Thread: February 25,2007 through March 4,2007

Enjoyed the ice today so i did not get a chance to shave until the afternoon.

10/40 TM strop
Shower (TGQ- sandalwood)
Muehle-Minsel 23mm silvertip
TGQ Sandalwood & Vanilla
5/8 Joseph Rogers (still thanking Gary!)
4 wonderfully smooth passes
cold water
TOBS sandalwood cologne

absolutely wonderful shave.

Proraso Pre / Post
Shavemac 177 Silvertip
Trumpers Rose Cream / Coates Rose Cream 50/50
3" Hand American Latigo Strop
5/8 Puma Squarepoint
Alum
Thayers Rose WH
Trumpers Skin Food
SCS Savory Rose edt
Penhaligons Hammam Bouquet edt

Great Shave, 2 days growth now BBS

Sat:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Illinois strop
Heljestrand #32 ivory
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Part of a pair, the other of which should be arriving at its new home today or monday. Honed this one up on a Dubl Duck barber's combination hone while watching a few episodes of "Sumomo mo momo mo", and got a great shave this morning.

Finally a good shave today It's been almost a week of bad ones.

Hot shower
Miller no2 strop
6/8 Joseph Rodgers and Sons
Prorasso creme
Bass Boar brush
Alum
Pinaud Clubman

I'd forgotten good shaves like this existed after a week of the water softener being on the fritz. Hard water really doesn't seem to lubricate nearly as well as soft no matter what Soap you try.

hot shower


5/8 Dorko
Colleens Desert Ironwood Soap
silvertip badger brush





BBS shave smooth as silk

10/40 TM honey strop
Shavemac 429
Colleen's Lime Margarita Shave Soap
7/8 Marshes & Sheppard "Ponds Works" about half wedge
3 passes
Cold water

no nicks no burn... Saturday is ebay special cleaning day- the razor was $7.50 shipped.. has just one small spot of rust on the tang... cleaned up nice and took a sweet edge

Saturday 3 March 10.30 GMT
Coticule 10, TM Latigo strop, linen 30, leather 30.
Dovo Bismarck 5/8 full hollow CS.
Coral skin food to soften.
Hot bath with flannel on face for, ohh, 20 minutes (BBC Radio 4 in background).
Edwin Jagger mug and Super Badger Brush.
Colleen's custom soap.
Witch Doctor witchazel gel to finish.
Coral skin food right at the end.

Today was special -- gonna be a good weekend!

Sun:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Illinois strop
5/8 Puma #28

Pretty good shave.

I started off by washing my face and putting on some conditioner as I had 2 days of growth on it...
Stropped up the Filly #12 and did one pass using the Edwin Jagger BB brush and T&H 1805 (only got a little bit left so I want to use it up and create some space). I found out that the Filly was in need of a tochup so I did my second pass with the Heartring.. That thing mows down the stubble so easily that it's idiot-proof. The only thing matching its performance is its beauty.
My a/s routine was standard: Old Spice and Neutrogena RD.

Two days growth, dived in mid-afternoon for a 30 minute shave

Hot rinse
Proraso green

Trumpers limes cream
Edwin Jagger BB brush

TM red latigo strop
Kessar 5/8 spike

Cold rinse
Thayers witchhazel with lemon and aloe vera
Proraso a/s balm
Pinaud Clubman classic a/s

Peach of a shave taking about 30 minutes. I swiped my jawline carefully as I am still not at ease with running the blade cross grain against the chin, but I am getting there slowly.

I have run out of TAGMSC a/s milk and it is bothering me not having it despite having proraso a/s balm and Trumpers coral skin food. Looks like it is time to bash the wallet again

Pinaud Clubman classic is growing on me more and more as a go-to day to day aftershave, it reminds me of old spice, but with a different twist on it somehow. The women around me think it smells pleasant, masculine and "powdery". No complaints there then!

I tried Pinaud lilac vetegal, it just doesn't go on me well. My wife tried a little on her and it smells lovely. Looks like body chemistry is playing it's tricks there.

I will be needing more shaving soap and cream in the next few weeks, time to look around at some options other than Trumpers ..