SoS: July 20-26 2009

Gillette New (short teeth) with Derby Extra blade
Semogue 2000 Boar Brush
Col. Conk’s Amber shaving soap
CVS knock-off of Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue aftershave lotion

 

Yesterday
Gillette NEW Norfolk - Silver
7 o'clock Perma Sharp
Knotty Badger Silvertip
TSD Bourbon Vanilla Soap
TSD Tommy Bahama type ASM and Cologne

Today
Gillette #15
7 O'clock Perma Sharp
Knotty Badger Silvertip
JM Frasers original
Lime Summer Salve
Lime EO

 

Thursday July 23

Pre: GFT Sandalwood Skinfood
Brush: GFT Best Badger
Cream: T&H 1805
Razor: #16
Blade: Astra Superior (Day 3)
Aftershave: Alum block followed by Proraso AS Splash
Cologne: Floris Santal (Sample)

Pete

 

XXIII JULY
'9.
THURSDAY. 5:30 A.
M.

Wash: Porto Tobacco Blossom
Razor: Trig'd Four-Piece Tech
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Best
Lather: Omega Shaving Soap
Splash & Finish: Royall Spyce.

...

Want a big brush and scuttle in which to whip up hot lather. Getting sick of face-lathering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH8--GkWA9Y

 

Gem Micromatic
Pella blade
Omega "Faux Ivory" boar
Omega s/c
Proraso Dopobarba a/s
4711 e de c

First shave with a Pella blade - nice and close

goshawk

 

Neutrogena Rainbath
Semogue "Excelsior" Texugo special edition brush
Old Spice Soap from the late 1940's
70's Superspeed
7 O'Clock SharpEdge

I just did a quick ATG pass today as a touch-up for work, but wasn't ultimately very satisfied - I guess at least two passes will be required in future. Still had plenty of weepers under my nose, something I'm unfamiliar with.

LOVED the Old Spice soap this morning! I complained before about OS soap, but figured out the problem - when you receive an old puck, there's a 60-year-old dried-out nasty film on the outer layers that is lousy as soap. What I ended up doing was milling the puck, adding a tiny bit of water and a few splashes of Old Spice cologne as I went, and ended up with a lovely, slightly soft, bowl of great-smelling, great-functioning soap that should last FOREVER. (they sold, like, 5.5oz pucks back then).

I'll have to take a picture of it here soon - I'm quite proud of it.

 

Thursday

• Soap:Speick
• Brush:Semogue 1305
• Razor:NEW long tooth with BRW Bulldog Mastiff handle
• Blade:Iridium (Shave #2)
• A/S: Thayers with peppermint EO followed by Speick

 

Hot Shower
Gillette Tech
Omega Boar Brush
TSD Magnolia
Dickinson's WH (Aloefied)
English Leather
Murray and Lanmans Lotus and Violets Cologne

 

Thursday

1962 Gillette Adjustable
Derby Extra (4)
CO Bigelow Cream
Thayer's WH with Aloe
Aqua Velva Ice Sport A/S

 

Thursday:

Gorey's Chairman
Ming Shi TTO/Sharp day 2
Max-SC (another Bulgarian beauty!)
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Max Disinfecting-AS

This Max cream can bury your face in a mountain of lather, and it smells so nice, and has great skincare. I wish I had another tube, but it's absolutely impossible to get in North America. All I can say is, I'm as close to BBS as you could get!

 

Thursday: Parker 91r razor / Asco Orange blade / VDH Deluxe SS / VDH Boar brush / Barbasol Brisk Aftershave

I think I should make Thursdays my offical VDH Day. The stuff just works so well for me, I need to use it more often.

 

7/23

1921 gillette new standard (silver, bostonian set)
german wilkinson
williams soap
ever ready horsehair brush, black and brown handle

dickinsons witch hazel

old spice leather


oh how ive missed this razor.

 

Jueves/Thursday
Caswell Massey Lather shave cream sandalwood
Semogue 1520 boar brush
Merkur HD with USA Personna(3rd shave)
Floid AS Vigoroso
Caswell Massey ASB sandalwood

Caswell Massey,great stuff too!

 

Thursday:

Vision / Astra Superior
Rooney 1/1 Super
C & E Almond Oil SS
Alt Innsbruck Splash
Proraso ASB

 

Thursday Morning:

Hot Shower/Hot Towel
1953 Gillette 40's Style SS
Iridium Super (Shave #2)
Rooney Style 3 Super
Proraso Red
Proraso A/S Splash
TSD AS Milk
Michael Jordan Cologne

A decent enough shave this morning I suppose. The use of the Mach 3 on Tuesday left me with some ingrowns on my jawline. They are most annoying. Got a great lather from the Proraso Red and the Proraso splash has such a pleasant scent. I wish I used it more often but because of my OCD, I only like to match it up with my Proraso creams. The Iridium Super performed sub-par today. I don't know what it is but these blades are very hit or miss for me. I get a great first shave from them no matter what, but the second and third shaves always vary. I'm going to take a nice long break and give my face some time to rejuvenate. I'll be back on Monday. Enjoy the weekend!

 

Good Thursday morning all...

Geotge Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated XL
'73 Superspeed
Edwin Jagger BBB
Coates Sandalwood sc
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Three Crowns as milk
SCS Sandalwood Edt

Thanks to the generosity of a friend over at SRP, I borrowed a Wostenholm to experience Sheffield steel for the first time. Using the Coates with the straight I was able to get wonderful WTG and XTG passes which I followed up with a touch up with my superspeed. The razor glided over my face and it was very easy to handle. A great shave and many thanks to holli4pirating.

 

Razor: Gillette Toggle
Blade: Personna *74
Brush: Kimson horn
Lather: TOBS Almond cream
A/S: TSD iced Signature Scent milk

After using the three Gillette's with the same adjustment mechanism, the 195, red dot Fat Boy and the Toggle, I have come to the conclusion that the 195 shaves and feels the best in hand for me.

 

Thursday

Razor: 6/8 ERN Crown & Sword
Brush: Vulfix 2233 boar
Soap: Trumpers Limes
A/S: St.John's Lime
Edt: Crown Perfumery Spiced Limes

 

Dubl Duck Special No. 1
Rooney 1/3 Silvertip
Speick cream
Speick after shave

 

Thursday 7/23

• Semogue 1305
• Bea Shave Stick
• Gillette 'Slim' Adjustable
• Iridium Super Extra Stainless
• Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
• Brummel AS

Result: :happy088