SOS: January 2019

Thursday 10th January



La Toja Magno Soap
P&B Spitfire Shaving Soap
Yaqi 24mm Timberwolf Synthetic Brush
Focus Slim Al with a Gillette Rubie
Alum and Rinse
Palmer's for Men Moisturiser
Clubman Special Reserve AS

A post night duty shave which was supposed to be maintenance only.....but finished DFS+ with 3 passes.

 

Good morning my friends!

Thought I’d go “Dutch” today:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Goodfella/7AM day 7
De Vergulde Hand SS
Tabiano AS Gel
De Vergulde Hand AS Spray

A fantastic shave today and I can’t believe how well the 7 AM blade performed on its 7th day. I’ve been using the De Vergulde Hand soap for a long time and I’d appreciate if Jan or anybody else from The Netherlands can tell me how they feel about it. Personally I love it, but I met a couple of Dutch guys who told me they can’t stand it. I find the scent lovely, it lathers great, it has lots of cushion, it leaves a good, clean postshave feeling. The Tabiano gel is very moisturizing as well as soothing, and I have a feeling that I’m the only guy in Montreal who has the De Vergulde Hand aftershave spray because it was discontinued. It smells just like the soap and after the initial sting it feels terrific. Sorry about the lousy photo - next time I promise I’ll do better!

 

Thanks Gary!

 

Pal Adjustable razor
Personna blade
Vie-Long Silver Tip brush
Arko Hydrate SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Colorado Sage cologne

Better shave today, getting back in the groove of the Pal. The Arko SC did well too. Through a fiasco with Amazon, I have 4 tubes of the stuff so it's good that it works fine for me. Gonna take awhile to use it up. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

10 January 2019

Only 10 more Mondays until Spring!

I was a tad lazy this morning. Just didn't feel like soaking the brush and whipping up some lather so...I went basic. Got a 2 pass, minor touch-up BBS shave. Then I started thinking (dangerous I know) about all the different soaps and creams I have and yet Barbasol yields the same result with proper hardware & technique. And then...and then, it hit me as my skin started feeling dried out and almost kind of stretched post shave. (I shave prior to showering). Now this was with regular Barbasol and for years I used Barbasol with aloe. Don't recall the same drying sensation but that was years ago. Anyway, post shower I applied the HBG snadalwood and all is well. Good stuff!

Cream: Barbasol
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Polsilver SI (5)
Aftershave: HBG sandalwood

 

Great shave with my Rex (set at #3) with Astra SP blade. No irritation or weepers. Brush is an Ever-Ready #750 with TGN premium badger knot. Shave soap speaks for itself. Proraso aftershave.

 

Last night’s SOTD.

Razor: Rocnel Elite 2018 LE
Brush: Ed Brice with AP Shave Co 30mm Tuxedo knot
Lather: Chisled Face Cryogen & TOBS Peppermint
Pre-Shave: Mickey Lee Soapworks
AS Balm: Sudsy Soapery Spicy Pumpkin

Eye-watering menthol kick to this shave with the combination of Cryogen and TOBS Peppermint.

The Mickey Lee pre-shave works as well as any pre-shave oil and has the added benefit of the addition of a healthy amount of Glycerin.

Despite having the Rocnel for a few weeks, I used it for the first time last night and wasn’t disappointed. It’s a noticeable step-up in efficiency from the 2017 version and the best way I can describe the shave is that it was like a knife through butter, it was that smooth.

I rounded everything off with some Spicy Pumpkin balm, which proved a perfect counterpoint to the menthol.

All-in-all it was a great shave.


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January 10th SOTD
Schick E2 w vintage Schick (1)
Jeeves Key Lime SS
TGN Synthetic/Mahogany handle
Thayers
Florida Water

Have a great day all!

 

Clix-Tech/Astra SS.

 

Overcast photos all week...

Timeless Ti/Polsilver :: Paladin :: Barrister & Mann/ Le Grand Chypre​

 

Razor: Karve with a “D” plate
Blade: Gillette Silve Blue
Brush: H.L. Thater 4125 Black Premium White Boar
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Turkish Bath
A/S: Old Spice Lime
Bowl: The Castle Shave Co. Bowl

 

Doug, are you liking the new razor?

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I am loving the new Karve razor. Provides outstanding shaves in a great looking package. IMHO.
The D plate provides a shave close to my Timeless razor.

 

Sade sings a song in homage to the Karve:

 

Friday's Shave Plan:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Maximum Hydration)-in shower
shave-Rise Super Foam regular
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Stephan Bay Rum

 

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Gary, middle of last year I tried to do just that with a WWI bi-plane but the banner to hold the SOTD, (or at least for you could see the setup decently) was double the size of the plane and didn't look right to me so gave up on the idea.

 

Sweet setup Doug. I really like those shave bowls but balk at the shipping from Canada to US.

 

TGIF SOTD



Razor: Timeless Razor OC .95\TiBam New York
Blade: Personna Red (D5)
Brush: Shavemac TSR2015 LE 2-band Silvertip
Scuttle: TheMudPlace Big Daddy Oiled
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Dept Unscented
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Sandalwood Fig Musk
Post: MdC Huile Végétale Camomille
Aftershave: Extro' Cologne Sandalo
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If you would like me to help just PM me Guy.