SoS: Dec 18 - 24, 2017

Decadent December!!!

December 20 - 3rd Anniversary TSD Shave

Razor - Van Der Hagen TTO (Weishi)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Proraso Green
Brush - Tweezerman Badger
Post - Alum

Three years ago today, a relative newcomer to the wonderful world of traditional shaving got bored waiting for people to respond on a couple of forums he had discovered in the month he had been trying to use this old style, yet new to him, equipment. He wandered into a place called The Shave Den. What the heck. He signed up, introduced himself, and a short time later had a number of welcomes including a PM from one @Bama Samurai , some clearly semi-demented guy out in Colorado who was asking lots of good questions and offering some free blades. This same semi-demented guy would soon decide to try and start a group for people to learn their gear using something called a "Rule", and the newcomer decided...once again........what the heck. Might as well give it a shot. Three years later he's still here, still playing with gear, still fascinated with blades and their subtle differences, only now he thinks he's smart enough to talk about high end adjustable razors and other stuff that was so far over his head back in 2014 that he didn't even know they existed. Boy, the joke's on him.

In honor of my first day on the board those three years ago I'm going retro to the first razor I bought. My VDH TTO. Also the first brush, which is the Tweezerman, sometimes called "super shedder". For the soap? It was Proraso Green back then, and nothing else. The blade? Well, to be honest, my first blade was the VDH blades that came with the razor. I quickly learned, though, that there were better options and by the time I arrived was using Astra SP's as my everyday blade. In fact, my first 100 pack purchase was Astra SP. Yes, boys and girls, three years ago when I first appeared in these hallowed halls, I had never even touched a Voskhod. Dark days were those.

Let me say what a pleasure and honor it's been to be a part of The Shave Den as a whole, and the 30DC in particular over the past three years. This place has restored my faith in humanity many times, and I point to it often when faced with cynicism and all of the drama out on the web in general. To all of you who have participated, who have joked with me, born the brunt of my jokes with grace and simply been there to listen and to share your own lives, THANK YOU! Yes, this is a shaving forum, but it's much more than that. It's a great gathering of some of the finest people I've ever had the pleasure to know, even if it's in cyber space.

Oh, and the shave tonight? Well let's just say I remember why I bought the Omega Pro 48 - that Tweezerman has the backbone of a slug. And the lather with that thing? Hey, it worked and I ended up with a decent DFS. It did take me back, though, and man am I glad I finally learned to shave!

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Same knot just rebranded IMHO. The hole is 26mm and due to the wider base the knot base splays out more so not as dense feeling on the face to me as my tuxedo brushes.

 

Razor: ‘41 Gillette Aristocrat w/ Gillette Nacet blade
Brush: Semogue Owners Club 2012 SE
Soap: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
A/S: Razorock Irish Countryside

Wow - amazing combo tonight!

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Klar Seifen Mandel (Almond)
30 DC LE Cashmere Cypress
Osaka Suribachi & cool water
Ming Shi 2000S on setting #5
Ming Shi MP-036 blade
Lucky Tiger Skin Care AS

 

Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Sensor Excel
Blade: N/A
Brush: New Forest Tubby 1 Finest
Soap: Noble Otter: The Trail
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / ASB Sample

What an outstanding shave.. Noble Otter: The Trail and the New Forest Tubby 1 Finest produced a phenomenal lather, so enjoyable in fact, that I made extra passes just for giggles. If you want a nomination for 'Best Newcomer, 2017', then Noble Otter has to be in the running....

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD

Ming Shi 2000s (set on 5)
Personna (6)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Almond
Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel
Stetson Fresh A/S

Have A Great Day !

 

SOTD 20171221.



Vintage brush / Maggard synth.
Dusy Professional MEN Kabinett.
Schick type O injector (copy).
Personna S/S PTFE coated (15).
PeReJa Lavender EdC.

 

December 21, 2017
OneBlade Genesis
Feather FHS (2)
Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest
MdC Vetyver
Fine Fresh Vetiver

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Fresh Thursday
I love this scent! The shave was good, but it was clear that the Rockwell blade was done. So I got 7 shaves the first time, and 4 shaves after stropping. Next time I'll strop it less to see if the blade will last longer. The lather was very thick and rich, and my face is left comfortable and smooth.
Prep: PAA Cube
Soap: PAA Lime, Ginger, Tea Tree
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silver Surfer
Razor: Rockwell 6sR6
Blade: Rockwell
AS: PAA Lime, Ginger, Tea Tree
Deo: PAA Lime, Ginger, Tea Tree

 

Storybook Soapworks - Hook
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
Radio 1912 | Gem PTFE

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An absolutely delightful BBS shave which I enjoyed so much. That Sharp Dressed Man delivered on the lather, the beautiful scent, and of course, the skincare. No aftershave - just a little moisturizer!

Have a great day, folks!

 

December 21, 2017

BSB 2 Two Band
TOBS Jermyn Street
Titanium Wolfman WR1-OC with Darwin
Personna Med Prep
TOBS Jermyn Street
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet

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12/20/2017 - Last Night's Shave.
Crown King TWEED - GEM 1912 with a custom Rod George Handle. Colorado Razor Designs Synthetic Brush with a Duro Knot. TREET Carbon SE blade.

Have a great day - JAMIE

 

Man oh Man - do I LOVE that black semogue - and the barber chair mug --- home run!

 

I so love the scent as well!!!!! just a simple and amazingly refreshing! dont think there is any menthol? but i get the menthol feeling

 

Route 66 Sweeney Todd Soap
Jayaruh #235 Brush
Edwin Jagger DE89 Razor
Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Lucky Tiger
Pinaud Clubman After Shave
Happy Thursday!

 

21 December 2017

Yet another BBS shave and a great sandalwood finish. Smooth, toned and ready to go.......anywhere!

Soap: Proraso Red
Brush: Omega 10086
Razor: RazoRock German 37 slant
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock (5)
Aftershave: HBG Sandalwood

 

The aftershave has menthol, but not the soap - I agree it does feel like it because of the refreshing scent!

 

Thursday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus (Shave #3)
Brush: Stirling Boar-24mmx57mm
Aftershave: Anucci EdT

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

LASS Woody Lavender today. 20 seconds to load the Stirling Boar brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus in the Gillette Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Anucci EdT.

Bob

 

Thu. 12/21/17



Excellent three pass shave this morning. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️