SOS: November 2019

November 15th
Razor: Gillette Flare Tip L1
Blade: Lord Super Stainless (1)
Brush: Heritage C-MON
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: B&M Reserve Fern
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: B&M Reserve Fern

No Repeat November

Good morning!

 

A lovely looking shave indeed my friend!


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Friday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/7 AM day 6
Gilly’s Nature Boy SS
Nip Man ASB
Aqua Velva Sport AS Splash

South African quality at its finest - this Nature Boy soap from Gilly’s has it all. A beautiful spearmint scent, fantastic lather, lots of slickness for great blade glide, and such a comfortable, soothing postshave feeling thanks to the chamomile in it. This Nip Man balm from the UK also smells very nice and it gives a good cooling sensation along with lots of moisturizing. The Aqua Velva Sport shot its way up to being a top favorite in my aftershave rotation. The 7 AM blade is starting to dull out a little but it still gave me a terrific BBS shave!

Wishing you all a good weekend!


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Thank you Jeff!

 

Thank you, Gary!

 

November 15 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: PAA Starcraft
Lather: MWF
Aftershave: PAA Black Bot

 

2019-11-15, Friday

Rain and wind, tonight: who knows if next week we'll be back at 26 ° C?
I noticed with enthusiasm that the bombing of Christmas advertising has begun: try to start being good fro now, because, all at once, it's hard!

I didn't want any particular soap: the day was too wishy-washy to push me towards a particular fragrance, so I dusted a good soap with an almost imperceptible scent.

Apart from the actual amount of shea butter present, I share the soaps socratically in 'Like' and 'Don't like' regardless of the alchemies that compose them. Usually, I prefer those with tallow, but many of my favorites are not.
This soap has a suitably compact lather and a lubricating effect that does not disappear after rinsing.

And once again I understood the success of twin-blades razors: impeccable shaving, but not so deep as to have too short a growth tomorrow.
But it deprives me of the pleasure of handling old stuff (keep any stupid and vulgar suggestion for yourself!), wasting time loading the blade, etc. but the purpose of shaving was perfectly achieved!



Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Institute Karité Paris, Shaving Soap
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Cucciolo, Radica di noce, ST 30
Rasoio: Manico in acciaio, marcato Aramis
Lametta: Gillette, Track II
AS: Punti di Vista, Vifrex
EdT: Farmacia Vaticana, Acqua di Lavanda
ST: Artie Shaw

 

Friday SOTD

Schick F razor
New Forest tubby brush
T+S Shag shave soap
T+S Shag aftershave splash

 

FRIDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Olivier Creed


Shampoo - Paul Mitchell (Tea Tree) Lavender Mint
Bath Soap - C.O. Bigelow - Lavender & Peppermint

Fragrance - Creed - Bois du Portugal
Aftershave - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Shave Soap - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Deodorant - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Post-Shave Balm - Advanced Clinicals Anti-aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream
Razor - Vintage Gillette Superspeed circa 1947-1952 (re-plated in nickel by Razor Emporium)
Blade - *4th Shave
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Brush - Declaration Grooming "Fatty" in custom green color
Brush stand by Josh Lindt of Desire Metal Works. His work of art is called "Diner".
Soap Bowl - Vintage MCM Art Deco Sugar Bowl from the 1960's
Suribachi Lather Bowl handmade by Of the Dirt Pottery

 

SOTD 15 November, 2019

Friday shave - and back to my Stirling samples! What an intriguing shave this was too - totally slick and protective lather as I always get from Stirling, but the scent... oh my the scent. My reaction to this one is gut-level visceral - it brings me immediately back to my youth, growing up in rural Washington state. While the soap and aftershave I used today are called "Texas on Fire", what I sensed right away was a combination of my own home, which we largely heated by a wood stove, and camping, which we often did in cedar and alder forests in and around the Cascade mountains. I really am transported back to the wood stove with cedar stacked beside it, and a warm fire burning within - and the same smells would linger after a campfire out in the woods. The birch tar, too, which is in this soap, definitely is reminiscent of the smell of alder sap...which makes sense, since alder is a tree in the birch family. At any rate, all of it together makes for a very special scent - and no doubt a unique addition to your den! The scent really is out of this world for me personally - but even without having the personal olfactory connections I do, I'd highly recommend that you at least try a sample of this wonderful soap and aftershave!

Pre-shave: hot shower and towel
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Merkur Super (#1)
Brush: Omega Pro 49
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Ceramic Lather Bowl
Soap: Stirling Texas on Fire
Aftershave: Stirling Texas on Fire

 

NOvember 15th SOTD
Schick ‘66’ w Personna
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Barrister’s Reserve Cool combo
Thayers

Have a great day all!

 

Fine "Marvel" razor
Gillette Wilkinson blade
Shave Revolution Synthetic brush
CRSW Schapenmelk SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pino Silvestre EDT

Fine shave to end the work week with. My face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

BBS-1/Stork :: Paladin :: Grooming Dept. :: B&M Classic​

 

Outstanding picture!

 

Friday, November 15

KMF~~Simpson~~Friodur~~Polo
Have a great day!​

 

Started with the Segal Adjustable. While the older Segal's have been great, I've never enjoyed shaves with the Adjustable with its ultra flimsy Zamak and Techish geometry. True to form, lots of chatter this morning (Wilkinson), didn't want to finish with it so switched to the Cooper three piece, which has its own issues with blade distortion but usually works out well. Finished up fine



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Gillette Gold Black Beauty (O3) Razor
Feather Hi-Stainless Blade
Frank Shaving Badger Brush
Reef Point Dragon's Blood Soap
Dickinson's Witch hazel w/Orange
Reef Point Dragon's Blood w/Menthol AS Balm

 

Friday
November 15, 2019

Wolfman WR1-DC with WRH-7 Bronze
Super Iridium
Dorian Crafts Two Band
Barrister and Mann Lime, Lavender, & Cedarwood
Fine Lavender
ADP Cipresso Di Toscana


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Here it is for Saturday 16 Nov:

prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Max. Moisture)-in shower
shave-Stoylin Spice soap
brush-Crown Spindle Duro Tali synth.
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Stoylin Spice splash.