SOS: August 2018

RECENT SHAVES





Prep: MLSW Sandalwood pre shave butter
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Big Ben
Brush: Maggard 24mm synthetic
Soap: Smitten Soapery- Stud Muffin
Post: Catie's Bubbles LPV A/S


Excellent smooth shave. love the performance of Smitten Soapery and consider it another hidden gem since it gets rare mention on the fourms. High content of Kokum butter and other skin food makes for a teriffic lather. Scent is spicy and resenbles bay rum a little bit, paired great with LPV.




Prep: pre shave soap mix
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Big Ben
Brush: Razorock BC Plissoft
Soap: Grandstaff Amyris
Post: Dr. Jon's Lemongrass Geranium oil


Nice irritation free shave this morning. Went with Grandstaff Soap Co Amyris which has a unique woodsy floral type of scent. really like these big metal tins, they are the same ones as the old HTGAM tins and are about the size of a film reel. Performance is quite good and the lather likes a lot of water. Paired it with Dr. Jons oil which is potent stuff, a little goes a long way. Hope everyone is doing well ans getting the best shaves possible!

 

Adjustable (Arko) Anything Goes and whatever else we decide AUGUST!!!!

August 10


Razor - 1959 (E1) Gillette Fatboy (9)
Blade - (10)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Stirling Two Banded Synthetic
Post - Alum

Ok, let's start with a time check. 1:45 a.m. on the 11th. Yep, that's 0145 hours for you military minded types out there. The shave actually happened about a half hour ago, so technically it didn't occur on the 10th BUT it credits there as it was the end of my day at that point. I did get my head shave done earlier in the day, around 5 p.m., but decided to hit the streets early tonight to try and get ahead of things. Can't say it worked to my full advantage but it wasn't bad. Add to it the money I made on GrubHub earlier in the day and it was a decent day on my secondary income job. I also have to say - I'm liking it. Nice diversion from always selling stuff and dealing with customers in that realm. Everybody I deliver food to is happy to see their food, and most of my riders on the Uber/Lyft side of things are friendly and appreciative. Or else drunk enough they're just plain entertaining. Anyway.

The Personna 74 enters double digit days with this shave. I can honestly say I've never used a DE blade for this many shaves. I chose to go to the Fatboy on 9 to continue on with Adjustable August and I also threw in the Arko for the bonus points. (Also used Arko on my head shave). The Fatty is one of my favorite razors and always does a super job, especially wide open. I'm tempted to say, however, that I may have felt just the slightest hint of tugging from the blade tonight. However - before reading too much into that as to the life of the blade - I want to revisit it tomorrow night a bit earlier when I'm not quite so tired and still feeling like I'm in a moving car. I may have just been off on my angle a bit due to fatigue.

I did check the finish with alum and it was quiet. The finish itself is a very near-BBS. Can't quite say it's the full baby but it's very very close. Again, the slight reduction in finish quality from last night and tonight may be attributable to my physical state instead of the blade. Tomorrow will help sort that out.

Hope your weekend has started off great! Trivia for those who haven't seen it yet - the PGA Championship enters round 3 tomorrow and it's being played at Bellrive Country Club here in the STL area. Chesterfield, to be exact. So, if you're watching any of the coverage be sure to wave! I've worked some early morning drives this week with the extra crush of golfing fans around this week so I've been happy to have them around!

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GartBnx.....

 

Pre: Cold water face wash,
Brush: Vie-Long 14846 Badger/Horse
Soap: Vitos Red
Razor: Merkur 41C
Blade: Polsilvers Łódź
Post: Cold water rinse, Floid Black ASL

With only about 16hrs growth a mild razor was just the thing.
Have a great weekend everyone.

 

SATURDAY'S SHAVE​

Body Wash - Tommy Hilfiger body wash

Fragrance - Tommy Hilfiger (Original 90's Vintage)
Aftershave - Tommy Hilfiger (Original 90's Vintage)
Shave Soap - Catie's Bubbles '95 Liquid Labels Luxury Shave Soap Formula
Deodorant - Lucky Girl Boutique's Pure Body Delights "Tommy Boy"
Pre-shave Oil - Lather & Wood "unscented"
Post-Shave Balm - Nicci Marie Hyaluronic Acid Anti-Aging Face Serum
Razor - Antique Gillette ABC "Empire" Razor circa 1908-1912 (fully restored/re-plated by Razor Emporium)
Blade - *4th Shave
Razor Stand - ThinkGeek Executive Knight Pen Holder
Brush - London Cutlers Antique Silver Modified Synthetic Boar Hair
Brush Stand - Jac Zagoory's Butterfly Pen Stand
Soap Bowl - Paul Revere silver plated replica sugar bowl

 

SOTD 20180811.



Vintage brush / Maggard synth.
La maison du savon de Marseille "Monsieur".
ATT SE1 (aluminum).
Feather Artist Club Pro Super (1).
Rebul Lime EdC.

 

I absolutely love 95 liquid labels. Definitely takes me back to high school.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD o8/11/18

'52 Gillette Super Speed
Dorco Prime Platinum (2)
Barbasol Pacific Rush
Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

Saturday Straights' Shave


Clubman Classic Shave Cream
Williams Mug Shave Soap
Jayaruh #30
J.R.Torrey 5/8
CWR
Clubman Pinaud AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. I used Clubman Classic Shave Cream as a pre-shave. It is an non-lathering SC, so I just applied a thin layer before face-lathering the Williams Mug Shave Soap with the Jayaruh #30 brush. I did two passes with the J.R.Torrey 5/8 straight and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Clubman Pinaud AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Saturday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Sandpiper
Soap: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (6)
Brush: Thater Silvertip-26mmx55mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the Thater Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Red Tip Super Speed. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber aftershave.

Bob

 

Date: 11 August 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Semogue SOC in Cherry Wood Badger/Boar knot 24/53mm
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Bay Rum
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- British Ever Ready Streamline SE / GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #1
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)

 

Saturday, August 11

I Coloniali~~Paladin~~Merkur Progress (1)~~Personna 74 (12)~~Old Spice Leather AS
Have a great day!​

 

Great closeups!!

 

For the 14+of you who "liked" my shave choice for today, thank you, but I made a last second switch to Rise Super Foam(from Gillette Foamy Menthol). Stayed with the Stoylin,, though. Man, I'm gonna miss that Super Foam when I finish my box of em.

 

Parker 94r razor
Gillette Spoiler blade (6)
VDH/TGN Silver Tip brush
C. O. Bigelow SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Clubman Reserve Whiskey Wood A/S

Day 6 on the Spoiler and I noticed a big drop in performance. Still working well but not quite as easily. Ended up with a fine shave and probably have 1 or 2 more left in it. My face is still very happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

I think I might go with that here tomorrow(CF GTB)....we have a stretch of "cool" weather.

 

Ok, here I go with my Saturday selection:

Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 7
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Stirling Glacial Spearmint ASB
B+M Arctique AS Splash
Givenchy Gentleman EdT

Time to bring on the grand freeze once again!

 

I'm working on the Dorco I just received as a PIF. The gentleman provided me with an instructional video, which pleased me(I haven't yet watched it, but I will soon).

 

Solid shave. Soap Smooth doesn't get much attention, but it should. The soap lathered immediately and yielded thick, top-tier suds with plenty of residual slickness. I paired it with Dr. Jon's Defiance because of the sandalwood. I did get a little weeper on my neck, but nothing serious.

Rating: 4.5 / 5

Razor: Rockwell 6s R6
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silver Surfer
Lather: Soap Smooth Sandalwood Ten
Aftershave: Dr. Jon's Defiance