SOS August 2019

SOTD August 17, 2019

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Schick Stainless Krona
Razor: Gillette Slim
Brush: JR #41 badger
Soap: Palmolive shave stick
Post: Witch hazel, TSD Iced Barber Shoppe aftershave

Have a great day!

 

thank you Kevin..i haven't used it i quite a while ..

 

nice shave Perry..

 

Thank you, Gary!

 

08/17/19 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Wood Box Soap Handcrafted Goat Milk Soap Barber Shop Tobacco and Bay Leaf
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements High Jump 47 Conditioning Shampoo Puck (W/ Yucca Root & Cider Vinegar)
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Star Jelly Prickly Pear Pre-Shave Jelly-Mentholated
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Copalli Artisan Shaving Soap - Ultra Premium CK-6 Formula
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements The Starcraft - 24mm Roswell (grey) Hybrid Synth Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Ever Ready 1912 Razor
Personna GEM SE Super Stainless Steel Blade - 1st Shave
Shavex Alum Block
Homemade Lemon and Mandarin Infused Witch Hazel with Alum
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Copalli Resinous, Ambrosial & Balsamic Artisan Aftershave & Cologne
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Galactic Shea Butter Unrefined 100% Natural
The Sudsy Soapery 100% Natural Rain Deodorant​

 

nice shave sir..

 

Thank you Gary. It was the first use of Copalli and it is a unique scent for sure. You definitely get a burnt resinlike fragrance but the aftershave has a sweetness and manliness to it. The wife liked the end fragrance and I enjoy it more as it settles in. I will spend the week with it so I will know more after a few days. Always enjoy the 1912. What a great shaver.
Steve

 

Iberia 14
Yaqi Brush
Taylor of Old Bond Street Avocado Shaving Cream
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Vitos Pre/Post Shave
Myrsol Metilsol After Shave

 

very nice sir..

 

Saturday, August, 17

Fine Lavender~~Simpson 90th Anniversary Astor~~'58 Adjustable
Have a great day!​

 

a fine shave sir..

 

No, didn't go and grow a beard or buy an electric...still shooting pics, just haven't made enough time for posting, but did wish to share some recent mail call action, including my first vintage and a upcycled vintage project by Rare Breed Shaving.
Ever Ready 1912 (1933) / Treet GEM Super Single Edge / Rare Breed Shaving Ever Ready Heritage Collection 24mm Boar / Benke Erika Jacobs Desire

The razor is a great shaver and I've become a huge fan of the GEM format. While I use my Blackland Sabre L2 P most, blades tend to go 10 pulls no need to cork on the first shave but you can if you wish, and like DE blades, you can find GEMs at the chain drug stores while traveling.

 

Razor - Gillette Red Tip Superspeed circa 1955-1960 (Re-plated in Satin-Nickel Finish and re-painted tip in Radiant Red color by Razor Emporium.)
Blade - *Fresh Blade
Shave Brush - Ever-Ready 1960's vintage (Polished and re-knotted with a 26mm Ubersoft II knot from Envyshave by Razor Emporium.)
Shave Stand by by Desire Metal Works
Suds - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Original" Cream (Made in India) *I dried it out for months into a hard soap.
Aftershave - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"
Deodorant - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"
Fragrance - Proctor & Gamble Old Spice "Classic" Cologne

My neck is seeming to come along well with my recovery protocol after Saturday's brutal shave with the slant. I think I will be able to pull off at least a 1-pass with the grain on Sunday.

***EDIT - 1 pass + clean up. Nice shave. There is a tad of left over irritation on the spot near the Adam's Apple that normally gives me trouble that was irritated from yesterday's shave. I went easy on the blade and minimized the number of buffs/strokes to only what was necessary. It's a solid shave despite going very easy.

 

Mickey Lee Soapworks | The Drunken Goat
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74

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Sunday
August 18, 2019
Gillette 1947 Super Speed
Gillette 7 o’clock Blue
Rudy Vey Briar with Shavemac Finest
Stuga Lemon Myrtle Shave Soap
Myrsol Agua de Limon

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very cool Tim..

 

First shave with the RR GC .84 this evening. Close and comfortable shave. I’m very impressed with this razor.

 

18 August 2019

* Charcoal Goods Level 3 SB + Aristocrat 1 Titanium
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Maseto Shaving XD 2-Band + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Jabonman/Eufros Tobacco
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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would love to try a soap that smells like coffee sometime. I even travel with a travel french press to make sure i can have a cup to drink whenever i want one....

 

Travel Saturday SOTN

At a hotel tonight and will be back home tomorrow. Thought I'd get one last travel shave in on the trip. I had to include an action photo of my new DE travel case that @jimjo1031 made for me. It made a round trip from PA to Alabama this week and performed swimmingly. Maybe I'll take the SE (Gem / ER) case with a corresponding vintage SE razor next trip .

Regardless, the Karve is a keeper for my den. I may be unloading a few vintage babies to make some room. Night all .

Josh




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