SoS Mar 24 - 30

wow gents - those are some beautiful straight razors!!!

s~s

 

Saturday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/Personna day 2
Tryphon Clorofilla shaving stick
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Musgo Real Classic A/S

wow, I love this Clorofilla stick!

 

Saturday AM

Hot shower
Castle Forbes pre-shave during shower
Mama Bear's Orange/Patchouli/Menthol cream rubbed in during shower
SMF 1 brush
Feather ACD-N straight w/ Pro Guard blade
T&H Lavender cream + ToOBS Mr. Taylor cream
WWR
DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash
CWR
Moore Unique balm + Mama Bear's Lilac/Menthol milk + Proraso balm
Trumper's Sandalwood EdT

 

baxter scrub
thomas anthony brush
the shave den soap - peony
merkur 38C
dr harris pink
penhaligon's english fern

s~s

 

Saturday 29th

Trumpers Chrome razor
Lord Blade
Vulfix Pure
Vintage Old Spice Shaving Soap

Old Spice AS
Old Spice Cologne

 

Sat

Muehle ST Brush
TM RL Strop
TGQ Lavender Cream
Genco 6/8 RP
Spanish Floid
Coral Skin Food
Floris Vetiver EDT

Nice

Jordan

 

did some experimenting today

Facial Rub down: 25% Castor, 75% Olive Oils
Hot Shower
-wash face with Nivea Purifying Face Wash
Musgo Real Glyce lime oil soap applied with the Vulfix
Hot Towel
Musgo Real Glyce lime oil soap applied with the Vulfix
Hot Towel (not a typo, did it twice)
Merkur 39C Barber Pole Slant
Feather Hi Stainless
Vulfix Super Badger 22mm
T&H Grafton
WWR between passes, after last pass
Nancy Boy Replenishing AS Gel
CWW (this was a mistake, realized I did forgot to do it AFTER getting my nancy boy on...)
Pinaud Clubman ABAS

Two things I noticed
1.) the more-than-usual prep made the shave much quieter
3.) the feather made the slant MUCH more pleasurable to use

in general, are you better of with a sharper blade in a slant, or is this just one of those YMMV things?

 

Late shave today. Did my first mountain bike ride after a November ankle fracture and surgery (internal fixation with a plate and six screws...). THAT particular incident was KTM-induced, not MTB. Temps were around 60 -- it felt great to get out!

Oh...and the shave was pretty good too!

Trumper Coral Skin Food
Rooney Heritage Alibaba Large
EJ Chatsworth / Derby Extra
Trumper Rose Soap
Moss Scuttle
Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel; Nivea Sensitive AS Balm
Floris #89

 

Rooney 1/1 Super
Institut Karite SS & T&H Rose SC Superlather
Super Adjustable w/ Gillette 7 O'clock
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Marc Jacobs EDT
Have a great day!

 

after shower at the sink:


23c/Derby (1)
Hoosier BK 4
Proraso pre post
DVH s/c (finished tube)
WWR
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Proraso a/s
L'Occitane Feu d'Orange Intense edt

 

Now that sounds like a great shave

 

Saturday Night shave
I had the most marvelous shave today...
3p shave prep. Never used preshave before...May have some bearing on results. More shaves without prep will tell
Ever Ready vintage Badger brush
Dovo 5/8 Special Faux Tortoise. WOW!!! 50 licks on Tony Miller Starter strop
Tryphon Permafrost...what an awakening refresher!!! I like it
Alum block
Pinaud clubman talc.
Vintage brush I use for talc. What else can it be for?
Nivea ASB
Floid Blue. First time and I think I like it better than the regular italian. (yellow)
Dunhill EDT

 

I'll bet that 2x hot towel was fine!
Prep is everything to how you'll get a shave.
Very nice

 

Saturday PM

Gillette Slim Setting 3 w/Derby
Kent BK4
Geo F. Trumpers Coconut
The Body Shop Razor Relief

The Gillette Slim and a Derby is THE combo for me. I can't get BBS yet, but when I use other razors I get horrible razor burn, even if I use a derby loaded in whatever razor I choose.

 

Sunday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/Personna day 3
Park Avenue Royal Musk S/C
Anherb A/S conditioner

some of the best shaving creams, and a/shaves come from India--this stuff I used today is fantastic!

 

Sunday 30th

An overslept rushed shaved - not very nice, but turned out nice.. :mad:

Merkur 37C Slant
Derby Extra
Bock Best
Barbershop Herbal Shaving Soap (Vintage)

Skin Bracer AS
Mama Bear Spicy Lime Cologne

 

baxter scrub
don mcivor shave brush
the shave den soap - mojito
merkur HD
booster's iced lime

no edt right now. have some house chores to do this AM.

the mojito scent joanna made up for me is spot on! :1respect

s~s

 

That sounds great, I may need to add one to the rotation as well.....Great idea s~s

 

Duke 2 Best
C&E Sandalwood SS & Floris JF SC Superlather
Fat Boy w/ Feather
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
S.T. Dupont Signature EDT
Have a great day!

 

Proraso Pre
TSD Lilac S/S
Edwin Jagger BBB
FatBoy / Bic day1
Old Spice A/S

Wow! As I imagined from the whiff I had of the Lilac when it arrived it was AWESOME (and the superb quality of JoAnna's TSD soaps is stunning in itself!)! The Old Spice A/S complemented the Lilac perfectly! Great combination!