SoS: April 24, 2017 - April 30, 2017

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by crackstar, Apr 23, 2017.

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  1. EzraCobb

    EzraCobb Well-Known Member

    4/26/17 Jamie's BRUT-al night shower and shave ->1973 Gillette ss T3
    semogue 610

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  2. 120inna55

    120inna55 Well-Known Member

    L&L Grooming / Chatillon Lux "Unconditional Surrender"
    Wolf Whiskers | Raptor | Black Wolf
    Ever-Ready 1912 | Delta Echo | Gem PTFE (1)

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  3. Straight razor dandy

    Straight razor dandy Stuck cleaning the house himself PERMANENTLY

    Man! I'm here flipping through these SOTD pics...And you guys are having some freaking AMAZING shaves!!!! I mean, seriously!! Look at the last 3+ pages!

    Well done!!
     
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  4. NCoxSTL

    NCoxSTL AAACK!

    Arko Adjustable April!!!!!

    April 26

    Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette Fatboy (6)
    Blade - [​IMG] (1)
    Soap - Arko
    Brush - Jayaruh #46
    Post - Alum

    After three trying days with the Slim and Derby - only trying because of the Derby NOT the Slim - I loaded a Sharp Star into the Fatboy to enjoy a day or three of shaves as we finish out Arko Adjustable April. Four days after this. WOW! Time has really flown again. And, we've been a talkative and shenanigan filled crew again as well. Every post now is a new record for the 30 Day Thread in a month and I want to thank everyone again for your participation around here. I love this place. And it wouldn't be "this place" without all of you. Ok, enough of all of that. We'll have a group hug in a bit I'm sure.

    Two very fine passes on very fine lather with a very fine razor and blade. The finish? An extremely fine near-BBS. The alum? It was fine, thank you. Nothing to worry about at all. Shaves don't get much better than this. There's a part of me that wishes it had been a different scented soap but - you can't argue the slickness and thickness of the Arko. Nope, not gonna complain at all.

    I took a quick pic of the setup for tonight and included a new friend in the den. You saw the box a couple of days ago but I thought I'd open it up and let you say hi to "Matthew". He said it was ok to show off just a bit tonight. MAYhem is getting closer by the hour!

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  5. Smooth Steve

    Smooth Steve Well-Known Member

    Love the brush, but the Delta Echo treatment on the Ever-Ready is the bomb! Just amazing. They look like they are made for one another!
    Steve
     
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  6. brit

    brit in a box

    hello shavers,wednesday night shave.
    usual prep,proraso white preshave ,hot towel
    b-1 regular flare tip superspeed.first roadtest.gsb blade 2nd use,2 days growth.
    grandstaff rose shaving soap.thayers,pinaud clubman.semogue 830
    2 pass combination shave ,no drama,dfs plus .didn t push it.awesome. ss2.jpg another vintage ss shave success.60 years later.
    have a great week,gary
     
  7. SpeedyPC

    SpeedyPC Well-Known Member

    @brit it's soooooooo Shinnny!!!
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    Last edited: Apr 27, 2017
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  8. MPF9

    MPF9 Well-Known Member

    Thur 27th April

    RazoRock Syn. 24mm
    MWF
    Merkur Futur - original
    Lab Blue [ 2 ]
    Alum Rub/Rinse off
    Floid Vigoroso A/S Lotion

    After a lay off from DE razors, I just had to use a Merkur Futur which was my first purchase of a modern DE
    after a plastic Wilkison , when I escaped from Cartridge Land. Since those early days, I have moved onto Vintage
    SE/Injectors and have developed quite a light touch.

    Today with a super lather from the MWF, I had probably one of my best ever Shaves with this Razor. Though I have a tough beard, I find that a setting of 2.5 lets me have a smooth and comfortable Shave, as the Futur on higher settings has caught a few folk out.

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  9. ilts

    ilts Well-Known Member

    Good Morning Everyone! SOTD 04/27/17

    '66 Gillette Super Speed
    Wilkinson (3)
    E- Shave Badger
    T.C.D. White Birch & Tobacco Shave Butter
    Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
    Gillette Cool Wave A/S

    A Smooth And Drama free Shave!

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  10. Navarrsky

    Navarrsky Well-Known Member

    H. Diamond 8000
    Shavemac / WW
    Eufros ATG LE
    Penhaligon's AS
    Maison Francis Kurkdjian EdP

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  11. shaveman

    shaveman Well-Known Member

    PAA Alpha Ecliptic Slant
    Shark Super Stainless (2)
    Proraso Eucalyptus Menthol Shave Cream
    RR Chrome 26 mm Synthetic Brush
    Nivea Creme Balm
    Pinaud Clubman After Shave
     
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  12. EzraCobb

    EzraCobb Well-Known Member

    Great Vintage Shave! u got me jealous of that VEG bottle, as a matter of fact... i am going to splash some VEG in a few for my work day....
     
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  13. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Another awesome shave which left me frozen-stiff. I'm warning you guys, this Glacial Eskimo Tuxedo soap is killer-cold and I cannot believe the lather is so good despite such a high menthol content. The Diana balm and the Rubby Dubby Doo added to the fun!
     
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  14. 120inna55

    120inna55 Well-Known Member

    Thank you. It was completely accidental, but yes, they do look like they're intended to match.
     
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  15. Tdmsu

    Tdmsu Well-Known Member

    Royale Thursday
    Excellent shave all around today. [​IMG]

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  16. Marverel

    Marverel Well-Known Member


    That is a fantastic looking razor. They did a great job at DERW :happy088:
     
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  17. Marverel

    Marverel Well-Known Member

    Hello everyone. Today's shave:

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    - RazoRock "Mudder Focker"
    - Grosvenor/Frank Shaving Finest
    - Colonial General
    - Feather Professional
    - Floïd After Shave


    Very close and smooth shave. But I am still not sure which SE razor I like better - General or RazoRocks Hawk...
     
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  18. SpeedyPC

    SpeedyPC Well-Known Member

    @Marverel please trust me as a Freemason because I'm going to tell you a real secret ;) the force is very strong and far more powerful across the galaxy and in the universe is the Colonial Razors "The General" :smiley respect:
     
    Last edited: Apr 27, 2017
  19. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    April 27, 2017
    Wolfman Ti WR1 (.74) OC with Hempel Ti
    Feather (3)
    “Amigos” Elite Ironwood Beehive with Envy White
    Route 66 Bay Lime Twist

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  20. PLAla

    PLAla Bit Shy of a Full Puck

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    SOTD April 27, 2017

    Blade: Chinese Schick
    Razor: Schick M Adjustable injector
    Brush: Jayaruh boar
    Lather: Wickham 1912 Cashmere
    Post: Witch hazel, TSD Iced Barber Shoppe aftershave
    WTG, touch-up

    Nice and enjoyable shave this morning. I went with the Schick Adjustable and will probably finish out the month with it. The Wickham soap lathers quite easily and is high quality. The TSD Barber Shoppe scent pairs up really well with the Cashmere scent of the soap. A terrific shave overall.

    Have a great day!

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