SOS March 2020

Thanks Gary. No idea about the case, came with the razor when I bought I it 2.5 years ago.

 

Date:- 29 March 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 ~ Leviathan
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Ball End Tech (0.56mm) 1946-50 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #2
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)

 

Sunday‌ ‌03.29.20‌ ‌SOTD‌



Gillette ‘48 gold Aristocrat
Gillette‌ 7 O'clock SharpEdge Yellow ‌(1)‌
Frank‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌24mm‌ ‌x‌ ‌53mm‌ ‌Finest‌ ‌Badger‌
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershave​

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Hi Friends,

it has been quiet about me for the last time.

My father is on the intensive care unit since 20th February. He had an heart surgery with 3 heart bypasses and a new heart valve.

Due to corona we could't see him for a while now. The hospital says he is weak. Thank God not critical when they don't lie to us.

Mom, me and the family are done...we hope the best and pray multiple times everyday.

But to get a little bit normality for some moments, here my shave of today.

Razor: Karve Brass with C-Plate
Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
Soap: Noble Otter The Noir et Vanille
Brush: custom made Butterscotch with a 26mm Oumo SHD Fan knot
Aftershave: Noble Otter The Noir et Vanille

Great shave. Noble Otter, Declaration Grooming and Wholly Kaw...could it get any better? I don't think so. Fantastic.

Stay safe, stay healthy and enjoy your shaves. If you would like to, you could add my Dad into your daily prayers.

Thank you very much. Take care.


Greetings
Thorsten

 

Hello,

Soap: lpl cèdre-orange
Brush: Simpson polo 10 manchurian
Razor: Timeless aluminium
Blade: Personna red
As: LPL cèdre orange

 

Prayers sent.

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Lather Catcher Sunday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Jayaruh #395 two-band badger
Superior Lather Catcher
Vintage GEM Cutlery SE
CWR
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #395 two-band badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Superior Lather Catcher with a Vintage GEM Cutlery SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

March 29th
Razor: HomeLike CT☆PT 1.18SB
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Zenith boar
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: Talbot Shaving Winter's Refraction
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Talbot Shaving Winter's Refraction

Good morning

 

Gorgeous photo; informative and erudite review; the complete package. Well done.

 

2020-03-29, Sunday

A perplexing day…
I woke up at seven o’clock, loafed in bed, took a sybaritic shower having yesterday decalcified the shower head and shaved magna cum laude.
I went down to the kitchen and cooked a ham omelet.
It couldn’t have taken me hours, even though I indulged to listen to Baker.
I got to the desk at 10:30!
I thought I’d read the time wrong or had loafed more than what I thought.

Then a phone call cleared up the riddle: goddamn daylight saving time!
Does that mean that until yesterday my days were marked by daylight wasting hours?
That I have to reprint the self-certification to go food shopping?
For certain, now, I know my breakfast didn’t last an hour and a half, which is comforting.

I’m already uncomfortable with longer days that I really didn’t need any more confusion!
What’s more, today would be Grandma Angelina’s birthday, the one who graduated from the Bologna Conservatory: she'd 130.





And here another mystery: the caption says 1938; but my grandmother, here, could not be 49 years old! In this case, who would be the child in her arms?
From the cheeks it would seem to be my mother, but then it would have been taken in 1918 and she would have been 29: more credible…

Were they inaccurate to write a date in those days?
My granddad’s fussiness was proverbial and his father was Austrian, an ethnicity that is not easy going!
And grandma was the daughter of a Lipsiese (what are the people of Leipzig named: Lipsians, children of the lime trees?): she was certainly not sloppy

What an unnerving day…

But I could shave relaxed because, at that moment, there were not all these dilemmas and it was a really satisfying shave.




Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Scheermonnik, 1778 Beau Brummel
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Salma Hayeck Root briar/ST, 24
Rasoio: Edwin Jagger 89L, Lined Handle
Lametta: Gillette, 7 O’Clock, Permasharp Stainless
AS 1: MilMil, Biensur
AS 2: AAi Monasteri, Balsamo
EdT: Farmacia Vaticana, Acqua di Lavanda
ST: Chet Baker Quartet, No Problem, 1980

 

HomelikeShaving Taiga OC/Feather Hi-SS/Graydog 26mm Timberwolf/GD Voyage
LEA Classic after shave Locion/Azzaro Chrome Extreme Eau de Parfum


As good as all the previous shaves. The Taiga delivered every day with exceptional results coupled with the Feather blade. Smelling good, feeling good considering the circumstances and situation at hand. Great Sunday and shaves to all. Stay frosty Gents.....​

 

Great shaves gentlemen!


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Sunday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/ Derby day 2
Bundubeard Kudu’s Kick SS
Prep ASB
Folsom & Company Black Powder AS Splash

Although we’re in a 90% lockdown here in Montreal I could at least enjoy my shaves as well as the company of my two treasures - my wife and daughter, as well as my most precious treasure which is my Mom. Jaco’s Kudu soap delivered a tremendous amount of rich, beautiful lather which had great slickness, the scent is so delightful, and the menthol sensation felt heavenly. The Prep did a perfect job of caring for my skin afterwards, and the Black Powder aftershave not only smells lovely, it has a very generous amount of menthol to it. Three passes resulted in a wonderful BBS shave.

Have a good Sunday and be safe!



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Thank you, @Primotenore

 

I hope your father makes a complete recovery.

 

Lovely, Sergio. I enjoy old photos with a story. Thank you for sharing.

 

Good that your family is together, Jeff. Stay safe.

 

Glad you enjoyed it!

 

Cream : The Art of Shaving – Coriander & Cardamon
SvdD : 29-03-2020
Razor : Rex Supply Co. – Ambassador Adjustable Stainless Steel DE Razor
Blade : Shark – Super Stainless (3)
Brush : Paragon Shaving - Synthetic RAV Brush
Aftershave Balm : The Art of Shaving – Coriander & Cardamon
Eau de Cologne Intense: The Art of Shaving – Coriander & Cardamon