SoS June 2020.

Menthol Monday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Wilkinson day 3
Bundubeard Vanilla X 3 SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
B&M Arctique AS Splash
Proraso Cypress & Vetyver Cologne

Not only did I get an intense menthol sensation from this Vanilla X 3 soap I used cold water - anything to beat this heat. The Gold Bond moisturizer works great for me as a balm, the Arctique was mega frigid, and the Proraso Cypress & Vetyver cologne has a lovely old school barbershop scent. Three passes gave me a brilliant BBS shave.

Be safe and healthy.



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Stay "chilly", Jeff. Have a great week.

 

SOTD 20200622 Frottola
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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IschiaSPA Linea Termale Essenziale
Hydra 3D APS Emulsione Viso 50ml
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Bat71 “Cashmere”
Olive Wood, Abalone Shell Inlay, Yaqi SK07 aka Maggard Beige, 24x50x115mm
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Saponeria Artigiana Vegetale alla Mandorla (sample, repack)
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FrankenRazor PP1489
(Edwin Jagger DE89 / Maggard Razors "MR14" Aluminium Handle)
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Wilkinson Sword by Gillette India #5
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#MoneyForNothing #GreatValue
#Froth #Lather #Test

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Soundtrack:
Thunderstruck | AC/DC
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Menthol Monday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
TSD Iced Lime Shave Soap
Jayaruh #2 2-band badger
Modified Gillette Flat Bottom NEW
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Osage Rub

Today's shave/experiment was a great success. And, here is the video, too.



The last of the TSD Iced Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #2 2-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Modified No-comb Gillette Flat Bottom NEW with a Gillette Silver Blue blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Here are a couple of better views of the razor.

 

June 22, 2020

Colonial General V2
Feather Pro
Doug Korn Taca Shavemac Silvertip D01 Flat Top
Stirling Soap Co. Lemony Orange
Stirling Soap Co. Lemon Chill
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet

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SOTD MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020

Hope I’m not being blasphemous to you straight razor devotees, but stropping is a pain in the petoot! I get the whole back-to-the-roots, traditional, manly art thing, but frankly, I prefer picking up one of my many safety razors and just having at it! My Auto Strop and Streamline sets all contain strops, but it will be a cold day in Hades before I would ever use them! The argument about getting a closer shave with a straight razor is so much bushwah! My select group of 17 safety razors all deliver confident BBS shaves whenever desired.

So what’s the appeal? It must be mastering the skills to deliver a close shave while flirting with the potential danger of slicing up one’s face. The Kampfe Bro’s., King C. Gillette, and Henry Gaisman all became quite wealthy by offering men an alternative to this masochistic pursuit. So why do it? After seven decades, in my case it’s overcoming my tremors through strapping three lb weights to each forearm. In my case, mastering this skill is something this great grandpa sees as a challenge, one both his SWMBO and neurologist are opposed to. Now all I have to do is figure out how to fit a powered polishing wheel into my den. FORTY STROKES EVERY MORNING BEFORE I BEGIN!!! PUHLEASE!!!! I HATE STROPPING!!!

Back to this morning’s shave! Two very slow, very careful mug passes (WTG, ATG) with the Dovo, left me with an almost DFS on the mug and a very minor weep under my Adam’s Apple which disappeared after the application of Humphreys WH. The SS Supply made very short work of the remaining facial stubble. In the past when shaving, I would lather up both mug and noggin for every pass. Since incorporating a straight razor into my routine lathering is done separately for mug and noggin. The Chel preshave is great stuff, and I won’t say anything more about my Nancy Boy products except to say that I'm about halfway through the shave cream. The Supply again completed my two pass noggin scrape with its usual aplomb, leaving your happy narrator clean, refreshed, cool, and velveteen! VBBS all the way!

RAZOR: Dovo Special and SS Supply Injector
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline
PREP: Cold water rinse and Chel Cooling Gel as a Preshave
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Nancy Boy Signature Scent Cooling After-Shave Gel.

 

Thanks my friend!

A great week to you too!


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Summer is finally here. Pre de provence produced a perfect lather with an old rebuilt brush. My Karve razor with an Astra blade left my face just shy of bbs. A splash of Lucky Tiger, and I am off to work

 

Monday, June 22
Jabonman~~Mondial~~Barbasol FH/Polsilver (Poland)
Have a great day!​

 

Looks a bit on wild side Jim. I think if I was using it I would be riding the cap the whole way through my shave.

 

MicroMaticMonday, June 22nd 2020- Good morning to all.

Razor: Gem Clog Pruf (Peerless) variant-Mfg 1945-46, Very nice razor to use,mid range & I like to use it later in Gem blade life cycle.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (7) Great blade to use, very sharp, good longevity, good cost & smooths out during blade life cycle.
Soap: Italian barber Amici- nice soap scent(I like this milder scent, grapefruit and Citrus) with good lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo knot 24 mm synthetic(Sagrada Familia) does all the things a excellent brush should do IMO.
Pre-shave: Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area.
Prep: cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Italian barber Amici aftershave with witch Hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers=Excellent shave with my Gem Clog Pruf(Peerless model)




Have some great shaves!

 

fine shave and pic Andrew..

 

lovely shave and pic Sergio..

 

awesome Guy..

 

fine shave and pic Ron..

 

cool rfb shave Jim..

 

More Prismatic magic. Cooper-Prismstic-Tibam/Kai. The Cooper baseplate fairly closely matches the PAA razor geometry while being a bit more rigid with more bottom support. Marvelously effective.

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June 22nd SOTD
Canadian prewar Tech w PermaSharp
Stirling Finest/Maple
Palmolive Menthol SC
Thayers
Maol Grooming Heliopteris AS

Have a great day all!​