SoS: November 2021

November 16th
Razor: RR Mamba .70
Blade: Gillette SilverBlue (1)
Brush: Heritage Collection Ever-Ready
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: WK Merchant of Tobacco
Stirling Unscented Witch Hazel
B&M Unscented Balm
AS: WK Merchant of Tobacco

Good morning!



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Tuesday morning:

L’Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Minora day 7
MSC Vintage Spice SS
Eucerin Moisturizer
MSC Vintage Spice AS Splash
Shulton Old Spice Cologne

This Vintage Spice soap is a real treat - it smells so beautiful - in fact it has the identical scent to the original Shulton Old Spice in every way. The lather is so thick, rich, slick, and the skincare is absolutely perfect. The Eucerin moisturizer is unscented and very soothing. The Vintage Spice aftershave is witch hazel based so there’s no stinging or burning, and the scent is as gorgeous as the soap’s or the original Old Spice and it leaves my skin feeling so good. I finished off with a little Shulton Old Spice cologne so needless to say I smell irresistible. What a delightful BBS shave this was and kudos to you Fernando my brother!

Have a great day - be well and safe!



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Where did you get that photo of Edouard Pinaud, Tim? Y'know, they're right...the year his products hit the mark was 1830....not 1810(the year printed on many Clubman products)....course he was BORN in 1810. The... Great Clubman Pinaud Timeline Controversy continues!!!!!! (Don't get me wrong, I love most Clubman products).

 

ASRazor shave, Nov 16th 2021

Razor: Everready Streamliner 2nd Generation- Mfg 1949-53,Excellent razor, upper mid range. It will deliver a great shave when you dial in your technique how it likes to be used, I like to use this razor to see if my technique is up to par, nice eye candy IMO. Well built for it's era from solid brass + chrome coated.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(5) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Gillette Pure cream, nice sweet clean scent, excellent lather qualities.(misted)
Brush: Razorock Noir 400 synthetic, excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, great scrubber, great lather painter. well used for a couple of years.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser+ a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock The Dead Sea AS with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizer lotion(balm)+scentless.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS, + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my ER Streamliner + a coated Gem blade.


Have some great shaves!

 

Tuesday, November 16

Tabac~~Rubberset 400/3~~Leresche #51/Personna Super

Have a great day!​

 

PAA Symmetry / Crystal Blade
Dscometic 2 band Silvertip
Soap Commander / Honor

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Tech Tuesday Frenglish
Brit FB Tech/French handle
Platinum
Simpson
MDC Agrumes
#74 Victorian lime




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November 16th
Karve 'D' SB w PermaSharp (1)
APShave Silvertip/ MrEE LE
Soap Commander Endurance
Thayers
Vintage Avon Spicy
Shulton OS Cologne

Have a great day all!

 

Not much variety in tomorrow's shave(Wed...17th):


Brush-Stoylin 26mm Pro-Handle.

Everything else, same as today(Tues).

 

Awesome Tech Tuesday Gary!
Paul D

 

thank you Paul..

 

Rockwell Model T-2/Gillette SP’s black ninja
Razorock 28mm Plissoft Beehive
PAA Future Fiction CK-6 soap
PAA Future Fiction splash

Great shaves to all…

 

Wednesday SOTD



Razor: OneBlade GENESIS
Blade: Feather FHS (D3)
Brush: Heritage Collection Dubl Duck 4 W 26mm Gel Boar
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Eucalyptus & Spearmint
Shave Soap: CRSW LE 2015 Winter
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Vespers
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awesome pic..

 

magazine add awesome..

 

Wednesday November 17, 2021
Razor: Star Bar Lather Catcher
Blade: Gem
Brush: Trotter Handcraft Spalted
Soap: Vintage Williams
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Williams Aqua Velva
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,106

 

SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A honemeister friend recommended Thistle Cut razors to me about a year or so ago. The fine grained steel holds an amazing edge he said! So I went out on the big auction site and found this razor at that time. When it arrived, the blade was black with tarnish and rust. Some industrious cleanup revealed a blade logo complete with a name and embossed scimitar. I was the proud owner of a Thistle “Persian”. Thistle Cutlery, according to a reputable B&B source was in business between 1890-1917. They were initially based in New York and later moved to Fremont, Ohio. Persian/Middle Eastern themes were popular in this country during the first two decades of the company’s existence, placing this particular blade between about 1890-1910.

In any case a trip through my Shapton progression and a finish on my Jasper stone put a very nice buttery smooth edge on it. The original horn scales were still in decent condition. The mug shaves this little razor delivered were every bit as good as advertised. So good, in fact, that I went out and acquired a second Thistle. As time passed, I debated whether to send my little “Persian” off for a western beauty treatment, but I’ve come to appreciate the patina on the blade. This little century old razor has character! A touch up on my Swaty and constroption last night yielded an amazingly two and a half pass shave. This blade is so exquisitely sharp, that it left very little stubble on either side of my Adam’s Apple for flatblading cleanup.

Following that great mug shave, I grabbed my Gibbs Adjustable #17 for today’s dome shave. Gibbs razors were made by Thibaud Gibbs & Co. in Paris and Brussels in the 1930s. They are renowned for the smoothness of the shave they deliver, and served as one of the design influences for the modern Rex Ambassador (RA). Like the Gibbs, the RA has a 6 position adjustment dial. The modern DE end tabs require a central notch be cut to fit the Gibbs. Some use cuticle scissors, but I use a metal nipper that works excellently for the latter purpose. After notching a fresh Kai blade and loading it, yours truly proceeded to have a superb two pass ATG noggin shave resulting in velveteen smoothness from dome to shoulders.

RAZOR: Thistle “Persian” (Mug), Gibbs Adjustable #17 (Dome)
BLADE: Kai DE (Dome)
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 Thayers WH. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime.

 

Dscosmetic Brass Razor CG Twin Helix Handle
Feather
Tabac Original Soap
Maggard 2 Band
Aloe Vera
Johnny B. PM Aftershave

 

November 17, 2021
Wolfman WR2 105mm
Feather
Zenith B27 Boar
RR The Dead Sea
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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Wednesday, November 17

AoS Lavender~~Simpson H4~~Gillette Tech/Wizamet~~Dhanal Oudh Nashwah
Have a great day!​