SoS; January 2018.

SOTD January 15, 2018

Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Schick Proline B20
Razor: Schick G4 '66' injector
Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic
Soap: C.O. Bigelow cream
Post: Iced witch hazel, Barbasol Pacific Rush aftershave
WTG, touch up

Another nice shave with the Proline blade and Schick 66. It's been a while since I've used the Bigelow cream and I was reminded of how well it works. Very nice overall.

Have a great day!

 

Monday, January 15



AOS Peppermint~~No Name Best Badger (gift from son)~~Feather AS-D2~~Personna 74~~Floïd Mentolado Vigoroso
Have a great day!​

 

Joseph, I thought of you today as I bowl lathered the Bigelow cream. Bowl lathered and then painted on. Relaxing experience as you recently described.

 

I have that effect on people Perry... Have a great day today!

 

Planned SOTD - 15 January, MMXVIII



Have a great Monday!

 

Bartmannn 86
G D Carrington Badger Brush
Tabula Rasa Cedar Shaving Soap
Vitos Pre/Post Shave

 

Tuesday's fun:

Nivea Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 2
OSP Bay Rum SS
Krampert's Bay Rum AS Splash
Lagerfeld Classic EdT

Two deliciously-scented bay rum products!

 

Thank you Joseph

 

I hope to add one to my den too Clint...

 

I saw that post. If you enjoy boars, I think you'll like the Thater. It exceeded my expectations.

 

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Astra Superior Platinum *4th shave
Shave Brush - Scaramouche+Fandango 22mm "Ultra-Soft" Synthetic
Shave Soap - The Shave Den "Sensitive" (Unscented)
Aftershave - The Shave Den "Sensitive" (Unscented) Witch Hazel
Pre-Shave Oil - Lather & Wood Shaving Co.'s Unscented Pre-Shave Oil
Post-Shave Balm - Nicci Marie Vitamin-C Facial Serum with Hyaluronic Acid
Deodorant - Herban Cowboy "Unscented"
Fragrance - Frederic Malle "Bois d'Orage"

 

Gabels is more of a pure "Bay Leaf" scent with no clove in it. So, it's a bit of a 'clean' Bay Rum scent. Most people prefer a bit of clove in their Bay Rum to give it character and a bit of depth. I use Gabels in order to preserve the way my Bigelow No. 32 cologne smells. By going with a 'pure' bay leaf scent, it doesn't interfere at all with my cologne. My Ogallala shave soap has a bit of clove in it, but it's just the right amount that I felt that it paired extremely well with my Bigelow cologne (just the soap though, the Ogallala aftershave seemed to be too strong, but the soap was much more gentle in the scent after the shave).

My shave kits are tested with multiple products in combinations until I settle on my favorite. It took over a month of focused, repeated bay rum usage to get the set I picked. I really liked the result.

 

Nice collection of scented products. This is totally the way I do things when I like a specific scent. This one is approved as a "Grade-A" shave kit. In order to get the "A+" you must have a matching stand though.

 

SOTD January 15th


Ming Shi 2000s
Treet Platinum
Stirling "Baker Street"
Ever-Ready 200T

Outstanding shave today with the Ming Shi and Treet Platinum. Super slick Stirling lather set the stage for a smooth effortless 3 pass shave that ended BBS. Have a great day my friends!

 

Date: 16 January 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Stirling Finest Badger 26/54mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mitchell's Wool Fat 9x ----> (use the puck like a stick shaving on your face and the lather just explode not too airy just thick & slick)
Razor:- GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip
Blade:- GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #9
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male

I can feel the GEM blade is coming to the end of finish line, I believe this blade can sqeeze one more to a total of 10 shaves per blade using the bullet tip and that is it.

I'm very please using the vintage GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip and this was my very first GEM single edge razor in chrome plating, which has been an amazing experiences throughout my shaves and I really enjoy it. I'm looking forward to used the GEM Micromatic open comb next, also the GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf coming soon by via Internationl Postage, this is going to be a very interesting shaving experience using the GEM Micromatic open comb and the Clog-Pruf.

Also I received an amazing reply from my own mother and my girlfriend both saying that my face looks younger and moisturising like a completely bright fresh clean smooth face like a smooth , I told them I've been using Mitchell's Wool Fat shaving soap for nearly a week and I also told them I didn't used any moisturising cream. They both went completely gob-smack and didn't realise this was a shaving soap, what else can I tell you guys because you can't beat the FAT!! you MUST have the FAT!! in your den.

 

Yes, The Fat is a must! Great stuff.

 

Happy Monday SOTD!

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Razor - 1963 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade - Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush - Jayaruh #253
Soap - Stirling Gentleman
Balm - Stirling Gentleman
Aftershave - Stirling Gentleman

 

For Tuesday's Shave, it's goin down this way:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash (Energy)in shower
shave-Rise Super Foam
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Avon 4 Men Maxwell '23 Tribute

 

Thanks....probably good to use for someone living out West(like me, hopefully sometime soon). Course Ogallala BR helped make Ogalla, NE famous. Happy 86th Anniverssary, Gabels.

 

Tew's-Day SOTD



Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Schick Proline(D3)
Brush: Zen Crossbones 24mm Romera Manchurian
Bowl: HoneycombCopper 4 ½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: Saponificio Varesino Honey & Grain
Pre-Shave Oil: Black Ship Grooming
Shave Soap: Black Ship Grooming Thomas Tew
Balm: Black Ship Grooming Thomas Tew
Aftershave: Black Ship Grooming Thomas Tew
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