SoS; January 2018.

Sunday's SE Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Colgate Mug
Jayaruh #144
Gem Jr. 1911 Lather Catcher
Henckels Wedge
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Barbasol AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Colgate Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #144 badger brush. I did two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher Razor with an Henckels wedge blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Last shave in these blue shoes for the Herder...
Razor: F. Herder 77
Brush: Razorock Extra Chubby Silvertip Badger
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill (added to Electric Sheep which was added to SDM)
A/S: Fine L’Orange Noir

Enjoy your shave!
Tom.

 

Sunday SOTD



Razor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Ladas (D1)
Brush: Tipsoft Blonde Badger 26mm
Bowl: Supply Provision Marble 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: Saponificio Varesino Honey & Grain
Pre-Shave Gel: AOS Ocean Kelp
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Angel
Post: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: Van Yulay Success


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Razor - Rockwell 2C
Blade - Rapira (4)
Brush - Ever ready
Soap - shave shoppe lemomelon
Post - witch hazel peach
A/S - The VEG

This razor is simply awesome !

 

Say it isn’t so!

 

I know... doesn’t get more beautiful than baby blue plastic... stunning!

 

SOTD 1/06/2018
RAZOR: BOSS 3 Piece Extra Heavyweight - All Metal Textured Safety Razor Long Handle (4 inch handle, 4.8 ounces)
BLADE: Dorco Platinum ST-300 - 8th use of this blade.
PREP: hot water face wash with Ivory soap
PRE SHAVE: used bloom water on face - nice scent and somewhat slick
BRUSH: Shea Moisture Badger Brush - black badger knot.
SOAP: Erasmic Shave Stick - this is my 5th go around with this soap - still learning.
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse followed by application of CRYSTAL deodorant (deodorant stone - potassium alum)
AFTER SHAVE: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
BALM: Maison the Collection - Moroccan Mint Tea Lotion

I used bloom water from the Erasmic Stick as a pre-shave, this soap is not near as slick as Williams Mug soap.
The SheaMoisture Brush has a good black badger knot- a little too much loft for me and is a bit of a lather hog, but very soft. I was not able to get the kind of rich, thick lather that I am used to. I'm sure it is my technique with the shave stick.
Next time I use the Erasmic, I will try my Fendrihan synthetic brush and hope for improved lather.

Got a nice 2-pass mostly BBS. I had 2 spots that needed more touchup than I was willing to give with this thin lather.
Nevertheless, achieved a close, smooth and clean shave with a great face feel.

Hope the weather warms up to more normal temps.
Have a great weekend.

 

Bic Blades...........

 

BiC blades are my favorite. It's like they were made for my skin type and beard type. They shave perfect in nearly all my razors which is why they were my overall pick for a 100-blade box buy.

 

They also work fine in all the razors I've used them in, sharp and very smooth.

 

January 2018

Shavettes and Jeeves January!

January 6

Razor - Feather SS Artist Club
Blades - (1)
Pre-Shave - Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Soap - Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Brush - 30DC LE
Post - Alum

I know, it's about time. Finally a shavette shave today to go along with Jeeves January. I picked up the Feather SS, loaded a Pro blade, lathered the Jeeves up with the 30DC LE and went at it. It's been awhile since I used the pain stick but it was right on target. I still really enjoy using this razor and had a two pass shave, DFS result, and the alum was only mildly warm. I was a little heavy handed but that will fade away as I use it more this month. No blood, which is the desired result along with a very fine shave. Hope you're all having a great weekend. Waiting to see what the weather does here tonight and tomorrow. We're finally getting above freezing for the first time in about 10 days, but we have rain coming. Time it wrong and we'll have a good ol' Saint Louis ice storm!

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You were right on

 

Sunday SOTD
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GEM Junior
Semogue 620 boar brush
CRSW Glide Olfactory Hue
Fine Fresh Vetiver
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Sunday 7th January



Birch Tar Soap and RSC Facial Scrub
Vitos Preshave Cream
Tuefitt & Hill No. 10 Cream
Giles &Co Shaving Bowl
Maesto Shaving 24mm Silvertip Brush
Dovo 5/8 Inox in Olive Wood
Alum Block and Rinse
Homemade Buttermix (New Batch)
Ach.Brito Lavanda EDC

Three passes for a wonderfully smooth Sunday Morning shave The blade may be getting a little tired as the shave required a little work to get the desired result...... or perhaps it is because I used a Feather AC yesterday and they cant really be compared.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 

Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Astra S/P
Brush: New Forest Tubby 1 Finest
Soap: Van Yulay: Black Cavendish
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Chatillon Lux: Bon Vivant Post Shave Toner

Well, that was a MEGA shave... Van Yulay Tallow soaps really are among the best as far as I'm concerned, and Black Cavendish did not disappoint.. a wonderful lather with outstanding post shave properties.. colour me happy!!

 

SOTD 20180107.



Yaqi model R1710.
Eufros "Zaldun".
Colonial Razors "The General".
Kai Titan Mild (10).
Arko Men "Cool".

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 01/07/18

Ming Shi 2000s (set on 5)
Ming Shi Mp-o36 (7)
Barbasol Soothing Aloe
Cold Water Rinse
Witch Hazel W/ A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Omega 11137 Boar
Soap: TOBS Jermyn St.
Razor: Gibbs No.15 (on loan)
Blade: Astra SP
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, La Toja Balsam

My penultimate shave with this fantastic razor, I'll be sad to return it but very much appreciate the generosity of the owner.

 

Prep: Hot water, b&bw lavender and sandalwood body oil massage
Soap: Stirling Barbershop
Razor: Dovo Bismarck 6/8
Brush: RR Synthetic
Post: Hot water rinse followed by cold water rinse.
Aftershave: Witch hazel/Nivea face cream topped off with Grey Flannel AS &
EDC

 

Good black and white photo.