SoS: March 30, 2015 - April 5, 2015

April Fools SOTD​

I thought more people would have a little fun with today's set-up....but oh well.
Here we go....


I pulled out my custom DE with my vintage Gillette blade on shave 512 (still going strong), I'm a sucker for a good Tallow and Lanolin soap, so I decided to mix up a homemade batch and talk about super slick and amazing post shave feel. I finished it off with a few sprays of my trusty Lysol, because it kills over 99.9% of viruses and bacteria. The crisp linen scent is still going strong.

Hope you guys enjoy....have a good one gents.

 

Take it this is from your AF "improvising while in the field" days .

 

@ram57
hope you had a great day
nice new razor, I likey.

 

Oh yeah....Macgyver Mode...lol

 

it's very nice, paired with bombed br soap, and mentholated vi.
seems like the scent lasts longer, and I like the cooling sensation.
ICED Florida water with lime soap/ creme is also a favorite of mine.
fyi, I got the menthol crystals from the shave den shop.

 

Thanks!

 

Third day with the Lersche #51.
Another good - but maybe not earthshatteringly good - shave - I think I started out with somewhat unrealistic expectations

Razor: Leresche #51
Blade: Rapira
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Soap: Arko
A/S: Anherb

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I just picked it up from a 6 month break shavingproblems...

 

@Omelmad yes! Joe, how do you like the aftershaves?

 

April 1

Stirling Sheep facial soap
Merkur 37C slant bar razor
Feather blade (day 1)
Kent BK8 silvertip badger brush
Arko shave soap
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter

I had a great shave this morning before work, and I hope you all did as well. We enjoyed a beautiful day here with plenty of sunshine and temps in the low 70s.

Grace and Peace!

 

Happy Birthday Guy! Have a great day!

 

Economical Shave, Wednesday morning
Brush: Semogue 1305 Boar
Razor: Vander Hagen ($5 Cl find)
Blade: 7 O'clock (from PIF)
Soap: Vander Hagen homemade shave stick (http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/van-der-hagen-deluxe-shaving-soap-review.42362/page-4)
Aftershave: Barbasol Brisk.
Really like the VanDerHagen stick. Really a great lather for 3+ passes. I have been really impressed with the tallow based soaps, but for a glycerin soap: I'm impressed. Besides the added fragrance oil makes this really smell great! To bad I forgot to add some "chill" to it.

 

Looks like it could be really aggressive. I like the industrial looking handle though. Nice.

 

Thanks Mark!

 

Happy Birthday Guy! Hope it was the best one yet!!

 

And he feels "fresh" all day!

 

Happy Birthday, @ram57

 

This will be my set-up for Thursday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 4
Bozzano Sensitive SC
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Givenchy Gentleman EdT

For tomorrow my shaving journey will take me to Brazil in my mind, so I could get richly-lathered with the Bozzano Sensitive cream which smells of eucalyptus and menthol. The cream has a pleasant cooling sensation, with excellent post-shave care. The next leg on the journey is back to Montreal, I guess (possibly Toronto!) for the Lubriderm moisturizer which is very soothing. Next, I'll be off to White Plains, NY for a couple of chilly splashes of the Aqua Velva, and finally it's off to Paris for the Givenchy Gentleman eau de toilette, which is a favourite fragrance of mine. This is one scent which even Madame enjoys smelling on me. Oh, I forgot to mention that this voyage of mine includes Istanbul where my Horsehair brush is from!

 

Happy Birthday!