Shower or Shave (SoS) May 21-28 Shave of The Week! Slant w/ Shaprs Omega (big bad) Boar Brush Pirates Cove Bay Rum and Ginger Shaving Soap Old Spice (very nice) Aftershave
Monday AM Hot shower Proraso Pre-Post at end of shower B&B Finest Ebony '63 Fatboy w/ Supermax blade (Day 1) Tryphon Mentolo soap + AOS Lavender cream = Frozen Flowers Warm water rinse Cold water rinse DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash Cold water rinse Proraso Liquid A/S balm + QED Lavender A/S Skin Conditioner + 1 drop Olbas Oil SCS Bay Rum w/ a Twist EdT
Monday: Omega brush Gillette adjustable/new Sharp Olivia Chill Out shaving soap Anherb a/shave conditioner Azzaro Pour Homme edt great shave and skincare from this Olivia soap, it'll soon be finished, so now, I have to try to get some more.
after shower at the sink: 38C/IP(3) SR3226 Proraso pre post VGH s/c warm water rinse touch up with disposable Gillette cold water splash Proraso a/s Paul Sebastian edt
30's Canadian Bakelite handled Schick Injector CVS single edge blade PREP chubby 2 Palmolive Red 3 passes hot/cold rinse Rasierwasser Ready for the Urban Jungle!
MONDAY Polish 4/8 straight with metal scales Kent BK4 Trumper CSF / PRE La Toja Manantiales SS in wooden bowl alum Pinaud Bay Rum MB Cucumber ASB good shave today, just good. The lather was a bit drying and therefore not as slick as I wished it to be what caused some troubles with the straight. rating: 3.7/5
2007-02-21 Shower Bar Soap: Mullers Lane Farm Cold Pressed Sample Soaps Shampoo: EO Products Chamomile & Honey Shampoo Conditioner: EO Products Chamomile & Honey Conditioner Facial Wash: Burt's Bees Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream Body Lotion: Burt's Bees Soothingly Sensitive Aloe & Buttermilk Lotion Deodorant: Burt's Bees Herbal Deodorant Shaving Razor: Merkur 198 Hefty Classic Slant Bar Safety Razor Shaving Blades: Feather High Stainless Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades Shaving Brush: Rooney Style 2 Super Badger Shave Brush Shaving Bowl: Petco 4" Stainless Steel Pet Water Bowl Shaving Cream: Saint Charles Shave LLC Shea Butter & Avacado Oil Shave Cream Technique: WTG/45XTG/45XTG/ATG Cleanup Post Shave After Shave: Thayer's Witch Hazel After Shave Shaving Balm: Nivea Extra Soothing Sensitve Skin Balm Result: 4.1/5.0 One tiny weeper from the slant on my chin. I'm getting there with this razor/blade combo. It shaves close! BBS for sure. It's the first time I used the Rooney brush I got from Michael. WOW! What a nice brush is all I can say.
Klaus, I sometimes find that it's easier to shave with a soap than a cream, when I use my straight razor. Especially, when I use a rich, full power soap like Erasmic, or Tabac, or Golddachs, or De Vergulde Hand. The lather stays slick, moist and stable with these soaps, so it gives the skin the necessary lubrication. With a cream, I'm a little nervous to use the straight, because I have visions of the razor slipping, and slicing myself to smithereens!
Monday 21st Merkur HD Derby Extra Muehle Super MamaBear Bay Rum Ss :drool Aco AS Another great shave by the combination Merkur/Derby/MamaBear !! Hard to beat combo...
Monday Afternoon shave. Here's to national holidays! Hot shower Hot towel on face Cromwell & Carruthers shave oil HB Sue Lavender soap eShave Pure Badger Fat Boy (3/5/7)/Gillette Bleue Alum block Michelson Bay Rum Body Shop Razor Relief A straight shave is a very nice thing. But so was this shave! Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home :happy070
Hmmm.... I find that both soaps and creams gan give great straight-shaves. With soaps the Tabac and Erasmic come to my mind, but there's also some great, slick and protective creams, like the Castle Forbes, Tabula Rasa, Musgo and Olivias stuff. It all depends on the individual product, but, YMMV of course
Monday Merkur Progress Israeli Blade Vulfix #18 Brush in Pure Badger Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad Shaving Soap Shavex Alum Block Simple Light Moisturiser Floid Original Aftershave Splash L'Occitane Green Tea EDT
Monday C.O. Bigelow Premium Shave Cream DeLong Silvertip Brush Star Razor Feather Blade (Carefully) Lumene ASB
Merkur HD w/7am C&E Best Badger QED Patachouli, Tea tree and peppermint shave stick Musgo a/s Tabac EDC I commermated the order of Musgo a/s and tabac edc with some QED soap. What a shave. The Musgo was even better than I had hoped. It smells great, and is the best feeling aftershave I have ever used. I wasnt really sure what to expect from the Tabac, but its definately a winner. Can't beat the price either.
The Star is not a razor I would try for my very first DE shave. It's very close to the Gillette Tech, It has a little more blade exposure, not a bad shaver. I've used it with the Crystal's and it was fine. Got a little razor burn with the Feather, no nicks though. I want to try it with a Wilkinson UK next. That will have to wait though, the 38C and my Rooney style 3 (small) came today.
Thanks on the Star Razor info. Enjoy your Rooney Style 3 small and the 38C. I love the Style 2 small I just got and the 38C. I'm in shave heaven with some of the stuff I've been getting since my fed tax check came in.
Tuesday 22nd Edwin Jagger Faux Ivory DE Derby Extra Muehle Super QED Bergamot Ss :drool De Vergulde Hand AS Spray SheFon EdC Basic good shave 4.6 out of 5
Wilkinson Aloe Vera SC Bock Silvertip Futur with Israeli Super Platinum (set to 4) Pinaud Lime Sec :drool Nivea ASB with menthol Hattric Pure Sport EdC A very fast and good shave. 4.3/5
