SoS Jan 26 - Feb 01

Saturday Jan 1 2009

Palmolive shave stick soap
Rooney Genuine horn brush
HD Rocket
7 o'clock super platinum black box day 2
Proraso AS splash.

One of the better shaves I have had in awhile.
I had forgotten how good the Palmolive shave stick is, I need to use this more often.

 

Saturday

Razor: 6/8 LeGrelot
Brush: Omega 48
Soap: AOS Sandalwood
A/S: DR Harris Arlington a/s milk
Edt: DR Harris Arlington

 

Saturday 1/31 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: C&E BBB
  [*]Soap: The "FAT"
  [*]Razor: '55 Gillette Diplomat
  [*]Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (shave 2)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & C&E Sandalwood ASB
  [*]EDT: Nine Flags Manzanilla Shaving Cologne
  
  [*]Result: Great BBS shave today. Absolutely no blood. The "FAT" lathered up quickly and easily on my face. Oh, my face, what a face for lathering with The "FAT" . Wife surprised me last evening when she brought up a box full of vintage EDTs and A/S from my younger days like the late 60's & early 70's. A bunch of Nine Flags, all of which she likes. Some English Leather that is going to a friend (if he is still my friend after that stuff). And a couple other things that I have yet to open and take a wiff of. Over all a great day. Great shave and nice EDT from the past.

 

Saturday Morning

Vulfix No.513 'Piccadilly'
Blue Stratos Lather Shave Cream
Merkur Progress
Gillette Silver Blue Stainless
Three Crowns Sandalwood Aftershave Milk
Blue Stratos Aftershave


Regards,

Paul

 

Saturday:

Merkur Futur / Gillette Swede blade
Plisson 24 HMW
Truefitt & Hill Rose cream
D.R. Harris: Pink and Milk
Creed Bois du Portugal

In the Ayars/Bonnyman lather bowl:

 

Fatboy
Black 7 O'clock
Knotty Badger Silvertip
Connaught Sicilian Lime
SCS Mediterranean Citrus
TSD Lime amber cedar wood cologne

 

Polo 8 Best
T&H Rose SC
Fat Boy w/ Polsilver
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Antidote ASB
Have a great night!

 

Razor: 38C
Blade: Feather
Brush: Duke 3 Best
Soap: Penhaligon's English Fern
A/S: Lucido splash followed by AdP Colonia Intensa balm
Edt: AdP Colonia Intensa

 

SOTD January 31, 2009

TSD Anise SS | C&E BBB | Wapi | Old Spice ASL | Jojoba Oil

 

Lebowski shave day

I even drank a white russian and I used my bowling ball mug...

T&H preshave oil
Tosuke vintage
T&H Superbadger
Tabac
AOS lemon ASB

Dave Weckl Band (fusion jazz) on the player
yea.. it wasn't Creedence... sue me

 

Saturday shave


1914 ever ready travel size
vdh boar brush
C.O Bigalow
Old Spice After Shave


great shave after overnighting in a hotel

Fuzzy

 

Razor: Canadian Schick E
Blade: Ted Pella
Brush: re knotted Fuller
Lather: C&E Sienna
A/S: C&E Sienna balm

 

Sunday: Lord Smart razor / Sharp Stainless blade d2 / Erasmic SS / Boreal brush / T&H West Indies Lime Cologne.

2 shave max out of a Sharp blade. But do I ever smell good today mmm mmm

 

Good Sunday to all...

Gillette Tech w/Red Personna (second day)
C&E BBB
ARKO Lime Shave Cream
Thayers Original w/aloe
GHT Extract of Limes Skin Food
GHT Extract of Limes Cologne (sample)

Second consecutive day with the Tech and Personna. I'm finding the shave slightly more irritating (aggressive?) than has been my experience with the 7 O'clock yellow blades. I'm not sure if this is a function of the razor or the blade and will have to use the Personna in my superspeeds and Merkur HD (or put a 7 O'clock yellow in the Tech) to make a fair comparison. The Arko generated good lather, enough for three passes (or four if needed) and the results were very acceptable.

Regards,

Nathan

 

Sunday:

Omega Silvertip
Ming Shi TTO/Nacet day 2
Noxzema lather S/C
Burt's Bees Bay Rum A/S balm
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Giorgio Beverly Hills EDT

Wow, what a shave, what a shave!!!!!!

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
Brevete/ Crystal
Dr Harris Marlborough SS
Lucky Tiger AS
i Profumi di Firenze 'Ambra del Nepal' EdP

I can't remember the last time I shaved with a Crystal.......musta been way back when I started this 'hobby'. Today I wanted to try a milder blade than what I normally use, just to see how it performed in this Brevete thingy. Heh, it was interesting, but not bad.

I could feel the blade pulling more than I was used to, so there's that. It's odd to feel that again, having since long ago found other blades without that feature. The thing is, I didn't feel the actual blade on my face nearly as much as with the other blades I've tried in this razor. Yeah, it felt better in that respect, plus there was another bonus.

Turns out I could use this blade with a lot more security as far as being forgiving. Yeah, I knew there was much more room for error, and pushed the envelope more than if using a feather or Iridium for example. Hehe, I was even able to do a little diagonal slide along my jawline, which I never even tried with those other blades. It was pretty nice, much more relaxed of a shave. That made up for the slight pulling feeling.

Still ended up with an excellent shave, plus there's no tightness afterwards, which I'd been getting with those other blades. Yeah, it worked out well, and I'm glad I tried those blades.
Martin

 

Gillette French NEW
Black 7 o'clock
Knotty Badger Best
TSD Amber Soap Cream
TSD Amber ASM
TSD Lime, Amber, Cedar Wood Cologne

I gave the Black 7 O'clock another chance. Doesn't work for me at all. Other than that, the shave was quite pleasant. I am going to try to do SoTD pictures this coming week. I hope...

 

New Standard
Derby
Omega Pro Chrome Boar
Pirates Cove Menthol Soap
Thayers Rose Witch Hazel
Tabac After Shave

First time using a Derby blade.Not bad but not as good as the Crystal.

 

Sunday

Razor: 5/8 Simmons "Keen Kutter"
Brush: C&E Super
Soap: Vintage English Leather
A/S: English Leather

 

'50 SS (should break out that '49 some time)
'80 Super Stainless "Spoiler" shave 2
VDH Boar brush
VDH deluxe soap
Brut AS