SoS: December 25, 2017 - December 31, 2017

The Friday Plan:

prep-Dove Care + Men Bodywash
shave-Stirling Spice Soap
brush-Stirling Synthetic Pro Handle
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Stirling Spice

 

Y'know, @clint64 , my bathroom is beginning to get that "Pasteur's Pharmacy" feeling....so much to choose from. Course Mr. Pasteur has "a little more" than me .

 

How do you like that soap Paul?

 

Tomorrow will be the first go at it, Doug. Smells nice. I think I already said somewhere here that the aftershave really does come close to Shulton Old Spice.

 

Thank you, kind sir!

 

My wife asked me to use the Razorock One X soap and aftershave that she bought me but I told her for tomorrow it's Stirling Barbershop. I promised her I'll use what she gave on Sunday!

 

Thanks Paul.

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Thanks Doug. Inexpensive bowl I picked up from the bay that looks nice but doesn't retain heat that well

 

Doc Ezlovan flipped in a chunk of his Clubman shave soap with the brush-at least it LOOKED like shave soap-not bath soap.

 

Spring Heeled Jack, Black Coffee Shave Soap
RazoRock Faux Horn 22mm Disruptor Brush
Bakelite Alpha Ecliptic Slant Razor in Ox Blood
1/3 Autumn Factory Aftershave mixed w/
2/3 Spring Heeled Jack, Black Coffee Aftershave

 

Good setup and picture.

 

Tonight's shave was with a Top Shelf Razor of mine. I had a very nice 2 pass shave, with a buttery smooth ATG pass, that left me BBS. Fine razor, and well built.

Razor- Wade & Butcher "Bow Razor".
Brush- Omega Boar
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Florida Water

 

Looking good Scott.

 

Great picture, Matt. Also, thank you for such a great write up on the Project Leather. I am eying this one, and I think you just confirmed it for me.

 

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I hope I did it justice and that you enjoy it.

 

Friday's Planned Shower:

Bodywash-Dove Care + Men(Clean&Comfort)
Deodorant Soap-Dial 4 Men
Shampoo-Suave Heritage 4 Men " New Since 1937" Shampoo&Conditioner
Deodorant(post-shave)-Speedstick GEAR ("byyyy MEN-nen)

 

Thanks Doug.

 

Excellent shave tonight. US never disappoints.
Razor: North shore razors Gillette Deluxe
Brush: Maggard Aluminium
Soap: L&L Unconditional Surrender
Post: CL Toner

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Decadent December!!!

December 28

Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (Neal)
Blade - (3)
Pre-shave - Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum

No reason to change a thing when this shave began, so you get the same boring picture one more time. I'd like to say the third shave in a row was as awesome as the first two. It was, with one exception. That blade chatter that was mentioned last night in the Slim vs Fatboy/Toggle discussion - it showed up on the XTG pass. If it wasn't chatter I don't know what it was, but I got a nice clean cut from the blade near my ear. It was after the set down and I had begun the stroke and I felt movement from the blade and the sting of defeat. Nothing major, but I'm thinking I may have been jinxed from the discussion.

The result of the shave, sans cut, was BBS. Other than that one moment everything was smooth sailing. In fact, I was contemplating writing the entire shave up in two words. Dialed. In. Well, it would have been nice. And it was still awesome. I could make this a daily setup without much convincing.

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1900ish Superior
Wedge blade x2 pass PAL blade cleanup
Colgate Cup soap (vintage)
Jr176/omega boar
Witch Hazel for clean up pass
British Sterling AS

New to me razor and first ever shave with a wedge blade. The blade needs a touch up but after some stropping if gave a better then fair two pass shave. Finished up with a modern PAL blade.