SoS; January 2018.

01/25/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Triple Milled Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Tombstone Artisan Shaving Soap
Stirling Soap Company 24mm x 57mm Boar Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Wolfman WR1-OC .74mm Gap Polished Stainless Steel Razor with Darwin Handle
Bolzano Superinox Blade - 9th Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Tombstone Cologne/Aftershave
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Natural Deodorant ​

 

January 2018

Shavettes and Jeeves January!

January 24

Razor - Magic Shavette
Blades - (1)
Soap - Stirling Iced Coffee
Brush - Stirling Two Band Synthetic
Post - Alum, Styptic

Only a week to go in January and I haven't used the Magic shavette yet. So, here it is! This was a gift from the Yakuza along with a pack of Derby blades for it and I've used it before with success. Let's give it a few days before we end the month.

I got a Stirling two band synthetic brush in the mail today. It was one of the "seconds" from their website due to a scratched logo. Nice discount on it and honestly, the "scratched logo" is nearly invisible. Looks like a good brush to me. And, it lathered the Iced Coffee soap perfectly. I love this soap more every time I use it. Not only the scent but the consistency of the lather. It has a bit of a mocha tint to it as well and as creamy as it is along with the scent it's almost tempting to try a spoonful. But, logic prevailed. It's soap, not creamy ice cream stuff. But oh baby.

The shavette definitely provides a great shave. The Derby blade is very effective and I thought I was on the road to the perfect shave. However, my weak left hand decided to lose it just a bit and I managed to dig the tip in for about a 1/4" cut on my left cheek. Bled nicely through the shave and finally stopped with alum and styptic. It barely stung when it happened but was a nice bleeder. Hey, shavettes carry a bit of risk, but the DFS shave I got after two passes was definitely worth it. Looking forward to a repeat tomorrow night. Without blood on steel.

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Great photo Clint
Steve

 

I'm from NJ, lived off the Heightstown exit in Manalapan. I don't miss the traffic and tolls! Nice pic.
Steve

 

Thanks! It is a very good razor.

 

Good man!!! You may proceed along the path....

 

Razor: Modified Wade & Butcher’s “For Barbers Use”
Brush: Wolf Whiskers “Twin Raptor”
Soap: Stirling Piacenza
A/S: Razorock XXX

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 01/25/18

'66 Gillette Slim (set on 6)
Dorco ST-300 (4)
VDH Boar
VDH Luxury
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Gillette Cool Wave A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

SvdD 20180125.



Luyixian Jiamei Cosmetics synth. "Beautiful Elements".
Monsavon.
Vintage "Sunrise" razor.
Kai Stainless (7).
Rebul Lavanda EdC.

 

Thursday's SOTD

GEM 1912 JUNIOR BATON HANDLE
YAQI SYNTHETIC BRUSH
MAGGARD MANGO SAGE TEA SOAP
FINE FRESH VETIVER AFTERSHAVE


Have a great day!​

 

SOTD January 25, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: GEM PTFE
Razor: GEM G-Bar
Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic
Lather: Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Post: Witch hazel, TSD Iced Barber Shoppe aftershave
WTG, touch up

Easy does it. Superb lather swiped away with an excellent razor and blade combo. Can't ask for much else. Have a great day!

 

Lavanursday
Superb shave today. This scent is among my all time favorites, and the white label B&M still outperforms many other soaps. The Vision was close and comfortable again as I get to know it better. No weepers or irritation at all.

 

It's a great shaver. Handle is huge and the balance is close to being spot on with a bit more weight towards the handle, imo. But once you get it right, it's a pure joy to shave with....

 

Thank you Steve.

 

January 25, 2018
OneBlade Genesis V2
Modified Gem PTFE
Thater Beehive White Boar
Fine Platinum


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Thu. 1/25/18



A fine shave this morning. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

 

Very photo buddy!

 

01/24/2018 - Last Night's Shave.

A EUROPEAN Williams Wednesday

* The Cream did not seem to have much menthol at all, I used about a teaspoon worth of it - and gave me enough for 3 passes plus pickups..
* Loaded a 1974 Schick Plus Platinum Blade into my Schick Type L and I will say it again the Blades from this era are AMAZING! The Proline is nice but it still is not as sharp as these disco era blades.
* European Aqua Velva Aftershave (spanish) is flat out awesome. The bottle and the bakelite Cap are pure vintage Glory - the scent is softer and more "complex" than it's american brother - I got 2 bottles of this, just in case it gets changed. This Euro Aqua Velva is a must, cheapest USA sellers are Phoenix Artisan Accouterments and Small Flower for 15 bucks, I am sure its way cheaper in Spain but hey its imported and i can say its worth paying the extra money for us Yankees.

Peace, Jamie B.

 

I had such a nice face-freezing BBS shave with the Frozen Tundra soap and a monstrous freeze from the Snake Bite aftershave splash. Because of the soap's slickness my Super Speed was able to skate across my face and knock off that tough stubble so easily. Two passes were all that were needed to get the job done!

Enjoy your day, folks!

 

Strangely enough I find the Williams Menthol cream to be quite cooling - not as much as the Palmolive Menthol, but still cooling enough!