SOS: February 2019

Beautiful.


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Thanks you Chris. You have had some beautiful gear on display lately @Number six.

 

2 SOTDs in one shot because I’m getting lazy with photos lol

Day 1
Razor: 15/16 Barbers Rattler
Soap: Talbot Valley of Fire
Brush: Shavemac D01 28mm
Aftershave: Talbot Valley of Fire

Today
Razor: Celebrated 9/8 FBU
Soap: Talbot Coles Pond
Brush: Declaration B5 Unicorn
Aftershave: Talbot Coles Pond

Both were amazing shaves! I had to bring down the edge on the 9/8 because it was just too aggressive for me and I couldn’t really enjoy the times I used it. I didn’t kill the edge but I did refresh it using a tomo Nagura and finished on clear water. The 15/16 needed a quick couple passes on clear water just to bring it back a tad. Both razors had well over 10 shaves on them each so it was about that time for me.
The experience on both shaves was superb. Talbot really does have something special going on with the bases and the lather. Very slick, allowing for a very close shave on both events. I didn’t load heavy on either so my lather was a bit thin on the 3rd pass but the slickness was sufficient for me to get everything I needed from both shaves. VOF is a very floral scent imo. Smells quite a bit different off the puck vs lathered and much better when lathered. Coles Pond on the other hand has a wonderful fresh scent both off the puck and when lathered. Both are keepers but Coles Pond is certainly superior for all around enjoyment. I find the base (or lather) when worked is very similar to Barrister & Mann’s reserve base which is awesome. Both performed extremely well despite user errors on my end and very much enjoyed them both.




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Excellent photo of fine shaving products.

 

Thank you, I’m sure next time around I’ll dial it in perfectly. It can only get better from here


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Nice photo, Doug.

 

Two Kings, the new Stoylins, and some others are now in the West Coast Shaving family.

 

Stellar setting and shave gear!!

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Very nice kit Douglas and I keep returning to the beautiful photo...
...is it beginning to thaw, or is the water giving an illusion?

 

Great picture.

 

very cool..lovely pic..

 

cool pic and set up..

 

Sandalwood focus day 5
Friday shave

Pre: Proraso pre-shave cream
Proraso Red uber [soap+cream]
Muhle R41 - the Beast
KAI ⚃
Paladin 28mm tulip
3 pass

POST
Alum
Proraso red AFS
Proraso pre-shave

Dyptique Tam Dao

Enjoy the night my brothers


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Thanks. Have a great weekend.

 

Thx Brit. My first and favorite tobs as well

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Tim. Yes sir. You influenced me this week when you rolled out the Dyptique! Today was Day 5.

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Arlington is an English gentlemen's classic fragrance.

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That is top shelf gear right there

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New
February Favorites!!

February 15

Razor - Muhle R41
Blade - (2)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Stirling Badger
Post - Alum

It's a snowy Friday night and a good night to enjoy a great shave. Stayed with almost the exact same setup as last night, only changing the brush. The Stirling Badger is a great brush that made enough lather with the Fat to cover me for an entire week I think. The Muhle with Sharp Star did its usual highly efficient job and with little to no irritation from the alum. Quality shave with some very high quality products, obviously. Gotta love this kind of shave. I'll probably give it another run tomorrow night before moving on.

Hope your weather is better than ours! Have a great Saturday!

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Prep: pre shave soap mix
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Shark SS
Brush: Razorock BC Plissoft
Soap: Stirling- Haverford
Post: Southern Witchcrafts- Autumn Ash EDT, Lucky Tiger


Very nice refreshing shave this afternoon. Picked up a few new products that couldnt wait to try.

The scent of Haverford is nothing like i would have thought from the name. Without looking at scent profile, I expected another aquatic type of scent and this is FAR from anything like that. To my nose it smells like a strong peppery men's cologne and is unlike most other Stirling scents (similar situation with CB 322) it is complex and intoxicating.

Performance is very good. Lather whips up to a creamy consistancy with no problems. Soap itself has a brown layer on top and is white underneath.

Managed a decent shave but did get a few weepers on neck along with some redness. Splashed on some Lucky Tiger with menthol crystals added, this seemed to seal everything up well. Finished off with Southern Witchcrafts Autumn Ash EDT which smells AMAZING and hours later i can still smell it clear as day. First time using their EDTs and would not hesitate to try others. Very impressed with their products all the way around and they are a great value IMO.

Hope y'all have a safe weekend and a swell shave!