Shower or Shave (SOS) May 14 - 20

2007-05-18

First with a str8

Shower
Bar Soap: Nancy Boy Signature Bar Soap
Shampoo: Burt's Bees Dr. Burt's Herbal Treatment Shampoo
Facial Wash: Burt's Bees Peach & Willowbark Deep Pore Scrub
Body Lotion: Burt's Bees Soothingly Sensitive Aloe & Buttermilk Lotion
Deodorant: Burt's Bees Herbal Deodorant
Shaving
Razor: Shumate Razor Co Shumate's Barber 5/8 Straight Razor w/Black Plastic Scales
Razor: Merkur 198 Hefty Classic Slant Bar Safety Razor
Shaving Blades: Feather High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades
Shaving Brush: Omega Boar Bristle and Chrome Handle Shave Brush
Shaving Bowl: Petco 4" Stainless Steel Pet Water Bowl
Shaving Cream: Arko Commando Shave Cream
Shaving Soap: Honey Bee Spa Bay Rum Shave Soap
Technique: WTG - str8 45XTG/45XTG Cleanup - slant
Post Shave
After Shave: Thayer's Witch Hazel After Shave
Shaving Balm: L'Occitane Cade After Shave Balm
Shaving Balm: Lee Pharmacutical Co Aloe99 99.9% Cold Pressed Aloe Vera Gel

Result: 3.2/5.0 Well, this was the first time I really shaved with a str8. I had only scraped my cheek a little with a not so sharp Dovo 4/8 before. Someone felt sorry for me and was very generous and gave me a Shumate Razor Co Shumate's Barber 5/8 Straight Razor w/Black Plastic Scales for my razor pleasure. I thank them very much. I made one stupid mistake with the point under my nose which called for the styptic. My neck on the right got roughed up. I should have stretched the skin more. In all, I called it a success. (No one had to dial 911) I finished the passes with a Merkur Slant w/Feather. Between the str8 and the slant I got a very smooth but roughed up, need to heal, shave. I gave myself a weeper at the bottom of my neck with the slant. I will say though, the slant with a feather is one heck of a smooth cutter and I will be using the str8 more. I need to do some homework. OK, time to put a little more Aloe 99 on.

 

Friday

Merkur HD w/7am
C&E Best
Florena cream
Aqua Velva + aloe


Tried something new today. Put a small squirt of aloe in my hand, then a splash of Aqua Velva. Rubbed my hands together to mix the two and put it on my face. Boy does my face feel nice!

 

Avon Driven pre-shave scrub
C&E BBB
'54 SS with American Personna first day
C&E Sienna SS
Skin Bracer by Mennen

:happy005

 

Saturday

Merkur Progress
Israeli Blade
Shavemac 23mm brush in Pure Badger
Col Conk Bay Rum Shaving Soap
Shavex Alum Block
Simple Light Moisturiser

LT Piver Cuir de Russie

 

Saturday 19th

Proraso Pre

Merkur 1904 OpenComb (Shimmed)
Derby Extra
Muehle Super
Sensational Indulgences Leather Ss :drool

Tabac AS / Aloe Gel
Mama Bear British Leather Cologne

SuperShave!! Very smooth, great shave - the 1904 performed superior with a couple of washers between the blade and the end-piece.. But I did nick my adams-apple just a little - havent had to re-visit my styptic for years.. Oh well.. Still SuperBBS!!
And I did try the AS mix with Aloe.. - NICE!!

Have a great Weekend !!

 

Satuday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at end of shower
SR 3124
'58 TV SS w/ Derby blade (Day 4)
DR Harris Almond cream
Warm water rinse
Cold water rinse
DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash
Cold Water rinse
Musgo Real A/S balm + QED Texas Cedarwood A/S Conditioner + MamaBear's Peppermint A/S Milk w/ Menthol
T&H 1805 EdT

 

Well done on your first straight-shave, Rich! May your shaves improve constantly

Saturday

NDC SuperSpeed
virgin Derby blade
MP best badger
Trumper CSF/PRE
LEA Mentholaded SC
alum
Aqua Velva Ice sport
LEA ASB
Lucky Tiger ASC

Esteban Secrete Afrique EdT

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Boy, what an O-U-T-S-T-A-N-D-I-N-G shave!!! Now I know why everyone says these no date-code SSs to be amongst the best razors out there. I'm smooth as a babies bottom and my face was deep-frozen for at least half an hour. Jeez, that LEA-cream cools ya down. Quadruple the power of the Proraso-soap (don't have the cream) and you get the idea

 

Saturday:

Omega brush
Parker 22R/new Sharp
Florena shaving cream
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Pinaud Bay Rum a/shave

I've sent Florena cream to several guys here, and they love it. Well, guess what--so do I. What a nice shave I had with it this morning!

 

4 Sunday

I have a day off work today so no shave but Tommorow I have to work the Air Show so I got a good one lined up.

Slant w/ Sharps Blade
Savile Row 3824
Mama Bears Doc's Northern Dragon Shaving Soap
Mama Bears Doc's Fire and Ice Shaveing cream
Mama Bears Doc's Fire and Ice Aftershave Balm mixed with Ahnerb Aftershave Conditioner.

Doc's Fire and Ice (Aqua Velva Musk w/ Auqa Velva Classic) EDC.

If all the ladies are at the First Aid station it is not my fault (its Mama's) :rofl :rofl :rofl

 

Saturday AM

Col. Conk Bay Rum soap
Taylor of Old Bond Street mini brush
Kaufmann 5/8 round
Shavex alum block

 

Saturday

Treated myself to a shave at the local T&H store. Very nice experience, and a very nice shave. If you ever get the chance to have a skilled barber with a proper disposable str8 shaver give you a shave, go for it!

 

for Sunday AM:

I'm gonna be kind of busy Sunday morning, so I'll tell you guys what I'm planning to use now:

Omega brush
Parker 22R/Sharp day 2
De Vergulde Hand shaving cream
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Prince De Galles Gold edt

it's amazing how this De Vergulde Hand shaving line grew on me from last year. It's so good. :drool :drool

 

30's Canadian Schick injector w/Bakelite Handle
CVS noname injector blade (day 1)
ORI 100% Shea Butter
PREP
De Vergulde Hand SC
Chubby 2

hot/cold rinse
witch hazel
De Vergulde AS balsam

 

Rooney Style 1 small
TGQ Cavendish Black
HandAmerican 3" Latigo Strop
6/8 TI Historical Workedback
Alum
Aqua Velva Ice Blue


2 days growth, BBS in 2 passes

 

Sunday 20th

Merkur HD
Derby Extra
Muehle Super
De Vergulde Hand Ss

Aco AS

 

Sunday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at end of shower
'58 TV SS w/ Derby Extra blade (Day 5)
SMF 1 brush
Mama Bear's 100% Patchouli soap + KMF Vanilla Earth cream = 'Nilla Patchoula
Warm water rinse
Cold water rinse
Skin Bracer A/S splash
Cold water rinse
QED Patch./Tea Tree/Pepp. A/S Skin Conditioner + Nancy Boy A/S gel
John Varvatos EdT

 

Speick Sunday

after shower at sink:

38C w/IP(2)
Simpson Duke 2
Proraso pre post
Speick s/c
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Speick a/s
Speick edt

 

Sunday

No shave today.

 

SUNDAY:

Unknown 6/8 1/1 hollow Chinese straight
Kent BK4
Trumper CSF / PRE
La Toja Classic SC
alum
Spanish Floid
LT disappeaing cream

Esteban Secrete d' Afrique EdT

What a surprise. A friend of mine lent me his newly acquired Chinese straight which I honed and stropped. It turned out to be a very gentle yet extremely sharp straight - had one of my best straight-shaves today. Too bad I have to return it