SOS: October 2019

Friday 11th October





Pears Glycerine Soap
Cyril R Salter Shaving Soap
Vulfix 'The Mayfair' Pure Badger Brush
PAA Bakelite Slant with a 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (#4}
Witch Hazel
Dove Moisturiser
Gold AS

3 passes for a 'Face Feeler'

 

The Saturday Way Of Life:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Maximum Hydration)
shave-WSP Soap(Rustic Mahogany)
brush-MaggardRazors 26mm Spindle Duro Tali
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Aqua Velva Musk Aftershave&Cologne

 

I haven't seen a "33% more free" Clubman in a long time. That is...except for in these pages.

 

That brush: wow!

 

Friday OCtober 11

Continuing my shaves through Europe, today I'm using one of my aesthetically favorite razors, the LeCoq Caged Head. I've read that LeCoq may have made multiple versions of this razor; an aggressive version and a milder version. True or not, I've only got one and mine has a lot of exposed blade and is pretty aggressive. With the right shave angle, this shaves really well. Wrong angle, well, its like pealing a peach. Along with my normal picture of all my shave HW and SW, I'll include a profile picture of the caged head with the blade in so you can see the blade exposure. Hopefully this picture turns out ok.

Bowl/Scuttle - PantaRei Starry Night (Sicily, Italy)
Soap - MWF (it's Friday after all)
Brush - PantaRei Starry Night Wood Ed, Silver Tip Badger (Sicily, Italy)
Blade - Feather HI SS (8)
Razor - LeCoq Caged Head (France)
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Baum.BE A/S balm

Shave rating 4 of 5

My hand is still bothering me so shaving is still a bit of an issue; I'm not shaving every day. I get my stitches out next Friday, maybe that will help - I can't get it wet, movement is still compromised, and there is still some pain. I can't stretch my skin in my neck area so I am having some problems shaving properly there. I do get to remove my bandages and wrapping tonight and replace with new bandages/wrapping.

I did a 1 pass shave today, WTG and was DFS. I used a very light touch on the razor and there was a lot of blade feel and the shave was very efficient, and my DFS was nearly BBS. Eighth shave with this blade and maybe it's done or near done. The MWF lathered up well but I'm not sure I like this scuttle for bigger brushes. It's a shallow scuttle and I really had to work to keep the lather in the scuttle which seems counterproductive. This scuttle is better with smaller brushes like the Duke 1 or smaller. I had no weepers but the alum was very vocal particularly at my jaw line and in my neck area. Felt the Baum.BE was the best choice to satisfy my skin.

Overall, a pretty good shave. Have a few more French razors that will be the razors for my next few shaves this weekend and next week.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.



- Ken

 

very cool Kevin..

 

cool shave Paul..

 

Beautiful razor and great pics and report.

 

Cheers Gary, you're a gent.

 

Thank you


- Ken

 

Saturday SOTD



Razor: Gem G- Bar
Blade Gem PTFE SS (D4)
Brush: Omega 11126 boar
Bowl: Yuzu Tenmoku 4-3/4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Patchouli & Mint
Shave Soap: Jabonman Brisa De Oriente
Balm: Jabonman Brisa De Oriente
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright Aladdin's Spice
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awesome..

 

Thank you. It is a little smaller than it looks and is the only one I left the Omega knot in the black plastic ‘cup’ of its original handle.

 

OCtober with the FAT

October 11

Razor - 1918 Gillette Old Style
Blade - (2)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Omega 10066 - BoS
Post - Alum

Apparently, it's time for Fall here in our fair city between the rivers. High temp today was around 49 and at first pitch at Busch Stadium for the NLCS it was 44 degrees. Perfect October baseball weather!! Not quite as shocking as yesterday's 70 degree drop in Denver but still....I wore pants instead of shorts today. Major event for me.

Back to the MWF for Friday and it weighed in at 295 grams to start the shave. It seems to be losing about a gram per shave. We'll see if that holds as we finish the next three weeks or so. I used the Omega 10066 boar tonight. Realized I hadn't touched a boar brush yet this month so went to that one. It's a fine brush, especially for the price. I've had it for about 4 years now and it's soft yet scritchy a bit with nice backbone. Made the lather with ease. No challenge at all. Held the 1918 to the right angle and pressure and got another 3 pass winner!! Gotta love it.

Got fun plans for the weekend? Go get it!! Have a great one!!!

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Max Sprecher Custom
Rubberset Silvertip Badger
Grooming Department Mallard Soap
Sandlewood Pre Shave Oil
Pinald Clubman Aftershave

Great shave tonight, it’s Clubman Friday!

Enjoy your evening gentlemen!



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Friday
OCtober 11, 2019

OneBlade Genesis V1
Feather FHS
Paladin Graphite Moe
Stirling Soap Co. Iced Pineapple Soap & Aftershave
Creed Aventus

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12 October 2019

* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet iridium Super
* Epsilon 2-Band + Doug Korn Faux Briarwood C7
* Mystic Water Poggio dei Pini
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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lovely pic sir..

 

Friday OCtober 11th SOTN

Back to open comb action by way of the Ikon Deluxe tonight and man what a shave - mowed down several days of growth in no time. I love the Fat but wanted something a little more scented tonight. Feeling great for bed. Night all!

Josh




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very cool shave and pic..