SOTD - March 26 thru April 1

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:18 am

merkur / merkur
vulfix 41
kent

Clive

jaradus · Post by **jaradus** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:50 pm

Truefitt & Hill pre-shave oil
Futur w/Merkur
AoS silvertip
Trumper rose
AoS a/s balm

Chanel Pour Monsieur

DavidUK · Post by **DavidUK** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:41 pm

1920's Gillette Bostonian Razor
Chinese Panda Blade (First use !)
B&B 2006 Finest Brush
Arran Aromatics Vetiver Shave Cream
Polo EdT

The first pass was ...well ouch !! ...the Panda blades bite for sure. Don't think I'll be loading up one of these animals again in a hurry. Not to be beaten I did a careful 4 passes and still didn't get a close shave...

SOTD Rating 7/10 ...a challenging shave...

David

rustyblade · Post by **rustyblade** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:49 pm

Good news:

Did you know that my BK4 has not shed a single hair since it arrived?

Bad news:

Trumper Sandalwood soap irritates my skin every time I use it. I'll head over to the S&T Forum and hopefully trade it for Trumper Limes soap.

cigar-&-Shave · Post by **cigar-&-Shave** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:28 pm

Gold plated Merkur HD, Feather blade
D.R. Harris Almond shave soap
Omega wood handle boar bristle brush
Taylors Bay Rum aftershave
Kiss My Face olive & aloe moisturizer

D.R. Harris almond soap is "Dyn-o-mite!"

Limey · Post by **Limey** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:37 pm

Merkur Progress
Israeli Personna
Vulfix #2234
T&H Trafalgar
Thayer's Rose wh
Aqua Velva AS
Mama Bear's B&B Summer ASB
Floris Santal EDT

jrgroucho · Post by **jrgroucho** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:55 pm

Tuesday:
pm shave
'61 Fatboy/English Wilkinson
SMF III
Proraso 'Green' Shaving Cream
Thayers' Peach Witch Hazel
Proraso ASB
Trumper's Limes SF

I've used the Fatboy four times and it just keeps getting better.

nodaktim wrote: I am anxiously awaiting my order of Wilks to try.

Oh, it's nice Tim. You won't be disappointed.

--
Jeremy

Goosemeplease · Post by **Goosemeplease** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:52 pm

DavidUK · Post by **DavidUK** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:59 am

David

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:28 am

First ever shave with cream today:

Merkur Futur with Boots/Tesco
Floris Elite Shaving Creme
Floris Naturals Soothing Skin Balm
REN Multi-Tasking ASB

4 passes. 2 WTG, 2 XTG. OMFG incredible. This was my first time using shaving creme...that Floris stuff is mad! An incredible lather in seconds and it was fantastic. I felt it was a much more lubricating than the Mitchells Wool Fat (and I didn't have to worry about water content (I nearly always get the razor bumping across the skin with the mitchells)).

Only downsides:
Elite isn't the nicest Floris scent. I prefer No.89 and Cefiro (why don't you make them in shaving cremes Floris!!!)
The Soothing Skin Balm smelt like aniseed which I hate and wasn't very good. That's why I felt I had to use the REN too.

Boots blades on the other hand...fantastic! Beats Merkur hands down.

Brett G · Post by **Brett G** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:36 am

Wednesday,

SMF III
Salter Mint
Merkur LHC w/ Swede
TGR A/S Balm
TOB Mr. Sidney A/S

Salter creams are not quite on the same level as the other English preparations but the mint will always have a place in my cupboard.

jslfl · Post by **jslfl** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:56 am

Wednesday-
Proraso pre shave
Proraso shave cream
Delong Silvertip brush
Gillette 1959 red tip
Derby Extra blade
Proraso ASB
Carlos Santana col-log-nee

Nitrox · Post by **Nitrox** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:32 am

Wednesday

Merkur Futur razor
Feather de blade
SMF III brush
T&H Rose shave cream
Thayers lavender witch hazel
Tabac AS

nteeman · Post by **nteeman** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:54 am

Wednesday

Razor: Gillette SuperSpeed (1951)
Blade: Derby Extra
Brush: Omega Sintex
Soap/Cream: Col Conk Bay Rum
A/S--Musgo Real A/S Balsam

$\:D/$

Mike R · Post by **Mike R** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:07 am

Wednesday

Brush: Vulfix 2233
Razor: Merkur Slant
Blade: English Wilkinson
Cream: T&H Limes
A/S: Musgo Real A/S splash, Musgo balm
Cologne:Musgo Orange Amber

Mike

timc · Post by **timc** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:52 am

Hump Day:

Vulfix 2233
Mitchell's Wool Fat shaving soap
'58 Super Speed
Tesco blade (#3)
Thayer's Original witch hazel
Pinaud Clubman AS

Superb. I biked into work again this morning, and it was quite a bit colder than yesterday (it's 3C right now). Still, my face feels great, and definitely moisturized.

nodaktim · Post by **nodaktim** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:41 am

jslfl wrote:Wednesday-
Proraso pre shave
Proraso shave cream
Delong Silvertip brush
Gillette 1959 red tip
Derby Extra blade
Proraso ASB
Carlos Santana col-log-nee

I see you used the same set up I did yesterday, but added the "Carlos Santana col-log-nee" and used the Delong Silvertip instead...

How did it go?

razorsedge · Post by **razorsedge** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:46 am

Rooney Finest Small, Style 3
Progress w/Derby (day 2)
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Musgo A/s, Balm
Proraso Pre/Post

reggiano · Post by **reggiano** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:52 am

Wednesday!

Rooney 3 Small Finest
Rocket HD w/Tesco
Coate's Rose-Sandalwood Cream*
Thayer's Rose WH
TGR ASB
Chanel Egoiste Pour Homme

What's this Coate's Rose-Sandalwood Cream you are asking? Well, I have my Sandalwood cream in tubes, and my current one's lid broke, so I decanted it into another container. My pot of Rose was dehydrated, so after using it as a soap I decided to rehydrate it. However, it never reached the desired consistency, and has remained a semi-hardened mess. So last night I deceded to mix some of the Rose into the Sandalwood, and voila! It's about 60% Sandalwood and 40% Rose, and it is 100% fantastic. Anyone else combined creams like this?

stanmog · Post by **stanmog** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:11 am

Wednesday:

Stan