SOS: August 2024

Tews-Day SOTD


Razor: Gillette Rhodium Fatboy (S5)
Blade: Super Iridium (D2)
Brush: Oumo General 25mm X Density ST-1
Bowl: Creek Road Pottery 5½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mandarin and Cardamom
Shave Soap: Black Ship Grooming Thomas Tew
Balm: Black Ship Grooming Thomas Tew
Aftershave: Black Ship Grooming Thomas Tew

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Monday, August 5

AoS Peppermint~~Hoffritz 19mm~~Gillette New SC/Sharp Star~~Royall Lyme
Have a great day!​

 

SOTD: 6th August 2024.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Moisture Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Lider Turkish Boar.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: Arko + Palmolive Classic grated Shave sticks.(grated)
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp (Carbon) Yellow/Red pack. (D1)
Razor: 1950's Gillette Ball End Tech. (US)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils, 5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Brut ASL with added menthol crystals./ Cien Men Sensitive ASB.
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Greetings,

(Face & Head Shave.)

A relaxing combined early morning face & head shave.

The grated Arko & Palmolive classic sticks Franken-soap classic duo never fails to provide a superb lather.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Cien Men Sensitive ASB.

My face & precious swede are feeling smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Rocnel SE50 Artiist Club 2022 * Proline (D1)
AP ShaveCo. Jade 26mm Gel SHD Fan (A3)
Pre‌ ‌de‌ ‌Provence‌ ‌No.‌ ‌63‌ ‌shave‌ ‌soap‌
Pitralon Classic Aftershave (Germany)
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Tuesday August 6, 2024
Brush: Simpson Wee Scot
Soap: MdC Rose
Razor: Henson +
Blade: Kai
A/S: Tabac

 

Tabac Tuesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #456
Supply SE
Supply Black Label Injector
CWR
Tabac After Shave

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #456 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Supply SE Razor and the Supply Black Label Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Ozark Mountain
Brush: Maggard 24mm
Razor: Leaf Thorn
Blade: Shark Super Stainless SE (1)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

 

Edwin Jagger Chatsworth Razor
Wizamet SI Blade (4)
WSP 'PRINCE' HD Silvertip Badger Brush 22/48

J.M. Fraser's Shaving Cream

RazoRock Emperor Aftershave Splash

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6 August 2024
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* Blackbird Ti​

* Dorco
* Oscar11 Aquamarine 2-Band
* MacDuff's Crow's Nest Pass
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

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Razor: Muhle R41
Blade: Nacet (5)
Soap: Arko Stick
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Cool Splash​

I haven’t used R41 in a long time. This is not the original face eater, but the later gentler version bought in 2019. It’s still a pretty aggressive razor that will easily slice through any scab or pimple if you don’t pay attention. If you do pay attention, it’s a great 3-pass BBS.

Having used it for the first time in a couple of years, I find it similar in performance to Gillette New LC that I have, but with a somewhat gentler feel on skin while shaving. OTOH it’s not almost a hundred years old…

I need to get it back into my rotation.

 

I was feeling nostalgic for my Dad today, so I used a razor like his, and the Tabac he used for decades. I remember smelling this scent in his shaving mug after he passed, too. The razor is not as smooth as some, but the shave was solid and easy.
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Tabac
Brush: Lutin Brushworks Chubby Lightning
Aftershave: Tabac Balsam
Tabac Hair Tonic

 

Thank you

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Blackland Dart / Gillette 7o'clock Super Stainless
Soap Commander / Honor
AKA Brushworx Handle / Maggards Synthetic

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DE SOTD, Tuesday, August 6th 2024

Razor : Razorock 2nd generation Lupo.72 316 SSP. Mfg 2021>, mid range. Checks all the boxes for a decent shave for myself. Excellent machining, finish and design QC. Had a close comfortable shave this morning.
Blade : Gillette Polsilver SI (2) sharp and smooth with reasonable longevity.
Soap : Razorock lavender, nice lavender scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi "Cola" 22 mm synthetic. Excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, nice splay scrubber + excellent lather painter. Nice frugal soap loading (not a lather hog) with great results IMO.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Ach Brito Lavanda splash cologne + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results : or CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= Had a close comfortable shave this morning with my RR Lupo.72 razor with a Polsilver SI blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

Wednesday Shave
RAZOR: Gillette Y-1 ‘53 Tech Walnut Handle-Dyed
BLADE: NOS Gillette Super Stainless “The Spoiler”
BRUSH: AP Shave Co. Orange Resin 24mm 2BED
LATHER: Noble Otter Firefighter Shave Soap
POST: Noble Otter Firefighter Aftershave Splash

 

RR Hawk V3A
Schick Proline (5-6?)
Semogue BC Mistura 22mm
Stirling Orange Chill
Superior 70

A very nice, but sad shave today. After 10 years of near daily use, my 2014 Semogue BC Mistura 22mm had a catastrophic failure. Unfortunately the knot fell apart. I have both a 24mm and 26mm Semogue Mistura, but am thinking they might be larger than I want for my daily shave. Debating ordering a Torga C3 Mistura. Anyway, I hope you enjoy your day.

 

Wednesday SOTD


Razor: Charcoal Goods Gen3 L3
Blade: Super Iridium (D3)
Brush: Semogue 2000
Bowl: Black Ship Grooming 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: 3P
Shave Soap: Moon Soaps Bixby
Balm: Moon Soaps Bixby
Aftershave: Moon Soaps Bixby

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-The-Midweek-Shave-
brit gold new rfb
simpson sunburst le synthetic
wickham
fine

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6 August 2024

1st Week of August Setup
Face brush-washed with Van der Hagen Natural brush and Personal Care Shea Butter soap
Gillette Slim, settings 7 and 9
Baili Super Stainless blade, shave 2
Gillette Foamy Lemon-Lime cream
Stirling Pro-Handle synthetic brush
Gabel's Lime Menthol after shave lotion

METHODOLOGY: Dispensed the Foamy into a shave bowl, added water, and rebloomed the lather.
Full-face WTG; chin-only XTG; full-face ATG; second ATG pass below jawline
SHAVE CLOSENESS: Excellent BBS closeness after I opened up the Slim to setting 9
SHAVE COMFORT: Excellent
NICKS/IRRITATION: None
SHAVE LONGEVITY: Shave looked good 12 hours later
FRAGRANCE LONGEVITY: I really slathered on the Gabel's today, and the fragrance lasted a whopping 90 minutes.
OVERALL: I'm very pleased with the Baili Super Stainless blade so far, and wish I had more than just the one that came with my new Baili 176T razor. I can't seem to find them on Amazon, and they're expensive on eBay.
COMMENTS: This was my first-ever use of Personal Care Shea Butter soap, and it made for a great brush wash. It did not come close to making shave-worthy lather, but sure did set me right up for a great shave! The skincare was very nice indeed.

I got a couple of the last cans of Foamy Lemon-Lime a couple of years ago when Gillette pulled it from the North American market. I first shaved with this particular brand-new can just a few days ago, and it's really disappointing how much the fragrance has faded in a relatively short time. My last can of Foamy Lemon-Lime packed an intense lemon-lime punch, and was absolutely delightful to use. This can is just "meh" and not much more fun than regular ol' Foamy. With Barbershop Fresh nowhere to be found locally, this is probably the last-ever can of Foamy to take up residence in my Shave Den.