SOS August 2019

Very cool razor, @brit.

 

thank you sir..it's a pleasure to use..i am fortunate to have one..

 

Nice Set-up. I have a couple of pucks of Vintage Shulton shave soap, but havent used them. Too much of a collectable. How is it????

 

Jim, it's quite possible we "liked" each other's Monday shave at the same time!!

 

Did you sense a disturbance in the Force, too?

 

That's been my problem in a way-I have a Burma Shave cake, but only one shave from it thus far(it's more of a cold-weather soap-to me anyway). I'll get going with it this fall&winter.

 

aaaaaah, you might have acted a little before me then .

 

It’s good. Lathers real well. No scent but I’ll live with it. Found it in a great antique shop in Thomasvillle NC. I got a good deal on the brush cup and soap. A decent score.


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SUNDAY'S SHAVE​

Razor - Gillette Red Tip Superspeed circa 1955-1960 (Re-plated in Satin-Nickel Finish and re-painted tip in Radiant Red color by Razor Emporium.)
Blade - *2nd shave
Shave Brush - Ever-Ready 1960's vintage (Polished and re-knotted with a synthetic 26mm Ubersoft II knot from Envyshave by Razor Emporium.)
Shave Stand by by Desire Metal Works
Suds - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Original" Cream (Made in India) *I dried it out for months into a hard soap.
Aftershave - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"
Deodorant - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"
Fragrance - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Classic" Cologne

***EDIT - Solid 2-pass + clean up shave. BBS with just a smidge of residual irritation. I did go a bit far with the clean up and, as usual, it's my fault that there was any irritation at all, but it's very minor and the aftershave stung and tightened that skin right up and it's feeling better every hour afterwards.

 

Sunday's Shave

 

very cool Andrew..

 

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August 25

G3 Gillette Slim
Feather (4)
30 DC LE handle with Tuxedo knot
C.O. Bigelow
Alum, Thayers WH, USB & Clubman

Two passes and a few touch ups with my wide open birth quarter Slim provided a near-BBS result. With this shave, I finished the equivalent of two large tubes of C.O. Bigelow shave cream. I highly recommend this product if you're looking for excellent performance (easy lathering, good protection and slickness) combined with a refreshing shot of menthol. It's a top-tier, excellent bang for the buck shaving product, IMO.

I hope you all are enjoying some downtime this weekend.

 

MONDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Olivier Creed


Fragrance - Creed Royal Mayfair (bottle signed by Erwin Creed)
Aftershave - Catie's Bubbles "Royal Garden" Tonic
Shave Soap - Catie's Bubbles "Royal Garden" Luxury Shave Soap Formula
Deodorant - Punkee Herbals "Rose"
Preshave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Cube with Dock
Post-Shave Balm - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Mysterium Serum
Razor - Antique Gillette ABC "Empire" Razor circa 1908-1912 (fully restored/re-plated in rhodium by Razor Emporium)
Blade - Gillette "The Spoiler" Super Stainless *2nd shave
Razor Stand - ThinkGeek Executive Knight Pen Holder
Brush - London Cutlers Modified/Restored Antique Silver Synthetic-Boar Shave Brush circa 1890
Brush Stand - Jac Zagoory's Butterfly Pen Stand
Soap Mug - Antique Northwood Dandelion Amethyst Carnival Glass Mug circa 1912

This will be test #2 of old Gillette blade "The Spoiler". I will be coming off a shave with the Gillette Red Tip on Sunday. So, this will be quite the test for the blade. The Spoiler in shave #1 seemed to shave better than any other blade. This will be round 2. I'm hoping "The Spoiler" keeps delivering with this difficult razor. It because it will give me a permanent solution to the tough shaves it gives.

 

Monday 08.26.19 SOTD
Tcheon Fung Sing DiVino Pre & Post Shave Oil
IKon B1 Stainless Steel Slant Bulldog Handle / Nacet (3)
Yaqi Ferrari Rough Complex Black Boar
RazoRock XXX Italian Shaving Soap
Italian Barber Amici After Shaving Splash​

 

blue monday shave
#44 flat bottom tech set
gillette silver blue
wcs blue synthetic
barrister's reserve waves soap and splash
nautica voyage
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August 26, 2019
Karve with E Plate
Gillette 7 o’clock Yellow
BSB-2 with 2 band Vie Long Fan
A&E Frozen Mojitos
Myrsol Agua de Limon

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awesome Clint..

 

Great photo, Clint! I really like my Karve, but at present I’m getting better shaves with my new Hawk! There’s definitely something to these AC blades.

Enjoy your shaves,

Jeff

 

Thank you Gary.