Shower or Shave (SOS) May 14 - 20

Hot shower and towel
Savile Row 208
Nivea for Men Shaving Cream
J.A. Henckels 5/8 Square Point
Proraso ASB
Penhaligon Endymion EDT

Raf

 

Merkur Progress Adjustable Razor
Sainsbury's Blade (Dorco)
men-U Premier Synthetic Shaving Brush
Col Conk Bay Rum Soap
Shavex Alum Block
Truefitt & Hill Classic Aftershave Balm

Floid Original Aftershave Splash

 

2007-05-17

Shower
Bar Soap: Mullers Lane Farm Cold Pressed Sample Soaps
Shampoo: EO Products Chamomile & Honey Shampoo
Conditioner: EO Products Chamomile & Honey Conditioner
Facial Wash: Burt's Bees Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream
Deodorant: Burt's Bees Herbal Deodorant
Shaving
Razor: Merkur 198 Hefty Classic Slant Bar Safety Razor
Razor: Merkur 38C Hefty Classic Long Handle Safety Razor
Shaving Blades: Feather High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades
Shaving Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Small Best Badger Brush
Shaving Bowl: Petco 4" Stainless Steel Pet Water Bowl
Shaving Cream: Saint Charles Shave LLC Lime Shave Cream
Technique: WTG/45XTG/45XTG/ATG Cleanup
Post Shave
After Shave: Proraso Pre Post Shave Cream
After Shave: Thayer's Witch Hazel After Shave
Shaving Balm: L'Occitane Cade After Shave Balm

Result: 4.5/5.0 Yes, you see right. Two razors. I used my brand new Merkur HD Slant Bar w/Feather for my first pass and my brand new Merkur 38C HD Long Handle w/Feather for the rest of the passes. I couldn't wit to try both. :drool Near BBS and I didn't slice or nick myself. The slant deserves respect though. It gets close. I tried the Saint Charles Shave Lime cream that Michael sent me and it worked rather well. The lime is "light fresh" smelling. lather was decent but the cream consistency in the jar, like the avocado oil cream, is really weird. Almost a balm. The Avocado is like cottage cheese. Go figure. It works. That's all I care about.

 

Thursday

• Hot shower
• Proraso Pre/Post
• B&B Horn Super Finest
• Fat Boy/Gillette Bleue (3/5/8)
• Alum block
• AV Fire & Ice
• SCS Aged Leather aftershave milk
• L'Occitane Vetyver EDT

8 might have been a bit too high. Normally I do 7, but this morning I said "What the heck!" Nothing major, but I realize my neck is there today.

 

A bit high?

 

Thursday 17th

Merkur LongHandled Classic
Derby Extra
MuehlePinsel Super
MamaBear Chypre Rose Ss :drool :drool :drool

Aco AS
Glacier EdT

Superior Shave, very BBS

 

High in sensation!

"This razor...goes to 11."

 

Friday 18th

Edwin Jagger Faux Ivory DE
Derby Extra
Muehle Pinsel Mother of Pearl SilverTip
Susie´s Homemade Green Tea Ss

Alum
Floiid AS
Thayers WH

Shefon EdT

 

shavemac brush
PREP
Merkur Futur
feather
De Vergulde Hand Sheerstaaf

hot/cold riinse
rasierwasser

The Dutch and the Germans.......THAT'S what Willis was talkin' bout! Oh Yeah!:happy005

 

Friday:

Gillette SS - A4
Personna day 1
Kent BK4
Trumper CSF / PRE
Vintage Kaloderma SC
Varon Dandy AS
Terre d'Hermes ASB

the Kaloderma cream is great stuff - maybe around 30 years old but it still lathers, protects and moisturizes like a dream. The SS is also a great razor and I love the TDH ASB.
There's nothing like a shave with all-new products

 

Friday AM

Here's to a wonderful, relaxing weekend for all!!

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at end of shower
'58 TV SS w/ Derby blade (Day 3)
SMF 1 Brush
Trumper's Coconut cream
Warm water rinse
Cold water rinse
Speick A/S splash
Cold water rinse
DeVGH A/S balm + Mama Bear's Peppermint A/S Milk w/ Menthol = 450 year old ice cube!
Creed Silver Mountain Water EdT

 

Friday:

Wilkinson Sword brush
Dovo Bismarck
Denu shaving cream*
Anherb a/shave conditioner

*Denu is from Colombia, and lathers great, and can freeze your face with a potent cooling effect.

 

in the shower:

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

after shower:

Pashana Hair Tonic
Gillette Cool Wave deo

at the sink:

Merkur LHC/Derby (3)
Simpson Duke 2
Proraso pre post
VGH s/s
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Woods of Windsor a/s
Woods of Windsor edt

 

Friday

• Hot shower
• Hot towel
• Proraso Pre/Post
• "Buffalo" Pure Badger
• DR Harris Almond cream
• Fat Boy/Euro Gillette (3/5/7)
• Witch hazel
• Michelsen Bay Rum
• DR Harris Arlington Aftershave milk
• Royall Lime Cologne

DR Harris is one of my top three creams. A real luxury shave this fine morning! Have a great one, everybody!

 

Hot shower and towel
Savile Row 208
Florena For Men Shaving Cream
Kayser & Ellison 5/8 Half Hollow French Point
Hydrolast Conditioner ASB Peppermint
Pecksniff EDT


Raf

 

Friday

Merkur Progress
Sainsbury Blade (Dorco)
Shavemac 23mm Brush in Pure Badger
Mitchell's Woolfat Shaving Soap
Shavex Alum Block
Anherb Aftershave Conditioner
Floid Original Aftershave Splash

Pecksniff's Fern Cologne

 

Friday:

Dovo-Inox 4/8 French point
Simpsons H6 Best
Trumpers Sandalwood Soap
Trumpers Coral Skin Food
Trumpers Curzon Cologne

 

Friday AM:

Still Healing:

Shower/Pre:
Dr. Haushcka Cleansing Milk
The Gentlemen's Quarter (TGQ) Patchouli and Orange Bath Soap

Shave:
Gillette Fatboy Razor (Dialed to 2 )
Derby Double Edge Blade
Kent BK4
QED Lime Oil Shaving Soap

Post:
Warm Water
Cold Water
Witch Hazel
Booster Polar Ice (no rinse today)

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Despite the low-level of exposure on the Adjustable, and a mild blade, I got a superb shave today using 3 passes.....probably couldn't have done that with a cream but regardless it is possible for me to get smooth & close without an aggressive setup. Good to know


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You too and I see you're trying to protect yourself from global warming.

 

I think eBarbershop has some of this stuff plus some other classic stuff.