SoS: August 29, 2016 - September 4, 2016

Excellent picture and post Guy. You've already posted your Saturday's shave and I forgot to post my Thursday shave. I am so far behind I thought I was first.
Good looking Old spice BTW.

 

Thursday 1 July 2016

Razor: AlumiGoose in Black. V1.
Blade: Feather Professional (1)
Brush: Shavemac Zebra, Honeycomb 2 Band Badger
Soap: Jeeves Soap Turkish Bath
Aftershave: Aqua Velva


Off to a great start with the AlumiGoose along with a new shave brush. The brush performed outstanding right out of the box. It whipped up a great lather ad the AlumiGoose cut down the stubble in no time at all.
I don't have many drug store aftershaves, but I do have Aqua Velva.
I was difficult catching the hummingbirds in the photo tonight. They where fighting off a Downey Woodpecker at the feeding station this evening. There is one in flight just to the right in the picture.

 

As I mentioned in a previous post, it appears I can go right through next Tabac Tuesday with working down my Stirling Barbershop items. Then it will get a little more humid afterwards. I might use a different shaving cream on occasion, so that would be the one difference. Naturally, I'll report accordingly. But that's good to put the Stirling Barbershop stuff to good use.

 

Wow Doug! Great photo!

 

Razor: AlumiGoose in Black. V1.
Blade: Feather Professional (2)
Brush: Shavemac Zebra, Honeycomb 2 Band Badger
Soap: Route 66 Lavender Woods
Aftershave: Afta Skin Conditioner
Case: Badger & Blade (http://www.westcoastshaving.com)

A very good shave tonight with these products. The Shavemac brush made quick work whipping up the Lavender Woods into a great lather. I'm focusing on three passes and only three passes this month.

 

would love to find the Afta somewhere.

 

actually, I was talkinabout the Stephan, when I mentioned going through the week-end, not Stirling. But I can say the same about both.

 

Lovely picture and set up amigo! Have a good evening.

 

Saturday's


Dove Men Face Wash
TSD Iced Lime
Jayaruh #100
Dad's Schick E-3
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Pinaud Vegetal

The TSD Iced Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #100 two-band badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with Dad's Schick E-3 razor with a Personna Stainless 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 Vegetal After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Saturday, September 3, 2016


The OneBlade
GEM SSC #2
Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
Savonniere du Moulin
Chatillon Lux Coldbeck



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Thanks Doug, I jumped the gun a little bit and splashed on OS Cologne when taking the pic

 

Good looking brush Doug!

 

Smells like a Drug Store SEptember!!

September 2
Grand Blade Trial
Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (6)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Arko
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Post - Alum, Old Spice

First day of the Labor Day Sale and I was up and ready. Feeling better too after quite a bit of Dr. intervention. Also ready to try the Personna Platinum on a more aggressive setting. Yesterday was a letdown on my expectations for his legendary blade.

The first difference today was the lather. The BoS still produces fine lather but just doesn't seem to have the volume of the Semogue 620. Seriously, yesterday I had jets of lather shooting out of it when I pressed down. The BoS gives plenty of lather but not like the 620. I know, I know, I keep going on about that but to find another boar, especially in that price range, that outdoes the 10066. Pretty amazing.

First pass proved that gap has something to do with the effectiveness of the blade. Definitely a much smoother feel and much better reduction. I stayed on the cap as I did yesterday and it really got a good first pass down. Second and third passes also smooth and excellent and the alum finish was very quiet. The Old Spice didn't add much burn either. But it did produce a near BBS. No complaints.

If it improves even more wide open it will finish in style. Ready to find out in the morning.

Hope your day is going well and man it's good to see all the SE razors turning up in here already this month. Some great setups going on.

 

Thank you amigo. I wish you a great weekend.

 

Thank you Guy. It works excellent. Have a good weekend.

 

I can't remember the last time I used Afta, but I really liked it tonight.

 

Excellent setup, does the case meet your expectations?

 

Once again you have a great photo with outstanding tools. Beauty brush!!!

 

Yeah it's fun to break out the old standards and relive them again.

 

The case meets and exceeds my expectations Guy. Thanks so much for the heads up on the product. I was sure that if you where happy with the case I would be also.