SoS: November 28, 2016 - December 4, 2016

@Boojum1 it's sooooo shinnny!!!

 

SOTD - 30 November 2016



Have a great Thursday!
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My sotd

Razor - D. Corrado open comb
Soap - schone lavender and sage
Blade - 7 o'clock (6)
Brush - semogue 830
Post - witch hazel, proraso white preshave
A/s - artic blue


I had a great shave tonight. Thanks to @PickledNorthern for posting that YouTube video on how to lather. Because of him my soaps are coming to life. It's rediculous how different my lathers are now. This soap was by far my worst soap, I don't care for the scent and it was dry... but now!!! Hot damn!!! It's one of the slickest soaps I have! I still don't care for the scent but the performance is unreal! My shave went fantastic! I'm still trying to get a close shave with this razor but I'm diggin it!

 

SOTN

Starting to fall in love with this razor I'm borrowing. I'm gonna have to get the Mergress though, I don't care for the aesthetics of the plastic knob.

Also my first use with the Orange and Cedarwood soap, loved it, very happy with my acquisition.

 

Date: 01 December 2016

Brush: - Stirling Synthetic Shave Brush 24/51mm
Lather: - Stirling Barbershop Shaving Soap
Razor: - Merkur 34C
Blade: - Perma-Sharp Super #3
Post Shave: - T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent / Clubman Pinaud Aftershave Lotion

 

Thu. 12/1/16







Excellent shave with the PAL Injecto-Matic this morning. Wonderful lather from the Arko shave cream. Three refreshing passes for a dolphin smooth finish. Have a great day friends.

 

Ali's Blade Suminagashi
Morris & Forndran
Mike's
Floris
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! SOTD 12/01/16

'62 Gillette Slim (set on 7)
Lord Super Stainless(3)
Badger
Wit & Wisdom
Cold Water Rinse,Alum Block
Old Spice A/S

A top notch shave,smooth, close and comfortable!!


HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!

 

December 1, 2016
Mongoose B2 with Triad Ti
Feather Super Pro (1)
Rudy Vey RV7 with Shavemac Finest
PannaCrema Nuavia Rossa
Witch Hazel

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After using the small nimble Wolfman OC for the entire month of November, the B2 Mongoose was a real wake up call. In comparison the Mongoose felt much heavier and is certainly larger. Midway through the first pass the differences were forgotten. I went with a 2 pass, XTG & ATG, shave followed my touch ups and ended the with a near BBS shave. The RV7 whipped up the Rossa into a rich lather. The soft massage of the brush and the wonderful scent of the Rossa added to the overall experience. Overall a fantastic shave this morning and a great way to kick off December. I hope everyone has a great Thursday.

 

Test Depth Thursday
Superb shave with Reef Point today. The Colonel is a bit of a lather hog - I have to load it much more than my synthetic brushes. It got the job done very well, though. It has more backbone than the Futur brush, but is not as soft.


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Although the Frostbite soap from Krampert's is nowhere nearly as potent as a Glacial it's still damned cold and does it ever lather like a maniac. The matching aftershave is a bona-fide face-freezer with perfect skincare. BBS so easily today!

 

December 1 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Stubble Trubble Up & Adam Shave Soap
Fat Boy
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman Vanilla AS

 

Thru 11-months on my No-Buy 2016 with one $20 lapse.

True Gentlemen cream face lathered w/Omega 6151 Pure
'79 Black Beauty paired w/a Pol-Silver SI blade
Alum rinse followed by British Sterling ASB and finishing w/British Sterling EDC

2-passes for an excellent DFS!!



The British Sterling was an after Christmas buy from 2 or 3 years ago that I never opened. Very nice old-school scent.........

 

SOTD December 1, 2016

Blade: GEM Stainless
Razor: GEM Featherweight
Brush: Trader Joe's synthetic
Lather: Soap Commander Passion
Post: Witch hazel splash, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Pretty smooth result in the end but not a comfortable shave this morning. The GEM blade wasn't on its game. I'll change the blade if I use that GEM razor again tomorrow. It should feel really smooth and effortless with the GEM combo, but did not. At least the Soap Commander performed really well again. Great stuff!

Have a great day!

 

Thursday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap Mahogany
Razor: Gillette Pre-War Fat Handle Tech (Triangle Slots)
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Scharf/Whipped Dog Silvertip-20mmx48mm
Aftershave: Reef Point Submariner

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

WSP Rustic Shaving Soap Mahogany today. 20 seconds to load the Scharf/WD Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS in the FH Tech. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Reef Point Submariner aftershave.

Bob

 

How do you like the Mahogany? I have the Sandalwood.

 

Today's Shower:

Bodywash-Dove Men + Care
deodorant soap-Coast "Classic Scent"*
shampoo-Suave 4 Men Heritage Edition(1937)
deodorant(post-shave)-Mennen Speed Stick (Regular)

*which it is.

 

Quality name brands I must say!!

 

Today's shave
Hot water wash with a washcloth
@Ceferguson handmade/28mm TGN
Bombed Maggards Chai Tea
Gillette SA (S2) (7)(Dad's)
Astra sp (1)
Iced Men's Choice Spice
Today's shave was excellent. The huge brush made wonderful lather. Three passes with Dad's SA, longrr handle throws me a bit, but i got a great shave anyway. Finished with the MC Spice, it matched nicely.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.
After writing, I noticed that I understated the shave. I regularly get very good shaves, today's is exceptionally good.