SoS: August 1, 2016 - August 7, 2016

If memory serves me right they are coming out with the Cashmere scent this month.
These are the current offerings: http://w-soap.co.uk/
I have the Russian Leather as well and it's very, very nice - a grown-up kinda scent.

 

Thursday's Planned Shave:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Platinum Perfect)
shave-Noxema regular
razor-Gillette Sensor 2 Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-WindDrift by English Leather(via MEM)

 

Thanks for the information.

 

My kind of shave!
Ooops, I forgot to hit the reply button to @Mr. Freeze93

 

It was a flawless shave! You cant go wrong with The Fat or The Veg (unless you are not chosen).

 

I don't - but maybe I should.
Used it with warm water probably 20+ times now and it's a great old scuttle

 

Excellent pic and selection of gear!

 

Thanks I felt very British...and white..
The scuttle is a bit....'visually challenging' though (read: straight out ugly)

 

3aug16

A late shave today. Used the 34C which hasn't been used in a while, some frankensoap, a brand new old long handle brush, Avon Island Lime AS.

 

Gillette Super Speed with Ladas blade, Synthetic brush, Menthol PSO, Proraso Green cream, Orange Witch Hazel, Avon Black Suede after shave balm with added menthol. Nice and comfortable three pass BBS shave..........

 

View attachment 109747 I am so looking forward to tomorrows shave,
Gillette Flare Tip Rocket, just landed
Gillette 7 O'clock super Platinum
Semogue Texugo
Sterling Soap forgot the scent
The finish is up in the air

 

Razor: AlumiGoose w/ Hempel Ti
Blade: Feather Professional (5)
Brush: WDC-8 Brass Handle, Druida Manchurian.
Soap: Route 66 Twisted Tweed
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shambala
Another excellent 3 passes and a touch up with this combination of equipment. Twisted tweed is Route 66's twist on the classic, unforgettable Green Irish Tweed fragrance. This crisp, fresh, sporty fougere opens with green citrus, bergamot, wild lavender and lemony verbena over a rich heart of geranium, fern and violet. Anchored with spicy, wood accords of cedar, musk, amber, frankincense and Mysore sandalwood. This soap is long lasting, slick lather, protective cushion and glide with a soothing post shave conditioning. Great product!!!

 

Thursday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap
Jayaruh #30
Scotch & Stowe w/ Maggard Stainless Fat Handle
Astra SP
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla AS

The Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #30 silvertip badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Scotch & Stowe razor w/ Maggard Stainless Fat Handle with an Astra SP blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

And me I would have said "this stuff smells pretty good " nice setup and thank you for your description!

 

Thursday Planned SOTD



Razor: Bunny Injector V3 (wild)
Blade: Schick (D2)
Brush: Korn D55 Butterscotch 26mm Super Silvertip
Bowl: Woodhead Medium Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender\Sandalwood
Shave Soap: Neumann 1911
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic
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Awesome Adjustable Arko August!!!!

August 3

Grand Blade Trial


Razor - 1962 (H1) Slim (9)
Blade - (3)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Vie Long 12601
Post - Alum, Nivea, The Veg

Final day on the Royal Red and I had planned to post this earlier. Now that I can access the board from work it's easier but.....forgot today started a new quarter for us and my Area Manager would be around to go over last quarter's numbers and all that stuff. So, here we go.

This has been an interesting blade to use and dig into a bit. I appreciate the input several of you have had on its origins and also how it works. Pretty obvious that they are much more interested in the barber market and shavettes but if you need to shave and this is the only blade at least it's workable for that. So far anyway.

Today was the wide open Slim and my curiosity was high. Would it be better or worse with the extra aggression? From 2 to 6 it performed better but also added some irritation. Ran the horse through the lather and started the shave.

Pass one - WTG - and one of two things is going on. Either the added gap did decrease the smoothness again or else the blade is getting tired. Definitely rougher than yesterday and noticeably so. Reduction was good but not that much better than yesterday to me. Second pass - XTG - and still rougher and again, not a huge improvement over yesterday. Final ATG and Gillette Slide and I'm pretty sure the alum is going to bark today.

The actual result of the shave was a near BBS. I could probably be generous and give it the baby, but with that feel it doesn't deserve it. Too rough. Again, not so bad you have to stop but definitely getting rougher as we get more aggressive with the razor (and/or the blade ages). The thought went through my head that if they are making these for the shavette market they may not care about longevity. After all, barbers are supposed to toss them after one use or one customer I suppose. So who cares if it lasts three days? Well, I do. And, if they really are making them to last only one shave per customer then that's a problem for me. To be honest I'm not sure what you'd do to limit a blades life but, you never know.

Oh, the alum was definitely noticeable today. Ouch. Not searing hot but a nice slow burn all around. Certainly some all over irritation.

Tomorrow we move on to the Gillette Stainless. It's a Russian from St. Pete's so should be a pretty nice three days ahead. Time will tell. Hope you all had a good Wednesday.

 

Excellent shot! That Route 66 soap really is some great stuff.

 

Thanks very much and you're right about the Route 66.