SoS: October 5, 2015 - October 11, 2015

Sunday 11 October 2015



Ready to Get Back Home​

I am getting ready to go back home and, before leaving, it is always good to shave like every gentleman should do. This was a quite classic shave: Cella shaving soap - a classic and very good Italian soap - Aqua Velva aftershave, another classic of old memories, both being absolutely performing and providing a very luxurious shave. Not to mention my Mastro Livi Grifetto 60, the razor I chose to be my travel mate and it certainly was the very best choice I could make.​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Cella
• Brush: Optim'Hom J-082
• Bowl: Chinese Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Grifetto 60, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Dr. Selby shaving cream / Catrice Kabuki brush / Gillette Slim Adjustable / Polsilver SI / Cien AS

 

Sunday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: BdF/TFS Mistero
Razor: Gillette New Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (5)
Brush: Thater Silvertip-26mmx55mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Mistero today. 20 seconds to load the Thater Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Sweet Water.

Bob

 

I'm glad you like the Proraso balm. I've not tried it but it's on its way to me as we speak. I'm even more excited about trying it now.

 

Really liking it. Thanks for asking. It took a while to get used to as I'm used to the floppy Plisson brush.

Do synthetics break in as it does feel a little less rigid then when I first got it. Maybe it's just me adapting to it.

 

I wondered what those blades were like. Thanks for the detailed review.

 

11 October 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft Tech + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Mystic Water Marrakesh
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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You ever put something in such a safe place that you have trouble remembering where you put it and don't find it again. Turns out I put 2 shaving creams away that I got from a PIF and. Forgot all about them. I spoke to a member yesterday and suddenly thought," didnt he pif me some shaving cream once?
I found it, used it and loved it.


Razor - Birth Year Black Beauty
Blade - Wilkinson Sword
Lather - Arko Sensitive Cream
Brush - Fine Angel hair
Aftershave - Nivea Sensitive balm

 

It had been a little while since trying out my black handled Canadian Schick "E3" so out it came. Not quite as smooth and easy as my E2s but left me with an excellent close shave.

T&H PSO
AOS Lavender Cream
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Schick Canadian "E3"
Schick (2)
T&H Classic After Shave Balm

 

OCtober - Trick or TREET
October 11

Razor - Gillette 1959 Super Speed
Blade - (1)
Brush - Vie Long 12601 The Pony
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold water, Alum, The Veg

Next in line for Trick or TREET - A carbon blade. The Treet Silver, which looks like a cross between stainless and carbon. It is 100% carbon steel, though, and I've used it before during Vintage and Carbon in March, if memory serves. However, I can't remember how it performed so it's all new again. The joys of middle age. Got my head shave out of the way while SWMBO jumped in the shower. She's actually been trying Arko and a couple of brushes lately along with her '65 Lady Gillette. Early last week she complained to me that she needed a horse brush with more mane hair. She said the silver handled horse brush with 35/65 was just too rough for her. She has ridden and trained horses so she knows horses so I replied back (we were texting) that I'd look into a 50/50.......wait a minute......the silver handled horse brush? One is red, one is tan. The only silver handled brush I have is the Omega Pro 48. When I replied again and said....."that's a boar brush", her reply was, "well it looks like horse". Huh? How in the world does a Pro 48.....well anyway. This morning I handed her the Vie Long 12705 and told her to try that one. She loved it so I've gifted that one to her. I prefer the 12601 anyway and it also opens up the door to buy another horse I've had my eye on.....a 25/75 mix.

Anyway.........I set up the 12601 and Tabac and got a great lather, grabbed the '59 SS and off I went. The first pass with the blade reminded me quickly that it is a good blade. Very smooth, especially for carbon, yet it gives that great audio feedback that I like from carbons. WTG was nice all over, second pass XTG equally good and I finished ATG and Gslide as always and....I'm calling it BBS. Partly on the recommendation of the Mrs. who declared that the smoothest shave she's noticed on me in a few days. So, probably a barely BBS but there you go. Post -shave I dried the razor and lightly dryed the blade, reassembled but didn't tighten the doors down all the way and gave it a quick soak in 91% alcohol. It will remain on my desk to hopefully stay dry and avoid rusting so I can get three attempts without that issue. We'll see.

We're off to St. Louis Pagan Pride today for a bit, then a bit of shopping and home later. Hope your Sunday is a good one! Here's a picture of a horse in honor of my lovely better half!

 

Thanks JR. It is one sweet brush.

 

Im not sure, I have read others say that a synthetic does had some kind of "break in". I dont think it breaking in as boar and badger, splitting hairs. I think they get some kind of "wear" and get just a tiny bit better. Like when putting on new pair of pants, they are a tiiiiny bit tight at first but then they kind of adapt to your body =P

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY



RAZOR: GILLETTE BALL END TECH
BLADE: LORD SUPER STAINLESS
BRUSH: OMEGA S SYNTHETIC
SOAP: STIRLING- MITA
POST: WHOLLY KAW JAMESTOWN GENTLEMAN A/S


Had an excellent 3 pass shave this morning. The Stirling whipped up a nice lather and has a nice citrus scent and a good menthol kick. It seems like the more shaves that are on these Lord blades the better they are. This was either the 4th or 5th shave and it was the best shave I have had on this blade. No irritation BBS, couldn't ask for a better shave. Finished up with WK aftershave, I think I like the Fougere Bouquet scent better, but the Jamestown Gentleman has a nice sweet scent and I really like the Wholly Kaw aftershaves. Hope everyone has a great shave and a great day!

 

October 11, 2015

OC October - This month I'll introduce myself to OCs.

Somewhere on the Pacific coast of Oregon.



Hot Shower, mid-morning shave
Soap: Arko homemade stick.
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Schick Type C1 OC
Blade: Schick (China) (3)
TSD Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Proraso Green

Autumn is my favorite of season of the year. Among the many reasons - the Fall Classic!
Play Ball!
RT

 

SOTD - 11 October 2015
30 Days with a Fat Boy

Shave Den Sunday!



E2 Gillette Fat Boy
Shark Super Stainless
TSD Iced SubZero Shave Stick
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
TSD Iced 2x Floid Type AS Splash

Have a Superb Sunday!
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Joe, my new RazoRock Plissoft was very stiff for the first 5 uses, it has definitely gotten better over time. I'm now able to get it to splay.

 

Calendar!

 

Friendly reminder that we start a new SOTD thread HERE tomorrow. I'll close this thread for a very short time later tonight or early tomorrow morning.
Happy shaving!
Kerry

 

Razor: Gillette Aristocrat 1947 (Birth Razor)
Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated (6)
Brush: WDC-4 Silver Tip Butterscotch Handle (VIG) 24/67
Soap: TSD Iced TSD Signature
A/S: TSD Iced TSD Signature
Decanter: Old Spice Ship's Flask Flying Cloud Product ID#3630, Commemorates the Clipper Flying Cloud, 1985-87

Outstanding shave this evening. The angle on my Aristocrat is getting better, which help with a great shave.

 

Thanks Kerry!