SoS: March 27, 2017 - April 2, 2017

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by crackstar, Mar 26, 2017.

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  1. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Tuesday's March SE Madness Shave
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    Dove Men Face Wash
    Cella
    Jayaruh #18
    Schick C
    Ted Pella Injector
    CWR, Asma Alum Block
    Thayer's Lemon WH
    Florida Water

    The Cella Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes the Schick C and Ted Pella Injector blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
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  2. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Razor: Mongoose B2 w/Hempel Ti
    Blade: Kai Captain TITAN (6)
    Brush: Shavemac ATG LE The Rowl Silvertip
    Soap: Proraso
    Aftershave: Proraso
    Bowl: Tom White 3 D printer bowl.
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  3. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Tabarnak - what a picture! ;)
     
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  4. Tim Spencer

    Tim Spencer Well-Known Member

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    Razor - Sterling Soap's Slant
    Blade - Derby - Extra "Super Stainless"
    Shave Brush - Woodrazor's TruStone Turquoise with 24mm Synthetic Nylon Knot
    Brush/Razor Stand by Marconi Shaving
    Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "11235"
    Scuttle by Karen's Pottery
    Aftershave - Echt Kölnisch Wasser "4711"
    Deodorant - Tom Ford "Neroli Portofino"
    Fragrance - Echt Kölnisch Wasser "4711" Eau de Cologne (originally by Muelhens)

    Maybe I'll just call this "the week starter" or "hot lather Monday".
     
  5. Tim Spencer

    Tim Spencer Well-Known Member

    Epic! Love this setup. Razor is tops and the skull aftershave decanter is boss. Complete with a scuttle? This is something I wish I put together.
     
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  6. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Thanks very much Jeff. :happy088:
     
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  7. Douglas Carey

    Douglas Carey Wildman

    Good picture Patrick with a beautiful brush. :happy096:
     
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  8. Col C

    Col C Well-Known Member

    There seems to be a color thing going on here.:)
     
  9. Col C

    Col C Well-Known Member

    For the last few weeks I have been doing "theme" scented soaps for the week. Last week were my "woodsy/outdoor" scents. This week it will be the "one offs". I have a few soaps that really don't fit any particular family of scents. So for the first shave this week its the Portland General Store Whiskey soap. Rest of the set up are some of my usuals: Merkur 34c with a Silver Blue blade, Omega Professional Boar, Nivea post shave balm, and a splash of Col Conk Bay Rum. A fine shave to start the week.
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  10. ram57

    ram57 Don't Open til Christmas

    Nice tie-in with the color scheme and like the look of your scuttle
     
  11. ram57

    ram57 Don't Open til Christmas

    Thanks Tim, Now I need to find a pirate themed scuttle somewhere to go with all my bay rums and/or Black ship software I have
     
  12. JohnnyTex

    JohnnyTex Well-Known Member

    Monday shave...

    Gillette Y1 SuperSpeed
    Polsilver (3)
    St. James of London "Mandarin & Patchouli"
    Lucky Tiger
    Stirling "Orange Chill" WH
    Savile Row 3324

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    ...and just for kicks...my evening fragrance...

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  13. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

    No, mine is a 24 mm. Perfect for traveling.
     
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  14. Smooth Steve

    Smooth Steve Well-Known Member

    03/28/17 Shave of the Day
    Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap
    Sterling Soap Company Gatlinburg Shave Soap
    Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
    Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
    Mühle R41 Razor 2013 Head
    Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 3rd Shave
    RazoRock Alum Stick
    Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
    Aqua Velva Original Sport Cologne
    NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm

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  15. EzraCobb

    EzraCobb Well-Known Member

    3.27.17
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    uncle Jon's shave soap LIME
    Lord L6 with custom handle made by Rof George. . new treet blade ----->
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  16. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Jeff, the secret is out...Rod saw me call him Doc Ezlovan!!!!!!
     
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  17. Skinny Rogers

    Skinny Rogers Well-Known Member

  18. 120inna55

    120inna55 Well-Known Member

    The Club - Midnight Kush
    DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxexo 30mm
    Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (2)

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    With a name like "Midnight Kush" and the iconic pot head Bob Marley emblazoned across the label, one might anticipate a specific dominant note from this Diamond Exclusive soap. If subtlety isn't your bag, the first three advertised scent notes are, "…Cannabis, Cannabis, and Cannabis…". Now, that we're on the same page, you're expecting this to be a cannabis-forward fragrance, right? Prepare to be disappointed. Take a whiff off the tub, and you've got a pretty good representation as to what you'll experience when lathered, and that's patchouli, musk, and vanilla---in that order. You may notice something missing. That's right, no cannabis. I tried very hard to detect even a faint cannabis note, flower or otherwise, and I came up bupkis.

    That's not to say this isn't an pleasant accord, if not a bit contrived. The patchouli is forward, but it's used well and, it's balanced with musky vanilla. This fragrance is just this side of my floral/sweet threshold, so despite my disappointment by the absence of cannabis, I will use this again. If for no other reason than that of the performance. It's a vegan formula, and I'd love to know the identity of the artisan that made it (PM me. I won't tell. I'll buy all your products.). I'll stipulate the usual, dense, slick lather, blah, blah, blah. Let's be honest, given the playing field, if I encounter a soap that's not dense and slick, I'll quit mid-shave and grab a stand-by. Post-shave is a quality that's not quite as prevalent, but I can abide that. It's what a good nourishing after-shave product is for. However, the base in Midnight Kush excels in the post-shave department. I mean such that I messaged the artisan I was certain was responsible for it, but he denied it. The fragrance is not his style anyway, but the base is his caliber.

    Midnight Kush's matching splash has the same profile, but it's brighter initially. The dry down is more reminiscent of incense, but no cannabis there either. This is a nice concoction, though. I like it when an artisan decides to decrease the alcohol without completely eliminating it. I could feel the alcohol, but it was very light. Again, my skin already felt great just from allowing the pulled lather to stay on my scalp while I cleaned up the gear. You do need to shake this splash right before using it because there's not enough alcohol in it to emulsify the oils as evidenced by the obvious separation.

    Overall, I'm quite pleased by this Diamond exclusive, but not for the reasons I'd anticipated. If you have an opportunity to pick up Midnight Kush, do so for the bold and pleasant patchouli/musk fragrance, but more so for the performance. It totally redeems itself of the misleading name with the post-shave. If you're looking for a good cannabis soap, I recommend the artfully done "Quatre Cent Vingt" by Catie's Bubbles for the floral side or even "The Dead Sea" by RazoRock for faint warm cannabis notes.
     
  19. ColbyBreithaupt

    ColbyBreithaupt Active Member

    March 27. Been a few days since I last shaved.

    Razor: Gillette Slim (4)
    Blade: Feather
    Brush: Vie Long Lord Randal Silvertip
    Soap: Catie's Bubbles Irish Coffee
    Aftershave: Thayers Witch Hazel Rose; Fine L'Orange Noir

    Wonderful shave this evening. Hope everyone is doing well.

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  20. Straight razor dandy

    Straight razor dandy Stuck cleaning the house himself PERMANENTLY

    Shave of the night:

    Barrister and Mann Rhapsody, Timeless scalloped razor, GSB blade, Suribachi bowl (by way of @RyX and @Sparrow ), Rolex sampling spoon, that darn Rob custom brush with a game changer knot

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