SoS; January 2018.

Beautiful razor.
Steve

 

Once again, great photo & gear Celestino.
Steve

 

January 2018

Shavettes and Jeeves January!

January 14
Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette 195 Fatboy
Blades - (3)
Soap - Tabac
Brush - 30DC LE
Post - Alum

A rather long and weary Sunday for some reason. Busy all day at work but made no real money. Just busy stuff. It's snowing a bit and cold again so, yeah. I decided to keep it easy tonight and just grab the fatboy again. Need a comfort soap. Tabac will do the trick. To me, Tabac and Mitchell's Wool Fat are like mashed potatoes and gravy. Familiar and reliable comfort to give you a great shave and after-feel with little hassle. The LE brush for the great and easy lather.

Two passes and touch ups with the Fatboy on 6 and it's a near BBS. I could have done one more pass and been there, but the baby isn't really the point. The point is I had a nice, relaxing shave and an end to a hectic day. The Zen of shaving my friends. Hope your week is off to a great start in the morning!

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Thank You Steve! Your kind words are appreciated!

 

Oooh you poor baby...... Have a bloody pork chop

 

Haha yeah, me too. As long as it wasn't the boy getting hurt I'm not bothered. And as a plus it wasn't my face!

 

Hahaha thank you for your sympathies

 

No worries .....Just remember that Aussie's have a smartarse sense of humour

 

Razor: J R Torrey “The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor”
Brush: SOC SE 2012 Badger/Boar
Soap: CRSW Limenthol
A/S: Razorock Essential Oil of Lime

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Monday 15th January

Olive Oil Soap and RSC Facial Scrub
Proraso Sensitive Preshave Cream
Palmolive Classic Shaving Cream
Yaqi Synthetic Marbled Barber Brush
Muhle R41 (2011) with a Gillette Super Thin
Alum Block and Rinse
Lacura Moisturiser
Blue Stratos AS

Back on to the R41 training. Yesterday's shave was so good.....I was back to a super smooth face with 1 complete pass and a touch up. I am afraid I broke all the rules and started with an ATG.....but it worked. I must be getting the hang of it as there was no post shave alum sting

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 01/15/18

Schick Adjustable (set on 6)
Schick (2)
Badger
C.O. Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Barbasol Brisk A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

Thank you, buddy! Have a great day!

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Semogue 2000 Boar
Soap: Stirling Spice
Razor: Valet AutoStrop VC-1
Blade: Gem SS (de-spined)
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Vitamin E Oil, Old Spice AS

This my favourite of the VCs that I own and I think the sole reason is, it takes a Gem blade rather than the Feather.
A very enjoyable shave ensued on a wet, miserable and cold Monday morning.

 

SOTD 20180115.



J&T® model "Minimalistic" pear / Tuxedo.
Dusy Professional MEN Kabinett.
PAA Alpha Ecliptic Slant.
Kai Stainless (5).
PeReJa Rose EdC.

This kind of slant (head not perpendicular on the handle) is not "my thing" ...

 

MLK Day Of Service
My students and I are doing a day of service today to honor Revered Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We are going to a food pantry and working in the warehouse.
Solid shave with Ginger's Garden. The lather did seem to dry out a bit, perhaps I needed to load the brush more. By the end the lather was plenty thick. Overall a close and comfortable shave.

 

January 15 SOTD:

Razorock Plissoft Brush
Stirling Frozen Tundra
Classic Samurai Shavette
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill AS

 

filter Jim.

 

Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Sensor Excel
Blade: N/A
Brush: New Forest Tubby 1 Finest
Soap: Skaneateles Soap Company: Lemon Ice
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / The Sudsy Soapery: Lavender & Peppermint Aftershave Splash

A lamb tallow, lanolin and goat's milk soap from Skaneateles Soap Company, a soapmaker that I discovered on Etsy... Well, colour me impressed... the lather took a bit of work, being a thirsty beast, but boy oh boy what an impressive lather... a very lush lather, offering excellent protection and slickness, providing the base for a faultless shave.. Yeah, that really was an outstanding shave.

 

Mon. 1/15/18



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