SOS: May 2018

Thanks very much, Bill . Keep those newspapers coming with your shaves(oh, and the dogs, too)!

 

This Filly keeps a really sharp edge. One of the sharpest. Cutting down the whiskers was simply a matter of moving the blade lightly across the skin. Nice sound, clean shave.

You just have to watch out for that point. Some hours after this shave I felt my ear lobe and noticed dried blood all scabbed up. I had sliced my ear and never realized it.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Savile Row 3824
Filarmonica 6/8 Novodur 13P
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

05/02/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Daisygirl Soaps - Citrus Spice Goats Milk Soap
Crown King Alt-Eleven Shampoo & Conditioner Bar- w/ Prickly Pear, Neem Honey & Yucca Root
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Prickly Pear ATG Pre-Shave Soap
RazoRock "What the Puck?!" Orange Sunrise Triple Milled Shaving Soap
RazoRock 400 Butterscotch 24 x 57mm Synthetic Noir Plissoft Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
RazoRock Stainless Steel Game Changer Razor with Radio Knob Handle
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 5th Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Lucky Tiger After Shave and Face Tonic
The Sudsy Soapery 100% All Natural Sandalwood & Citrus Creamy Aftershave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Natural Deodorant - New Sport Strength ​

 

Feliz Cumpleanos my friend.....

 

That`s my plan. Boy, 28 is great, God`s Speed, Bill

 

WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE​

Shampoo - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Dapper Doc's Lilac & Fig" Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Shower Soap - The Hidden Bee "Fresh Face"

Razor - Merkur Futur
Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum *Fresh blade
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Shave Brush - Omega Hi-Brush 20mm Synthetic (Model# 46745 – 0146745)
Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Dapper Doc's Lilac & Fig"
Aftershave - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Dapper Doc's Lilac & Fig"
Post-shave Balm - Retseliney Luxury Skin Care Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum
Deodorant - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Dapper Doc's Lilac & Fig"
Fragrance - Le Labo "The Noir 29"

 

Proraso menthol PS soap
Stirling Port Au Prince - mutton tallow
Ocean vintage West German boar
Osaka Suribachi & cool water
Italian Fatip Piccolo, Feather blade
Alum, Gas Station AS​

 

MAYhem 2018!!!!!

May 1 - Самое славное все русское бритье для Международного дня рабочих

Razor - Soyuz 1
Blade - (1)
Soap - "Start" Russian Shaving Cream
Brush - Russian Boar - seriously - it's a brush. Kind of
Post- Alum

Sorry I'm a bit late tonight but I've been working on this for over an hour. Hey, we can't have MAYhem without some extra work, right? I've been very quiet about my plans. Partly because they are changing daily and partly because I didn't want to give away a perfect start to May. It's International Worker's Day in the Motherland. May Day, the traditional celebration within the Soviet Union and other countries that now celebrates the common man - the worker bee in the hive. Ok, so maybe it's a grain of salt thing, but there it is.

What better way to start May than with an "all Russian shave"! Every product used, except the alum which doesn't count, is a product of Russia. The Soyuz 1 razor (my name for it) with its wonky angles on the edge, those slightly curved corners and all the other glorious imperfections that make shaving a challenge. The Rapira blade - Moscow steel! The shaving cream is all Russian and is called "Start", but that's a transliteration not a translation. Above the name it essentially says "shaving cream" and underneath it says it includes vitamins, essence of chamomile and daisy. It actually has a nice aroma to it, soapy with touches of the scents mentioned. The brush? Well, let's just say it's as cheap as a brush can get and still be a brush. It's a boar, super shedder, pretty sure the handle contains remnants of Chernobyl, you know, typical Russian engineering.

So how did the "brush" handle the shave cream - and better yet - how did the cream work? Well, surprisingly well actually.

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The lather was quite nice, actually, and very slick. Surprisingly slick. As in, Arko or better slick. As far as cushion it wasn't bad either, though I had to go back to the mug for the second pass. This little brush doesn't hold much. The feel of the brush was quite scritchy and it shed about a dozen bristles which, given its small size, is a lot. As for the shave itself it wasn't bad as long as I remembered to watch angle and adjust as I felt the wonky parts come into play. The finish was a DFS. Better than I thought, and the alum wasn't bad at all. Since finishing about an hour ago I've noticed a slight burn to my face, almost like it's irritated and it may be. I can't vouch for the actual ingredients in the cream after all. The good news is....nothing that the cream touched during the shave is glowing.

My wrap up on this shave? Proof once again that you don't have to have high priced shiny gear with the best brush and soap to get a great shave!!

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Razor: Segal One Piece OC
Blade: Shark (1)
Brush: LS Pure Badger
Soap: Cibe Uomo Crema da Barba
AS: Barbasol Brisk

 

Thank You, I am lucky to be the caretaker of this brush

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 05/02/18

Schick G
Schick (3)
Erskine 3103 Boar
Williams
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

SOTD 20180502.



J&T® black walnut / APShaveCo synthetic STF 26 mm.
TFS "Distinto".
Vintage 7 O'Clock NEW / custom handle.
Wilkinson Sword (6).
Loris E-203 EdP.

 

Wed. 5/2/18



Good morning friends. Excellent three pass shave today with the Muhle R41. Marvelous lather from the Proraso SC. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

 

Tabacstag
Superb shave today. I used the Vision wide open for the first pass, then dialed down for the rest. The result is a close comfortable shave with two small weepers. Tabac never fails.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur Vision
Blade: Personna Platinum
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silver Surfer
Lather: Tabac Original
Aftershave: Tabac Original
Additional Care:
Tabac Splash
WSP Sandalwood PSO

 

Many happy returns.

 

Williams Wednesday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Williams
Jayaruh #274 Boar
Pal Injecto-Matic
Schick Proline B20
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Granddad's AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #274 boar brush. I did two passes with the Pal Injecto-Matic with a Schick Proline B20 blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Granddad's AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

May 2, 2018
OneBlade Genesis V2
Feather FHS
Thäter Boar
Mike’s OCBP
Fine L’Orange Noir

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Today's shave feels exceptional
Hot water wash with a washcloth
Ever-Ready Badger-lon
Bombed Soap Commander Love
Merkur Futur (3.5)
Persona lab (3)
Crusella&Co Rosa 1800 (iced)
Soap Commander Love balm
Today's shave was very satisfying. I skipped shave yesterday, so today I was pretty scrubby. The Badgerlon made very nice lather, LOVELY, in fact. The Futur felt very heavy, but made 3 perfect passes. Finish with iced Rosa and love balm. Very nice.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

SOTD May 2, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Vintage Personna ultra chrome
Razor: Schick E2 injector
Brush: JR #60 synthetic
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Post: Witch hazel, RazoRock Blue Barbershop aftershave

Enjoy your day!

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Shavemac 2015 TSR LE 2B ST
Soap: Stirling Sandalwood
Razor: Gem MMCP
Blade: Gem SS (2)
Post: Warm then Cold water rinse, Stirling Sandalwood PSB

Stirling soap, Clog Pruf razor and broken in Gem Stainless blade, what more can I say...
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Happy Shaving one and all.