SoS: November 21, 2016 - November 27, 2016

Thank you for your kind words.

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine...

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
French Special Monneret 1/2 Hollow 6/8th
Mason Pearson Pure Badger
Wickham 1912 Vegetal Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

A Very Close Shave Today with My French Special Monneret 6/8th..A Real Beautiful SR this One..There is Something Quite Unique about the Feel of Vintage French Steel..A Very Keen & Sharp Edge Whilst being Very Smooth & Forgiving..

Ooh..La La..:rah:

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

H1/Plus Platinum, Mitchell's Wool Fat. A bit more work than the PALs, Hawk, Colonial General, but right up there with my favorites. Smoooooth.

 

I'd love to order a 1912, but I read where they don't ship outside the UK. Has than been updated?

 

Cool pic Clint! Love those brushes you Amigos have

 

Vintage Colgate puck...not very good lather..
Boar brush I reknotted last year and already losing hairs..
Overall good results though and finished with Aqua Velva musk.

 

SOTD November 21, 2016

Blade: Chinese Schick
Razor: Schick G1 injector
Brush: JR boar
Lather: La Toja shave stick
Post: Witch hazel splash, Country Club Sweet Water aftershave, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Pretty good shave. I'm on vacation and the water here is taking my face a little time to get used to. My skin feels more dry than normal. Anyway, the La Toja stick lathered up well but tended to dry up quickly. I need some more experience with shave sticks and obviously need to incorporate more water into the lathering.

But, good shave overall; not my best, but there's always tomorrow! Have a great day!

 

21.11.16

 

I Wouldn't Know..

Billy..

 

Thank you. It whips up a mountain of lather with your soaps.

 

They ship soaps to the US. Check their website under stocklists.

 

Just finished shaving. Continuing with testing different blades in the sample pack. Today was the Lord Platinum. Used my usual Merkur 34c, SOC boar brush and my favorite bowl. Also tried, for the first time a Barrister & Mann soap. I was pleasantly surprised by the Lord blade. It provided me with a very smooth and close shave. Of the blades I've tested so far I would put these a close second to the Astra SP. Looking forward to a second shave with the blade. I understand the Lords are made in Egypt and are quite inexpensive ($10/100). As for the soap - it too was great. Wonderful lather. I smell like a Christmas tree right now - but that's not all bad (after all the season is upon us). I will definitely try some other B&M soaps.

 

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I was feeling very Gekko this morning as I pulled out and used my rather heavy Armani shaving set from the 1980s


Thing is - it was a great shave

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Gem G-Bar Razor
Personna Gem Blade
FS Boar Brush
Proraso Green Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Barbasol Brisk After Shave

Took a day off from shaving yesterday, so I decided to go for the G-Bar today. I was rewarded with an effortless and nice three pass BBS shave.

 

ok, thanks Clint.

 

My Shave Plan For Tuesday:

prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(in shower)
shave- Rustic Sandalwood Shave Soap(from Wet Shaving Products)
brush-Burma Shave
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-WSP Sandalwood

 

Menthol Monday!! A great way to start the week.



Razor - Weber bulldog
Blade - Wilkinson Sword
Brush - Proraso Boar brush
Pre shave - Proraso green
Lather - Proraso green
Aftershave - Proraso green

 

11/21/16 Extra Cold Shave of the Day
Face Pre-Wash Cellar Doors Haunted Woods Artisan Soap
Shave Secret Pre-Shave Oil
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Mentholated Ice Pre-Shave Soap
Chiseled Face Cryogen Shave Soap
Crown King Dual Chamber Scuttle
Cremo Cooling Shave Cream
RazoRock Pilsoft Monster Synthetic Shave Brush
RazoRock Black Hawk Single Edge Razor
Feather Artist Club Professional Blade - 10th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Thayers Cucumber Alcohol Free Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue Cooling After Shave
Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

Excellent photo! How'd the Cryogen treat you?