SOS: August 2020.

August 29

G3 Gillette Slim on 9
Feather (1)
30 Day Crew LE: Poculi handle w/APShaveCo 28mm SynBad knot (flat top)
Mike's Natural Soap Hungarian Lavender
Alum, Thayers WH, USB, Almond Oil & Jeeves of Hudson Street Blood on Steel

 

Saturday
Ethos Success
Elite burl 2-band badger
Parker OC head

Halston 1-12

C U all tomorrow

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Thank You Gary!

 

Lather Bros. | King of Klaws
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
Top Secret Tester Razor
Initio Parfums Privés | Oud For Greatness

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Sergio, I sadly can't drink so I might as well wear it! Great scent my friend.
Steve

 

Sorry for the late reply Matt. I have been working insanely lately. I appreciate the complement. As for the glow, I bought a cheap LED light from Harbor Freight a couple of weeks ago and tried placing it under the towel. With the clear cube dock and the translucency of the cube I thought it might look cool and gave it a try. I tried experimenting with it again for this week's shave. I just have to watch that it doesn't get too bright and burn out spots in the photo.
Steve

 

Thanks Gary.

 

Love that brush fellow Texan!

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Thanks again Gary. Appreciate it bud.
Steve

 

Sunday SOTD



Razor: Dubl Duck Goldedge 5/8 Full Hollow
Brush: WildWestBrushworks 24mm Zenith Silvertip
Scuttle: TDG Style 10 5½” Walnut/Cherry
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Eucalyptus & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Kölnisch
Post: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Aftershave: Pereja Limon Cicegi Kolonyasi
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Gary, It is always fun to see what you pick next. I need to change my goofy one some time soon.
Steve

 

Thanks, @TommyCarioca. It was my grandfather's who died before I was born. He passed the brush down to my Dad. Dad used it for several years in his 20-30s before moving to foam in a can. When I got into wet shaving, he passed it on to me. I had it reknotted, of course, but it's a very special brush for obvious reasons.

 

Great picture Matt. I miss movie night at the theatre myself since this Covid 19 thing. No Marvel summer block buster and all we have is the news that one of the newer heroes just passed, such a shame at 43. Just watched the Spiderverse with the family at home last week and everyone really enjoyed it. I missed that one in the theatre and regret no seeing it one the big screen.
Steve

 

Man that is terrible. I hope it gets fixed and in order soon. My in-laws basement flooded Friday with the storms here. Water problems are never fun.
Steve

 

The Torqued razor looks great and well done. Sounds like a nice shaver Karl.
Steve

 

Thanks, @Smooth Steve. My wife and a friend of ours make a point to see mostly comic book films and key sci-fi films on release day. Certainly, the pandemic has put a huge damper on that. We just managed to see Bloodshot before the shutdown. Last night, we were finally able to go back. We saw New Mutants (which, you may know, has been cursed with re-schedules long before the pandemic). We got to see it in IMAX. Only 1 showing per day in that auditorium. Seats are pre-order & reserved. As soon as you purchase your batch of seats, the software blocks a perimeter around your selection. There were only 3 other groups (of 3-5 people each) in the auditorium and they were several rows away. The only contact we had with a human was when a gloved employee handed me our paper tickets and when they handed us our popcorn bag and cups. The ice and drink dispensers are contactless. Everyone was masked. They only allowed snug fitting masks. No gaiters or bandannas. No valve masks. I was really surprised as to how well the guidelines were followed. Now, I don't expect it to stay this way. This was probably only because it was opening weekend. I expect them to become more lax as time moves on, but ultimately, I felt that real efforts were made to mitigate transmission.

 

Good to hear it was well organized. I always try to see the movies myself on the big IMAX screens and I'm a sucker for 3D if available. The important thing was how was the movie?
Steve

 

08/29/20 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Wood Box Soap Handcrafted Goat Milk Soap Marine Park Grapefruit and Patchouli
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Astro Traveler Conditioning Shampoo Puck - Epic Fall Seasonal Scent
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Doppelgänger Gold Label Artisan Shave Soap - Homage to Creed Royal Mayfair CK-6 Formula
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements The Solar Flare - 24mm Nexus Hybrid Synth Brush based on the Erskine K-250
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Whitmor Water Spray Bottle
Giesen Forsthoff Adoration 295 Hand Forged Steel 5/8” Straight Razor
Mountain Mike 3” English Bridle Leather Strop
Laboratoires Osma Pure Potassium Alum Block
Thayers Alcohol Free Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Doppelgänger Gold Label Artisan Aftershave Cologne - Homage to Creed Royal Mayfair CK-6 Formula
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Galactic Shea Butter Unrefined 100% Natural
Schmidt’s Charcoal + Magnesium Mineral Enriched Natural Deodorant
Maggard’s Razor Oil​

 

Even better. Wow

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