SOS: September 2018

Tonight
Hot Water wash after shower
T-400/ silvertip
Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Rockwell 6s (6)
Rockwell swedish ss (5)
Laboritorios del Pueblo Lavender Florida Water (iced)
Dr. Teal's Lavender body lotion
Tonight's shave was very nice. I opted for soothing Lavender instead of menthol Monday. Very nice lather, applied generously with the T-400. I used the 6s on 6. I'm very surprised by the extreme comfort the rockwell provides. Even maxed out the rock feels very mild, but also very efficient. I'm perfectly smooth, the rockwell blade feels better on shave 5 than on the first. I finished with a wash of lavender Florida Water, then a rub of lavender body lotion. I'm smooth and comfy. I'm really impressed with the 6s. It's ability to be so efficient while so mild feeling is remarkable. Definitely a winner.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

I STILL haven't gotten my West Coast Shaving "Oriental" pre-order that I bought. It still hasn't even shipped yet.

 

Razor: Aeroshell 34
Brush: Whipped Dog 30mm HMW Badger
Soap: CRSW Jardin D’Orange
A/S: Fine L’Orange Noir

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

SEptember is a Stirling month!

September 17 - Let's do the time warp again!!!!

Razor - 1912 Gem
Blade - (4)
Soap - Stirling Mountain Man
Brush - Stirling Pro Style Synthetic
Finish - Alum

I'm very happy to be able to report this shave tonight given the issues I've had since last night. This old Dell that has served me so very well since it arrived a couple of years ago, actually outliving a new computer before being put back in service this time, is finally showing some signs of age. The network adapter has been acting up for several months, though I didn't recognize that as the issue. I've been blaming the Cable company and their router. Forget the fact that Jennifer's laptop has never had the same problems on the same router. Just figured it was something other than my computer. Well, after posting last night, the network adapter shut down and I was unable after two hours of diagnostics and resets to get it back up and running. I gave up, shut it down and tried it again this morning. Same issue. That left me with my tablet and cell phone. Shopped a bit for Chrome books today as I've thought of going that route. Found a couple of bargains on decent ones. Got home after my delivery route tonight (and after stopping at Walmart to see a couple of them in person) and turned on the Dell. Yep, still dead on the net. Until I came back up after dinner. And here it sits, all nice and comfy and cozy on the internet. Something tells me the adapter is old and tired so a new laptop of some sort is definitely a necessity.

However, in the meantime I'm back up and running and able to say that SEptember is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. Another fine shave on the 1912 with carbon. Adding Stirling to every shave has definitely made it even more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise. The Mountain Man impresses me and my wife which is why it's a keeper. Speaking of Stirling I'm going to an event next month in St. Louis where Rod will be there with Stirling. Looking forward to meeting him.

Finish tonight - another baby is born. House is getting crowded with them with these setups. No complaints at all.

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Pils 101NL / Dorco Stainless / HL Thater 2018 SE / The Shaving Soap Club Hédonisme

 

nice pic...

 

SOTD 20180918.



M Keramiek / APShaveCo SilkSmoke.
St. James of London Lavender&Geranium shaving cream.
Timeless Ti 0.68 OC / Stork Ti "Taipan" handle.
Rembrandt Super Stainless (NOS) (1).
Rebul "Lavanda" EdC.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 09/18/18

Schick G
Schick (5)
Chrome Handle Boar
Col. Conk Bay Rum
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Suavecito Bay Rum A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

SOTD September 18, 2018
A Stirling SEptember

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Schick
Razor: Schick G4 '66' injector
Brush: JR #142 black badger
Soap: Stirling The Lounge
Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves of Hudson Street Tobacco Bay Leaf aftershave

Have a great day!

 

September 18 SOTD:

Razor: Gem Bullet Tip
Blade: Gem Stainless
Brush: PAA The Green Ray
Lather: Crown King Red Planet
Aftershave: PAA Red Planet
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

September 18th
Razor: Timeless Bronze SB
Blade: Personna Lab Blue(2)
Brush: Envy White Supreme 8 Ball
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Stirling Gentleman
Stirling Orange Chill witch hazel
AS: Stirling Gentleman

Tobacco Tuesday!

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De Vergulde Hand, Gillette NEW LC, Rapira Super stainless, RR Plissoft, Stirling Glacial Spearmint

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Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Cold Water Wash
Tabac Shave Soap
Alpha T-400 Silvertip Badger
Supply Provision
Schick Proline B20
CWR
Tabac AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shave Soap face lathered well with the Alpha T-400 Silvertip Badger brush. I did two passes with the Supply Provision Safety Razor with a Schick Proline B20 blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Sunday Sep-16-2018 Shave of the Night - GEM MMOC - PAL Super Blade.



Menthol Monday Sep-17-2018 Shave of the Night - GEM MMOC - Semogue 1305 - CVS Carbon Blade.

 

Today’s SOTD:

Epsilon Horse Hair Fan
Red Tip Rocket
Cella & C E Bigelow Uber Lather
E-shave White Tea Pre-Shave Oil
T&H 1805 AS Balm
Lord Super Stainless Classic Blades

I’m feeling unwell today so opted for a simple, back to basics combination. I’ve never combined Cella with Proraso (C E Bigelow) before and was impressed with the results.

I’m also really liking these blades. They feel as smooth as a Polsilver and are significantly cheaper. They’ve become the real stand out blade in the Lord line for me.




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Get well soon.

 

Thanks mate.


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Lots of learning went with today's shave. First, thanks to 30DC members and master enablers @clint64 and @Keithmax (along with several other TSD members) for their recommendation of the Bismarck. I like slightly larger, heavier blades, but this is my first heavier blade which has enough of a hollow to provide significant audible feedback. BINGO! Instant learning. The singing of the razor, gave me the feedback I needed to verify that I was still cutting hair even when using much lighter pressure. As was the case when learning DE shaving, I'm realizing that too much pressure is ALWAYS the enemy of a good shave, and this blade gives me the feedback I need to lighten up. The result was my closest shave on my neck ever. Still not BBS, but I was starting to wonder if a BBS on the neck was even possible for me with a straight. Now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Secondly, a word about the little silver container of pre-shave in the pic. In the past, I have not been impressed with pre-shaves, as my experience is that they don't do what they claim to do. In fact, that's a nice way of putting it. I kind of put pre-shave in the snake oil category. Much of this comes from the fact that I can't remember the last time I had irritation DE shaving, and believe the #1 determinant in getting an irritation free shave is proper shaving technique. Yes, I am a die-hard Technique Trumps Tools guy. (For those who have had good luck with a pre-shave, this is not to take away from your experience as YMMV.) Anyway, Mohammad at Grooming Dept, sent me a sample of his pre-shave he is developing to try out and give him feedback. (No bias here, as I've done this for a number of well known artisans developing products.) Anyway, I figured that, having not perfected my straight razor technique, and running into irritation trying way to many passes to chase the baby, this product might protect me from my own stupidity a bit. Mission accomplished. Mohammad's pre-shave really does what it says it will. First of all, it definitely reduces irritation and helps with blade glide. Sometimes my wiry whiskers can slow down a straight blade (particularly with light, full hollow 5/8 blades), and this pre-shave has really reduced the incidence of this happening. Additionally, it's not oily or goopy at all (like I find most pre-shaves to be), and after a 3 pass shave and rinse, there's no annoying oily residue to wipe off, but instead, a great feeling of skin conditioning. I continue to be amazed at Mohammad's ability to dial in formulations of shaving products to a level really not approached by most artisans. Will I use pre-shave when I don't need "training wheels" for the straight anymore? I dunno, but if I do it'll be this one for sure.

 

Paradigm 2 Titanium Razor
Israeli Personna Blade
Yaqi 24 mm Synthetic Brush
Fine L'Orange Noir Shave Soap
Nivea Men Creme Balm
Paul Sebastian After Shave

 

Today’s shave:

Nivea Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Shark day 3
De Vergulde Hand SS
Fino AS Balm
De Vergulde Hand AS Spray
Lagerfeld Classic EDT

An awesome three pass BBS shave which I really enjoyed immensely - it’s unbelievable how a soap has been around for so many years. The Fino balm gives such a gentle, relaxed feeling with very good moisturizing and the Vergulde Hand aftershave stings a little, but then it feels wonderful!