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SOTD Monday April 17 - Sunday April 23

Merkur Futur & Israeli Personna
SMFII
C&E Sandalwood cream
Caswell-Massey 1752 Sandalwood (This aftershave smells sweet, kind of novel. I like it even though it has alcohol. It leaves a clear barrier on the face kind of like GFT Skin Food, but this is much thicker, comes out of the tube as a gel.)
drinking Brooke Bond tea with a little milk

Also, Sandalwood incense burning the entire time in the bathroom during the Three Ses. I also found Lavender, Rose, and Eucalyptus incense at the Indian grocer to match to my shaves :) (Unfortunately, no Almond or Lime!)

Shave was ok, kind of burned my neck a little because there wasn't enough cream for a good second pass and I didn't feel like whipping more up. Always forget that the SMFII likes a larger amount of cream than my tiny pure badger brush. Oh, and am I the only one who thinks these Israeli blades dull a bit faster than the others?
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Never mind all that, what did you do to this poor little guy!?!?

Is this what happens when you inhale too much Sandalwood incense wielding a Merkur Futur?!? Looks like Louie and Domenic didn't like the shave they got from this poor bastard. :eek: :w00t: :eek:

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Edwin Jagger brush
Dovo straight razor
Arko "Sensitive" shaving cream (it's been a while, I missed it!) :smile:
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Arko "Sunset" aftershave/cologne

a super shave today!

Jeff
 
Nancy Boy Facial Cleanser
Arko Shave Stick
Shavemac XL Silvertip
Merkur Vision
QED DaVinci Water
Trumpers Limes Skin Food
Trumpers West Indes Limes EDT
 
Shave for Saturday:

-Gillette Adj.FB w. Merkur blade
-Muehle badger brush
-Haslinger "Meeresmineralien" shaving soap
-PH-5 cream as moisturizer
-Mennen Skin Bracer Classic

Everybody a nice weekend...:001_smile :001_smile

Regards

Thomas
 
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Rooney Super Silvertip
Trumper Coconut
Trumper Bay Rum Cologne (wonderful stuff!)
Shick Injector
Musgo Real Aftershave Gellatin
 
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Get on with smelling good all day:
Taylor Sandalwood Deodorant

Merkur Slantbar with a Euro Gillette
Shavemac Seifenschaummeister Silberspitze
Taylor Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Taylor Sandalwood Aftershave Gel
Taylor Sandalwood Cologne

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Shower: Baxters Italian Lime-Pomegranite body wash, Baxters shampoo, Nancy Boy conditioner and face wash

Shave:
Merkur Slantbar with Euro-Gillette blade
SR3124 brush
Taylor's Mr. Taylors
QED DVH20
D.R. Harris Aftershaving Milk

Taylor's Mr. Taylors cologne

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Will it never end?
Taylors shaves up the Ying-Yang,
Oh, to use a soap!

First of all, the Euro-Gillette/slantbar combo is a match made in heaven. It is really like there is no blade in the razor.

This is the new formulation of Mr. Taylors. I LOVE the cologne, but the cream has barely any scent. I never owned the old version of Mr. Taylors, but the old version of the St. James I have is very intense. Go figure.
 
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Merkur Vision with Derby Extra Blade
Kent BK8 Silvertip

Taylor's Rose Shaving Cream
DR Harris Pink After Shave
Trumpers Coral Skin Food

Penhaligon's Opus 1870 EdT
 
Background:
multiple selections of Big Band Jazz (Glenn Miller and many more)

Shave:
Merkur HD Razor
Derby Extra Blade
Shavemac - Custom 26mm Silvertip w/ imitation Tortoise Handle
Taylor's Avocado Shaving Cream
Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Jojoba Oil
Hydrolast a/s combo
Pinaud Shave Talc
Dominica Bay Rum Lime Cologne

Shower:
Savon de Marseilles Olive Oil Soap

Manicure:
Self Performed

Total - 1 leisurely hour spent on self pampering.
 
Merkur Vision razor
SMF II brush
Trumpers Coconut shave cream
Lucky Tiger Toner
Trumpers Spanish Leather EDC

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Kyle said:
Background:
multiple selections of Big Band Jazz (Glenn Miller and many more)

I'll take it you were, "In the Mood"

Verdict on the Shavemac or is it too early?
 
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I used this combo this afternoon after yard work and such. Yes, that's a Gillette Sensor. I use it when I need a little healing time. Strange thing is you can't find a new Sensor in the stores with just a double blade. All of the new Sensors come with a three blade cartridges, but they still sell the double blade cartridges.

I can't lie, I got a fantastic shave using that Sensor today!

CraigK
 
CraigK said:
I used this combo this afternoon after yard work and such. Yes, that's a Gillette Sensor. I use it when I need a little healing time. Strange thing is you can't find a new Sensor in the stores with just a double blade. All of the new Sensors come with a three blade cartridges, but they still sell the double blade cartridges.

I can't lie, I got a fantastic shave using that Sensor today!

CraigK

The other day I was in the pharmacy and saw a Sensor Excel handle and scooped one up. I already have one but I got a new one just in case, plus I still have tons of excel blades lying around.
I think the Excel comes the closest to shaving like a double edge and once in a blue moon I try it out.:biggrin:
 
Best shave ever surpassed M3 a few tiny nicks but hey thats what you get when you try the 4 pass Quenron methodic and I went really rough dare devil against the grain even on my upper lip :eek:

Took 1 hour total getting into Zen in the bathroom....

Shower - RS Co pre-shave bath and body shampoo.

Adjust. thin Gillette setting 7 loaded 7am Platinum blade
D.R Harris Almond creme
Proraso Green Tub.
PSO
Thayers Witch hazel Lavender
Rosehip oil
M7 a/s

First pass setting 7.
Second pass setting 8
third pass switched to proraso creme setting 9
4th
Touching up PSO all over the face a little water to activate and Adjustable on setting 3
 
So, I get back home after a week at a conference, where I shaved with NB cream and a B&B shave stick, both great products--but how great to be back home! Somehow, my shave was just a bit better--cleaner, smoother. Maybe I took more time, maybe I was more relaxed--whatever it was, it was simply "better."

Shower:
NB soap--tea rose
NB shampoo

Shave:
Merkur Vision with new blade (Merkur)
SR101
Trumpers Sandalwood
Thayers witch hazel, lavender
Proraso pre-post as A/S
Burberry cologne
NB moisturizing cream


Mitch
 
javyn said:
Hey Craig, what is that block in the bowl? Soap? Cheese?

It's "The Cube", part of the CAR shaving system. I belive it is some type of olive oil soap. Very slick stuff.

CraigK
 
Just back from a 10 day trip and since I didn't shave the entire time, it made for a little more work than usual this morning! Since I knew it would be tough going, I called upon the ever-so-efficacious Taylor's avocado to step up and work it's magic.

Merkur Vision w/Feather blade - the gold standard of shaves!
Vulfix 2235
Taylor's avocado shaving cream
QEDman DaVinci water
Feather ASB

Ahhh, to be able to faceterbate again!!
 
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