SoS: December 5, 2016 - December 11, 2016

SOTD: Wonderful morning shave today using a number of 'first time' items. Barbershop-scented 'Honor' shave soap and balm from Soap Commander (superb!); new custom badger brush from Brad Sears Shave Works, and a vintage Wm Greaves & Sons For Barber's Use' 9/8" beast. Memorable shave.

 

Congrats!

 

Thank you, buddy! Have a great day!

 

Revisor 8/8
Kent Badger Brush
Proroaso Pelli Sensibili Shave Soap
Booster Mosswood After Shave Lotion

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FRIDAY SHAVE


Prep: MLSW Sandalwood pre shave butter
Razor: Icon X3 slant/ Maggard MR18C handle
Blade: Gillette Green (1st shave)
Brush: Everready 600 synthetic
Soap: Reef Point Dragons Blood
Balm: RP Dragons Blood



Had a smooth 2 pass shave, got a great lather from the Reef Point soap and the scent of Dragons Blood filled the den. Finished with the matching balm.


SATURDAY SHAVE

Prep: RazoRock Mister Joe
Razor: Gillette Redtip
Blade: Gillette Green (2nd shave)
Brush: Fine Angel Hair Synthetc
Soap: Proraso Sandalwood
Post: Proraso Green balm/ Proraso red A/S splash



Had a DFS this morning. It's been a long time since I used Proraso soap/cream and I forgot how great this stuff really is. The scent is one of my favorite Sandalwoods and it made a slick lather. Had to be careful since I managed to get a few ingrown hairs a few shaves back, so no against the grain pass this time. Ended up with a few nicks but overall it was a invigorating shave to start the day. Have a great weekend everyone!

 

Saturday 12/10/16

Weleda Wild Rose Oil preshave
RazoRock Plissoft brush
TOBS Rose cream
B&R Stainless Adjustable razor
Personna Platinum blade
Thayers Rose Petal witch hazel
D.R. Harris Pink aftershave
G.F. Trumper Coral Skin Food

My first shave with the B&R Adjustable. I really, really like this razor. For my first pass WTG I set it at 4. For my the 2nd pass of XTG I set it to 2.5, and for the ATG pass I did 1.5 (with the blade installed I couldn't go lower than 1.5). I had an excellent smooth and comfortable shave. This is easily one of my favorite razors already. I hope to see more modern adjustables in the near future.....I'd love to see a Hone 15 brass adjustable.....could you imagine that??!!




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10 December 2016

* Muhle DE89 + Stork Aristocrat 2 Titanium
* Iridium Super
* Shavemac D-01 2-Band + Doug Korn Aquamarine Taca
* Mystic Water Cedar/Sage
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Oakmoss EO


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I'm so busy now, but here's my Sunday morning setup:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Derby final day
Derbylux S/C
Intesa Glacial A/S Balm
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S Splash

I'm so in love with this Derbylux cream and for good reason - it has everything I love. What a wonderful scent, great lather, and more than enough menthol to please me. It's also so skin-friendly, just like its "countryman" the Barbon cream. I'm definitely going with the Intesa balm which I bought a year ago from Italian Barber, and the Aqua Velva is always a good finish to a shave!

 

12/10/16 Shave of the Day​

Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap​

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dirty Glow Soap ​

Local Gents Clown Fruit Artisan Shave Soap​

RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic 26mm Brush ​

Crown King Dual Chamber Scuttle​

RazoRock Wunderbar Stainless Steel Slant Razor​

Derby Extra Blade – 2nd Shave​

Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel​

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Clown Fruit Artisan Aftershave/Cologne​

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Clown Fruit Artisan Post Shave Balm
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I have, up 'til today, been somewhat dissatisfied in the post shave of my Jabonman Vetiver de Haiti. However...once again, I must plead guilty to "user error" and a second violation: "giving up on my lather too soon". Guilty, your Honor. More water, more water! And what better brush to wield than my Simpson 3 "Chubby" Manchurian.
I have dubbed this brush...Iceberg. There aren't too many brushes out there that can eat through soap like the iceberg that "ate" through the hull of H.M.S. Titanic. No, sir!
Below "Iceberg" after the first pass...

I would have enough soap a 4P+ shave. The dense badger hair also holds a lot of H20, EXACTLY what this soap needs to provide a slick, smooth shave AND a post shave that is not bad at all. Much better than the previous shaves. The scent is gorgeous.

Because of today's terrific shave, I have patched the hull of the Titanic and have returned it to dry dock, where it will reenter my soap rotation. But never fear, there are more soaps in my den cruising the North Atlantic at night...

 

Great shadows and atmosphere. Love the photo. Beautiful handle.

 

Tell us more, I missed something along the way. Wedding, birth???

 

Great setup, we were obviously on the same wavelength with the choice of Rose/pink products today.

 

This is the other straight I inherited from my Grandpa years ago. I last shaved with it about 30 shaves ago. OK shave but definitely more irritation than I'd like - which is what I noted last time I used it. This one will probably be kept for sentimental reasons only and not likely to be used often. I don't often shave daily but that I wanted to get more muscle memory with that Guillotine style stroke.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Honig Shave Soap
Savile Row 3824
Gebruder Ziegler 9 9/16
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Great write-up! I look forward to seeing what your next choice will be.

 

Gem G-Bar Razor
Personna Gem Blade
Frank Shaving Boar Brush
Hawaiian Sandlewood Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island AS
Cuba Blue Eau De Toilette by Cuba

Rewarded with an excellent shave today with the G-Bar. Producing a great three pass BBS shave which was very smooth. The Cuba Blue EDT will go on after the scent from the Pinaud after shave wears off.

 

My Daughter's wedding is in a couple of hours. Time for a nice slow shave followed by getting dressed using the cuff links my future Son in Law gave me last night. My grandfathers old Hamilton watch will round things out.
SOTD
Ogallala Shave Stick
Badger Brush
Edwin Jagger DE89 Razor
Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Azzaro Chrome Legend Cologne
Have a wonderful day!

 

Classy!!

 

Thanks!.....yes sir, I love Myrsol Plastic too.
I know some are put of by it. But I think it's unique and really cool smelling.

 

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Valobra Cologne/Paladin Chief Blonde Badger/1957 Gillette Redtip/GSB/Layrite No.9​