SoS: October 24, 2016 - October 30, 2016

Tuesday Planned SOTD



Razor Colonial Razors The General
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild (D2)
Brush: Rooney Heritage Emillion 1 Super Badger
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4"
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Oakmoss Sandalwood
Shave Soap: Barrister & Mann Fougere Aromatique　
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Cerruti 1881
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Tuesday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Speick Shaving Cream
Jayaruh #119 synthetic
English made Goodwill
Voskhod
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Speick After Shave

The Speick Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #119 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the English made Goodwill razor with a Voskhod 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 Speick After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Shave 37. Amazing shave - best SR shave yet without a doubt. Having gotten a batch of razors back from a honing by Glen (@gssixgun) I quickly found the Paketa (Rocket) to see what these Russian shaves were really like. In my haste I forgot to use PSO which always helps keep my skin supple and less prone to cuts. No matter, the edge on this baby was so sharp and forgiving that there were no cuts and I had two passes worth of reduction after the first pass. I could hardly believe how smooth my face was. I went for all three passes just because. It was that easy and enjoyable.

I also want to put in a good word for the Haslinger Honig Shave Soap. I already knew it would produce excellent lather but the light scent of honey was a welcome treat. Good stuff.

Hot water preparation
Haslinger Honig Shave Soap
Savile Row 3824
Paketa 1961
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm


Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Razor: Timeless Stainless Steel Open Comb w/Timeless Pineapple Handle
Blade: Gillette Platinum (4)
Brush: Shavemac Zebra, Honeycomb 2 Band
Soap: Route 66 Rum Runner
Aftershave: Folsom Shady Past
Each shave with this razor gets better each and every time. One thing I like about the Timeless OC is how the blade snaps into place when you load the blade on the inside of the head. One gentle push in the middle of the blade and it securely snaps into place. Even if you don't do that you will hear it snap into place when you tighten down the handle. Great feature IMO.
A 3 pass with the slightest clean up to finish and a very, very, very near BBS. The Gillette Platinum is working fine along with the Route 66 Rum Runner soap. It is very easy to lather as it is slick. The Shavemac 2 band is a great brush.

 

Beautiful Doug!

 

Go on with your bad self Karl!

 

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

 

OCtober 24th...
I'm on a Barrister and Mann bender!

 

Timeless Scallop/UFO Titan Fine L/Feather, Saponificio Varesino HMW 2.0 Cocobolo, CRSW Select Barbiere Sapone, St. James' Lavender and Bergamot AS Gel​

 

-Gillette Super Speed w/Feather (1)
-Nathan Clark Envy White
-Mickey Lee Soapworks, The Drunken Goat (smells like baking cookies! )
-Stirling Gentleman PSO and AS

Have a good night everyone.


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An excellent picture and I love that razor.

Yet another immaculate photo and brush worthy of envy.

I love all the elements in the photo and especially that beautiful brush.

 

You are too kind, Sir.

It is amazing the pictures that can be taken with a cell phone and a filter app.

The brush is one of my favorites.



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OCtober-een!

October 24

Grand Blade Trials - Day Off for OCtober

Razor - Gillette New LC
Blade -
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Vie Long 12601 The Pony
Post - Alum

Time for another OCtober shave and, given the state of my face from yesterday's run in with the Gillette blade in the Slim 9 I decided on the Gillette New LC. This is the mildest of my three OC razors and with the Voskhod should be a great shave. Going to use the Vie Long as well. I've missed the scritch of the horse brush and it's time to renew my love of Tabac as well. Arko is a fine, fine soap but.....yeah it gets old with the same scent after a few weeks. Anyway, off we go.

I love the sound of the New as it works. Nice audible feedback and it does a great job with a mild feeling. The long comb helps with that feel and it took two passes to get to DFS. I stopped there as that's all I need. Off again tomorrow, just a meeting with a lawyer, so who cares if it's perfect by then. I'll use the Fatip tomorrow night to get it ready for work on Wednesday.

Alum was a bit hot but not bad. Still some irritation from yesterday I think. But I'm very happy with this shave. Russian steel, horse brush, classic American razor....I call that a good night.

 

Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: ATT R-1 Colossus
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Doug Korn Epsilon 2-band
Lather: Stirling Lavender & Bergamot
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

 

Tue. 10/25/16






Magnificent shave this morning with the PAL Injecto-Matic. Excellent, slick, creamy, beautifully scented lather from the Van Yulay "Jared" shave soap. Three refreshing passes for a dolphin smooth finish. Enjoy your day friends.

 

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! SOTD OCtober 25th 2016

Gillette Single Ring
Lord Super Chrome(2)
Erskine 3103 Boar
Williams
Cold Water Rinse,Alum Block
Pinaud Clubman A/S

A very nice shave with My newly acquired Single Ring a three pass BBS finish for sure!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

 

October 25, 2016
iKon B1 OC with Hempel Ti
Feather (2)
Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest
Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Witch Hazel

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Gillette Tech Bulldog Handle
Shark Super Chrome
Semogue BC Mistura
CO Bigelow SC