SOTD 20-26 October, 2008

Monday, 20 Oct '08

Gillette Rubie/ Derby Extra (day 1)
Mühle boar brush
Tabac SS
Old Spice Whitewater

This is my 28mm Silvertip Shavemac brush inside of my custom shaving bowl.........

'40s Aristocrat | Feather | EJ Super | TOBS Rose SC | Thayers Rose WH | GFT Coral SF | Hammam Bouquet

SOTD-2008-10-20

Prep "Proraso"
Razor "Gillette Tech Ball End"
Blade "Derby"
Brush "Rooney Alibaba"
Soap "Trumper Almond"
Aftershave "Proraso"

hot shower, Gillette Tech, Wilkinson Sword, WTG, XTG, VDH boar, Uncle Alberts soap, Curve Aftershave

Result: BBS

Merkur 38C / IP blades / D.R.Harris D2 brush
T&H pre-shave oil / C&E Sienna soap / Aqua Velava AS

Musgo Real Glycerine Lime Oil Soap
EJ Chatsworth
Red Pack Personna
C&E SBB
Tabac
Pinaud Clubman
Proraso ASB

Hardware: Gillette New, Crystal Blade, Black Tooth, Weller Bowl

Software: Dave's Mystic Spearmint Glycerin Preshave, Proraso Green, witch hazel, SCS Bay Rum w/Twist ASM, SCS Bay Rum w/Twist EDT

Procedure: Soften stubble with preshave, three passes + blade buffing, rinse and tone, apply SCS stuff to compliment a crisp fall morning here in Houston.

Hot shower
Weleda cream during shower
SR 3124
Merkur Progress w/ Gillette Silver Blue blade
Penhaligon's English Fern soap + Italian Palmolive cream
WWR
Alt Innsbruck A/S splash
CWR
Clinique Post Shave Healer
Tabac EdC

Merkur 1904 with a Derby Extra
QED 24mm Select Best Badger
Goe. F. Trumper Rose Shaving Soap
QED Rose Geranium Hydrosol
QED Rose Geranium ASSC
Geo. F. Trumper GFT

after shower at the sink:

Gold Progress/IP(3)
Shavemac Custom '07
T&H Luxury s/s
WWR
CWS
Thayers Lavender w/h
SCS Mediterranean Splash a/s
Paul Sebastian edt

QED Rosie Pre-Shave Bar
Aristocrat Jr. w/ 7 o'clock Super Stainless
B&BE
QED Lavender
Thayer's Original
Musgo Real splash

Black-handle Superspeed/Gillette Plat.
Rooney 3,1
C&E Sienna Soap
Trumper's Limes A/S

Very good two-pass shave. I officially hate Superspeeds (pending responses in another thread).

Progress set to 4
Red Pack Personna
TOBS Avocado
B&B Essential
Nivea ASB

C&E BBB
Ogallala Sage & Cedar Bay Rum SS
new Chroma blade
Gillette Old Type razor (2nd shave w/)
Thayer's Lemon Splash

BBS BABY!!!

Merkur 38C w RedPack
Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Pen's Blenheim Bouquet soap
Royall Lyme

First frost today - Liberal doses of of the Royall took me to the Carribean.

Merkur HD
Sharp Stainless
Rooney 3,1
SCS Wake Up! Soap
SCS Sandalwood Splash

Monday: Musgo Real Lime preshave soap / VDH boar brush / Col Conk Almond soap / Parker 89r razor / Dorco ST-301 blade d1 / TWH / Clubman Pinuad

1st time out with the Dorco 301. It did ok, will reserve final decision after a couple more shaves

Hot Shower
Trumper's Lime Skin Food
Razor: 1940's Gillette SS
Blade: Dorco (day 1)
Brush: SR 3318
Cream: GFT Coconut
Spritz: QED DaVinci Water
ASB: TGR Unscented
EdT: Polo Blue