SoS: August 22, 2016 - August 28, 2016

Gillette Slim with Voskhod blade, Maggard Synthetic, Orange PSO, Orange soap, Orange Witch Hazel and Orange Menthol AS. A very nice and comfortable BBS shave.

 

Just a friendly reminder, this thread wraps up tonight! Please join in the fun for the week, here:

SoS (SOTD) 29 August - 4 September 2016

 

I concur 100%. The combination of Guinness and goats milk produce a super slick, thick lathering soap. I have only tried six of the ML soaps but this one is the best. He kept running out of stock so I bought 3 backups, yes that is how good I like this stuff. Reminds of chocolate oatmeal cookies.

 

Thank you.

 

Prayers out for those who lost their lives and the ones who where hurt. Good to hear you are okay.

 

Thank you, sir. This is very kind and thoughtful of you.

 

08.28.16
Jack Black
Bulldog
Yesterday' Astra SP
B&M Beaudelaire
Alum
Thayer's
B&M Beaudelaire A/S

The Bulldog is not an everyday shave for me... ouch!​

 

That Bulldog looks like it can bite!

 

Awesome handle!

 

Razor: Timeless OC w/ TRH1 Timeless
Blade: Dorco ST 301 Platinum (1)
Brush: El Druida Red Heart Chakte Kok/African Blackwood 2 Band
Soap: Route 66 Casablanca
Aftershave: Floid Vigoroso

Excellent 3 pass shave without a touchup. Very good shave with is blade. We will see how it goes in this razor this week.

 

SOTD August 28th


Gillette New Standard
Pol Silver SI
Blades Grim Smolder
Satin Tip The Purest

This was my shave setup this morning, and it reminded me how much I love vintage open combs. The New Standard is wonderfully aggressive, more so then the New IMO and the additional weight is fabulous. The Pol Silver was smooth and sharp, top tier for sure! Everything worked in harmony for a three pass BBS. 9 hours later and still smooth. Have a great evening friends!

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Andrew your razor is very !

 

Beautiful brush!

 

Van Yulay - Soap Of The Gods "Puros La Habana (v2)"
Kent V8 (vintage)
Above The Tie S1 | Triad Rolling Hex 316 Stainless
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum Black (2)

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I've been enjoying Van Yulay's soaps routinely since I discovered them almost 3 months ago. In that short time, I've acquired 10 more of their soaps. I've yet to be disappointed. Puros La Habana was the first one I tried. Given its name, I expected it to smell like a cigar, specifically a Cuban cigar. Ultimately, I didn't get that impression. While it was a very pleasant scent, it was more reminiscent of green tobacco leaves and earth with powdery elements. I've used it several times since then, and I love it. I even use the splash on some non-shave days because it smells great, and their splashes feel nice on my scalp.

Van Yulay recently reinvented the aforementioned PLH scent to something completely different and allegedly more accurate to the fragrance of a cigar. They kept the prior green tobacco and earthy scent, renaming it "Durham Green". Therefore, if you have a tub of Puros La Habana purchased before last week, you have something that smells nothing like Puros La Habana today. In the interest of clarity, I'm informally calling it "v2". When I ordered the new PLH last week, they included in my order a label for "Durham Green" to apply to my old tub of PLH.

This scent of the new Puros is, without question, a cigar. The cured tobacco is up front and true, and it's accompanied by a bold smoky spiciness. This is my idea of the perfect cigar scent, and it topples Achilles as my favorite Van Yulay scent.

The manteca/clay formula yields one of the easiest lathers I've ever used. It's very difficult to over-water this soap, but it's not particularly thirsty either. It just has a very wide range of usable phases from thick mounds of yogurt-y cream to dense, slick paintable layers. The density and slickness is never sacrificed. The durability is as good as any other soap I've used, allowing me to lather my whole head for each pass without the slightest threat of breakdown.

The water-based splash, as I stated previously, is good enough to use even on non-shave days, so I certainly wouldn't skip it for the shave. However, the post-shave feel from Van Yulay's soaps are stellar without any help.

About 2 hours later, the dry down from the splash is prominent tobacco, but the smokiness is replaced by a muted sweetness that compliments the soap quite well. If you're a fan of tobacco soaps, you must try Puros La Habana (v2).

 

Awesome Adjustable Arko August!!!!

August 28

Grand Blade Trial - Day Off


Razor - '46-'47 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade - (1)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum, The Veg

Sunday. The end of your weekend, the end of my workweek. Or some of you work that way at least. And, it's my day off of the Grand Blade Trials. While @Mr. Freeze93 tried to goad me into a Marvy day I held firm, kept a stiff upper lip to the challenge implied and decided to really and truly enjoy today's shave. Time for my best DE and best soap and one of my top three blades. I realized today as I was working on the setup and thinking through it that if I were to go minimalist I could get down to one razor, one soap and three blades. Rotating the Rapira SS, Voskhod and Sharp Star with this razor and soap combination would keep me happy for years to come. If I ever decide to settle down a bit anyway.

Fantastic three pass today to enjoy a little extra time with the setup. Fantastic lather from the Silvertip that was produced by soaking the puck, shaking the brush dry and loading upside down on the puck. Had enough lather to last three days I think. Finish was a very smooooooooth and fine near BBS and the Veg fired up the sales guy in me and out the door I went. Great way to finish my work week.

Tomorrow the Trials resume with the Royal Stainless Super from Personna in Israel. Hope you had a great weekend and a great start to your week!

 

Brush & Razor Tree

 

Thanks, nice solid feel on the hand also.

 

The Veg cures all.

 

Thanks buddy!

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Mon. 8/29/16








A truly wonderful shave this morning with the PAL Adj.. Easy, slick, rich, sweet smellinglather from the Route 66 Lumberjack shave soap. Three silky passes for a dolphin smooth finish. Loving life people!