SOS: April 2019

Nice! Great watches!

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Here is my final thoughts on the Starling.

 

Razor: Colonial Razor The General
Handle: Timeless Pineapple
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush Handle: B-400 The Brush by Tom
Knot: APShaveCo Tuxedo
Soap: Murky and McNeil Ouroboros
Post Care: Stirling Unscented Witch Hazel, Alum
Aftershave: Murphy and McNeil Ouroboros

Excellent shave this morning. This was my first try of any Murphy and McNeil products and I'm very impressed. I took an almond sized sample from the soap and put it in my bowl. It instantly produced a very slick lather, it was very protective, it had great residual slickness and an amazing post shave feel. I love this soap. It easily compares to the top artisans and in many ways exceeds them. I'm blown away by how good this stuff is. Now it was not without complications...SWMBO did not like the scent at all. I'm currently thinning down my den so putting aside a soap that she didn't like has never been a problem, until now. I guess I need to figure out which scent to get instead because I absolutely must have at least one Murphy and McNeil set in my den. Have a great day folks!

 

Razor: game changer .84
Blade: 7oclock black
Brush: ever ready boar
Soap: Jeeves apothecary
Post: lemon witch hazel
A/S : Florida water

The soap is so amazing and the scent is fresh and lively. The shave was awesome. I like this base plate a lot better than the .68

 

Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (K4) 1965
Blade: Personna 74 Tungsten Steel (12)
Brush: Shavemac ATG LE. The Rowl w/ 2 Band
Soap: Nuàvia Nera
A/S: Fine Platinum.
Bowl: 3 D Printer White by Tom White (@twhite)

The shave with he Gillette Slim Adjustable went great today. My poor shaves with it must have been user error. Shavemac 2 Band worked perfectly and a Fine Platinum aftershave was the perfect finish.
The spring run off is in full swing. Keep your kids away from fast flowing rivers. Just a thought.

 

1956 British Gillette No. 58 Razor
Bic Chrome Platinum Blade
Vintage Century #4/24mm Tuxedo Brush
The Sudsy Soapery Citrus & Bay Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum After Shave

After restoring this case for @Jrdelgado, I just had to try out the razor and see how it compared to my '48-'50 Aristocrat. My impressions are that it's a little milder than the Aristocrat, but still very effective. Did a two pass shave with a little touch up for a very smooth and comfortable BBS shave.

 

Very good picture Jim. The case looks great as does the razor.

 

Nice to have you back Bill.

 

Happy Birthday Perry.

 

Thank you Douglas.

 

Thank you, Jim!

 

Back to business with the Bay Rums tomorrow(Stephan A.S.&Jeeves Soap), but there's one change from today:

brush-Boston Celtics mascot(green&white in color)**

**haven't heard back from Oscar11 about more info on it.

 

Welcome back Bill.

 

@PLAla
Happy belated birthday Perry and many happy returns.

Talking of returns, welcome back @billdog2, your posts have been missed.

 

Pre: Warm water splash
Brush: Boots Travel BB
Soap: P&B Pall Mall
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Schick Proline P
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, 4711 ASL

After alternating between the Cobra and the Vector for the last few days I'm none the wiser, they're both crackers.
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

Great picture and setup.

 

Thanks Douglas, the little Boots brush is one of my favourite travel brushes.

 

Thank you!

 

Great shave today, from a rescue razor of mine. I had a very smooth, 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. Zero issues. I find I am Gravitating towards The FW Engels razors, more and more. Just fantastically made. I decided to break out a bottle of a rar Shulton aftershave.

Razor- F.W.Engel's Special. 13/16+inch. Solingen.
Brush- RazoRock 400. WD HM Badger.
Soap- TOBS Eton College
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice "Lime". Ships Lantern Decanter.





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Good photo and line up.