SoS: December 12, 2016 - December 18, 2016

I have heard similar words at my house, excuse me our house, even though I've paid for the house. Anyway getting back to your hypothesis IE, "One of those days I just couldn't win. Get used to it. At one point in time I had complete control over my house and family, then one day I awoke. Well you know the rest of the story.

 

Very nice photograph Karl.

 

Will be biting cold here tomorrow(Thursday) and Friday. Let's look at tomorrow's planned shave first:

prep-Dove Men + Care Hydration Balance Bodywash(in shower)
shave-TSD Russian Leather soap(Lanolin thrown in).
brush-Burma Shave
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-TSD Russian Leather.

 

Y'know, it appears your Plissoft brush matches my Gillette Sensor Deuce razor in terms of daily use .

 

Wednesday 14th December

AdP Face Scrub
AdP Collezione Barbiere Cream
Omega Boar
Daishi
AdP Collezione Barbiere Balm



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Very nice setup. How do you like this aftershave?

 

Thanks Douglas!

I personally love it.

It's a very sweet lemon that I can get whiffs of throughout the day.

Some could say candy-like or artificial.

But it works for me.

 

Today's shave
Hot water wash with nivea mens face wash and a washcloth
Brothers Bristles/ ace black badger
Art of Shaving sandalwood
Schick Krona
Astra sp (3)
Aos balm
Crusella&Co Sandalo
Today's shave was nice. My very first soap may have two uses left, its been good to the end. Krona did a good job. Finished with Crusella&Co Sandalo.
Hope y'all did as well, or better

 

I use it also. My wife likes the lemon scent.

 

Brutalt Bra = Buh Bye.
I made an attempt to titanic my way through this soap, but that's not going to happen.
Why?

That's why.
I also made this realization after almost 3 years back to DE shaving. There are very few of us that really "know" their soaps. I am not talking to those of you that have chosen to use one or two soaps regularly, you know who you are. I am speaking to "most" of us that have many, many soaps in our arsenal. I thought that I knew Brutalt Bra, but clearly, I didn't really discover the soap until I started using it daily. How many of us really "know" our soaps?

 

Thursday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Arko Shaving Stick
Jayaruh #139 (first shave)
Gillette Rocket Aristocrat Jr.
Personna Super
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Barbasol Brisk AS

This is the first use of the Jayaruh #139 spalted tamarind silvertip badger brush. It has a brother that lives in Canadia (@Red Rider ). Interestingly enough, I got this razor from him. It is my first and only Rocket. I wish I had more.

The Arko Shaving Stick face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #139 silvertip badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Aristocrat Jr. with a Personna Super 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 Barbasol Brisk After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

#SOTD

Second day using my new Fat Boy. Dialed to a 3 with an Astra Superior Platinum blade worked pretty well. The Deal Maker soap is on a whole other level! Followed up with alum, witch hazel and homemade Nautica voyage inspired balm.



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Fantistic pic!

 

Great setup. I've heard great things about the afetershave. How would you describe it?

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Ooh ouch.

Totally agree about knowing your soap. I could honestly say that I "know" two. Most of them I am acquainted with, and the rest I just kind of have one night stands with now and again.

 

Razor: Gillette Red Tip A-4 1955
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium (7)
Brush: DFS LE Nathan Clark Envy White Handle Aluminum Color, Anodized Dark Bronze.
Soap: Reef Point Soaps Admiralty
Aftershave: Fine L'Orange Noir

One week with the Pol Silver Super Iridium blade and I'm happy to say I got seven great shaves from it. The Nathan Clark DFS LE with Envy White knot along with the Reef Point Soaps Admiralty whipped up an amazing lather. A very near BBS. This soap is a bright, orange citrus scent of Japanese yuzu, together with peppercorn, mellowed over a base of amber, musk and sandalwood. It's smooth, refined, and not your standard citrus scented shaving soap. This a for sure buy again soap.
Cold and windy here today.

 

Wednesday Afternoon.....



Irving Barber Shavette ~ Stirling 26mm Two Band ~ Electric Sheep ~ Black Pepper Lime Splash and Lime Balm.

Had a slow, enjoyable, refreshing shave. Hope you all did too.

 

Sorry to see your discomfort Joseph. I believe many of us know our soaps, but we can all get fooled every now and then. Hope you have something to put on that.

 

photograph!!!