SoS: October 3, 2016 - October 9, 2016

Williams is certainly finicky. Check out a thread I started a while back about it - click HERE. There are some good tips there!

 

Shave 28. I returned to my tried and true Otto Busch for today's shave. I did a little refresh on it and ended up with good reduction on all passes, and one of my better shaves. Still nicking myself here and there and the alum was loud but not shouting. Some really nice face rubbing goodness overall.

Hot water prep
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Aloe Vera Shave Soap
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Otto Busch Weltmeister 265 Sonderklasse
Osma Alum Bloc
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Because we have some relatives visiting from Paris I'm so busy, so here's the plan for tomorrow!

Thursday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 4
Synergy Frost_byte S/S
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EdT

Do I really enjoy this Frost_byte soap? The truth of the matter is, no I don't. Yeah, it lathers very easily and freezes like a son-of-a-gun but the scent is NOT to my liking and I don't find it to be so skin-friendly, at least not like any of the Stirling soaps. Once I finish it I'll forget about it as if I never had it. On the other hand I LOVE the Penguin!

 

SOTD 05-10-16. A shaving delicious.
Stirling coniferous shaving soap, Finest badger Manu Montalvo brush, One Blade, Feather DE (2), Christian Dior Higher AS & Balm...


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SOTD: Route 66 'A Perfect Gent' soap and matching aftershave; jumbo Stirling Kong synthetic, and a jumbo Greaves & Sons 'For Barbers Only' 9/8 straight razor. Fantastic shave!

 

oops, I meant to hit "like", But as it is-I do like the looks and sound of Rte 66's A Perfect Gent.

 

Thanks-one of the tips is what I did.......hot water over the soap, take my shower, work the brush into the "solution" and go to work. I think Justin Linker did it that way in his ideo.

 

Excellent setup Can!

 

Thank you my friend, have a great day

 

I might as well jump in for Thursday's shave at this time:

prep-Nivea 4 Men ENERGY Bodywash(in warm showe)
shave-Rise Super Foam regular***
razor-Gillette Sensor 2 Pivot + DisposeABLE
A,S.-Aqua Velva Ice Blue

I'm giving the shave soap a "day off", as I do want to keep a rotation going. As for thhe Williams itself, I'll probably need to add in some more hot water for next time, as I';m seeing some bubbles now, but also the rest of the hard "puck".

 

App store, Mister.


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As far as I am concerned, you get a gold star just for breaking into this with Williams. I think you will be happier in with just about any of the artisans that get talked about here. Another thought is to try Tabac. Old school scent, and performance that is just plain stellar. Plus, for how long it lasts, it is pretty cheap.


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Merkur 1904 open comb razor
generic DE blade
Maggards 22mm black synthetic brush
Tabac soap
Skin Bracer aftershave

 

Thanks-I think it's time for me to crank up on the "manly" stuff-not that Clubman and Aqua Velva aren't that. Tobacco would be a good one...leather, too. Oh, and a few Stirlings. Williams has been a nice opening shave soap for me-but my next step is one with FRAGRANCE.

 

OCtober-een!

October 5

Grand Blade Trials

Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (6)
Blade - (3)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum, The Veg

A very slow start to my morning today. Got up, sat down, went back to sleep, woke up again, had a little coffee, went back to sleep, woke up again and finally headed to the shower. That woke me up enough for a shave but barely. I did nothing, really, on my days off but I feel like I need another 8 hours sleep. Minimum.

Fortunately the Wolf and Arko are foolproof so my grogginess didn't hurt the lather. And, at 6, the blade was a smooth and really effective tool. Three passes to a very nice DFS, near BBS and all is well with the world. The Viking's Sword showed its Personna pedigree with that shave today and I'll give it a fourth run tomorrow to see how it does on 9. Another blade that looks like it works best with a bit of aggression.

Two days from the most momentous day in the history of the universe. And, only 26 from the big party night so here's an idea for a costume from one of our Russian friends near Chernobyl!

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Thursday Planned SOTD



Razor: Bakelite Slant
Blade: Gillette Spoiler 74 (D8)
Brush: VP Leonhardy 680040
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4""
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: AOS unscented
Shave Cream: Fitjar Bregneskog (Norwegian Fern)
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright Philip's Fougère

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Wednesday Shave

Brush- RazoRock Tri-color
Razor- Ever-Ready 1914
Blade- GEM
Soap- WSP Blackbeard
Post Care- Crystal Alum
Thayers Witch Hazel
Osage Rub
WSP Blackbeard

 

Razor: Timeless OC w/TRH2 Pineapple Design
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Brush: Elite Razor Tres Amigo Desert Ironwood Beehive w/Envy White
Soap: Route 66 Twisted Tweed
Aftershave: Fine Platinum
Amazing shave today with the Timeless Scalloped Cap, Open Comb Base Plate. The TRH2 Pineapple Handle at 100 grams is one of if not my favorite handles. This combination is just fun to use. This shave wasn't a dolphin smooth shave, but an Orca smooth (@Boojum1) shave as it was that powerful.

 

Beautiful Doug!