SoS: May 30, 2016 - June 5, 2016

AlumiGoose 2
Feather Pro Super
TOBS Almond Shave Cream
Van Der Hagen Badger
Dove Post Shave Balm
Paul Sabastian Aftershave

 

Good post Amigo. Nice brush.

 

Doug. It was one their first Envy White knots. I love the grip of the beehive. I get real sloppy with it.

 

Vince,
It's great to have you around. I enjoy your posts!

 

Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Doug Korn brush
Hien 650 razor
Alum
Thayers WH
PAA Déjà Fougère AS
Have fun!

 

Thank you!

 

Razor: Gillette Slim (k3) 1965 (5) (3) (original case and blade pack with instructions)
Brush: Wolf Whiskers "Becky" handle 24mm x 51mm Shave Revolution Finest 2 band 2016
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: TOBS Grapefruit
Blade: Feather (2)
Pre shave: Tree Hut Shea body wash Mango
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera, Jack Black balm, TOBS Luxury AS

Whipped up the TOB Grapefruit in a minute with the Becky. Nice slick cushion and I really like the scent. I really like the slim and next to my FB it is my go to razor. The heavy handle and head gave me a nice smooth shave with no pressure with a Feather blade set on 5. The Shea Mango for the pre-shave helped give me a nice no burn shave. My technique is getting better on my neck, especially with a slick lather and sharp blade on (3), so I can buff the area on the right side of my neck. The Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera felt good on my face and that natural scent was nice and fresh. After cleaning my razor and a little spray of isopropyl alcohol to help dry the innards, I smoothed on some Jack Black, and then some TOBS Luxury AS. Y'all have a good one!

 

Beautiful Wolf Whiskers brush! I like that finish on the Blackbird the best! Very nice

 

Great stuff Don. Check your mail in a few days.

 

Alumigoose SE+ Stork aristocrat 2 titanium
Feather Proguard
Barbus
Woody's SBIG

 

Let's see, that could be ominous coming from a Marine!

 

Thanks Don! My BB was originally matte finish. I sent it back to Shane for the mirror finish. I agree with you. It is the best finish.

 

Just mailed today. All is good. Don't shake the envelope, please.

 

Great picture with easy to lather Sweeny Todd.

 

SOTD!!!!


CJB/ Kai (14)
Stirling 24mm Finest Badger
MWF
Maggard Alum Block
Thayers
The Veg

 

Tuesday



Weather has gotten really nice here. Very hot compared to a few weeks ago. Today was/is sunny and 25 degrees plus.
Needed a menthol cool, and the marvellous Ingram received from @crackstar did a fine job indeed!
I know it may not be the coldest on the market, but it sure froze my face off.. haha! Love it.
My homemade menthol splash with the invigorating tea tree scent finished off BBS shave.
Have a nice day!​

 

Thanks. My favorite scent of my favorite soap

 

Been a while since I've used my first Morris and Forndran brush, a sweet faux horn 1/3 Blonde. Trying a Kai mild in the Cobra, so far not as impressed as with the Feather Pro. I'll give it a few goes before passing verdict. Sandalwood Rose from Mystic Water is one of my favorite scents ever. Following up with a blast of Pitralon Swiss.​

 

MAYhem 2016!!

May 30
Razors - Russians baby! Soyuz 1 and the dreaded Soviet straight!
Blade - Is there any other blade that says "MAYhem" like this one?
Brush - Marvy
Soap - Marvy
Post - Doesn't really matter. Plain cold water burns at this point.

Well all you MAYhemers....I hope you aren't disappointed with what I put together to finish the month. Yep, a total MAYhem shave brought to you courtesy of awful Soviet engineering, incredibly horrible Czech blade manufacturing and...of course.....the William Marvy Company, purveyer or crappy brushes and incredibly bad soap like substances.

This shave started with the Soviet straight. This razor was acquired on a bit of a dare, honed by @HolyRollah (though I think he'd like to deny any involvement), and used once by me to see what I could accomplish with it. It was actually tried after only a week of practice with the Rabbit, an actual straight razor. (Not that this one doesn't look like one, but that "steel". Oh my"). Thanks to the crappy metal in it, I didn't suffer any real blood loss, but I think I rubbed myself raw trying to get any kind of reduction.

I changed up the routine with the Marvy for the last day. I used the puck dry and.........wait for it.........some of you know what I'm thinking............rubbed it on my face. They got the Marvy imitation brush as wet as I could and went to town on the face lather. It actually whipped up pretty good.....then began disappearing which is its typical response. The problem with that is I have a very dull straight razor in my hand trying to chase lather that ends up not being there. AND drying out my face. What's the worst that could happen, right? Well, again because of the lousy blade (and stropping it may have made it worse since there's no spine to guide by) the worst was one cut along the jawline on the left side. I think that only happened because the blade actually stuck then jumped. Yeah, that's an interesting sensation. Apparently a day's growth is too much for any hope of a shave. Not a big cut but a bleeder. Got it closed up and finished the pass cussing due to the pulling, grabbing, tugging and overall horrible sensation.

Second pass - what can I do to improve it? Why, let's grab the Soyuz 1 and throw the Tiger in it. What's the worst that could happen? How about two more bloody spots due to the freaking gap on this thing being so uneven! Caught the very corner of the blade twice and bled both times. Again, the Marvy soap did nothing except run away. Apparently there is no way to get a reliable lather with this stuff, at least for me. Finished that horribly rough, ineffective and painful pass and finally gave in and picked up the New LC w/ 7 o'clock Blue for the finish. One pass to make it acceptable, lots of alum and styptic and a resigned shrug that at least I'm not at work today.

Hope you all had a great month, and again for those who participated in MAYhem.....CONGRATS! WELL DONE!! YOU, LIKE ME, are an IDIOT!!! See you all over on the June thread tomorrow!

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TUESDAY
My first shave with this recently-restored 'Pipe' razors ( Click Here to see restoration thread) from George Wostenholm & Son. MWF lather and Route 66 balm to finish. In a word: exceptional! A true BBS three pass shave that was extremely comfortable. I may repeat this shave tomorrow as it was that good!
Have a great day, all!