SOS: February 2020

awesome shave and pic Guy..

 

February Favorites

February 11

Razor - Muhle R41
Blade - (3)
Soap - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - The Canuck
Post - Alum

Well, once in awhile things don't go quite right. Kind of like the Blues are playing hockey right now. They know the drill. They know they can and should play tight defense. They need to play heavy hocky. Yet, they're in a slump. So it goes in Cartel shave land at the moment. I wouldn't say I'm in a slump, but this shave took a turn in the wrong direction. Part of it may be timing. I actually shaved earlier than normal yesterday. As in around 2 pm. So, by the time I shaved tonight I'm coming up on about 32 hours between shaves rather than the usual 24 or so. Maybe the Sharp Star is losing its edge earlier than most. That's a possibility, though a slight one. All I know for sure is it felt a bit rough when I started and I tried adjusting the angle and somehow never found it. Add to the fact that I started adding pressure as I struggled with the angle and.....trust me.....the Muhle R41 kicks like a Missouri mule when you try to force it into acting right. Pressure is a huge no-no, as my red and burning face will attest. I'm happy to say I didn't draw any blood, but the fire from the alum made me wish I had. It would be less painful. Even with the slick Soap Commander this shave wasn't much fun.

I did find as I went that once I got the angle back on target the shave would smooth out. Still not as smooth as I'd expect, but still smooth. But, I found it impossible to hold the angle, and a lot of that was due to me pressing down to try and hold it. Sometimes technique just won't dial in, I suppose. That's ok. I survived to shave another day. Just wish I could have had this loss of technique control with a bit milder razor.

Hope you had a great Tuesday!! And I hope you have an even better Hump Day!!

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Thank you Gary!

 

12 February 2020

* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Williams Wednesday Shave;

• Charcoal Goods Copper Lvl 2
  
• Derby Premium (2)
• Modern Williams Shave Soap
• Marvy Mug
  
• VdH Bowl
• Fine Lather Bowl
  
• Omega 011842 Premium
  
• Gentleman Jon's Alum Block
• Williams Aqua Velva Ice Blue (US)
  
• Williams Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB (US)
  
• Homemade Hair Tonic
• Dapper Dan Superior Hold and Shine
  
• Gillette Cool Wave Deo
• Clubman Whiskey Woods Body Powder

 

GartBnx.....

https://www.instagram.com/gartshobby/

 

Love the Avon Jeep. I have one coming my way as well.

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WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Dominique Ropion


Razor - Merkur Futur
Blade - *7th Shave
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Shave Brush - Omega Hi-Brush 20mm Synthetic (Model# 46745 – 0146745)
Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Lather Bowl - Durance de Provence White Ceramic
Shave Soap - Soap Commander "Wisdom"
Aftershave - Thayers Witch Hazel "Unscented" *with added menthol
Post-Shave Balm - Soap Commander "Wisdom"
Deodorant - Nourish Organic "Lavender Mint"
Fragrance - Costume National Homme

 

Happy shaves ...
Superspeed 1950's
Omega croap
Semogue 830 boar

 

Wednesday 02.12.20 SOTD



Pre' De Provence Artisanal French Soap lather and rinse
Gillette 1954 Z1 40s Super Speed
Gillette Nacet (3)
Maggard 22mm Aluminum Handle 2-Band Badger
Pre de Provence shave soap
Pre de Provence Sante Green Tea

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Good Morning Everyone SOTD 02/12/20

'52 Gillette Super Speed
Wilkinson Sword (6)
Erskine 3103 Boar
Williams
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

Have A Great Day!

 

Well the flu is still raging away but today’s shave brought some respite. I have been enjoying the Colonial General SS SE for the last little while and though it is in my travel kit I packed the iKon El Jefe also. Well today the Boss took over. Schick ProLine blade and off we went.

Soap of the day was Ariana & Evans Cafe au Lait. I am surprised I only have one of their soaps because it really is great. Thirsty but a great soap. The scent is all coffee and chocolate and the matching AS just finishes it off nicely. Great skin food in this one. Just might revisit it for Valentines Day.

A very nice and easy two pass DFS achieved. The General is still Boss in my books but this was a great shave.

Happy Wednesday all!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: iKon El Jefe
Blade: Schick ProLine
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo - Sagrada Familia
Lather: Ariana & Evans Cafe au Lait
Aftershave: Ariana & Evans Cafe au Lait
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
John Varvatos Dark Rebel

 

SOTD 02/12/20

RAZOR: LaResche 51 Luxe
BLADE: Wizamet Super Iridium
PREP: Cold Water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Aqua Velva Sensitive 5 in 1 AS Balm

 

Williams Wednesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Soap
Oscar11 synthetic
The ALUMI-TAR by Tom
Gillette Silver Blue
CWS
PSC Caffeinated After Shave Balm

The Williams Mug Soap face-lathered well with the Oscar11 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with The ALUMI-TAR by Tom razor with a Gillette Silver Blue DE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. I did the right side of my face on 4 and the left on 5. I did the second pass and touch ups on 6. All settings worked great. After a cold water rinse I finished off with PSC Caffeinated After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Nice!

 

Williams Wednesday, February 12

Tallow Williams~~Mondial 26mm~~Heljestrand MK 32~~Vintage Willams Aqua Velva
Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln!​

 

Wednesday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Derby day 5
Bundubeard Klipspringer’s Kick SS
Prep ASB
Aqua Velva Sport AS Splash
Bleu de Chanel EdP

It sure felt great to get some menthol on my face this morning - as I’ve said many times, the Klipspringer is supposed to be the mildest of Jaco’s “Kick” series but it’s actually not mild at all - in fact it’s a good deal colder than Proraso Green and a lot of other menthol soaps. I enjoyed the rich, thick, slick coffee/peppermint scented lather and the postshave feeling was so soothing. There’s nothing like a good massage with the Prep after a shave and a couple of splashes of the Aqua Velva Sport to finish off. Three delightful passes knocked off all that tough stubble and left me as smooth as a glass table top!


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Great selection, Guy.

 

Cool pic and I'm likin' that brush!

 

Thank you, Paul!