SOTD 23-29 June 2008

Pleasure to start the week's thread off:

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower
Castle Forbes pre-shave at end of shower
Shavemac custom 2007 forum D01 brush
Merkur Progress w/ Derby blade
QED Peppermint soap + D.I.Y. cream
WWR
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S splash
CWR
Aqua Velva Ice Blue balm + Mama Bear's Orange/Menthol milk
Penhaligon's Douro EdT

Monday

after shower at the sink:

M500/Red IP(2)
Polo 8 Best
T&H Luxury s/s
WWR
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
Proraso a/s
Royall Muske edt

Palmolive Stick / C&E Pure
Merkur HD / Gillette Silver Blue
Old Spice
Creed Original Vetiver

Warm shower.

KOS Kinexium (I really like that stuff)
AOS Unscented cream
Shavemac silvertip custom
Gillette sensor for women (cartridges on clearance)
Alum block
AOS Unscented asb

Three nicks and two rough patches left.

Merkur Silvertip (Futur)
Feather (Shave #2)
Gilette Super Adjustable S-2
Proraso Superlather ( Red Cream + White Soap)
Osma Alum
Proraso Splash

Merkur HD w/ Feather
Vulfix Boar
Institut Karite soap
Proraso AS Splash

Monday a.m.

Aristocrat/Gillette Plat.
Rooney 3,1
L'Occitane Cade soap
Trumper's Limes skin food
Dzongkha EdT

Two-pass BBS.

1st shave after face slicing - took it gently and it came out well

Dubl Duck Satinedge 5/8
TOBS Avocado SC
Shavemac #441 Silvertip
The GR Stangard ASB
Penhaligon's English Fern edt

Gillette Ball-end Tech with Feather
Vulfix Old Original #41
Geo. F. Trumper's Rose Shaving cream
QED Rose Water Hydrosol
QED Rose Geranium ASSC
Floris Vetiver

Hot Shower
E4 Fatboy w/Feather (day 1) set on 9
QED Fresh Lime
Capshaw Brush
WWR/CWR
TGR Standard ASB
C&S Neroli

I think I found my new favorite razor. The Fatboy/Feather combo mowed down 2 days of growth w/virtually no irritation. Not sure if I'll be able to stand it set on 9 more than 2 days in a row but at least it'll be an interesting experiment.

'47 Aristocrat w/Derby (day 2)
C&E BBB
L'Occitane Cade cream *sample*

Micro-review:
1. Scent is light woodsy. Disappears with the rinse.
2. Lathers reasonably well but may thin quickly with a touch too much water.
3. Slickness/protection - Less than others. Know your technique.

Finished off with Booster's Polar Ice.

Overall rating for this first-time batch: 3.5/5

Monday:

• Gillette L-4 Slim Adjustable with Gillette "Swede"
• C&E Best Badger
• Truefitt & Hill Luxury SS
• Speick AS Splash

Shower / MWF / Rooney #3/1 super / Derby (1) / Aqua Velva AS / TWH

Gillette Tech w/ Dorco d2
VDH Boar
MB Mint and Ivy SS
Alum
WH
Pinaud Classic Vanilla AS

Jeris HT
Provence Sante Verlaine cologne

Hot shower

Truefitt&Hill Luxury Shaving Soap
Shavemac #177
Merkur 39c with Derby (d1)
Old Spice AS

Davidoff Cool Water

BBS

Merkur 38C
Gilette blade
Wilkinson Soap (Blue Bowl)
Proraso Aftershave Balm

Fahrenheit Dior

Monday:

Razor: Merkur Futur / Derby
Brush: Rooney Alibaba Large
Soap/Cream: T&H 1805 Cream
After shave: Thayer’s Rose Witch Hazel; DR Harris AS Milk
Cologne: Penhaligon’s Racquets Formula Cologne

The Futur/Derby combination was very effective today, even with the Futur dialed way down.

Hot Shower
Razor: Mergress
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock (Day 5)
Brush: Rooney 3/1 Super
Soap: MWF
Spritz: QED DaVinci Water
ASB: QED Lime
EdT: Polo Blue