SOS: April 2019

Wow, this is great even for your usual greatness Chris.

 

Continuing my April focus with the Ultimate Adjustable Focus R21. (In the family of plasticdoodad razors for those 'in the know'.)

For today I went ahead and did an ARKOver to the Island Mahn. GSB on 4.

Island Man whipped up easy with the syn tux, then I watered it 'just over to the sloshy side' in my shaving soap bowl that one would look quite ridiculous eating soup outta.

I'm thinking 4 shaves is good to call it quits on this blade, it could go more, but that is not what I'm after with a shavette. Much like that perfect golf shot that draws you back, the effortless feel of a new blade in a shavette is almost intoxicating. I resisted the urge to dial up my aggression for blade wear and adjusted with extra passes. Results were the same, but 4 gentle passes instead of 3 when new. I'll be changing blade type as I move forward but 4 shaves on the GSB is good for me.

Finished up with the Stirling Island Man A/S. What a delightful scent. It is only made in the spring and summer, but I use it year round.

Happy Shaves. Max Headroom Reporting.

 

Yesterday's, a bit tardy in posting...back to my GEM, while I have a lot of sticks, my goal is have something from each blade style pretty dialed in, obviously DE's are saturated, but my slant runs against them all, cannot wait for the Blackland Slant.
Blackland Sabre P / GEM PTFE (3) / Grizzly Bay Copper Fire / Asylum C0lonia by SV

Despite being on third shave, a coated blade and corking after shave 1 the GEM style continues to insist on tight head angle control, while efficient, still not very forgiving.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 04/05/19

'59 Gillette "Fatboy" ( set on 6)
Shark Super Stainless (5)
VDH Boar
Clubman Pinaud SS
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Clubman Pinaud A/S

Have A Great Day! TGIF!!

 

nice set up and pic sir.

 

I was actually asking @McGrande and pinned you so you would see his answer too.

 

Thank You!

 

April 5 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Jr
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Lather: Palmolive Classic Shave Stick
Aftershave: Kramperts Frostbite
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

SOTD 20190405.



J&T® wengé / Maggard synth.
Monsavon shaving soap (improved). *)
Seygus "Zeppelin" V2 (0.5/0.7) / Stork "Taipan" handle.
Shark Super Stainless (7).
Rebul "Lavanda" EdC.

*) Improved Monsavon by adding shea butter, glycerine, spike lavender essential oil.

 

Friday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Almalfi Basil Lemon Shave Soap
Jayaruh #340 Badger
Dad's Schick E3
Personna Injector
CWR
Lucky Tiger

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Almalfi Basil Lemon Shave Soap face lathered well with Jayaruh #340 Badger brush. I did two passes with Dad's Schick E3 razor with a Personna Injector blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

First shave with the Jayaruh brush 10!
Cold water rinse
Proraso Pre-Shave
Gillette Tech
Astra sp (1)
Jayaruh #10 synthetic
Proraso
Osage for the finish

 

SOTD April 5, 2019

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Personna lab blue
Razor: Gillette Fatboy (F1, 1960)
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Witch hazel, Fine American Blend aftershave

Have a great day!

 

Friday, April 5

Stirling Glastonbury~~Declaration Groom B5~~Portland 1905
Have a great day!​

 

Thank you Guy. Jim did an amazing job with this brush.

 

Good picture and setup Gus.

 

Excellent photo and line up Joesph.

 

Classic shave Perry.

 

Great looking shave bowl Tim.

 

Great setup and photo Scott.

 

Beautiful Black and White photograph Clint. Happy Friday!!