SoS Jan 14 - 20

after shower at the sink:

HD/IP(1)
C&E BBB
Trumper Sandalwood s/c
WWR
touch up with disposable Gillette
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
DR Harris Sandalwood a/s
Floris Sandalwood edt

 

Friday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/new 7 am
DIY S/C :drool :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck a/s
Sung Pour Homme edt

this DIY cream ROCKS! A delicious scent, and a good cooling sensation. The 7am blades are better than I thought.

 

FRIDAY

Slim Adjustable
Lord blade
MP best badger
GOAL SC
4711 AS
Georgian AS-cream

 

Glad you like the brush Wait till you break it in some more, you'll be very delighted

 

Polish

 

Gah. I keep forgetting that. :1respect

 

Trumpers razor
Simpsons T2 shave brush
Penhaligons English Fern shave soap
SCS Lavender Milk
Penhaligons English Fern EDT

 

Prep Pre-shave
Tryphon Lime Shave Cream [w/ added menthol EO]
Omega 6113
66 Gillette Blue Stars w/ Red Personna [day 2]
Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel
Tryphon Mentolo ASB
Royall Lyme AS

The Blue Stars razor is very nice. It is a fairly mild razor, so next time I will try a Feather blade. The longer handle is nice, and the checkering pattern on the shaft makes it the most sure gripped Gillette I have used.

 

2008.01.18 Shave f the Day

Shave
Razor: Merkur 700 Futur Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Satin [Link]
Razor Blades: 7am Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades v2 [Link]
Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest [Link]
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Small Best Badger Brush [Link]
Shave Cream/Soap: Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil Shave Cream [Link]
Technique: WTG/45XTG/45XTG/Cleanup
Post Shave
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Classic Virgin Island Bay Rum Aftershave
Hair Tonic: Lucky Tiger Special Formula Hair Tonic [Link]

Result: 4.4/5.0 They were giving out free 3 blade cartridge razors in the gym so I put one to my face for 1/2 a pass and threw it away. What a waste and what a difference. I mean, even my Sensor razor does a lot better job then this thing did. So the rest of the shave I did with the Merkur Futur. Ah, much better. The Pinaud Bay Rum was a nice finish.

 

Thursday morning-ish

Home sick with the flu (home sick, not homesick):

HD w/ red personna
C&E BBB
SCS Bay Rum with a Twist SC
Speick AS
Proraso ASB

4711 EdC until it wore off (15 mins later), then
SCS Bay Rum w/ a twist EdC (or is it EdT?)

Love the BRWAT scent...like coca-cola with lime...but the lather didn't do too well for me and today (friday) I am showing a bit of irritation on the old jaw line.

 

Friday

MUSIC:
The Innocent Age - Dan Fogelberg (vinyl)

Simpson "Chubby #1" in Best
SCS Parma Violet SS
SRP Ltd. Ed. TI 6/8 Round Point
SCS Parma Violet ASM
SCS Parma Violet EdT (Version #1)

Folks this is some really outstanding Violet products!

 

Friday morning:

C&E BBB
Milord with Wilkinson first day
Pollena Lider SC
Old Spice Pure Sport AS
Old Spice EDC

:happy005

 

Saturday AM

Prep Pre-shave
Omega Syntex
Ingrams SC
1930's Gillette New with Red Personna [day 1]
Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel
Tryphon Mentolo ASB
Pino Silvestre

 

Saturday 19th

GFT Chrome DE
Derby Extra
Bock Best
Sensational Indulgences Green Apple Ss

Brut AS
Brut EdC

 

Saturday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/7 am day 2
Tryphon Old American Barbershop shaving stick :drool :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Brut cologne

I really like this soap stick--it smells like an old-school barbershop, and the lather is nice and rich. I just wish I wouldn't have had to shave so quickly.

 

after shower at the sink:

HD/IP(2)
Hoosier BK 4
La Toja s/c
WWR
touch up with disposable Gillette
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Swiss Pitralon a/s
M&L Florida Water edt

 

Saturday PM

Hot shower
Prep pre-shave at beginning of shower
Pacific Shave Oil rubbed in as pre-shave during shower
SR 3330 ebony
'48 Superspeed w/ Swedish Gillette blade (Day 1)
Castle Forbes Lavender cream
WWR
CWR
DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash
CWR
Trumper's Coral Skin Food + Mama Bear's Mandarin/Menthol milk
QED DaVinci Water spritz

Very impressed by the Castle Forbes Lavender cream, although it works more like a Proraso "soap" than any cream I'm used to. VERY thick, but what a scent and performance! I think the Swedish Gillette blades are rising in my ranks... almost on par wtih Derby blades.

 

Sunday 20th

Edwin Jagger Faux Ivory DE
Derby Extra
Taylors Pure Badger
C&E Sienna Ss

Aqua Vera AS
Dragon Wings EdC

 

Saturday in the evening:

Merkur Futur
Treet Carbon blade
Kent BK4
Olivia Rolling Stone SC
Dominica Bay Rum
Trumper CSF

 

Sunday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/7 am day 3
Park Avenue Royal Musk S/C :drool :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck a/s/cologne

amazing cream--a beautiful musky scent, lathers like mad, and soothes my sensitive skin perfectly.