Looks great Doc.

Thank you Marine.

Long overdue head shave today! I think it had been 3-4 days and I welcomed the distraction from the last few days. My youngest dog, Cain, has 100+ bladder stones with most of them being granular like sand. So after two days of the vet sedating and using a catheter to open up, he would just immediately re-clog up... So he had a scrotal urethrostomy today after weighing the options of this or putting him down at a young 2 years old. All went as well as possible and he is at home by me now in the cone of shame for 21 days with a catheter removal tomorrow.

I had an irritation on the base of my head/neck I've been picking at while antsy the last few days, so I had something extra to pay attention to while I shaved awaiting a call with surgery results. Cold water after shower shave with MER Shaving Barbershop, Muhle Synthetic V2, Aristocrat with an Astra SP (3 or 4)... Resulted in a slow and steady, 2 full pass, 3rd touch-up only BBS! No need for post shave but with my sore on the back of my neck, Lemon Thayers and Skin Bracer followed by Nivea Cooling ASB felt heavenly! After using PdP No 63 for the last couple of weeks, that was far and away the best lather I have EVER gotten with MERS! That's saying a lot too since it's always been great.. The last picture it's what was left after 4 full head lathers!

01/18/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Daisygirl Soaps - Citrus Spice Goats Milk Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Prickly Pear ATG Pre-Shave Soap
Crown King Pineapple Bay Rum Shave Soap
Dogwood Handcrafts Aurora Shaving Brush - 24mm Maggard Synthetic Knot
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
iKon X3 Slant Razor
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 5th Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime & Rose Witch Hazel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Bay Rum Aftershave Tonic
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Natural Deodorant​

Schick Type M Injector
Schick blade
Stirling South Padre soap
Maggards synthetic brush
Barbasol Brisk aftershave

Cobra Classic & Kai Titan Mild #2
Zenith Best Badger
Oleo Soapworks El Cabarello
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
M&R Rose Water
Nivea 2in1 lotion

It was an excellent shave.
Have a great evening and great shaves Gents.... ​

Date: 18 January 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Maseto 2 Band Finest Badger Beehive 30/55mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mitchell's Wool Fat 10x
Razor:- GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip
Blade:- GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #10 (the end of the finish line into the blade bank)
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Dolce&Gabbana Pour Homme

Today is my last shave with the Bullet Tip looking forward to used the Clog-Pruf, as for the GEM blade the tenth shave wasn't too bad not as smooth and still get a great shave. So the maximum shaves per blade with the Bullet Tip will be set to #8 is when I replace the blade no more. The Maseto 30mm Beehive handle feels very comfortable in my hand when I face lather with the FAT!!, I'm thinking about getting another 30mm Beehive in Ivory colour.... well see.

Thanks, Doug.

Pre-Shave: SebaMed, cold water
Razor: Guerrilla
Blade: Ladas (2)
Brush: Shavemac ATG 2017 LE
Lather: Mike's Lime
Post-Shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

January 2018

Shavettes and Jeeves January!

January 17 - Williams Showdown Part 2

Razor - 1959 (E1) Gillette Super Speed
Blades - (3)
Soap - Williams
Brush - Stirling Pro Style Synthetic
Post - Alum/Styptic

Well, here we are. With the Williams in the VDH bowl, the Stirling synthetic at the ready and the Superspeed and Sputnik combination. Guess that would be the SSS shave. Anyway.

I started by soaking the Williams then starting with a dry brush tonight. As in totally dry. Not too effective at loading. So, I added just a tiny bit of water and got a nice brush load out of it. Cool. Let's face lather, which is my preferred style. The lather went on pretty well. Thin but seemed like it was a good consistency. So, I grabbed the razor. By the time I got done there was no visible sign of soap on my face. Still getting slickness from the residue, but nothing resembling lather. Ok, so that didn't work. Second pass, I added water again and went after it hard. Tried for a bowl lather and it seemed to build very nicely. I added just a touch more water and got what looked like a good consistency lather whipped up in the bowl. Put it on my face generously and.....a bit better than the first pass but still dissipating faster than I want to chase it.

Decided that was enough. I'm CCS for the night and have no desire to chase lather any more, especially since neither pass seemed better than last night's effort. Worse, actually. I think the more water and longer beating with the brush did a better job of producing something that would at least hang around for the whole shave.

Let's discuss, shall we? My argument with Williams has always been that I can't get a consistent, persistent lather with it. I will admit that yesterday it was good enough to shave with, no doubt about it. And, of course, some others have been able to whip it into a wonderful lather that they love. You know what I say about that? Fantastic! I, personally, can grab a puck of VDH Deluxe or an Arko stick and get an instant thick, creamy, slick lather with no fuss. So I don't need Williams to perform my way. I have options. Williams users who can magically make it dance under their brushes - have that in their corner and can knock on VDH and Arko. Different soaps for different folks. Williams is a storied soap in the history of shaving and it's cool it's still around. I wouldn't want it any other way. For me personally though, it will remain the last option in the cabinet. Well, next to the last option. There's still Marvy.

​

THURSDAY'S SHAVE​

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Astra Superior Platinum *6th shave
Shave Brush - Satin Tip "The Purest"
Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave
Pre-shave Oil - Lather & Wood "unscented"
Shave Soap - Catie's Bubbles "Le Piment de La Vie" *Luxury Cream Formula
Aftershave - Country Club for Men "Southern Oud"
Post-shave Balm - Retseliney Luxury Skin Care Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum
Deodorant - Sam's Natural "Tobacco"
Fragrance - Creed Royal Oud

Razor: Pomco Diagonal w/ Astra SP
Brush: Razorock Plissoft Bruce
Soap: CRSW Limenthol
A/S: Avon Blend 7 in a 1902 Haynes-Apperson - 2hp of unbridled fury!!!!

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

Thursday 18th January

Birch Tar Soap and RSC Facial Scrub
Vitos Preshave Cream
Williams Mug Soap
Zenith EU/Al Boar Brush
GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf with a GEM SS Blade (Shimmed)
Alum Block and Rinse
Homemade Buttermix
Williams Aqua Velva AS

A'cheap as chips' today....with perfect results. The Williams soap definitely drys my skin...but my homemade buttermix deals with any problems.(Equal amounts of Shea, Cocoa, and Coconut oil with a dollop of lanolin).

There is that beautiful background again Alfred.
Good setup.

Sent from my STV100-3 using Tapatalk

Very nice looking decanter.

Sent from my STV100-3 using Tapatalk

SOTD 20180118.



J&T® model "Minimalistic" pear / Tuxedo.
Dusy Professional MEN Kabinett.
TImeless titanium razor with stainless steel base plate 0.95 mm.
Kai Stainless (8).
Rebul Mandarine EdC.

Borrowed the stainless steel base plate to find out which blade gap.

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 01/18/18

Gem Clog Pruf
Gem Personna (9)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Almond
Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel
Stephan Bay Rum A/S

Have A Great Day!

Tobacco Thursday
Excellent shave today even though I didn't get the water ratio dialed in just right. it all worked out in the end, and my face feels and smells great.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Rockwell 6s
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silver Surfer
Lather: Uncle Jon's Pipe Smoke
Aftershave: Uncle Jon's Pipe Smoke
Additional Care:
Van Yulay PSO

Thank you, sir!

Thu. 1/18/18



Excellent shave with the Gillette Sensor 5 this morning. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️