SoS Dec 29 to Jan 4th 2008-2009

Tuesday

Razor: '47 Gillette Superspeed
Blade: NOS LB Wilkinson
Brush: Rooney Super 3,1
Soap: AOS Lavender
A/S: Booster Polar Ice
Edt: Penhaligons Opus 1870

 

Tuesday 12/30 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: Knotty Badger refurbished Ever Ready 300 Silvertip
  [*]Cream: SCS Tea Tree
  [*]Razor: '09 Gillette Old Type with Single Ring Handle
  [*]Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (shave 8 )
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & Pinaud Clubman A/S
  [*]EDT: Tabac EDT
  
  [*]Result: WooHoo! Super smooth BBS shave without a drop of blood today. The good old single ring and SharpEdge blade made mincemeat of the whiskers today. This shave was one of my best ever. Everything involved seemed to go just right from great prep to perfect lather from the SCS cream to just the right lube from the Last-Pass Shave Oil to just the right amount of EDT. Wish this would happen everyday.

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
Fatboy/ 7 0'clock sharpedge
DR Harris Marlborough SS
Lucky Tiger AS
Storer 'Monk' EdP

Ahhhhhh, the perfect shave today. The kind where you do a few extra waltz steps with the razor cause it feels so nice. Hehe, hopefully searching to find even a small spot you mighta missed....just to keep things going a bit longer.

No effort at all in guiding the razor where I wanted it. Amazing feel of no blade in the razor......like shaving with just the safety bar. Hehe, of course, those kinda shaves can go south quickly if I start getting a little sloppy.......doesn't take much. I purposely had to make an effort not to use this thing like I did years ago with my M3. Yeah, it was that easy of a shave.

The results are worthy of spontaneous faceturbation (already indulged in a 'few' times).

This shaving thing isn't too bad............
Martin

 

Col Conk bay rum soap in Dirty Bird pottery mug
C&E BBB
Gillette SS 54
Derby blade past its prime
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Anherb as conditioner
Velva Sport as
Left crime scene DNA on counter as Derby bit hard into my neck

Shave Well, Be Well

 

12/30

1908 ever ready
gem blade
glycerine soap
ever ready badger hair brush, black and green marble bakelite handle

dickinsons witch hazel
old spice

polo (green bottle)

 

This morning it was:

AoS Lavender
My trusty all metal Gillette Altra
Anthony Logistics Astringent
Finished with Proraso AS Lotion as I headed out the door with a smile. :happy088

 

Tuesday

NOS Merkur Slant
Red IP
C&E BBB
Tabac Soap
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Sensitive

 

Shavemac Custom Brush
Tabula Rasa Cream
Gold Slant
Feather Blade
Speick A/S
Wesley & Scott Lime Balm

 

Shavemac 07 Forum brush
TSD Lime SS / TOBS Sensitive SC
Fat Boy w/ Gillette 7 O'clock Sharpedge
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Marc Jacobs EDT
Have a great night!

 

Tuesday

Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Red-Pack Personna
Brush: Tweezerman
Soap: MWF
A/S: Aqua Velva Musk

 

Wednesday 12/31 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: Knotty Badger refurbished Ever Ready 300 Silvertip
  [*]Cream: TSD Sweetgrass
  [*]Razor: '48 Gillette Super Speed
  [*]Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (shave 9)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel & Nivea Extra Soothing ASB
  [*]EDT: 4711 Cologne
  
  [*]Result: Very smooth BBS shave today. A great way to ring out the year. Did get a careless nick on left side of mouth. But some styptic and a bit of pressure with some TP did the trick at quelling the blood flow. Something about the Sweetgrass scent that really refreshes me. Maybe the cinnamon scent I get. That's all for 2008. Have a Happy New Year and see ya all in 2009

 

Wednesday:--Last shave of 2008

Omega Silvertip
Weishi Chrome/Nacet day 2
Italian Palmolive Menthol S/C
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Vifrex A/S gel
Musgo Real Oakmoss cologne

not the glass BBS shave I had yesterday, but still, I look very sporty, and smooth, and HANDSOME--and I smell delicious! (My wife thinks this!) :happy102 :happy102 :happy102 :happy102

Bonne Annee a tous--Happy New Year to everybody!

 

Sunday and Tuesday's shaves

Razor: Gillette Rocket
Blade: Gillette Super Thin Mejorada days 15 + 16
Brush: C&E BBB / rekotted Erskine
Lather: Proraso red
A/S: Witch Hazel + Curel lotion

The blade is amazing and will not dull. I've even shaved my neck with it a few times!!

 

New Years Eve: Musgo Real Lime preshave soap / 1947 Gillette SuperSpeed / Bolzano blade d1 / VDH brush / Arko Shave Stick / Truefitt & Hill West Indies Lime Cologne

The combo of the '47 Gillette and Bolzano gave me the smoothest most comfortable shave to date, it was marvelous. The T&H West Indies Lime was a present from my bride. It is fabulous!

 

12/31/2008

Gillette Aristocrat, no date code or notch
Gillette 'Swede', day 1
C&E BBB
C&E Sweet Almond Oil shave cream
Thayer's witch hazel with aloe
shower
Proraso AS splash

The Aristocrat/Swede combo is my favorite so far, and it's hard to beat SAO cream. My last shave of the year was smooth and close.

Larry

 

Wednesday AM

Ringing out 2008 in expensive style (well, expensive for me, anyway):

Hot shower
Barbasol brushless (green) cream during shower
Simpson Duke 3 Best
Feather ACD-N straight w/ Pro blade
Penhaligon's English Fern soap
WWR
D.R. Harris Sandalwood A/S splash
CWR
Art of Shaving Sandalwood balm
Trumper's Spanish Leather EdT

Hope everyone has a wonderful, joyous, relaxing New Year!!!

 

Reynolds 7/8 "humpback" barber notch
2-band CH1 Super
L'Occitane Soap
Clinique PSH
Grey Flannel EDT

 

Been an Anthony Logistics kind of day:

Whipped up some AL shave cream with my trusty Mayfair. First time using this cream. Was pleasantly surprised with the quality of lather and how well it performed before, during and after.

Slapped on some Al Astringent followed by a dose of AL Razor Burn Repair lotion.

Achieved total hair domination with a little AL Hair Gel.

Only thing left will be to hit a good aftershave before heading out. Can't decided between SCS Bay Rum w/ a Twist or Proraso Splash :signs002

Have a fun and safe New Year's Eve everybody! eatdrink004

 

Last Shave of 2008:

Muehle R89 / Red IP
Rooney 1/1 Super
Provence Sainte SS
Pashana AS
Nivea ASB


A very Happy New Year to All !!!

 

Im the boss in here and I say................CARRY ON !
Its all good.

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