
Mitchell's Wool Fat Bath Bar
MB’s Rosemary/Mint Shampoo

4” Coors Mortar
Saville Row SR3824 Silvertip
SCS Tea Tree SC
1921 Triple Silver Plated BOSTONIAN w/ Treet Dura Sharp (day 3)
3 passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
QED Da Vinci Water
Booster Lilac AS
Penhaligon's Quercus Cologne

Lucky Tiger 3 Roses Hair Tonic

Have an outstanding day!

 

Interesting shave

after shower at the sink:

'53 Gillette SS* 1st and 2nd pass/Treet Blue (1)
34c 3rd pass and 4th pass
C&E Super
Proraso pre post
WWR
touch up with disposable Gillette
CWS
Thayers After Shave w/h
Aqua Velva a/s


*For some reason this razor just wasn't getting it done. But after 2 passes, I put the blade in the HD and it got me home. I don't know if it was the Treet blade in the SS or what, but I have never switched razors in the middle of a shave. Blades yes, razor no. I have always had success with the SS's before so I have to chalk it up to razor/blade combo.

 

Issac:
After the shave make sure you use this routine

WWR - warm water rinse to clean all the product off your face
CWR - cold water rinse to start the seal
AquaVelva splash - to feel like a man !

The rinses will keep the burn from the Velva way down.
AV Also tones and heals after the brutality you just
put your face through.

 

Yeah I always do that...i just didnt think anyone would want to read the warm and cold water splashes

 

Gem Micromatic (it's clogproof!)
Treet single edge blade (1st day, corked)
C&E Sandalwood soap
Rooney super 2/1
Moss Scuttle

Bigelow's Skin Tonic w/ witch hazel
T&H 1805 aftershave balm

A shave to write home about. A shave to make my ancestors proud.

 

Sunday

Hot shower
eShave Pure Badger
Wilkinson shave stick
Speedway/Feather
Witch hazel
Makler AS
Speick ASB
Murray & Lenman Florida Water

 

FWIW - I will also throw in a CWR --after-- the alcohol splash

 

Saturday
Bock Silvertip
JoAnna's SC
Gotta 5/8
Nivea cooling lotion
Nivea cooling balsam

JoAnnas SC works really good for me even with a straght. Nice job JoAnna ::

Sunday
Bock Silvertip
Rilanja SC
Progress with Derby
Esprit man AS
LEA ASB

Esprit man EdT

Nice shave 4.8/5

 

Not me. I find them A+ each time I use them.