SoS: June 19, 2017 - June 26, 2017

Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath-Gentleman
Soap: Maggard London Barbershop
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Wilkinson Sword NEW Chromium “Light Brigade” (Shave #13)
Brush: John’s Brushes Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Burberry Brit EdT

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

Maggard London Barbershop today. 20 seconds to load the JB Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Wilkinson Sword “Light Brigade” in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Burberry Brit EdT.

Bob

 

Hard to beat Tabac Tuesday, especially with the quality gear this morning

 

The Tritan Copolymer that they use for the razor is utilized in a lot of medical equipment so it will hold up.

 

Hump day eve. 6/20/2017.

 

Jun 20 SOTD:

Razorock Plissoft Brush
La Toja Shave Stick
Gillette Flair Tip Rocket
Voskhod (13)
Stirling Unscented PSB
Proraso Red AS

 

Thanks Keith! It's one of my favorites.

 

Don't worry Kerry. If yours is not defective it will hold up just fine. Will you be using it for a head shave too?

 

Hello, my two last shaves in 1 pic :



I had to test these Darwin Popular prototypes that I received recently, not too bad ! Interesting fact, they are not made of the same metal...

Bonne journée Messieurs

 

It's like a sauna outside here. I just got out of the pool and I'm sitting in the shade for a bit then I'll tan a little more. We're already very dark.

 

*Bullet Tip/All-Seeing Eye
*Pal carbon
*mix of CF pine tar/vintage Palmolive cream

DFS. The blade was one shave past where I should have pitched it but did okay. No problems. Pleasant lather. Forgot how nicely balanced the Bullet is.

*Avon Blue Blazer

 

SOTD: Vintage Sheffield 'Horn of Plenty' razor from William Greaves & Sons 'Sheaf Works' 3/4," ShaveWorks Silvertip brush, Crowne & Crane 'Cognac & Cubans' vegan soap & matching aftershave balm. Outstanding shave. Have a great Tuesday, gents!

 

ER 1914. I hope everyone is well.

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Last week and a half I didn't have the opportunity and time to post my shaves, hectic time at the job, but finally I caught a breather and I'm able to post my last shave of yesterday night:

19-06-2017


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Very good shave with this little beauty Leresche Modèle #85 (thanks a bunch @Cha-wing!! ). The Gillette Silver Blue was a first and on its first use I can say that this blade will fall on my top 5 of DE blades, next shaves will tell in what position though hehe.

Calani soap and balm are a sensorial delicacy. Very good performance and the always present orange aroma is a pleasure.

Hope everyone has a great week! Cheers.

 

Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood
B-400 brush by Tom, Tuxedo
USTURA Shavette, P-Med Prep
Schick J-1, Personna II Twin
Alum, Pinaud Citrus Musk

Andrew @Linuxguile (who has a shop on Etsy) supplied what he called a no-name shavette. I've found a Canadian vendor that sells them and a name for the tool! It's a no frills razor with a nice bit of SS heft.

 

Great setup of Fong products amigo.

 

I've been to West Palm Beach. Dove into the Atlantic. This was in March. My then girlfriend told me I was crazy. To me it felt juuuustt fiiiiine. (I was living in humiDC back then).

 

Fat Tuesday / Tech Tuesday
Uncharted territory. The prewar tech performed most excellently with a Feather on its 9th shave. I should have kept it to try for a 10th, but I binned it just because. Excellent MWF lather whipped up with the big boar, and finished with Nivea Cool Kick ASB and Gillette Cool Wave AS. Have a blessed day gentlemen.


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Washington, DC is also plenty humid and hot. But it's not a tropical humidity like what South Florida gets.