SoS: November 16, 2015 - November 22, 2015

Planned Friday, November 21, 2015 Shave (Waiting for hot water)
Shower
Plisson Synthetic
Stirling Pumpkin Spice (face lathered; first time with this soap!)
Grandpa's Milord w/Gillette Silver Blue (1)
W, X1, X2, touch up
Cold rinse, cold towel, witch hazel, Creamo Balm, Old Spice
I'll let you know how it goes.

Update: The water never reached even lukewarm, so I "made do." The Stirling Pumpkin Spice is amazing. It smells like a cookie! I swear I smelled butter in it. I left the first lather on longer than usual, which gave my wife the chance to fulfill her fantasy of kissing a gingerbread man with an icing beard. The lack of hot water was evident. The shave wasn't close enough. However, I did introduce three new variables...no hot water, new soap, new razor/blade combo...so I can't place blame yet. If you don't have this soap in your Fall arsenal, get some today.

 

SOTD
TSD members inspired shave.
November 21, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette Black Handle Super Speed @LaSalle82
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: MdC @Gabe
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson @Bama Samurai
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Fine American Blend @Douglas Carey
Often I struggle with what I'm going to use for my SOTD, many times I'm inspired by what other members are using. Here's my members inspired shave and it was fantastic!
Gillette Black Handle SS, mild, forgiving, a great razor for every level of experience. MdC. The best soap I've ever used, best bang for your buck per shave. Plisson. Everyone wants to copy this super brush, makes sense because it's a workhorse. Fine American Blend. A barbershop in a bottle. Smooth as silk shave. Thank you all for your inspiration.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

I really enjoyed this shave with the Proraso Green soap - it gave me good, cooling lather which felt nice. The Intesa balm is very, very soothing and Brian's Frostbite aftershave packed a HELL of a menthol wallop which I loved!

 

Tony Esposito! Cool, even though I'm not a Hawks fan.

 

The Inevitable Shave
Once I got comfortable using my Futur on six with Voskhod blades, I knew somehow that I would have to try it with the dreaded Feather blade as well. Earlier this year I had broken up with Feathers, deeming them too unforgiving. Well, a friend of mine sent me some Feathers recently, and I took it as a challenge.
With some trepidation I loaded the Futur and my HIS brush with Lavanille, one of my favorite scents and best performing lathers. I face lathered over PAA Ice and slowly began my first pass. This and two subsequent passes went by comfortably, but no more efficiently than with Voskhod. I felt good, but I did get a couple late appearing weepers. Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum and Shea Moisture Balm took care of those with no lasting irritation.
Overall, I was satisfied but no impressed with Feather, though I realize one shave is not enough to call it.

 

Thanks Charlie. As you can see, that was the last of that AS.

 

November 21, 2015

Martin de Candre Fougere
Fuller TGN Finest
Flaretip SuperSpeed
Gillette Silver Blue
Lime Sec

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SOTD November 21, 2015

Prep: Rusty Blade blend pre-shave oil
Razor/Blade: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech / Astra SP
Brush/Soap: Semogue / GFT Coconut
Aftershave: Witch Hazel/coconut oil
Mustache Wax: Badger
Nice shave this morning. Enjoy your Saturday gents!

 

11/21/15 - WSP Tobacco!!

11/21/15 - WSP Tobacco!!!

Got a mail call from Lee @wetshavingproducts yesterday. A great scented and performing soap. This is Formula T which has Shea Butter and Tallow in it.
This soap performs. Great slickness and post shave. The Aftershave has Alcohol in it, so really like that. Also has a good overall feel when applied. Very Pleased!!

WSP Tobacco Soap & AS
JR Torrey (@fretzwerks)
WSP Monarch Silver Tip

 

Love that Fine American Blend bottle . I often do the same thing when considering what my SOTD will be. Also many of my purchases have come from SOTD reviews.

 

I was lucky to be an early buyer of Fine, my bottle of Snakebite is the rounded style. Most if not all of my purchases have been made on recommendations or reviews from fellas here.

 

Good Morning, today's SOTD as follows.

1907 Gillette Single Ring.
Shark Super Chrome blade.
Simpsons Wee Scot badger brush.
Rustic Shaving Soaps "Barbershop" shaving soap.
Pinaud Clubman as splash.
360 Red cologne.

This was a fantastic shave. A two pass BBS! I am always impressed with these old Single Rings. Especially the thin cap and guard versions. Here's the photo-



Have a great day!

 

Saturday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Stirling Island Man
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (5)
Brush: E-Ready C40/WD Silvertip-22mmx60mm
Aftershave: Country Club-Frozen Vetiver

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

Stirling Island Man today. 20 seconds to load the E-R/WD Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Perma-Sharp Super still in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Frozen Vetiver.

Bob

 

First shave with the Type A!

 

SOTD: Saturday, November 21
Mystic Water Vetiver & Oakmoss
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
'55 A2 Gillette Diplomat
Personna Med Prep (4)
Vintage Vetiver de Guerlain AS

Have a great day!



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Primo, great photo. What did you think of the MW Vetiver & Oakmoss?

 

Wolfman Triad / Voskhod

M&F

MDC Fougere

Pens Blenheim

 

Slim Adjustable set to 9
Rapira Stainless Blade
MDC Lavender w/ TOBS Rose face lathered
3 passes

MDC Lavender with TOBS Rose has become one of my favorites. The scent is magnificent and the lather superb.

 

Thanks Clint. I have had my ups and downs with MW soaps; specifically with the scents. When choosing a scented soap, my tastes run towards the natural, basic, unadulterated scents, which is why I really appreciate Mike's, and Jabonman to name a couple. MW soaps are great performers and I always get a great shave with them. The Vetiver & Oakmoss is very pleasing. Woodsy, but not moldy; earthy but not musty. Some artisans shy away from true vetiver, similarly shying away from Sandalwood. (Cost is probably a factor). The results may be pleasing to many shavers, but to my nose, no longer have much to do with the base scent. Michelle at MW has come up with a terrific recipe and if you like MW soap and vetiver, you should be very pleased with this soap as well.

 

Thank you for such a detailed well written description.