SoS Jan 19 -25

This Week

Pass 1 Merkur Progress/Sharp Blade
Pass 2-3 Merkur HD Classic/Derby Blade
23mm #157 Handmade Black Brown Finest Badger Shave Brush
Pre de Provence Shea Butter Shave Soap
Proraso Pre/Post as Balm
Pinaud Clubman Citrus Musk Eau De Cologne

 

Razor: 38C
Blade: Feather
Brush: Rooney 1/2 Finest
Soap: MWF
A/S: Floris Santal splash followed by Lucido balm
Edt: Floris Santal

 

Brit #15 + Feather
Superior 20mm super "BeeHaive" brush
KMF Mint SC
WWR
RNB German Pitralon AS Salve​

 

T&H pre-shave oil
Merkur Futur
Red pack Personna (3)
Shavemac 585 Silvertip
GFT Rose (sample)
Alum
C&E Nomad ASB

 

Tuesday January 20, 2009 11:30am

Brush: BBE
Blade: Red IP
Razor: 68 Slim Adj 9/1
Cream: TSD Peach
AS Splash: SCS Med. Citrus Splash
AS Milk: TSD Peach
Cologne: Geir

 

Tusday

Kent BK4
adjustable schick injector w/ ted pella blade
Frasers Polar Ice
Polar Ice AS splash
Anherb ASB

 

Institut Karité "super lather" / Semogue 750-I
Edwin Jagger DE89L / Gillette "Swede"
Laboratoires OSMA pierre d'alun (alum block)
Tabac AS

 

Rooney Heritage Victorian
T&H West Indian Limes SC
Fat Boy w/ Feather
Thayers Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Have a great night!

 

C&E BBB
Merkur Slant with Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp
C&E Sandlewood SS
Old Spice Fresh AS
Avon Hisstory EDT

:happy005

 

Tuesday

Razor: 6/8 John Engstrom
Brush: Rooney Emillion
Soap: Mitchell's Woolfat
A/S: DR Harris Arlington a/s milk
Edt: DR Harris Arlington

 

Martin asked:
"Razor: 68 Slim Adj 9/1
You start with the razor on 9, and then dial down to 1 during the shave sometime? Reason I ask is I think I've seen a few other members start with a high number and then back it off after a few passes or so. I was wondering what the reasoning behind that technique was."


Just guessing here but my thinking is to use higher settings (9 = more aggressive) for the WTG passes in the early shave and then dial the razor down (1 = least aggressive) for the XTG and ATG passes when the beard is already reduced quite a lot and we want to get the last bits and prevent razor burn.
but.......Ive been wrong before

 

Wednesday:

Omega Silvertip
Ming Shi TTO/new 7 AM
Park Avenue Classic S/C
Visal A/S gel
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Black Garter cologne

I always enjoyed the Ming Shi razor because of its gentleness and close shaves. This Park Avenue Classic cream smells amazing, lathers like a BOMB, and feels great on the skin. The Visal gel is from the same company as Vifrex, is just as cooling, but has a different scent, which is also very nice.

 

Wednesday

Treet DE
Feather Blade
Omega Chrome Handle Boar
Pirates Cove Lime Soap
Thayers Rose Witch Hazel
Tabac After Shave

 

Wednesday

1957 Super speed
Feather D2
Omega soap
Ever Ready Badger
WH
Barbasol Brisk A/S




WOOHOO for the feather in the Super speed.<the SE is better though>

 

Wednesday 1/21 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: Ever Ready 300 refurbished with a Silver Tip Badger knot by The Knotty Badger
  [*]Cream: SCS Tea Tree
  [*]Razor: Undated Gillette Thick Handled Tech
  [*]Blade: Treet Classic Dura Sharp (shave 7)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & Nivea Extra Soothing ASB
  [*]EDT: SCS Very V EDT
  
  [*]Result: The face shave was okay, not BBS and the head shave was terrible. The Treet is good for 6 shaves max. I will not be buying any more of them. They did perform well but their longevity pales compared to the & O'Clock Sharp Edge blades.

 

Wednesday: 1947 Gillette SS razor / Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge blade d1 / Arko SS / Boreal 322 brush / Clubman Pinaud Aftershave

Comfortable shave today, the Gillette combo is very smooth

 

Wednesday

Merkur Progress
Derby Extra ( 1 )
Fendrihan Silvertip
Moss Scuttle
Trumper's GFT S/C
D.R. Harris Pink A/S
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

 

Razor: 38C
Blade: Feather
Brush:Shavemac silvertip
Soap: MWF
A/S: Lucido splash followed by Lucido balm
Edt: Diptyque Tam Dao

 

WEDNESDAY

Jack Black Beard Lube as a Pre-shave

Muhle R89 / 7o'clock sharp edge (3)
Rooney 1/1 Super
TSD Cedarwood SS
TSD Sandalwood AS
QED Texas Cedarwood ASSC