SOS: November 2019

NOvember 8th SOTD
New Improved 'Bostonian'
WD HMBadger/Cypress handle
Castle Forbes Lime
Thayers
Maol Grooming Frosted Frankinlime

Have a great day all!​

 

I share your opinion on this inexpensive soap and from how you described this razor you made me want to take it back in may hands!

 

Right: far too perfect for its age!
They did an outstanding job!
It's not spending money itself, but what you get from the cost...

 

New Improved Tuckaway/Derby Premium/TOBS Sandalwood . Used one bottom shim to increase rigididty a bit, a very tame but decently effective shave. Derby might not be the best match here, a bit too tame for my taste.

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SOTD Nostalgic November 8th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Schick Injector Type F
Chinese Schick Injector blades (3)
BRM Boar (24mm, Frigate Class)
B&M Eventide soap
PAA Strange Island AS
Dry Dock lather bowl

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Thanks for the info on how they operate things.

 

Here it is for Saturday's work:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Maximum Hydration)in shower
shave-The Soap Exchange(Lumberjack)
brush-Maggard 24 mm Marble Handle
razor-Gilette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-AgadirMen Face&Body Splash, Cooling A.S. Tonic*

*-Oud Wood.

 

Charcoal Goods (lvl. 2) :: Simpsons :: Barrister & Mann :: CRSW Replenish​

 

Sandalwood twice this week

Elite Bob Quinn desert ironwood Lotus
Tom Ford Santal Blush

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Very handsome razor, Jeff.

 

That brush is gorgeous, Tommy.

 

Col Conk works well, especially considering the price. Their Bay Rum scent is great.

 

Thank you sir!

 

Perfumed by Daniel Moliere


Bath Soap - Periwinkle Lane "Tam Dao"

Fragrance - Diptyque Tam Dao EDP
Aftershave - Klar Seifen "Sandelholz"
Shave Soap - Klar Seifen "Sandelholz"
Deodorant - Periwinkle Lane "Tam Dao"
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Post-Shave Balm - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Mysterium Serum"
Razor - Merkur Futur
Blade - *Fresh Blade
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Shave Brush by Mervyn Cadman with Synthetic Tuxedo Knot
Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works
Soap Bowl - Custom made by Mervyn Cadman

Skipped a day shaving to give my skin a little rest period. Saturday will be a great shave. Probably the coolest looking soap bowl in my den. The Cadman brush/bowl custom set is such eye candy.

***EDIT - Excellent shave. 2-pass + light clean up. Loved the shaving soap on this shave. I hadn't used this in many months and I had forgot how good this Klar soap works when it's loaded well and the water is kept light on the face-lathering phase. It gives a highly protective and rich shave. I use a pre-shave oil with this soap because I think it seems to add something to this soap's performance that takes it to a higher level than it already has. I believe I could have gotten just as good a shave today with the soap by itself, but that oil seems to bond to my skin and give it that final layer of protection that satisfies my shave-paranoid mind.

I got BBS easy and the fresh BiC CP blade in the Futur on the lowest setting and it was just effortless.

Now on the post-shave, I altered the Klar aftershave (which I found too thick and oily and too heavily scented) by adding alcohol, mentholated shave den witch hazel and distilled water. I think I dumped out about 1/3rd of the bottle and added the alcohol/witch-hazel/water mix to thin it out. It worked and it gave a nice mentholated effect and just the right amount of soothing moisturizing oils and a great astringent effect. I guess sometimes if you don't get something how you want it, then you have to put your own touches to it. Now the aftershave performs incredibly well and doesn't leave a greasy feel, but instead leaves a natural, lovely post-shave softness. I didn't find it necessary to use the PAA serum this time around. The custom-altered Klar aftershave nailed all my needs in one splash application.

 

November 9, 2019
Tatara Nodachi
Feather
Brad Sears Disco
Mike’s Vetiver
Fine Fresh Vetiver

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Saturday SOTD



Razor: 1946/1947 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade Super Iridium (D12)
Brush: Turtleship Shave Machine 073 24mm synthetic
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: Nobel Otter Plunder
Balm: Stirling's Bay Rum Butter
Aftershave: Nobel Otter Plunder
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9 November 2019

* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band + Doug Korn Faux Vintage Ivory C7
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Thx Primo. Bob is the man

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Love the Korn brush

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Thanks!

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