SOS: July 2018

Great deal Mark.

 

Nice!

 

Between work and vacation I've been a delinquent! Time for some catch up!
Greetings from "Up North"!


Amd I took a "slight" detour so I could visit Maggards. I've been Barrister and Mann 42 curious for a while and it was love at first sniff! Lousy photo, great scent!!!


And back home! Trying another new soap with some old stuff I had laying around...


Feeling a bit vintage curious so I grabbed a period correct Gillette blade for a Bulldog and gave it a go! Harsh as all get out but very close!



And had some new stuff show up for yesterdays shave!

 

MONDAY MORNING'S SHAVE​

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Feather HI-Stainless *3rd shave
Shave Brush - Da Vinci Uomo "Synique"
Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave
Shave Soap - Ginger's Garden "Aventus" vegan Formula
Aftershave - Fine "Platinum"
Deodorant - Lucky Girl Boutique's Pure Body Delights "Monarch"
Fragrance - Creed "Aventus"

 

Excellent photographs. : hapoy096:

 

Thank you! Boreal in the boreal only seemed fitting!!! The rest are just the same 'ol same...

 

Awesome picture, Mark! Beautiful Milord!

 

Menthol Monday SOTD



Razor: ATT H-2\Jurgen Hempel Ti
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D15)
Brush: Oscar11 Aqua\White SOC Boar
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Chiseled Face Cryogen
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Cryogen
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Thank you for the kind words Jim.

 

16 July 2018

* Blackbird Polished SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Mystic Water Bergamot/Cedarwood/Juniper
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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RECENT SHAVES


Prep: shower with C&E Vetiver bath soap
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Super-Max Stainless
Brush: Yaqi 26mm synthetic
Soap: Ellegant Rose- English Rose
Post: MLSW Kraken A/S Milk


Oh man the more I use this soap the more I love this stuff. Scent is one of the best rose scents I have come across, perhaps it's the geranium added that makes it bright and fresh. Soap has all the good properties one would look for, but the post shave stands out the most IMO. Managed a irritation free BBS and finished off with Kraken Milk which has goat milk and is very soothing and moisturizing.




Prep: hot water
Razor: Maghard MRG
Blade: Gillette Black
Brush: Fine Angel Hair Synthetic
Soap: Spiteful Soaps- Back Stabber
Post: CL TSM Fougere salve


Always seem to have trouble with these travel shaves and this is no exception. The lather from the Spiteful soap whipped up without a problem, but this must be a hard water area as the lather always seems to be missing something... volume or cushion perhaps. Anyways, the shave resulted in several nicks and was not very close. The TSM Fougere salve did soothe my skin pretty well despite the somewhat rough shave. Hope everyone is in good health and getting the best shaves possible!

 

July 2018

July 15 - Well THAT weekend went by fast

Razor - Soviet Mladost II
Blade - (2)
Soap - Russian "Start" Cream
Brush - Russian supremely sucky super shedder boar thingy
Post - Alum

I had originally promised a three day run on this setup in honor of the Meetup but broke that promise last night by trying out the Blood on Steel soap. Just having the Limited Edition soap and a Limited Edition 30DC brush in the same house demanded it. But, in the spirit of detente and goodwill toward the masses, I did go back to the Russian setup for tonight. This, in spite of having a few new Stirling soaps in the house as well since yesterday. Yes, I'm twitching a bit.

I nearly decided to avoid the brush tonight given how much it shed on Friday but it seemed a bit more stable as I soaked it and played with it a bit. So, another lather with it from the Start Cream. I have to say, if I can get the quality of lather from this cream that the sucky super shedder produces, I'm thinking a better brush would make things very nice. I"ll have to try it sometime. For tonight, two passes, some touch up, DFS in the house, alum just a tad warm thanks to the Mladost and its Soviet enginners, and I'm set for a new week.

As the meetup ended we hit the halfway mark in July. Keep going with all of those great shaves and all the shenanigans! It's been a fun mid-summer so far and it's just going to get better. Here's your two week warning for August - as usual it will be Adjustable August! Get those adjustable razors of all types ready to go if you want to play along with the theme! Have a great start to your week, and for the first time in a very long time - Monday will be Monday for me!

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J.A.Henckels Rapide
Whipped Dog 30mm HMW
MWF

First go with the Rapide... just fun.
Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Wow, some nice software! I really wanted the Tell Tale Heart, and missed the Tangerine Creeper as well. I have the Lavender Creeper Soap, but was only able to get the sample of the splash. IMO the Lavender soap is outstanding and I'm not a big Lavender guy, but the splash is the best item in the set. You will have to let us know how the Tangerine is. I bet it is awesome, especially for the summer. I hope you had a great vacation.
Steve

 

Another great photo Celestino. I really like the way your brush reflects near the head of the Blackbird.
Steve

 

Monday.
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: ‘The Rock’ (Rockwell 6S – #3)
Blade: Wizamet Polsilver
Brush: 'El Monstruo' (Romera Manchurian 30/50 Fan)
Soap: Grooming Dept: Mallard
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Tallow + Steel: Dark Aftershave

Well, that was a smooth, effortless, BBS shave... another blade that I'm more than happy to include in my collection. yeah, another faultless shave. ACE!

 

SOTD 20180716.



Yaqi model R151016-S2.
Jabones by Luna “Hierbabuena mango lima mentolado”.
Tatara Masamune OC.
7 O'Clock Super Platinum (7).
Jan's Splash "Eucalyptus/Peppermint/Tea tree/Menthol".

 

July 16 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Lather: Barbon
Aftershave: Barbon
Additional Care:
Osage Rub
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

SOTD for July 16, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: GEM PTFE
Razor: GEM Featherweight
Brush: JR #142 black badger
Soap: Stirling Iced Pineapple
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill aftershave

Have a great day!

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 07/16/18

Schick Adjustable (set on 6)
Schick Twin (1) (Thanks To @AGHisBBS )
Badger
C.O. Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S