SOS: July 2018

Terrific picture, Mark!

 

Thanks Jim!

 

SUNDAY MORNING SHAVE​

Bath Soap - Shulton Old Spice "Captain's Soap Chest" Edition (circa 1974)

Razor - Gillette Superspeed (circa 1947-1952) (Re-plated in Nickel Finish by Razor Emporium)
Blade - BiC Chrome-Platnium *6th shave
Shave Brush - Custom Created Handle by an "Unknown" Artist (Fitted with a synthetic 26mm Knot by Nathan of Envy Shave)
Shave Soap - Shulton Old Spice (circa mid 60's-late 70's, fits 3.75 ounce mugs from the era)
Shave Mug - Shulton Ship Grand Turk - Tempered Glass (sold 1964 thru 1978) with Custom Lid by Nathan of Envy Shave
Aftershave - Shulton Old Spice (circa 1980's)
Deodorant - Shulton Old Spice (circa early-mid 1980's)
Fragrance - Shulton Old Spice Long Lasting Cologne Spray (circa 1980's 'tester bottle' made for store display only, extremely rare.)
"Grand Turk Ship" Shaving Stand by Desire Metal Works

I'm back from my 4th of July Vacation with my brother and niece! I didn't shave Saturday. My Thursday and Friday shaves were hotel shaves with my Edwin Jagger Kelvin and shave den scentless soap & witch hazel. So, I will now of course have my Sunday Shave of Old Spice Shulton. Bringing out the boat. I have a bit of sun-singed skin from 4 days in the sun (3 days at Disneyland and this morning at the beach). Today at the beach I didn't get the sunblock applied fast enough before I got radioactive exposure. I got wrapped up in staring at the ocean and thinking "it's not hot out yet".

 

8 July 2018

* Blackbird Polished SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Wholly Kaw Fern Concerto Tallow
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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July 2018

July 7

Razor - Qshave (6 - setting OMG)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Stirling Barbershop
Brush - 30DC LE Synthetic
Post - Alum

Well, if you're gonna go aggressive (and I am), you gotta pull out a Futur or clone (and I did). It's the Qshave wide open on de-barking mode with a Ladas blade. A top 5 blade in my book it's the Super Stainless from Mostochlegmash to match up with Gillette's St. Petersburg made Nacet. Excellent blade.

I broke out the Stirling Barbershop scented soap. One of my top three soaps from Stirling and the 30 DC brush, well, it is top tier as well. Fantastic lather and the big heavy and highly aggressive razor did an excellent job. I held the handle loose and toward the end letting the weight of the head do the work. No issues at all. Noisy, smooth, and two passes with just a bit of touch up brought the baby in the house. Alum was quiet. No sign of irritation. Love it. Every bit of it.

Hope your weekend is going well! The heat has let off a bit here though it may come back a bit tomorrow. For now, it's mean streets time shortly. Have a great night and a better Sunday!

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That is a great fragrance you're going to finish that shave with. Great smelling stuff.

 

Whoa! You pulled out the Rolls! Nice!

 

Thanks Jim. Have a great night my friend.

 

Date: 08 July 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Declaration Grooming ~ Bandwagon
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 38C / Rapira Super Stainless #2
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer
Fragrance:- N/A

I'm really impressed with Declaration Grooming shaving soaps because is way above Wholly Kaw lather and slickness performance, however, the post shave feel is still below the Wholly Kaw performance. I'm glad to have all 13 Declaration Grooming shaving soaps in my den, I'm looking forward to getting some more DG from the Stray Whisker very soon until the next new scent is available on the market.

 

Beautiful brush/razor combo-set

 

Razor - eclipse Red Ring
Blade - personna blue / shark
Brush - Alpha T-400 by @Vlasta
Soap - Stirling the lounge
Post - lavender witch hazel
A/S - Proraso green

Awesome shave that needed a couple different blades to get through the 3 day growth

 

It's just plain "Always Cool" every time the Spice Ship sails through!

 

Thank you Tim. They worked well together! Enjoy your Old Spice Sunday.

 

Pre-Shave: SebaMed, cold water
Razor: Rex Ambassador (2)
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Hucklaration
Lather: Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

 

Thanks and as usual, afterwards I thought, I should do this more often.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 07/08/18

'66 Gillette Super Speed
Dorco Prime (7)
Chrome Handle Boar
Kingsley For Men Soap
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Witch Hazel W/ A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

SOTD 20180708.



Brush: M keramiek / APShaveCo SynBad.
Bon Berger "Lavande Orange".
Tatara Masamune OC.
7 O'Clock Super Platinum (3).
Loris Lavanta EdC.

 

Pre: Cold water face wash
Brush: WDC-8, Maseto 24mm 2BF
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Gem MMCP
Blade: Gem Stainless ptfe
Post: Cold water rinse, Tabac ASL

I know the scent of Tabac isn't for everyone but is there a better performing high street soap?
If there is I haven't found it.
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

Sunday's SE Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
PSC Caffeinated Shave Cream
Jayaruh #284 Synthetic
Gem 1907 Lather Catcher
Original Gem Cutlery SE
CWR
Thayers Peach WH
PSC Caffeinated AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The PSC Caffeinated Shave Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #284 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem 1907 Lather Catcher Razor with an Original Gem Cutlery SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then PSC Caffeinated AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

GartBnx.....