Sweet setup Gary!

Thursday SOTD



Razor Executive Shaving Company Claymore SE
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (D3)
Brush: Heritage Collection Dubl Duck 4 W 26mm Gel Boar
Bowl: Castle Shave 4 1/4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mandarin and Cardamom
Shave Soap: Declaration Grooming Chatillon Lux Fourth & Pine
Balm: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: Declaration Grooming Chatillon Lux Fourth & Pine
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thank you Guy..

awesome shave and pic Guy..

Thanks, Gary!

The dice have spoken! Apparently they thought it was Monday-

Vintage Solingen 1/2” stubby
Omega 10098
Proraso
Aqua Velva
Dirty Bird Scuttle

DFS!

cool shave and pic..

4 June 2020

* Charcoal Goods Level 3 OC + Stork Ex Brass
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Noble Otter Wednesday: (June 3, 2020)

Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts B9A
Razor: Gillette English Aristocrat Jr.
Blade: Gillette Platinum (10)
Lather: Noble Otter the Noir et Vanille
Post Shave: B&M Reserve Waves
Frag: Imaginary Authors Cape Heartache

The Gillette AJ is a lovely razor - a little more aggressive (blade feel) than the flat bottom tech but man oh man is it a smooth razor. I really enjoyed it and think it gives a closer shave than the Tech. The handle on this one makes for a nice, nimble razor. Paired with great NO products, this was a fine shave.

Just the Basics June!

June 3

Razor - 1959 (E3) Gillette Flare Tip Superspeed
Blade -
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Semogue 620
Post - Alum

It was a dark and stormy night. (Thumbs up to whoever can tell me the origin of that line) Nothing severe, just lightning, thunder, some rain. Normal late Spring stuff around. Nice to have it after a hot day, though. And, nice to get another shave from the Superspeed and Astra SP. I switched to Tabac tonight, even though it's not Tuesday or Thursday. Tabac is another "high end" soap I consider to be a basic necessity in my den. Wouldn't consider myself a traditional shaver without it. The Semogue 620 is the small boar that makes a bucket load of lather.

Three passes and the Astra is still as smooth and sharp as ever. Finished up BBS an the alum was quiet again. That's the thing about the Gillette Superspeed. It does one thing, and it does it well. Hope you had a great hump day and here's to a fantastic rest of your week!

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awesome..

Date:- 04 June 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:- Declaration Grooming ~ 88 Chestnut Street
Razor/Blade:- EJ 3one6 / Gillette Nacet #5
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10) / The Stray Whisker Aftershave Balm (Australian made)
Fragrance:- Burberry London for Men

Today's Turkish Thursday Shave;

• Carbon Shaving Co Cx-316L
  
• Lord SS (1)
  
• Arko Soap in a Bowl
• Fine Lather Bowl
• Zenith Boar
  
• Arko Gold AS/EdC
• Arko Comfort ASB
  
• Arko Comfort ASC
  
• DSC Sea Spray and Amber Deodorant
• Clubman Original Body Powder

Today's shave: 06/03/2020
Razor: Rex Envoy
Brush: Simpsons Beaufort B4 Pure Badger
Blade: Gillette Platinum (6)
Soap: Arko
AS: Alum rub & Tabac AS
Rating: 8
Comments: Good shave! I think, Gillette Platinum could not be stretched any further.


Rex Envoy


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THURSDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Erik Hodges a.k.a. Douglas Smythe


Razor - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Double Open Comb Ascension (316L Stainless Steel Adjustable)
Blade - *4th Shave
Brush - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Switchback 400 Aluminus 24mm
Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Tombstone *CK-5 Formula
Deodorant - Herban Cowboy "Unscented"
Aftershave/Fragrance - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Tombstone

So I was diagnosed with UC in dec 2000. I was 18. In 2008 I became immune to the medicine for it and went into a flair up that lasted just over a year. I'm 5'8" and with that flair up I went from 160 down to 113 lbs. I still cant look at pics of me from that time. I looked like I had one foot in the grave. In 2009 the ulcers spread to 98 percent of my large intestine and I had to have the whole large intestine removed. I had a colostomy bag. My now ex wife at the time completely tore me down about having the bag. I was told I am disgusting and repulsive and no one would ever want to even touch me because of it. I was told this and so much more along the same lines every day for the next 5 years while I still tried to fix the relationship. But the damage was done. Even to this day I still deal with the disgust humiliation and degradation of this disease. I do have a woman I am with now who has been trying to undo the brainwashing my ex instilled in me. In 2017 I had a bowel obstruction that caused some necrosis of the small intestine. To fix that presented me with the opportunity to get the j-pouch surgery. So i did. And in dec 2018 the pouch was removed. Now i find out i also have IBSD so now I'm back to where i was before getting the pouch in the first place. And all of the brainwashing has flooded back. I am doing everything I can to fix this and get some sort of normalcy but it is just taking time. Thank you all for the kind words. The last couple of years have been a rollercoaster of just shit. Had 6 surgeries 3 life threatening, my brother was killed by a kid texting and driving a mustang at about 120mph. Then 5 months later my nephew has an asthma attack and passes away. Those two were in 2018. Last november my adopted father passed away from liver failure. He never could handle loosing his son. He drank himself to death. While all of this is going on I am fighting to help my girl get free of her alcohol addiction which in less than a week she makes 11 months sober.

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 06/04/20

'66 Gillette Super Speed
Shark super Stainless(4)
Synthetic
Arko
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Gillette Cool Wave A/S

Have A Great Day!

Thank You Sir!

2020-06-04, Thursday

Someone complained that it was raining here today and that, being without an umbrella, he got wet.

But the most gruesome thing is that they talked about umbrellas as if they were tools to shelter from the rain!
And, as a result, they are often compared to raincoats, trench coats, Mac's...
- An umbrella repairs better than a raincoat-
That's true, but what's that got to do with it?
The gentleman doesn't wear an umbrella to shelter from the rain. He wears it to waggle it while walking
It also helps to stop, nonchalantly, a taxi: does anyone really think that the taxi would stop if he waved a raincoat?
Shipwrecker's stuff...

What if it rains?
It doesn't matter. When it rains, the gentleman doesn't go out!

But he shaves!
With an elegantly fragrant soap, which makes the blade slide with ease and leaves the skin smooth, ready to welcome an equally elegant eau de toilette.

My shaving today? Excellent! It allowed me to bring out fragrances that I thought I should leave unused until today's weather has become the norm and not an exception!

It was raining.
I got wet.
I was without an umbrella...

Perfect day for the sound of Chet Baker...




Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Knize Ten, The Knize
Pennello: Simpson's, Commodore X2, BB
Rasoio: Gillette, Slim Adjustable Aristocrat, 1963
Lametta: Gillette, 7 O’Clock, Permasharp Stainless
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: MilMil, BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: Penhaligon's, Sartorial
ST: Chet Baker e Paul Bley, Diane 1985

Thursday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Proraso Sandalwood
Jayaruh #340 Badger
AutoStrop VB1
GEM Blue Star SE
CWR
Cella ASB

The Proraso Sandalwood Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #340 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop VB1 with a GEM Blue Star SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Cella ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Thank you, Tommy.