SoS; February 2018

TIMELESS :: EL DRUIDA :: NUAVIA BLU​

 

Beautiful picture!

 

Date: 21 February 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Maseto Silvertip Badger Fan Horn 30/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Route 66 ~ Rum Runner 5x
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor:- GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf
Blade:- GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #5
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- L'eau D'issey Pour Homme

 

Shower: Stirling Excutive Man
Preshave: Stirling Excutive Man BO
Shave Soap: Stirling Barbershop
Brush: Zenith XL Best Badger
Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Wilkinson Sword (Stainless)
Post Shave: rub down with alum and a splash of Stirling Barbershop AS

Beautiful BBS and now to enjoy the close company of my Gal and a Stella.

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BBS...... This happened today. No complaints.

 

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Palmolive Classic stick, Omega Pro98 boar
Gillette Red Tip SS & Kai blade
Proraso Green lotion

 

SOTD 2.20.2018
Face Shave (2 days)
Pre-shave: hot shower & Nivea Men Sensitive Face Wash
Brush: Barburys synthetic
Soap: Stirling Noir
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Post-shave: Dickinson's Original WH, Mont Blanc Legend PS Balm, Mont Blanc Legend EdT

 

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Razor - DaveOcean33 "Atlas"
Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum *Fresh Blade
Shave Brush - 20mm GBS Syntethetic 3rd generation
Shave Stand by Robert Evans on Etsy. Must request custom project to order.
Suds - Ogallala Bay Rum
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Aftershave - Gabels Bay Rum
Post Shave Balm - Retseliney Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum
Deodorant - Ogallala Bay Rum
Fragrance - C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries No. 32 Bay Rum EDC

There won't be many more cold weather days left in Vegas to use my Bay Rum, so I'm taking the last few opportunities for wearing this tomorrow.

 

I only see a chrome looking handle on PAA's website. Is the PAA site selling the gold/chrome combo looking razor handle? I like that one. Classy!

 

Apollo Mikron on 5 / fresh Perma -Sharp, match made in heaven. There are spots on the crown of my head that pretty much every DE, including the Shake Sharp, struggle with. Mikron/P-S just nailed it in one pass. Wow. I'm gonna have to have a heart to heart with the Mamba.

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21 February 2018

* Weber DLC + Stork Ex Brass
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac Americana XL Unique 2-Band
* Mystic Water Ginger/Cranberry/Pear
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Favorite February

February 20 - A week with Mitchell's Wool Fat - Day 5

Razor - Gem MMOC
Blade - ASR Carbon - CVS (1)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Stirling Two Banded Synthetic
Post - Alum

When we talk about a Rule we talk about a 30 Day Rule. But why 30? I mean, I had this razor tamed and totally under control after a couple of weeks. Put it down. Move on. Sounds good, right? Well tonight, on day 21 with the razor, I became a living example of why we do 30. I've been getting nothing but near perfection until tonight. But, tonight, on a new blade and with a lather as good as MWF can get, I screwed up. I let my mind wander a bit about a change in soaps, plans for March Madness and all that. What did it cost? Well I'm only at DFS even on a new blade and......I have a handful of nicks and a weeper or two on top of nice and hot alum all over. Yep, I forgot to respect this razor and my newness to it and just screwed it all up. Now, it's not the end of the world, but it's a great lesson in paying attention for the entire time. Am I much improved with a razor that even @wchnu always respects due to its tendency to bite back? Sure I am. Am I its Master? Nope. Not yet. But I have 9 more shaves to get it right and get a lot closer. Technique Trumps Tools. Lack of technique gives the tools the advantage.

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02/21/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Mineral Fusion Face Soap
Crown King Planet 9 Shampoo/Conditioner Puck with Cider Vinegar, Yucca & Manuka
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Prickly Pear ATG Pre-Shave Soap
RazoRock Tobacco Shave Soap
Dogwood Handcrafts Aurora Shaving Brush - 24mm Maggard Synthetic Knot
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
The New Schick Razor Magazine Repeating Razor Co. Type B2 (1927-1932)
Schick Injector Blade - 3rd Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime & Rose Witch Hazel
K Shave Worx Saratoga Aftershave
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Natural Deodorant - New Sport Strength ​

 

Four days of whiskers challenged the ERN and lost. Face rubbing goodness.

AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Barber Shop
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
ERN 1934 11/16
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Wednesday SOTD



Razor: 1946/1947 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D10)
Brush: Rod Neep Retro Deluxe Manchurian badger 24mm
Scuttle: Woodhead Medium
Pre-Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit - Coffee
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Wonderland
Post: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: Black Ship Grooming Cap'n Dark Side

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Nice brush.... ; )

 

Thanks @Number six I had to have it.

 

Thank you