SoS; April 2018

Monday.
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Sensor Excel
Blade: N/A
Brush: Rough,No Name Boar
Soap: Uncle Jon's 'It's just Cake'
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / ASB

a quality shave with 'It's just Cake', in both performance, and scent... thankfully, my wife enjoys baking cake, so that's an added bonus..... although, I've gained 5lbs since shaving with this soap... ;-)


Thursday.
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Sensor Excel
Blade: N/A
Brush: Rough,No Name Boar
Soap: Phoenix and Beau 'Denali'
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / The Sudsy Soapery: Lavender & Peppermint Aftershave Splash

Phoenix and Beau 'Denali', what a wonderful lather...finished off with the chilling, eye watering post shave that is The Sudsy Soapery: Lavender & Peppermint Aftershave Splash ...

Saturday
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Barbaros TR-1
Blade: Timor
Brush: 'El Monstruo' (Romera Manchurian 30/50 Fan)
Soap: Wholly Kaw 'Cuero Oscuro'
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Wholly Kaw 'Cuero Oscuro' Aftershave Toner
Fragrance: Tom Ford 'Tuscan Leather'

the TR-1/Timor combo turned in a very underwhelming performance... I wonder whether the Timor is a just a 'one shave' blade...whatever the reason, the end result is BBS, even though it wasn't a pleasant experience, and finished off with Tuscan Leather, so it's not all bad, eh?

 

Shampoo - Paul Mitchell (Tea Tree) Lavender Mint
Shower Soap - Pinaud Clubman

Razor - Vintage Gillette Superspeed circa 1947-1952 (re-plated in nickel by Razor Emporium)
Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum *Fresh Blade
Brush - Declaration Grooming "Fatty" in custom green color
Brush stand by Desire Metal Works
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Clubguy
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood Unscented
Aftershave - Pinaud Clubman
Post-shave Balm - Cilo Super Anitoxidant Serum
Deodorant - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Clubguy
Fragrance - Chanel Pour Monsieur EDP

Took a day off from shaving, and came back with this incredible, stalwart scent combo. If you have the means to buy the Chanel Pour Monsieur EDP, I highly recommend combining it to Clubman Pinaud.

Also, performed my ritual blade change today. This specific, ordinary hand soap I've found removes the residues that that are commonly left behind by the best shave soaps. It outperforms the dishwashing liquids I've tried by miles. I only sometimes use dishwashing liquid if I encounter a greasy coating, but the Softsoap with Aloe even does good at breaking up oils too. I also use it to clean the residue out of my sink.

 

For Sunday's Shave:

Brush-Stirling 26 mm Pro Handle

No other changes from today...I do like that Clubman/Stirling Barbershop combo!!

 

04/20/2018 - Friday Night Shave. Omega boar with the Colonial General Aluminum. A new scent by Uncle Jon - really unique & also his Tallow Formula is top notch. I normally am not a huge fan of witch hazel splashes, but this cloudy splash is really nice!
take care - Jamie


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Great care tip for the tooling, Tim. Thanks. And classy setup as usual.

 

Sunday Shower Plan:


Bodywash-Dial 4 Men (Odor Armor)
Deodorant-Soap-Dial 4 Men (same thing)
Shampoo-Clubman Country Club
Deodorant(post shave)-Speed Stick(Gear)

 

Yeah. I figured I would pass along a simple item that really worked that was surprisingly decent at removing soap residue. The setup is classy but the scent is what is the focus, along with the shave. The rest is just nice to look at.

 

Thanks. Sounds easy enough.

 

Razor: Hot Rodded George Wostenholm & Sons in a horn/camel bone/resin suit.
Brush: Wolf Whiskers Twin Raptor
Soap: Strop Shoppe Alpine Frost
A/S: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Date: 22 April 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot
Soap/Cream:- La Toja (3 shave sticks grated into a 150ml plastic tub)
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C (R5) / Vintage Wilkinson Sword Stainless Super Sword-Edge #2
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Dolce&Gabbana Pour Homme

 

Dolce&Gabby is quality stuff.

 

Definitely not a Weight Watchers soap...

 

Tonight's shave was with a Japanese Barbers Razor. I had a very nice 2 pass shave, that took off 2 days growth, easily, and left me with a DFS. Zero issues.

Razor- Japanese "Coral 1070". For Professional Use.
Brush- JR #262. Ebony/Birdseye Maple. Whipped Dog Silvertip. Perfect Brush.
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Shulton Old Spice "Ships Canon", Refilled with Vintage Shulton Old Spice.

 

GartBnx.....

 

Sunday SOTD



Razor: PAA El Cubano DOC
Blade: Personna Reds (D7)
Brush: WildWestBrushworks 22mm Faux Horsehair
Bowl: Supply Provision Marble 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit - Coffee
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Soap: IanS Cinnamon Girl
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic
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04/22/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Detroit Grooming Ludington Glycerin Sandalwood Bar Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Dr. Bonner's Tea Tree Organic Shaving Soap
RazoRock 400 Butterscotch 24 x 57mm Synthetic Noir Plissoft Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Edwin Jagger 3D Laser Diamond Knurled Handle Safety Razor
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 7th Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime & Rose Witch Hazel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Mentholated Aftershave/Cologne
NIVEA Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Natural Deodorant - New Sport Strength ​

 

Arko Adjustable April!!

April 21

Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (6)
Blade - (3)
Pre-Shave - Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Soap - Arko
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Post - Alum

Final shave on this combination. Third day on the Perma-Sharp and it's definitely not done yet. Great blade from St. Pete. Still as smooth as day one, as sharp it seems, as effective - The BoS and Arko were awesome and I opened the hole in the ring of death in the mug a bit more. Still plenty of soap left, of course, but we're getting there.

Two passes, touch up, BBS, quiet alum - all around great shave. Nothing more to say. Now to figure out whether to go another three shaves on an adjustable or break off and give a Fuzzy loaner a try. That's a decision for tomorrow. For now I'm just enjoying a fine shave.

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I guess I did not know they had a Thayers Tree Tree Oil version. Sounds great.
Steve

 

22 April 2018

* Merkur Progress SH
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* MS 2-Band + Doug Korn Amber Taca
* Grooming Dept Mallard
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Razor - Gillette Superspeed (circa 1947-1952) (Re-plated in Nickel Finish by Razor Emporium)
Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum *2nd shave
Shave Brush - Declaration Grooming "Fatty" in custom green color
Shave Cream - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Fresh Lime"
Suribachi Lather Bowl handmade by Of the Dirt Pottery
Deodorant - Shulton Old Spice Lime Talc (circa 1967-1970)
Aftershave - Shulton Old Spice Lime (circa 1966-1976)
Fragrance - Shulton Old Spice Lime Cologne Splash (circa 1966-1976)

Not using the bath soap this time around because the soap is incredibly hard to find and extremely expensive when it's on ebay most of the time.

I'll try to use Old Spice Lime for the summer on many Sundays.