SOS: October 2019

Thank you, Gary!

 

Happy shaving
Razor: Timor 1353 Germany
Soap Tabac stick Germany

 

Paradigm :: Paladin :: Saponificio Varesino​

 

Schick Krona
Astra SP blade
Vintage Williams soap
Vintage Plymouth brush
Goodfellow and Co Moroccan Mint and Cedar
aftershave balm



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British Gillette Tech
Treet carbon steel blade (2)
RazoRock Big Bruce
Tabac SS
Tabac AS
LV ASB

 

Wednesday, October 30

MWF~~Rubberset~~1908 Gillette~~Seaforth! Spiced Lime
Have a great day!​

 

OCtober 30th SOTD
Goodwill #175
Omega '83/ Poculi
B&M Seville
Thayers
CL Gratiot League Sq AS

Have a great day all!
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Tuesday OCtober 29

Starting to use my current OC razors, up today is my Timeless Bronze OC .78.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Stirling Mountain Man
Brush - ThatDarnRob v3 Fanchurian
Blade - Gillette Platinum (9)
Razor - Timeless Bronze OC .78
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Stirling Mountain Man A/S

Shave rating 5 of 5

Want to get in a couple shaves in OCtober with some of my current OC razors. This is an aggressive and efficient razor with a good amount of blade feel. Today I did a 2 pass shave. First pass WTG was DFS. The second pass was XTG and gave me smooth skin and good results, BBS. First time using the Mountain Man soap - provided a good wet Stirling lather and smells nice. I had 2 nicks, but otherwise it was a good shave. The alum was a bit vocal under my nose and on my neck area. I finished off with the Mountain Man A/S.

Overall, a very good shave. I think it's time to break out a couple of my current OC razors for the rest of OCtober.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.



- Ken

 

Here it is for "Throwback Thursday":

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Max. Hydration)-in sink.
shave-Gillette Foamy Menthol Can (1949)*
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Mennen Skin Bracer(1931)

*Course that wasn't the FIRST Gillette Foamy to come out, but the original set up the idea for it.

 

Jeeves Turkish Bath soap [barbershop?]
Morris and Forndran hive fan
Weber head /Timeless pineapple handle
Voshkod ⚀
3 pass

POST
Alum
Gingers Garden AFS unscented

Chanel Coromandel EDP

Enjoy your shaves gentlemen

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Weds OCtober 30

Up today is my Timeless SS OC .95 with scallop cap.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - MWF (it's Weds)
Brush - Simpson The Duke 3 Manchurian Badger
Blade - Gillette Platinum (10)
Razor - Timeless SS OC .95 scallop cap
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Baum.BE A/S balm

Shave rating 5 of 5

Want to get in a couple shaves in OCtober with some of my current OC razors. This is one of my favorites. It is mild feeling yet efficient. Today I did a 2 pass shave. First pass WTG was DFS. The second pass was XTG and gave me smooth skin and good results, BBS. The MWF was slick as usual. I re-opened one of my nicks from yesterday, but otherwise it was a very good and smooth shave. The alum was a bit vocal under my nose and on my neck area. I finished off with the Baum.BE A/S balm.

Overall, an excellent shave. Have one more OC shave to go for OCtober.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.



- Ken

 

Niiiiice Doug.that Floid is a kissing cousin of Aventus. Lots of pineapple in it - like the handle!

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I like this photo, Jason.

 

Great Beehive, Tommy.

 

Thank you, Joseph.

 

HALLOWEEN SHAVE​

Razor - West Coast Shaving Midnight Collection 84B
Blade - Treet Carbon Steel *Fresh Blade
Shave Brush - Satin Tip "The Purest"
Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave
Shave Soap - The Holy Black - The Tell Tale Heart Collection Croap
Aftershave - The Holy Black - The Tell Tale Heart Collection Splash
Fragrance - The Holy Black - The Tell Tale Heart Collection Parfum Extrait

Pulling out my Holy Black set. I wish I had bought the Jeckle and Hyde set back when it was sold. I love this set.

 

October 31, 2019
Supply Co V2 with 2 dot plate
Personna
Brad Sears Disco
SV Manna di Sicilia
Shave Soap and Aftershave

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Thursday 10.31.19 SOTD
RazoRock Essential Oil Of Lime Shave Oil
Karve Christopher Bradley Gladius OC “C” Plate / Feather (3)
Yaqi R1730 Sagarda Familia Tuxedo
RazoRock "What the Puck?!" Orange Sunrise
Italian Barber Amici After Shaving Splash


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Filarmonica Sub Cero 14
Rubberset 400-4
Barrister and Mann Adiago
Sandlewood Preshave Oil
Pinald Clubman Aftershave

Enjoy your evening gentlemen





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Phoenix & Beau | Specialist
Cadman-Beau | Synthetic
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE

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Ah, Specialist. I've literally been waiting a year for this to come to fruition. Having been a fan of Phoenix & Beau's soaps for a while, now, Specialist has to be my most anticipated flavor. Last November, included with my Cadman-Beau brush shipment was a surprise sneak peak at this unique fragrance. From there began my personal campaign---also known as nagging---to get Specialist stateside.

This is an intoxicating fragrance to say the least. The remnant of my sample resides on my dresser, and I take a hit a least a couple times per week. The documented notes are vanilla, vetiver, malt whiskey, hops, barley, and tobacco leaf. I know, I said unique, but that line-up isn't particularly foreign to the wet shaving artisan world, yet the sum of the parts is something I have never had in my den. One might expect this to be a rather boozy accord, and there wouldn't be a thing wrong with that, but it doesn't entirely invest in that direction. Specialist certainly opens with a sweet vanilla cognac that's immediately reigned in by a deep smoky musk and earth. The barley and hops are distinctly present, but instead of imparting beer, they lean into the vetiver resulting in a more vegetation and grain iteration. Meanwhile, the musky vanilla and cognac crescendo to something akin to patchouli, but with a modicum of sophistication. Patchouli isn't a documented note, but I can't deny it's influence. As beautiful as this opening and mid are, I probably enjoy the dry down the most. The vanilla becomes more malty and creamy and continues its dance with the smoky vegetation and toasted grain, but this moderates and allows the rich fresh green tobacco to drift in.

Specialist is brazen, but it's not offensive. That said, it probably lends more to a casual or date night fragrance as opposed to stifling professional occasions.

This was worth the wait, and I'm so grateful to West Coast Shaving and Phoenix & Beau for working out a way for the US to have access not only to these wonderfully performing soaps, but also the paired alcohol-based splashes.

DISCLOSURE: I purchased this Phoenix & Beau Specialist soap and splash set for retail price directly from West Coast Shaving. I received no gifts or other incentives in exchange for my comments.