SoS Dec 8-14 2008

well, I know one thing, I also have a heavy hand--maybe I twisted too hard on the screwing when I put the blade in.

 

Monday

Gillette 1958 TV razor / Swedish Gillette blade
Plisson 14 HMW
Castle Forbes Lavender cream
DR Harris Pink AS; Castle Forbes Lavender balm
DR Harris Arlington Cologne

 

Rooney Heritage Victorian
Valobra (milled sticks) SS / TOBS Rose SC
Fat Boy w/ Gillette 7 O'clock Sharpedge
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Alfred Sung "HEI" EDT
Have a great night!

 

C&E BBB
Merkur Slant with Wilkinson Sword
Real Shaving Company SC
Avon Wild Country AS & EDC

Just lathered up the cream and the power went out! My wife brought me a portable light so I was able to complete my shave. It was still dark at 5:40 this morning. Power was back on at 9 AM. Not a good day for a power outage as the temperature was 6 degrees F.

:happy005

 

Monday

Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Red-Pack Personna
Brush: Tweezerman
Cream: TOBS Avocado
A/S: Aqua Velva Musk

 

Here's my first daily shave post:^)

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blades: Feather Hi
Brush: Edwin Jaeger Extra Large Silver tip
Cream: Cryil R. Salter Sublime Citrus
Shave Prep: Hot shower followed by Anthony's Face Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Keihls Pre Shave Oil #30-1
Post Shave: Cold Water and Anthony's Face cream
Aftershave: TOBS St. James College.

cheers
D

 

Tuesday:

Omega Silvertip
Lord Super/Gillette Stainless day 2
Fitness S/S :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood A/S
Aramis EDT

fantastic fast 2 pass shave--the Lord Super razor works with so little effort, and this Fitness soap is to die for!

 

Flare Tip SS
Dorco 301
C&E BBB
T&H Almond Sample
Alum
CK Eternity

The Dorco is great in the Superspeed. The Knack seems to like milder blades, I'm not sure I'll find a blade I like in both razors.

 

Tuesday

Slant
Feather
Pirates Cove Bay Rum Soap
VDH Boar Brush
Thayers Rose Witch Hazel
Old Spice Classic After Shave

Pirates Cove soap makes a wonderful rich lather with ease. The price of this product is a steal and shipping is dirt cheap.

 

Tuesday: Gillette SS razor / Crown Stainless Red Stripe blade d2 / VDH deluxe soap & brush / TWH / Old Spice aftershave

Moved the Crown blade to my 57 SS where it performed better but still not what I'd like. Close shave but still kinda not what I want.

 

Back to the basics today...

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil pre-shave soap
TOBS Avocado
Merkur HD
Treet Classic 3rd shave
C&E BBB
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

Hot shower
Mama Bear's Myrrh Shaving Soap
Plisson HMW #8
39c Slant w/Feather - d2
WWR / CWR
TGR Standard ASB
C&S #88

 

Razor: 38C
Blade: Feather
Brush: Duke 1 Best
Soap: D. R. Harris
Aftershave: Trumper Marlborough with 444 balm
Cologne: Trumper Marlborough

 

Tuesday....snowy, icy and cold...

EJ Faux Horn Chatsworth / Derby blade
Rooney Heritage Horn
Penhaligon's English Fern shaving soap
Booster Mosswood AS; Castle Forbes Lavender balm
Penhaligon's English Fern EdT

 

Tuesday 12/9 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: Knotty Badger refurbished Ever Ready 300 Silvertip
  [*]Cream: TSD Signature Scent
  [*]Razor: Valet Auto Strop for face & '12 GEM for head
  [*]Blade: Modified Ted Pella PTFE coated blade in auto strop (shave 4) and Ted Pella PTFE coated blade in GEM
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & Pinuad Clubman ASB
  [*]EDT: TSD Signature Scent
  
  [*]Result: Not a good shave today. Need to put the Valet away for awhile. Just can't get the technique down at all. Got some blood today and the Pella blade in the Valet seemed to tug and pull and just not feel right. I think it is my technique. Need to talk to D.Irving79 about that. But all was not lost. The TSD Signature Scent just works sooo good on me. Love it. My favorite I think from TSD so far. Also tried the Clubman ASB. It is a cream type stuff that I hope will not burn like alcohol when I try it after doing some blade buffing. Use it to replace the now impossible to get AV Ice ASB.

 

12/9

1919 gillette old type
treet blue special
glycerine soap
ever ready pure badger brush, black bakelite/clear lucite handle

dickinsons witch hazel
boosters june clover

the body shop activist edt



something is wrong with your avatar young man :rolleyes005

 

Tuesday

Razor: Gillette '48-'50 Superspeed
Blade: NOS Wilkinson
Brush: Shavemac LE Horn
Cream: Trumpers Violet (old)
A/S: QED Texas Cedarwood a/s/b
Edt: Diptyque Tam Dao

 

Tuesday AM

Hot shower
Prep pre-shave at beginning of shower
Tabula Rasa cream during shower
SR 3124
Merkur Progress w/ Astra Superior Platinum blade
TGQ Sandalwood soap + Coates Sandalwood cream
WWR
Pinaud A/S splash
CWR
Clinique PSH + TSD Tea Tree Ice milk
Creed Silver Mountain Water EdT

 

Rooney super small 3/1 in horn
RedTipped SS + Feather
Ogallalla BayRum and Sandalwood shave stick
WWR
JASON 6 - in - 1 AS
Skin Bracer Cool Spice AS Splash​

 

Tuesday

Didn't felt so good when i went up but decided to go for a shower and shave and as always, it felt alot better.

Hot shower with zirh clean
Merkur Futur(level 1,5) w/ merkur super platinum blades
Edwin Jagger Best badger hair brush
T&H Trafalgar shaving cream
Zirh Soothe Aftershave balm

Are now having great shaves and i think i will put up the level on the razor like one step until tomorrow to see what happens. The face is better than ever after just a week with the brush and T&H cream. Still remains to test the Edwin Jagger sandalwood soap. Maybe tomorow?