SOS: February 2019

I applaud you keeping it in service, that's respect for a proven tool.

 

lovely set up and pic sir..

 

gillette new sc base with preway cap and handle..gsb, rr barrell 24 badger.
lpl oud soap, alum,praso balm,armani oud edt..
bbs awesome...

 

Gillette Aristocrat Adjustable (I1) Razor
Personna Israeli Stainless Blade
JR# 112/27mm Boar Brush
Tabac Shave Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Tabac After Shave

I didn't realize I had one too many shaves on this blade as I did my first pass. I forgot to remove it on my last one, but I decided to go ahead anyway. Well, I should've changed it as my skin was a bit sensitive today. So I went ahead and did three passes real slow and still got a BBS shave, but I felt it.

 

The Wednesday Way:**

prep-Dove 4 Men Bodywash(Clean&Comfort)in shower
shave-Regiment Shave Soap(Reveille)
brush-Stoylin "li'l brudder" Synthetic
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Clubman Special Reserve


**-Actually, I'm doing this same shave through Friday(different brushes each day though)..will make comments in 30DC

 

Andrew that is one sweet E2

 

The LPL Oud/Santal is my favorite of the bunch

 

Wednesday SOTD



Razor: Joris Palladium
Blade: PoliSilver (D10)
Brush: Varlet Beehive 24mm
Bowl: Wedgwood China Pedestal Bowl 4 ½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Dept Patchouli & Mint
Shave Soap: Barrister & Mann Fougere Imperiale
Post: Handmade Soap Co. Soothing AS Cream
Aftershave Penhaligon`s English Fern
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thank you.

 

Thank you, Guy!

 

mine as well between it and the apricot..though the apricot is nice..i just enjoy wood/tobacco/leathery scents during the colder days..citrus scents during the warmer days..

 

Southern & Richardson Finger Ring In Swordfish Bill ​

Geo. F. Thumpers I. B. 11 (Vulfix)
Eufros Tobacco
Vitos Colonia Tobacco

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Wednesday
February 13, 2019

Wolfman WR1-OC Darwin Titanium
Gillette Platinum
Shavemac ATG LE Silvertip D01 Two Band Flat Top
Panna Crema Nuavia Blu
Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool AS
Brooks Brothers Blue

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Rex Supply Co Ambassador / Gillette Platinum Super Thin Thai / WWBW Upside Down Block Party / Chiseled Face Zoologist Nightingale

Continuing with getting to know the new ambassador, so kept blade same, started 2.5 WTG (better) and 4.5 ATG (verge of too much), going to try 3 & 4.25 next.

 

Tuesday - Sandalwood focus

St Charles Sandalwood soap
Vulfix Sandalwood cream
Parker razor c KAI ⚀
Wolf Whiskers synth
3 pass

POST
Alum
Proraso red AFS
SC ASB unscented

Tom Ford Santal Blush

Long day boys - see you all in the morning




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That Yaqi brush looks like a great pairing with the Mingshi.

 

Fine shave tonight
Hot water wash
Ever-ready Guarenteed 150 vintage boar
Fine Lavender por homme
FaTip Grande
Persona lab (2)
Fine Lavender por homme aftershave
Dr Teals lavender body lotion
Tonight was a fine endeavor. Stoked about my old 150 original knot, still getting the J O B done. The FaTip, aka rattlesnake, made three passes ( one little blood spot on my neck, it went away without first aid). Left my mug smooth as owl squat. A double finish of lotion. Making an and of a fine shave.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

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Phoenix Shaving | Dixie
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Copper Matrix | AP Shave Co. SynBad 30mm
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74

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Well, I was born in Texas City and raised in Bois d'Arc, Texas, and have been told more than once that I'm as "country as a turnip green", so a shave set called "Dixie" should probably be in my arsenal. Phoenix Shaving's revival of Dixie in the superb CK-6 soap base came at a great time as we're experiencing the huge temperature swings typical of February in Texas. My inaugural use of Dixie happened on a warm-ish sunny day, and it was a true delight.

Dixie is one of the lightest fragrances I've experienced from Phoenix Shaving. I'm certain this is by-design to convey some of the scents of the region in a gentlemanly fashion. For starters, I love magnolia, but it's not typically something I would wear. In the case of Dixie, the magnolia note was surprisingly muted if not supplanted by a prominent herbal note, thereby making the opening far less floral than I'd anticipated. While I'm a night shaver by default, I often sling a little splash in the mornings before work, especially when evaluating a fragrance for the first time. In the truck on the way to work this morning I caught a peculiar but fleeting grape Nehi fragrance. I didn't note this in the soap this evening, but the splash again this evening provided the same fleeting fake grape note. After a little investigation, I discovered this must be the Kudzu among the documented notes. I admit I'm not familiar with Kudzu (or at least I don't know it by name). When I brought it up to my wife, she immediately knew what I was referring to. She's a biologist and worked for Texas Parks and Wildlife for a number of years including the role as curator of a popular local fish hatchery. She explained that Kudzu is an infiltrative non-native nuisance plant that was brought here to the South as a ground cover. Often called "The Vine That Ate The South", it resulted in an old timers' colloquialism, "it took off like cut-zoo" when describing something that spreads rapidly.

But I digress, and you didn't come here for the long-winded musings of one Matt Hilton---or did you? Once the herbal floral abates, Dixie acquires a more earthy green accord with very faint uncured tobacco. Overall, this is a fresh and airy fragrance that will likely work best in the warmer months.

The art, as expected from Phoenix Shaving, is on point. However, I seem to have gotten one of the labels that I thought were a trial. While they have a matte finish, the dark colors scuff very easily. While not evident in my outdoors photo, mine arrived in less-than-presentable condition (at least by my standards). It's an easy remedy, though. While Douglas is seemingly omnipresent, when it comes to the rare order issue, using the site's contact form opens a direct portal to Fran, and she fixes everything. Within minutes, she assures me a new label is en route. Now, that's customer service!

 

Wonderful picture and another great write up, Matt! Thank you.

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