SoS: July 24, 2017 - July 30, 2017

Belated Shave of the Day / Going Green



Razor - MAC Metalworks Vintage Razor No.17
Blade - Gillette Nacet Stainless
Brush - Semogue 1438
Soap - Catie’s Bubbles, La Terre Verte
Aftershave - Fine Fresh Vetiver​

 

BBS-1/STORK/FEATHER :: DORIAN :: L&L/CHATILLON LUX​

 

Late post SOTD - 24 July



Have a great afternoon!

 

here it is for wedNESday's shave( caps on the NES to show how silly that day is pronounced).

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Power Refresh)in shower
shave-Barbasol original pole colors
razor-Gillette made it. It's DisposeABLE. It pivots. It's called Sensor Deuce.
A.S.-Stirling Sandpiper(w/menthol)

 

Wednesday Planned SOTD



Razor: Joris Palladium Black\White Pin Stripe
Blade: PoliSilver (D4)
Brush: SV 2.0 Manchurian HMW 26mm
Bowl: Wedgwood China Pedestal Bowl 4 ½"
Pre-Shave scrub: Ginger Garden Aventus
Pre-Shave Balm: Vitos
Shave Soap: Van Yulay Success
AS Balm: MdC Huile Végétale Camomille
Aftershave: Van Yulay Success

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Beautiful picture, Guy.

 

Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM (2)
Brush: Ever-Ready 100T w/Tuxedo
Soap: Oleo Soapworks Montrose Beach
A/S: Myrsol Agua Balsamica

 

Schick Type M Injector
Schick blade
Whipped Dog synthetic brush
Proraso Blue shaving cream
Family Dollar Spice aftershave

 

Thanks Jamie. Yeah I'm feeling considerably better and am somewhat back on track. The weather is too nice to not get out and do some things. I just bought some new fishing poles for my boys and plan on trying to get out this weekend and do a little fishing!
Steve

 

07/26/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Sterling Soap Company Honey Oatmeal Shea Butter Bath Soap
Sterling Soap Company Coniferous Shave Soap
RazoRock 400 Butterscotch 24 x 57mm Synthetic Noir Plissoft Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Timeless Polished Stainless Steel OC Razor with 0.95mm Blade Gap, Scalloped Cap, & H5 Dimpled Handle
Voskhod Teflon Coated Russian Blade - 5th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel
Booster Mosswood Aftershave
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

Williams Wednesday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Williams Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #206
Gem Jr. 1911 Lather Catcher
Original Gem Cutlery SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

I was expecting my newly gold plated Aristocrat to arrive Monday, and I was going to be using it this week. However, it seems to be delayed in Louisiana. Therefore, I am getting much face time with my lather catcher. A cloud with a silver lining.

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #206 Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gem Jr. 1911 Lather Catcher with an Original Gem Cutlery SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

High their, @SmokeShowing . This is the first time I saw you posting and I see it is this is your third post since you joined. I just wanted to welcome you. You should go to the Welcome Center page and introduce yourself for a proper welcome.

 

It definitely has a better post shave feel to it and I agree with the performance as well. I used KK almost exclusively for a few years mostly because it was inexpensive, smelled nice, and I was completely burnt out on Arko sticks at the time. Overall, there wasn't much chatter on the forums about it until it was discontinued. It is a nice soap, but I never understood the hype around it once it went out of production. Unfortunately, the soap commander version is out of production now (aside from the limited edition).

 

Catie's Bubbles - Confiant
Zenith XXL Manchurian
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)

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7/25/2017- jamie's night shave

crown king immortal peach
semogue synthetic
NT Vigour, knock off futur.

 

Same phenomenal results today with the BIC/R41. Most people seem to dislike the BCP but at ten cents a blade I'm buying more. Now to go full on Andy Rooney, did ya ever notice how poorly the R41 disperses lather? It's the cloggiest razor I've ever used by a mile. I took it apart twice to clean the blade. Look at the design of this thing, lather channels where are you? What's with the fake comb?

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Time to straighten up!

July 25 - Break Time

Razor - Delta Echo Gillette New LC
Blade - (2)
Soap - Proraso Green
Brush - Semogue 620
Post - Alum

Tuesday night, my weekend is done. Spent some time today out in a creek sitting in the spring cold water and just enjoying life. Tonight was head shave night so the Merkur 23c came out along with the Proraso. No issues there, so I decided to keep the soap and switch to the Semogue 620 for the face shave. Already had the New LC loaded with the Ladas from last night.

Other than having a bit of trouble getting enough lather to finish a two pass shave everything was fine. Not sure why the Semogue was a bit shy on lather tonight. It seemed like it was loaded fine. The last time I used it I noticed the same thing. My technique? Just the brush? We'll find out sooner or later. Finish was a near-BBS and I'm good to go for the new week. I'll have two newbies with me tomorrow to train on clearance for the day. See if I can inspire them to be like me. Scary thought, I know.

I think I'll finish the triple play tomorrow night with Proraso. Red, Green, White. Only seems fitting.

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Date: 26 July 2017 is nearly 8:15am in West of London

Brush: - Envy Shave '8 Ball' 25/53mm Black Wolf Fan Knot
Lather: - Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick (european version grated into a plastic tub)
Razor: - Parker Variant Adjustable in Satin Chrome (WTG #5, XTG #5, ATG #2)
Blade: - Gillette Silver Blue #4
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel 'Unscented' / Bulldog Original Aftershave Balm
Fragrance: - Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male EDT

Yesterday UK mail finally at last the '8 Ball' 25/53mm Black Wolf synthetic fan knot from US, I LOVE IT the synthetic fan knot is bloody awesome and you must get one in your den

 

Good Morning Everyone! SOD 07/26/17

Gem Clog Pruf
Gem Personna (11)
Erskine 3103 Boar
Williams
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Have A great Day Everyone!