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SOTD 19th Feb - 25th Feb 2007

2nd. Day With STR8

B&B Finest Soaking in Hot Water getting Ready
Castle Forbes Lime Oil Shaving Cream
J R Torrey - Gibraltar
2 Passes
Warm Water Rinse
Cold Water Splash
Shavex Alum
Thayers WH Lavender Toner
Castle Forbes Lime Oil Aftershave Balm
Lucky Tiger 3 Purpose Hair Tonic
Finished with Penhaligon's LP 9 Cologne

Better then yesterday still a little ruff though smoother then yesterday but still some burn. Cheeks were great chin and upper middle neck tough. One mean cut to not from shaving from carelessness hit myself with the blade moving to fast:scared:
 
Following on from my irritation and nicks on Sunday, I substituted the C & E for the Taylor's avocado

Gillette '51 Superspeed w/Swedish Gillette
Cyril R Salter Black Badger
Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood soap

De Vergulde Hand Alum

Proraso pre/post


All going well until I hit the same region of my neck that I had problems with two days ago (Area near my right collar bone)

Nicks and irritation :frown:
 
Mardi gras shave...

HD with IP (1st day)
C&E BBB
T&H Trafalgar
Alum
Thayer's Rose WH
Proraso ASB

Hadn't shaved with such hard water yet...made for serious lather differences! I did 1 pass and stopped there...rather risk a not-so-close shave than irritation all day. I am looking forward to returning home to my regular shave routine.
 
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Wacker 1/4 Hollow
B&B Brush
Tabac Soap :001_tt1:
Aqua Velva Musk :001_tt1: :001_tt1:

Great, great super close comfy shave today, combined with some great scents and I was in heaven. :thumbup:
 
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Merkur Futur Razor (Set to 1.5)
Israeli Personna Blade
Merkur Best Badger Brush
Taylor's Avocado Shaving Cream
Proraso After Shave Balm

Floris Santal EdT

What a relief to return to an excellent shaving cream :smile:

SOTD Rating 9.2/10 ...MmmMmmm nice shave...

David

PS: Pic care of my fluffy Harrod's bunny :001_unsur
 
EJ BB medium
Palmolive shaving cream (green tube)
Schick injector Type E with Schick blade (day one)
Alum
Aqua Velva classic
Weleda ASB
Mont Blanc Star Walker edt

Perfect shave : 2 passes and BBS :cool:
 
Schick Eversharp Injector w/ Ted Pella blade
B&B 2006 brush - Finest in horn
C&E Sweet Almond Oil SC
Alum
SCS Lavender ASB

Good shave but I passed on an EDT as I was not really in the mood for a scent longer than the already long-lasting lavender from the balm.
 

johnniegold

"Got Shoes?"
after shower at sink:

Merkur HD w/ Derby (2nd day)
Trumper Pure Badger
Proraso pre-post
Tabac s/s
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers Lavender w/h
Tabac a/s
L'Occitane Vetyver edt
 
Guess what I got in the mail yesterday? A free Shick Quattro Midnight!! :out:

So I decided to be a sadist and use it this morning... just to get a taste of what I used to have to endure.

Hot shower
TJ's pre-shave oil
SR 3124
Shick Quattro Midnight (Day 1!!!)
MamaBear's Orange/Patchouli/Menthol cream :biggrin:
Alum
QED Peppermint Hydrosol
Musgo Real A/S splash
MamaBear's Sandalwood Winter A/S balm :drool: :drool:
AOS Sandalwood EdT

They're right when they say prep is 50% of a good shave. I didn't have any irritation after the experiment, but the sheer size of the cartridge head meant I had to literally shake the razor 9 or 10 times each time I rinsed the blades... otherwise a steady stream of water would run down my face, leaving tracks of missing lather on parts I hadn't shaved yet! :eek2:

Overall: No thanks, Shick. I'll stick with my DE razors.
 
C&E sweet almond cream
PJ2 best
Muehle replica razor open comb (worked very well, despite my scepsis!)
Harris AS mil
Coral skin food

One of the most moisturising shaves for me. Very nice!
 
Merkur Slant
Swedish Gillette
Savile Rowe 3118
Mama Bear Tangerine and Dominican Bay soap
Thayers Rose
Mama Bear B&B Summer AS
Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet
 
Wednesday...

Schick "Golden 500" Injector w/ new Feather blade "Feather Injector"
Shavemac Custom Silvertip
Blenheim Bouquet cream in the glass jar
Blenheim Bouquet aftershave balm
QED Lavender H2O

Purchased the Blenheim Bouquet items from Ameet. Have to say that I was quite impressed with the items. The shaving cream jar is something to behold...very high quality.
This was a very fine shave and my face felt great all day.

Thank you Ameet for a great transaction.

Patrick
 
Futur w/Gillette
Corn Huskers pre shave
C&E Sienna cream
Alum
Thayers Rose WH
T&H 1805 ASB
Vera Wang for Men EDT
 
Wednesday:

Solingen best silversteel 5/8
MP best badger
MB tuscan memories
Alum block
Pitralon classic
MP winter aftershave sandalwood

first shave with the MB soap and ASB - i enjoyed it big time :thumbup:
 
Gillette '61 Tech with Feather
Savile Row Il Bambino 3118 Silver tip
D R Harris Arlington Shaving Soap in the Beechwood Bowl
D R Harris Pink After Shave
D R Harris Arlington After Shave Milk
D R Harris Arlington Cologne

The Gillette Tech I received from DoubleE is a mild, non aggressive shaver. To get the ol' visage as close as possible to baby butt smooth, I needed a Feather blade and had to pay extraordinary attention to my shaving regime. The narrow presentation of the blade at the safety bar precludes increasing the angle to get those extra wiry whiskers.
 
Merkur Progress w/Feather blade
Plisson #10 HMW - thanks Steve
DR Harris almond shaving soap
DR Harris pink aftershave
B&B cologne.

The small HMW held more water than I expected and my lather was kinda runny this morning. I had to take another turn at the bowl to try to thicken it up.

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Em's Pre-Shave Oil
2006 B&B Finest Brush in horn
Erasmic SS
2006 B&B Razor w/ Merkur blade
Crystal Stick Alum
Thayers Rose
Proraso ASB
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