SoS: July 31, 2017 - August 6, 2017

5 August SOTD
1938 Gillette Senator W/ Feather Blade
Restored ER Brush
Chiseled Face Midnight Stag soap and AS



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That is one good lookin' Senator sir!

 

Thanks Doug. There is nothing more photogenic than a full tube of Proraso!

 

Tonight's shave was with an old reliable blade. I had a buttery smooth 2 pass shave, that left me smooooth all over. Fantastic razor.

Razor- "Gong Razor" By ERN. Extra Hollow Ground.
Brush- B400 By Tom.
Soap- Stirling Ozark Mountain
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice

 

SE Sunday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #18
Gem 1911 Lather Catcher
CVS SE
CWR
Thayer's Peach WH
Pinaud Vanilla

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher and vintage Gem Jr. blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Pinaud Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Nice shave. Beautiful pic.

 

August 5 2017
Jamie's Night Shave
PORTUGAL
**Tonight's Products are all from Portugal - except the Blade**
1. Musgo Real Pre Save Oil
2. Antiga barbearia de BAIRRO - shave cream
3. Semogue 2000 with a Antiga barbearia de BAIRRO shave mug
4. Antiga barbearia de BAIRRO DE Razor w/new KAI blade.
5. ALUM -- Acho Brito Agua de Colonia Antiga after shave.
6. 444 after shave balm.

 

Agreed - not colder than Glacial but still very cold! If you like the ease of lathering as well as the feel of Tabac Pucks - than u will like the FINE soap pucks - I really enjoy FINE pucks - I have several - and the snake bite is loaded with the menth crystals -

 

08/05/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Sterling Soap Company Honey Oatmeal Shea Butter Bath Soap
Sassy-Anne's Drunken Pirate Silk Shaving Soap
RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic 26mm Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Asylum Shave Works Evolution Stainless Steel Black Oxide Razor – First Use
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 1st Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ice Sage Aftershave/Cologne with Aloe, Alum & Menthol
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

Nice photo buddy. Love the orange and black.
Steve

 

Love the colors again my friend. That green razor handle is too cool.
Steve

 

Adjustable (Arko) August!!!

August 5 - Grand Blade Trials ***Special Razor Trial***

Razor - QShave (Futur Clone)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Stirling Sandalwood
Brush - WCS Synthetic
Post - Alum

Thanks to some amazingly fast shipping I had a new toy waiting in the mailbox when I got home. I wasn't expecting it until Monday but there it was. COOL!! The QShave razor, which is one of the two Futur clones out there, including the stand for it. And, in the package, a small cleaning brush and 5 blades for it as well. They'll go into my Grand Blade Trials, naturally. More on those later.

For the maiden voyage I went to reliable Russian steel. The most reliable. The Voskhod. Stirling Sandlewood and a synthetic for lather and I'm ready to have some fun. Settings from 1 to Neal and I'm starting at 1 tonight. Just to get the feel. This is a big razor, heavy, and slick handle. But, it was easier to keep a grip on than I thought it would be.

The 1 setting isn't exactly the mildest I've ever seen. If you set a Gillette adjustable on 1 you've gone below the aggression level of a Super Speed. I felt like this setting on the QShave was more on the level of maybe the Aristocrat? More than a Super Speed, but not hyper-aggressive. I did two full passes, WTG and XTG with some ATG touchup. Finished with a decent DFS. Nothing special but better than some. And the irritation was low as the alum was mostly quiet. No cuts or other problems either.

Fun razor to shave with. Definitely unique in its appearance and how it feels. Very noisy too, which I like. Tomorrow I'll dial halfway up to myself and see what it does on 3.

 

Gorgeous straight razor.

 

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Astra Superior Platinum
Shave Brush - Satin Tip "The Purest"
Shave Soap - Wet Shaving Products "Gaelic Tweed" Rustic Vegan Formula
Aftershave - Wet Shaving Products "Gaelic Tweed"
Deodorant - Creed Green Irish Tweed
Fragrance - Creed Green Irish Tweed

Another travel shave from this morning. This time a different scent. I'm showing off my Edwin Jagger Travel Case that I bought to go with the razor. Finally got a chance to use it.

 

Pre-Shave: @khun_diddy Olive Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: Mühle Rocca
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Maseto 2-band Finest
Lather: Mike's Bay Rum
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

 

Date: 06 August 2017 is nearly 6:35am in West of London

Pre: - Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush: - RazoRock Plissoft Big Bruce Synthetic 26/63mm
Lather: - Palmolive Classic Shave Stick (european version grated into a plastic tub)
Razor: - Parker Variant Adjustable in Satin Chrome (WTG #5, XTG #5, ATG #2)
Blade: - Astra Superior Platinum #4
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel 'Unscented' / Bulldog Original Aftershave Balm
Fragrance: - YSL L’Homme EDT

 

Sunday's SOTD



Razor: Red Imp 133 11/16 Full Hollow spike point
Brush: MS Faux Horn 30MM 2 Band
Bowl: TDG Style 4 5½” Cypress Sinker Log
Pre-Shave scrub: Lisa's Invigorating Eucalyptus
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: Barrister's Reserve Spice
Post: Stirling's Bay Rum Butter
Aftershave: Barrister's Reserve Spice
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Very nice Old Spice decanter.

 

Good picture with a beautiful brush Guy.

 

Excellent picture and setup. I like the razor handle.