SOTD~ March 26th to April 1st

[boboakalfb]

Yeah, I'm thinking about getting my face surgically enlarged so that I can use it more often.

I might stay away from whomever does Michael Jackson's work...

 

[Tinzien]

Slant w/ Derby
B&B 2006 Brush - Standard Ebony
Mama Bear's Sandalwood Rose Shaving Soap
Pinaud Bay Rum
Mama Bear's B&B Summer ASB - Lavender & Rose Hydrosol

Mama Bear's Spicy Lime EDT

Gents, get your hands on a puck of the Sandalwood Rose soap, this stuff smells amazing and shaves very well. Surprisingly the gamble I played by using the Pinaud worked great and did not overwhelm either the ASB, the soap's lingering silage nor the EDT (which also paired well).

I'm glad my experiments paid off today!!

 

[boboakalfb]

Baby boy born 27th March. SWMBO told me that she didn't want him getting confused as to how his daddy smells so I had to choose what shaving stuff to stick with for the next month or two...

This season I shall be exclusively using Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet.

Congrats Doc...and if you had to choose one scent I think you made a pretty good decision!

 

[ouch]

Baby boy born 27th March. SWMBO told me that she didn't want him getting confused as to how his daddy smells so I had to choose what shaving stuff to stick with for the next month or two...

(In the style of Jessie's Diets on The Fast Show):

This season I shall be exclusively using Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet.

Shaving soap
After shave balm
Eau d'toilette *
Shower gel *
Shampoo *
Deoderant *
Soap *

Personally, I reckon I smell great!

* -- ordered as the travel pack online.

I must say that the Penhaligon's mail order service is 5*/Platinum/Plus. Despatch was within 24 hours. Packaging was excessive and neat. The box was wrapped in two layers on Penhaligon's tissue paper with precision never seen before. This was placed in a piece of foam cut to the exact size required. The foam fitted snugly in a box sealed with tape on every edge and corner. Finally the whole box with a neat label was despatched in a courier bag. Wow.

So, with apologies I shall not be posting here for a few months until the BB supplies run out....

Congratulations, Doc! You'll be needing one of these in a few days.

Naturally, you should go with an extra large.

 

[Padron]

Proraso Pre
QED Wild Rose / Trumpers Rose Cream
Shavemac 25mm Horn
6/8 Smith / Restoration / Scales by J. Chandler
Alum
Thayers Rose WH
Trumpers CSF
Czech & Speake #88 edt

Great Shave , Joe got this razor Scary Sharp.

 

[Kyle]

Shavemac Custom Silvertip
Merkur LH w/ Derby
Tabac Soap - Lathered on Face
Lucky Tiger Toner
Tabac Cologne

 

[guenron]

Merkur Futur with Derby Extra
Savile Row SR 3118 Il Bambino
QED Lemongrass Eucalyptus Shave Stick
QED DaVinci Water
QED Lime After Shave Skin Conditioner
Castle Forbes Forbes of Forbes

 

[Stauff]

Clean 'n simple:

Harris almond soap
Simpson polo 8 best
Merkur HD
Feather blade
Harris Aftershaving Milk

 

[Jim]

 

[Nick75]

Saturday:

Merkur Classic w/Feather (day 1)
Kent T8
Palmolive SC
Thayers WH
Musgo Real A/S
Harris Milk

 

[Areler67]

Hello gents!

Omega Pura Setola brush
Speick SC
Injector E type with Schick blade (day 1-2 passes)
Alum stone
Nivea ASB sensitive skin
Burt's bees Bay Rum edt

Raphaël

 

[Antique Hoosier]

Late Start...Great Finish

 

[Dinder1]

Saturday

 

[Baloosh]

Hot shower
Proraso Pre-Post in shower
SR 3124
SCS Bayberry cream + Coates Sandalwood cream = SUPAHcream lather
'66 Slim Adjustable w/ 7am V3 blade (Day 1)
Warm water rinse
Cold water rinse
Skin Bracer A/S splash
Cold Water rinse
Thayer's Lavender W/H (one of the only Lavenders that don't burn)
C&E Sandalwood A/S balm
C&E Sandalwood EdT

Gotta love the Bayberry (which, to me, smells like cinnamon Hot Tots candy) and Sandalwood.

 

[ben27marie]

Baby boy born 27th March.

Congratulations!!!

 

[ben27marie]

Just when I thought my shaves couldn't be any better, I get a nearly flawless BBS shave with no nicks to speak of. I had a great cooling sensation the whole time I was shaving and my face feels great now. You've gotta love those free samples!!! Here's what I used today:

'65 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Israeli Personna (day 2)
Proraso Omega Boar Brush
Jack Black Beard Lube Conditioning Oil
QED Fresh Lime Shave Soap
Proraso Shave Cream
Trumper's Extract of Limes Skin Food

 

[ouch]

No shave today.


First miss of the year.

 

[johnniegold]

after shower at the sink:

'66 Gillette SS/IP (2 and done)
C&E Super Badger
Proraso pre post
C&E Sweet Almond Oil s/c
warm water rinse
touch up with disposable Gillette
cold water splash
Thayers After Shave w/h
Old Spice a/s
Pecksniffs Oriental Woody edt (from samples)

 

[JBHoren]

Early 1930s Schick "E3" w/Ted-Pella blade
Andreas custom silvertip badger brush
QED Anise & Lavender shaving soap (hat-tip to Charles!)
No CVS styptic pencil
Publix witch-hazel

I usually don't shave on Saturday, but darn it, when I got up this morning I really felt like shaving, so I did! More thanks to Kyle -- my prep and technique have improved so much, that I've gotten to enjoy shaving! I look forward to the 30-minutes it takes for a deliberate and methodical shave (and sometimes find myself going even slower, just to s-t-r-e-t-c-h it out.

That QED "Anise & Lavender"... it builds a tremendous amount of thick, rich, good smelling, and lubricating lather. Forty swirls of a damp shaving brush (lightly, very little pressure) "charged" that puppy, and I lathered on my face (as usual), adding dribs 'n drabs of hot water, as necessary. Did I mention the smell? So good! After my normal three passes, there was enough left for another two more!

I'd be nowhere, without all you guys and the tremendous amount of information and encouragement you've shared with me and so many others.

I say: "It beats the hell outta fantasy football/baseball/basketball/hockey!"

 

[Taz]

Simpson's Polo 10 in Super sitting in the Shuttle Hot tub waiting for me to finish in the Shower
Dr. Harris Pre-Shave
Floris Santal Cream
Dubl duck Golden Edge 5/8 - up to about 80% of the shave
Gillette 55 Super Speed Red Tip - Derby Shave 2 RIP
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
Qed Alum
Em's Minty WH
Santal ASB
Lucky Tiger 3 roses hair Tonic
Finish with Santal EDT

BBS