SoS: October 16, 2017 - October 22, 2017

Wonderful picture, Guy!

 

Thanks Jim!

 

Date: 17 October 2017

Pre: - Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush: - Semogue SOC 2 Band Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm
Lather: - Wholly Kaw - Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli Limited Edition (tallow) Donkey Milk
Bowl: - Captain's Choice Cobalt
Razor: - Muhle R41 v2013 with the iKon Bulldog Handle
Blade: - Super Max Blue Diamond Platinum Coated #1
Post: - Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Bulldog Original Moisturiser
Fragrance: - YSL L’Homme

 

SOTD 10.16.2017

Pre-shave: hot shower
Shave Cream: Barbasol Sensitive Skin
Blade: Personna Blue (2)
Razor: Gillette Black Beauty (P-3)
Post-shave: Dickinson WH, Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm, Skin Bracer AS

This was my first use of the 1970 Gillette Adjustable 109. I had four days worth of stubble and unsure where I start, I simply started at setting 1. It was a smooth, comfortable 1st pass, and I still had stubble on my chin and neck area, which isn't unusual for me. I decided to change the setting to a 3 and did my second pass, and afterwards double-checking what had been missed or needed some clean-up, I thought, "WOW! This is great!" I think I love this razor. I did a clean up pass on my neck but I don't think I needed it. I declared a BBS!

 

October 16, 2007

Brush: Omega Synthetic
Soap: Proraso Green
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Gillette 7'Oclock Green
A/S: Pinaud

 

Pre-Shave: SebaMed, cold water
Razor: Wolfman SB-P WRH2 Stainless Steel
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Hucklaration
Lather: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper
Post-Shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

 

10/17/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Daisygirl Soaps - Citrus Spice Goats Milk Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Shampoo/Conditioning Puck
RazoRock The Dead Sea Shaving Soap
RazoRock 400 Solid Aluminum 24 x 57mm Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Wolfman WR1-OC .74mm Gap Polished Stainless Steel Razor with Darwin Handle
Personna Blue Comfort Coated Blade - 6th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Lime & Rose Witch Hazel
RazoRock The Dead Sea After Shave Splash
The Sudsy Soapery 100% All Natural Sandalwood & Citrus Creamy Aftershave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Natural Deodorant​

 

Cool looking pic!

 

Hey Jamie, Nice pic buddy. How's that Rocnel? I really like the looks of it.
Steve

 

OCtober!!!

October 16


Razor - Fatip Piccolo
Blade - (3)
Pre-shave - Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Soap - Truefitt & Hill 1805
Brush - 30DC LE
Post - Alum

Shave 3 of 3 with this setup and I'm sorry to see it go. The Fatip is an amazing razor that really delivers fantastic shaves. It can also be a biter but it has treated me like a king this week. The Stirling pre-shave has also helped I'm sure as I have liked the slickness it adds to the shave as well as the after-shave feel. The minimalist inside me is still saying "STOP THAT" but the results are making that voice softer and softer all the time. The Truefitt & Hill soap got away from me just a bit tonight. I gave it a little too much water and it tried pulling a Williams on my and disappearing. A bit of rework got the lather back where it should be so no problems after that.

Two passes tonight, some touch up and I settled for a very nice DFS just because I'm pretty mellow after a nice day off. Mowed the lawn today (hopefully the last time this year) and spent some money on shaving stuff as well as getting my head shave in a day early this week. Yep, it's all good in the Lou tonight.

I'm not sure where I'm going gear-wise tomorrow. I have an idea that is half crazy, half inspired. Probably more like 80/20 on that regard. We'll see how my brain sorts it out before tomorrow night.

 

Beautiful brush, @Bama Samurai !

Custom made, or commercially available?

 

Thank you! The brush shape was part of a limited one time run by TSD forum member @jtspartan. I was so honored to be a part of the run that I made it my daily brush. There are a few of these around, each one hand turned, stained and finished. The knot he and @Fly2High selected for me is the Tuxedo synthetic and it is as good as anything I've ever used, normally face lathering from a loaded brush; or as was the case today with a shave cream, face lathered from a loaded beard.

 

Well, for my late Grandfather's 86th birthday I took my grandmother to the cemetery and she wanted a Sonic cheeseburger and onion rings like he would've wanted! So we grabbed said grub, took the weedeater and blower and flowers and went and had a hamburger with him! Cleaned up the family headstones and rearranged the flowers and edged up around the area. I was very lucky to have him in my life as long and as much as he was and am very lucky to have my grandmother still "across the creek" at a healthy 86 and moving along!

Now it's time to use his Gillette Knack and scalp my dome and fall asleep blissfully!

 

Thanks!

 

Tuesday shave

shavemac 26mm silvertip badger
bignoli sandalwood shaving cream
muhle r 89 de razor and blue derby blade

alum block
Thayer witch hazel

aftershave..reuzel
fragrance....kouros ysl

have a great day guys

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 10/17/17

Gillette Ball End Tech (ndc)
Personna (5)
Synthetic
Arko
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Gillette Cool Wave A/S

A Terrific Tech Tuesday Shave

Have A Great Day!

 

Head over heels for Tabacstag!

 

OCtober 17, 2017
Wolfman Ti OC (0.74 blade gap)
Personna 74 (2)
WDC-8 with Druida Manchurian
Fine Italian Citrus Shaving Soap and Aftershave

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Tue. 10/17/17



Excellent shave with the Gillette Sensor 5 this morning. Three passes and I'm smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

 

Oct 17, 2017
Pre: Hot shower
Brush: VS Badger 24mm
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum
Razor: Feather Popular / Rapira
Post: Clubman Bay Rum

... quick 4k run & a shave before making dinner for the family.