Date: 18 July 2018 Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot Soap/Cream:- Vintage Sir Irisch Moos Shaving Stick Razor/Blade:- Merkur 38C / Dorco Red ST 301 #1 Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer Fragrance:- N/A Red Wine:- Wirra Wirra 2014 Church Block I'm feeling guilty drinking a whole bottle tonight because I'm celebrating myself that I'm moving into my new home next Saturday, finally at last, Peace & Bloody Quiet
SOTD July 18th Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap Superior Lather Catcher CVS CS (009 RD) SE blade (2) Yaqi Ruby Red (24mm, Frigate class) Stirling Glacial Black Cherry Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill PSB
Wednesday July 18, 2018 Razor: Personna Floating Head Blade: Gillette Twinjector (1) Pre Shave: DIY Brush: VDH Badger Lather: Proraso Red AS: Mennen afta/ Old Spice original Newspaper Date: February 3, 1944 Back to my rotation and BBS+. A 2 Pass shave, WTG/ATG, clean up ( minimum). Smoooth and silky. A joy only a true wet shaver realizes. Loved it all the way. One tiny little pink spot where I usually get a small weeper. Other than that, I think The Lord must have helped. To all of you I wish God Speed and great shaves. Bill
Another knockout shave with exemplary elements Hot Water wash T-400 Stirling Bergamot Lavender Matador solid bar Persona lab (4) Stirling Bergamot Lavender balm Laboritorios del Pueblo Lavender Florida Water Great facial scraping. I used my Matador safety bar(I didn't care for it when i first got it last year). I had occasion to take this beast and wow. On the aggressive side, but no blood. I'm smooth and comfy. I'm lovin' the Bergamot Lavender, as well as the yin yang, seems like this scent combo soap goes with most anything. Hope y'all did as well, or better.
Tom's No Name SE razor Gem Blue Star blade Vie-Long Silver Tip brush Williams SS (modern w/M-Bomb) Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Pinaud Citrus Musk cologne Man, those Blue Star blades are sharp! Was able to load this one with no problem and got a very close shave. This razor is amazingly easy to use and works very well. Now go enjoy your day folks
Pre: Cold water face wash Brush: SOC Boar Soap: Proraso Green Razor: Blackland Sabre L2 Blade: Gem Stainless ptfe Post: Cold water rinse, Proraso Green ASL A very nice midweek shave indeed, I find the L2 plate of the Sabre very efficient and very smooth. Happy Shaving one and all.
Gillette New LC/Heavy Brass Handle Razor Bic Chrome Platinum Blade Frank Shaving Boar Brush Tabac Shave Soap Dickinson's Witch Hazel Tabac After Shave After not shaving for a few days, I really needed this one. Thanks to @Jrdelgado, this heavy brass handle not only looks good with the LC head, but helps with the shave. Two passes and a bit of touch up for a very smooth BBS shave.
hello fello shavers, quick wed morning shave. # 20 rocket, nacet blade, rr bruce synthetic. saponificio bignoli young soap,mont blanc legend a/s balm ,legend edt. awesome 2 pass dfs ,no drama. off to work. post pics later. have a great day, gary.
Here's what's goin down for Thursday's shave: prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Sub Zero, Fresh Reaction)in shower shave-Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Soap* brush-Jayaruh #59 razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot "JettABLE"** A.S.-Chiseled Face GTB* *I'm really taking my chances with these choices, as it should be another low humidity day, and CF has that nice menthol(course it ain't Aqua Velva). If I'm satisfied, I will keep it out for summer shaves(except in high humidity). **_decided to throw some French into the equation (Jetter=to throw, or throw away")
Well, typical WSO superb lather, pre/post shave feel but aroma was on the light side which I understand is normal for Zaro. Mine is a light floral scent almost like Irish Tweed and Blackship Grooming Phillips Fougere which you probably do not have but a floral-greenish note. Hoped the aroma got stronger once lathered but alias still a light aroma, maybe since yours has not been opened, the aroma maybe stronger.
Man Cave Sensitive Face Wash Maseto 30mm Silvertip Stirling Piacenza soap Friedrich Herder No 77 A little alum, and L'Oreal Men Expert Hydra Energetic Balm
Thursday SOTD Razor: Parker Variant Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D18) Brush: WildWestBrushworks 22mm Faux Horsehair Bowl: Supply Provision Marble 4.5" Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime Pre-Shave Oil: AOS Sandalwood Shave Soap: WSO Signature Post: Monster Block Alum Aftershave: WSO Signature
Razor - Muhle R41 Blade - Feather Brush - Parker badger Soap - The lounge Post - medicated witch hazel A/S - pinaud bay rum Awesome shave with this setup. I’ve been experimenting with my shaves and for this aggressive setup I decided to do an aggressive shave. I did 3 passes starting with against the grain and then across the grain.
July 18th Razor: Rex Ambassador (3) Blade: Sharp Star (3) Brush: Rick Montalvo mixed Pre shave: Stirling mentholated Soap: JoHS Blood on Steel Lucky Tiger face tonic AS: JoHS Blood on Steel Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Hi Tim. All I can say is what works for me, but I hold PAA in high regard overall. For some they are a hot button - but I will not go there - it's tired and old. Below is my 2 cents on the soaps and aftershaves I have experience with. I have the following CK/PAA shave soaps: CK Atmotic Travel CK Atomic Age Bay Rum CK Black Bot CK Irma Shave 2017 CK Lump Of Coal CK Olive Branch CK Pineapple Bay Rum CK Planet 9 CK Sacré Bleu HTGAM Oubliette Synergy LG Clown Fruit PAA #9 PAA Avo Nice Shave PAA Dappalwood - Secret Menu Mash-Up PAA Dirt PAA Gondolier PAA Grove PAA Tombstone All perform about the same, even though some of the formulas are different. Personally I find these soaps work EXCELLENT. They load thick with some heat applied, and turn into outstanding lathers with ample water. I honestly find no fault and believe these are some of the best I own on strictly a performance basis. I completely toss out the tallow vs vegan thing because any difference is insignificant to me and my tastes when produced right. When a soap performs at these levels, I don't really see any significant benefits from fancier or more expensive formulas. Especially since the post shaves leaves my face feeling this satisfied. Keep in mind, I am not saying that performing at this level is standard for artisan soaps. I think it is a high bar, but that I don't appreciate the differences very much once this threshold has been reached. The only difference to me and my tastes then comes into the fragrance. This is the big difference I find between artisan soaps at this level. Overall, I have enjoyed most of the scents from the products I have selected across the board but some really stand out. Do I think PAA's scents are better then most? Yes. I could not agree more with you that Atomic Age Bay Rum is one for the best for me. I also really like the robust Planet 9, manly Tombstone, simple Dirt, darker Grove, clean Imra Shave, classic Sacre Bleu/Black Bot, and quirky #9 (Home on the Range). I even found Clown Fruit, for which I bought the LG version during the first year of the collaboration, grew on me. I was not sure at first, but after a few uses really like it. I have not tried Olive Branch - it was a sample that I did not use yet, but my son loves it. Lump of Coal is fun for the holidays but the scent is just average. Atmotic is kind of weak to me, and the Pineapple Bay Rum is very weak. Synergy is kind of all over the place for my tastes, not bad, but not great. I like Gondolier but it just isn't a favorite. Not bad, again maybe a bit above average. Dappalwood is probably my least favorite of my PAA/CK shave soap collection. It smells almost too apple like. I don't know. Again, all perform top notch, it is just my personal opinion of the scents. So what about Avo? This is a scent that is hard to describe for me, especially since I am not too good at this type of thing. I will try. It is a citrusy, slightly floral scent. I like it and everyone in my family likes it a lot. It is smooth without any rough quirky peaks and is not overly floral to take away your man card. I rate the scent 7/10 on the Steve likes it scale. Not my favorite, but above average. In perspective, I would give something like Tombstone or Planet 9 a 10/10. It really is just personal taste. I also have/had the following Aftershaves/Tonics/Colognes by them: CK Atomic Age Bay Rum CK Black Bot CK Captain Smythe's Reserve Oak Barrel Aged Bay Rum & Leather CK Olive Branch CK Planet 9 PAA 9 PAA Avo Nice Shave PAA Bay Rum Tonic PAA Classic Sandalwood PAA Clown Fruit PAA Creosote PAA Dirt PAA Douglas (Fir) PAA FU Fougère PAA Garden of Bali PAA Gondolier PAA Grove PAA Lime Ginger Tea Tree PAA Lime Ice Sage PAA Sk-8 Shop PAA Tombstone Again, these perform great and well above average, but there is a more notable performance variance between these products. Generally I have the same opinions for the scents that match the soaps. Some additional standouts that I really like are: Bay Rum Tonic, Garden of Bali, Lime Ginger Tea Tree & Lime Ice Sage. Creosote is a real oddball I had to try. It is a very basic, scent only type AS, and the scent is more of a rougher Petrichor. I like it for a change, but it is definitely not for everyone and not something that I enjoy all the time. It is a MOOD type splash for sure. My final take away is that I enjoy and believe PAA makes superior products although Doug's scents have a few misses for my tastes - Dapplewood & Douglas Fir, but overall are pretty awesome. Obviously everyone's tastes vary, so my likes could completely clash with others. All I can say is that if you see one of their soaps or aftershaves that interests you, give it a try because they are quality products better then most. Steve
