SoS: March 21, 2016 - March 27, 2016

NOOO..great idea!!

 

good idea..I like the Stirling communication system. I'm looking at getting some after-shaves from them down the road. Thanks.

 

It certainly is. They'd better put it back in stock when I'm set to buy some. But that shows its popularity, I would think.

 

Koraat 8/8 model Vitea

 

That ass milk soap is exquisite.

 

3/24/16 - Mandarin Spice!!

In a small market town north of London called Hitchin, an Artisan Soap Company is born. Phoenix and Beau



I'm very pleased with their Croap style soap with complex scents and a good mix of tallow and lanolin. A tallow based soap that feels vegan.

This soap is a good mix of it all. Not too hard or too soft. Not too much tallow. Not too much Shea butter. Not too strong of a scent. I am very pleased with the performance!! Outstanding!!!



An oriental spicy sandalwood. Yep, it's complex. All Asian scents.
Ended the shave with my new found fav aftershave, Chatillon Lux.

Phoenix and Beau Sanskrit
WSP Monarch
Gillette New SC
Gillette Yellow 7 O'clocks
Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square



Video is posted on my page if you'd like to watch:

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCIfJCrLB__6ldzhxcIN8Rsg?

For some reason if the link doesn't work, just search - Cap7597

 

Thursday:
hot shower w/Mistral Marzipan bar soap
Homemade PSO
Gillette Super Adjustable 2+ passes
Gillette Super Thin Platinum (1)
Barrister & Mann Lavanille soap
Semogue boar
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Old Spice Leather A/S

It's been a long time since I used a Gillette Super Thin Platinum so I was surprised that my shave wasn't better than it was. It seemed like the blade wasn't gliding and my finish wasn't as close as normal. I was pretty sure these work good for me so I need to go back and see what razors I've used them with. Of course I suppose it could have been operator error...

 

Tabac Torsdag



Razor - Pils
Blade - Gillette Silver Blue
Brush - Omega Silvertip
Lather - Tabac
Aftershave - Tabac

 

What's that Old Spice leather smell like and where can I get some

 

Friday's


TESC Pre-Shave Oil
Speick Shave Cream
Jayaruh #51 synthetic
The Bunny V3
Schick Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Speick After Shave

The Bunny has landed, and this is our first shave together. Starting out with the mild with a Schick blade.

The Speick Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #51 synthetic brush. Two passes with The Bunny V3 injector razor and a Schick Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Speick After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

The mild comb seemed to be just right. After reading all the reviews, I got the angle right off the bat. The handle is of excellent design. I had no slippage issues, and the length of the handle and shape of the end made holding it on the end very intuitive. I actually had my first shave with The Bunny in my dreams last night. Very funny. It also was an excellent shave. That was shave number one.

 

Excellent setup Joe!

 

Here's my frigid setup for tomorrow!!!

Fridays planned SOTD!!


Gillette New LC/Voskhod (4)

JR #23 Silvertip Brush

Stirling Glacial Eskimo Tuxedo

Maggard Alum Block

Fine Snakebite Aftershave

 

Eveready "1914" with an Eveready blade stropped. Old school. Have a great day everyone!

 

No way was I going to let the day slip by without celebrating the 1914 on it's 102nd anniversary. I just finished and was marveling the whole time about how smooth a razor this is and how fun it is to use. It wasn't as loud as I remember but I felt the vibration in places. Too cool. Super easy to maneuver. A nice shave and I'm inspired to stay on the SE bandwagon a little longer as a result.

Bio Palmyra Shave Cream
Savile Row 3824 Silvertip
Ever Ready 1914
GEM SS PTFE (2) with half shim
Osma Alum Block
T&H Classic After Shave Balm



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

SOTD/24.03.2016

 

Thank you for the kind words Doug.

 

Inspired by my dear friend Ray, here's my selection of Friday Freezers:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26 mm Synthetic
Junjie/Astra day 5
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Lucky Tiger AS Cream
Fine Snake Bite AS Splash
Drakkar Noir EdT

Ohhhhhhh, is this a hell of a way to freeze your face off and have a ball while doing it! (a snowball that is!)

Best wishes and a great Easter weekend to everyone in advance!

 

Real nice setup Karl! That is a fine shaver for sure!

 

It smells great, they don't make it anymore, and it's mine... mine, mine, mine
Sorry, I digress

Seriously, I think it's a good smell but I'm not much at describing scents. To me it smells like leather in an Old Spice sort of way (if that makes sense). It doesn't smell like English Leather. But in the same way that English Leather Lime smells like an English Leather product, Old Spice Leather smells like an Old Spice Product. There's a family resemblance to the scent that I recognize.
I have a 4 oz bottle of the aftershave and a 2 oz bottle of the cologne. I picked up the cologne at an antique store along with an Old Spice Fresh and an Old Spice Burley. I got the aftershave off eBay.
You can still find it fairly often on the various internet auction sites but it pays to be patient and not spend too much especially considering you don't know if it's been stored properly. Its very easy for old fragrances to deteriorate into uselessness. You're better off to find a bottle in an antique or second hand shop and be able to pop it open and take a whiff.
Good luck finding some.