SOS: May 2018

I agree Cold Spices and Oud Spice are perhaps the best Old Spice interprestations. Which is really saying a lot since there are a ton out there.

 

Tonight's shave was with a newly acquired, Partially Restored, and Freshly Honed Razor. I had a very nice 2 pass shave, that left me BBS. Zero Issues. Excellent razor.

Razor- H.Boker & Co. "Tree"
Brush- RazoRock 400. Synthetic Knot.
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

Hi guys:

Today's shave:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 6 (I think)
RVT Green Fields SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Osage Rub AS Splash

A great shave and it felt wonderful. But the pain of my Dad's passing still remains......

God bless you all.

 

Thank you! I love trying different soaps, some of my favorites performers rarely if ever get mentioned ( Ballenclaugh, Smitten Soapery, Turtleship, Wet The Face, Perfectly Natural, etc). It's always fun to experiment and see what works best for you.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY

Prep: splash of water
Razor: Gillette Superspeed Flair Tip
Blade: Rapira SS (1st shave)
Brush: Fine Angel Hair Synthetic
Soap: Chiseled Face Cedar & Spice
Post: none


Hahaha from reading the gear you may guess that this shave would be rough, but surprisingly things did not go as bad as expected. I tend to usually have bad luck with travel shaves for some reason, but finished the shave with no bloodletting but did manage a bit of irritation.

 

Love seeing these old newspapers Bill! Back when men were men, even that farmer is clean shaven.

 

May 19th SOTD
PAL Injectomatic
TGN Finest Fan / Maple
Stirling Gin and Tonic
Thayers
M&L Florida Water

 

Thanks so much - I've been misty-eyed since last Sunday.

 

Yes....I'm still grieving some for my Mom.....people say it gets easier with time, and I guess it has a little.

 

05/20/18 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 Prickly Pear ATG Pre-Shave Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Limited Edition 9 Shaving Soap
RazoRock Rosso Corsa F-400 XXL 34MM Noir Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Detroit Grooming Co. Adjustable 'Alpha' Stainless Steel Razor with Smooth Handle
Feather New Hi-Stainless Blade - 1st Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime & Rose Witch Hazel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements 9 Aftershave & Cologne
Aqua Velva Sensitive 5 in 1 After Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Natural Deodorant - New Sport Strength ​

 

Sunday SOTD

Colonial Razors 'The General' with UFO Colibri SS
Feather Pro Super
PAA Atomic Rocket with Envy White Two Band
ADP Colonia
Stirling Barbershop Aftershave
ADP Colonia Essenza

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One of my first purchases in 2019 to celebrate a great year of NB will be a soap mentioned very little in here, The Soap Exchange(actually, @Queen of Blades had it as a raffle prize once).

 

While not having tried those you list, I'd have to throw Stoylin Spice in there, too.

 

Shave today. L'occitane soap, bsb spain manchurian badger, vintage razor J. A. Henkels Zwillingswerk Solingen 78, after shave and edt agua brava sea power. Good weekend friends.

Sent from the Wolf's Den

 

Occam’s razor 2 dot & Schick Proline #2
RR BC 24mm Plissoft
Stone Cottage Coconut Sandalwood
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
Nivea Vitalizing A/S lotion


Late evening shave today. No disappointments at all with the hardware or software. A damn good shave was had, yes sir. Have a great evening and great shaves Gents... ​

 

Sunday SOTD



Razor: Muhle R41 2013\Elite Razor Brown Swirl
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D7)
Brush: Wolf Whiskers THBS Black Wolf 25mm
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre-Shave Scrub: Lisa's Spicy Lime Patchouli
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lemon Lime Chill
Shave Cream: AOS Bergamot Neroli
Balm: Castle Forbes Lime
Aftershave: Royall Lyme

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MAYhem 2018!!!!!

May 19

Razor - Kampfe Star
Blade - (2)
Soap - Stirling Executive Man
Brush - Stirling Two Banded Synthetic
Post - Alum

Another fine shave with the Kampfe Star. Of the two great vintage LC's Fuzzy loaned me, I think I still prefer the Gem Junior by juuuuuussssttttttt that much. The Kampfe left me a bit warm on the alum again and just seems a bit touchier on angle. There's nothing wrong with that at at all. Just a personal preference growing. Would I add a Kampfe to my collection? Do you really need to ask? But I think I would find the right Gem Junior first, then the Kampfe.

I used the Stirling Executive Man soap and the two banded brush for the shave and had the usual flawless Stirling lather. The Treet carbon blade was still smooth and effective so no worries there. No blood, just a bit of extra heat from the alum, and the finish is a solid DFS.

Thunderstorms rolling through periodically here today which is much better than if it had done it last weekend! Hope yours has been great!

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20 May 2018

* Blackbird Polished SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Grooming Dept After The Fire
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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It boggles my mind how many men have facial hair. Every man in my family, except one have either full beards or some kind of mustache and goatee. If that`s what they want, fine, but not for me, Bill