SOS June 2019

very cool razor sir, like a comfy pair of well worn in boots..

 

very nice shave sir..

 

nice shave sir..

 

awesome shave..

 

awesome sir..

 

thank you sir.. still learning the buttons..

 

Your mom will be in my thoughts and prayers Jeff. Hope all goes well.
Steve

 

Great photo Gary. Love the lighting my friend.
Steve

 

cool pic sir..love that razor..

 

nice shave sir..

 

very nice sir, lovely pic..

 

Cool and interesting photo Doug.
Steve

 

awesome..

 

cool set up and pic sir..

 

Another travel shave and as such a reduced kit but still exceptional. Today’s ritual fell to the Timeless Stainless Steel OC .95. This one with the scalloped top cap and the very nice and grippy knurled handle. Now I use to think that aggression meant blade gap but that is indeed not the case. I have a Blackland Dart that has almost no gap and is far more aggressive than this .98. This razor is not also beautiful and perfectly balanced but as smooth a shaver as they come. I truly enjoyed the shave and the sweet spot is intuitive.

Today’s soap was Italian Barber Amici and the lovely citrus scent was in sharp contrast to to the grey and rainy day. Oh well it was Summer in the bathroom. Lovely scent!

Lathered up with the Yaqi Sagrada Familia and proceed to get through a lovely two pass DFS! On the road so no need to chase BBS though I must say it would have been a piece of cake with this combo! Halfway through the week and to all the road monkeys out there...take care, safe travels and happy shaves all.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Timeless Stainless Steel OC .95
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo - Sagrada Familia
Lather: Italian Barber Amici
Aftershave: Italian Barber Amici
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block

 

wednesday shave
new sc,spoiler
captain's choice copper bowl
figaro soap and splash
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very cool sir..

 

thank you sir, still learning..i am grateful for the encouragement..

 

Just the Basics June!!

June 5

Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette Super Speed
Blade - (1)
Soap - Moon Soaps Old School Tallow
Brush - Jayaruh #54
Post - Alum

Well my plan to switch to shaving in the mornings has yet to come to fruition. Today did start very early with an 8 a.m. visit to the pain doc, then immediately out to work for 12 hours. So, the shave stayed in the evening. It's Wednesday, and since I did Menthol Monday and Tabac Tuesday I decided to do "Whatever Wednesday". Yes, yes, I know about Williams Wednesday, but I have a variety of non-Stirling soaps that need some love. So, whatever Wednesday put them all up for grabs and the Moon Soaps Old School Tallow was the choice. Extremely slick and cushy soap with a nice scent. The JR54 took care of all the hard work. I switched from the '47 SS to the '59 SS. I consider the flare tip to be the razor that made Gillette a household name. Three passes to a baby smooth finish with no cuts, blood, and the alum was quiet. Of course with Russian steel with this setup why wouldn't it be?

Have a great Thursday!

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