SoS: March 14, 2016 - March 20, 2016

March 20 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
TSD Lanolin Iced Sub-zero
Johan Engstrom
Stirling Unscented PSB
Aqua Velva AS

 

That's really nice looking razor.

 

Nice set up. I have some Ladas and some Palmolive on order. I hear lots of good things about the Palmolive.

 

Can it's truly a wonderful razor and very comfortable to shave with.

 

SOTD March 20, 2016
Shave Den Sunday!

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Chinese Schick
Razor: Schick G1 injector
Brush: Badger
Lather: TSD Lanolin Bay Rum
Post: Witch hazel splash, TSD Iced Bay Rum after shave, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, XTG, touch-up



What a nice shave with these products! The Schick G1 continues to give me really close shaves. You have to be careful with it because it can bite you quite easily! One tiny weeper today on my chin that was taken care of with the cold water and witch hazel. The Iced Bay Rum splash stung a bit but quickly cooled down and provided a great feel.

TSD soaps are really fantastic! If you don't have any you owe it to yourself to get some. Not only does it support our fantastic forum but the quality of the products is top-notch.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

 

Sunday 20 March 2016



Mastro Livi "Perugia 13.12.14", 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point​

I have always been fond of Eau de Cologne fragrange, in particular 4911, the original one. I am sure many of you know they also make an aftershave having the same base fragrance, with slightly different nuances in order to make it a more masculine fragrance. No matter what, I would also use an aftershave having the original 4911 fragrance as I like it very much. The aftershave effect of this 4911 is very good, not to mention the pleasure of enjoying the Eau de Cologne fragrance on your skin, very elegant and refined, although many may consider it a bit old fashioned. As for the razor, this time I used this Mastro Livi 13.12.14 which always proves to be a super performing shaver with a superlative velvety touch on the skin, giving a super close shave.​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Mystic Water Marrakesh
• Brush: Vie-Long Horse Brush 13120, 19mm knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi "Perugia 13.12.14", 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: 4911 Original Eau de Cologne

 

The Palmolive is surprisingly good, I look forward to your thoughts on it.

 

Jim

 

SUNDAY
Early morning shave using the Dubl Duck Goldedge, XXX from RazoRock and finished with a splash of homemade bay rum. Nice shave for the first day of Springtime!
Have a blessed Sunday, all!

 

Beautiful depth and color in this photo Kevin.

 

Thanks! sometimes I get lucky with the tricky lighting in the predawn hours!

 

Brush: Wilkinson Sword.
Soap: Wilkinson Sword.
Razor: Gillette 195
Alum: RazoRock
Blade: Feather.
Balm: Nivea.

First time for too many things this shave. I set the razor to 7. I had only used it at 5 before. The soap and the brush are first time tries. Also, it was a first time face lather for me. Overall, there was a lot of irritation and not a very close save. Creams were all I had used before. I could not get the soap to lather very much. Being impatient didn't pay. There were too many changes to know what went wrong. The brush is great. I think I need to learn how to properly lather with a soap.

 

Good morning gentleman, a relaxing comfy shave this morning. I've used Astra SP's for three years exclusively and they did the job again this morning. It was nice to use CO Bigelow again, always a pleasure.

Aces!

 

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Nuavia Blu
Simpson M-7 Manchurian
The One Blade
GEM Stainless Coated #1
Thayer’s Rose Petal Witch Hazel, Unrefined Shea Butter, B&M Night Moves

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Thanks!

 

Lovely colors Robert.

 

Mark

 

•Schick Personal Touch
•Cremo Cooling
•Omega boar

2 pass DFS+++. A fine cartridge if there ever was one, I'm being careful to blow-dry and dunk in 91% alcohol to preserve it as long as possible.

Lord and Master a/s

 

Spring Rhapsody
I'm getting to the end of my Rhapsody, as you can see from the photo. I went with a 6-5-4 progression today with very good results. I think I still like triple nickels (5-5-5) better, but this got the job done. The soap lathered like a champ and released its complex, intoxicating scent of spring. I had bay rum on my mind, too, so I used my favorite - Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice.

 

3/20/16 - #100 - Shave Den Sunday


Prep: warm wash
Lather: TSD Old Spice type
Brush: TGN synthetic
Razor: Gillette NEW SC
Blade: Feather (2)
Post: Avon Spicy aftershave