SOS August 2019

RR Mamba 70/Shark Platinum/Yaqi 26mm Rainbow
Murphy&McNeil Trinity/La Toja Locion/Issey Miyake L’Eau D’Issey Homme Intense


Smooth Operator......​

 

I forgot Jeeves had a BoS too.

 

WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Alberto Morillas


Body Wash - Lucky Girl Boutique's Pure Body Delights "Tommy Boy"

Fragrance - Tommy Hilfiger
Aftershave - Catie's Bubbles - '95 Liquid Labels Aftershave Toner
Shave Soap - Catie's Bubbles '95 Liquid Labels Luxury Shave Soap Formula
Deodorant - Lucky Girl Boutique's Pure Body Delights "Tommy Boy"
Pre-shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Cube with Dock
Post-Shave Balm - Advanced Clinicals Anti-aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream
Razor - Antique Gillette ABC "Empire" Razor circa 1908-1912 (fully restored/re-plated by Razor Emporium)
Blade - Gillette "The Spoiler" Super Stainless *Fresh Blade
Razor Stand - ThinkGeek Executive Knight Pen Holder
Brush - London Cutlers Antique Silver Modified Synthetic Boar Hair
Brush Stand - Jac Zagoory's Butterfly Pen Stand
Soap Bowl - Paul Revere silver plated replica sugar bowl

The question? Will the famed "The Spoiler" (old new stock) blade 'tame' the super aggressive ABC "Empire" antique razor? We'll find out tomorrow.

***EDIT - "The Spoiler" tamed the beast! 2-pass + Clean up - BBS. Zero nicks. Zero weepers. Zero irritation. Fantastic shave. I will shave with it again next time. I may have found the blade to go with this razor, but it's extremely expensive. It's results differences like this that, for me at least, show blade differences matter and can improve shaves in different razors. I'm really impressed with this blade. I thought I might never get a great shave with this antique beauty, but this blade helped make the difference. All the other blades I've tried in this, except the Gillette Green (which was just 'ok'), tore me up with irritation and weepers.

Cleaning and polishing up the gear then re-blading with this super-expensive blade:

 

Wednesday 08.21.19 SOTD
Pears Transparent Soap face lather and rinse
Maggard Slant Chrome.Ikon OSS Handle
Mr. PB24BA-04 Pure Badger
RazoRock "What The Puck?!" Lime Burst
Italian Barber Amici After Shaving Splash
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Wednesday SOTD



Razor: Schick Type F
Blade: Schick Injector (D3)
Brush: SV 2.0 Manchurian HMW 26mm
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Oil: Saponificio Varesino
Shave Soap: Saponificio Varesino SE Cosmo
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino SE Cosmo

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nice shave Jeff..

 

awesome..

 

fantastic shaves and pics gents..

 

lovely shave Joseph..

 

awesome sir..

 

wednesday shave
canadian new sc
gillette platinum
opal /synthetic
captain's copper bowl
black ship captain's reserve
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Adjustable Arko August!!

August 20

Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (9)
Blade - (3)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Stirling Finest Badger
Post - Alum

Well those three shaves certainly went by fast. By product of a hyper speed life at the moment I suppose. The Slim really performs well. Not quite the same feel as the Fatboy, but it definitely provides a smooth and effective shave. As Charlie @wristwatchb mentioned, my keeping it locked firmly in at 9 all the time sort of removes the "adjustable" out of the equation but hey, when it works it works. That's the same for Arko. Nothing fancy, nothing that smells like flowers or cologne or high class farts - but it gets the job done. And the Stirling badger outperforms some higher end brushes!

Great three pass to a BBS finish and I'm ready for another day tomorrow. I'm hoping to get a few hours down time the next couple of days to catch up better around here but keep it going!! I'm seeing some great stuff and more newbies!! If I haven't said hi yet, then HI!! Have a great Wednesday!!

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21 August 2019

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


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Thanks Gary!

 

awesome pic sir..

 

Razor: Puma 18
Brush: Semogue Owners Club 2012 SE Badger/Boar
Soap & A/S: Fine Platinum

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Date:- 21 August 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Edwin Jagger Synth. v2.0 Silvertip Fibre Faux Horn 25/58mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Valobra (4 shaving sticks press into a 250 ml plastic tub)
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- RazoRock Game Changer .84 / NOS Wizamet Super Iridium #1
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:- Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male

 

August 21, 2019
Tatara Masamune
Gillette 7 o’clock Yellow
Rudy Vey Briar with Shavemac Finest
Speick Shave Cream
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

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Enjoy your shaves

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 08/21/19

'52 Gillette Super Speed
Personna (3)
Erskine 3103 Boar
Williams
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve A/S

Have A Great Day!