SoS Nov 26 - Dec 02

WEDNESDAY

Gillette NDC SS
Gillette Silver Blue blade
MP best badger
KMF Key Lime SC
Pinaud Lime ASL
QED ASB

 

b4 work....

Shave:
SS + Platinum Feather
Rooney SuperSmall 3/3 in horn
MamaBear Dragons Blood + Col Conk Amber soaps (melted together)
WWR
CWR
Skin Bracer Green AS Spritz
Afta ASB

 

Cremo Cream SC
1904 Gillette open comb
Crescent Blade "Surgical Steel"
ZIHR Correct Balm
BVLGARI BLACK ................WOW!:drool
Pashana Eau de Portugal Hair Tonic

A sophisticated and sublime, superior shave. Some days are just better than others.

 

2007.11.29 Shave of the Day

Hair Tonic: Lucky Tiger Special Formula Hair Tonic
Shave
Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N
Razor Blades: Feather Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N
Gillette TTO 1970 Gold Plated, Long Black Handled Super Adjustable
Razor Blades: 7am Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades v2
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest
Shave Cream/Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum Glycerin Shave Soap - New Formula
Technique: (Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
Post Shave
Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave
Aftershave Talc: Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Talc

Result: 4.6/5.0 No weeps or otherwise. Very close. Got two passes out of the Ogallala Shave Soap before I had to recharge the brush. Nice scent, slick and cushion though for the ACD-N to do it's job.

 

Trumpers razor
B&B brush
C&E Almond shave cream
Booster Oriental Spice AS
MPG Baime EDT

 

Merkur Classic in HD /7 o'clock blade (so I know what time it is)
Kent B to the K 4
Das Boots on a Steeeeeeek
Swiss Miss Aftershave

 

So, Will, how's the '4?

 

Merkur HD w/ derby
Chubby 1 Super
Tabula Rasa
Hydrolast Cube
Nancy Boy ASB

Chris

 

b4 work....

Shave:
Simpsons Super CH1
Slim + Non-Platinum Feather
HTT at sink
DR Harris Arlington soap
WWR
CWR
Alt Innsbruck AS Spritz
RNB Winter Wonderbalm
Polo Classic Green EdT

 

Friday

MUSIC:
Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album – Tony Bennett (Vinyl)

Ansgar’s Scuttle
Simpson Chubby #1 in Best
Tabac Shave Soap
“Sweet Sue” TIPT-LE #260 6/8 Quarter Ground Notch Point ( Robert Williams Mammoth Ivory)
TM Artisan 3”, 20 on the Latigo / 20 on the Horsehide
2 Passes
NO Styptic Pencil
WWR
CWR
Alum Bock
CWR
QED Da Vinci Water
Shulton Old Spice Ltd. Ed. AS (Lime)
Ogallala Bay Rum with Lime & Peppercorn Cologne

Pinaud Eau de Portugal Hair Tonic

Have an outstanding Friday!

 

FRIDAY

Slim Adjustable
Trig blade
MP best badger
L'Occitane Cade SS
Swiss Pitralon
L'Occitane Cade ASB

 

Very Inspiring J !
I'll break out the Tony, the Nat Cole, the Frank and the H. Connick Jr Christmas offerings when I get home this morning.
and where did you find that Old Spice ?
Deeeeeeelicious !!

 

Friday:

Omega Silvertip
Parker 22R V1/new Derby
TSD Avalanche s/s :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Max Refreshing a/s :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool :drool
Quorum edt

JoAnna, thanks so much for creating such a beautiful line of soaps! Und Boubi, bekanntermaBen, Max ist fabelhaft! vielleicht, fast zu gut!

 

I have been in a traditional Christmas music mood since Thanksgiving, so I dug out all my OLD Christmas vinyl. Just makes me feel more Christmasy (is that a real word?) if you know what I mean.

The Old Spice I have been hoarding for several years. Watching the prices on eBite for this is scary. I don't know if I'm willing to pay $40+ for a bottle of Old Spice. Guess I'll find out when this one is gone.

And it is "Deeeeeeelicious !!" Can't understand why they made such a short run of it.

 

Friday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
SMF 1 brush
'60 Fatboy w/ Sputnik blade (Day 1)
AOS Lavender cream + Charles Tyrwhitt Lemon & Cedar cream
WWR
CWR
DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash
CWR
Tryphon Mentolo balm + Mama Bear's Sandalwood balm + Nancy Boy Signature gel
Ungaro Ungaro III EdT

 

Sample Friday

Gillette Slim (3)
Kent BK4
Floris JF SC
Lucky Tiger Aftershave

This is the second time I've used the Floris samples I received. It's hands down the easiest cream I've ever used to get good lather from. I thought the first time I used Santal it was a fluke but I got the same results today...

 

Friday

Dug out my Star 3-piece razor and my DeLong brush today. Smude!
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Friday 30th

GF Trumper Chrome/Gold DE
Derby Extra
Bock Best
Muehle Aloe Vera Ss

De Vergulde Hand AS
DeMarco EdT

 

2007.11.30 Shave of the Day

Hair Tonic:Lucky Tiger Special Formula Hair Tonic
Shave
Razor: Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N [Link]
Razor Blades: Feather Professional Blades for Feather ACD-N
Razor:Gillette TTO 1970 Gold Plated, Long Black Handled Super Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor [Link]
Razor Blades:7am Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades v2
Brush: Concord Shear Cobalt Long Handle Bulb Badger Shave Brush
Bowl:Mitsuwa6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest
Shave Cream/Soap:Proraso Wheat Germ Shave Cream
Technique:(Feather WTG/ATG)/(DE XTG/Cleanup)
Post Shave
Aftershave:Proraso Pre Post Shave Cream
Aftershave:Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave
Aftershave Talc:Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Talc

Result: 4.5/5.0 Nice shave but kind of dicey to execute. I'm expanding how much I use the ACD-N as part of the shave and I was doing all the WTG and today was 2/3 ATG. Still need to work on the tough spots. This razor can give you 2 or 3 nicks and you wouldn't even know it until it was way too late. I learned that the hard way when I first started using it. I need to order some of the Super Pro Blades for tougher beards.

 

Ahhh! Wall of text attack! Batten Down the Hatches!