SoS Jan 19 -25

Kinfolks Blue Steel Special 11/16 spike (test shave)
Vintage PJ (?) boar brush
HBS Old Spice
Old Spice AS + Peppermint EO

 

Glad you like them! I swear by them.

Gillette President
7 o'clock sharp edge
Knotty Badger Best
QED Sandalwood soap
Wesley and Scott Lime
SCS Sandalwood EDT

Shawn sold me a puck of the QED. I liked it, smells great, kind of a powdery sandalwood. I started to get a very light burn on the last pass though, which is something I have not experienced before. We will have to try it again and see what the deal is. Thanks Shawn!

 

Monday 1/19 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: Ever Ready 300 refurbished with Silver Tip Badger by The Knotty Badger
  [*]Cream: SCS Oakmoss & Lavendula
  [*]Razor: '20's Gillette Old Type with Ball End Handle
  [*]Blade: Treet Classic Dura Sharp (shave 6)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner & Clubman Club Complete ASB
  [*]EDT: 4711 Cologne
  
  [*]Result: Nice BBS shave today. No blood. The Treet blade is on its last legs. Maybe one more day for it.

 

Monday

Razor: Gillette New Standard
Blade: NOS LB Wilkinson
Brush: Rooney Emillion
Cream: C&E Sweet Almond Oil
A/S: Clinique PSH
Edt: Woods of Windsor

 

Bostonian
Derby
Vulfix 2235 Super
Col Conk Almond Soap
Lemon Witch Hazel
Homemade Sage Skin Food

Nothing quite like taking an open comb to two days of growth!

 

C&E BBB
Merkur Slant with Treet
Boots SC
Old Spice Pure Sport AS
Avon Pro Sport EDT

:happy005

 

Monday

Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Red-Pack Personna
Brush: Tweezerman
Soap: Van Der Hagen Deluxe
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Tuesday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Tom's of Maine Mint cream during shower
Shavemac custom 2007 forum D01 brush
Merkur Progress w/ Astra Superior Platinum blade
T&H Almond cream
WWR
Pinaud Bay Rum A/S splash
CWR
Clinique PSH + Baxter's of California balm
Creed Silver Mountain Water EdT

 

Tuesday:

Omega Silvertip
Lord Super/Sharp day 3
Noxzema lather S/C
Natural Products A/S balm
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Aramis EDT

Ah, the pleasure of being a wetshaver--O Noxzema, how rich and soothing and cooling is your lather, how nice is your perfume, which invigorates me, and pleases my senses, and how gentle is your skincare, in other words--I love ya, baby!!!! :happy102

 

Superspeed with Astra Superior
C&E BBB
TSD Almond SS sample
Alum Block
CK Eternity AS

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
fatboy/feather
Acqua di Parma SC
Lucky Tiger AS
Ava Luxe 'Shisa' EdP

First and last time using the AdP cream.....scent doesn't appeal to me. Very thick product...similar to Castle Forbes consistency. Nice lather, although I did miss the sweet spot. Little on the dry side, but still provided a slick and protective lather. Skincare was good, and my face feels nice after the shave. Man, I'm glad I tried a sample before pulling the trigger on a jar. It's got a fragrance that's just not for me.

Other than that, a BBS result.
Martin

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
TOBS Avocado
Simpsons Duke 3
Schick Injector type L
Chinese Schick Injector Blade
Aqua Velva
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Coral Skin Food

 

Tuesday

Treet 2 piece DE
Personna US Made Day 3
Pirates Cove Lime Soap
Omega Boar Brush
Thayers Rose Witch Hazel
Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum

 

Tuesday

Hot shower with hot towel threatment
Merkur Futur
Red pack personnas
T&H Trafalgar S/C
Zirh Soothe

First day with the Personna blades. Not as sharp as the rest but it feels really good. You have to pay more attention if you want BBS but it is very smooth so i could easily go for a 4th pass without irritation if I wanted to.
Interesting to see for how many shaves it will last.
I'm after a different A/S Balm as the zirh smells a bit funky sometimes.

 

Merkur HD
Gillette Swede (2)
C&E Best Badger
JM Fraser Polar Ice cream
Booster Polar Ice splash
SCS Lavender milk

 

Tuesday: '57 Gillette SS razor / ASCO orange blade d3 / Cella SS / Omega Syntex brush / Clubman Pinaud Aftershave.

Another smooth & comfortable shave from the ASCO blade. It's a quite nice blade and works well with the Cella

 

"51 SS w/ Sharp
VDH boar
Erasmic Stick
WH
AV
Pino Sylvestre edt

Sharps are officially out of the rotation. Life is too short to use bad blades.

 

Tuesday:

Merkur "Mergress" / Gillette Swede blade
Simpson PL8 Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat soap
D.R. Harris Pink AS; Clinique Post-Shave Healer
Creed Green Irish Tweed

 

Tuesday 1/20 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: Ever Ready 300 refurbished with Silver Tip Badger by The Knotty Badger
  [*]Cream: TSD Signature Scent
  [*]Razor: '12 Valet Auto Strop
  [*]Blade: Ted Pella PTFE altered to fit the Valet (shave 4)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & Clubman Club Complete ASB
  [*]EDT: TSD Signature Scent EDT
  
  [*]Result: Very nice BBS shave today. It was a bit rough. I need to work on my Auto Strop technique a lot I guess. The TSD Signature Scent will please the wife when she gets a wiff in an hour or so. Only one little nick today.

 

TUESDAY

Jack Black Beard Lube as a pre-shave
Muhle R89
7 o'clock yellow sharp edge
Nancy Boychik SS
NB Signature AS gel
Proraso ASB