SoS June 9-15

SOD

Monday - Institut Karite Shave Soap, Pinaud Bay Rum Aftershave
Tuesday - Honey Bee Spa Issey Miyake fro Men Shave Soap, Italian Floid Aftershave

The setup for the week is here.


I've been reading the thread on Institut Karite Shave Soap. I hope we can find a source. Between that and C & E shave products disappearing, I'm getting a little bummed. I need to try some Provence Sante to see how it does.

 

Tuesday:
6/8 Dorko
Simpson's T2
Coates Tea Tree sc
Floris Gentlemen's a/s lotion
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 Edt.

 

Tuesday 10th

Edwin Jagger Faux Ivory Razor
Derby Extra
Muehle Faux Ivory Best Badger
C&E Sandalwood Shaving Soap

Tabac AS
Docs Northern Dragon Cologne

 

This afternoon:

vintage scuttle-mug
Shavemac pure badger brush
Black Bear brand strop
Challenge Cutlery 5/8 round-point
Truefitt & Hill Grafton shaving cream
Turefitt & Hill Grafton a/s balm

later this evening: Truefitt & Hill Grafton Cologne

 

Red Knob Heavy Duty Super Speed
Derby Extra blade
Vulfix Mayfair brush
MEM Shaving cream (with olive oil)
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue aftershave lotion
Uncommon Scents Eucalyptus lotion

First time for me to use MEM shave cream. It’s an Israeli product and it performed well. It has a light green color and the scent is faint but pleasant.

 

Mem is a very nice cream--I'm Israeli, and I grew up with that stuff.

 

Hi Jeff, tomorrow I’ll be trying the other MEM shave cream.

 

They're both excellent. I think for some reason I prefer the one with olive oil.

 

Wednesday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/7 AM day 2
Gada Cool Mint S/C
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood A/S
Yves Saint-Laurent Pour Homme EDT

I'm really happy with these 7 AM blades--they perform very well, and they're gentler and more forgiving than I thought.

 

Wednesday AM

Hump day, baby!

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Mama Bear's TGR pre-shave oil during shower
Shavemac custom 2007 forum D01 brush
Trumper's Rose soap (old formula) + Ingram's cream
WWR
TheShaveDen Subzero A/S splash (Holy Mother of Menthol!)
CWR
Nivea Extreme Comfort balm + Anherb A/S milk
Diptyque Tam Dao EdT

 

after shower at the sink:

23c/Red IP(2)
Rooney 3/1 Super
T&H Luxury s/s
WWR
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Booster Iced Lime a/s
L'Occitane Verbena edt

 

Wednesday AM:

49' Gillette Super Speed w/Derby (3)
Kent Bk4
Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender Shave Cream
Max Refreshing AS
Men-U ASB

The Derby on shave 3 felt as sharp as the first two shaves. In my Gillette Slim, I can only get two shaves before it starts to get rough.

 

Wednesday Morning

Pre de Provence Shea Butter Shave Soap
Pinaud Clubman Classic Virgin Island Bay Rum Aftershave

A little closer than I wanted on the left neck hollow. Touch of irritation. Playing with approach angles with a Feather ACD-N can do that to you.

 

Wednesday 11th

Merkur HD Gold
IP
Vulfix Pure Badger
Barbus Shaving Cream/Soap

Pinaud Classic AS
Midsummer EdT

 

Wednesday:

Razor: Merkur Progress (“Mergress”) + Dorco
Brush: Rooney Finest 3 / 1
Soap/Cream: DR Harris Almond Soap
After shave: DR Harris Pink AS; DR Harris AS Milk
Cologne: Acqua di Parma Colonia, splashed profusely

 

ed Knob Heavy Duty Super Speed
Derby Extra blade
Vulfix Mayfair brush
MEM Shaving cream (without olive oil)
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue aftershave lotion
Ahava aftershave moisturizing lotion

I can see why Jeff prefers the MEM Shaving cream with olive oil; it’s a little bit nicer (IMO).

 

Wednesday:
6/8 Dorko
Simpsons T2
Penhaligons English Fern ss
Booster Mosswood a/s
Penhaligons English Fern Edt.

 

After a minute or so of hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
fatboy/iridium
IK SS
Lucky Tiger AS & face tonic
I Profumi di Firenza 'Ambra del Nepal' EdT
BBS Martin

I have to say I prefer these blades over the swedes. I toss em after 4 excellent shaves, and could get a couple more good ones.....but why? Cost me less than a quarter a blade.
I used the IK for the first time in a while.............whew. That stuff is a kick. I even like that subdued fragrance, but it's the performance that hooked me in.
Oh..........any amber fans here? This one used today is probably my top 2-3 favorites in that note. This one has a very distinct dark smoky, tarry note to it, with no soapy, powdery, flutterballishness to get in the way of making a strong statement. This amber is a masculine fragrance. Very nice drydown to it as well. It's more like EdP strength, so you don't need much of it, AND it sticks around a long time. That company makes some wonderful things.

 

Wednesday

'68 Slim
Red Personna (1)
Tweezerman
VDH Deluxe

First time using a red pack Personna and it was great!

 

Shave of the week!