SoS: August 14, 2017 - August 20, 2017

His grandpa must be the guy in the cowboy hat. It was indeed a great story. Brings out the "nature"concept of the soap. Another comment I have on it is that I find that it can go well with different aftershaves. I mentioned Aqua Velva, but it also works with my L&L Grooming Marshlands(although I don't use the latter combination when it's real hot and humid).

 

Yea it is a scent that works well with a wide variety of products. I am also curious how long a full tub of soap would last, in over a year of wet shaving I have only finished 1 sample and have barely put a dent in any of my tubs since I enjoy the variety too much lol.

 

They say their Bay Rum soap has zero clove in it. I like that. Same with that of PAA though.

 

August 19, 2017

Jamie's Night Shave...

1. PAA ATG pre shave soap
2. Crown King Doc Holladay Soap
3. Semogue 820 boar brush
4. PAA Bakelite Alpha Ecliptic Slant
5. LORD COOL blade (10)
6. ALUM \ Thayers Witch Hazel - Lavendar Mint
7. Crown King Doc Holladay aftershave cologne
8. PAA Frost Byte aftershave balm

 

How are you finding that razor to be?

 

Gotta love a good old Cremo slick superlather! You can make almost any soap a good product.

So glad to be able to assist!

 

TIMELESS Ti/VOSKHOD :: MASETO :: BEAVER WOODWRIGHT :: SCOOP AS​

 

That is awesome news Doug. Congratulations to your granddaughter and the family as well.

 

Sunday Planned SOTD



Razor: Gillette Slim (S5) NSR
Blade: Tomac Super Stainless Steel (01)
Brush: WildWestBrushworks 22mm Faux Horsehair
Bowl: Yuzu Tenmoku 4-3/4"
Pre-Shave scrub: Lisa's Invigorating Eucalyptus
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Soap: Mickey Lee Drunken Goat
Post: Taconic Unscented
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic
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Pre-Shave: @khun_diddy Olive Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: Razorock Baby Smooth Ti
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Hucklaration
Lather: Australian Private Reserve Fougere Bourbon Rose
Post-Shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

 

Adjustable (Arko) August!!!

August 19 Grand Blade Trials

Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette Fatboy (9)
Blade - (3)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Jayaruh #46
Post - Alum

Well, the final shave on this blade is done and......let there be blood. Lots of blood. Seriously, we're talking running down my neck. Don't panic though, it isn't what you think.

Let's talk about the shave first - two passes and touch ups to a very nice DFS but the alum is pretty warm. Quite a bit of irritation on the wide open Fatboy. The best for this blade? Right in the middle at 6, and that with more irritation than any other Dorco. My take on this blade in comparison to the other three? It's not a great choice. If you have access to the ST-301, Prime, or Titan, use them. If you need blades in a hurry and don't have any other choice, finding these at a Dollar General or Family Dollar will give you an option that will work. Hopefully you have something in the middle of aggressiveness in a razor with you. If not, you'll still get a decent enough shave, you just may pay the price in some extra irritation. It's definitely a viable option in a pinch.

As for the blood.........remember me telling you that the blade definitely feels and looks thinner than the others? The feel of the blade ends is very thin and the corners are sharp. Sharp enough that when I began my neck run on the first pass on the right side the corner of the blade end hit my earlobe and punctured it. It's like I tried to pierce my ear and didn't make it through. It is a bleeder and a half in that spot and after twenty minutes of cold compress, ice cube, styptic and more pressure I finally got it slowed down enough to put a bandaid on it. Tough place for that but it's holding and hopefully will stop pretty soon. At least I'm not having to keep wiping it off of my neck and shoulder. Tiny little puncture - like I hit the jugular instead of my ear.

Tomorrow I'm thinking of starting a run through Gillette blades. I have a sampler from tryablade.com and a few others laying around. Some I've used, a few I haven't. I'll decide for sure tomorrow.

 

#headshaveoftheday - Aug 20, 2017

Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Omega Proraso
Soap: Wickham 1912 Russian Leather
Razor: Gillette Mach 3
Post: Proraso Green AS


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Good Morning Everyone! SOTD 08/20/17

Harry D. Koenig & Co. Shave Set
Gillette Mach 3 Cart. (1)
Col. Conk Almond
Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel
Stetson Fresh A/S

A Smooth Sunday Shave!

Have A Great Day!

 

SOTD 20170820



Semogue 1250.
Scheermonnik "Delfts Wit".
Vintage "Sunrise" razor.
Rembrandt Super Stainless (NOS) (4).
Arko Men Cool after shave cream.

Lovely first shave with this vintage razor.
Any information on "Sunrise" razors is welcome.

 

Schick Type M Injector
Schick blade
Whipped Dog synthetic brush
Proraso Blue shaving cream
Family Dollar Spice aftershave

 

A first-class three pass BBS shave which I enjoyed so much in spite of the Rapira blade being quite a bit duller, yet it still gave me one last hoorah. The Sharp Dressed Man sample is still going strong but I want to finish it off before I start the brand-new tub that's waiting for me. This was one of the few times that I didn't use an aftershave balm and splash - just some Lubriderm moisturizer was sufficient for me.

Hope you all have a great Sunday!

 

CRSW Olivia Colonia Mediterrania
Thater 28mm
Le Grelot
RazoRock Acqua

 

Congratulations to your granddaughter Douglas.

 

August 20, 2017
Wolfman WR1 OC
Feather (1)
Elite Razor “Tres Amigos” Beehive with Envy White
Route 66 Bay Lime Twist
Folsom & Co Capri

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Sunday, August 20

Mike's Barber Shop~~SOC Boar~~Hoffritz Slant~~Personna Med Prep (4)~~Vintage Aqua Velva
Have a great day!​