SoS: December 2021

That setup is beyond cool!!!

 

Sunday 12.12.21 SOTD


Stando “Rod” SE / Feather Professional
Butterscotch Opal 20mm SHD Boti 3 Band Finest
Noble Otter Firefighter Limited Edition Shave Soap & AS

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Just a while ago, I wrote in the other thread that tomorrow's shave was going to be a gametime decision. Well, I just decided-and it isn't tomorrow yet!! Here it is for Sunday:

prep-Stoylin Liquid Bodywash (Mtn. Man)in shower
shave-Stoylin Oro Valley
brush-Jayaruh #59
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Razorock Puros
Cologne-Swiss Arabian (Mutamayez)

 

#sotd
W&B Sheffield
Near wedge in camel bone with onyx wedge
Heirloom Razor Strop Co. Notovan
Omega Boar 10098
The Club Poison Hemlock soap and splash
A&E Rice Serum unscented

 

SOTD : 12th December 2021.



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Shaving Recipe For the day.

Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Sea Salt & Fennel Extract 2 in1 Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears Transparent Soap.
Brush: Omega S10018.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl : Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Lather: The Body Shop Maca Root & Aloe Shaving Cream.
Blade: Derby Premium. (2)
Razor: Merkur 34c.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse./ Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Baylis & Harding Sandalwood & Amber ASB./Oud 24 Hours EDP.

Greetings,

A relaxing Sunday morning shave.

The Merkur 34c/Derby Premium duo paired together wonderfully....However the Derby Premium felt noticeable more aggressive but with the same level of smoothness this could be due to the Merkur 34c having a slightly heavier handle than the Mühle R89.The Mühle R89 is more 'Top heavy'.

Another comfortable 2 pass + pick ups shave with no errors to report....Finishing to the shave off with a few small squirts of Oud 24 Hours EDP to the pulse points.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

Sunday DecemBOAR 12, 2021
Razor: Schick Repeating Type B
Blade: Proline Injector
Brush: Star 566/Boti Boar
Soap: Ethos Vanilla Safi M
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Winter Reserve Small Batch Shave Tonic
Fragrance: Prada Luna Rossa Black
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1131

This soap scent and Aftershave were made for each other. It's what I used together when Pete Patriot graciously shared a healthy sample of the soap with me and I'm delighted to have a tub of it now to enjoy whenever I want a luxurious shave. It's the M base but has firmed up nicely as it has cured. The Boti Boar knot on 1st use had some funk that I know will subside and just a few hairs lost. It held enough lather for a 3 pass mug shave and a 1 pass back of the neck shave. Not bad for a 20 mm boar on 1st use. I'm refreshed and ready for the day.......................after some coffee and a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin that is. Have a stupid fun day folks !!

 

Dscosmetic Z0 Timeless Ti Crown Handle
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum
Tabac Original Soap
Maggard 2 Band
Aloe Vera
A&E Asian Pear Splash

 

Lather Catcher Sunday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Musgo Real Shave Soap
Jayaruh #423 Two-band Badger
1902 Kampfe Brothers/Star Lather Catcher
Star Wedge
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Musgo Real Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #423 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the 1902 Kampfe Brothers/Star Lather Catcher Razor with a Star Wedge Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

May God grant you good health and comfort.

Great shave my friend.


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Sunday morning’s Grand Freeze

Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/King C. Gillette day 5
MSC Peppermint Lime SS
Prep ASB
MSC Peppermint Lime AS Splash

Wow, did I ever freeze my face off this morning and have fun doing it - Fernando’s Peppermint Lime soap and aftershave are two precious treasures. The soap is tallow based like all his other ones, the scent is so beautiful - the lime is more dominant than the peppermint, the lather is absolutely awesome, the menthol sensation is almost as strong as any of the Stirling Glacials, and the skincare is terrific. The Prep felt so moisturizing as well as soothing, and the Peppermint Lime aftershave is witch hazel based so it has no sting or burn, it smells as lovely as the soap, and it has a lulu of a menthol punch. Smoother than silk from three glorious passes!

Have a good Sunday - be well and safe!



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December 12th
Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.25
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: B&M Dickens Revisited
Stirling Unscented Witch Hazel
AS: B&M Dickens Revisited Balm

Good morning!



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December 12, 2021
Blackland Sabre Level 2
Gem PTFE
Omega EVO Synthetic
RR The Dead Sea
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 2021

Well, I acquired my first safety razor in almost a year and a half. It is an immaculate NOS 1911 Durham Duplex safety razor in the original Bakelite case which I happened across in my search for a stropping attachment for my folding handled version. The price was right, and it uses the same head as the folding handle version, although the blade attachment process differs. The UK Ever Ready Hair Trimmer blades fit perfectly.

I must admit that I really like the safety razor version for my dome shave even more than the folding handle version. The head is much wider than any of my other safety razors, and provides a very wide cut, that it takes only half as many ATG strokes to cover the same shave real estate on the flatter parts of the noggin. The shave was quite close, but not as close a my Barbasol Floating Head or Eclipse Red Ring, the two most efficient blade-holding shavers in my den.

But the belle of the ball was this amazing Smith Bros. of Boston rescaled blue steel 11/16 blade. According to the “Roadshow Collectibles Straight Razor Mfrs Directory”, Smith Brothers was actively importing blades and scaling and reselling them between 1860 and 1910. The original insect eaten horn scales would place this razor earlier in the manufacture. There was no evidence of gun bluing anywhere on the blade.

The extreme hardness of the blade reminded me of some of the Swedish steel I’ve honed. Given Boston’s role as a port city, along with the fact that trading with Japan had begun about the same time as Smith Brothers started in business, I’m going to go out on a limb and hypothesize that the blade is Japanese blue steel or ‘aogami’ which would have been a key export of the newly opened Japanese export market. It is a great edge holding steel alloyed with tungsten, vanadium and chromium.

Whether it is or not, the edge on this straight razor is amazingly sharp. Honing a razor can build up an accumulating burr, which if not removed will contribute to a perceived ‘harsh’ albeit sharp edge. Such an edge will pass the venerable HHT, but the resulting shave will be anything but pleasant. Howard Schlecter, a honemeister from the Boston area teaches his honing students to deburr by running the blade gently along the edge of the finishing stone on each side of the blade edge as part of the finishing process which, of course, seems counter intuitive.

However, 5 to 7 subsequent strokes on the finisher very quickly restore a buttery smooth quite sharp edge, which is then easily maintained well into the future with a graduated pasted strop regimen. Schlecter’s constroption has been just the ticket for me for maintaining all my straight razors. My two and a half pass mug shave this morning reinforced that this approach is just the ticket for me to achieve the lovely velveteen mug shaves with the buttery smooth edges that I enjoy so much!

RAZOR: Smith Bros. of Boston 11/16 (Mug), Durham Duplex Safety Razor (Dome)
BLADE: Ever Ready Hair Trimmer (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Osage Rub AS Splash.

 

Found a Durham Duplex even if not in such mint condition, but haven't been brave enough to test it!

 

Soap: Sudsy Soapery non-tallow unscented
Brush: JR 76
Razor: 1956 Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
After: Ariana and Evans post shave serum

 

SOD Sunday December 12, 2021
Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub or tube of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Proraso Red is amazing. I love the scent and my skin feels great. Even when this challenge is over this one will always be regular in my den.

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Fendrihan
Pre shave: None
Lather: Proraso Red (73)
Razor: Henson AL13 Mild
Face WTG-XTG-ATG
Head WTG:XTG-ATG
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (3)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Lotion:
Balm: Proraso Red Dopobarba
Have a great day!

 

Gillette Gold Aristocrat / Polsilver Super Iridium
Yaqi Synthetic
Captain's Choice / 45th Parallel

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the sunday shave
brit #58 aristocrat jr
platinum
yaqi ruby
sc bignoli
fine



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Thank you, Jeff! Much appreciated!

 

They’re great razors with the right blade! Honestly, I was surprised by the shave. This is one razor where one would have to work at hurting themself! Had a great noggin shave! Make sure you get either an Ever Ready UK blade or a US Personna made one.