SoS: October 24, 2016 - October 30, 2016

Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: Wolfman SB-P WRH1 Brass
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Nathan Clark Envy White
Lather: Stirling Lavender & Bergamot
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

 

Todays kit, is certainly a strong contender for my favorite set-up!

On the subject of favorite shaving items....hmmm. In my limited experience, it seems today I used many of those favorites...

Certainly the Arko Shave Stick is my life-long favorite..

This is a vintage Stag (late 40's) badger brush , this is a refurb and gift from @GDCarrington . It's part of a matching set, that has a matching travel size Stag badger that you can barely see on the far right...These are definitely my favorite brushes for many reasons, and not the least of these is that they both whip up the best lather of any brushes I have had the pleasure of using to date..

This Schick Simplified Automatic Repeater is a gift from @Rufus T. I have several razors vieing for best razor, for different reasons. But this one just may be the winner. I certainly don't have any shaver that does any better, and certainly not with such style, grace & cool. But even without the cool factor, this may be my favorite shaver, period.

Thayer's Original Witch Hazel is definitely a favorite. Not only as a splash to 'seal the deal'. But also Fuzzy told me about doing your touch-up pass with just witch hazel and no lather. This is my favorite WH for doing that aswell...

On the right there is a chorus line of my favorite aftershaves...

About 30 mins. after liberally splashing with the Clubman Original/Special Reserve mix....I took a couple shots of Tom Ford's Noir EdT, which is also a favorite.

Today's shave was a two + touch-up pass that was as good as it gets! A true zin-like shave experience, and I'm feeling and smelling GREAT!

Have a great rest of the week everybody!!!!!

 

Thur 27th Oct

Stirling Synthetic 26mm
Arran Aromatics Bay Citrus soap
Gem CPMM brass
Gem S/S [ 2 ]
Floid Vigoroso A/S lotion

Continuing my little run with SE razors after a spell on Injectors. It is really good to pick up a Razor you have not used for a while , and feel certain all is going to work out well . That certainly was the case today, the CP is a very easy razor to use , and I had a very smooth and comfortable shave, with a pretty good all round finish.

 

Not a big user of DE razors these Days, but that is a great looking combination.

 

Thu. 10/27/16







Magnificent shave this morning with the Schick N1 loaded with a twin blade. Wonderful lather from the Figaro Monsieur Gold shave soap. Excellent, bountiful, slippery sweet smelling lather. Highly recommended. Three easy breezy passes for a dolphin smooth finish. Enjoy your day guys.

 

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! SOTD 10/27/16

Gillette Ball End Tech(ndc)
Shark Super Stainless(1)
VDH Boar
VDH Deluxe
Cold Water Rinse,Alum Block
Aqua Velva Musk A/S

A DFS ++ With the Tech- Shark combo this morning, woke up to the first snow of the year!

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!

 

October 27, 2016
Timeless OC .95 Gap with Triad Ti
Feather (1)
Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest
Route 66 Twisted Tweed
Witch Hazel
Floid Blue

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GEM just about got EVERYTHING right with the Clog Pruf......Just about 'perfect in every way'...

 

SOTD October 27, 2016

Blade: Chinese Schick
Razor: Schick L1 injector
Brush: Vulfix 2006c badger
Lather: Stirling Barbershop
Post: Witch hazel splash, Stirling Barbershop aftershave, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Exceptional lather this morning with Stirling Barbershop and the Vulfix badger. I loaded a little longer than normal and added a touch more water as I went. The Vulfix is a little scritchy but has worked really well the past few days. Nice shave yet again this morning. Tomorrow I'll use Mitchell's Wool Fat in my traditional Friday shave. I'll close out the Stirling at the end of the month and go back to a rotation. It's been a good month of shaves. I'll add that the amount of soap in the container looks unchanged, even with all these shaves! Stirling lasts a long time.

Have a great day!

 

Thursday's SOTD............

LaToja shave stick face lathered w/Duke 2 Best
English NDC Ball Tech paired w/7 o'clock Sharp Edge blade
Witch hazel followed by Nivea Cooling ASB finishing w/Aqua Velva Musk

2-passes for and excellent DFS!

 

Gillette Tech Bulldog Handle
Shark Super Chrome (4)
Semogue BC Mistura
CO Bigelow SC
Alum

One more shave and this tube of sc is finally finished. A nice comfortable shave as always with the Tech.

 

Today's shave
Hot water wash with nivea mens face wash and a washcloth
FS silvertip (gel tips candidate)
Soap Commander Endurance
HYTONE 6/8 full hollow spike
Dollar Store spice
Today's shave was ok. The FS silvertip is a top notch performer. SC modified per GDCarrington instruction, ddid great. The HYTONE is wickedly sharp, looked like a bloody mess after the second pass, ending close everywhere but my neck (rt). Washed up and finished with cheapo spice. Didnt turn out too bad. Not my very best, but prolly not too bad either(washcloth was yellow).
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Cella, Crema Sapone Extra Extra Purissima / Simpson Duke 3 Best / Fatip Piccolo / Polsilver SI / Cella Aftershave lotion

 

Parker/Scotch&Stowe franken razor
Astra SP blade
WD Sliver Tip brush
Palmolive Mentholated SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Jason's Aloe Vera balm
M&L Florida Water cologne w/added menthol

Parker 94r handle = 58 grams. S&S handle = 78 grams. And that made a significant difference in the shave. With a normal 94r I get close, comfortable shaves that I enjoy. With the S&S handle the Parker head turned into a ravenous beast i.e. very very aggresive (to me). Being careful, I got a fine shave but no more of that combo. Love the Palmolive SC, it's performance and cooling factor are top notch. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

Thursday, OCtober 27, 2016

El Druida Manchurian
Fine L'Orange Noir
Wolfman WR1-OC .74 Stork Aristocrat 2
Personna 74 #23
Fine L'Orange Noir Aftershave


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It got really cold here this morning so instead of getting an absolutely frozen face, I opted for a relatively mild cooling sensation from the Tcheon Fung Sing Sottozero soap. This stuff has such a nice minty scent and it lathers like a maniac. The menthol effect is hardly detectable during the first pass but it comes out somewhat more when you re-lather. It's a skin-friendly soap as well, and the Lucky Tiger a/s cream really gave me a good soothing, cooling feeling. Finally, the Skin Bracer gave me that "thanks, I needed that!" cold slap! What a good shave this was!

 

Oct. 27/2016 Thu.

Razor: Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Personna Coated (3)
Lather: Proraso Green
Brush: VDH Badger
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade
AS: Brut Splash ON
Newspaper Date: Nov, 6,1943

A 2 pass shave: 1st pass, WTG. 2nd pass, ATG. Both passes were smooth with the Fat Boy, a small amount of thin wet lather on the neck area, resulting in a BBS. happy shaving to all, Bill

 

Thursday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Gentleman
Soap: Cold River Soap Works “Original”-Bergamot & Bay
Razor: Gillette Fat BoyBlade: 70’s Wilkinson Sword Light Brigade NEW Chromium (26)
Brush: oscar11 TGN High Mountain White-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

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

CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 HMW. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Wilkinson Light Brigade still in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave.

Bob

 

Dovo 55 Fritz Bracht
Shavemac D01
TOBS Eton College Shaving Cream
Malizia Uomo Vetyver EDT

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