SOS August 2019

Involved another forum in Rex pass around. Really like the Rex but now that a 3 pc version is around the corner so now a wait and see for me.

 

Adjustable Arko August!!

August 7

Razor - Soviet Consul (9)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Stirling 24mm Finest Badger
Post - Alum

August is moving right along! I had a bit of an early start today with a ride from just south and west of here to Barnes Jewish, Siteman Cancer Center. I had the great privilege to drive a remarkable lady named Edit. Nope, I didn't leave the "h" off of that. She's originally from Hungary, lived in the U.S. since 2001 and still has the most wonderful Eastern European accent. She has been undergoing chemo and radiation for a brain tumor for 12 years. She was hoping that she'd hear today that she was done. I hope she got the news she was looking for. The most amazing part was her entire story....the cause of her cancer. Well, sometimes you can't say for sure, but when you are 19 years old and a Garden Technician in your local town in Hungary and it happens to be 1986 and the Soviets have a little problem with a place a couple hundred miles away called Chernobyl.............yeah. It took until 2007 for it to show itself, even though she has stories of what happened to her other friends and members of her community. Heartbreaking. Terrifying. Yet, here is how she described her situation, more or less word for word. "I am not sick and have never been sick. I am healthy and happy. I just have cancer." How can you have a bad day after being told that? It also reminded me of another strong woman who said the following to her son when she found out she had cancer. "Don't worry about me. I'm not sick, and I'm not dying from cancer. I'm just living with it now." Thanks, Mom, for sending a reminder from Edit to keep things in perspective.

Anyway, back to Arko today and the Stirling badger to whip it up into its finest self. The Russian pairing is certainly not radioactive, but it is an amazingly smooth and effective two pass shave that allowed the baby to show up early with just a touch up or two. Great end to a day that started in such a unique and surprising way. Hope you had a great day too and here's to an even better Thursday!

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that sounds interesting..

 

8 August 2019

* Blackbird Polished SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Maseto Shaving XD 2-Band + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Marrakesh
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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I use alum every shave. I like the way it keeps my skin tight and kills any bacteria. It works for me, but to each their own I guess.
Steve

 

2019-08-08, Thursday

Imagine the blade's life has come to an end: 5 shaves is not so bad.
It seemed sharp, but I felt it on my skin...




Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Saponificio Varesino, Cosmo
Pennello: Zenith, Silvertip, 26
Rasoio: Maggard, MR 8
Lametta: BIC
AS 1: Laboratoires Branca, Irish
AS 2: Saponificio Varesino, Cosmo
EdT: Vicious, Accidia
ST: Wes Montgomery

 

Pre-Shave: Kiss my Face Olive Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: Hoffritz Travel Slant
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Nathan Clark Envy White
Lather: Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

 

Date:- 08 August 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Edwin Jagger v2.0 Silvertip Fibre Faux Horn 25/58mm knot
Soap/Cream:- The Club ~ La Cosa Nostra
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 38C / Voskhod #5
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20), Tea Tree Antiseptic (10), Lavender (15) & Peppermint (10 drops)
Fragrance:- Tabac

 

nice shave sir..love the a and e brand soap..fantastic stuff,.

 

Ha! Thanks

 

SOTD:
Ive been getting wonderful shaves lately, switched out the Fatip piccolo for the Jagen David E01, a razor ive been struggling to get good shaves with, and figured out that the angle is different when compared to my other razors. "Riding the cap" gives a perfect BBS shave every time when paired with Arko, even though the gillette 7 o clock sharp edge is now on its 16th shave. Absolutely amazing razor! And Arkos performance is absolutely out of this world.

Razor: Jagen David E01
Blade: Gillette 7 o clock sharp edge (16)
Brush: Omega 49
Soap: Arko shave stick
Aftershave balm: prep

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SOTD 20190808.



J&T® katalox / OUMO Brush imitation silvertip synth.
Ariana&Evans "Tertius" shaving soap.
Seygus Ti "Zeppelin" V2.1 0.7 / Stork Ti "Falcon" handle.
SuperMax Super Platinum (1).
Loris "Luxe Oud" EdP.

 

Thank You!

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 08/08/19

Weishi 9306
Wilkinson Sword (9)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Amber
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Gillette Cool Wave A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

August 8 SOTD:

Razor: PAA Ascension SS
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Lather: Arko
Aftershave: PAA Copalli

 

I’ve got all the Ariana & Evans soaps and only 4 clubs soaps

 

THURSDAY 08.08.19 SOTD
Merkur 34c / Nacet (2) / SOC Boar Cherry Wood Handle / IB Amici / IB Amici After Shave​

 

August 8th
Razor: Gillette Blue Tip A2
Blade: Kai Stainless (2)
Brush: PAA Switchback/TGN Finest
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Sacrė Bleu
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: PAA Sacrė Bleu

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Thursday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
LaToja Shaving Stick
Jayaruh #296 Brush
Gem Micromatic Bullet Tip
CVS CS SE
CWR
Granddad's Blend

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The LaToja Shaving Stick face lathered well with the Jayaruh #296 Brush. I did two passes with the Gem Micromatic Bullet Tip razor with a CVS CS SE Blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Granddad's Blend AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

SOTD August 8, 2019

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: vintage Schick Plus Platinum
Razor: PAL Adjustable
Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic
Soap: Soap Commander 13A▲
Post: Witch hazel, Fine American Blend aftershave

Have a great day!