SOS: March 2019

Thank you.

 

Captain’s Choice will be dropping North from their lineup. Stock up if you are a fan.

 

Blackland Blackbird
Gillette Platinum (1)
Murphy and McNeil Triskele
Witch Hazel

 

I am... thank you for the head's up!

 

Karve OC-D & Derby Premium
Graydog 26mm Gray Ghost
WSP Olympus shave cream
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
M&R Rose water
WSP Olympus a/s splash

A smooth and relaxing evening shave. Can’t ask for anything more. Great evening and great shaves to all....​

 

Thank you Gary.

 

cool pic sir..nice set up ..

 

williams wednesday..
williams soap,av original sport a/s
wilkinson brush, spoiler, brass new sc..

 

Thank you my friend. Most kind....

 

Shampoo - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements/Crown King - Atomic Age Bay Rum Puck
Bath Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements/Crown King - Atomic Age Bay Rum Bar

Razor - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Double Open Comb Ascension (316L Stainless Steel Adjustable) (Fully Screwed Down)
Blade - *2nd Shave
Shave Brush - 20mm GBS Synthetic 3rd generation
Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements/Crown King - Atomic Age Bay Rum *CK-6 Formula
Post-Shave Balm - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements/Crown King - Atomic Age Bay Rum
Deodorant - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements/Crown King - Atomic Age Bay Rum
Fragrance/Aftershave - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements/Crown King - Atomic Age Bay Rum in Stoneware Jug
Scuttle - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Moonscape Scuttle

It seems this Bay Rum is a mainstay in my rotation in the last 6 months. It's just so good. The sweetness and the kitchen spice rack and the boozy rum are genius. That and I'm digging the Ascension razor and the scuttle. I think PAA has gotten better over time. The products are enjoyable.

***EDIT - 10/10 shave this morning! Zero irritation, super smooth BBS. 2-passes + cleanup. Super comfortable hot lather shave. The CK6 formula, when dialed in with the right amount of water is the best shave soap I have used. This morning was such a morning where I got the perfect ratio and it all just made for a great shave. This is what I paid the extra money to get out of a shave. The comfort and the results.

 

Nice set.

 

I have Original Vetiver and Green Irish Tweed ranked in a dead heat and a great for different reasons. Creed just has so many great scents. Creed is my favorite fragrance house overall.

 

Razor, Fine Slant
Blade, Kroger's 1st use,
Brush, badger Master barber
Soap, St James of London Sandalwood & Bergamot
Aftershave, Thayer's witchhazel, White Musk The Body Shop
EDT, Perry Ellis Platinum

Enviado desde mi moto g(6) plus mediante Tapatalk

 

I got to thinking, man, I wish Clubman still sold their aftershave in glass bottles. I'm trying to find a glass bottle on ebay, but most of them are too dirty or beat up to be worth the trouble. The plastic bottles definitely give a bit of the plastic in the opening of the scent but quickly goes away. Still though, it would be pretty cool if the plastic effect wasn't there on the initial splash on.

 

March Madness!!

March 27 - Williams Wednesday!

Razor - 1924 Ever Ready Shovelhead
Blade - CVS Carbon SE (1)
Soap - Williams
Brush - Semogue 620
Post - Alum

Welcome to another Williams Wednesday! Yep, doing it again as we wrap up the final week of March. Still got the pink scuttle, the CVS Carbon blade, the Williams, of course, and the same Semogue brush. Instead of the Star Lather Catcher, however, I've chosen the Ever Ready 1924 Shovelhead. I won this razor two raffles ago and had no idea what I had picked as the picture was quite small. And, when it arrived, I still had no idea what I had picked as I had never encountered this razor. However, it was quickly identified and a few sung its praises while a few warned of its tendency to bite. Well, after all, it is a vintage SE. Probably the bitiest bunch of razors ever built.

The Williams behaved for me again this week, allowing the small boar brush to whip up a bowl lather suitable for face painting. The lather was very slick, even to the point of having that residual slickness you can do a quick pass over without relathering. The razor is a NOISY beast and my main thought on it was how it feels like it's just the blade on your face. Seriously, a lot of blade exposure that translates to feeling the blade work. You hear it, you feel it, and as you watch it work you realize how much of a sensory experience this razor is.

Two full passes and some touch ups and a near-BBS is in the house. My initial reaction was that it was quite smooth and wouldn't have caused any irritation. Alum proved that theory wrong. My neck was a bit warm following that shave but not as bad as it could have been. Over all a very nice shave.

Back to the salt mines tomorrow for 4 days, then another full week off, followed by.................

Have a great Thursday!

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Love that brush.

 

That scuttle is awesome! I keep thinking about getting one of those oldies with a hard soap on top.

 

Impeccable classic shave.

 

Scheermonnik Soek – a soap well worth trying. Review and SOTD 27th March 2019

Ladies & Gents,

Today I used a soap I have had for a while and never used – too scared that I would not like it. I originally bought three of the Scheermonnik range, Soek, Delftes Donderslag and Delfts Wit. I have used all of them except the Soek. Today was the day. The fragrance notes on the Scheermonnik website state:

“A blend of myrrh and orange with middle notes of ginger, cinnamon and cloves. It is then rounded out with caraway seed and vanilla to give it a warm, soothing feeling. This scent is a fine balance of spice, warmth and sweetness.”

I think it was the cinnamon that kept putting me off using it as I am not a fan of the scent or flavour of cinnamon in large amounts – it can tend to be overpowering. Think shopping mall and the cloying smell of a Cinnabbon baking shop – tooooo much.

So while I bloomed the soap, it is a little hard to use without a little bloom water on top for a few minutes, I readied my other shave gear. Here is the line up

1. Razor: Gillette Tech. with Feather blade on shave #1
2. Bowl: Van Yulay Black Resin 5″ Bowl
3. Brush: Alpha T-400 in two tone red/silver with a long boar knot

I soaked the brush for 5 minutes in a nice bowl of plain tap water then I was ready to start. A new lathering technique today from mantic59 – HERE Look at the results!!



Lathering was easy and before long I was looking like Santa Claus – the soap was a super latherer and a super slick result. As you can see I has such a massive load of cream it was easily enough for 6 passes or more, of course I only did a three pass. Uneventful shave but that fragrance – I get the Orange and myrrh and a nice clove hit but the cinnamon is a background note only. It was lovey and I can only describe the smell as that of a nice spiced bun (think Hot Cross Bun)

Note: Scheermonnik soaps were on the verge of being lost to shave-world as the original guy was shuttering production. This would have been awful as they are top class soaps and top class fragrances. Luckily he handed his soaps and business to a new owner who has not only continued to supply the original 4 frags but also introduced a scentless soap called “Puur” with no perfume. Perfect for those of us with allergies or sensitive skin.

I need to complete my collection by buying a 1778 beau Brummell and a Puur. if you have not got a Scheermonnik in your den – buy one now. You won’t regret it.