SoS: March 2, 2015 - March 8, 2015

Razor: Gillette 85 Super Adjustable "Black Beauty” (p2) 1970 named “The Black Pearl”
Brush: Jerusalem Olive Wood/WD Silvertip 24/48
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: The Body Shop Maca Root cream
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black balm, TOBS
I really like this brush nice and soft with good backbone. So I whipped up the Maca in my favorite mug and off we go. The Pearl gives a nice shave, and I'm just addicted to the Gillette Adjustables. WTG XTG on my face an neck on 5 ATG on my neck on 3. A little TOBS. Have a good one.

 

Come to think of it, my S/O is a redhead. . . .

 

Hope that your wife get well soon as you may remember last June 17th. My wife had total Knee replacement Surgery on her right knee. She seems to just now be getting total use of the knee. The left one she will probably wait and see.

 

Wednesday 4 March 2015



Mastro Livi K720, 7/8 Full Hollow, Square Point​

For this business trip I initially decided to bring with me the latest Mastro Livi Inox 6/8 straight razor, but when I was packing, I thought that bringing two razors was even better. That's why I chose a carbon steel - a K720 - in order to double my enjoyment in shaving. This Mastro Livi K720 is just amazing and certainly meets my expectations: smooth, velvety and with a caressing touch so different from any stainless steel. Not to mention how I like its scales with this chequered tips, giving a lovely touch to box wood.​

• Pre-Shave: Roberts Distilled Rose Water
• Soap: Tcheon Fung Sing Barbe Rosse Almond
• Brush: Omega Bristle 49
• Bowl: Chinese Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi K720, 7/8 Full Hollow, Square Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

I really like the Feather blades, but only use them for 2 shaves.

 

SOTD Wednesday 3-4-2015

Matador OC/Elite Shittim Wood
Crystal Blade
Noxzema
Tabac SC
GP Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
British Sterling

 

Been there done that with a spider bite, (Brown Recluse Spider) {do not want to do it again....long story} Look at Jayaruh's link to his Blog.....He has some picture of some small spray bottles and some labels he made. I am thinking about doing the same with some of my After Shaves.
Worth a shoot.

 

Omega 10275
Le Pere Lucien Traditionel
Aristocrat '48
Voskhod (1)
Proraso AS
Proraso prebarba - moar menthol!



First time with the Voskhod and that thing is smooth and adequately sharp.

 

F W Engels Perfection
Muhle V2 brush
Calani Earl Grey soap
Figaro AS

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Another day with the Swedish Swing "1935 CC"
Happy I am using it all week as today I had an outstanding shave with it.

Razor: Swing, "1935 CC"
Blade: Rapira
Brush: SOC Boar
Soap: Irisch Moos cream
A/S: Lucky Tiger

 

Great looking razor! Not sure about that name for the wood. Must be an interesting story there.

 

Exodus 25:10 - And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-shittimw.html

http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/bible/acacia.php

 

I think 3 works well for me. I simply spaced changing blades. Hmmm, musta been drankin'!

 

This mornings shave!
4 March 2015

Gillette Deluxe 15mm
Gillette Super Stainless "The Spoiler"
Synthetic brush #1
ARKO SS



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I really love using i Coloniali. It's just a really great soap. Very slick, great scent and a really nice thick creamy lather. Another great shave with the stealth slant and Sputnik blade.

Pre shave - Trumpers Lime Skin food
Razor - Stealth Slant V.3
Blade - Sputnik
Lather - I Coloniali
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Aftershave - Trumpers Lime Skin food

 

Thursdays planned shave!
5 March 2013

Gillette New Deluxe 15mm
Gillette Super Stainless "The Spoiler"
Synthetic brush #3
Barbershop artisan tallow soap

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SoTD for Tuesday March 3, or, too tired for clever captions.

Pre- Vetiver balsam clove pso
Soap- Pre de Provence
Brush- Simpsons colonel x2
Razor- Ever Ready 1914
Blade- gem super stainless vintage
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- Fine Vetiver
Balm- Kiehl's Close shaver squadron
Cologne- penguin



So my busy season has official hit. Like an iceberg hitting a poorly made ship. I'm tired. So I haven't really had time to do the SoTD thing all month. Although I continued tracking pics of my shaves, it was just for me. Now things seem a bit more level, so I can snatch a few private minutes throughout my day, so I can post more often.
I am shaving with an Ever Ready 1914 for the entirety of March, as conceived of by @Bird Lives, in celebration of the little lather catcher's 101st birthday. I actually started using a 1914 daily about a week ago. It has been nice. I have stated in other SoTD posts before, that this is my least used, and least understood SE. The last several days have been a revelation. It is a fantastic little contraption, and has swiftly moved up into the top echelon of my favorites. The particular razor I have been using is a short handle travel cased version. It took a couple days to get comfortable, but now it feels like an extension of my hand. So graceful and maneuverable. Not things that immediately leap to mind regarding 100 year old SEs. It was hard to go back to DE shaving after SINGLEMANIA, my three week bonanza of single edginess. I am already worrying about what I am going to do after I have to put this guy away. Maybe my long awaited, incoming Schick F will ease the transition... in any case, it is great to be back. I will cut my rambling here, but as this shave has some new stuff, I give you micro reviews!
Fine Vetiver- a freebie from a kind member. I love this stuff. Has become my daily go to. Thank you again!
Pre de Provence soap- the cheap French option. And strangely, my favorite. Clean scent, mountains of lather. What more could you ask for?
Simpsons Colonel x2- much smaller than I thought it would be. Quite good. Might have considered this brush top of the heap had I not just bought a New Forest brush.
Penguin by Munsingwear cologne- one of my very, very few modern fragrances. I bought this mostly because I have a lot of Penguin shirts, and I thought it was kind of funny. But I love this stuff, and it has become a staple. Why? Because it bucks the modern cologne trend of weedy water scents. Its new, but smells old. Unashamedly retro, very masculine, 50% off.

 

Blade.... Gillette silver blue
Razor.... Gillette fat boy
Brush... purple b&b essential boar
Soap.... pre de provence

 

Thursday's


Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap
Jayaruh CH2 Pure Badger
GEM 1912
GEM Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

This is the second hospital shave: same setup as yesterday.

The Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh CH2 Pure Badger Travel Brush. Two passes with my GEM 1912 SE razor and a GEM Super Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Never give up...never surrender!
Prep : Cold water
Razor : Rolls Razor
Blade : Rolls Razor
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Post : Old Spice
I just couldn't move to another razor untill I did it right...honed it, honed it, stroped it. Did great...lol.