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

That it is... I love this stuff. Highly recommend it for people that like classic barber shop scents.

Fuzzy

 

Men-Ü sintetico bristle
Parker 91R+ noname israeli blade
Pre Myrsol emulsion
CIBLE aloe indica SC
Aqua Velva + 444

 

Thursday, October 8th

Hot shower
Proraso ss
Kent T8 brush
Mühle R89 w/ Gillette
De Vergulde Hand alum
Proraso A/S
Davidoff Adventure EdT

 

OMG, Pinaud Bay Rum is so good, as is Master's! Two cheap bay rums that happen to rock.

CO Bigelow's and Royall's are horrid.

Lucky Tiger puts out a very average one and I'm eager to try Superior 70...

 

Thursday 3 Piece Week

• Cream:TSD Wheat Cream: Iced Subzero
• Brush:Semogue 1305
• Razor:Ziglar open comb slant
• Blade:Astra (Shave #1)
• A/S: Coyote's WH Blend followed by TSD: Iced Subzero

 

Thursday:

Gorey's Chairman
Ming Shi TTO/Sharp day 3
La Toja-shaving stick :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Grey Flannel-AS
Grey Flannel-EDT

I don't know why I don't use this La Toja stick more often--it's absolutely fantastic. Plenty of rich lather, very moisturizing, and the scent really goes well with Grey Flannel.

 

Hot Shower
NDC Gillette Tech (Bakelite Handle)
Semogue 2000
Williams Rose SS
Dickinson's WH
Corn Huskers Lotion
Clubman Lilac Vegetal
Murray and Lanman's Lotus and Violets Cologne

Love this brush too. It looks like it may take a bit more breaking in than the 1305 but I really liked the girth and water/soap retention qualities of this brush. My homemade Williams Rose again did a fine job.

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
ball end Tech/ Wilkinson(NOS)
J Peterman 1903 SC
Lucky Tiger AS
TGQ 'Leatherneck' extrait

Very nice shave this morning, with BBS results.

Martin

 

Thursday: Lord Smart razor / Gillette Mejorada blade / Cella SS / VDH Boar brush / M&L Florida Water Cologne

Cella is such a nice product, I need to use it more often.

 

Wed. Night:
face: Fatboy w/Astra SP
head: Weishi w/Dorco 301
touch-up: Merkur Moustash and Eyebrow Razor (in honor of 3-piece week)
Vulfix Boar, Kells Aloe Almond Sample, Alum Block, TSD AD Type Splash

 

Justin, what do you think of that Ziglar. It is so different than anything I had ever seen.


New Improved Big Fellow
7 O'clock Sharp Edge
Knotty Badger Best
TSD Dreamsicle Soap
TSD Neroli ASM
SCS Arrimarse EDT

 

THURSDAY

Parker 91R
Shark/Day 2
Kell's Original Aloe + Arabian Spice Soap
Vulfix 660 Badger
Panama Jack "Green Ice" Aloe
Barbasol Pacific Rush After Shave

 

Merkur Futur @ 1.5 with a fresh Feather
Shavemac 177 23mm
Geo F. Trumper Coconut Oil cream
Proraso Aftershave Splash

Loaded up a fresh Feather in the Futur today. I got a decent shave, but I was being a bit careful and I still think 1.5 is just a tad mild. I'm going to try 1.75 tomorrow and see what kind of difference that makes.

 

Rooney 3/1
Proraso
Gillette NEW
Super Iridium (2)
Aqua Velva
Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

Thursday Shave

Razor: Futur @1.5
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (shave #3)
Soap: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Brush: Vulfix pure badger
A/S: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel/Wesley & Scott Lavender Balm

 

Thursday

Razor: Cooncat Bob Burl Handled Composite with Merkur Head
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge
Brush: Shavemac
Pre-Shave: Kell's Original Turkish Mocha Pre-shave Soap
Soap: Cyril Salter
A/S: Musgo Real Classic Scent aftershave

This was my first time using Cyril Salter soap and I am very impressed. My Shavemac brush whipped up an abundance of nice creamy lavender scented lather (enough for 4 passes) and I enjoyed an irritation free BBS shave. Although you do not hear much about Cyril Salter soap, I would rank it right up there with other top tier English soaps at a fraction of the price. The Musgo Real provided an appropriate finish.

 

Good Thursday morning all...

E.J. Chatsworth w/ Gillette yellow (8?)
Trumper superbadger
Gentleman's Quarter Bay Rum and orange ss
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Nivea extra soothing a/s balm
Woods of Windsor Edt

I grabbed the Chatsworth without thinking (I had forgotten to change the blade) and ended up with a shave close to BBS with three passes. No irritation at all; the GQ soap is very pleasant and I'm not a Bay Rum fan. I like how it leaves my face feeling afterwards as well.

 

Dubl Duck Special
B&B Essential
Musgo Real cream
Pinaud Clubman after shave

 

Wednesday Morning:

Hot Shower/Proraso Glycerin Cleasning Bar/Hot Towel
1955 Gillette Flare Tip SS
Swedish Gillette (Shave #1)
C&E BBB
Omega SC
Italian Floid A/S
Vaseline IRML Lotion

Let it be known that this is only the second time in my entire life that I have shaved two days in a row. I didn't do it for any particular reason other than to just try it out and see how things went. Not bad. Face feels a little raw in some areas, but honestly, I expected worse. Perhaps my face isn't as sensitive as I thought. All components used in today's shave performed flawlessly. I was happy to be back using a Swede. Unparalleled sharpness and smoothness and to top it all off, I'll get at least 2 more shaves out of it. Take THAT, Feather! The Omega shave cream was very nice. Extremely similar to Proraso. In fact, I believe the only difference in formula is that the Omega has Lanolin in it. The Floid, as usual, provided a nice finish. Here's to a weekend of beard growth and horror movies. See you next week.

 

Day 4 of 3 Piece Week

• Hot Shower
• EJ Badger Brush
• Prairie Creations - Almond Scented Tallow Soap
• Hospital Brand 3 Piece Razor
• Sharp Brand Blade - Day 1
• Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe
• Prairie Creations - Golden Aftershave Balm - Iced Lime

This is the second time I've used this razor and it seems to be a little too aggressive for my likings, the first time I thought maybe it was poor blade choice with a Derby, and set it aside for a month or so. Today I popped in a new Sharp blade and had same results, had a few weepers and skin ended up just a little too raw.