SoS Oct 13 - 19

I was listening to some vintage Congolese rumba from Le Grand Maitre Franco et le Tout Puissant OK Jazz, and I was even singing a little at one point--ah, la vie est belle!

 

Muhle Pinsel Silvertip
TOBS Avocado sc
Slim w/ Gillette 7 O'clock
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Peter Thomas Roth "IT" EDT
Have a great night!

 

Wednesday:

Omega Silvertip
Weishi Chrome/Gillette Stainless day 2
Noxzema lather S/C
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Burt's Bees Bay Rum A/S balm
Yves Saint-Laurent Pour Homme EDT

I'm enjoying my Weishi more and more every time I use it. It's so gentle, but so effective.

 

Wednesday: Musgo Real Lime preshave soap / VDH boar brush / Col Conk Almond soap / Parker 89r razor / Wilkinson blade d2 / TWH / TSD Lime a/s

I really really like my Parker, I may have found "the one".

 

Wednesday

Gillette Aristocrat Junior
Feather
Knotty Badger Best
TSD "Lime Ice Cream" soap (Lime and Vanilla) :happy088
Wesley and Scott Lime ASB

 

Merkur Slant w/ Feather
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
MB Lime Oil Soap
J.M. Fraser's cream
Booster Iced Lime
Trumper's Limes Skin Food

 

Wednesday

Razor: Gillette #58
Blade: Israeli
Brush: Simpson Tulip #2
Cream: Florena
A/S: DR Harris Pink a/s
Edt: C&S No.88

 

Wednesday AM

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Method Bloq Citron Leaf cream during shower
SR 3330 ebony
Merkur Progress w/ Gillette Silver Blue blade
TSD Orange cream + TSD Bamboo & Teak soap
WWR
Speick A/S splash
CWR
J/A/S/O/N Witch Vera gel + QED Texas Cedarwood balm
T&H Spanish Leather EdT

 

Wednesday 15th

Edwin Jagger Faux Ebony Razor
Tesco Blade
Gentlemans Shop Best Badger
Woods of Windsor Shaving Soap

Floid AS
Nomadic EdT

 

1940 Schick Eversharp Navy blue handle
Personna Injector
TGQ Leatherneck
Silvertip
OldSpice A/S

 

Noxzema deep cleanse prep
Rooney Emillion
Provence Sante shave soap
8/8 Filarmonica 14, Joe Chandler regrind in Olivewood
Illinois 827, 20 linen + 30 leather
TM Red latigo x 20
WTG, XTG, ATG
Old Spice Aftershave

Sticky smooth

 

Wednesday:

Merkur Futur / Gillette Swede blade
EJ Silvertip
T&H Rose cream
DR Harris Pink AS; Clinique Post-Shave Healer
Penhaligon's Racquets Formula

 

Wednesday 10/15 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: Vintage Ever Ready 150 B
  [*]Cream: C&E Sandalwood
  [*]Razor: 1912 Gold GEM with standard handle
  [*]Blade: GEM by Personna SE
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner
  
  [*]Result: Nice and comfortable BBS shave. No blood either. Used the vintage ER brush that was my father-in-law's. Made decent lather but did not hold a lot of it. Could get enough lather for 3 passes but not a 4th for my head. Brush is not very dense. Can't believe I got 5 nice shaves out of the SE blade. Only the Pella blade I sampled did that.

 

Toggle
Derby
Rooney 1/2 Super
Col. Conk Lime Soap
Homemade Skin Food



For those with good memories who recall an earlier post of mine in which I called the Toggle a "Gold Fat Boy with a strange handle", that was definitely intended to be tongue-in-cheek. A Toggle is about as similar to a Fat Boy as a Lexus to a Chevy. This is a fantastic shaver, and well worth every penny I paid for it.

 

Duke 2 Best
TSD Bay Rum/Orange ss & TGQ Bay Rum/Sweet Orange sc
Slim w/ Astra Superior
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Superior 70 Bay Rum
Have a great night!

 

I have a toggle too and regrettably it felt clumsy in my hand when I shaved. Probably because I like to hold my razor by the very end of the handle between two fingers letting the weight of the razor apply the pressure as it glides down my face. The toggle handle doesn’t seem to be built for this technique (YMMV of course). Otherwise it is a beautiful razor. And, your photograph is remarkable too.

 

Nice Shave

 

Thursday:

Omega Silvertip
Lord Super/Derby day 2
Erasmic S/C :drool :drool :drool
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood A/S
Yves Saint-Laurent Pour Homme EDT

another heavenly shave with a cream that transports my mind back to the old days when I was a kid--damn, I love Erasmic sooooo much!

 

After the usual 1-2 minutes hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
Fatboy/feather
IK SS
T&H Ultimate Comfort Balm
Leatherneck EdT

Wonderful shave today..........one of my favorite combinations of soap, razor, and blade.

Very nice way to start things off this morning,
Martin

 

Proraso Pre Shave
EJ Chatsworth
Red Pack Personna
C&E SBB
TABAC
Pinaud Clubman
Gentleman's Refinery ASB