09/22/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Mineral Fusion Face Soap
Stirling Soap Company Gatlinburg Shave Soap
RazoRock 400 Butterscotch 24 x 57mm Synthetic Noir Plissoft Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Ever Ready 1912 Razor
Personna GEM SE Super Stainless Steel Blade - 9th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel
K Shave Worx Saratoga Aftershave
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements High Jump 47 Soothing Aftershave Balm​

Smells like the Drug Store SEptember!!!! (Stirling Booster)

September 21

Razor - M2 Schick Adjustable Injector
Blade - (5)
Pre - Stirling Mentholated Pre-shave soap
Soap - Stirling Ozark Mountain
Brush - Jayaruh #46
ASOD - The Veg

Two days since my last shave. Feeling about 75% so things are looking up. And, to boost my spirits and motivate me to shave tonight I received my latest package from Stirling. I ordered my wife a sample of the Witchy Woman soap and a full tub of Ozark Mountain for me. Rod threw in a sample bar of Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap.

Those of you who have been around awhile know my tendency toward minimalism. Sure I will try any blade and any razor, sometimes in spite of sanity, but my preferred methods and setups don't vary much. Especially when it comes to soaps. For a long time my Mitchell's, Arko and Tabac were all I really needed or cared about. Then the enablers took over. When it comes to pre-shave products I have tried pre-shave oils twice, didn't like them, so just left them out of the equation. But, when the sample bar of pre-shave soap showed up I figured why not. If you look at the ingredients what you really find, in my opinion, is a bar of pre-shave oil. You just lather it on instead of rubbing it on in oil form. You can rinse before lathering or just simply lather over the top. I decided to try the latter.

Ozark Mountain is my favorite scent of the Stirling soaps. When I lathered it on top of the mentholated shave soap the added menthol was quite an interesting touch. And, the slickness of the soap was out of control. I had to wash my hands to get all of the slickness off from washing my face. The Injector glided over my two-day growth like it wasn't even on my face. My, my, my. A five day blade on two days growth and it took two passes and a few S-slides to bring the baby in the house, feed it, change it, and put it right to bed. Not one whimper.

So here I am, having used a pre-shave product, a razor and blade combination not in my usual wheelhouse, and feeling my face as smooth and soft as it has ever been. This may have been one of my top 3 shaves of all time. And my minimalist tendencies are on the run again.

SOTD - 21 September 2017



Have a great evening!

I am not good at describing scents, but IMO Creosote has a Petrichor/rain type base with maybe some sappy and ozone components. The scent seems to start off a bit heavier and darker, but dissipates fairly quickly and ends up feeling lighter then one initially expects. I do not feel any burn on application. I think the scent is an acquired taste and not for everyone, but I like it as a change and am happy I tried it. I think it is a more rugged, natural manly scent.
Steve

Friday shave

muhle 23mm silvertip badger
gillette mach 3

la toya shaving stick
alum block
Thayer witch hazel
4711 aftershave/cologne

have a nice day guys

Good Morning Everyone! SOTD 09/22/17

Gem Featherweight
Gem Personna (6)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Bay Rum
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Suavecito Bay Rum A/S

Have A Great Day TGIF!

Beautiful picture, Matt.

Nice black and white photo, Steve.

Great picture!

SEptember 22, 2017
OneBlade Genesis V2
Feather FHS
Shavemac Silvertip D01 3 Band
Mystic Water Lilac
Captain’s Choice Bay Rum

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SEptember 22 SOTD:

Razorock Plissoft Brush
TSD Lanolin English Fern
Ever-Ready 1914
Stirling Unscented PSB
TSD English Fern AS

Thank you!

Excellent photograph of fine shaving gear Matt.

Good picture this morning Jim.

What a great BBS shave which I enjoyed so much. Three passes removed the tough stubble so easily and the Gin & Tonic on the Rocks soap delivered beautifully on the rich, slick lather as well as a wonderful menthol effect. A couple of splashes of the Alcolado Glacial really beefed up the chill. I can't say enough praises about the mentholated pre-shave soap from Stirling - that's how good it is!

Wishing y'all a nice weekend!

Thank you, Doug! Have a great day!

Fri. 9/22/17





A truly excellent shave this morning ending in a dolphin smooth finish after three passes. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

Beautiful photo Jim ☺️