SoS; April 2018

Sunday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Henri et Victoria Nautilus
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Vintage Personna 74 Tungsten (Shave #17)
Brush: Henri et Victoria High Mountain White-22mmx55mm
Aftershave: Country Club Classic Fougere

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Henri et Victoria Nautilus today. 20 seconds to load the Henri et Victoria High Mountain White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna 74 Tungsten still in the Gillette NEW Short Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Classic Fougere aftershave.

Bob

 

Kali anastasi!

 

Sunday, April 8

MdC~~Simpson~~'56 Super-Speed~~Wilkinson Light Brigade~~Agua Lavanda Puig
First run with the Simpson. Aaaahhhh, just as wonderful as my former and stupidly sold CH2 Two-Band SiLVERTiP.
Have a great day!​

 

Good insight, but I dealt with that issue a few years ago. Thanks.

 

That's a slant? Looks like a Merkur 1904 in the picture. The angle of the picture makes it difficult to tell if there is a sloped angle on the head though.

 

I have Gents Gin, and expect to use it a lot as the warmer months approach. After GG, I'll get the Whiskey Woods.

 

How did you get the Stoylin label onto the shave mug?

 

Thanks. This shave set is definitely next level. Took a while to find all the vintage products. It's a luxury set for sure. A real treasure.

 

Dollar Tree $1 Razor & Dollar Tree SS blade
RR Beehive 28mm
LPL Oud Santal Tallow
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
Nivea 2in1 A/S splash

Just another solid $1 shave. Just amazed really. Either the quality is better than I thought, or my technique is sound. Or, I just got lucky. I'd rather be lucky most of the time than great some of time...
Have a great day and shaves Gents... ​

 

Talbot Shaving - Howick Hall
Phoenix Shaving - The Green Ray | Tribble Synthetic
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE
Jeeves of Hudson Street - Black Tea Aftershave

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Since early days of Escali failure, I've learned to acquire knots from reputable artisans. As a result, I rarely speak my mind regarding knots. I have a relatively small collection of brushes and knots, and despite having various sizes of badger, boar, and synthetic, my selection for the shave typically condenses down to mood or aesthetic with respect to the accompanying products. Trivial factors to be sure, but this is because I enjoy each of them, intuitively adapting to whatever quirks a particular knot may exhibit. It's not a popular stance, but I'm even less concerned with shape. I picked up The Green Ray because of the aesthetic and its nod to retro. I really didn't give the "Tribble Synthetic Hybrid" knot a second thought. However, after using this brush for the first time, I'm compelled to talk about it.

Previously, I tended to gravitate to larger knots because I'm a head and face shaver. I've come to realize, there's no shame in going back to the puck to reload when transitioning from my 2+ passes from my face to my head. The Tribble Hybrid is one of the few 24 mm knots that I didn't have to revisit the tub. It held, and more importantly, liberally dispensed enough lather for a 2+ pass head and face shave. The loading was intuitive with an easy but controlled splay. Additionally, while the handle is short enough to facilitate buttressing the fibers with my fingers, the backbone was such that this was unnecessary despite the generous 57 mm loft. The face lather was very comfortable with a softness reminiscent of my 24 mm "Black Wolf" from Wolf Whiskers, but the Tribble felt considerably larger on my face (a key difference between bulb and fan). I was able to splay-scrub and build a face lather with ease, but then painting was equally intuitive with zero floppiness.

The dark mahogany color of the knot works quite well aesthetically with the green and faux patina of the handle, but I would love to see this knot available in jet black for other purposes. Ultimately, The Green Ray was somewhat of an impulse buy based solely on aesthetic, and the $12.95 USD price tag made that an easy decision. After using it, however, I can see this knot being more widely used and favored, especially if offered in other colors.

 

I may have to give the razor a try.

So........how was the Dollar Tree $1.00 ribeye steak? (just kidding)

 

Sunday morning Spiritual Shave during streaming worship services. Nothing like slicking the dome and worshipping in your drawers at home!

 

Here's my Menthol Monday freeze:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/new Astra
Stirling Glacial Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Stirling Glacial Unscented ASB
B+M Arctique AS Splash
YSL Pour Homme EdT

That's what I call a menthol setup!

 

Sunday April 8,2018

Razor: Gillet Guard
Blade: Guard Cart. (10)
Lather: Gillette Foamy
AS: Mennen Afta
Newspaper Date: Dec. 24,1943

A 2 Pass Shave, WTG/ATG with a little extra lather around my neck area for a touch up. Nick on my upper lip ( tremor jerk ). Styptic pencil. No red spots on Kleenex. A warm water rinse followed by a real cold rinse. Absolutely no irritation anywhere. Applied AS for a fantastic shave. Last shave for this cart. Rotate to my Personna/ Twinjector. God Bless.

Bill

 

New Short Comb/BIC (1). Happy Sunday.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

 

Slight switch for Monday's Shave:

prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Max. Moisture)
shave-Barbasol Original
razor-Gillette Sensor Dooce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S. Avon 4 Men Maxwell '23 Tribute

 

Reviews and photos HERE.

The label is same size as the sample puck and stuck on the cellophane wrapper. I peeled it off intact and the glue on the back was sufficient to stick it to the OS mug.

 

SOTD April 8, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Schick Proline AC
Razor: RazoRock Black Hawk
Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves of Hudson Street Black Tea aftershave

No picture today. One pass WTG with no clean up. Nice CCS. Enjoy your day!

 

April 8, 2018
Oxford Razor Handle with unknown head
Feather
Oxford brush with TGN Finest
AOS Peppermint Cream

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