SoS: July 17, 2017 - July 23, 2017

Weber DLC razor
Astra SP blade
WD Synthetic brush
Williams SS (vintage)
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Nice shave indeed. My Weber is the bomb, never fails to give a great shave. The vintage Williams is just about gone and that's a shame. But I'm ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

Wednesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (Shave #1)
Brush: Elite Razor Amboyna Burl/Manchurian White-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

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

Stirling Ozark Mountain today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Silver Blue in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave.

Bob

 

Hey Tim how different is the old school/European AV from the stuff in the states thinking about picking some up possibly with Sacre Blue soap from PAA

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Wednesday, July 19

Stirling Clubman~~Stirling 24mm~~Feather AS-D2~~Gillette "Spoiler" (1) (courtesy @celestino )~~Clubman
Does anyone else really miss our friend Celestino's beautiful pictures and informative posts??
Have a great day!​

 

SOTN July 18th


Gem Damaskene
Gem Stainless
30DCLE
Catie's Bubbles '95 Liquid Labels
Witch Hazel enhanced with Tommy EdT

Two firsts last night. First time using a Gem Damaskene and first time using Catie's Bubbles. First off for the Damaskene, I found it rather difficult maintaining the correct angle with the curved head. I kept wanting to pull the cap off the skin a little and this proved to be too much angle and created some irritation in a few places. I may have to try shimming the blade. Catie's Bubbles was fantastic though. I was able to create a super smooth, creamy, shiny lather in no time. The big 26mm knot in my 30DCLE brush really holds a lot of lather and a 20 second load gave me enough lather for at least 10 passes. I finished with a splash of witch hazel that I enhanced with a spray of Tommy EdT. Have a great day my friends!

 

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Prep - shower
Pre - Badger Balm pre-shave oil
Brush - Custom 24mm Tuxedo brush
Razor - W1 (1976) Gillette Super Adjustable @5
Blade - Derby Extra (3)
Soap - Sudsy Soapery Lavendar & Peppermint
Post - Alum, Thayer's Rose WH, AV 5-in-1 balm
AS - Figaro Monsieur Gold
Frag - none

I love this aftershave.

 

A nice big freeze for Thursday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed Astra day 4
Stirling Glacial Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Lucky Tiger AS Cream
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Acqua di Selva Cologne

Icicles in my kisser again!

 

MONDAY'S SHAVE

Soap Smooth Punpkin for this shave, hard to tell a difference between the vegan and tallow formulas. They are both great performers. Have been loading a bit more than usual and have been rewarded with a richer lather and have been loving the results. Have been on a punkin kick latley and this soap is just perfect and not too heavy on the spice, and thankfully there has been no irritation as a result.
TUESDAY'S SHAVE

Man this Ballenclaugh Woodsman is one of my favorite artisans, the Swedish pine tar makes the lather soothing, can almost smell some citrus notes as well. Just an awesome soap that is a pleasure to use. Paired well with the Proraso Wood & Spice which smells great and is a nice addition to the Proraso line.
WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE

Prep: Occams Crushed Lime
Razor: Maggard Slant
Blade: Ladas
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Soap: Steambath Factory Bloodbath
Post: Thayer's Pech WH, Soap Commander Endurance balm


Nice smooth shave this afternoon, the Bloodbath whipped up a nice mountain of creamy lather, and the scent is a nice mix of coffee and pumpkin with a little spice. The combo of the Maggard Slant and the Ladas blade has been working out well so decided to use it again today. Finished off with Endurance balm. Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shaves!

 

I haven't owned the regular Aqua Velva sold in the U.S. in a long time. I can't remember what it smells like to be honest. I ordered this Aqua Velva because of the "I'd lather be shaving" youtube videos. I was trying to think of what smells Nautica Voyage reminds me of. I keep thinking cubumber and melon, but that other 'something' eluded me until I saw the videos when they brought up Aqua Velva! Eureka! Nautica Voyage, to me, smells like cubumber, melon and aqua velva (at least what I remembered Aqua Velva smelled like when I was a kid). The video where they describe the foreign-sold Aqua Velva being more like the original sold me on ordering it and trying it out. And when I smelled it, sure enough that is what I was looking for. The supporting products in this shave kit really blend/meld well with the Nautica Voyage fragrance. I also managed to find the real Nautica Voyage shave balm and deodorant, but in my initial testing I prefer the setup I used today. I will, at some point, sparingly use the original Nautica Voyage shave balm and deodorant, but it will be pretty rare when I break those out since they aren't sold anymore.

I am going to buy the U.S. version of Aqua Velva when I hit the grocery store next week. I will be able to report a more detailed comparison then.

 

Thanks! I love that show by the way

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I guess that's better than bats in your belfry...

 

BBS-1/STORK/FEATHER :: ROMERA :: L&L :: 4711​

 

Thursday's Planned Shave:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Power Fresh w/Icy Menthol)in shower
shave-Gillette Foamy Menthol
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Stirling Sandpiper (w/menthol)

 

Schick Type M Injector
Schick blade
Maggards marble handle synthetic brush
Proraso Blue shaving cream
Pinaud Clubman aftershave

 

I saw the beginning of the ILBS videos.......guys sound kinda kooky, but I'll give em another chance.

 

Thursday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Old Spice Lime
The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger
Gillette OT by Tom
Rockwell Swedish Stainless Steel
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Old Spice Lime Cream face-lathered well with The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gillette OT by Tom razor and Rockwell Swedish Stainless Steel blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Rockwell 6C Razor
Israeli Personna Blade
Ever-Ready 1 Boar Brush (restored)
WSP Fougere Noir Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Musk After Shave

A bit late for my shave today as I was out doing some shopping, but glad I did as when I got home, a Rockwell 6C was waiting for me in the mailbox from @Kypros Christodoulides. To test it out properly, I used a tested and true blade, the Israeli Personna because it gives me consistently smooth BBS shaves in every razor it has been used in. I probably should have waited until tomorrow because of irritation from the high temps and humidity lately, but I just had to. All I can say is excellent as it gave me a great BBS shave. I especially like the heavy weight of the razor and honestly, the razor glided effortlessly along my face and was hardly noticeable. A great addition to my rotation.

 

Thursday Planned SOTD



Razor: Weber\Wolfman WHR2
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D10)
Brush: Korn D7 With Epsilon 27mm Two-Band
Bowl: Creek Road Pottery 5½"
Pre-Shave scrub: Lisa's Citrus
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lemon Lime Chill
Shave Soap: Tiki Bar Soap Chilled Salsa
Post: Stirling's Bay Rum Butter
Aftershave: Tiki Bar Soap Land Locked
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Which plate did you use?