SoS: Sep 21-27

Tuesday

Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Astra Keramic (2nd shave)
Brush: Penworks Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Kell's Original Pre-Shave Soap (unscented)
Cream: Taylor Avocado
A/S: Taylor Sandalwood Aftershave Gel

 

Skin Bracer smells disgusting. It's like talc that's been dipped in swamp water. Skin Bracer Cooling Blue, on the other hand, is really nice.

 

C-MON razor
Rooney 1/1 Pure
Palmolive soap
Speick after shave

 

Tuesday

Razor: Gillette #58
Blade: NOS Wilkinson
Brush: Simpson Chubby2 Super
Cream: Coates Sandalwood
A/S: Lucky Tiger Tonic
Edt: Trumpers Eucris

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage scritchy old Rooney badger
Dovo slant/Feather
J Peterman 1903 SC
Lucky Tiger AS
TGQ 'Leatherneck' extrait

Wrong blade for the slant........first time trying a Feather in this razor. Heh, I've only used the slant a few times anyway, but the other blade I tried was more comfortable.

Ended up with a couple weepers and a little post shave discomfort in a few spots. I'll put the Feather in my fatboy, since it's a great blade in that razor.

Tomorrow I'll try the slant again with a Spoiler blade, but I think I'm not crazy about this type razor. The shave was a close one, but that's not everything I look for.

I'll just mention this Peterman stuff is some very good SC in case someone's thinking about ordering it in the future.

A very average shave today,

Martin

 

C&E EJ Ebony/Silver Super
T&H Ultimate Comfort SC
Fatboy w/ Gillette 7 O'clock Sharpedge
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Zirh "Soothe" ASB
Have a great night!

 

Tuesday Morning:

Hot Shower/Hot Towel
1953 Gillette 40's Style SS
Astra Superior Platinum (Shave #1)
C&E BBB
TOBS Avocado SC
Jade East A/S
TSD AS Milk

Slightly underwhelmed with today's shave. Not with the products. All products performed quite admirably. The results are/were not impressive. My face feels tight and irritated. I attribute it to a flaw in my technique today. Back to the drawing board. On a positive note, the Jade East after shave is an instant favorite. A truly delightful scent.

 

Plisson Access
Mühle R106 + Feather
Pre: La Toja Gel
La Toja SC
La TOja ASB
La Toja ASL+444
Molinard Homme I

 

Tuesday



1910 Gem Junior
Pella D-3
Vintage ER Badger
Tom's of Maine SC
WH
Clubman AS

 

Wednesday, September 23rd

Hot shower
TSD Subzero shaving soap
Semogue 2015HD brush
Parker 91R w/ IP blade
444 alum block
Proraso A/S
Veleiro EdT

 

Wednesday

• Soap:Mitchell's Woolfat
• Brush:Semogue 1305
• Razor:G series injector
• Blade:Pella injector (Shave #1)
• A/S: Coyote's WH Blend followed by TSD: Iced Subzero

 

Wednesday:

Gorey's Chairman
Ming Shi TTO/new Sharp
Karo Fresh-SC :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Grey Flannel-AS
Grey Flannel-EDT

It seems like it's going to be a humid day, so the menthol cooling from the Karo Fresh cream helped me a lot. I really love the scent of Grey Flannel--I always get compliments when I wear it.

 

It's Another VDH Wednesday!!

Lord Smart Razor / Laser Ultra blade / VDH Deluxe SS / VDH Boar Brush / Ivy Club Spice Aftershave

Another nice shave compliments of VDH.

 

Vintage Soap Powder from Claus Porto
Semogue 620 Boar Brush
D. Peres 13/16 Stainless Steel Straight Razor
444 Alum Block
Brut After Shave Splash
444 After Shave Balm

 

Hot Shower
1908 Gillette Single Ring
TSD Iced Sub Zero
Dickinson's WH
Osage Rub
Aqua Velva Classic
Polo Sport EdC

 

WEDNESDAY

Merkur 11C
Shark/day 1
Kell's Ultra Hemp/Aloe
Vulfix 2006 Badger
Fruit Of The Earth Aloe Gel
Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum

 

Wash: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Soap/Cream: Speick Shave Stick
Brush: Rooney 3/1
Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Gillette Swede (5)
A/S: Pinaud Musk
Balm: Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

Maybe your skin is dried out and therefore feels tight? Also, time to time, it doesn't hurt to treat your face to some cortisone cream.

 

XX3 SEPT 'NINE.
WEDNESDAY,
9 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

Wash: A&S Coco
Razor: Merkur Long
Blade: Nacet Stainless
Soap: l'Occitane Cade
Brush: Crabtree Best
Splash: AV Blue as Ice
Finish: Burberry The Beat.

...

I don't particularly like Nacet blades, but having just spoken to my uncle about DE shaving, and hearing him note he once upon a time used them, I had to slip one into my favorite razor. The funny thing is, Iranians always put a Persian accent on any word foreign to them. I was at an event recently wherein the MC broke into English for a moment and said: "Let's take a census." Then he asked the crowd, "How do you say census in Farsi anyway?" A bunch of people yelled, "Sehn-Sauhs!"

So what did my uncle used to call "Nay-Set" blades? "Nauh-Seht."

...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBE4a4LbZuE&feature=fvw

 

OMG! People are like WHAT THE HELL IS THAT FOUL ODOR IN THE AIR as soon as I spray it on.