SOS: February 2020

February Favorites

February 16

Razor - 1972 (S2) Gillette Super Adjustable (Black Beauty) (9)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - I*V 10 Mesquite w/ Hybrid The Moreau
Post - Alum

Finally got to call it a day on a busy Sunday. At least the sun came out and it was in the 50's. Back down to the 30's tomorrow. Never know until it's here.

Time to rotate razors and I went to the Gillette Black Beauty. This adjustable, set on 9, gives you the same gap that the Slim and Fatboy offer at 8. Not quite as aggressive as its older brothers, but it still does a fine job. It's well balanced and has plenty of weight. Just let that heavy head work as you guide with the handle. I used a new Rapira SS blade and it was smooth and nice. Another round of using up the Soap Commander, though I'm beginning to think the remaining ring of death is actually eternal. I chose the I*V10 brush for two reasons. Number one, I love that hybrid knot. Number two, I was fortunate enough to win its brother, the #10, in the raffle earlier. Looking forward to having another of these around to use and admire.

Three full passes and I'm good to go. My schedule tomorrow is brutal. No work but I have two doctors appointments and two other meetings. Sheesh! No sleeping in on this "day off". Have a great start to your week!

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Today's Shave;

• Karve Brass (D, C, and B)
• Gillette Rubie (1)
• Shannon's Soaps Black Magic
  
• VdH Bowl
• Fine Lather Bowl
• Zenith B18
  
• Gentleman Jon's Alum Block
• Brut AS
  
• Brut Splash On
  
• Brut EdT
  
• Homemade Hair Tonic
• Clubman Whiskey Woods Body Powder
  
• Brut Antiperspirant Deodorant
• Dapper Dan Heavy Hold Pomade

 

February 16th SOTN

Wow what a shave tonight!! I wonder how many shaves this guard blade has left in it?? Maybe 2 or 3... We shall see. I'm smooth and smell great for bed. Happy shaves all.

Josh




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That brush looks awesome.

 

That looks really cool.

 

monday shave
m-4 superspeed
platinum
ap shave co tuxedo
tabac

 

Uh oh, Tabac Tuesday on a Monday! LOL. It's cool, I went full Brut today. Tabac for tomorrow.

 

thank you,..

 

Date:- 17 February 2020

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:- Barrister & Mann ~ Bay Rum
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C-R3 / Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler) #15 ... finished
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Fragrance:- Davidoff Cool Water Wave

 

Perfumed by:
Francois Demachy


Shampoo - Herbal Essences "Black Charcoal Detox"
Bath Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Doppelganger Sauvage

Razor - West Coast Shaving Midnight Collection 84B
Blade - *Fresh Blade
Suds - Van Yulay "The Gentle Sauvage" *Discontinued Vegan formulation
Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave
Shave Brush - Colorado Razor Designs Custom Brush
Lather Bowl by Royal Shave
Deodorant - Dior Sauvage
Aftershave - Stirling Soap Co. "Black Ice"
Fragrance - Dior Sauvage EDT

 

it really is like a high end badger, at least that is my opinion. It really does hold lots of water and even the lather will be sucked into the hairs if you lather too long so even that unfortunate feature is the same . I really do love it, specially because i've got a bit more backbone than my own badger and the hairs are somewhat more steady/firm (jet still very gentle to the face) than a badger which i prefer. So I made a painful decision that my (much more expensive) badger will most likely not be used again in the near future

 

its a high end dell.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 02/17/20

Gem MMOC
Gem Blue Star (1)
Badger
C.O. Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

Thank you.

 

Monday‌ ‌02.17.20‌ ‌SOTD‌ ‌



Pre'Pre'‌ ‌De‌ ‌Provence‌ ‌Artisanal‌ ‌French‌ ‌Soap‌ ‌lather‌ ‌and‌ ‌rinse‌ ‌
Gillette‌ ‌‘60‌ ‌F4‌ ‌Fatboy‌ ‌Adjustable‌ ‌
Astra‌ ‌Superior‌ ‌Platinum‌ ‌(2)‌ ‌
Vintage‌ ‌Kingsley‌ ‌(Austria)‌ ‌Pure‌ ‌Badger‌ ‌
Williams‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌Soap‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌vintage‌ ‌mug‌ ‌
Aqua‌ ‌Velva‌ ‌Aftershave‌ ‌(Spanish‌ ‌Version)‌ ‌by‌ ‌Williams‌

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Beautiful handle on that brush, Celestino.

 

I am not really a PC expert, but this might help.
Make sure to adjust the photo size to UNDER 1mb, then try to drag the photo right onto your post. See if that works.

 

I have the EdT as well, but I felt the Viride was the direction I wanted to take this today.

I like that brush. I'm a big fan of APShaveCo's synthetics.

 

SOTD 02/17/20

RAZOR: Rex Ambassador
BLADE: Voskhod
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Cube Preshave Soap before each pass
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite AS Splash

 

Paul the shave cream was a gift from the wife. I will not purchase more. It is ok at best.