SOTD Aug 4, 2008 to Aug 10, 2008

[Churchill]

Sunday:
Gillette #58 w/Tesco
Simpson Polo #8
Fraser's Polar Ice sc
DR Harris Pink a/s
Acqua di Parma Colonia Edt. (decant)

 

[DirtyDave]

Another I-am-having-problems-getting-this-day-in-gear day. Did go to a fine dinner party last night that featured very good tequila, the after dinner stuff that rivals the best French Cognac and good cigars. Not hung over, just have enough energy to drink some coffee and look at the news on the net.

My only accomplishment so far is a fine shave.

Spearmint scented glycerin as a preshave
Gillette Tech with US Personna blade
Proraso Green SC
White Fang
Three passes + blade buffing
WWR
CWR
Witch hazel
Mennen Skin Bracer
Corn Huskers
SCS Dagger EDT

 

[Antique Hoosier]

Sunday Shave

 

[biomesh]

Saturday

Merkur Long Handled Classic / Derby Extra
Shavemac LE Silvertip Horn - Fan shaped
Speick Shave Stick
Moss Scuttle
Speick A/S Splash
Speick Edc

 

[jmacpix]

Sunday

Dovo 5/8 Classic Black
SR 3120
Tabac SS
Spanish Floid

 

[prewt]

Fatboy w/ Derby day 5, Merkur w/ Merkur blade day 4 | C&E BBB | Fraser's Polar Ice | Ogallala Bay Rum AS. opinion of polar ice in SC forum under Fraser's thread.

 

[mikem]

Progress/Derby
Pure Badger from Lee's
C&E SandalWood SS
WitchHazel

 

[Aaron622]

Flare-Tip Rocket w/ 7 o'clock Super Stainless
B&BE
MB Rosemary Mint
Thayer's Superhazel
QED Original ASSC

 

[Baloosh]

Hot shower
Weleda cream during shower
Castle Forbes pre-shave during shower
SR 3124
'60 Fatboy /w Derby blade
DR Harris Marlborough soap + AOS Sandalwood cream
WWR
Old Spice (Shulton's) A/S splash
TSD Subzero Ice A/S splash
CWR
RNB Summer Salve
ToOBS St. James EdT

Had to get my double-shot of A/S in... Menthol!!!!

 

[Nick75]

Merkur Progress w/Astra Superior Platinum (day 4)
B&B Essential
The Body Shop SC
Proraso A/S
The Body Shop White Musk For Men EDT

 

[R-James]

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[vior]

Gillette President
Shavemac 23mm in dark horn
Fraser's Polar Ice sc
With Hazel
Eau Sauvage

 

[smoothshaver]

Sunday:

Rooney 2/1 super
Trumper's almond shave soap
(I'm hoping the scent mellows with time)
Gillette Aristocrat/ Feather blade
Thayer witch hazel with aloe vera, without alcohol
AOS unscented ASB, with a smidgen of Ahava A/S moisturizer

 

[Cosmic Debris]

Merkur 38c/Derby
Col. Conk Amber SS
M[FONT=Bitstream Vera Sans, sans-serif]ü[/FONT]hle 19mm
Musgo Real AS

The good: Very smooth (three passes). First shave with Col. Conk--good lather. Smells nice, too.

The bad: Bit of a burn--have to rein in a bit on my neck. Patience...

The ugly: Ran the sytptic pencil over my neck, and discovered exactly where I'd been too impatient. My word, that stings.

 

[guenron]

Merkur Long-handled Classic with a Feather
QED Select 24mm Silvertip
QED Essential Vetiver Shaving Soap
QED DaVinci Water
QED Vetiver After Shave Skin Conditioner
Guerlain Vetiver Eau de Toilette

Extra special shave today!

 

[Limey]

Jos. Rogers "Barber's Best Friend" 6/8 Roundpoint Sheffield
Vulfix #2234
Mama Bear's Lime soap
Thayer's Lavender WH
Booster Iced Lime AS
Neutrogena Razor Defense ASB
T&H 1805 cologne

 

[Not A Nice Person]

Sunday:

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I hadn't used the '75 Gillette black handle yet, which I purchased from Guido here . . . it was just too pristine. But, since it was, after all, from the same era as my OS mug (filled with HBS Sandalwood Vanilla at the moment) I pulled it out for a 4-pass "Sunday Shave" . . . and am quite impressed with it. Comparable to my '61 Fatboy set on '4' but without the weight, which let me concentrate solely on angle and get a genuine BBS shave today.
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NANP™

 

[pastafarian]

I decided to dig out my proraso shave soap from the back of the cupboard, and I found that one of the first wet-shaving products I bought can still give a great shave.

EJ super badger
Merkur HD, with gillette swede
Proraso soap
Proraso ASB

I decided not to got the whole way and use my first set-up with my boar hair brush and gillette fusion. Maybe tomorrow...

Despite my great back to basics budget shave today, my AD's are catching up on me. I just caught my self looking at a couple of silvertip brushes the other day.

Ps. I have just noticed that Ron is very near the big 5k mark. Thanks for all you have contributed so far.

 

[rschul2]

Sensitive Triple Blade Disposable Razor from Target
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Trumper's Violet Shave Soap
QEDman DaVinci Water
Mama Bear's Peppermint Summer ASB

 

[woodsrider]

Sunday afternoon:

Gillette 1958 TV / Dorco Blade
Rooney 3/1 Finest
Penhaligon's English Fern Hard Soap
Booster Mosswood AS; Castle Forbes Lavender Balm
Trumper Wild Fern Cologne