SRS # 1247 - Sample Soap Sunday - Season of the Witch

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Tuckmarr 5/8” Maccassar scales
Brush: JTSpartan Boar 24 mm
Lather: Barrister & Mann Season of the Witch
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Season of the Witch
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Love it.

Excellent dual shave Neal.

splendid sample sunday straight shave Joe

thank you Joe.

Beautiful wood and woodworking all around on that shave gear, Joe!

Thank you Chris.

Thank you Joe.

Thank you Joe. The Voshkod T C blade work well with my Parker DE razors. They ain't the sharpest of blades, but they are smooth. I like them and find PTFE /Teflon coated blades which is the vast majority of modern DE blades are some of my favourites. One thing I have noticed with the Voshkod is they perform & feel smoother after the first pass. I still have 80 blades left to get through, along with quite a number of other Russian made DE blades.

Cheers mate just wanted to put up a budget combination
unfortunately the razor is a bit average.

More gorgeous Gillettes

Cool bowl and loverly setup Joe

03 March 2025

Mitchell’s Match-up and Mix up
Time to compare the Mitchell’s Wool Fat against some of my other soaps croaps and cream

1 Days growth

Hot Water Prep and Preshave = Proraso Wood and spice
Cream/Soap = Dr Harris Sandalwood
Brush = Semogue Owners Club Cherry
Bowl = White
Razor = Gillette 1958 "TV" Special date code D3
Blade = Wilkinson Sword Chinese (1)
Passes = 3 passes were needed
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal, Nivea Balm
ASL = Imperial leather
Scent = Santal Spirit Sandalwood EdT
Score = 9+ / 10
Damage = none

Good start to a Monday
The PR pre-shave did not do as good a job at prepping the stubble as the T&H No 10
The Dr Harris is similar in performance to the MWF, not as good, in my hands as the Stirling

The Chinese Wilkinson sword blade felt a bit rough and for its diligence was promptly rewarded by promotion to the esteemed position of the One Blade bin. I have too many of these to try and tease out an extra day or two

Have a great Monday

March 3, 2025

March Madness

Razor - Soviet "Ideal" (9)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Stirling Glastonbury
Brush - 2019 30DC Meetup Custom Synthetic

Another day with the Soviet "Ideal". I'm using it wide open at setting 9, and it's quite a bit more aggressive than the Gillette Super Adjustable it's trying to copy. I checked the blade for ripples and it seemed straight on both sides. Nothing to do but to get down to it. The Astra SP is a good choice when playing with razors that may have some quirks. The Stirling soap is of course thick and slick and the 30DC brush is great to have in hand. Lots of lather for two full passes. A bit scary around the neck as I felt a lot of blade exposure and got the angle slightly wrong for a bit. Recovered nicely and without blood, though I can feel a bit of irritation. Oh well, what's March Madness without some irritation, eh?

Finished with a very fine result and it's always fun to use the Russians. Ready to jump in my coffin and sleep the day away. Enjoy your Monday!

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thank you Chris.this 'crat jr is from your neck of the woods..

fine start to the week gents..

-Monday-
1940 milord
omega
palmolive
av sport



good morning gents
1st shave of the march milord mini focus
lovely palmolive stick in a bowl lather built with the omega boar
smooth 2 passer with what i believe is the first gillette safety bar model..minor pick ups
the plating looks thin and fragile,but the shave was excellent..
bit of sloppiness in the mechanism ,but it is 85 years old..
av sport to finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone

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A wonderful shave set up Gary.."As they say in my neck of the woods, that's as sound as a pound!.Have a great coming week.

thank you Barry.you as well.

Shield Titanium razor with stainless steel dual comb plate.
Astra SP blade.
Razorock 400 Plissoft synthetic brush.
Fine Accoutrements L'Orange Noir shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
Vector Shirley May Deluxe Eau de Toilette spray.

First shave of the month. I was lazy this weekend so I had to remove some growth this morning. The open comb completed the first pass with no problem. The final two passes were smooth sailing with the solid bar.

Excellent Monday shave!

cool report. Often wondered about all those Russian knock-offs floating around

Thanks Gary

The vintage wear just adds to the mystique that's for sure