SoS: September 3rd, 2012 - September 9th, 2012

I have to correct my own post from Friday, my SoS then was not the last adjustable shave of the week. As I had to come in to work last night unexpectedly, I took that opportunity to take the Futur for a spin as well, I am happy I was able to get all 3 of my adjustables out of their stable during this theme week.

Martin de Candre 'Savon Thym Girofle Canelle' for the face wash (a beautiful soap with thyme, clove and cinnamon)
Musgo Real pre-shave oil
Logona Mann shave cream
Muehle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush, Silver Tip Fibre
Merkur Futur
ASP (new)
Bloc Osma alum
D.R. Harris Bay Rum after shave

2 passes - 1st pass on 2 and the subsequent pass on 3 - left me with a near-BBS. Good enough for me not to shave on Monday.

 

All Weekend
'59 Gillette Fatboy
Wilkinson Sword
Simpsons Chubby CH1
MWF

Lazy this weekend. Didn't even open my medicine cabinet lol .

 

Wow! I've taken one 5 shaves before, but that's it.
I know what you mean about wanting to retire a blade early because you have others to try. that's why I normally limit my blades to 3 shaves so I get through the other 30 types of blades I have.

 

Sunday evening 9-9-2012

• Prep: hot washing cloth, apricot scrub
• Music: Classic Jazz
• Brush: Tweezerman Badger hair
• Soap: Col. Conk- amber
• Shaving Cream: Proraso Old formula
• Razor: Gillette Titanium
• Shave: 2 pass
• Post: Aveeno Oatmeal bar face wash, Adidas Aftershave, EveryMan Jack moisturizing lotion

* what a beautiful lather tonight. I speak highly in regard to the Col. Conk and Proraso cream combination. Face feels great.

Cheers!

 

Sept 9
Audio: Audiobook: David Halberstam's "The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War"
Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Pre-Shave Lather: Institut Karite
Razor: Merkur 38M
Blade: Laser Super Stainless (1)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap/Cream: Vetiver SS, made by our very own Sara-S
Post: Witch Hazel/Rum/Aloe/Glycern mixture followed by Kistna ASB by The Body Shop

DFS+, my best shave yet with a Laser blade.

I love using soap, which was made and PIF'd to me by our very own Sara-S. The scent is very much like the CR Salter French Vetyver SC and it makes for a great lather. I'm really looking forward to using this for a few shaves.

 

What are your thoughts on Tabac SC?

 

I think some folks are stuck in last week.

 

The soap and the cream are very different. Both are mt staple favorites - I even have a solid tradition of 'Tabac Sunday'. As I have an opened tube of cream, I'm tending to use it more often then the soap - I'm afraid it can dry out. Tabac was my first traded cream and it was love from the first glance. And I have to say it - it was Jeff who addicted my to Tabac!!! (pointing his finger somewhere behind the horizon, where he thinks Canada is situated )

 

Do you usually bowl lather with tabac shave cream? or face lather method