SoS: September 7, 2015 - September 13, 2015

Sunday the 13th

Muhle R106
Muhle Rytmo Black Fibre
Personna Plat.
C&S 88 soap
Lucido Splash

It was a pleasant shave this morning.

 

The Crazy Ivan in SEptember!
September 13

Razor - Feather SS Artist Club/1959 Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade - (2) (2 2/3)
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Soap - TSD Lanolin Bay Rum
Post - Cold Water, Alum, The Veg

Sunday morning so it's Feather SS time again as the Crazy Ivan spins wildly around. Throwing something else in today...TSD Lanolin soap that I just got. First time using it so hey, why not try it when I'm using the razor I'm most likely to kill myself with? Let's add as many variables as possible. Just how I roll. using the Kamisori blade for the second time. This Canadian made blade is less expensive than Feather and Kai and produced a decent result last week. A bit duller, and a bit tuggy but it didn't cut/slice/dice/behead so we'll give it another run. I did grab the BoS because I wanted to see how it worked with the TSD Lanolin. It's the best match for MWF so I'm thinking it will work equally as well with this. And, of course, all of this happened following my normal Sunday head shave with my Merkur 23c with an Astra SP and VDH deluxe soap and brush.

Soaked the BoS like always and started loading the TSD. Really great scent on the bay rum. Nice and spicy, clovey (if that's a word), just all around great bay rum type smell. Seemed like it loaded well after giving the brush a good shake from the soak and the first lather was really really nice. Quite impressed. Cushiony, felt like the same slickness as MWF which is not quite as slick as Tabac but still better than most. Grabbed the Feather SS and started down the right check and began adjusting to overcome the tugging. Shallowed the angle a bit and it improved, but still pretty tuggy. More than I remember last week. Managed to get the right side done and went to the left. Yeah, this blade is not going to be a long term solution at all. Too much grab and pull even though it gets a nice result. Finished the first pass with no cuts/nicks etc., but just didn't like the feel of the blade. Rather than work with a less than ideal situation with this razor I'm bailing out. I have the '59 Tech with Vietnamese Gillette in it so let's give it the rest of the shave.

Relathered without reloading and it was ok, not quite as rich as the first time and it was dissipating a bit. Still got the second pass done without a problem. Wanted a full third pass, partly to get the shave where I wanted it, partly to work one more time with the soap. I dipped the brush in the mug to wet the tips, went back to the soap to reload and BAM!!!!!! Lather shot up. There we go, it likes more water than I gave it to start. Produced an absolutely magnificent lather. Cushy, thick, slick with a nice slick residue, I mean just perfect. As good as MWF or Tabac. Third pass was smooth sailing even with a full ATG and the G-slide on the neck. Fantastic finish. I'll remember to use more water to start next time to get this the entire shave.

Finished with a very nice DFS, alum provided zero burn. Amazing considering neither blade is top notch, but the lather really protected and did its job. Skipped the Nivea and went straight to the Veg. No burn there either and my face is as smooth and comfortable as it has ever been.

Hope your Sunday is a fun day and that the skies are as blue as they are here. Mid 70s today so maybe Autumn is trying to make it in and clear out the heat and humidity of a St. Louis summer. Might even get the bad guys to stop shooting so much too. Nah, that's all just part of the charm of our little piece of paradise. Enjoy the day!

 

I hope the same thing can be said for Tequila. For whenever I drink that stuff, I have no rhythm and the last thing I would need was a worm coming my way. I have been told the effect can be quite... interesting?

 

+1

 

Beautiful brush, I have a couple of Oscar11 brushes. Always a pleasure when they come around in the rotation.

 

Thanks!

 

The soap looks good. How much menthol is in it?

 

Not much...

 

Schick injector type L
Personna Platinum Chrome blade
Speick stick and ASL
28mm TGN F2 Finest in a TGN handle
Pic taken with my new Fuji X100T. I blame @Darkbulb for making me want it

 

Hoping you get back to full health soon....... Dougie....

 

13.9.15

Eufros Cítricos ▪ Semogue 820 ▪ iKon OSS DLC ▪ Rapira Swedish Supersteel ▪ Myrsol Agua de Limón

 

SOTD 13 SEptember - Shave Den Sunday!



Schick G
Schick Injector
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
TSD Iced SubZero Shave Stick
Alum
TSD 2x Iced Barber Shoppe AS

Have a great week!
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SOTD

Razor: Valet Auto Strop Model "C"- 1935-40/ Gillette 1958 TV Special(6) Feather blade)
Blade: Valet New Process (6)
Brush: Frank Shave Best Badger Beechwood Handle 22/55
Soap: TSD Coconut
A/S: TSD Coconut

Excellent shave this evening. The Frank Best Badger is getting a little floppy, so I'll try a different brush tomorrow.

 

Very cool photo, Doug.

 

Friendly reminder that we start a new SOTD thread HERE tomorrow. As I've done in previous weeks I will come close this thread for a very short time later tonight or early tomorrow morning.
Happy Shaving!
Kerry

 

Henckels Friodur
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Barrister Mann Anise & Vetiver soap
Floid Blue

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I got these off e bay.
97 kr. Including delivery for 50 blades.

 

Sundays shave

I really want to get some more of these blades dispensers. This one is loaded up with some Wilkinson Sword blades. No more fiddling with sharp blades in their wrappers first thing in the morning.



Razor - Gillette Milord
Blade - Wilkinson Sword
Brush - Plisson synthetic
Lather - I Coloniali soap
Aftershave - Clubman special reserve

 

Did you unwrap and load blades into this? Just curious as I hadn't thought about it.

 

Yep. You just pop the blade dispenser apart and just put the blades in. If I remember rightly, there are little posts on either side and you just pop one end of the blade over one of the posts. It makes more sense once you open it up and look at it.