SoS: September 2021

September 25, 2021
Ever-Ready 1912
Gem PTFE
Mondial Boar
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Grand Pay Rum Aftershave

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Stirling SEptember!



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Saturday morning’s Grand Freeze:

Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Gillette day 11
MSC Frosted Spearmint SS
Stirling Glacial Spearmint ASB
MSC Frosted Spearmint AS Splash

Once again my dear friend Fernando proved himself to be a master soap genius with his Frosted Spearmint - this soap has a lovely scent which is pretty much the same as the Glacial Spearmint from Stirling, just the menthol fumes aren’t as intense. The lather is superb, the tallow formula gives it awesome slickness, the menthol sensation is great, and the skincare is perfect. The Glacial Spearmint balm and the Frosted Spearmint aftershave intensified the freeze and left me smiling and smelling so nice. I can’t believe how this Gillette blade is still working so well - another A1 BBS shave!

Have a good day - stay well and safe!



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Saturday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Proraso White Shaving Cream (Green Tea and Oatmeal)
SlimGem Silvertip Badger
GEM Damaskeene Open Face
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Proraso White Shaving Cream lathered well with SlimGem Silvertip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the GEM Damaskeene Open Face with a Personna GEM SS PTFE gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

RAZOR: Filarmonica Novodur 13P (Mug), GE Jones Shake Sharp (Dome)
BLADE: 2 Stacked Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.

 

SOD Saturday September 25, 2021
A shout to a good friend on this forum for sending me these amazing blades. You know who you are!
First time shaving with Polsilvers. My face and head are feeling fantastic!

Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Shave Nation
Pre shave: None
Lather: Proraso White (34)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Lotion: None
Balm: Proraso White

Have an amazing Day!!

 

Saturday's Shower Shave of The Day

1918 Gillette Bulldog
Gillette Platinum
Grizzly Bay 'Crimson Tide'
NOS Old Spice Shaving Soap
NOS Old Spice Aftershave
NOS Old Spice Cologne

The mug/soap arrived still sealed in the retail box. The aftershave/cologne/deodorant came sealed in the Captain's Chest gift set box (foam chest).
Today was the first use of the NOS soap and also the 1918 Gillette Bulldog razor.

Excellent shave in every way!

 

Saturday, September 25

Figaro Sapone Speciale~~Simpson X3~~1947 Gillette Super-Speed/Gillette Platinum~~Creed Aventus
Have a great day!​

 

For a big blade this razor is surprisingly easy and effortless to maneuver - definitely a favorite. Very, very smooth result

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Savile Row 3824 Silvertip Badger
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Shave Soap
Wade & Butcher 9/8 The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor FBU
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Skin Food Splash



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Slantemper 25th 2021

Razor: Razorock German 37 slant- Mfg 2016> Excellent slant razor, some blade overhang, some minor adjusting of blade.
Blade: Polsilver SI (3) Great blade Sharp & smooth with good longevity, I like to cork this blade on 1st shave(iridium is a hard coating), enjoyable blade.
Soap: Razorock XXX- nice scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 22 mm Cola synthetic, excellent lather generator, precision lather applier, soft cloud like tips, great scrubber + great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock XXX with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturiser balm( excellent + scentless)
Results : CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my RR German 37 slant + a Polsilver SI blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

FAT on Saturday with some Aqua Velva using the Sheffield Steel W&B in Tortoise Kirinite
and a boar of course.

 

awesome set up and pic Jim.

 

absolutely fabulous gentlemen.

 

the weekender
canadian rocket/aristocrat jr
feather
bbj walnut 10098 boar
bbj walnut bowl-c&e west indian lime




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Thank you.

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Gillette Flare Tip (black handle) / Gillette Silver Blue
Simpson T2
Fine Accoutrements / Platinum

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Fine Accoutrements / Platinum

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Tarmax adjustable injector, Personna injector blade, shave 2


Maiden voyage with this razor designed and manufactured by @twhite . I put in a Personna blade which had 1 shave on it and adjusted the handle a half turn from where it bottoms out. This razor is plenty efficient at this setting and can bite if not careful. As long as you adhere to ride the cap it is almost idiot proof to use as long as you don't have a heavy hand at this setting. Razor plowed through at least 1 week's amount of facial hair like it was nothing. Razor was easy to clean as the hair clogged up guard, only complaint is the guard's lather drains don't allow of an easy shake in a sink of water to clean. You have to rinse the blade and guard to really dislodge the built up hairs. Shouldn't be an issue with a day or 3 growth. End result BBS finish achieved and the razor passed the heavy usage test with flying colors and also proved it is more than up to the task for use with less sharp blades like the Personnas which in mild enough injectors work about as well as a butter knife for shaving.

 

Thank you!

 

Thank you!!