SoS: February 20, 2017 - February 26, 2017

Razor: Timeless .95 OC w/Timeless Knurled Handle
Blade: Personna 74 Tungsten Steel (22)
Brush: Shavemac Zebra Honeycomb 2 Band
Soap: Reef Point Soap Tranquility
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Capri
Bowl: Junichi Tanaka Scuttle

 

SOTD - 22 February 2017




Parker SRX
Derby Professional
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
La Toja Shave Stick
Alum
The finest AS on earth!


Have a great evening!
☺

 

Thursday's


Dove Men Face Wash
VDH Luxury
Jayaruh #128
Gillette Fatboy
Wilkinson Sword Super Sword Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

The VDH Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #128 brush. I did two passes the Gillette Fatboy and Wilkinson Sword Super Sword blade, I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Todays shave was with a razor that I had restored a while back. It was a rust bucket, but 150+ yrs old. It has a fantastically sharp blade, and gave a smooth issue free shave.

Razor- Wade & Butcher. Sheffield. True wedge.
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- Stirling Spicy
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice

 

Luxor Pro shavette
Treet Platinum blade
Maggards black synthetic brush
Nivea Sensitive shaving cream
Skin Bracer aftershave

 

'46 Ranger hybrid with a second-hand Voskhod, Strong Set boar, Williams with some remnants of Cremo, and close the the last of the Nivea Cooling balm. Very smooth, near BBS.

 

I bought the lathering Cremo from Target. It is a mixed bag. It does lather, but more of a foam then anything else. The Sandalwood scent is just OK, and not bad. The slickness is great like typical Cremo. As much as I credit the non-lathering Cooling cream as the product that made me look into DE's and take the jump because it made me enjoy shaving, I can't recommend this soap. It is only average. I wanted it to be more then what it actually is.
Steve

 

Wonderful picture, Doug!

 

Thanks Gents!

 

Cool pic Doug!
The buildings in the background and the waterfall next to the bridge reminds me of a town I lived in while in Germany. Great looking setting!

 

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Simpson Commodore X-3 Best
Savonniere Du Moulon Tempete
Asylum Evolution razor
Feather HS #1
Folsom Shambala

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02/23/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap
Italian Barber Amici Shaving Soap
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Schick Injector E2 - First Shave!
Schick Injector Blade - 1st Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
Italian Barber Amici After Shaving Splash
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

You'll love the E! Use skin stretches and keep it low. Great razors.

 

Thanks. I'm a bit nervous since I read this is aggressive and I need to go to an important offsite meeting early tomorrow morning, but I'm game.
I also can't waiting to try. The razor really cleaned up great.
Steve

 

You'll be able to find the angle easily, and it should be a breeze.

I'm rooting for you.

 

Fatboy February!!!!!

Still playing around.

February 22
Razor - Delta Echo Steampunk Gillette New LC
Blade - (2)
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Jayaruh #46
Post - Alum

Well since the Delta Echo is loaded up with a German Wilkie I decided to stick with it for another day or two. Hate to waste a good German blade. And, I haven't given the JR46 a shot at Tabac yet, nor Arko. So, tonight is Tabac, tomorrow will be the Arko stick for the full face lather with no pre-load.

I thought I had found a problem tonight as the lather went on rather sticky and dry. I dipped the brush and then loaded off of the Tabac. Seemed about right but it was dry. I dipped the loaded brush in a little bit of water and it was better, but the first pass was still a bit sticky and dry. I went ahead before the second pass and dipped the brush a bit more and let it sit just a few seconds in the water, went to the face to lather and WHAMMO!! There it was. The Tabac came alive and was slick and thick. Wow. Just gotta get the water right and this brush seems to do it all. Second pass was awesome. The first hadn't been horrible, just dry lather. This one was the bomb. I hesitate to say I caught the baby but....I'm still feeling to make sure.....the baby is in the room. The New LC seems to love the Wilkinson. Alum was just a touch hot in a few places on my neck but nothing to worry about. Hit just a touch of Tabac Cologne to give the wife a treat and that's another fine shave in the books.

 

Reef point, Wolf Whiskers silvertip badger, Stirling slant, Gillette 7 o' clock blade, Barrister and Mann classic reserve

 

Doug, you live in a beautiful area. I love the outdoor shots.