SOS: January 2020

Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Stirling Sandpiper
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (8)
Brush: Elite Razor Manchurian White-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Stirling Executive Man

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Stirling Sandpiper today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the vintage Gillette NEW Short Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Stirling Executive Man aftershave.

Bob

 

Tues., Jan. 14, 2020
Hot shower
Neutrogena Men's Facewash
Homemade pre-shave oil (eucalyptus and menthol)
Razorock 26mm Monster
C. O. Bigelow
Plastic (aluminum?) dog bowl from Dollar Tree
One Blade w/Feather SE (1)
3 passes, touch up
Cold rinse
Alum
Thayer's Witch Hazel
444 Balm
Osage Rub

Awesome lather! Great shave.

 

Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #380
Ever-Ready 1914 Army
GEM Stainless SE
CWR
Tabac ASB

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shave Soap face lathered well with Jayaruh #380 Brush. I did two passes and a cleanup with the Ever-Ready 1914 Army razor with a GEM Stainless SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Just... wow!

 

Great colors combination, Gary!

 

2020-01-14, Tuesday

Four months ago I turned 73 and 67 years ago Andrea Doria was leaving for her maiden voyage: mygrandad was traveling on that ship.

And the following year my granny joined him: a demanding journey from Milan to Genoa to New York to San Francisco!



My grandfather worked at the City of Paris (he fluently spoke 5 or 6 languages), a beautiful department store that is no longer there, despite being in the National Register of Historical Places: money rules! Everywhere…

I never asked him how he used to shave, but I know you are impatient to know how I did it today and I will reveal it thanks to a beautiful photo.

I wanted to reuse Tech with Personna and the result was better than yesterday: perhaps a more relaxed skin?

However, despite the undeniable satisfaction, the blade does not have the smoothness of those that I prefer!
Soap is perhaps less protective than Cella, but is still excellent.

Someone might point out that the camera can be seen and think of my distraction!
How far they will be from the truth...

My old Lumix wanted to take a selfie (word that I abhor by linking it to self sexual activities!) and... how to deny it to the partner of many adventures and that allowed me to be considered one of the best
photographers still living?




Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Acca Kappa 1869
Pennello: Zenith, Silvertip, 26 mm
Rasoio: Gillette, Tech, UK
Lametta: Personna, Blue Lab
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: Gandini, Vetiver
EdT: Gandini, Vetiver
ST: The Complete Dreyfus Jazz Recordings, CD # 5

 

I tend to load conservatively and add drops at a time until I dial in the perfect consistency. The greatness of this lather is that it allows the user choices. Aside from being able to garner maximum protection, you can also dial in a slick lather by going light on the load and/or adding more water. I like a balanced lather. Protective and slick. This soap can do it all. It's one of the few I give a 10/10 rating.

 

January 14th ‘Tobacco Tuesday’
New Deluxe w PermaSharp
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
First Canadian Maximo Gomez
Thayers
Jeeves Tobacco Bay Leaf AS

Have a great day all!

 

Hey man, nice shot!

 

Thank you!

 

Tuesday 14th January


Vulfix Medium Synthetic - TOBS Coconut Shaving Cream - GEM HFT - Benjamins Bay Rum

 

Yes. It is real snakewood.

 

Weber DLC razor
Israeli blade
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Viking "Citron" SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Old Spice Fresh Lime A/S

I called the blade an "Israeli" blade cuz I got these at a military BX and all it said on it was made in Israel so for lack of better knowledge that's what it is. And, unfortunately, it's not a really good blade either for me. The results are ok but the journey was not comfortable. Anyway, tomorrow is another day. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

SOTD ,Tue Jan 14-2020

Razor : Oneblade Core Version 2- MFG 2019
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE modified(7) -Excellent daily driver for myself.
Soap : Colonel Conk Bayrum
Brush : Yaqi Tuxedo knot 24 mm Sagrada Familia - named after a famous Cathedral in Barcelona Spain.
Preshave : Brush wash my face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area.
Prep : cold water rinse after each pass of 3.
Postshave: Razorock American barber with witch Hazel + Nivea balm for dry winter months up north were I live.
Results : CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers =


Have some great shaves!

 

awesome set ups ,shaves and pics gentlemen..

 

fantastic shave and pic Ron..

 

thank you Sergio.

awesome shave and pics sir..

 

I know you probably didn't mean to quote the Filter song "Hey man, Nice shot" but it gave me a chuckle anyway

Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk

 

You're very kind, Gary, but we both know that picture is lousy!

 

Thank you, Gary!