SMF

for me, it would be Magazine St. in uptown new orleans, LA. My barber shop (the golden shears) was there, as well as the convenience store, radio shack...walk down the street a bit to get to a nice park and the audobon zoo...up the street a bit was a record store (before there were chain stores) and...

1959 Fatboy with red pack personna
C&E BBB
Proraso Red Tube SC
Proraso ASB
Tabac EdC

the proraso red was the first sc I tried when I started traditional wetshaving and I am always surprised when I come back to it and redisover it's amazing qualities...great scent and super lather.

how similar is it to the classic "old spice" scent?

Once a day for me. I did, however, quit an exceptionally bad/rushed/interfered-with shave one morning after 1 pass, then treat myself to a proper shave in the evening. I got away with it, but I do feel that more than one "proper" shave per day (more that just occasionally) would result in ...

HD with red personna
C&E BBB
Tabac SS
Alum
proraso ASB
Tabac EdC

HD with red personna
C&E BBB
TOBS St. James SC
Alum
Proraso ASB
SCS B&B Bay rum w/ a twist EdT

Nice shave!

Viktor wrote:Don't hesitate and buy all off them.

Regards,

that's truly what I'm starting to consider here...

Horse Shaver wrote:Do yourself a favor and buy a tub of Trumper's GFT. I like St. James as well (used it this AM). But GFT blows me away...

thanks for the tip...I haven't tried trumpers yet...but I have been curious about the GFT

HD with red personna
C&E BBB
Speick SC
Alum
QEDman aftershave skin conditioner with cypress EO
In the morning before work: T&H Trafalgar EdT

Have used the Speick for the last three days and am still loving it!

I really like taylor's St. James, and was wondering what you gents think about which one I should order next (with my order of the avocado).

I just want to say great idea for a contest and I am impressed with your (and mam bear's) generosity! 1st class gentlemen here!

PM sent to buy if no trades are offered...

welcome! As far as the metrosexual thing goes, I think it's far more metrosexual to have that 3 or 4 day stubble (like the american idol guy) than to be well groomed. Besides, I also think it's more metrosexual to use the 500 blade ooze-injecting-motor powered cartridge... I WISH my dad had used a D...

HD with derby (day2) C&E BBB TOBS St. James SC Alum T&H Trafalgar ASB (just a liiiiitle bit) this morning before work: SCS B&B Bay ARum w/ a Twist EdT concoction (I combined some of this with some pinaud bay rum AS) I threw together the EdT concoction last night before bed after reading ...

these are obviously subject to change at a moment's notice 1. T&H Trafalgar (I love this scent) 2. Tabac (smells like money to me...not literally...but it smells like money) 3. SCS B&B Bay Rum w/ a Twist (my wife loves this one, and I like it's "lightness") 4. T&H Trafalgar (di...

HD with red personna (day2) C&E BBB T&H 1805 SC Alum Proraso ASB I let fate choose my scream/soap for today. I listed all I had (that I was willing to use) then allowed random.org to pick a number for me. It chose the 1805...had a nice, comfortable shave--so I guess fate knew what it was doi...

Mama Bear sweetly, gently
pours forth leather and musk
stirring, heating, cooling
turning solid to liquid to solid to foam
then sweetly, gently
creates a gentleman

I am in Atlanta, FWIW

I agree that the honeybee sue soaps are phenomenal! Also, I have had great success with (and enjoy) the saint charles shave soaps (fairway is great, as is the savory rose). As you already know, tabac is just perfect.

I agree with others...the Proraso ASB doesn't smell like the green tube or the pre/post. The asb has a nice barbershop scent (IMHO). Actually, I prefer it 1000 times over the scent of the Nivea, and I find it absorbs much more quickly and doesn't leave me feeling sticky (as the Nivea has done before...