SoS: October 3, 2016 - October 9, 2016

Thank you!

 

Thank you Jim.

 

EJ DE87 razor
Astra SP blade
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Palmolive Mentholated SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Skin Bracer A/S w/added menthol

I have not used the EJ DE87 in years (literally) and thought, "What the heck" and pulled it out. Nice mild shaver that set me up for the day just fine. Not an everyday razor for me, but a darn nice one. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

SOTD October 5, 2016

Blade: Chinese Schick
Razor: Schick L1 injector
Brush: Satin Tip 'The Purest' synthetic
Lather: Stirling Barbershop
Post: Witch hazel splash, Stirling Barbershop aftershave, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Nice shave again with this combination. I apologize for the ensuing boredom as you will see this soap and aftershave and razor a lot this month! I'm using Stirling Barbershop almost exclusively for October, as voted on by TSD in a poll. Great products that lead to nice shaves!

Have a great day!

 

Wednesday's SOTD................

Love My Skin Hawaiian Sandalwood w/Duke 2 Best
Merkur 1904 paired w/Derby Extra blade
Witch hazel followed by Nivea Cooling PSB finishing w/a splash of Clubman Vanilla

2-passes for a comfortable DFS!

 

I will indeed try a sample of Stirling soon, and thanks for the comment on Williams. It should be a more enjoyable experience for me with a softer soap

 

Houken 66
Oscar11 Boar Brush
Calani Classic Havana
Paco Rabanne EDT/Stirling Vetiver After Shave Splash

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SOTN OCtober 4th


Gillette Old Type head \ Cadet handle
Voskhod (2)
Stirling 24mm Synthetic
Tabac
Nivea Sensitive ASB

Good morning friends! I had this shave last night before bed. The famed aggression of the Old Type can be easily tamed when you ride the cap and keep a light touch. Three easy drama free passes resulting in a DFS that left me relaxed and ready for bed.

On a side note I don't know if there are different levels of aggression in the Old Type heads depending on when they were made but this one is a pussycat compared to my Le Coq. Have a great day my friends!

 

5 October 2016

* Timeless Scalloped 68 + Stork Aristocrat 1 Titanium
* Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Sapone Di Paolo Albera
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Wednesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: BdF/TFS Mistero
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: 70’s Wilkinson Sword Light Brigade NEW Chromium (4)
Brush: Plisson #12 Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

BdF Mistero today. 20 seconds to load the Plisson Badger. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Wilkinson Light Brigade in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Sweet Water aftershave.

Bob

 

Thanks buddy, have a great day!

 

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

PAV Brushworks with Envy White
Savonniere du Moulin
Timeless OC with Stork RWD/Ti
Personna 74 #6
Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool


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Big Shave Soap
Wolf Whiskers Brush
Vibro-Shaver
Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Lucky Tiger
Big Shave Splash AS
Have fun!

 

One side of this bad boy is more aggressive than the other. Blade fits in snug but something is not lined up right. Even still, with light pressure and a careful hand, it gave a darn smooth shave.

 

That is a pretty cool razor. Is it a Gillette head on the Vibro body?

 

@Paul Turner - How is the Williams working for you? Can you get the lather to not dissipate once applied? That's my biggest problem with Williams. I find it to be really, really slick and would use it more often if the lather didn't pull a Houdini act.

 

Pic or it didnt happen

 

Yes, it's a Gillette Old Style.

 

Hi Perry. I'd like to get a little more lather than I've been getting, but I still need to crank up the loading process. But that could mean that other artisans lather better anyway. My Williams shaves have resulted in a clean, fresh face and chin-probably better than Rise/Noxema foam. I do get a few nicks now and then, which hasn't happened with Rise/Noxema, so I need to try to "cut" back on that problem(oooh, that was bad!!). My mug doesn't bubble over with suds(as in the picture on the Williams box). I'll finish this soap off, but then go back to canned for a while. I'm anxious to see if softer soaps will do better. Overall, I'm pleased with the result of Williams, but it appears to take more work to GET the result than it might with Stirling, Rte 66, etc.