SoS Mar3 - 9

Saturday:

Sometimes I seriously question why I bother using anything else...

Shavemaster S100
Trumper Gold Warwick
Hydrolast Cube
Hydrolast Paste (custom blended)
Hydrolast Finishing Balm (custom blended)
Hydrolast Eucalyptus Tonic
Hydrolast Lavender Conditioner
Trumper Eucris EdT

 

Omega 6234 Finest Silvertip
Superlather: Sienna SC / Tryphon American Limes SS
Slim w/ Astra Superior
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Dunhill X-Centric EDT
Have a great night!

 

after shower at the sink:

Dovo 5/8 Special/30 times on Latigo strop
Emperor 3
Trumper CSF
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 s/c (sample)
WWR
touch up with Schick L-1 Injector/Ted Pella (3)
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Floid Blue a/s
Royall Muske edt

 

Hot shower w/Cambridge Olive Oil soap 80%

Hydrolast Round Grapefruit
Hydrolast White Paste #1
Shavemaster S100
H. Boker 5/8 Oblique Point
Hydrolast Sage Tonic
Hydrolast Conditioner ASB Lavender
Guerlain AS


Smoooooooth




Raf

 

ya know, I'm not following that 'best blade' routine, and I'm starting to lose confidence...

Skimped a little bit- no shower, extensive hot-towel-ing
Merkur HD 34C
Merkur Platinum Tipped Blade (probably done with these, too)
Vulfix Super Badger 22mm
Truefitt & Hill Grafton
ZIRH aftershave

 

SUNDAY:

 

Sunday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 91R/Sharp day 2
Gada Original S/C
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Nesher A/S

another version of Gada cream with the same terrific lather and skincare, a nice scent, plenty of skincare, but no menthol. Excellent shave.

 

Holy COW ! nice Lense there Klaus ! nice shot. a bit too dark for my taste on the Str8 id love to see more of that baby thats the only - thing I could find

 

Thanks, Rene! I wanted to greate a diagonally divided pic - the upper side bright, the other side dark

 

Rooney Emillion
Pecksniffs Fougere Soap
Slim w/ Astra Superior
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Pecksniffs Fougere EDT
Have a great day!

 

after shower at the sink:

'67 Gillette SS (black handle)/IP(1)
SR 3318
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 s/c (sample)
WWR
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
4711 a/s
4711 edt

 

Sunday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
SMF 1 brush
'60 Fatboy w/ Derby blade
TSD Bamboo & Teak soap + ToOBS Mr. Taylor cream
WWR
DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash
CWR
Moore Unique Razor Rash Relief + Mama Bear's Lemongrass/Menthol milk
Mama Bear's Mysore Sandalwood EdT

 

Nice photo, Klaus !

No shave for me today......it'll wait til tomorrow morning

 

Bay rum day

 

Saturday:

Coral skin food pre-shave
Col. Conk pure bager
GFT Almond
Super Speed
Astra Blade

Cold Towell

Lime skin food
Kiels facial fuel

 

Sunday night
= Chinese Silvertip $25 - HIGHLY recommended
= Torrey 5/8 with Denmason scales
= Tryphon Rose cream- What a terrific scent and lather
= alum block
= 4711 cologne - 1st time don't know if I like it

I only did one pass cause I sliced my chin pretty well. Nice cut. good edge.





Tom

 

Neale, that's a great pic of your bay rum day.
Cool razor..Scales from where?

 

Yikes.......

I see the blood on your finger Tom

 

Chuckle...Yeah...and I took the pic
Actually turned the water in sink red..
I was doing so well...in the zone...all was well with life...
Straight is not for the faint hearted...

I had to get the brush posted as I was so VERY pleased with it.
The Rose was VERY swell, too