SOTD 26 May - 1 June 2008

Merkur Progress/Derby(day2)
Pure Badger from Lee's
Mama Bear's Awakenings
AquaVelva AS

after shower at the sink:


HD/Red IP(1)
Polo 8 Best
T&H Luxury s/s
WWR
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Speick a/s
Speick edt

Hot shower
Cornhuskers
Razor: Mergress
Blade: Red Personna (day 3)
Brush: Rooney 3/1 Super
Soap: DR Harris Arlington
Spritz: QED Peppermint Hydrasol
ASB: QED Lime
EdT: Polo Blue

Slant w/ Feather (d2)
C&E BBB
Tabac SC
Alum
WH
Old Spice AS

Tabac cologne

'40s Aristocrat | Personna Platinum Red (d1) | Rooney 2/1 Super | KMF Key Lime SC | GFT Limes Skin Food | TOBS No. 74 Victorian Lime AS

41" Gillette Ranger Tech/U.S. Persona (2)
Barbershop Luxury Pure Badger
Proraso Green SS
Nivea Aftershave Replenishing Balm
Quick one pass shave not bbs but not too bad, looks good.

Clayton

Hot shower
Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint SS
Dan Capshaw Brush
'47 Aristocrat w/Feather - day 1
WWR
Lucky Tiger AS Toner
CWR
TGR Standard AS Balm
C&S Oxford & Cambridge

Tuesday a.m.

Aristocrat
Gillette Plat #4
Rooney 3,1
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet cream
Trumper's Limes A/S
Trumerper's Limes Skin Food
Floris Vetiver

Excellent two-pass shave with moderate touch up.

First shave after a few days off

Merkur 38C w Derby
Shavemac Custom Silvertip
QED Bathtub Gin stick
Dominica Bay Rum splash

Went whole hog with multiple passes & touch up, touch up, touch up to get BBS everywhere. The Dominica burned like the fires of hades telling me I was a bit on the rough side. But a few minutes later the Dominica fades to a glow & BBS nirvana ensues.

Merkur LH w/ Feather
Vulfix Best
TOBS Lemon & Lime cream
GFT Limes Skin Food

Tuesday:

Brush: Simpson Tulip 2
Soap/Cream: Trumper Rose Hard Soap; Trumper Coral Skin Food
Razor: Merkur Progress (“Mergress&#8221 / Derby
After shave: Thayer’s Rose Witch Hazel; DR Harris AS Milk
Cologne: Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta

Tuesday

Hot shower prep.
Merkur HD gold plated w/ Hema store brand blade (1st day)
Muehle Pinsel pure badger brush
Tabac Original shaving soap
Denim Original AB/AS
Davidoff Cool Water EDT

Merkur lhc
Derby
Omega brush
William's
Skin Bracer

Spearmint scented glycerin as a preshave
Gillette Old Style open combed, silver plated razor w/US Personna blade
Big Red
KMF Mint SC
Three passes + blade buffing
WWR
CWR
Witch hazel
Aqua Velva
Proraso ASB
SCS Oakmoss Lavendula EDT

Hot shower
Cheap generic pure badger brush (my first)
Proraso shave cream
Vintage Solingen straight
L'Oreal aftershave balm

St James Mandarin & Patchouli Pre-shave Oil | '59 Gillette Fatboy | Feather | Kent BK4 | Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort SC | C&E Sandalwood ASB | C&E Sandalwood EDT

First shave for three days and first ever shave with a Feather. Nice! Although I missed a couple of spots as I was in a bit of a rush

Tuesday

Omega pura setola brush
MB masculine musk SS
Injector J type + Schick blade (US) (day 3-2 passes)
Proraso AS
Aloe Vera gel
Speick edt

Gillete Slim adjustable* c.1965 with a Derby Extra Blade
C&E Sienna Soap,
No name boar brush,
Old Spice to finish it off.


*I thought I owned a fatboy but the datecodes don't lie, I have a mid- '60s Slim adjustable made in the 4th quarter.