View attachment 197859 Well today’s razor was a different kind altogether...today I grabbed the newly acquired SBS head which is the original design and not the newest iKon version. Now for those of you that don’t know the SBS is a OC on one side and SB on the other. Plus, you can flip the base plate between a milder or more aggressive blade profile. I went with the milder side first just to get a feel for it. The SBS head complete incloses the blade so there are no tabs poking out. All good but it does make for a pretty big profile. Loaded it up with a fresh Wilkinson Sword (Germany) to see how good it could be. Today’s soap RazoRock Plague Doctor which is a great flowery scent and is perfect for this time of year. Crisp and clean. Lathered up a storm and went to work with the Simpson Colonel X2L. The razor was indeed heavy but balanced well, the shaving angle was just a tad more than 30 degrees but I had no issues finding the sweet spot. First pass WTG was with the OC side and it was smooth and milder than I expected. Second pass was XTG both ways with the SB which was more aggressive than the OC side. Voila! Excellent DFS bordering on BBS. I will try the more aggressive side of the baseplate next time round. Take care, safe travels and happy shaves all. Rating: 5 / 5 Razor: iKon SBS Blade: Wilkinson Sword Stainless (Germany) Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L Lather: RazoRock Plague Doctor Aftershave: RazoRock Plague Doctor Additional Care: B.I.G. Co. Alum Block English Laundry Tahitian Waters
Birthday SOTD June 25th Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap EDRIO #84 Schick Injector E2 Prototype Schick Injector blade (2) 30DCLE (26MM, Frigate Class) JoHS Blood on Steel soap and AS Sent from my Galaxy using Tapatalk
June 25th SOTD Schick E3 w Personna (1) APShaveCo Synbad/Poculi SV Felce Aromatica combo Thayers Have a great day, all!
Tuesday Tabac SOTD Well, back home from my vacation and back to work. A cool water Tabac shave today with the Aluminum Colonial General on an Ikon Bulldog Handle. The matte finish on the handle matches the Aluminum Colonial General pretty well. Very Smooth and ready to work until midnight. Cheers all! Josh Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk
Pre: Warm water splash Brush: Zenith B03-A26 Boar Soap: La Toja Stick Razor: DeHaven Model 3 Blade: Feather Pro Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Pitralon Classic ASL Great lather, excellent razor, brilliant shave. Happy Shaving one and all.
The Way It Must Be For Wednesday: prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Energy)in shower shave-Chiseled Face Soap(Ghost Town Barber) brush-"Boston Celtics Mascot"** razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE A.S.-Chiseled Face Splash(Ghost Town Barber) **-whatever it's called it does a nice job.
Wednesday SOTD Razor: Rockwell Gunmetal Model-T Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D3) Brush: Shavemac 23mm D02 Buffalo Horn Bowl: Wedgwood China Pedestal Bowl 4 ½” Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma Pre-Shave Oil: AOS Sandalwood Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Sandalwood Nobile Balm: AOS Sandalwood Aftershave: Fine Santal Absolut
Tonight's shave was with a razor, of unknown "Origin". Possibly USA, Possibly Solingen. I had a Silky smooth 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. Even smooth as can be, ATG. Zero sting with Alcohol based aftershave. Razor- Bengalia. J.J.N.Y. Brush- Omega Boar. 10098 Soap- Turkish . "More For You". Like ARKO Plus. Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy
June 26, 2019 Brass General Feather Pro Super Simpson CH2 Synthetic Savonniere du Moulin Fine Italian Citrus Aftershave
