SoS: March 20, 2017 - March 26, 2017

Friday's March SE Maddness


Dove Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap
Jayaruh #150
Gem G-Bar
CVS SE
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Speick AS

The Col. Conk Amber Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #150 synthetic brush. I did two passes the Gem G-Bar razor and a CVS SE blade, I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Speick AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Date: 24 March 2017

Brush: - Semogue SOC 2 Band Badger in Cherry Wood 24/53mm
Lather: - Squadron Soap - Sweetheart made in Australia
Bowl: - Omega Via Barberia Ceramic Shaving Bowl
Razor: - Feather Artist Club SS Shavette (folding)
Blade: - Kai Captain Titan Mild Blade #2
Post Shave: - T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent / Master's Bay Rum Aftershave Lotion

 

One of these will do it in one pass

 

Tonight's shave was with a problem child of a rescue razor. The Surgical Black Arkie solved that. Very smooth 2 pass shave, with Dolphin smooth results.

Razor- J.A.Henckels 472
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- ARKO/Sandalwood
Aftershave- Vintage Shulton Old Spice. MMMMM MMMM GOOD

 

March 23

Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (4)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Vie Long Silvertip
Soap: Razorock XXX
Aftershave: Fine L'Orange Noir

Wonderful shave today! It had been a while since I used the Gillette, and it performed much better than I remember. Hope your day is going well too.

 

Thanks. It is in fine shape due to living in its original case.

I don't find the Type B to be aggressive at all, although getting proper blade takes a bit to get used to.

 

3/23/2017
sotn

 

wow, that is the holy grail of injectors!

 

I really do like the superman cloth!

 

-Fessom 6/8
-Epsilon White Horse
-Stirling Gentleman Soap and Splash

 

Why thank you Marine!

 

Mickey Lee Soapworks - Réunion
Island Bladeworks "Bullwinkle" | TGN Finest
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)

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Mickey Lee Soapworks has been absent from den up until now. I have no excuse, and it's too bad because I've been missing out. A dense creamy lather is very easy to achieve and it arrives rather promptly. The residual slickness is near perfect, but MLS excels in the post-shave department. My face and scalp are soft, supple, and well hydrated.

Réunion is an excellent example of a non-smoky vetiver well-seated in damp earth. The unfolding nears the cusp of murkiness without becoming muddy or dirty. It holds fast to the original green notes and sustains them throughout.

The splash provides a nice alcohol sear, and the fragrance matches the soap well. The longevity of the splash is about 4 hours. There's nothing particularly daring about Réunion, and that's fine with me. It's simply a welcoming classic vetiver fragrance that's likely to please the masses. It just happens to be loaded into an outstanding soap base. Now that I've tried the safe, I think I'm going to pick up Drunken Goat.

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March Madness & Spring Cleaning!!

March 23

Razor -Feather SS
Blade - (3)
Soap - Stirling Barbershop
Brush - Semogue 620
Post - Alum

Ok, I'm going to say this in spite of the fact I know I'm effectively setting a trap, jinx, bomb, whatever out in front of me. This was, in my opinion, the best shave I've done with a pain stick. Ever. It was too easy, in fact. Makes me wonder what's in store for me the next time I use it. Smooth, effective. two passes for a DFS on a wonderfully slick and protective lather. It really is hard to imagine it going any better. The past two shaves have both been almost automatic. I'm thinking when this string of luck breaks it might break with major injury. Or else I'm just that good. Yeah, well, I can always dream, right?

 

03/23/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap
Chiseled Face Sherlock Shaving Soap
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
RazoRock Wunderbar Stainless Steel Slant Razor
Personna Blue Comfort Coated Blade - 3rd Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Lucky Tiger After Shave and Face Tonic
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

Beautiful finish on the Slim. Is it original? Replated?

 

Wonderful photo. I have to pick up one of those handles when they come back in stock.
Steve

 

Thank you! I got it replated in Rhodium a few years back. It was one of my grandfather's old ones.

 

That is an odd looking soap. Very interesting. Almost like blue cheese! I never saw a soap like that. How would you describe the scent?
Steve

 

I would say it smell like blue cheese no wonder I'm still bloody hungry

 

Pre-Shave: @khun_diddy Olive Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: BBS-1
Blade: Ladas (2)
Brush: Paladin Lotus
Lather: Australian Private Reserve Alfredus Choice
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​