SoS: January 16, 2017 - January 22, 2017

01/21/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Prickly Pear ATG Pre-Shave Soap
RazoRock XXX LE Shave Soap
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
RazoRock Wunderbar Stainless Steel Slant Razor
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 2nd Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
RazoRock Mr. Pink After Shaving Splash
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

Looks like you got some good lather out of your new scuttle Steve!

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Saturday 1/21/17

Jojoba and Grapeseed oil preshave
RazoRock Plissoft Synthetic brush
PAA CaD soap
Tradere SB razor
Astra SP blade (3)
PAA CaD aftershave & cologne
Aveeno balm

First shave with my newly acquired Tradere. So smooth and efficient!





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Razor: Gillette Black Beauty R-2 1971
Blade: Personna 74* Tungsten Plus (7)
Brush: Elite Razor Mokume-Gane Carbon and Red Copper 3 Band
Soap: Route 66 Lumberjack
Aftershave: Lucky Tiger

 

I always knew that Marines had tough beards...

 

It comes with thick heads Joseph.

 

I was never a Marine, but I have a tough beard - mind you, I was in the IDF! lollllll

 

Date: 22 January 2017

Brush: - Semogue SOC 2 Band Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm
Lather: - Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Shaving Soap
Razor: - iKon X3 Slant
Blade: - Astra Superior Platinum #3
Post Shave: - T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent / SAA - Suitably Attired Australian sample (Australian Private Reserve Aftershave)

 

Planned Sunday SOTD

Rolls razor
Muhle black synthetic brush
MdC Rose shaving soap
Myrsol Plastic Shave aftershave
Alt Innsbruck edc

 

Good picture with a great looking brush.

 

Love that brush everytime I see it!

 

Big Easy Soaps & Tinctures "221B Baker Street"
Island Bladeworks "Bullwinkle" | TGN Finest
Star 1912 | Gem PTFE (1)

My "first impression" review of this new artisan can be found here.

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Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti Shave Soap
Jayaruh #128
Cattaragus Straight from Drygulch
Gillette Rocket with Personna Super (43)
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #128 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Cattaragus Straight Razor today. I did a clean up pass with the English Gold Rocket and Personna Super. I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. No cuts. Woo-hoo! After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Mergress//GSB//Simpson Duke 3 Best//LASSCO Bespoke #1//Chatillon Lux Unconditional Surrender

First ever use with LASSCO.

So there may be something in the soap that doesn't agree with my skin 100 percent. Not sure what though at this point, as it has quite a scent profile. It does smell quite unusual, woody but with amber and different dark and earthy scents... The lather itself surprised me at how it exploded after only 30 seconds of loading, the water ratio I need to work on.

But I'd say cushion - 8/10, slickness - 8/10, residual slip - 9/10, scent strength - 7/10

 

-Supply SE
-Simpson Commodore SE
-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Soap


Have a joyous evening everyone!

 

Sunday, January 22, 2017

El Druida Barberpole Manchurian
Fine American Blend
Wolfman WR1-SB with WHR7 Titanium
Feather HS #3
Fine American Blend Aftershave
Brooks Brothers 1818

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Amazing razor, makes me green. O'well I'll have to enjoy vicariously. Nice pic.

 

Excellent pic, Mark!

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Happy Anniversary January!!

January 21

Mostly Shavettes

Razor - Magic Shavette
Blade - (2)
Soap - Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum

Second and final shave with the Magic and Shark Stainless blade. Used the Wolf and the Route 66 for the great lather and felt a bit more confident at the start tonight. Familiarity breeds comfort in this case. First pass was very smooth again with only a couple of spots where I let the angle get a bit out of line. Still no blood and no issues. Second pass with some touch ups got me to a very nice near-BBS. Shavettes clearly offer an advantage over the DE blades as long as they are handled correctly. At least the ones I've tried so far.

Not sure what I"ll do tomorrow but I have a day to decide that. This "mostly shavettes" theme is kind of fun but not the most focused focus I've done. That's ok, though, I think I needed a bit of freedom. Hope your weekend is going great!

 

So how do you like your bowl Doug?