SoS; March 2018

Razorock Saturday...
Razor: Black Mamba w/ Feather blade
Brush: Extra Chubby Silvertip Badger
Soap: Mudder Focker
A/S: XX

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

SOTD.
Mike's pine & cedarwood soap, finest badger brush in bull horn Manu Montalvo, Japanese razor steel tamahagane 6/8, after shave English leather, intense colony acqua di Parma. Great shave. Good weekend friends.

Sent from the Wolf's Den

 

Today's shave was with an American Made razor. I had a super smooth 2 pass shave, with near BBS results, without touch-ups. Incredibly smooth edge. The Arkansas Surgical Black stone, works wonders with this razor.

Razor- "Perfection" Warranted, By Swank H.W. Co.
Brush- JR#262. Birdseye Maple/Ebony.
Soap- Stirling Barbershop
Aftershave- Avon Spicy. Viking Horn Decanter.

 

Beauty of a Razor. I've never had the chance to own or try a Tamahagane Steel razor.

 

SOTD March 10, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: GEM PTFE
Razor: GEM G-Bar
Brush: Zenith B02 boar
Lather: Soap Commander Vision
Post: Witch hazel, Fine Lavender aftershave

Have a great weekend!

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: shower with RR Sandalwood bath soap, pre shave soap mix
Razor: Razorock Hawk
Blade: Feather Pro Guard
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Soap: Ballenclaugh Hot Barrel Rose
Post: Myrsol Emulsion


Fantastic shave this afternoon. Love the scent and performance of Ballenclaugh soaps. HBR is a mix of rose and gunpowder, this is the older version that is a bit heavier on the rose and without the bourbon that was added to the 4.5 version. Lather had a wide range for water tollerence. Went with a bit less water than usual for the 1St pass, since usually i add about as much water as the lather will hold. Finished with a BBS shave with no irritation. Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shaves!

 

Oh thanks, it's wonderful

Sent from the Wolf's Den

 

I decided to try the shampoo & bought the Sandalwood puck. I discovered I really enjoyed it. I rub the puck on my head just a bit and it really foams up to a thick rich lather fast. I liked it so much I bought a few other scents: Alt-Eleven, Atomic Age Bay Rum, Planet 9, Dapper Doc, & Lime Ginger Tea Tree. The pucks are rather big and awkward to store so I only opened a few and have been using the Atomic Age, Planet 9, & Tea Tree once the Sandalwood was depleted. The scents are relatively strong and smell great in the shower. The Sandalwood lasted about 100 uses and was well worth purchasing. My hair is left soft and shiny clean. Surprisingly it is funny but out of nowhere a few folks have commented on my hair in the office since I have been using the pucks so I guess it is doing a good job. So far Planet 9 has been my favorite scent. I bought it because I was curious about Planet 9 and since I like it so much, I think I will order the shave soap and AS. These pucks gave me a chance to try some scents that have been on my to try list without adding yet another shave soap to the over growing collection. Don't worry about clashing with other products because I do not notice the scent lasting once it is washed out of my hair. If it remains, it is faint at best and my hair is too short for me to smell it myself. I can't recommend these enough and strongly recommend giving them a try if so inclined. I just try to keep them dry after use because I fear they could become mushy and have been successful so far.

As for Porthos, I was interested in the scent and tried the balm. I don't recall the original Arymis scent so unfortunately I can't provide a good comparison. As for this version, the scent is just OK to me. It is not my favorite, but I do not dislike it. My wife is only borderline with it as well. I think it works well with some soaps but honestly I would probably not buy it again although I find that it is growing on me a bit. I find that the balm scents do not smell exactly like the other bundled products - maybe because of the menthol. They also dissipate quicker and are not as strong. The jelly balms really work well though and seem provide good care for the skin.

Pick up the bakelite OC slant. It really is a fun razor. It really torques the hell out the blades. At first I thought the design was a bit rough the way it distorts the blades under the cap, but all I can say is it works well. I thought it would be more of a novelty to try, but found it to be a good razor to use regularly. To each his own, but I really like it and it does seem to have a number of folks that agree.

I hope you found this useful.
Steve

 

03/11/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Daisygirl Soaps - Citrus Spice Goats Milk Soap
Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum Shampoo & Conditioner Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum Artisan Shave Soap
RazoRock Rosso Corsa F-400 XXL 34MM Noir Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
iKon SBS Aluminum Head DE Razor with RazoRock Stainless Steel Halo Handle
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 2nd Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime & Rose Witch Hazel
Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum Aftershave & Cologne
Crown King Mentholated Atomic Age Bay Rum Star Jelly Aftershave
Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum Natural Deodorant - Sport Strength ​

 

Glad to hear that you seem to be feeling better and enjoying those chilly shaves Jeff.
Steve

 

Being a GNR fan, I have wanted to try the Ballenclaugh soap, but it seems it is no longer being made. It is always out of stock. Sounds great.
Steve

 

Lovely 'barbershop' shave today.



Omega Pro49 Red
OSP Barbershop soap
Grah and Plumacher, The GOTTA
A little alum, and
Pinaud Clubman ASL



Love this soap! Produces very good lather effortlessly.



Both of my straights together. Excited to get using the Herder.

 

So we can get a money machine AND a time machine too?

Hello Bill. Another Bill here. I'm new around here, but I do want to say that I also am fond of the newspaper clippings. They remind of my days as a newspaper boy.
I ultimately found my career in the printing business, when (as a whole) it represented the 3rd largest industry in the US, behind autos & steel. Today I feel like a buggy whip maker.

Thanks. Best wishes

 

Damn Steve that may have just been one of the best reply I have ever got on a question about a product. Great to hear the shampoo bar is working well, figured it would be a good way to try out a scent, like you said it's not worth adding abother shave soap to the den without knowing about the scent first.

Will report back about how close Porthos is to the orniginal Arymis. Have a small bottle of the vintage stuff, the scent is not my favorite either, but is a stronger scent along the line of English Leather. Bold scent that changes with time.

Also great the razor is working out well. The Fine Slant seemed way too light to be taken seriously, but if it shaves well that's all that matters in the long run.

 

If you want I could send you a sample to try. Excellent stuff, Ballenclaugh has a way of making unique scents. Shoot me a PM and I can make up a few samples of their soaps.

 

03/07/2018 - Shave of the Night..

First shave with the Barbosol Floating Head DE - I was blown away.. You hear a lot about Gillette and various German DE's but this razor does not get much attention. This Razor has a long handle and some SERIOUS weight to it. Some call it aggressive - some call it efficient, but this Razor commands respect and it will bite u! I had a few weepers on my 1st go with it, but I got such a close shave that I only get from a Type E or a Every Ready 1914. The razor lost a lot of its chrome and has scratches and dings, it aint pretty but it works fine. I like it so much I got a re-plating scheduled in the next few months.

1. Quarter Master Shave Jelly - 1898 {etsy seller}
2. Jayaruh 400 Type with synthetic horse knot.
3.Crown King - I'd lather be shaving Mug - bay rum soap limited to the mug sale.
4. barbosol floating head DE - with a Gillette Rubie
5. PAA Crown King - atomic Bay Rum after shave/cologne as well as the star jelly balm.




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03-08-2018 Shave of the Night...

I just love K Shave Worx Soap! It is harder than most Artisan soaps and reminds me of Soap Commander - the post shave is above average!

1. PAA CUBE MENTHOLATED pre shave soap
2. K SHAVE WORX - 12 hours of shaving soap (Polo Red tribute)
3. YAQI - 30 MM Tuxedo Knot Synth Brush (the monster)
4. 1959 Gillette FAT BOY - revamped by North Shore Razors (Portugal Flag Theme) Set on 7 for 1st 2 passes and 5 for 3 pass and pick ups.
5. K SHAVE WORX - 12 hours alcohol free- Witch Hazel after shave(Polo Red tribute)
6. K SHAVE WORX - 12 hours of shaving after shave balm (Polo Red tribute)
7. POLO RED Spray EDT


I got 2 photos - cant decide ? I like em both - haha

 

They clean up like nobody’s business. Don’t let a scuzzy looking one go by, it’ll shine up like new.

 

march 9, 2018 --- last night's shave...​

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Great shave!! The Big Ben blades made by Lord are like most all Lord blades, mild and smooth [ymmv] and it is a perfect match for the Fatboy - I set it on 6 for 3 passes plus pickups.

1. Truefit & Hill Pre shave oil.
2. Catie's Bubbles '95 Liquid Labels Soap.
SEMOGUE Synthetic - Limited
3. 1959 Gillette Fatboy - I bought this already revamped on Ebay - don't know who did it - but they did a great job and I love the color scheme.
4. BIG BEN new blade.
5. Thayer's Unscented Witch Hazel
6. 444 after shave balm
7. Tommy Hillfiger EDT


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You chose well with that revamped Fatboy. It is a beauty. Congratulations.