SoS: April 1, 2013 - April 7, 2013

Mühle samples, day 1 - 3.4.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Gilette NEW
• Blade: Personna Med Prep (1)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Cream: Mühle Aloe Vera
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Mühle Aloe Vera ASL

Today marks day one of testing the Mühle samples. The sample pack contains both cream and ASL of their 3 scents: aloe vera, sandalwood and sea buckthorn. I mainly got the sample pack, because I've heard good reviews of their sea buckthorn line. I began with aloe vera, though. The face feel of the cream is almost identical to Palmolive Sensitive. I wonder if it's the same thing. I couldn't detect any scent in the cream, same as with Palmolive. The ASL had a pleasant aloe vera scent and after 30 minutes my skin feels really nice. I liked both products.

 

Thursday, 4th April

Pre: Ach. Brito GLYCE Lima
Soap: Arko stick
Brush: Parker deluxe pure badger
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock (black)
Post: Alum, witch hazel
Aftershave: Black Suede
Hair tonic: Pashana eau de Quinine with oil

 

8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
De Vergulde Hand soap
Cold water splash
Fitjar Miklagard ASC
Flawless shave! I really like the new edge on my W&B after honing out the chip. Thinking to re-hone all my other razors to see if I can get a better edge too...

 

Schick injector
klar kabinnett
Thayers rose wh

 

4/3/2013

Hot wet washcloth with a little lather on face for a pre soak.
TSD Wheat Cream, Frankenstein and Myrrh
Omega Boar
Gillette Bulldog Old Style
Wilkinson Sword (1)
Cold Rinse
WH
Nivia Sensitive AS Balm
Giorgio Extraordinary with collagen AS (best stuff that exists on the face of any planet and I have very little left and haven't been able to find more. This bottle is easily 20 years old and it smells amazing with the most healing of any ASS I've ever tried. It's thick almost a thin transparent balm.)

Awesome shave. This razor is so mild that I can't tell it's even cutting until I feel my face. Smoooooth.

 

Pre : Shower + Pears face wash
Schwarzweisskeramik mug style
Merkur 15C
Treet #1
Omega boar brush
Cella red jar
Nivea blue lotion
Nivea Balm cold
Dior Eua Suavage

 

Thursday:

Axe Chilled Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Godrej Menthol Mist SC
Visal AS Gel
Osage Rub AS
Azzaro Pour Homme Deo Stick
Azzaro Pour Homme EDT

BBS again this morning with so little effort and I couldn't have enjoyed this shave more. The Godrej Menthol Mist cream is among my top favorites - it feels like liquid nitrogen on your face, and the lather is enough for five guys to shave. The Visal gel and the Osage Rub are both so cold that it's unreal.

 

W&B
MdC/AoS
23mm Muhle knot

Excellent shave this morning. I grated some AoS sandalwood in with some unscented MdC, just enough to give it a nice light sandalwood scent. It performed great.

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Thursday 04-03-2013

Razor: Gillette Slim '64 @ 6
Blade: 7AM Platinum (5)
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Arko Extra Sensitive
ASL: Figaro


Another great shave with my combo slim+7am=BBS with 3 passes

 

04/04 Thursday

Hot shower with Zest Intense.
Facial scrub with Axe Cooling
Pyrate's Cove Rose
Semogue 1460
Gillette Fat Boy dialed into #6
Dorco day four
Warm Water rinse, cold water splash, Proraso balm.

 

• Proraso Product Line (PSC, SC, ASB, ASL)
• Frank Silvertip Fan Brush
• Schick Adjustable Injector
• Schick Blade (2)

[ 3-Apr-2103 ]

Wow, what a great shave with the Schick Adjustable today! I haven't used this razor for a while and the shave today was quite a bit better than the ones I had last time. I think, for me... the Proraso pre-shave cream is really great. It provides excellent lubrication and protection. The Schick razor was sliding effortlessly around my face and it was very easy to get a Super DFS shave. Another benefit of the injector is I can shave a bit more quickly than I can with a DE.

Cheers all, Lyndon

 

TSD Preshave balm
TOBS Eaton College
WD Silvertip
Merkur hd w/ Feather blade
Alum
WH
Old Spice AS

 

• Frank Finest Fan Brush
• Cobra Classic
• Feather "Blade Guard" Blade (2)
• Figaro ASL (with added menthol)

Had a good shave with the "Snake" today. It's quite easy to use and it has a large range of working blade angles. However, I do find that it is very important to keep a light touch. I like the Cobra all right but I would say the funny shape of the handle makes it a bit hard to hold sometimes. The handle is sort of triangular in shape with one flat side and two curved sides. To get the right angle, I sometimes end up holding it with my fingers on one of the sharp corners which is awkward. I think this is a good razor but I feel it is over-priced.

Cheers, Lyndon

 

A little different than yesterday. I love the Omega crème in a tub. Its simple, manly, and produces a great lather. I tried a TREET super platinum today and I was not impressed. It was not even close to smooth. I'm hoping I added too much water to the crème or something as to reduces its slickness instead of a box of crappy blades. Still enjoying the captain's choice and probably will rotate that and lilac for awhile as the weather seems to be warming up some! Have a great day everyone.

 

SOTD Thursday 4-4-2013

Gillette Fat Handle Tech w/Feather
Proraso PSC
Irisch Moos SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Brut Original Cologne

The Tech with a feather is both mild and effective. Looks like I'm going to need a new tube of the Irisch Moos soon; love that stuff!

 

Thursday morning, April 4, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (3)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
C O Bigelow shave cream with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

In my opinion, there are 'stache wax products out there much better than Clubman. I know.

 

Thursday - another day closer.

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: Stevie Ray Vaughan ~ The Sky is Crying
Coffee: Wegman's French Roast, BLACK
Soap: TSD Gucci Pour Homme Type
Brush: Omega 11574
SE: Gem Jr. Lather Catcher
Blade: Gem, day 4, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, B&BW Noir, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

BBS! And still super smooth seven hours later.

 

Feather Injector
Schick Blade
The Manchurian
DVH Extra Fris
Proraso Splash
Axe Chilled Gel

It was a nice 2 pass this morning, and it will be the best part of my day. I am "looking forward" to dental work at noon; and doing my CMA assignment after...O_o At least the shave was good.

 

great musical taste!