SoS: October 2, 2017 - October 8, 2017

Beautiful photograph Clint. Happy Friday.

 

Good shot Roby. Have a good day.

 

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR is about all I can say - oh yeah, mega BBS also. That Glacial Wintergreen trio as well as the Arctique aftershave turned my face into the smoothest block of ice you ever saw. Now, if my eyes will ever stop tearing and my nose will ever stop running I'll get on with my day! lollllllll

Have a great weekend, my friends!

 

Thank you Doug and Happy Friday.

 

Have yourself a great weekend also Jeff.

 

Tabactober Returns
Yesterday's shave was so good that my razor met little resistance today. I used only two passes, WTG-ATG on my cheeks and only ATG on my neck and the results are outstanding. Very close comfortable shave - fewer passes led to no irritation and very little burn from the splash. I used PAS again as I'm becoming enamored of this scent. The boar felt great again. It's hard to imagine it getting better, but I think it will - this was only the eighth use.
Prep: Chatillon Lux Butter
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Stirling Boar
Razor: Rockwell 6s R6
Blade: voskhod
AS: TTFFC Play it Again Sam

 

SOTD October 6, 2017

Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: GEM stainless
Razor: GEM Pushbutton
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Witch hazel, Fine American Blend aftershave
WTG, touch up

Terrific shave with The Fat! Love this soap. Always enjoy Fine American Blend as well. No complaints!

Have a great Friday!

 

PAA Big Shave Soap
Oscar11 Brush
Heart Columbia JWest Razor
Thayers WH
PAA Big Shave Splash
Happy Friday!

 

SOTD: Vintage Sheffield 7/8" 'Pipe' razor from George Wostenholm & Sons, Route 66 'Lavender Woods' soap, custom Jayaruh 2-band badger brush, and Fine 'Lavender Pour Homme' aftershave splash. Lovely shave! Have a blessed Friday, gents!

 

Friday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Arkadia
Soap: Route 66 Lavender Woods
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (Shave #7)
Brush: John’s Brushes Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Bentley Intense EdT

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

Route 66 Lavender Woods today. 20 seconds to load the John’s Brushes Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette NEW SC. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Bentley Intense EdT

Bob

 

Thanks my friend - same to you!

 

www.splitseven.com

 

Good picture.

 

Thanks Steve!....a smooth and mild razor. I love it and recommend it to anyone who wants a beautiful and mild daily driver.

 

So far, very well and I'm quite pleased with it. I found this razor in the "wild" back in August. I had never heard of the brand before either. This particular razor was manufactured in the 1930s. There's information out there, including TSD on the history of the Probak so I won't get into that. I find it's giving me a very close shave, yet it's very comfortable. I've only used it 2 times so far. The real test for me will be to try it on a few days worth of stubble. I've attached a few pictures to show how it's designed.

 

SOTN OCtober 5th


Razor: FaTip Piccolo
Blade: Tian Li Super Blue (2)
Brush: Ever-Ready H40
Soap: The Blades Grim "Cinder"
AS: Fine "Platinum"

 

How deep is your love...The Brothers Gibb...s. I have three Gibbs adjustables, this one had some issues, most importantly a missing spring. I replaced the red jewel and repainted numbers so at least it looks better. The shave on its mildest and only setting with a Personna 74 was as easy as you'd imagine, and with attention to angle efficient enough for one day's beard. The No 14 with a German Wilkinson finished the head shave and although balance is not as good as the heavier handled 16 it shaves equally well.

 

Great looking brush Andrew.

 

Thanks Doug!

 

Movie Night SOTD
Barrister and Mann - Fireside
Kent V8
Star 1912 | Gem PTFE
Chatillon Lux - Bon Vivant

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