SoS: April 6, 2015 - April 12, 2015

SOTD 4-9-15

Razor: ATT M2 with Bulldog handle
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Soap: Arko stick
Bowl: Steel
Brush: VDH Boar

Preshave was just face wash with warm water and post shave was rinse with warm water then some cold water splashes and pat dry!

Shave was great, an easy DFS with no nicks or irritation.

Razor: Decided to tryout the M2 plate again and it worked just fine! No complaints!

Soap: This is my goto soap, I put it aside to test others and not sure why! This Arko just works amazingly well with not to much effort and gives great lather and protection during passes. All you have to do is rub stick on your damp/moistened face then grab the brush and face lather it. Repeat for each pass, so simple but so good!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out!

Thx.

 

stash, I'm either reading your post wrong or your mixed up on nicknames.
there is a long comb in the pic, can't tell, but looks like a long comb old. they tend to be aggressive. gotta use an easy hand with them.
but dial it in, and you'll have a very nice shave.
tech are much easier going.

 

Its probably me that got it wrong. Going on photos in SOTD and trying to put names with razors... This is the one I used.

 

that's a old type ball end. yeah, it's not known for mildness.
but it will deliver a nice shave.
good looking razor.

 

Thank you.

 

Thats a Gillette New Style Ball End open comb. One like that was my first razor ever.

 

been admiring your brushes, nice work.

 

Thanks for the tips, I have two other OC(long and short) that I thought were New style.

 

old

New


the new's blade was aligned by a bar inside the head
the old type had alignment pins

 

Friday morning's planned action:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 5
Chiseled Face Cryogen SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
YSL Pour Homme EdT

After this morning's shave which felt like my face was on fire (in a good way!) I decided to repeat this experience for a second consecutive time. This Cryogen soap lathers like a wild beast and in no time your brush has enough soap on it for five passes. I'm still in shock at how damned frigid this stuff is - ok, it's not ten times colder than the Glacials but there's definitely a detectable difference. Thank goodness this soap offers very good skincare. My Gold Bond is such wonderful moisturizer and let's see how cold the Penguin will make me feel afterwards. The Sharp blade is still doing a good job.

A great weekend to all in advance!

 

OK... Last post in SoS regarding these, sorry about the hijack.... These are what I have in this style.

 

top in pic is either mismatched or a goodwill that I can't see well, with a common bar handle

middle long comb new, with common bar handle

bottom ball end old type

 

Old Type with ball end handle. Looks in pretty good condition. Any cracks on the handle? It is rare to not have at least a small one.

 

Thanks. Yes, both ends have cracks. I epoxied the ends back on.

 

Its my understanding that it is a goodwill. Two diamond shaped indents to align the blade.

 

I couldn't see it that well.
but yes, if that's the case. it is in deed a goodwill.

 

Friendly reminder that this is the weekly SOTD thread. Please feel free to post in any one of the many different forums regarding the topic you wish to discuss.
Thank you

 

Thank you. Just realized my Ipad camera had been set on "square" until last night.

 

Planned Friday SOTD
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Merkur Futur
Polsilver SI Blade
Semogue LE Mistura brush
Pacific Shave Co PSO
Jabonman Coco shave soap
LEA aftershave

 

TGIF Planned SOTD
Razor: iKon DLC Slant
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (D3)
Brush: Wolf Whiskers w 24mm HMB
Bowl: Turkish 5” Copper Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Iced Citrus Mint
Shave Soap: Dr. Jon Hydra
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: B&M Kyovu original


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