SOTD Aug 11, 2008 to Aug 17, 2008

R-James said:

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Holy Toledo, Richie! Just looking at that razor balanced on the water spout gives me The Willies!! It's a beautiful photo, but one false move and it could be "Ding City" for that blade.

"You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!"

'75 Gillette SS (black handle) w/Red IP(Day 2)
BBE
HBS Ye Olde Barbershop
Pinaud Clubman

3 passes, BBS. I'm really liking this setup.

NANP™

Hot Shower ~ Arbonne NutriMenC beard scrub
Pre-Shave ~ "I ain't done yet" remains of a VDH[sup]d[/sup] puck,Origins Easy Slider pre-shave oil
Lather ~ William's + VDH[sup]d[/sup] + NutriMenC cream, lathered in a warm bowl
Brush ~ B&B Essential
Razor ~ Merkur HD with my 1st use of a Derby Extra
Face ~ 4 passes wxx[sup]r[/sup]a+touch up
After-Shave ~ Styptic Pencil, Thayer's Alcohol-Free with Aloe, Aqua Velva

I was going to do the William's solo but it didn't seem to be lathering that well and it smelled like laundry soap. Caught a weeper above my adams apple; probably nervous in front of the camera

62 Gillette Slim
Derby Extra
Ch1
TGQ Orange Patchouli soap/
KMF Patchouli cream

Killer smooth shave

Eddie

Monday:

Rooney 2/1 super brush
Trumper's almond soap (Which has now been moved back to the garage for further aging)
Gillette Aristocrat with Crystal (IP) blade
Thayer's alcohol-free witch hazel with aloe vera
AOS unscented AS Balm

Coffee: Sulawesi Torajaland, home-roasted, hand-ground, and brewed in a Bodum French press
Music: Glenn Gould -- Goldberg Variations (1981)

C-MON (Germany) "Blackie" 11/16 straight razor
Rooney Style 1 Size 1 in Finest Badger shaving brush (hat-tip to Jim at Vintage Blades!)
Cyril R. Salter Indian Sandalwood shaving cream (hat-tip to Charles at QED!)
Witch-hazel
Floris Sandalwood EDT

5/8 "Ookla" Wapienica
B&B Essential Brush
Musgo Real SC
Blue Floid AS

Monday

Henckels Friodur 5/8
Chubby 2 Best
Castle Forbes Lime EO SC
Royall Lyme ASL

Razor: '59 Fatboy
Blade: Crystal
Brush: Tweezerman
Cream: Fraser's Polar Ice
AS: Pinaud Clubman

Gillette Slim w/ Feather
Simpson's Chubby 1 Super
Pré de Provence soap
Musgo AS Splash

Posting Tuesday's EARLY Morning Shave now because I will be on the road quite early. Back 2 TABAC, The "Gnome" and my Boomerang Simpson gives the Plisson #12 HMW in Genuine Horn, a well deserved day off.

JBHoren said:

Cyril R. Salter Indian Sandalwood shaving cream (hat-tip to Charles at QED!)

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That stuff smells AMAZING!!

I have many creams, but few do I enjoy more.


BTW: Can it be, is it possible????



BBS!

SOTD-2008-08-12

Razor "Gillette Old Style"
Blade "Astra Keramik"
Brush "NoName Boar"
Soap "Mitchell's Wool Fat"
Aftershave "L' Occitane Cade"

Taylor sandalwood shaving cream
Rooney 3/2 finest
Merkur Progress w/Gillette silver blue blade
Harris milk

Taylor sandalwood cologne

Tuesday

1951 Black Tip Super Speed w/Feather
Erasmic shaving cream
Kent BK4
Alum
Proraso splash.

Close, comfortable shave.

56 Red Tip w/ Derby #2 | Fraser SC | C&E BBB | SCS BR w/ twist AS Milk | SCS BR w/Twist EDT

Hot shower.
EJ Sandalwood cream.
Simpsons Berkely Best Badger
Merkur HD W/Derby Extra
L'Oreal Moisturating AS Balm.
Versace After Shave.

And today I shaved my head for the first time with a DE

Proraso Pre
Classic Brand Menthol SS
AOS Pure Badger Brush
Gillette Exec with Red Pack Israeli
Alum
Aqua Velva Musk
Real Shaving Co ASB

3(WTG+ATG+WTG)