59 fatboy cranked up to 9 fresh crystal blade vulfix badger brush TSD signature cream glycerin preshave home made balm of tea tree oil, witch hazel, osage rub and corn husker lotion old spice pure sport as splash clubman 'stache wax to keep things in check. All in a rather nice shave. Haven't used the tsd cream much since I got a couple tsd soaps. The cream whipped up a nice rich lather. The homemade asb really healed up the couple rough patches I scraped into my neck.
Saturday, February 20, 2010 Razor: Cooncat Bob HD handle with NEW head Blade: Super Iridium Brush: Simpson's Ehsan Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Soap: Irisch Moos Shave Stick A/S: Trumper Marlborough I decided to give an open comb a spin today. The Cooncat Bob HD handle with a re-plated NEW head is perfectly balanced and was a joy to use. The Ehsan, as always, ginned up an abundance of lather and I enjoyed a BBS shave. The Trumper's Marlborough aftershave does not get a lot of love on the forums but it is really an outstanding scent. YMMV, of course.
Hoffritz Travel Slant Lord Super Chrome iKon Stainless brush Arko Shave Stick Wesley and Scott Lime TSD Tommy Bahama type cologne
Rooney 1/1 Super Floris Elite SS Tally Ho~~ Humphreys Witch Hazel Ahava ASB Kiehls #1 Original Musk Have a Great Night~~
Shave Of The Day - February 20th Hot Shower E.J. Badger Brush Speick Shave Cream E.J. Chatsworth Sharp Brand Blade - Day 1 Homemade Skin Food Speick A/S OMG! Why did I wait so long before I tried the Speick cream? This has to be the best smelling non-artisan cream I have ever tried! Love the scent, and the slick lather and protection were absolutely fantastic. Topped it off with a Speick splash sample I received from a forum member, and I can't believe just how good of a shave I got. Now, off to work... :mad:
Razor: Lion Razor Works Brush: Omega 80257 Cream: Olivia Dark Rhassoul AS: AII Osage AS: McLas Bayrum
Sunday, February 21st Hot shower De Vergulde Hans ss Semogue 2015 HD Silvertip Mühle R89 w/ Gillette 7 O'clock De Vergulde Hand alum 444 ASB w/ Proraso splash Canali Dal 1934 EdT
Saturday 2/20 . . . Geesh, I forgot to post my Saturday shave yesterday so here it is: Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel Brush: Ever Ready C40 Boar Soap" TSD English Fern Type Soap Razor: Eversharp-Schick G1 Injector Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated injector (shave 3) Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & AOS Lavender ASB EDT: Nine Flags Aromatic Tabac from Brazil Result: Ooooo! A fine BBS shave. The TSD English Fern Type soap did a great job with the slickness and cushion that I am used to with TSD products. Had trouble at first making the lather, until I added some water to the brush. Kinda shook the brush too much before I began to make the lather. Though not a soap like my Tabac or MWF, the TSD soap did provide a great shave. I recommend it.
Sunday: Schick Krona razor Treet Black Beauty blade Body Shop SC Vulfix 375S brush Musgo Real OrangeAmber Cologne Nice easy shave to get ready for church.
SUNDAY Merkur 42 Yellow wrapper SOC Ogallala SS Bay Rum & Sweet Orange Surrey Badger Alt Innsbruck Cologne
Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Home roasted Kenya, unadulterated Cream: C.O. Bigelow Brush: Treville boar, made in West Germany, found in antique store yesterday Razor: Gem Jr. with the big, fat, black Bakelite handle Blade: Gem, shave 5, 3 passes Post: Cold water rinse, Clinique Post-Shave Soother, Curve 'Stache Wax: Wacky Tacky Shave Rating: The little boar did alright. It doesn't look like it was used much, if at all. I cleaned it up last night (Em's cleaning procedures). Between last night's cleaning and today's use it may have shed 8-10 hairs. Hopefully that will be it. If you haven't tried Proraso, or their cream repackaged for C.O. Bigelow, let me ask you a question: Are you worth $5? You gotta get yourself a small tube of this stuff at Bath and Body Works and try it. A great cream.
Hot shower Glycerin Pre-Shave Weishi Gun Metal Razor Derby Blade Penworks ST1-24E Silvertip Badger Brush AOS Lavender Shave Cream with a couple shots of glycerin Homemade Skinfood This was my first time using both the Weishi razor I had won from the January Newbie Giveaway (Thanks Rene!) and the Derby blades. Overall an excellent shave. I do believe I may have found a new favorite blade with the Derby's.
Sunday: Omega Wooden Handle Super Speed/Wilkinson Sword day 3 Lavera-SC :happy005 :1respect Lubriderm unscented moisturizer Pinaud Bay Rum-AS Bill, I think you would also love Lavera cream, which is also from Germany. It is very similar to Speick, with natural ingredients, so you get great lather, and very, very soothing skincare. The scent is different, but still, it is lovely. Wooowwwwwww, I forgot Pinaud Bay Rum burns like hell if you splash it on immediately after a shave, but then it feels very nice!
Hot shower Gillette New Shave Secret oil Tabac Omega #48 Shark Stainless (2nd shave) home-made aftershave balm home-made wax 2-pass shave with touch-ups for face and scalp. Definitely 4+ blades. Only a few spots that aren't smooth if I run my hand ATG.
Sunday Shave Just to set the record straight, the Gillette 7 O'Clock Black that I used yesterday is not manufactured in Russia, but India. I had received it in a pack of Gillette Indian Wilkinsons as (I guess) a promotion. I like the Indian Wilkinsons, but the 7 O'Clock Blacks are not for me. Now for today's shave: Sunday, February 21, 2010 Merkur Long Handled Progress Astra Superior Platinum (shave #4) Simpson Colonel X2L Tabac Soap Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Ogallala Bay Rum Toner Wonderful shave this morning. The WH alone would have been a fine finish but the Ogallala Bay Rum just added to the total experience. The scent--a very light one--of the Bay Rum also integrated well with that of the Tabac. -Vance
Sun -Hot Shower -Mama Bear's Northwoods Soap -PC Woodcraft 24mm Silver Tip Brush with Snake Wood Handle -Gem G-bar razor -Gem Stainless steel coated blade -TSD Milk for Sensitive skin -3.5 blades small weeper under nose ATG reminded me that the SE is not nearly as forgiving as the Tech I've been using. The rest of my face-WOW.
