REFRESHING, SOTD "themed week" March 19th - March 25th 2012

Actually this shave is feom last night.

Gillette Foamy Barber shop Clean SC
Merkur 15c w/Tiger Blade
Thayes Medicated Super Hazel
Pinuad Clubman
Clubman Talc

Tuesday:

R41/Super Iridium
M&F Blonde
C&F Essential Lime
444/King Louis Aftershave
King Louis Wax

Best Regards
Miguel

MR GLO
Red Tip SS
Astra SP
Semogue 830
Godrej Menthol Mist
Alum Block
Witch Hazel w/Peppermint and Aloe
Alcolado Glacial + 444 Balm

Outstanding, trouble free, BBS shave with all of the above.

Dovo "Special" Tortoise 5/8
The Art of Shaving unscented cream
Vulfix brush of some sort, I believe
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Balm

First off,thanks to Sargon for a good deal on a few of his underutilized razors.

I just acquired a set of Gems: a Micromatic Brass Open Comb,A Chrome Micromatic regular and a Featherweight.
After a bit of perusing the net and youtube for tips I decided to start off with the featherweight as it is said to be a milder shaver.It is an attractive little razor- an off white/ivory plastic handle with a gold head,I loaded it with a Treet blade.

I wet my face several times while I built a lather with Rise gel and a shave soap of unknown provenance.The resultant lather was thin and did not stick around long.I had to reload the brush with soap and relather.I used the Gem with a very light touch ,a different angle from that of the DE's I'm used to.I did three passes wtg,atg and a touch up pass.Short strokes and a lot of rinsing in the sink of cool water.The result was a DFS with very little irritation .

I then jumped in the shower with Cinthol Indian soap .When I got out, a splash of masters Topaz a/s with almost no burn.

I'll keep using this little razor and work my way up to the Micromatic regular and then the open comb.So far a very pleasant ,elegant looking device to use.

Monday night was refreshing!

Brush: AOS pure badger starter-size
Blade: Gillette Atra on a travel-size handle
Pre: Proraso pre/post
Lather: Proraso cream
Post: T.N. Dickinson's witch hazel followed by Proraso pre/post

Tuesday
Brush: Vie-Long Boar & Horse
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor: 1940s SuperSpeed
Blade: Rapira SS
Pre: Hot shower
Post: Poraso As Balm
Hair Groom: Vitalis
Result: DFS

Tuesday:

Simpson Chubby 2 Super
Palmolive stick; grated
Feather AS with Israeli Personna
Booster Mosswood AS
Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort balm
Floris No. 89 EdT

SRD Opus X soap
Omega badger
Merkur Vision
Bollzano blade
Alt-Innsbruk.

[FONT=Constantia, serif]Preshave: Hot shower[/FONT]
[FONT=Constantia, serif]Uberlather: MWF/bigelow/glycerin[/FONT]
[FONT=Constantia, serif]Scuttle: HandpaintedDelft bowl[/FONT]
[FONT=Constantia, serif]Brush: Baja Pure Badger[/FONT]
[FONT=Constantia, serif]Razor: Custom handledATRA[/FONT]
[FONT=Constantia, serif]Toner: Dickinson'sWitch Hazel[/FONT]
[FONT=Constantia, serif]Moisturizer: Nivea[/FONT]
[FONT=Constantia, serif]AfterShave: Pinaud's [/FONT]
[FONT=Constantia, serif]EDT: Chanel Antaeus[/FONT]

Hot Shower
Muhle R106
Derby Blade
Simpsons CH1 Super Badger
MDC
Osma Alum + Institute Karite Balm

Merkur Progress 500
with Bluebird (3)
Mühle 24mm Best Badger Brush
G.F.Trumper Violet SS
Tüff Unscented Herbal AS
Mazzolari Patchouli EdT

Wednesday:

Simpson Special pure
Speick (stick)
Gillette Goodwill "162"
Bolzano (34)
Weleda ASB
Boots ***

PdP shave soap - Simpsons Duke 3, best - Feather Stainless - Feather blade - PdP AS balm - Creed Baie de Genièvre edt