SOS: May 2018

Planned saturday shave

Proraso preshave
solingen vintage straight razor
muhle silvertip badger 23 mm
Truefitt and Hill shaving cream no 10
Razorock xxx aftershave

Have a nice weekend.

 

And now I see there is NO Stoylin Green.

 

"Soylent Green is People"

 

OOOOHH....not to be confused with "Stoylin", but they sound quite alike. Pretty impressive cast.

 

May 5, 2018

Blackland Sabre Level 2
GEM PTFS
Omega 10098 Pro
MDC Original 'Le Bol En Bois'
Fine Platinum
Creed Aventus

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Thank you. And you as well!

 

RECENT SHAVES


Prep: pre shave soap mix
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: GSB
Brush: Yaqi 26mm synthetic
Soap: Gustafsons Stubble Managment
Post: Mickey Lee Italian Stallion A/S Milk


Perfect BBS shave. Love the performance of this soap made by Square One Soapworks, which is criminally underrated IMO. Perfromance reminds me a bit of Perfectly Natural soaps, or Shannons. No bubbles whatsoever. Finished off with MLSW milk.





Prep: Occams crushed lime pre shave soap
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: GSB
Brush: Razorock BC Plissoft
Soap: First Canadian- Maximo Gomez Cuba
Post: Royall Rugby EDT


1st Canadian new formula is a great soap, but I was in a bit of a hurry, as a result the shave suffered a bit. Did get some irritation and nicks but was completely my fault. Finished off with Rugby which smells amazing.





Prep: shower with WTF Taboo bath soap
Razor: Razorock Hawk SE
Blade: Feather Pro Guard
Soap: Wholly Kaw Project Leather
Post: English Leather A/S


Top notch lather from WK provided a smooth BBS shave. Project Leather has become one of my favorite scents from the WK line, despite it not being a strong leather forward scent. Finished off with English Leather aftershave.



Prep: pre shave soap mix
Razor: Razorock Hawk
Blade: Feather Pro Guard (2nd shave)
Brush: Razorock BC Plissoft
Soap: Mike's Natural Pine & Cedarwood
Post: B&M Taiga A/S


thick lather from the Mike's Natural this morning. Managed a fairly decent shave, did get a few weapers but nothing bad. Scent paired well with the B&M aftershave. Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shaves!

 

Saturday SOTD



Razor: 1959 E2 Gillette Flair Tip
Blade: PoliSilver-Wizmet (D12)
Brush: Omega 10081 Synthetic Boar 25mm
Bowl: Turkish Porcelain Bowl 4 ¾”
Pre-Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit - Coffee
Pre-Shave Balm: Vitos
Shave Soap: Vito’s Extra Super
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave Balm: RR R-160


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5 May 2018

* Muhle Rocca + Stork Aristocrat 1 Titanium
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Jade
* Mystic Water Vanilla Sandalwood
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Evening Head Shave: PAL Injecto-matic/Schick Plus-Platinum

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Taking a guess here-is Gustafson Soap made in Sweden(or another Scandinavian country?)

 

Your post Paul, believe you should be asking @SHAVEWIZARD420

 

OOps, I thought I WAS. Sorry.

 

MAYhem 2018!!!!!

May 4

Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette Fatboy (6)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Stirling Iced Coffee
Brush - Jayaruh #54
Post- Alum

It's been awhile since I've loaded a Chinese blade. There's a reason for that. Typically, they SUCK! Once in awhile I will find one that works, but it's rare. Most die an amazing death like the Flying Eagle - the absolute worst blade ever made. Or, should I say, the absolute worst piece of steel that's called a blade. So, when the Curley's showed up today I set my expectations appropriately low. I did some basic research. The Q-code on the tuck takes you to the website for Muncisa in Spain. They have a tab for Curly Shaving but only have pictures of disposables. That's the only shaving related tab I found. Munsica is clearly a wholesaler and handles a wide range of products.

Well, nothing to do but shave. I decided to treat this like a blade trial. Use a good razor, my Fatboy in this case, and go with a quality setup overall. The JR54 is top of the line for brushes and I can't describe how happy I was to grab some Stirling after a month with Arko and other things. Not that there's anything wrong with Arko but....I mean.......STIRLING! And Iced Coffee to boot!! I was nearly in tears from the joy.

So, load the razor. Whip up that decadently wonderful lather - both scent and quality - and take a deep breath as I began the shave. Chinese blades typically let you know immediately that they SUCK. This blade was......an exception. Intriguing. Definitely not on par with Russian steel, but also definitely not horrible. After the first pass I thought I might have found a weakness as it seemed to leave a lot behind. However, it was fairly smooth. The second pass was even smoother and more effective and I chose to just touch up after two passes rather than do a full third pass. The result - DFS. A very nice DFS.

Well, at what cost did I get that DFS? I mean - since it wasn't totally smooth it had to leave some heat behind for the alum, right? Not so much. A few hot spots but other than that the alum was quiet. I'm grudgingly impressed. I think I'll leave it in and turn the Fatboy up to 9 tomorrow and give it another go. Let's see what some gap creates with this one.

Quick programming note - I normally head shave on Thursday or Friday night, whichever precedes the start of my week. However, next Thursday we will be headed toward central Missouri for 4 days of havoc and fun. Heard of Burning Man? Well, Interfuse is next weekend, Thursday through Sunday. That's Missouri's Burning Man and we will be there. So....I will do my head shave next Wednesday night before we leave on Thursday. That will mean 13 days growth which, of course, means that head shave will be with a pain stick. Then, no shaves after Wednesday until we return on Sunday. Four days growth - yep - another pain stick shave, this time for my face and neck. Just another way MAYhem is playing out this year! Hope you have a great weekend!

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Filarmonica DT 14
Maseto 2-band
Yardley Shaving Soap
Yardley After Shaving Lotion

 

Nice and smooth dome slicking after seeing The Avengers. Good night and happy Friday all!

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 05/05/18

Pal Adjustable (set at 3/4)
Schick (5)
VDH Boar
VDH Luxury
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Musk A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Maseto 24mm ST
Soap: S.V. 70th
Razor: Ever-Ready 1924
Blade: Gem SS
Post: Warm then Cold water rinse, 4711 ASL

Sublime shaving soap
Saturdays success story
Superbly smooth shave

Have a great weekend everyone.

 

SOTD 20180505.



Brush: M Keramiek / Tuxedo.
Stirling Wintergreen (sample).
Vintage 7 O'Clock NEW / custom handle.
Rembrandt Super Stainless (NOS) (1).
Hugo Boss Bottled EdT.