SoS; January 2018.

Wednesday, January 10



Mike's~~Stirling~~Gillette President~~Personna 74~~Dominica
Have a great day!​

 

Thursday's shave plans:

Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 4
Stirling Gin & Tonic on the Rocks SS
Lucky Tiger AS Cream
Osage Rub AS Splash
Aramis EdT

A little less freeze than today but still nice and cold!

 

Last nights shave


Razor - Gillette No21 Gold
Blade - 7oclock black label
Brush - everready
Soap - lemomelon
Post - witch hazel lavender
A/S - Florida Water

The shave last night was rough!! This combo was a bad one. I thought it was the blade at first but when I placed it in my black beauty on setting 5 it shaved smooth . Putting it back into the No21 and it was like shaving with broken glass. I couldn’t see any issues with the razor or the blade .

 

SOTD January 10th


Schick E2 Prototype
Schick Proline B-20
JR #134 (Frigate Class 24mm)
Jeeves Of Hudson Street 'Bay Rum'
Nivea sensitive PSB

Second shave on the E2 and Proline was really rough. This may be too much blade for this razor or I may have let the angle waiver too much. The Jeeves turned into an amazingly slick super goop with the help of my Jayaruh #134. Lots of hot spots after the shave so I went with some Nivea Sensitive to cool them down. Have a great day my friends!

 

That's weird...

 

My face thought so too

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: EJ Medium BB
Soap: Speick Stick
Razor: Gibbs No.15 (on loan)
Blade: Astra SP
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Dove PSB

It's with a heavy heart I send this great little razor on its travels.
The Speick soap performance was as good as usual and the Gibbs revelled in having such a good medium to work in.
A DFS in two very smooth passes, like I said a great little razor.

Too many Bowie songs to choose from...
A bit of deadpan humour...


The position "Rock God" has been vacant for a year.

 

A somewhat unconventional SOTD .

I had my Nivea cream ready to go in shower. I bought this new bar soap to try. It lathers so well I took the brush to it . I have shaved with bar soap before but this one is the best I ever used. Gillette Guard razor first use. Great shave .

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That's the nice thing about this hobby. There is no shortage of great soaps. No need to mess with something that causes irritation.

 

Razor: Above The Tie SE1 w/ Timeless (14x85) Barber Pole Handle
Blade: Feather Professional (5)
Brush: 30 Day Crew LE with MS 2 Band
Soap: Jeeves Of Husdon Street Turkish Bath
A/S: Lucky Tiger
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Maple Cherry Bowl

 

SOTD 1.10.2018
Pre-shave: hot shower & Nivea Men Sensitive Face Wash
Brush: Barburys by Sibel synthetic
Soap: Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Razor: Magic by Master Barber shavette
Blade: Derby Professional (2)
Post-shave: Dickinson's Original WH, Nivea Men Sensitive PS Balm, Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

 

Schick Krona Razor
Rapira Super Stainless Blade
Jayaruh #236/30mm Tuxedo Brush
Love My Skin Beau Brummel Cybilla Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Lucky Tiger Aspen After Shave
Liz Claiborne Bora Bora Exotic Cologne

Don't know why, but I've been neglecting the Krona for a while now. It's a great razor to use for beginners and experienced shavers alike. Just me personally, it would be nice if they made a metal and a bit shorter handle version of it. But, after doing two passes with a bit of touch up, I had a very smooth and comfortable BBS shave. The cologne was given to me because it caused some irritation for a friend. It's a light, kind of musky and spicy scent and I think would be good for everyday casual use.

 

Just want to say, thanks for introducing me to the Bolzano blades. They work great in my '48-'50 Aristocrat and Fatboy. Sharp and very smooth.

 

Thank you, buddy! Have a great day!

 

Head Shave 10Jan18

Razor: Rockwell 6c Plate 5

Blade: Kai (I know feather is in the pic grabbed the wrong wrapper and didn't realize it until I was posting this)

Brush: Maggards 30mm tuxedo

Soap: Soap Commander Passion

Post: Alum / Witch Hazel / Soap Commander Passion Balm

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Thursday SOTD



Razor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Feather (D2)
Brush: WildWestBrushworks\Romera 24mm Silvertip
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Pre-Shave Scrub: Saponificio Varesino Honey & Grain
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Oakmoss Sandalwood
Shave Soap: CRSW Le Chypre Sombre LE
Post: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Colonia Balsamica
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GartBnx.....

 

My Shave Plan for Thursday-same as today except:

A.S.-Clubman Gents Gin.

 

That Darwin handle is one of the coolest of all times.