Thread: Monday, October 31, 2005

Hot Shower w/Greenpond Glycerin Soap as facial wash

Prep: Hot, soaked washclothes for 5 minutes; 6 drops King of Shaves pre-shave oil; followed by two more hot washcloth applications

Lather: Trumper's Sandalwood cream whipped up with a Trumpers Super Badger

Shave: TI Evide Sonnant Extra 5/8, 2 passes

Post: Trumper's alum block; Pinaud Clubman aftershave.

Showered with SoapDance Woodland Sprite bath soap
Puma 7/8
Shavemac SMF Special
QEDman Special 218 shaving soap
30 passes on treated leather
Steamed Face with Hot Towel and Lather - 3 minutes
1 pass down the sides and neck with cream
1 pass across the sides with cream
1 pass along and below jaw line from ear to chin with cream
1 pass up the sides with cream
1 pass touch up with shave stick
Proraso after shave balm
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Montana EdT
30 passes on treated leather

The beginning of another work week! The books in the background are Moleskine
journals, one for work, one for personal information. I've used them for years, and
highly recommend them! My notekeepers that go every where I go!

Today's shave music by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.

RT

Hot Towel - 5 minutes
Hot Towel - 5 minutes
Hot Towel - 2 minutes
Dubl Duck Special No. 1 (YOWza)
Tony Miller Paddle Strop
15 passes on the unfinished leather
30 passes on the finished leather
Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass against the grain on the sides and kneck
1 pass touch up with water
Thayer's Witch Hazel Skin Astringent with Aloe

I should have put some cream on between the towels, and done the "once over" on the kneck rather than just the against the grain pass. Done in 15 min.

Shower
GlaxoSmithKline Spectro Gel Skin Cleanser
Hot Towel - 2 minutes
J.A. Henckels #50
Illinois 361 Strop
12 passes on the linen
24 passes on the finished leather
Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass down
H. Böker
12 passes on the linen
24 passes on the finished leather
hot water splash
Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass across
hot water splash
Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass touch up with water
Thayer's Witch Hazel Skin Astringent with Aloe

Showered with SoapDance Woodland Sprite bath soap
TI Red Stamina 7/8
Shavemac SMF Special
Taylor Shaving Shop shaving cream
30 passes on treated leather
Steamed Face with Hot Towel and Lather - 3 minutes
1 pass down the sides and neck with cream
1 pass across the sides with cream
1 pass along and below jaw line from ear to chin with cream
1 pass up the sides with cream
1 pass touch up with shave stick
Proraso after shave balm
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Woods of Windsor EdT
30 passes on treated leather

I shaved pre-shower today, so...

-Sink full of hot water, held my face down in it a few times at 30 sec's each
-Mr. Taylor cream whipped up in a gladware bowl w/Vulfix short silvertip
-DD Goldedge, 10 linen and 20 leather
-one knock-down pass N-S all over at 25 degrees or so
-another pass down all over at 35+ degrees and pulling tight
-one pass across ears to chin pulling tight
-touch up with water and dabs of lather on fingers
-my "shave music" was the drone of a small space heater on the floor behind me mmm TOASTY ;-)
-shower, etc...
-Neutrogena razor defense balm
-Trumper's Spanish Leather

All in all, 25-30 min I guess............................................. ......Jeff

my "shave music" was the drone of a small space heater on the floor behind me mmm TOASTY ;-)

If it's cold, that's a damn hard band to beat!

RT

Robeson 5/8
Shavemac #181 Silvertip Brush
Truefitt & Hill 1805 Shaving Cream
Tabac EDT

Shave music: Maynard Ferguson

RT

Showered with SoapDance Sandalwood Vanilla bath soap
Dorko 7/8 w/ rosewood handle
Shavemac SMF Special
Taylor Mr Taylor's shaving cream
30 passes on treated leather
Steamed Face with Hot Towel and Lather - 3 minutes
1 pass down the sides and neck with cream
1 pass across the sides with cream
1 pass along and below jaw line from ear to chin with cream
1 pass up the sides with cream
1 pass touch up with shave stick
Proraso after shave balm
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
HB Boss Number One EdT
30 passes on treated leather