SOS: September 2020.

The Wednesday edition of the mini-Lund set was the obvious call for today’s shave. Lovely shave, nothing but face-rubbing goodness

Hot water preparation
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
“Mini” Lund 9/16
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Face Food



Happy shaving - Karl

 

I agree with you Joseph. I know you are my intellectual superior, therfore, you must be right.

 

SOTD 9/23

 

Hello,
Sotd 23 09 2020
Double open comb Ascension copper
Il marchese official synthétic
Talbot shaving Island in the sun

 

Blackland Sabre L2 & Gem PTFE SS
APShaveCo. 28mm Silksmoke Summer
RR The Dead Sea shave soap
RR The Dead Sea a/s splash
Acqua Di Parma Ginepro di Sardegna

A great shave & awesome scents. Now, for some grilled Portabella Mushroom Burgers & a Guinness Stout or two, maybe three. A wonderful evening and great shaves to all....​

 

Here's my Throwback Thursday lineup for tomorrow:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Fresh Ice)in shower
shave-Barbasol Original Can*
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.- Jeris Osage Rub**

*-1919
**-all I have so far is " probably sometime during the 1940's"(my own quote from info thanks to Badger&Blade). This remains an ongoing investigation...need to pin down the exact year this began.

 

Thursday SOTD



Razor: Rockwell Gunmetal Model-T
Blade: Gillette 7 o’clock Black (D4)
Brush: Korn D7 With Epsilon 27mm
Bowl: Supply Provision Marble 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Soap: Wickham 1912 LE2019 Apricus
Balm: Wickham 1912 LE2019 Apricus
Aftershave: Extro Pirata

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fabulous shave and pic Ed..

 

awesome shave and pic Guy..

 

fabulous dead sea shave and pic Gus..

 

thursday brit shave
1939 brit popular
platinum
simpson sunspot
simpson unscented
burberry brit

 

Thank You Sir! It Was Quite Enjoyable

 

Smokin’!

 

thank you Gus..

 

Perfumed by:
Thierry Wasser


Razor - Merkur Futur
Blade - *6th Shave
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Shave Brush - Omega Hi-Brush 20mm Synthetic
Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works
Shave Soap - Ginger's Garden "Vanilla Almond Musk"
Lather Bowl - Durance de Provence White Ceramic
Aftershave - Humphreys Organic Distilled Witch Hazel *mentholated with PAA "Chill Mill" menthol crystals
Deodorant - Nourish Organic "Almond Vanilla"
Fragrance - Guerlain - L'Homme Ideal Cologne

 

Solid looking line ups, Gents....

 

09/24/20 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Wood Box Soap Handcrafted Goat Milk Soap Marine Park Grapefruit and Patchouli
Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum Shampoo & Conditioner Puck
The Holy Black Coconut Creeper Shaving Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements The Solar Flare - 24mm Nexus Hybrid Synth Brush based on the Erskine K-250
Crisa Glass Salsa Bowl
Whitmor Water Spray Bottle
Wolfman WR2-DC Mirror Polished SS OC: 1.05mm SB: 1.15 gaps with Solid 96mm WRH3 Mirror Polished SS Handle
Bolzano Superinox Blade - 6th Shave
Laboratoires Osma Pure Potassium Alum Block
The Holy Black Coconut Creeper Barrel Aged Aftershave Splash
Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum Natural Deodorant - Sport Strength ​

 

Outstanding shave, sir!

 

Gem Clog Pruf mk2, gem stainless ptfe blade, shave 2

Still one of the best milder unknown razors ever made. Most people don't even know that there are multiple iterations of the Clog Pruf let alone they shave differently. End result a BBS finish was achieved.

It is a really good razor and shame Gem didn't stick with the design longer than they did. This iteration came onto market about Christmas time of 1945 and lasted 1 year until it was succeeded by the flying wing with the guiding eye in 1947.

If anyone who reads this decides they are in the market for one this is how to identify it from the mk1.

The mk1 is on the left and mk2 on the right.

The mk1 only came in chrome and the mk2 in what is called gold colored in marketing speak aka unplated brass. The other key difference is the teeth on the guards, the mk1 has less teeth than a mk2 as can be seen in this picture.

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