SoS: April 17, 2017 - April 23, 2017

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Good photo and setup. Nice brush!!!

 

Razor: Supply Provision Custom 3 dot head
Blade: Chick
Brush Handle: B-400 The Brush by Tom
Knot: APShaveCo Tuxedo
Soap: Catie's Bubbles Le Piment de la Vie
Post Care: Thayers Witch Hazel
Alum
Osage Rub
Aftershave: Catie's Bubbles Le Piment de la Vie

First try of this soap and AS and it's fantastic. Great cushion and glide, easy to lather and the scent is wonderful. I'm impressed. Two easy passes this morning, barely missed the baby but the alum was completely silent. It's been almost 5 hours since I shaved and the scent is still going strong. Have a great day folks!

 

SOTD April 19th


Ming Shi 2000s
Sputnik(4)
Italian Barber Amici
Satin Tip The Purest

Another quick two pass morning shave. This razor pulls it off without issue, well worth the $15 investment, and it has indeed earned a spot in the dream team

 

Time to post for Thursday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 4
Iced Subzero S/S
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Osage Rub A/S Splash
Acqua di Selva Cologne

It's easily been over two years since I've used JoAnna's magnificent Iced Subzero soap because for so long I've been hung up on the Glacials. I could never forget such a treasure - its lather is awesome, I love the scent, and its menthol power is excellent. Its skincare is also very soothing and comforting. I'll let the Rubby Dubby Doo give me an extra high velocity freeze afterwards!

 

Roughneck
I just got this Leviathan set, and the Derby blades were given as a sample. Since I had never seen these blades before, I decided to try them - big mistake. My neck is a wreck with several weepers and some burn. I'm undecided on the scent - I some sweetness to start, then strong coffee.
Prep: Chatillon Lux butter
Soap: B-M Leviathan
Brush: Brothers Bristles Bronze Shadow
Razor: Futur
Blade: Derby Premium
AS: B-M Leviathan, B-M Reserve Cool, PAA Gondolier balm.

 

Gillette Army Tech (1943) Razor
Personna Lab Blue Blade
Frank Shaving Boar Brush
Love My Skin Spearmint Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue After Shave

I guess that after watching "Battle of the Bulge", it kinda influenced me to use this razor today. Loaded with a Lab Blue, I was rewarded with a very smooth and comfortable BBS shave.

 

April 18

Brush: Omega Synthetic Hi-Brush
Soap: Proraso Green
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (+3)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless Green (4)
Lotion: Alum / Mennen Skin Bracer

 

Wowsers. That's weird. I tried a Derby in the Futur as my first blade in it and my shave each time was nice. But I took advice on technique from a bunch of Futur videos to let the weight of the razor do the cutting and go easy on the neck. I also followed advice to use the least aggressive setting of "1". The Derby blade is not as sharp as some other blades but seems to be a smooth blade. It worked for me in the Futur in a balanced way. I think the respect I gave the Futur's aggressive nature spared me a sore neck. I more recently tried a Voskhod blade and it didn't seem to glide during the shave as well and I felt a very minor amount of resistance that I didn't feel from the Derby blade. I didn't expect that. From everything I read, the Voskhod should be 'the' type of blade to favor in a Futur, provided the technique and experience with it is perfected. The Futur is not a forgiving razor for sure. Blade has made a bigger difference in it than in any other razor I have shaved with.

 

Indeed. I most often use voskhods, I just tried this blade today. I'm going back to trusty voskhod tomorrow.

 

Good clean shave today. The Bic blade was really good. It has been a while since I used one.

RazoRock Protege razor
Bic blade
Stirling Soap
Semogue 1305 boar brush

 

Thursday Planned SOTD



Razor: Feather AS-D2 Steampunked
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (21)
Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry Boar
Scuttle: Yoresh
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Aventus
Pre-Shave Oil: AOS Lavender
Shave Soap: Martin De Candre Fougère
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Cerruti 1881
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That's a cool shave, for a hot dog.

 

Colonial General :: Morris and Forndran :: Barrister and Mann LGC
Great shave from the General. It's a bit heavy for me due to some grip issues that I have with my hands, but only noticeable if I spend too much time with touch ups. The result is excellent, very smooth. The M&F/Sears brush is a stunner and LGC may be my favorite scent, along with great B&M performance. What a shave.​

 

Very nice arrangement Chris.

 

Good picture great looking Scuttle Guy.

 

Thank you.


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Razor: Gillette Executive Gold Adjustable Fat Boy (F 1) 1960
Blade: Personna 74 Tungsten Plus (19)
Brush: El Druida Te Vigilo w/Manchurian
Soap: Jeeves Soap Turkish Bath
Aftershave: Fine Platinum

Fine shave tonight. Three passes with a touch up for a near BBS.

 

Thank you Marine!

 

10-4 Doc.