SOS: February 2025

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Cremo Heritage Red
Razor: Leaf Thorn
Blade: Parker Premium Platinum (3)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

 

Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
TSD Iced Lime Shave Stick
Jayaruh #461 Synthetic
Ever-Ready Peerless
Personna Gem Stainless PTFE
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave

The TSD Iced Lime Shave Stick lathered well with Jayaruh #461 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready Peerless SE razor and the Personna Gem Stainless PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Parker Variant Adjustable Razor
Gillette Wilkinson Sword Blade (1)
WCS Synth Brush 24/53

RazoRock Fresco Shaving Cream Soap

Quinn's Cucumber & Mint Witch Hazel

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-Monday-
#22
semogue 820
fine platinum
explorer

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It seems like you can never go wrong with a Filly

Hot water preparation
MSC Black Tie Shave Soap
Romera Wenge Chubby Manchurian Badger
Filarmonica Novodur 13 6/8
MSC Frosted Lavender After Shave



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Shave of the Week Starting 3 February 2025

Razor............Shield Predator Titanium
Blad..............Gem Super Stainless
Brush...........Shave Revolution Synthetic
Soap.............VDH Fresh Eucalyptus
Post..............Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
A/S..............Bay Rum of some brand or another

Very nice shave to start out the week. All the parts liked each other and all is well. The VDH soap is nice. Lathers easily, has a pleasant scent if a little mild and provides all the protection you need. I think it has been labeled as subpar, but I don't think that's deserved. Anyway, my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

Monday Night 3/2/2025
Hot shower
Razor : Circa 1930s Gillette New long comb Palmolive give away Made in Canada. (Gold washed brass or copper?)
Blade : 1st origin Gillette blade 2nd Wizamet. (3)
Brush : Yaqi caramel cats whiskers synthetic.
Pre shave : Pears original clear soap.
Soap : Omega Eucalyptus.
Balm/Toner : T N Dickinson's Witch Hazel.
Weight : 55 grams.
Hi all,
Great old time shave this evening with the Gillette New long comb this razor was a promotional give away if you
purchased a Palmolive product.
The razor its self shaves very close as with other early Gillette's I have used.
In my opinion the early Gillette's were far less forgiving than most of the razors that followed.
I first tried the original blade and chickened out after 2 and a half passes ( way to dull meant for a time when men were men).
Much much better with a Wizamet (3) very smooth.
You will notice the different cut outs on the original blade.
The Omega eucalyptus lathered well but dried out a bit to quickly.
And the scent um I think they just wrote the word eucalyptus on the lid and forgot to add it to the soap.
Cheers.

Razor & Blade.

Blade A2 cut out 1930.

Flip side.

 

You're right. I love a Filly Cheesesteak.

 

Edwin Jagger 89 / Feather blade
Cravingshaving Synthetic
Reef Point Soaps / Fougere Santal

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The Way It Is 4 Tuesday:

Brush-Boar "The Almond Brush"

the rest-no different from today(Mon).

 

Ya get that from Fil-oh-delfeeia, right?

 

I'm glad to see some variety with Van Der Hagen soaps now.

 

What does Black Tie consist of? I'm still waiting for the chance to order my Vintage Spice from Pasteur's.

 

Indeed. And it's a nice soap. Top tier? Probably not to some but it works well and is very affordable

 

Bada boom

 

I tried it on a whim based on the description. Same solid lathering quality as any other MSC soap I’ve used. Pleasing scent but not one I’ll likely order again - only because there are so many other choices of soaps and creams I like

 

Tuesday SOTD


Razor: Ever-Ready Streamline
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (2)
Brush: Wolf Whiskers THBS Black Wolf 25mm
Bowl: Black Ship Grooming 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Machine Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Department Spa
Shave Soap: Moon Soaps Astoria
Balm: Nivea Sensitive
Aftershave: Moon Soaps Astoria

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SOTD: 4th February 2025.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Energize Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Wrights Coal Tar bar Soap.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Boar.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Ikea Kalas Side Bowl.
Lather: Nivea Men Sensitive Pro Ultra-Calming Liquid Shaving Cream.
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic. (D1)
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Premium TTO.

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./P&G Old Spice Hawkridge ASL./Baylis & Harding Black Pepper & Ginseng ASB.

(Face & Head Shave)

Greetings,

The Nivea Men Sensitive Pro Ultra-Calming Liquid Shaving Cream always provides a slick protective lather. It's gooey sloppy mess appearance on my first use left something to the imagination which put me in doubt about it. However, once I started to add a few drops of water to the gooey mixture it exploded and became slick rich and protective with no drying out issues and superb post shave feel.

An enjoyable comfortable BBS face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off a with a few small dollops of Baylis & Harding Black Pepper & Ginseng ASB.

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

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Tuesday 04 Feb 2025

Sterling Bergamot and Lavender
Omega big boar
Gillette No 66
Personna Platinum Chrome (1) Made in Germany

 

Feb 4, 2025

Prep: Hot towel
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 1 Super
Soap: BBS: 221B (Cronos 2.1)
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Enigma Pour Homme Parfum Cologne by Roja Dove

I've just received my very 1st soap from BBS.. so it would be churlish not to wouldn’t it?


Shaving.. to be enjoyed, not endured.