SOS September 2019

• Rockwell 6S (R6, R5, and R4)
  
• Dorco Prime (3)
• VdH Deluxe
  
• VdH Brush
  
• VdH Bowl
  
• Fine Lather Bowl
  
• Gentleman Jon's Alum Block
• Clubman Reserve Aftershave/Cologne
• Cedarwood Deodorant
  
• Alpecin Hair Tonic
• Taconic Urban Woods Solid Cologne

Smooth as butter shave.

 

Stirling Single Edge Shavette September..... Blue version

Stirling Blu was at bat with the 'decked out in blue' Jayaruh 367 (yup, the stub end of my brush got to be a Louisville Slugger). The Blue Ming would never miss out on his namesake shave. No harm, no foul.

My first use of the Focus R28 Slim Al, decked out in blue. The ingenious blade holding mechanism is the forerunner for the design of the Focus Dynamic razor. Inside I used my shavette fav,
the Gillette Silver Blue.

The machined angle serves to provide the optimum blade angle as well as a slight skin stretching action. I loved the R21 Evolution shavette and how you can get to a lower angle, but I must admit that, so far, I find this tool to be a bit more efficient. The slight drawback is because a steeper angle is required it is easier to get a blade binkie. Not a problemo if you got your game on.

This is a tool manufactured for professional barbers and no doubt used for countless shaves. One barber commenting on his love for the durability and loading design has done thousands of professional shaves himself.

A 'light' splash of the matching aftershave was unable to draw the same comment from a coworker that the happy splashing did once upon a time. Something about smelling like a female service employee from the French brothel. Hah! Good thing I said that one 'after' getting a CT nailed on.



Really a great shaving device.
The very low weight took some getting used to, but not a deal breaker for me.
One does need a little more attention than with a thinner tool that works at lower angles.

Be well!

 

SOTD September 13, 2019
Fat Friday detour from a Stirling SEptember

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Polsilver SI
Razor: Gillette 195 Super Adjustable (Fatboy)
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Witch hazel, Fine American Blend aftershave

Have a great day!

 

Friday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Cella Crema Da Barba
Jayaruh #206
Dad's Schick E3
Personna Injector
CWR
Cella After Shave Balm

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Cella Crema Da Barba face lathered well with the Jayaruh #206 Brush. I did two passes with Dad's Schick E3 razor with a Personna Injector Blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Cella After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Friday 09.13.19 SOTD
Tcheon Fung Sing DiVino Pre & Post Shave Oil
Maggard Slant Chrome.Ikon OSS Handle / Shark SS (2)
Maggard 22mm Aluminum Handle 2-Band Badger
RazoRock Mudder Focker Shave Soap
RazoRock Mudder Focker After Shaving SplashPre de Provence

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Friday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Sandpiper
Soap: Barrister & Mann Seville
Razor: Vintage Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (7)
Brush: Elite Razor/WSP Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Bentley Intense EdT

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Barrister & Mann Seville today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor/WSP Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Rapira Platinum Lux still in the Gillette Red Tip Super Speed. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Bentley Intense EdT.

Bob

 

SEptember 13th
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather Super (4)
Brush: PAA Switchback/Omega boar
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Stirling Piacenza
Stirling Orange Chill witch hazel
Stirling mentholated post shave balm
AS: Stirling Piacenza

Stirling SEptember

Good morning!

 

Friday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Shark day 6
Palmira SC
Svoboda ASB
Groom AS Splash
Oscar Pour Lui EdT

I think this Shark blade is starting to lose some of its sharpness because it didn’t take off as much stubble during my first pass as it did earlier in the week. This Palmira cream from Serbia has a lovely old school scent with great lather and it gives great skincare also. The Svoboda balm from Russia has a nice clean, soapy scent, it’s quite mentholated, and is it ever moisturizing as well as soothing. Two passes with some touching up earned me a good BBS shave so I can’t complain!

Have a great weekend!

 

SEptember 13th SOTD
Schick ‘66’
JR 228
Stirling Gin and Tonic SS
Thayers
Maol Grooming Frankinlime AS

Have a great day all!

 

SOTD 9/13

Pal Adjustable
Schick plus platinum day 3
Irisch Moos Shaving Soap
Omega Brush
Lustray Menthol AS




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2019-09-13, Friday


Today I used a soap which I used a long time ago: it is a Spanish soap whose mechanical characteristics and scent are particularly interesting and most of you know.
The Rotbart offers one of the closest shaves, among DE's.
A very satisfying experience...





Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Eufros (Jabonman), Zanzibar
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Il Tee, Padouk/Silvertip 24
Rasoio: Rotbart, Mond Extra
Lametta: Gillette 7 O'Clock, Permasharp Stailess (Verdi)
AS: Laboratori Lirici, Irish
EdT: Aramis, Aramis Edt
ST: Thelonious Monk

 

Have two 1912's now saw this and well, one's on the way. I've become quite a GEM Junkie.

 

9/13
PSO- Bergamot
Razor-Ming Shih on 2.5
Blade-Feather
Soap-Sara-s creations Lavender Mint.
Just did the underarms & calves today.

 

SOTD Stirling September 13th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Timeless Bronze OC
Gillette Super Thin Blade

WWB Green Pearl (26mm Maggard SHD Fan, Frigate Class)
Stirling Sharp Dressed Man soap and AS

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Old Type/Voskhod.

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- Gillette New Standard gold (Made in USA)
- Gillette Silver Blue Blade
- Rubberset/Golden Nib Silvertip Brush
- Barrister’s Reserve Fern Shaving Soap
- Penhaligon’s English Fern After Shave Balm

 

Fat Friday SEptember 13th SOTD

An enjoyable one it was indeed thanks to the Fat. The AP Shave Co Synbad Marble brush went to town in the Supply Company marble bowl - ample amount of slick lather and it was mostly easy cruising following the guiding eye. 3+ passes with minimal irritation under the nose (gone after the alum) and I am ready to face the day. Happy Friday the 13th to everyone.

Josh




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Charcoal Goods :: Paladin :: CRSW


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SOTD: Fatboy set to 4, GSB, Atomic Rocket, Reserve Spice, Vintage OS after shave. Fantastic quick shave before work!