SoS: July 31, 2017 - August 6, 2017

Sunday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Cold River Soap Works “Original” Bergamot & Bay
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus (Shave #10)
Brush: Mozingo/WSP Silvertip-24mmx54mm
Aftershave: Fine Platinum

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 seconds to load the Mozingo/WSP Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus still in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Fine Platinum aftershave.

Bob

 

Aug 6 SOTD:

30DC LE Brush
Stirling Port-au-Prince SS
Gillette Sheraton
Stirling Unscented PSB
Fine Fresh Vetiver AS

 

Great brush!!

 

I love my PAL Injecto-Matics. They are in the exclusive top tier of three razors I have that are super easy to use, make the dolphins jealous of my smooth skin, and provide face-rubbing goodness longer than anything I own. Today I used the purple necked PAL IM and was rewarded with everything a shave should be.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike's Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Savile Row 3824 Silvertip Badger
Schick (4)
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

TIMELESS Ti/PSI :: PALADIN :: WICKHAM 1912​

 

Thank you Gentlemen!

 

Excellent setup Mark!

 

Beautiful Paladin Chris.

 

Sunday, August 6

Boellis Panama 1924~~Paladin PK-47~~Feather AS-D2~~Feather (3)
Have a wonderful Sunday!​

 

08/06/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Sterling Soap Company Honey Oatmeal Shea Butter Bath Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Shampoo/Conditioning Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dirt Artisan Shaving Soap
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Asylum Shave Works Evolution Stainless Steel Black Oxide Razor
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 2nd Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dirt Aftershave & Cologne
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Natural Deodorant​

 

I agree that the Ti Baby Smooth is a great razor. I do not have the aluminum to compare, but at least the Ti version is an amazing shaver and one of the best values.
Steve

 

Today's shave
Hot water wash with a washcloth
Rubberset 400
Bombed Soap Commander iced pink grapefruit
Merkur Progress (3.5)
Astra ss (3)
C.O.Bigelow white label

 

Very well laid out and lit photo Steve. Your brush is beautiful.

 

Today I strayed from my usual Astra SP to try a shark in the Slim on 5. They could be a tad smoother and a tad less aggressive than the Astra for me, but the differences are relatively minor. I also tried Reef Point Test Depth. Another soap that falls into the very good but not great category for me. The puck has a bit of a waxy smelling undertone that I don't love, but it becomes very feint when lathered as the scent blooms. It will stay in my den, but I suspect will be eventuallybumped for future soaps that I love more. Finished off with Oceana AS. Great stuff!

 

Maggard Limes & Bergamot Tallow
Omega #20248 boar brush
Osaka suribachi bowl
Gillette Fat Boy (E4) on 9
Super-Max Platinum blade
Pinaud Lime Sec AS/EDC

Mustache trim via Ace clippers.

 

Today's shave was with a Laser sharp Japanese razor. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. Zero issues. Still loving these Japanese Razors.

Razor- Japanese "Feon 172" Pure Steel Made. Takehana Razors Co. Ser.#80707
Brush- Omega 10098 Boar
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

Razor: Scimitar Bluebeards Revenge
Blade: Feather (1)
Brush: Tres Amigos Desert Ironwood Beehive w/Envy White
Soap: Nuavia Blue
A/S: Floid Blue

Top 5 blade, top 5 soap, top 5 brush, top 5 aftershave. Great shave this day.

 

All Hail the Mighty Injecto-Matic

 

Van Yulay - Smoking Hot Pineapple
RazoRock 400 | Noir Plissoft
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)

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I wouldn't have thought pineapple would work as a wearable fragrance for me, and I typically don't gravitate to gourmands, but Smoking Hot Pineapple does it for me. It is largely an accurate grilled pineapple fragrance but there's just enough vetiver to lend a smokiness and wearability. Van Yulay's soap (and splash) ingredients tend to render assessing a fragrance from the jar impossible, but this one blends in quite well. The scent starts a bit sweet when initially lathered, but the smoky vetiver comes in nicely. As previously stated, grilled and caramelized pineapple remains the forerunner throughout.

None of Van Yulay's soap bases are bad, but I find I really like the ones with emu, tallow, and clay. It yields a density that stands toe-to-toe with L&L's bison tallow base. The glide, residual slickness, and post-shave are all at a level competitive with the elite artisans.

Van Yulay's water-based splashes are always boldly fragranced and have good ingredients. They offer menthol as an add-on on their site, but I don't see that option in The Club's software. I would imagine the artisan would accommodate you it you sent her a message, though. There are no alcohol splash offerings from Van Yulay.

Smoking Hot Pineapple is a "The Club" exclusive. If pineapple isn't your thing, and you haven't otherwise tried Van Yulay's soap, I highly recommend them. Your first visit to their site can be a bit daunting given the variety of available fragrances and bases, so I just recommend browsing and land on a fragrance that sounds good to you. Fret about the bases later. They're all good.

 

Excellent colors in your photograph Matt. Very good write up also.