SoS Mar 23 - 29

Dubl Duck Special No. 1
Rooney 1/1 Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
The Real Shaving Company Moisturizing ASB

 

Trumpers razor
Rooney brush
L'Occitane shave soap
Lucky Tiger Toner
L'Occitane Feu d'Orange EDT

 

Musgo Glyce Real Lime Soap
Dr. Harris Arlington Stick
Simpsons Duke 3
British New with Tech Handle
Treet Classic (3)
Aqua Velva Musk
Coral Skin Food

 

Friday

Merkur 38C / Red IP
EJ BBB Medium
HBS Old Spice SS
AV Ice Blue
444 ASB / Proraso ASB

 

Friday - tried some samples today

Rocket
Personna blade
Body Shop brush

RSC hot towel
Trumpers Sandalwood s/c
Trumpers Sandalwood skinfood
Boss cologne

 

It's FRIDAY!

Razor: '68 Slim @6
Blade: '83 Gillette Platinum-Plus (NOS) day 1
Soap: Col. Conk bay rum
A/S: Old Spice

These are really becoming my favorite blades. I've got about a year and a third's worth. MUST FIND MORE.

 

Friday!

Merkur Progress / Swedish Gillette blade
Rooney Alibaba 3 (large)
Taylor of Old Bond Street Mr. Taylors cream
Thayer's Original Witch Hazel; Gentlemen's Refinery AS Balm
Creed Private Collection (vintage) Tabarome

I'm glad I decided against selling the Alibaba 3. Its smallish knot and tallish loft, combined with the resilient Heritage bristles, form a brush with more flo-thru than any of the other Heritage collection brushes (IMO). It's a great all-around brush for creams or hard soaps.

 

Fatboy w/ Feather
Kent BK4
Connaught Sandalwood SC
TSD Signature Scent AS splash

The connaught is class act stuff!(Thanks Tracy!). Highly recommend. The scent doesnt do anything for me but nice quality stuff!

 

40's style SS (z1)
Derby Extra (4)
VDH Glycerin Soap
Thayer's WH with Aloe
Adidas Ice Dive A/S

 

Razor: Gillette #58
Blade: Feather day 2
Brush: Kent BK4
Lather: J. Peterman 1903
A/S: C&E Sienna balm
Cologne: J. Peterman 1903

 

Friday

Razor: 7/8 Fritz Bracht Dovo
Brush: Plisson #10 HMW
Soap: Joris
A/S: TSD Bergamot a/s milk
Edt: C&E Hungary Water

 

Friday 3/27 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleaning Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: The "Ever Roddy" an Ever Ready 300 refurbished with a silvertip badger knot by "The Knotty Badger"
  [*]Cream: SCS Smoke & Beads
  [*]Razor: '02 Kampfe Bros Star lather catcher style razor
  [*]Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated SE
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner and SCS Avocado Oil ASB
  [*]EDT: SCS Smoke & Beads EDT
  
  [*]Result: This is Friday the 27th but my shave was like it was meant to be done on Friday the 13th. First off got too much water while making lather. Yep, I did it with SCS creams that are known to need a lot of water. Had to add more cream to get a good lather. Then I got a few nicks on my first pass. An especially bad on on the right side of my head behind my ear. That one was just plain carelessness. The others were, I think due to a bad Pella blade. Nicks and a couple weepers appeared on my neck as well. Did nothing different with my passes. Will give the same razor/blade combo another shot tomorrow to be sure it was the blade.

 

Friday 3/27

• Penchetta Penworks Silvertip
• LaToja S/C
• Gillette L.H. Super Adj.
• 7OCB
• Thayer's Alcohol Free Original
• LaToja A/S

Result: nice, easy 2 pass shave. LaToja cream rocks, and the first time with the A/S was good, a nice combo.

 

3/27

1905 gillette double ring
swedish gillette
palmolive lemon
ever roddy badger brush, black/green marble bakelite handle

dickinsons witch hazel

dominica bay rum

 

Razor: Dovo "Red Soligen" 5/8
Brush: Kent B&B LE
Soap: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
A/S: TSD Subzero splash followed by Unscented A/S Milk
Edt: Trumper Wellington

 

Saturday:

Omega Silvertip
Ming Shi TTO/new Sharp
Michaud shaving stick (vintage from France)
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Nesher Man A/S
Quorum EDT

Another antique shaving stick that performs great. France had some excellent shaving stuff at one time. This stick lathers like a wild beast. The scent is nothing special, just soapy and clean. This morning's shave was very enjoyable.

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
fatboy/feather
TGQ coconut cream SS
Lucky Tiger AS
i Profumi di Firenze 'Ambra del Nepal' EdP

Very fun shave this morning with Colleen's soap.............a rare coconut treat. Yeah, I have to ration this stuff sparingly, since I can't replace it when gone.

BBS results,
Martin

 

TOBS Avocado
Kent BK4
Gem G-Bar
Gem Blade
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea ASB
Lime Skin Food

 

Trumpers razor
Plisson shave brush
Trumpers Sandalwood shave cream
Hydrolast Sandalwood balm
Floris Sandalwood EDT

 

Good Saturday morning...

'66 Gillette Superspeed w/Gillette "Swede" (1)
Omega boar
MWF
Thayers Original WH w/ Aloe
Murray & Lanman Florida water
Anherb asb
C&E Sandalwood EDT

Nathan