SoS: March 23, 2015 - March 29, 2015

Omelmad · Mar 29, 2015

Hodge said: ↑

Loaded with Castle Forbes Lime and it produced a ton of thick lather. I was obviously doing it wrong the past couple times.
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Awesome, I'm glad it worked out. I don't remember who gave me the tip =P but it worked very good =D now I feel I wanna buy a SOC again hahaha

figment714 · Mar 29, 2015

SOTD - Sunday, March 29, 2015

Shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Rubberset 49-4, TGN Finest, 26mm
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
Aftershave: Vi-Jon Spice

GDCarrington · Mar 29, 2015

782sirbrian said: ↑

Sunday 29th March

Warm shower
Hot towel
CRSW Select Sandalwood scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette 88
Sputnik (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Boots Freshwood aftershave
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Sweet brush and setup!

GDCarrington · Mar 29, 2015

Mr. Droid said: ↑

SoTD for Sat, March 28, or, another Schick grail in action.

Pre- BBC oil
Soap- TSD Grey Vetiver
Brush- Vie Long
Razor- Schick plastic DE
Blade- Krona Chrome
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- Fine Vetiver
Balm- Kiehl's
Cologne- vintage Lagerfeld

I got busy and forgot to post this yesterday. I was going to just let it go, but the razor is important to me. I have been looking for one of these for most of last year. I have seen three on the bay...or actually two, but three times. Due to various shenanigans, I did not get my dirty paws on any of them. But now, thanks to a Den member, I gots. I have seen these called a 'special', but although printed on its package, I don't think that is the name. I feel that was referring to the low price for the razor and blade combination on the blister carded package. I have seen this called a 'platinum'. I don't know why. Maybe because the included blades are Schick Platinum? Because the plastic case this guy comes in only says Schick. And I have seen the blueprints for this razor, which only refers to it as 'double edge razor'. So, that doesn't help. Regardless of it's name, or lack thereof, I am thrilled to have it. This particular razor inspired a whole generation of Soviet and Turkish lookalikes, of which I have several. I have always wondered how and why this Schick took on this influential afterlife. My working theory is this razor was just too weird and ugly for the U.S. market. This seems to be born out by it's almost non existent historical footprint. I think it sold poorly, resulting in its eventual mark down and attempted clearout as the aforementioned, under a buck, 'special' set. And after that, the dead stock very likely got shipped elsewhere. Perhaps emerging markets in the east? Or maybe Schick just cleared it's stock and sold the design itself. Maybe that is more likely, because there aren't a bunch of these out there. I have zero evidence for either situation, but now, holding the Schick and one of its illegitimate Russian children in each hand, I can tell you that they are essentially identical. The Schick has metal end caps. That about covers the differences. They feel the same. @GDCarrington said in an earlier post, that if blindfolded, one likely could not tell the Schick and the Russian apart. This is 100% true. I sort of expected the Schick to be made of nicer plastic. No. If there is a difference, it is subtle.
So, how is the shave you ask? Like it's Soviet counterparts, the razor is a wonderful, if lightweight shaver. Takes a little getting used to, but loaded with an excellent vintage Krona Chrome blade, an excellent 2.5 pass BBS was easily obtained. I am absolutely enchanted to finally have one of these in my collection.
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Most of the Schick versions were made in Canada during the onslaught of the cartridge razors which caused Schick to eventually give up on this model.

GDCarrington · Mar 29, 2015

29 March 2015 Shave

Hodge · Mar 29, 2015

Omelmad said: ↑

Awesome, I'm glad it worked out. I don't remember who gave me the tip =P but it worked very good =D now I feel I wanna buy a SOC again hahaha
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Thanks to you, I persisted. I had pretty much assigned it to the back row of the brush shelf.

theFAT98 · Mar 29, 2015

ObiDon said: ↑

Very nice brush! I just got a New and really like it.
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Thanks. It came out better than i could of imagined.

Yea the news are really nice.

Norcalnewb · Mar 29, 2015

March 29 SOTD

Pre: Home made oil
Cream: Pacific Shaving Caffeinated
Brush: Ever-Ready
Razors: Ralf Aust 5/8 & EJ Chatsworth Barley w/Rapira Platinum Lux
As: Aqua Velva

I started with the straight and finished with the DE. I am still getting used to using a straights and don't quite feel comfortable going ATG yet.

crackstar · Mar 29, 2015

Omelmad said: ↑

If it's anywhere as cold as a glacial soap then it's to much hahaha
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All the Glacial soaps I have can freeze a snowman's butt off. I love them! lolllll

grump · Mar 29, 2015

Norcalnewb said: ↑

View attachment 65361 March 29 SOTD

Pre: Home made oil
Cream: Pacific Shaving Caffeinated
Brush: Ever-Ready
Razors: Ralf Aust 5/8 & EJ Chatsworth Barley w/Rapira Platinum Lux
As: Aqua Velva

I started with the straight and finished with the DE. I am still getting used to using a straights and don't quite feel comfortable going ATG yet.
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Too much caffeine in the shave cream that it spun the pic upside down!

Daytonkb · Mar 29, 2015

March 29, 2015 "Sunday Shave"

Prep: Hot Shower, deep face wash
Pre Shave: Homemade Preshave oil with peppermint essential
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega Boar 10065
Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Astra SP
Post shave: Gentleman Jon Alum Block, Witch Hazel peppermint infused, Nivea cooling aftershave balm, Proraso pre/post
Aftershave: Murray & Lanman Florida Water Cologne

Thoughts: Second shave with the Schick Krona and I must say I love this razor! If you have a chance to try one I would encourage it for anyone, veteran or new wet shavers. I probably sound like a broken record with the Arko and VDH soap here lately but they have been treating me good and I'm determined to finish them off. The Florida Water was amazing for my first time use today! What a special spicy, minty, sweet aroma it puts off after applying, it's a winner in my books and has a good place in the den. It even grew on the girlfriend threw out the day (Ok Babe that aftershave does smell pretty good) haha I knew it could draw her in . Hope everyone has a good week! God bless! Shave on and Enjoy!

Norcalnewb · Mar 29, 2015

grump said: ↑

Too much caffeine in the shave cream that it spun the pic upside down!
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Does it show upside for you? I seem to have that happen with the phone for some reason.

wristwatchb · Mar 29, 2015

Jasman said: ↑

Sunday (Birthday Shave):

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless (purple wrapper) (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Aoud Forest by Montale (sample)

I had to take my brand new RazoRock razor for a test-drive this AM, and decided to pair it with more RazoRock products. After a solid month of building lather with the Ginger's Garden soap, the RazoRock croap's look on the brush was a significant difference, but it lathered just as easily as I remembered; the menthol was hard to detect, but after the Grass Stain Menthol Snow for 30 days (minus no-shave days) that's not a surprise. The Bamboozled Rake is easily the largest and heaviest DE razor I own, since the 41c and FaTip Piccolo are relatively tiny, but it was easy and instinctive to find the right balance point in my hand. I took a page out of @GDCarrington's playbook by loading the Big Ben into a new razor, and found the pairing very good. The Bamboozled RAKE is notably more aggressive than the 41c, while being considerably more forgiving than the Piccolo. At no point did I find myself having to readjust the angle or pressure because it threatened to bite me; I even was able to go ATG without any bloodshed or hot spots, a rarity for me particularly on a blade's first day. BBS results with a razor that could easily move to the top spot in my den.
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I hope you had a wonderful birthday!

Bama Samurai · Mar 29, 2015

Jasman said: ↑

Sunday (Birthday Shave):

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless (purple wrapper) (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Aoud Forest by Montale (sample)

I had to take my brand new RazoRock razor for a test-drive this AM, and decided to pair it with more RazoRock products. After a solid month of building lather with the Ginger's Garden soap, the RazoRock croap's look on the brush was a significant difference, but it lathered just as easily as I remembered; the menthol was hard to detect, but after the Grass Stain Menthol Snow for 30 days (minus no-shave days) that's not a surprise. The Bamboozled Rake is easily the largest and heaviest DE razor I own, since the 41c and FaTip Piccolo are relatively tiny, but it was easy and instinctive to find the right balance point in my hand. I took a page out of @GDCarrington's playbook by loading the Big Ben into a new razor, and found the pairing very good. The Bamboozled RAKE is notably more aggressive than the 41c, while being considerably more forgiving than the Piccolo. At no point did I find myself having to readjust the angle or pressure because it threatened to bite me; I even was able to go ATG without any bloodshed or hot spots, a rarity for me particularly on a blade's first day. BBS results with a razor that could easily move to the top spot in my den.
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Happy Birthday!

Hodge · Mar 29, 2015

Planned Menthol Monday

Merkur Futur
Polsilver Super Iridium blade (4)
Vie-Long horse hair brush
QCS Vostok shave soap
Osage Rub/Thayers super medicated WH
Proraso Green aftershave

Not the face numbing intensity of Stirling Glacial but the Vostok is still plenty cool. The Polsilver blade in the Futur has been incredibly efficient for three shaves in a row.

celestino · Mar 30, 2015

clint64 said: ↑

All your photos are fantastic. You can tell you put a great deal of thought and effort into the shots.
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Clint, thank you for your very kind words and I greatly appreciate it.

Omelmad · Mar 30, 2015

crackstar said: ↑

All the Glacial soaps I have can freeze a snowman's butt off. I love them! lolllll
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Great soaps, but I gotta mix it with something else when I use it. I only have a sample though

782sirbrian · Mar 30, 2015

GDCarrington said: ↑

Sweet brush and setup!
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Thank you for your kind words Gary

rmcintyre84 · Mar 30, 2015

Monday, March 30, 2015 - My Oldest Shave Ever
W.D. Synthetic
T.O.B.S. Sensitive + 4 drops glycerine
'27 Gillette Tuckaway w/Gillette 7 O'clock SP (1)
Cold rinse, alum, witch hazel, Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm

My wife found the razor for me yesterday at a flea market. It was made the same year my mother was born! This was my first shave with an OC. I have more irritation than usual, but I think that's because I pushed too much.

Douglas Carey · Mar 30, 2015

ObiDon said: ↑

View attachment 65331 Razor: Gillette Slim (k3) 1965 (5) (3)
Brush: Bethlehem Olive Wood/WD Silvertip 24/45
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Castle Forbes cedarwood & sandalwood cream
Blade: Feather (1)
Post shave:T.N. Dickerson’s Witch Hazel, Jack Black balm, Old Spice original Shulton Lime
Whipped up the Castle Forbes, great scent, in a minute with the Olive Wood Silvertip. Nice slick warm cushion with the soft brush on my face. The fresh Feather in the slim glided thru my beard in 2 passes WTG, XTG. My technique is getting better on my neck with ATG on 3. Nice and smooth DFS. The T.N. Dickerson's WH felt good on my face and that natural witch hazel scent was nice and fresh. After cleaning my razor and a little spray of isopropyl alcohol to help dry the innards, I smoothed on some Jack Black. And a splash of that great Old Spice Lime, perfect! Nice to get back to the Feather blade, but you have to try other things, that's life! Right Frank?

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Excellent picture. Really like the Mug, Brush , and Razor.

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