SoS: April 11-17 2011

Wednesday, April 13th

Hot shower
Nivea for Men Extreme Comfort gel
Gillette Fusion Phenom razor
Nivea for Men ASB
Davidoff Adventure Eau Fraiche EdT

 

Happy Wednesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Omega Boar #10051
E.J. Sea Buckthorn Soap
Gillette Knack
Gillette 7OC Black (1)
Cold Water Rag
Phyto Expert ASB
A&F Fierce Cologne

4 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS!

An outstanding shave today!

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Krasnaya Linya SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
JHL Cologne

What a shave, what a shave--this Krasnaya Linya cream is one of the best that was ever produced in Russia. The lather it gives is crazy-rich and very soothing, and it has a very nice, classy scent. I still had to have a menthol fix, so the Barbon aftershave took care of me that way.

 

Wednesday:

Razor - Goodfella
Blade - Derby Extra
Brush - Vie-Long Silvertip
Cream - Palmolive (European)
Toner - Dominica Bay Rum
Balm - Nivea eXtreme Comfort

--
John

 

Wednesday, April 13

59’ Fatboy (setting 7)
Astra SP (day 1)
Preshave Oil Blend (50-50: castor, grapeseed, + dash glycerin)
Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar
Bay Rum Blend (Pinuad, Masters, Dominican, Superior70, + dash TSD BR Cologne)

 

Williams Wednesday

J.R. Torrey 5/8
VDH Deluxe Boar
Williams Mug Soap
Nivea Sensitive as balm
Osage Rub as splash
Master Lilac Vegetal

2 wtg passes and it's starting to come together. My left hand still is a wee bit shaky but getting there, funny how it feels natural to use my DE in my left but more alien with the straight.

 

Gillette Parat
Voskhod [2]
TGN Silver Tip
Godrej Menthol Mist
L'Oreal AS Balm
Brut AS

Love me a cold water shave with some Menthol Mist in the morning. Better than coffee!

 

Wednesday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Cream: Arko Extra Sensitive
A/S: Ivy Club Spice
EdT: Old Spice

 

Personna Injector
Personna 74 blade (8)
Speick shave stick
Omega boar brush

Very frustrating at work right now. It helps to enjoy the little things in between.

 

Health Club Shave.

Conditioner from health club shower-used as pre-shave
Muhl Pure Badger Brush
Gillette 1950's British SS Rocket
Feather Blade
TOBS St. James Stick
Osage Rub Splash
Ahava AS Balm


-that conditioner from my health club worked very well as a pre-shave. It also had some menthol in it which is a nice bonus. I'll try to find out what's in that stuff.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: Woods of Windsor
Brush: Treville Daxer
Razor: '53 Ball End Tech
Blade: Astra SP, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, Sean John Unforgivable, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Could of been a 5 if the lather had been a bit thicker. I do like the WoW scent, but unless the water/soap ratio is perfect, the lather can be a bit off. It was still slick enough to give me a close, comfortable shave, though.

 

WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE;
Long hot shower
No name boar brush
Gillette Ball-end Tech
Lord Super Chrome
Herbs of Bulgria Lavendar
Thayers Witch Hazel with Rose Water
Canoe Balm
Three passes = DFS/BBS

 

Apr, 14

Back to my beloved chopper again! Rewarding yesterday's 'shave-ad-run' today I did a solid prep with gel, face-lathering and hot towel above all that mix. Nice!

Eveline gel as pre-shave
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Paddle strop
Hot towel
Muhle travel brush in best badger
Breeze Impulse (citrus )
Cold water rug
Everest ASB w/cologne

Nice and smooth! DFS...

 

Great to see so many of you who are new to the straights are pleased with the results.

Keep at it. It only gets better! happy088

 

:love029 I love the stuff so much, Jeff bought me two bottles after I swiped his.

 

Thursday:
1904 Valet
Feather SE #2
Mama Bears Awakenings soap
VDH luxury brush
alum
witch hazel
TSD iced subzero AS

I just opened a new soap container and a new AS. I must say that is one of the coldest combination I have had in a while and I know that I have combined that soap and AS before without that chill factor. Wow..

 

Thursday, April 14

59’ Fatboy (setting 7)
Astra SP (day 2)
Arko/TSD Bourbon Vanilla SS
Vulfix 2235 Super
Clubman -Vanilla A/S

 

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

• Brush: Penchetta 26-SB
• Razor: Parker 96R
• Blade: Red Pack IP
• Soap: Tabac
• Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 5
Noxzema SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :happy108
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
JHL Cologne

For some reason I selected the Noxzema instead of the Tet-a-tet cream for today. I'm in love with both of them, but I suppose it's because I wanted to have a nostalgic shave.