FREE WEEK, SOTD "themed week" April 23rd - April 29th 2012

Saturday evening:

Razor: Slim
Blade: Supermax Super Platinum (1)
Cream: TOBS Almond
Brush: Penworks Finest
A/S: Aqua Velva
ASB: Natio ASB

Saturday:

Simpson Special Pure
Valobra Menthol
Gillette Tech
Treet Dura Sharp (1)
Santa Maria Novella Emulsione Analcolica ASB
Santa Maria Novella Colonia Russa ***

The end of my Annual Training is finally here. I'm ready for our last formation and to head out on the drive home. Just as importantly, I'm ready to get back to using a real brush. The Wee Scot just doesn't seem to fit me very well... That said, I was also experimenting with some relatively new software, so maybe a travel brush was not the best choice for getting to know these items. In any event, SWMBO is waiting for me to arrive this afternoon/evening, and I'm ready to see her with my clean shaven hollywood mug!

Feather AS + feather
Shavemac
MWF
Harris Sandalwood as
Knize Ten EdT

Today, a full CADE shave!





L'Occitane CADE "OVNI" soap + Simpson Duke3 Best + Gillette Fat Tech open Muhle with Iridium Super + Thayers Lavender "alum" + L'Occitane CADE balm con Aqua Velva


This CADE soap is really good, but unfortunately I had an irritating shave... Iridium blade had about 4-5 uses and probably was time to change it but I suspect that this Muhle head is more aggresive with this Fat Tech handle...


Cheers!

Omega 48 Boar Brush
La Toja Shave Stick
Merkur Futur w/Timor Blade on 4
La Toja AS Splash
Barclay-Crocker Unscented ASB

Saturday, April 28, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: TABAC
Brush: Semogue 1460
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some TABAC after shave

Semogue 610
La Toja Manantiales
NDC Superspeed/Med Prep
Floid Vigoroso AS
C&S 88

Saturday morning, April 28, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade,
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

New Semogue 1305 and a fresh Schick blade!

EJ89L
Shark Super Stainless
RV tortoise keyhole
Speick Stick
Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Musk

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: SRP Thäther
Razor: Sanssouci 7/8
Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/Kanayama Cordovan
Soap: Valobra Stick
After shave: 444 + Floïd Suave
Results: Pretty nice an comfortable shave, the razor could maybe have been just a tad sharper, but still a very nice shave. Two passes DFS +

Pre:
Hot Shower

Shave:
1966 Super Speed
Astra SP Blade
Tweezerman Brush
EJ Sea Buckthorn Soap

Post:
Cold Water Rinse
AOS Alum Block
Clubman AS Lotion
Nivea ASB

[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Meanwhile, at the sink:

- Haci Sakir soap Lavender
- Haslinger shaving soap Meeresalgen (ocean algae), balea badger
- Edwin Jagger 89, Feather (6)
- Blue Stratos aftershave

This was my very first experience with a Haslinger soap. Very nice lather, pleasant and fresh scent going along quite well with the 1980s Blue Stratos.

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