SoS; January 2018.

SOTD January 18, 2018

Prep: Cold water
Blade: Personna
Razor: Schick G4 '66' injector
Brush: Surrey badger
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Turkish Bath
Post: Witch hazel, TSD Iced Barber Shoppe aftershave
WTG

Quick one pass for a nice shave. Have a great day!

 

Thank you Gus.

 

January 18th SOTD
Gillette Short-Handled Black Beauty w Nacet (1)
Omega ‘49/ Walnut
Razorock Mudder Focker SS
Thayers
Stirling Barbershop AS

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: C.R. Salter Travel PB
Soap: De Vergulde Hand
Razor: Gibbs No.17
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, BBA PSB

I like this little brush, definitely my scritchiest brush but it's good to have a bit of scritch now and then, helps you appreciate the finer things in life.
I finally got my hands on a Gibbs and
I can't notice any discernable difference from the No.17 to the No.15 but the Nacet works better in it than the Astra SP imo.

 

Friday morning:

Nivea Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 5
Vintage Barnangens Parba Shaving Stick
Lubriderm Moisturizer
YSL Pour Homme EdT

I think this stick is about a hundred years old and it's from Sweden. A friend of mine sent it to me as a gift along with some other vintage sticks and I love it, but I rarely use it because there are no others in existence. The scent is so old-school and nice, it lathers great, and it's very skin-friendly. Instead of an aftershave I'll just go with the Lubriderm because it's a fantastic moisturizer.

 

A good time to follow you up for my Friday shave plan, @Yehuda D .

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Energy)
shave-Jeeves Bay Rum Soap*
brush-Jayaruh #59
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Plus Pivot Machine DisposeABLE
A.S.-TSD Splash(Bay Rum)

*Jeeves is on my 2019 shopping list(among other companies, of course).

 

Revisor 8/8
H.I.S. XL Brush
Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream
Speick After Shave Balm

 

GartBnx.....

 

Gillette Slim (L2) Razor
Bic Chrome Platinum Blade
Maggard 22mm Synthetic/Flashlight Handle Brush
Klar Shave Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Lucky Tiger Aspen After Shave

Two passes with some touch up for a very smooth BBS shave.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: pre shave soap mix
Razor: GEM G-bar
Blade: Blue Star
Brush: Maggard 26mm synthetic
Soap: Storybook Soapworks Coffee Spoons
Post: B&M Fougere Gothique, Peach Thayer's WH


First time with the GEM G bar. It showed up in the mail today, over a week late I might add, but the post office must have found it and was glad to see it in the mail. Very nice design and finding the angle was not difficult. Thick lather from Coffee Spoons, just a small dab in the copper bowl whipped up plenty of lather. Finished off with Fougere Gothique. Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shaves!

 

Friday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Williams Mug Shave Soap
JR#206 2-band Badger
Schick H (the Hussy)
Schick Twin
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Vegetal

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the JR #206 2-band Badger brush. I did two passes with the Schick H Razor with a Schick Twin blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

This marks five days with the Hussy. It was a good run. Tomorrow is straights, and Sunday is Gem Jr. day. I will be sending the Hussy back to @wchnu next week along with his lather catcher handle. I hope to get that finished up as soon as the ferrules arrive.

 

January 18, 2018 Thursday

Razor: Personna Floating Head
Blade: Gillette Twistjector (2)
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade
Brush: VDH Badger
Lather: Proraso Green
AS: Aqua Velva/Afta
Newspaper Date: Feb. 2,1944

I guess this morning`s shave was the best effort I`ve made to date! I don`t believe in perfection (for humans). YET..... it`s hard for me to argue with what my tools did this morning. I`m pleased as punch, as they say. A simple 2 pass, WTG/ATG with clean ups after each pass, a cold water rinse and voila! I don`t think the AS does no more than make you feel good, AS (after shave is completed). Really, I mean REALLY Happy Camper!! Wishing for as good for all and God Speed.

Bill

 

SOTD 1/18/2018
RAZOR: BOSS 3 Piece Extra Heavyweight - All Metal Textured Safety Razor Long Handle (4 inch handle, 4.8 ounces)
BLADE: Dorco Platinum ST-300 - 12th use of this blade
BRUSH: NO - applied by hand
PREP: hot water face wash with Ivory Soap, hot water rinse
PRE SHAVE: None
SHAVE CREAM: Gillette Venus (with OLAY) Sugar Berry Bliss shave gel
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse
AFTER SHAVE: Aqua Velva Musk
BALM: Maison the Collection - Caramel Latte Lotion
1+pass DFS this morning. Almost BBS. Quick shave and out the door.

 

Friday Planned SOTD



Razor: King Cobra
Blade: Schick Proline(D6)
Brush: MS Faux Horn Memphis 24mm
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal
Pre-Shave Scrub: Saponificio Varesino Honey & Grain
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender Mint
Shave Cream: Xpec
Balm: Xpec
Aftershave: Extro Pirata

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Amazing shave with the RazoRock Game Changer, smooth as silk. The new RazoRock Tuxedo Barrel is superb! P.160 is slick, plenty of cushion. Plus it smells great. Amici!! 

 

Saweeeeet!!!

 

Prep: Hot water, b&bw Rosewater body oil massage
Soap: LaToja Cream
Razor: Filarmonica 12
Brush: Made Rite #82 badger
Post: Hot water rinse followed by cold water rinse.
Aftershave: Witch hazel/Nivea face cream topped off with AV Musk

Maiden voyage with the Filly. Beautiful shaver! Excellent close shave thanks to Tom aka @twhite

 

SOTD 1.18.2018
Face Shave Only (48 hours growth)
Pre-shave: hot shower & Nivea Men Sensitive Face Wash
Brush: Omega boar 49
Soap: Arko soap stick (courtesy @SharptoothC)
Razor: Magic by Master Barber
Blade: Derby (2)
Post-shave: Assured WH (Dollar Tree), Nivea Men Sensitive PS Balm, Shulton Old Spice AS

 

Beautiful photo; exquisite gear. Bravo.