SOS: July 2018

Spicy Cool


Rating: 5 / 5


Razor: Rockwell 6s R6
Blade: Iridium Super Stainless
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silver Surfer
Lather: Ginger's Garden Spice Grenade
Aftershave: Ginger's Garden Spice Grenade
Additional Care:
WSP Sandalwood PSO

 

Sweet setup and pic! Love the razor Jim!

 

Awesome brush Joseph!

 

Thank you, Mark!

 

Yep. FYI, that is soap residue on the metal, when cleaned up it looks pristine. My razor has a date code of B-3. According to Razor Emporium's dating chart for Gillette, mine falls into a 1956 manufacture year. I tend to give a 'range' when I give 'circa' years in my descriptions, mostly because I'm not 100% certain what info to trust.

 

Thank you Mark.

 

Now you can be certain.

 

2 July 2018

* Weber DLC + Stork Aristocrat 1 Titanium
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Mystic Water Vetiver/Oakmoss
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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TOBS Grapefruit shave cream, King Shave Flubber Green 24mm Timberwolf synthetic brush, Rockwell Swedish steel blade, Proraso green aftershave.

Two super slick passes, and an excellent shave.

 

Love the scales. Did you make those??

 

Pre-shave: Black Walnut Oil
Razor: Ever-Ready 1914
Blade: Treet Super Single Edge (shimmed with two spent injector blades)
Brush: Rubberset 400 with PAA Aluminum Switchback Top Cap loaded with Marvy #4/Omega 20248 Pro Boar Knot
Soap: Soap Commander Endurance
Aftershave: T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel followed by Shulton Old Spice

-- Sammy

 

July 2nd SOTD

Schick type D
Vintage UK brush
T+S Shag shaving soap
T+S Shag aftershave splash​

 

Ikon El Jefe/Maggard MR-5 Handle Razor
Schick Pro Line P-30 Blade
Frank Shaving Badger Brush
Proraso Green Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva After Shave

Since getting this razor from @Kypros Christodoulides, I've been anxious to use it. Today, the Pro Line blades arrived and I was ready. There's been talk of problems with blade alignment, which I noticed. But honestly, after loading the blade in the razor, it's not a problem if you're holding the head back while tightening the handle. At first I thought the wide head might be a problem, but it wasn't. This time of the year, with high temps and humidity, my face gets irritated and a bit on the red side. So I went with two passes and got a near perfect BBS shave and I might just go back and touch up that one spot under my chin, my trouble area. I never thought I would use a razor using AC type blades, but am glad I now have the opportunity to do so. All I can say is, nice..............

 

Beautiful photo Jim ☺️

 

Tuesday SOTD

Razor: Gillette Rhodium Fatboy (S5)
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D2)
Brush: Semogue 2016 LE 2 Band
Bowl: TDG Style 10 5½” Walnut
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Oakmoss Sandalwood
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Amber & Oud
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square
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Here it is for Tuesday's Shave:

prep-Dove 4 Men Bodywash(Extra Fresh, Cooling Agent)
shave-Razorock "What-The-Puck" Lime Burst soap*
brush-Stoylin Synthetic "li'l brudder
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Clubman Reserve Gent's Gin

*first try with a triple-milled soap-should go well with the Gent's Gin(lime with lime).

 

GartBnx.....

 

Nice Old Spice mug + SC Endurance combo. What kind of mug is that one by the way? I don't remember seeing that particular mug version/model before. I like it.

 

SOTD July 2nd


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Schick Injector J1
Personna
30DCLE (26mm, Frigate Class)
Dry Dock Lather Bowl
Stirling Glacial Lemony Orange soap and AS

I'm off work this week and I've been waiting for my Stirling package, it finally arrived! It's been a hot day here and my chores are done so why not cool down with a frozen Stirling teat! Cold water and lost it menthol were the theme of the shave. Really really like the scent of Lemony Orange. I get the sweetness of the orange in the foreground and the tartness of the lemon poking through here and there. My first glacial shave and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (my eyes only watered a little), I guess I built up my tolerances with Iced Pineapple. I also realized that I haven't used an injector in a while so the j1 got drafted this week. Have a great evening my friends!

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Thanks, Tim. According to this website (http://www.oldspicecollectibles.com/Mugs/Canadian Mugs.html), the mug I have was produced for the Canadian market sometime after 1989, since it contains a reference to Procter & Gamble underneath the front logo.

Canadian Mug 04


I have several Old Spice mugs, and I think that one is my favorite!

-- Sammy