SoS: January 11, 2016 - January 17, 2016

How lovely @celestino

 

Gondola Souvenir of Bremerhaven Friday
Simpson Wee Scot
Through the Fire Forged Shaving Soap
Proraso Pre Shave

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Thanks Robert!

 

Thank u for the kind words my friend!

But I assure u it's the elegant packaging not my photographic skills!

 

Slim adjustable set to 9
Ladas Blade
MDC Face Lathered
3 passes

 

1/15/2016

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Merkur 39C, French Fau Frame Back straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (7)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: RazoRock - Don Donato
After: Home made ASB, Nivea Men Cooling After Shave Balm
Cologne: Cuir Cannage

Have a blessed day!

 

SOTD
Arko
AoS Pure Badger travel brush
EJ DE89
Feather (4)
MK Sport Cologne

 

Nice dopp kit! I'm trying to develop my travel gear for DE shaving. I need a travel brush. I was also looking at some vintage Gillette travel razors and bid on one but ended up losing the bid. I have an Arko stick so I think I'll put it in there.

 

today
hwwwnmifwaaw
Ever-Ready 150
soap commander endurance
J A Henckels Twin Works #81 4/8 full hollow
dollar spice after shave
good shave
hope y'all did as well or better.

 

Thank you!

 

If Carlsberg did BBS.....

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf
Blade - Personna GEM SE Stainless (#3)
Brush - Vie-Long 04312 Cachurro Horse
Soap - Beaver Woodwright Captain's Pipe
After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix
Result - BBS

Back with the Clog Pruf again because my last shave was as close and comfortable as I believe it's possible to get with any method; I was still BBS over 24 hours later. After four days, I was at where I would be two days after any DE shave.
Thanks to a generous forum member, I was able to try a sample of this wonderfully named soap (croap maybe?). Scent wise, it's exactly as described and quite evocative of long gone days with my grandad. I also get a strong honey whiff from it (but YMMV).
Performance wise, I could use a great many superlatives but I'll just leave it at the best soap I've ever used. It's got everything going for it and I'll be placing an order soon.
In the top three shaves I've ever had.

 

After being on an injector binge for weeks I picked up my 1914 this morning. Ah, everything I remembered it to be. Nice audible feedback and I can feel the whiskers being cut as the blade glides smoothly all over my face. This is one great razor. It amazes me how many good razors are out there - and this is one of my best. No nicks, cuts or weepers and one super close shave.

T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO
Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Ever Ready 1914
GEM SS PTFE (2?) with half spine shim
T&H Classic After Shave Balm



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Saturn's Day: Day 8 of my second set of blade trials

Prep: Hot Shower, Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Brush: @Jayaruh #33 Horsehair
Lather: Ginger's Garden Jasmine Oakmoss with clay and mango butter
Razor: Merkur 41c 1908 OC
Blade: Q-Ball Platinum Plus (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (4, 5, 6)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Ginger's Garden Jasmine Oakmoss aftershave splash
Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron

I'm clearly going to need to do some more practice lathering with the #33; I'm having trouble dialing in the right ratio for a stable lather with it, even with soaps that perform well. While it appears to my naked eye that the 41c has slightly less blade exposure than the RAKE, it is a slightly less forgiving shaver, which is the combination that makes it my choice for the second day on these blades. As yesterday, this little-discussed blade performed wonderfully, with nearly BBS comfortable results despite the aforementioned issues with dialing in the right water ratio for the lather, and the GG aftershave splash again proves to provide the best skincare for my particular needs of anything I've tried.

 

BLACKBIRD/Polsilver
SHAVEMAC 26x52 2-Band Faux Tortoise
BEAVER WOODWRIGHT Blackbeard
PITRALON Swiss
Sharp razor, big brush, bay rum soap... manly shave!​

 

RazoRock ABCBA
Fuller TGN Finest
English EverReady Peerless 1912
Gem PTFE blade
Swiss Pitralon

 

Planned SOTD - 15 January 2016

Day 15 - 90 Day Intro to SR



Whipped Dog "Sight Unseen" 5/8
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Route 66 Lumberjack
Alum
TSD Barber Shoppe AS Splash

Have a fantastic Friday!
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For my Friday shave, it will be:

TOBS Almond shaving cream,
Omega boar brush,
Edwin Jagger DE89 w/Feather blade,
TOBS Sandalwood aftershave gel.

 

Razor: Gillette Black Beauty (R2) 1971
Blade: Personna SS Lab (1)
Brush: Frank Shave Finest Badger (travel brush) 20/45
Soap: Stirling Soap Co. Cool
A/S: TSD 2x Iced Yin Yang

 

Very nice Super Adjustable. From what I can see it's a short handle?

 

I'll take it out of the case tomorrow. I believe it is a long handle, however, you may be right. It is in great shape.