SoS; March 2018

Yes indeed.

 

09 March 2018

Now here's a minor dilemma. I feel that this Polsilver blade is actually getting better with each shave. Today's shave was #6 and my custom (OK, habit) is to use a blade for 7 shaves and start with a fresh blade on Sunday. I'm very tempted to ride this one until I feel it no longer delivers. In fact, the last Polsilver I used, I got 10 shaves from and it still felt fine. (I switched from a Voskhod that was tugging during it's 4th shave and kept the Polsilver in from Thursday that week through the following Saturday.)

So, the dilemma is that I pre-plan the next week's Sunday thru Saturday shaves on Friday. Take pics of my set-ups and I'm good to go. (wife has booth duty at an antique shop on Fridays and would have me committed to a mental hospital if she caught me snapping pics of shaving stuff) Anyway I usually feature a tuck of the blade that I'll use for the week and for next week's shaves, the Nacet is on deck. I guess I'll have to pose both the Polsilver and Nacet with each soap, cream, brush AS combo I pick out. Or, I could just not feature a blade tuck at all.

I do believe I've needlessly added a level of complexity to my life that was avoidable had I not started down this path.

Cream: Proraso Blue
Brush: RazoRock Disruptor
Bowl: Dollar Tree salsa
Razor: RazoRock German 37 slant
Blade: Polsilver Iridium Super (6)
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Curious what you thought of that particular Van Yulay soap? There was a different one you got previously that was a bit greasy. Is this soap better? I have the "Gentle Sauvage" soap scent and it works great for me (a bit light on the scent with a hint of coconut that seems to be part of the ingredients in the soap). I think Van Yulay goes with a "light scent" philosophy, but for the Sauvage scent that's the best way to play it.

 

SOTD March 06-08, 2018

SOTD 03/06/2018 TUESDAY
RAZOR: Sabi 3-piece - chrome (3 inch handle, medium weight)- a mildly aggressive razor for me.
BLADE: Feather Hi Stainless Blade- this is the 11th shave on this blade.
BRUSH: Fendrihan Synthetic Brush - black "tuxedo" knot.
PREP: hot water face wash with Ivory Soap, followed by hot water rinse
PRESHAVE: Hot water wash with Ivory soap, followed bloom water from AOS Shave Cream
SHAVE CREAM: The Art of Shaving - Lavender Essential Oil - for Sensitive Skin - face lather
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse.
AFTER SHAVE: AV Ice Blue
BALM: None

11 shaves on this Feather blade and still sharp and smooth. Typical 3-pass BBS for me. YUM!

SOTD 03/07/2018 Wednesday
RAZOR: Parker SR1
BLADE: Derby Professional blade - fresh blade after my "shavette mod"
BRUSH: Cremo/Vie-Long Horse Hair - 4th or 5th use from new
PREP: hot water shower with NOURISH Cool Cucumber Green Tea Moisturizing soap, hot water rinse
PRE SHAVE: Bloom water from VDH Shave Soap followed by a generous application of DEAD SEA COLLECTION Coconut Nourishing Body Oil
BRUSH: VDH Deluxe Boar
MUG: Vintage Old Spice Shave Mug
SOAP: Van Der Hagen deluxe Shave soap- face lather
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse.
AFTER SHAVE: Aqua Velva Musk

NOTE: I modified my favorite Parker shavette, by filing some jimps into the blade holder - top & bottom. They are barely visible in this picture.
Using pre-shave oils always leaves my hands a bit slick. This mod allowed my grip on the shavette to be much more secure. WORKS GREAT!
Was only able to do a quick 1.5 pass shave this morning. Ran out of H2O on the second pass. No matter, I got the typical BBS on my cheeks and face.
The neck could have used a touchup pass, but DFS had to do. The Cremo brush performed superbly. I really like SMALL brushes.

SOTD 03/08/2018 THURSDAY
RAZOR: Sabi 3-piece - chrome (3 inch handle, medium weight)- a mildly aggressive razor for me.
BLADE: Feather Hi Stainless Blade- this is the 12th shave on this blade.
BRUSH: NONE
PREP: hot water face wash with Ivory Soap, followed by hot water rinse
PRE SHAVE: Generous application of DEAD SEA COLLECTION Lavender Nourishing Body Oil
SHAVE CREAM: Gillette Venus (with OLAY) VIOLET SWIRL shave gel - applied by hand.
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse followed by application of CRYSTAL deodorant (deodorant stone - potassium alum)
AFTER SHAVE: PINAUD Clubman LILAC VEGETAL
BALM: None

Using the pre-shave oil with the Gillette Venus gel was interesting. The lather seemed much thicker than normal - almost like school paste.
The resulting shave was excellent! 2+pass BBS. Very smooth.

 

March 9 SOTD:

Razor: CJB Pain Stick
Blade: Kai Titan Mild
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Lather: Stubble Trubble Up & Adam
Aftershave: Clubman Vanilla
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

Great picture buddy!

 

Now that is ONE COOL setup!
I really admire that razor & brush combo!
Great pic. Thanks for sharing.

 

Tim-I posted a review in the Soap Forum. This one is better, great shave, but left my razor "sticky".

 

Beautiful photo Jim ☺️

 

Friday, March 9

Barrister & Mann~~Paladin~~Weishi~~Feather~~Burt's Bees
Have a great day!​

 

March 9th SOTD
Gillette NEW SC w Wizamet SI (2)
TGN Finest Fan/ Maple
Razorock Mudder Focker
Alum
Thayers
Soapy Bathman Italian Almond Balm

 

Filarmonica #13 Doble Temple
Kent LE B&B 2008
Razorock Tuscan Oud Soap
Floïd Blue

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I really like this brush. It whipped up a great lather.
SOTD
Mike’s Natural Soap
2018 TOST LE Brush
Feather Artist Club SS Razor
Captain Titan Mild SE Blade
Thayers Witch Hazel
Fine American Blend After Shave
Have a great weekend!

 

March 9,2018 Friday

Razor: RR Hawk
Blade: Kai Titan Mild
Preshave: Homemade
Lather: Proraso Green
Brush: VDH Badger
AS: Aqua Velva/Afta

Another BBS, courtesy of Proraso, RR Hawk (from PickledNorthern) and Kai Mild. I`m getting the same kind of shave from this Hawk as I did from my Personna Floating Head except every once in a while , a tremor will pop up, like this morning ( a very small weeper). Two passes, WTG/ATG with clean ups between passes..... Voila! BBS or better, love wet shaving. God Bless each and all with as good mine.( mostly luck on my part).

Bill

 

SOTD March 9th


The Bunny V3
Personna (6)
Italian Barber Amici
Simpson's CH2 Synthetic

 

Hoffritz Futur (c1985). After reading so many comparisons of the clone vs the original I'm hugely surprised how much more I enjoy this razor versus my QShave. I find it not as slippery and despite it being 30g heavier it feels better balanced with my grip always in the right place. The unit comprising the blade tray and stem has some unfortunate pitting in the chrome so I swapped it out in favor of the QShave one which fits perfectly.

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Saturday morning:

Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Goodfella/Shark day 4
RVT Frosty Bay Rum SS
Krampert's Bay Rum AS Splash

Mo, I love your soaps!

 

Thank you!

 

Henckels Friodur 8/8
Yaqui Synthetic Brush
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Vitos Pre/Post Shave

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Semogue 1470 Boar
Soap: Blue's Soap
Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem SS
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Vitamin E Oil, Old Spice

Well that week flew by and was rounded off nicely with this shave.
Blue's soap is a good budget product and the MMOC reminded me why it's my favourite of the Micromatics.
All beautifully capped off with a few splashes of Old Spice.
Happy Shaving one and all.