SOS: October 2019

Thank you, Gary!

 

Robert Williams Damascus Steel
Vlasta Chubby Boar Brush
Wholly Kaw Vegan Soap
Sandlewood Pre Shave Oil
Pinald Clubman


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Thank You!

 

Thanks!

 

Wednesday
OCtober 9, 2019

Blackland Sabre L2
Gem PTFE Coated
Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic "Los Amigos"
Kramperts Finest Frostbite Soap & Aftershave
Pino Silvestri

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Gillette New LC “Reissue”/Derby/Yaqi Metal 24mm/RR Emperor Tallow soap
Thayers Astringent Lemon/RR Emperor splash

Derby and I are not good friends but, a few weepers aside it was a good shave.
A great evening and shaves to all.....

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I'm totally jealous over this razor. Wow!

 

WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Geza Schön


Razor - Merkur 1904
Blade - Merkur Stainless-Platinum Coated *Fresh Blade
Shave Brush - Everyman Jack Synthetic
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Shave Soap - Catie's Bubbles "Florentine Fern" *Luxury Cream Formula
Suribachi Lather Bowl handmade by Of the Dirt Pottery
Aftershave - Booster "Mosswood"
Post-Shave Balm - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Mysterium Serum"
Deodorant - Jason "Forest Fresh"
Fragrance - CLIVE CHRISTIAN 1872 for Men

 

Nice razor and nice pic but that is a beautiful brush and my eyes were drawn right to it!


- Ken

 

Love the Williams!


- Ken

 

Thank you, Ken.

 

Thank you, he is truly an artist


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awesome..

 

cool shave Tim..

 

awesome shave and pic Gus..cool lc..

 

wednesday shave
38-40 sheraton
gillette spoiler
ever ready h40
MWF
clubman whiskey woods

 

October 9, 2019
Tatara Masamune Open Comb
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Stuga Sandalwood Silvertip
Cold River Schapenmelk
Dominica Grand Bay Rum Aftershave

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very cool Clint..

 

Wednesday 10.09.19 SOTD
TSE Pre-Shave Oil
Gillette ball end NEW LC gold / Feather (1)
Yaqi Ruby Handle 24mm 2-Band Badger
Williams Shaving Soap in a vintage mug
Aqua Velva Aftershave (Spanish Version) by Williams

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Oaken Lab | Conservatory
Island Bladeworks "Stoya" | Elite Razor Manchurian
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74

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Conservatory is my introduction to Oaken Lab, and I obtained this imported product for retail price as an exclusive from West Coast Shaving. It's my understanding the artisan is a US expatriate residing in Jakarta, Indonesia.

This V2 tallow base effortlessly loads into a damp knot and intuitively yields a dense paintable face lather. It can accept a generous amount of my hard water, but it can be broken as I discovered in my pre-shave test lathers, the purpose of which are to explore a soap's characteristics and limits. First-pass and residual slickness are both above average, but not competitive with the highest tier artisans. This should hardly be viewed as a knock, but it's what benchmarks are for. Post-shave is very nice and probably just in the door of the luxury realm.

The fragrance of Conservatory opens as bitter, sharp citrus somewhere between lime and under-ripe orange. The citrus relents to a leafy herbal before ushering in a bold floral neroli. The neroli is paired with patchouli and the result just brushes my upper threshold for sweetness before being tamed and grounded in understated dry resin wood and amber.

The paired water-based splash is refreshing despite being free of artificial cooling agents, and it leaves my skin feeling well hydrated and completely devoid of tackiness or greasy residual. The scent of the splash matches and unfolds similarly to the soap. Amber and neroli is still detected at around the 3 hour mark before fading.

Conservatory is an excellent set to serve as an introduction to Oaken Lab, offering an above-average performing soap base and a pleasing early Autumn fragrance.