SoS: July 31, 2017 - August 6, 2017

Great setup and picture.

 

Thank you, sir!

 

August 1, 2017

Jamie's Night Shave.

1. hot shower - PAA CaD shampoo\soap puck
2. Soap Commander - Endurance sosap
3. Semogue 610
4. Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Alpha Ecliptic slant
5. new BIC Astor blade
6. Master Witch Hazel
7. Vintage Old Spice Burley after shave & cologne
8. Soap Commander Endurance Balm

 

I tried to push the carbon Blue Star through a second head shave. Not. Replaced the blade and the power and glory is mine again. GEM1912 with Rockwell handle.

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I really want to like this razor. Maybe it's because it's stainless I seem to have a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. Today it surprised me at the end. The first two passes were OK and I wasn't hoping for much satisfaction at the end. Lo and behold the finish was better than expected. A very close shave all the way around with minimal noise from the alum.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike's Natural Soaps Barber Shop
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip
Friedr Herder 77 Square 6/8
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

How does that Alpha Ecliptic Slant from PAA perform? Really looks different. Looks freakin' cool...

 

I really like that bowl. If I bowl lathered I would be getting me one of those.

 

Evening shave with a new arrival from a pass around I'm participating in. The awesome looking Cobra. And what a shave it was! Used a Kai ProTouch Pink and it was smooth as silk. A beautiful razor in the hands with good balance and feel. A smooth 3 pass shave that left nothing but BBS. Quick buff on the chin and took a bow. Exquisite! A glass or two of Jamison, dinner and chat with the Lady. Have a great evening and shave Gents..... :cheers:

Razor: Cobra SE
Blade: Kai ProTouch Pink #1
Brush: RR Beehive 28mm
Soap: Tabac
Astringent: DG/Body
Toner: Manetti & Roberts Rose Water
W/H: Humphreys Citrus
A/S Splash: Murray & Lanman Florida Water

 

Wow! You have some nice ones.

 

Planned Wednesday shave:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Power Refresh w/Icy Menthol)
shave-Glacial Wintergreen by Stirling
brush-Stirling Li'l Brudder
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Stirling Sandpiper

 

Blade... feather pro
Razor... razorock hawk
Brush... wolf whiskers synthetic
Soap... fine platinum
Splash... thayers cucumber
Aftershave... fine platinum

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best slant i have, the head insures proper angle. .... glides nicely and is moderate in aggression for me. Guaranteed BBS with 3 passes for me. Very efficient and mows down whiskers easily.

 

08/02/17 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
Charcoal Goods Dark Antique Brass Closed Comb Level 2 Head with Tritium Bishop Handle
Voskhod Teflon Coated Russian Blade - 3rd Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel
Clubman Pinaud After Shave Lotion
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

SOTN August 1, 2017

Schick M adjustable injector
Jayaruh boar
Soap Commander Courage (sample)
Witch hazel, Skin Bracer aftershave
WTG, touch up

Quick and easy evening shave. As I mentioned earlier, my schedule is off right now and I'm shaving in the evenings. I'll be back with morning shaves later this week. Hopefully I can have a little more time to actually post a picture again. In any event this was a really nice shave. Soap Commander is great stuff. Enjoy your evening!

 

RECENT SHAVES

prep: Musgo Real Oakmoss
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech
blade: Rapira SS
brush: Razorock BC Plissoft
soap: Turtleship Pine
post: T&S Himilaya aftershave



prep: Taconic Bay Rum
razor: Gillette Redtip
blade: Laser Platinum
brush: Razorock Plissoft
soap: Dr. Jon's Krampus
post: Stirling Gentlemen balm




prep: Musgo Real Classic
razor:Wilikison Sword Classic
blade: Laser Platinum
brush:Fine angel hair synthetic
soap: Ballenclaugh Hot Barrel Rose
post: PAA Cavendish




prep: Gustafsons Woodlands
razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
blade: Laser Platinum
brush: Fine Angel hair synthetic
soap: Crown King Olive Branch
post: CK Olive Branch A/S


had to get a new phone the other day and was having trouble with the camera and posting photos, so I'm sorry there are no pics this time. Have had a decent couple shaves the last few days, some better than others but all were acceptable. The Turtleship Pine and Ballenclaugh HBR were the best shaves of the bunch and are 2 top tier soaps for sure. Will try to take a pic of todays shave here in a few and hopefully can figure things out. Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shaves!

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Occams Crushed Lone
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Laser Platinum
Brush: Omega synthetic
Soap: Cooper & French Black Tie
Post: Soap Commander Courage balm, Lucky Tiger


Got a smooth shave this afternoon. First time with Cooper & French soaps, lather was nice and thick and had good water tolerance, scent is somewhat familiar but not sure where I've encountered it before, could be considered a barbershop type of scent and paired well with Courage. The blade was dragging a bit but finished off with minimal irritation and the Courage balm soothed any damage while providing a invigorating sensation to the shaving experience. Hope everyone also got a great shave!

 

Adjustable (Arko) August!!!

August 1

Razor - Soviet Consul Adjustable (5)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Dirty Deeds Tobacco
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Post - Alum

My focus for August is simple. Back to Grand Blade Trials. Since I'm using the adjustables it's a good month to give some more blades a shot and find out what I can. I have narrowed down some that I will be using, but more on that later. For the first shave of the month I decided (since it still leaves 30 days in August) to go Soviet style tonight. I got out the Consul adjustable, set it on 5 (which is close to 9 on a Gillette) and popped in a most glorious Voskhod. Prior to my face shave I loaded a brand new Astra Superior Platinum into the Merkur 23c for the head shave with Proraso and the Semogue 620.

The Omega did a better than fine job with the Dirty Deeds soap. Great lather and it kept me from adding any blood to the shave. Two passes and touch up for a near-BBS with some fairly warm alum, but that just means it was a close shave with this razor. I still like the fact I found a Soviet razor that actually shaves without making me want to either throw it through a window or just cut my wrists and be done with it.

Overall a good start to the month and it will be off to the races in the Trial tomorrow. I will be doing some work back through the Dorco blades this month, including the Dollar General el-cheapo versions. I stopped and got those today for a whole dollar. I know, big spender.

Thought I'd put all the gear from both shaves tonight in the picture. And, as a bonus, I found the picture I took two years ago for August 1, 2015. I used the same brush and a Slim, apparently. The Omega was only a couple of weeks old back then. I had bought it during No-buy July and it cost me the title. Hence, the "Brush-o-Shame". Good times.

 

Date: 02 August 2017 is nearly 6am in West of London

Pre: - Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush: - RazoRock Plissoft Big Bruce Synthetic 26/63mm
Lather: - Palmolive Classic Shave Stick (european version grated into a plastic tub)
Razor: - Parker Variant Adjustable in Satin Chrome (WTG #5, XTG #5, ATG #2)
Blade: - Astra Superior Platinum #2
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel 'Unscented' / Bulldog Original Aftershave Balm
Fragrance: - YSL L’Homme EDT