SOS: October 2019

WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Manuel Cross


Razor - Rex Supply Co. "Ambassador" Adjustable Stainless Steel with matching stand
Blade - *2nd shave
Shave Brush - Vigshaving Nylon Synthetic
Cream - Pacific Shaving Co.
Deodorant - Herban Cowboy "Unscented"
Aftershave - Thayers Witch Hazel *Mentholated
Balm - Pacific Shaving Co.
Pacific Shaving Co. Travel Lather Bowl
Fragrance - Rogue Perfumery - Mousse Illuminee *Sample

 

cool set up Tim..the pacific shaving is excellent cream..

 

Condolences for the loss.

Thank you for your kind words, Steve.

 

23 October 2019

* Muhle R41 + Stork Aristocrat 1 Titanium
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Mystic Water Brown Windsor
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Razor: Filarmonica Doble Temple 14
Brush: Razorock 28mm Silvertip
Soap: Siliski Soaps Toasted Almond
A/S: Cella

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

My sympathy for the pain of this loss.

 

Wednesday SOTD



Razor: Karve D
Blade Feather (D3)
Brush: Semogue Owners Club Boar Taj Resin 24mm
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 10 5½” Walnut
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mandarin and Cardamom
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Kulfi
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic
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Date:- 23 October 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Ariana & Evans ~ Which One's Pink
Razor/Blade:- RazoRock MJ-90A / Rapira Platinum Lux #3
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:- Tommy Hilfiger for Men

 

Willy Wednesday!
Razor: G. Tech
Blade: Boots
Brush: Yaqi
Soap: Williams

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Williams should be 1st on any shopping list. It is a great soap to show that good soap doesn't have to be expensive and that proper preperation is the key to great lather. Williams is easy in this regard. Don't drown it and make sure you load well and hydrate well. Do that (as you should with any puck of soap) and you will be golden.
I think Gillette of old would have re-issued a late 50's/early 60's Tech like this no-diamond one i have, instead of the EJ mockery due in Nov. These Techs are fantastic and do everything just right. Perhaps the English #24 which was superbly crafted and designed and had a great travel case to boot. The ultimate in utilitarian and practical design which Gillette of old was all about (when not showing off with the Aristocrats). Certainly, the #24 is a design classic amongst safety razors and off course, includes Gillette's revolutionary TECHnology.

The Williams was indeed a treat today and a great match for the workmanlike Gillette and Yaqi brush. Tools to get the job done with no drama. All three can shame some much more expensive gear i have.

7/5.

Shave-on!

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Thank you very much - greatly appreciate it!


For all my pics: I put the gear onto my wife's artwork (often only on a small portion of it), take a of shot with my phone camera and just do a very basic pass through software (resize, white balance, sharpen, add a frame).

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 10/23/19

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

Have A Great Day!

 

Modern Williams. Fantastic shave with the Rockwell 6S Jet Black.

Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

 

SOTD 20191023.
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Gentlemen's Tonic Mayfair "Babassu and Bergamot" pre shave oil.
OUMO Brush / OUMO Brush imitation finest 2-band synth. (new!).
Eufros “Edén” shaving soap.
Schick type I1 injector.
Schick Proline B (15).
Jan's Splash "Ylang-ylang/Patchouli/Orange".

 

Thanks, Tommy. I had the Ouroboros and besides the scent (straight Nag Champa) being so overwhelming (not in a good way), the softish croap had granules (saponification issue). I returned it and was given a full refund. The packaging is interesting, but I don't want to get burned again.

 

Top notch day if you ask me, Gus!

 

Some of the photos on here (inc. Urs) are fab. I would up my game but my;
A) time
B) camera
C) location

All suck

Ah well. I have a Mr. Grumpy mug for good reason!

 

2019-10-23, Wednesday

Apparently I had an excellent start to the day ...
Upon awakening, the darkness did not allow me to see that I was immersed in a beautiful autumn haze.

This meteorological implication has overturned my options, chosen before seeing what the weather was like.
So I tacked on a qualitatively great and fragrantly fascinating soap that seems to me made for fall days: fanè scents, even more suitable than a vetiver or a Floris # 89.
Simply perfect!

But it is not a latherer I would use every day: I like to use it occasionally to stigmatize a splendid way of feeling.
A celebration?
I don't know and, in any case, it would be sterile to find its logical motivation.

The razor was chosen on the same basis: unfortunately it is a modern machine, but I find it elegant. Its head is not the best one I have, but definitely in the top ten. Maybe even seven ...

Fortunately, I remembered to cork the Feather, and this allowed me to use this blade very pleasantly: I felt it without feeling it.
I can't explain this: I'm not John Steinbeck ...

The redundant knot of this Silvertip has created a compact and soft lather: well clinging to the skin and slippery it allowed the razor evolutions to make Peggy Fleming envious, with the same nonchalance of an Olympic replica after winning the title!

Edt... here there would be perfectly a Penhaligon's: the Sartorial. But I'm not economically available to invest!
But Accidia also has mimetic characteristics: it manages to go interact rather than interfere with many different fragrances.

And, to top it off, I discovered a Glenn Miller box set that I had forgotten to own.
With a practically perfect shave, what could be better to combine, in corn land, if not the notes of the most famous ... Miller?

PS: since from life you can't have everything (non-rumor, but personal experience!), Here is my photo!





Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Knize Ten
Pennello: Zenith, Silvertip, 26 mm
Rasoio: Mühle, R89, Rosegold
Lametta: Feather
AS: Lab. Lirici, Biancamenta
EdT: Vicious, Accidia
ST: Glenn Miller

 

Good post, Sergio.

 

SOTD WEDNESDAY
A luxury shave today.