SoS: June 29, 2015 - July 5, 2015

Same here, it's very nice. I like it a lot

 

I live in Sweden. I don't think it's hard water.

The cold water is drinkable, but I don't know about the warm/hot water

 

the discolored blade happens to me occasionally, I tend to think that the carbon steel blade reacts differently with different shave soaps.
you could try washing it, then alcohol rinse, then a touch of oil.
I wouldn't think that tarnishing is harmful, if it was clean to start with, you only put soap and water on it. it didn't have time to full on rust.

 

Razor: Gillette Blue Tip SS
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: Every Ready 100T, Boar
Soap: TSD Coconut
A/S: TSD Coconut

Hope everyone has an Outstanding 4th of July. God Bless the United States Marine Corps and the Untied Sates of America.

 

Saturday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap
Omega 11137
Gillette NEW SC
Sputnik
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

The Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Omega 11137 Boar brush. Two passes with my Gillette NEW SC razor and a Sputnik 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...

 

I told you I was gonna do it =D I got an amazing shave. You should try it =)

I'm gonna toss those blades

 

I think it's strange, I'm not sure I wanna keep using it. Did wash it and also dipped it in alcohol and shook it around a bit. So it's clean, it's just that that discoloration/rust seems hazardous to the skin.

 

July 3rd, SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: “Caveman” Cattaraugus Cutlery Co small razor
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel Horsehide/ Linen (10 linen/ 10 leather pre and post)
Soap: The Shave Den Lime
Brush: Spalted Maple Brush with Badger Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: The Shaveden Aftershave Milk Iced Lime

 

SOTD FRIDAY 7/3

Razor: Stahly Live Blade
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Semogue 1320
Soap: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic

This razor was a thrift shop find by my wife as I've posted elsewhere. It's spotless, really shines and the mechanism works just fine.

I'm sure many members have seen/tried this razor. My first impression is that it is very, very heavy. B&B Shavewiki has it at 175g. Also, the size of the handle makes it very "bottom heavy" and unwieldy. I found that if I put the heavy end directly into the palm of my hand it was fairly easy to control So, hey, this is a vibrating razor so I had to put it through its paces. I tried it both vibrating and not. My thoughts are that vibrating it does seem to "feel" better. Not sure if the results were significantly different. It seems like a fairly mild head and I know some TSD members pair it up with a normal handle. Since this was an afternoon in-a-hurry shave I did 2 passes WTG/XTG and ended up with a really nice, very close shave. Nearly what I get with a normal shave with a "normal" razor except for my usual tough spots under the chin and along the jaw line.

I'll continue to use it to have some fun until my new Ikon slant arrives!

 

Sounds like he changed the formula for the soaps. The cream or at least the jar that I have has spiced Jamaican Rum and uses Essential Oils and touch of honey to go along with other certified organic oils/ingredients. Now I'm curious if he has changed the formula for the creams.

 

I have seen reviews where other people had a hard time lathering it as well. I would recommend a boar brush if possible

 

Roger, I have not come across Taconic Bay Rum AS Balm just the unscented, where did you or where I can I find it?

 

SOTD 07.03.2015

Prep: Shower, Coconut oil
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Gillette Super Stainless (1)
Brush: Omega 80080
Lather: Maggard London Barbershop
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch hazel, TBS Maca Root ASB

Smooth as silk. Another wonderful shave before I head out to another late night at work.

It's official. I love open comb razors.

 

Shave on a Late Friday Afternoon

Pre: Shower
Brush: VDH Boar
Razor: Merkur 23c
Blade: Super Platinum Blue
Soap: Glacial Obsidian
Post: Black Ice

Holy guacamoley! I forgot how cold the Stirling Glacials are!! To paraphrase Samuel L. Jackson in Jackie Brown: Glacial Obsidian, for when you absolutely need to mentholate every mother trucker in the room.

A nice shave on a warm afternoon after the gym.

 

Saturday's mentholated fun-filled shave looks like this:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 4
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

Needless to say, I LOVE those Glacial soaps so damned much that it's unreal. The Lemon Chill smells so wonderful - very lemony and refreshing with awesome lather which works up very easily, and a truckload of frigid menthol which hits HARD. The skincare of this soap is absolutely brilliant, as is the case of Rod's other creations. I'm so happy and grateful to have the Gold Bond and the Penguin also, because of the great effect they give me. The Penguin is a certified face-freezer which is quite easy to find here in Montreal.

 

I spent several hours doing yard work on a hot day. I decided on an afternoon shower followed by a mentholated shave.

SOTD 7/3/15
Proraso Green pre-shave
Proraso Green cream
AOS Pure Badger brush
Leresche #51
Nacet stainless blade
Florida Water AS

What a refreshing way to get a BBS shave

 

Today, a new king of the hill emerged out of the SE hoe razors - "Le Coq II". Read the thrilling story here.

Gear:
Razor: "Le Coq II" (hollow/aluminum handle)
Blade: Faynett wedge blade
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Soap: Soap Commander Plisson
A/S: Myrsol Plastic

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SOTD July 3rd...........

Musgo Real bowl lathered w/SOC Boar
Merkur 1904 w/Israeli Personna (Royal Blade)
Witch Hazel followed w/Clubman Vanilla Aftershave

2- passes, DFS!

 

which soap commander?

 

L'Endura.... I mean Endurance.
Good stuff.