SOS: May 2018

Date: 05 May 2018

Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Castle Forbes Lime
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C (R4) / Vintage Wilkinson Sword Stainless Super Sword-Edge #7
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer

I wish there was a quicker way to get the bloody painting done, all I could think of was Mr Bean and I don't have any firecrackers

 

May 5, 2018
OneBlade Core
Romera Olive Wood
C&E West Indian Lime




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RR Gamechanger & Kai SS #4
Maggard Tuxedo 30mm
GD Angel Lamb Tallow
Thayers Medicated W/H
RR New York A/S splash
BLEU de Chanel edp


Good start to the day and weekend. A 3 pass relaxing, comfortable shave that was BBS everywhere. The GD Angel is flawless in performance and I can say that in post shave attributes there are only 2 others that can match the GD line of Tallow based soaps in that area. And BLEU de Chanel edp, need we go any further? Hell of a start! Have a great day and amazingly awesome shaves Gents.....
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Saturday Straights' Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Proraso Sandalwood
Jayaruh #274 Boar
Rocket 5/8
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Granddad's AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Proraso Sandalwood Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #274 boar brush. I did two passes with the Rocket 5/8 and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Granddad's AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Saturday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Soap: Country Club Spice Trail
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (8)
Brush: Elite Razor High Mountain White-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

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

Country Club Spice Trail today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor High Mountain White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave.

Bob

 

Good morning!


Here's my SOTD:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 6
Stirling Gin+Tonic on the Rocks SS
Prep ASB
Osage Rub AS Splash
Drakkar Noir EdT

Another great BBS which was effortless thanks to my trusty 1950's Super Speed - the Astra is still holding up well. The Gin+Tonic OTR soap has such a lovely scent, it lathers like a bomb, and the menthol from it rates around a 6.5/10 on my freeze scale. The Prep (thanks DaveP!) felt so cooling, soothing, as well as moisturizing and the Osage Rub is loaded with heavy duty menthol.

Have a great Saturday!

 

Sat. 5/5/18



Good morning friends. Excellent three pass shave today with the PAL Injecto-Matic. Marvelous lather from the Jabonman lime incienso shave soap. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺

 

05 May 2018

Excuse me people.........but is it not Derby Day?

Here's my lame attempt to have a Derby themed shave. I'm sure you folks that have a horse hair brush, Derby cream and Derby blades can clobber my meager display.

Cream: Derby Normal
Brush: Omega S10065
Bowl: Dollar Tree salsa
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Gillette Nacet (7)
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

 

SOTD May 5, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Personna
Razor: Schick G4 '66' injector
Brush: Surrey restored badger
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Post: Witch hazel, Reef Point Classic Barbershop aftershave

Top notch. Have a great weekend!

 

05/05/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Triple Milled Soap
Crown King Alt-Eleven Shampoo & Conditioner Bar- w/ Prickly Pear, Neem Honey & Yucca Root
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements ICE Pre-Shave Soap
Crown King Irma Shave 2017 Lightly Mentholated Artisan Shave Soap
Wolf Whiskers RCE# 47 Custom Fluted DWW-3 25mm Black Wolf 3rd batch Synthetic hybrid/fan knot
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
RazoRock Stainless Steel Game Changer Razor with Radio Knob Handle
Feather New Hi-Stainless Blade - 1st Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Shavex Alum Block
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Garden of Bali Aftershave/Cologne
Aqua Velva Sensitive 5 in 1 After Shave Balm
The Sudsy Soapery 100% Natural Tested to Last 24 Hrs Rain Deodorant​

 

Terrific setup as usual, Steve! Question about the PAA Ice pre-shave. Do you lather it with a brush or is it more like hand soap you work up and rub on your face?

 

Perry, thanks for the kind words. Many times I enjoy a boast of Menthol so I use these preshave soaps. I think PAA's cube is the best, but the Glycerin based older soaps look cool in the photos and I have been using them up. After I shower and wet my face, I rub them on like a shave stick or Alum block. Not too heavy, just a lighter coating. Then I wet my hands and just rub them on my face to lather it up a bit. If I don't do this, it is a bit dry under my shave soap lather since I mostly bowl lather and then basically paint it over the pre-soap treatment. I works great. Sometimes I switch it up and apply the pre-shave soap after the first pass because you feel the coolness more once you have started shaving. I don't use them to boast lather since my water is fairly soft and really don't have an issue with the lathering of my typical shave soaps. I just use them basically for the chilling effect. I like the Cube the best because the scent is the mildest, feels the coolest, and seems slicker in my opinion. The Ice follows as my second go to but you can smell the Menthol a bit more. The ATG version is milder and the scent is pretty weak. It is not bad but I would stick with the Cube or Ice. I also have the Clubman version, but like the ATG, the scent really is very mild and the cooling effect I believe is even less. Hope that helps.
Steve

 

I guess instead of my "Derby shave", I could have done a....................

SINK o DE MAYO

 

Great info. Thanks, Steve!

 

5/5/2018
Aleppo soap as preshave
RR Plissoft
RR hawk V2
Kai blade
WTP Blue barbershop soap
Alum
Aqua Velva lotion

 

Saturday
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Weber ARC
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: The 'Americana' (Shavemac 24/48 D01 2 Band)
Soap: Declaration Grooming 'Santal Auster'
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Barrister & Mann: Latha Taiga Post-Shave Splash
Fragrance: Xerjoff Richwood

What a wonderful shave.. the Weber simply shines with the GSB, and as for the 'Santal Auster'..... Scott, stand up and take a bow! ... This Icarus base is, without a doubt, head and shoulders above the 'regular' lineup.... definitely something special going on here!!

 

Tanifuji Maxfli
Yaqui Synthetic Brush
Taylor of Old Bond Street Avocado Shaving Cream
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel

 

Saturday, May 5

Mike's Peppermint & Rosemary (8)~~Morris & Forndran 2XL~~Weishi~~Personna 74 (9)~~Floïd Mentolado Vigoroso
Have a great weekend!​

 

Cinco de Mayo

Razor: Gillette Guard
Blade: Guard Cart. (6)
Pre Shave: DIY
Brush: VDH Badger
Lather: Proraso Green
AS: Mennen afta

The Gillette Guard razor should be re- designed and made of metal, it still feels like a toy, but it shaves like one of the big boys. A 2 Pass shave, WTG/ATG with a little touch up ( mainly the driver`s fault ). Probably the smoothest razor I`ve used to date. The Proraso doesn`t seem to make much of a difference over the canned lather. They are, by far the least expensive blades I can find. So I guess I shouldn`t gripe. With a cold water rinse and a generous amount of "afta, I am considerately pleased. Smooth, close and irritation free. Happy Camper. God Bless.

Bill

 

Wilkinson Empire / Gem PTFE

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