SOS: February 2020

Tuesday 18th February



Simpson Commodore X3 - P&B Imperial Rum - PAL Injectomatic/Personna - Benjamins Bay Rum


3 passes for a 'Super Shave'

 

Soap : LA Shaving Soap Co - Blackfern
SotD : 18-02-2020
Razor : Rex – Ambassador
Blade : Gillette Silver Blue (8)
Brush : @paragonshaving - Synthetic RAV Brush
Scuttle: @M_keramiek
Aftershave : Myrsol - Don Miguel 1919 Fragancia Sutil Y Elegante
Score : 90 --> review on Instagram (shavingexperience)

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 02/18/20

Gem Featherweight
Gem Blue Star (2)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Amber
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Musk A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

Tuesday‌ ‌02.18.20‌ ‌SOTD‌ ‌



Taylor‌ ‌of‌ ‌Old‌ ‌Bond‌ ‌Street‌ ‌Sandalwood‌ ‌Pre‌ ‌Shave‌ ‌Oil‌ ‌
Schick‌ ‌Type‌ ‌E‌ ‌2nd‌ ‌Variant‌ ‌Injector‌ ‌Razor‌ ‌
NOS‌ ‌Schick‌ ‌Eversharp‌ ‌Injector‌ ‌Blade‌ ‌USA‌ ‌(3)‌ ‌
Frank‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌24mm‌ ‌x‌ ‌53mm‌ ‌Finest‌ ‌Badger‌ ‌ ‌
Taylor‌ ‌of‌ ‌Old‌ ‌Bond‌ ‌Street‌ ‌Sandalwood‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌Cream‌ ‌
Taylor‌ ‌of‌ ‌Old‌ ‌Bond‌ ‌Street‌ ‌Sandalwood‌ ‌Aftershave‌

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February 18th
Razor: Gillette Slim L1
Blade: Gillette 7 0:Clock SuperStainless(3)
Brush: SOC badger
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: Hemingway Accoutrements
PAA Galactic witch hazel
Hemingway Accoutrements Relief Balsam
AS: Hemingway Accoutrements Aftershave Tonic

Good morning

 

Thanks, Tim. It was a very nice shave.

 

Gorgeous shave, but that brush looks eerily like a Chief...

 

Have you tried ESP?

 

Tues., Feb. 18, 2020

Hot wash w/Nivea Men Cool 3-in-1
Hot towel
Tabac Stick
Colonel Conk Handle w/Gillette Trac II (1)
4 passes, touch up
Cold rinse
Alum
Thayers Witch Hazel
Tabac AS Balm
Tabac AS Lotion

Decent shave.

 

February 18 SOTD:

Razor: Rocnel Adjustable
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: PAA The Green Ray
Lather: Stirling For Him
Aftershave: Stirling For Him
Additional Care:
Unrefined Shea Butter

 

SOTD 02/19/20 Tuesday

All right, I’m sold on this razor! For whatever reason, I originally bought a lemon, but the good news is that Matt Pisarcik is a standup guy who honors his lifetime guarantee! I thought I would share the diagnostic photo that led Matt to request that I return the razor to Razor Emporium. As soon as he saw it, he asked that I send it back to him on his dime. He sent me a return label; informed me of the top cap issue, replaced it and returned the razor to me, a very satisfied customer. If you look at the side view of the attached before photo you can clearly see the faulty cap fitting. The blade is well clamped on the right and left ‘free floating on the left’.

As a result Matt replaced the top cap and adjusted the baseplate, and my Rex now seats the blade properly, and shaves as it should! You can imagine my confusion as I tried to use my original defective Rex over a series of months and kept doing damage to myself. I've been wet shaving with a safety razor for a very long time (50+yrs), and was unable to shave effectively with it.

After the repair I now understand why people love this razor, because I do now as well. My shave today was the polar opposite of my former experiences with this shaving tool. I did my head at 2 and my face at 4 today. Yesterday, I described myself as approaching the shave with “trepidation”. Today I was much more confident, and decided to just dive in. The result was a bloodless, leisurely, three pass BBS that I thoroughly enjoyed! There’s really not much more to say. I’m joining the mass of Rex fans. This is an excellent razor that shaves every bit as well as any of my favorites! I feel clean, cool, very smooooth, and refreshed!

RAZOR: Rex Ambassador
BLADE: Voskhod
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Cube Preshave Soap before each pass
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with the brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Cremo Cooling AS Balm

 

Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #375
Bunny V3 Injector by Tom
Personna Injector
CWR
Tabac ASB

The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #375 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Bunny V3 Injector by Tom with a Personna Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Tuesday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Derby day 4
Reitzer SS
Prep ASB
Booster Polar Ice AS Splash

From what I’ve heard this Reitzer soap is very cheap in South Africa but it performs much better than a lot of expensive soaps I’ve used. It’s one of the few soaps that I bloom because by doing that it brings out the beautiful old school barbershop scent, the lather works up so rich as well as slick so my face becomes like a skating rink, and the postshave feeling is great. The Prep gave me plenty of moisturizing and soothing with a nice cooling sensation, and the Polar Ice aftershave had me smelling like I just got out of a barbershop - man, do I love that scent. What a cracker of a shave this was!


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Great shave and photos!


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Brilliant shave Brian!

I have the Glacial version of Black Cherry which has the same lovely scent, but with the mega potent menthol sensation!


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Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Sandpiper
Soap: Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars
Razor: Vintage Gillette NEW Long Comb
Blade: Vintage Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (6)
Brush: Henri et Victoria High Mountain White-22mmx55mm
Aftershave: Burberry Brit EdT

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

Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars today. 20 seconds to load the Henri et Victoria High Mountain White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” SS in the Gillette NEW Long Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Burberry Brit EdT.

Bob

 

February 18th SOTD
NEW LC w Nacet (1)
Omega Pro / Walnut & Brass
Stirling Gentleman
Thayers
Jeeves Tobacco Bay AS

Have a great day all!

 

Thanks Gary!

 

18 February 2020

Cream week continues...

Cream: Proraso red (sandalwood)
Brush: Omega 10065 synthetic
Bowl: Dollar Tree salsa
Razor: RazoRock German 37 slant
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock (3)
Aftershave: HBG sandalwood

 

18 February 2020

* Charcoal Goods Level 3 OC + Stork Ex Brass
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Marble Blue
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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