SoS: Oct 5-11 2009: 3 Piece Razor Week

Good Wednesday morning all...

Gillette Tech w/ Feather (3)
Edwin Jagger BBB
La Toja sensitive sc
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Floid vigoroso a/s
Eau du Sud Edt

I am impressed with the lubricating and moisturizing qualities of the La Toja Sensitive. I was able to get three face passes and two head passes with lather to spare and I did not feel the need for any a/s balm. Great stuff...

 

Merkur Futur 2.0
Iridium Super
Rooney 3, 1
Geo F. Trumper Coconut Oil Cream
Ogalala Bay Rum splash
Proraso Balm

 

Fuller brush / Bull Mastiff / Astra blade / Frasers Oriental Spice SC / Jade East AS

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Proraso Red
Simpson Duke 3
'41 Ranger Tech
Super Iridium (1)
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

Wednesday Shave

Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (shave #3)
Soap: Honeybee Spa Coconut
Brush: Vulfix pure badger
A/S: Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes, and Peppercorns

I had forgotten how nice the Honeybee Spa soaps are. Fine shave this morning and the Ogallala A/S was the perfect finish.

 

Wednesday:

Simpson PJ3
Trumper Sandalwood hard soap
Muhle R89 razor with Gillette "Swede" blade
D.R. Harris Pink AS; TSD Victorian Rose milk
Le Labo Rose 31

 

Wednesday

Razor: Cooncat Bob Bull Mastiff with Merkur Head
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge
Brush: Penworks Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Kell's Original Turkish Mocha Pre-shave Soap
Soap: Tabac
A/S: Taylor Mr. Taylor

The Tabac soap produced its usual magical lather and I enjoyed an irritation free BBS shave. The Mr. Taylor Splash was an excellent finish.

 

Wednesday October 7, 2009 noon

Hardware:
Brush: BBE
Razor: 69 Super adj. 9/9
Blade: Red IP (3)

Software:
Cream: TSD Lime
Splash: SCS Blue Line
Balm: SCS Avocado Oil
Cologne: T&H 1805

 

C-MON razor
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
Mama Bear Clear Skies soap
Aqua Velva Sport

 

Wednesday before work


1913 OLD
Feather D-3 (still a good shave)
Colgate shave soap
Generic Boar Brush ( I really like this little thing)
WH
Pinaud Classic Vanilla (Wonderful)



Another DFS from the OLD... These are my favorite DE razors I do believe.

Fuzzy

 

VII OCT.
'9. WEDNESDAY.

Wash: Floris Santal
Razor: Merkur Long
Blade: Derby Extra
Cream: Lime Spice
Brush: C A&D E Best
Finish: Gucci Envy.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjqDXz1PgTQ

 

Pre Shave
Olive Soap

Shave
Schick Krona
Astra Keramik
Omega Pure Bristle
Godrej Deluxe Shaving Cream

Post Shave
Alum Block
Sainsbury's Performance Aftershave Balm

 

Wednesday Morning:

Hot Shower/Proraso Glycerin Cleansing Bar/Hot Towel
1966 Gillette TECH (Ball End)
Feather Hi Stainless (Shave #2)
Rooney Style 3 Super
Fa Men Oceanic SC
Skin Bracer Cooling Blue A/S
Vaseline Intensive Rescue ML Lotion
Preferred Stock

I had a lot of pros and cons with this shave. Pros: The Proraso Glycerin Cleansing bar did wonders for my prep. It added a decent amount of conditioning to my beard. Very nice. The TECH gave me a nice, gentle result. Not particularly close, but passable. Some days, that's all you can ask for. The Fa Men is another great cream from India. Great scent, great latherability. No complaints. Skin Bracer Cooling Blue and the Vaseline lotion made for a very nice finish. It's 5:00pm now and I'm not feeling any kind of dryness or tightness on my face. The lotion works folks. I guess my only real complaint is against the Feather blade. It was horrible. All of it's sharpness was gone on only it's second shave. Very disappointing. Everything else was pretty darn good though. Good day.

 

Wow, did not know Fa made SCs. Where'd you find that?

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

scrubby old Rooney badger
Kirby/Wilkinson(NOS)
TGQ Leatherneck SS
Lucky Tiger AS
TGQ 'Leatherneck' extrait

I thought this blade would be better than the last type for this razor, but maybe not. I expected a more comfortable shave than I got, which is too bad. Oh well, this will go into my fatboy, so no harm done.

Oh, actually, there was some damage today. I gave myself a weird shaped little divot in a place I never cut myself. No chance for saving any cut, since it happened amazingly fast. Usually there's a warning before any potential problems, but not today. I blame it on me being careless and not respecting the razor quite enough.

This is by far the worst cut I've ever had from shaving.....heh, there's actually two divots very close together. I finally found a reason to open up the 'My Nick is Sealed' product, which I'd bought months ago. This thing works pretty darn well........better than the styptic pencil I normally use. The stuff's a liquid that rolls on, and man.......... it stings like crazy. Worked though.

Oh well, I guess I was due to see some blood actually dripping down my chin into the sink(I hated it). Heh, definitely not a weeper and it's gonna leave a mark for a couple days.

Sigh........

Martin.

 

SOTD October 7, 2009

TSD Anise SS | Semogue 1305 Boar Brush | Wapi | TSD Iced Tobacco AS Splash

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JoAnna, the AS is too good for me to bother about the print on the label . It is the best smelling AS in my present collection.

 

I got mine from the Shoebox Shaveshop but TSD sells both scents as well. Very nice cream.

 

Rooney 3/2 Super
TGQ Blackberry Sage SS
Fatboy w/ Feather
Witch Hazel
E-Shave Unscented ASB
Have a great night!

 

really? I have been really curious to pick a bottle up, because I love vanilla, but I was very unimpressed with the Pinaud Bay Rum, so I shied away from it. So it's worth giving a try?