SOTD 19 May - 25 May 2008

- Classic Brand lavender shaving soap
- Victorian Shaving Scuttle & Waterfall Moss Scuttle
- Edwin Jagger Super Badger
- Gillette Super Speed with virgin Derby blade
- T&H Ultimate Comfort aftershave balm

Proraso pre-post
Honeybee coconut soap/SCS coconut creme superlather with badger brush to entire face and neck.
Parker Razor
Sharp Brand blade (3)
WTG, XTG, ATG, Buff
Warm water rinse
Nivea balm to neck
Cold water rinse
Master Bay Rum aftershave lotion
Ogallala Special Reserve Bay Rum Cologne

From this morning:

1959 Gillette Fatboy
Feather Blade (thanks Straight Arrow)
Mühle-Pinsel 23mm Silvertip
Feather Pre-Shave
Discontinued Palmolive Shaving Cream (thanks again Straight Arrow)
Nancy Boy Cooling Gel
Baxter Of California Super Shape SPF 15 Face Moisturizer

Took things REALLY slow and was rewarded with a very high-quality shave.

'59 Fatboy
Gillette Platinum (Russian)
Taylor's Pure Badger
Kent soap (Wool Fat)
Proraso pre/post

Escada PH EdT

Merkur 23c
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless
Kent BLK4
TOBS St James Shave Cream
Floid Vigoroso Aftershave

First nightshave.

Brush: Omega Elegant
Cream: Taylor's Avocado
Razor: 1964 J3 Gillette slim
Blade: Crystal (day 3)
After: Thayer's rose petal witch hazel, Nivea extra soothing ASB

It felt weird to wake up clean shaven. I'll see how long it holds up before I start to feel scruffy.

After shower at the sink:

Schick L-1 Injector/Ted Pella (3)
Duke 3
T&H Luxury s/s
WWR
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Swiss Pitralon
Atkinson's English Lavender edt

Tuesday

Merkur 38C
Derby
Simpson Chubby 2
T&H Luxury Soap
Aqua Velva
Nivea

Two days of whisker growth could not put up any sort of resistance to the Dovo!

Dovo Special 5/8
SCS Citrus Basil Soap
SCS Citrus Splash
SCS Bay Rum w/ Twist ASM
SCS Dagger EdT

5/20

Progress/Dorco
Pure Badger from Lee's
Musgo Real SC
WitchHazel
AquaVelva AS
Black EDT

Tuesday

Brush: Shavemac 177 25mm
Cream: Taylor Lemon & Lime
Razor: 55 Aristocrat
Blade: Chinese Gillette Super Blue
A/S: Lumene
Cologne: Taylor #74 Victorian Limes

Mike

Hot shower
Cornhuskers as pre-shave
Razor: Mergress
Blade: Red Personna (day 1)
Brush: SR 3318
Cream: T&H Ultimate
Spritz: QED Peppermint Hydrasol
ASB: Baxter Journeyman

I used a sample of the Ultimate Comfort from T&H today...I thought it was pretty good. I know a lot of guys don't like it, but it has a mild scent with a hint of something I cannot quite put my finger on, and gives a good shave...not as good as my T&H West Indian Limes, of course.

Spearmint scented glycerin as a preshave
Gillette Tech w/US Personna
KMF Mint SC
Big Red
Three passes + blade buffing
WWR
CWR
Witch Hazel
Proraso ASB
Mennen Skin Bracer

Tuesday

Feather Portable / Red Personna
Crabtree & Evelyn Best Badger Brush
Speick Shave Stick
Aqua Velva Ice Sport

Flare-Tip Rocket w/ Gillette 7 o'clock Super Stainless
C&E BBB
QED Patchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint and KMF Mint
Thayer's Original
QED Patchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint ASSC

Tuesday

Hot Shower
Brush: eShave Travel Badger
Cream: CO Bigelow green (proraso)
Razor: D4 Gillette SS
Blade: Sharp Stainless (Day 2)
A/S: Thayers w/Aloe & Trumpers Coral Skinfood

64 Slim Adjustable J2 set to 2
Tweezerman
Family Dollar Brand
Noxzema
Truefitt and Hill West Indian Limes
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Blenheim Bouquet EDT

Tuesday

Aristocrat
Gillette Plat #3
Rooney 3,3
Trumper's limes soap
Trumper's limes a/s
Trumper's limes skin food
Muscs Kublai Khan

Excellent two-pass shave with some a/s burn.

Travel shaves this week: In Santa Clara again for work.

Hot shower
Portico Conditioner rubbed in as pre-shave during shower
AOS Pure Badger brush
Bic Metal disposable razor
Mama Bear's Awakenings soap + Coates Almond cream
WWR
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S splash
CWR
Rick's custom A/S balm + Nivea Extreme Comfort balm
Caron: Third Man EdT