SOS: September 2020.

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Boojum1, Aug 31, 2020.

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  1. brit

    brit in a box

    sunday shave
    G7DC#2
    schick g-4 "66"
    schick
    rr 400 synthetic
    stirling sandpiper
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  2. theFAT98

    theFAT98 Well-Known Member

    Really good shave today [​IMG]

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  3. brit

    brit in a box

    awesome shave and pic Clint..:cool:
     
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  4. DIRVING79

    DIRVING79 Well-Known Member

    C4F27557-4CBB-4145-9FB8-FE8E675A0096.jpeg SOTD 9/12

    Yankee w/Damaskeene blade
     
  5. theFAT98

    theFAT98 Well-Known Member

    Thanks gary
     
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  6. AlfredoT

    AlfredoT Well-Known Member

    Then... :eatdrink047:

    :p
     
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  7. Smooth Steve

    Smooth Steve Well-Known Member

    09/12/20 Shave of the Day
    Face Wash with Wood Box Soap Handcrafted Goat Milk Soap Barber Shop Tobacco and Bay Leaf
    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Briar Conditioning Shampoo Puck - A True Fall Classic
    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
    Dr. Jon's Flowers In the Dark Vol. 2 Vegan Shaving Soap
    RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic 26mm Brush
    Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
    Whitmor Water Spray Bottle
    Crown King Shavette - Bone Scales Handle
    Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 8th Shave
    Laboratoires Osma Pure Potassium Alum Block
    Thayers Alcohol Free Lavender Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
    Dr. Jon's Shaving Soap Co. Flowers In the Dark Aftershave Tonic
    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Mentholated Mysterium Serum Advanced Fragrance & Alcohol Free Aftershave Balm
    Schmidt’s Charcoal + Magnesium Mineral Enriched Natural Deodorant

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  8. brit

    brit in a box

    awesome set up and pic Steve..:cool:..
     
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  9. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

  10. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Saturday's Shave
    #SEptember

    PAL Injectomatic
    Personna Blade
    Semogue 820 Boar
    Barrister and Mann Bay Rum Shaving Soap
    Dickinson's Witch Hazel
    Grand Bay, Bay Rum Aftershave

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  11. DIRVING79

    DIRVING79 Well-Known Member

    thanks my friend :)
     
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  12. ajc347

    ajc347 Well-Known Member

    Today’s SOTD:

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    Razors: Rocnel Elite 2017 18/47 and 2018 04/55.
    Blades: Gillette Swede and Rapira Swedish Supersteel.
    Soap / Cream: J.F. Martin’s Pipes of Pan and Proraso uber lather.
    Brush: Wild West Brushworks Cashmere.
    AS Balm: eShave Almond.

    I thought I’d experiment a bit with today’s shave.

    The soap was gifted to me a few years ago and was, due to a manufacturing issue, quite runny. I’ve not used it is some time and the consistency has improved as a result.

    I’ve generally stopped uber lathering these days as I find a mixture of soap /cream and glycerin does the job just as well. I needed to add the Proraso today as the lather was a bit too watery for my liking. The resultant scent was awesome, though.

    I also decided to test a Swede against a Rapira Swedish Supersteel blade as I hadn’t used either in the Rocnels before, and Rapira are one of a small list of blades the 2017 model will take.

    I started off comparing the Rapira in the 2017 model against the Swede in the 2018 razor.

    Predictably there was no contest, with the Swede proving to be the smoother of the two.

    One of the good things with these two razors is that the top cap from the 2018 model will fit the 2017 baseplate (it doesn’t work the other way round).

    The two baseplates give a slightly different blade gap, with the 2017 model being listed at 1.90mm and the 2018 model at 1.95mm.

    These sound larger than they are in practice as, instead of scalloped grooves, the Elite has what can best be described as inverted teeth. I suspect that the listed blade gap is measured from the bottom of these teeth and not from the part closest to the blade.

    The result of using the 2017 baseplate with the Swede was one of the smoothest passes I’ve ever had with a razor. It was very much on a par with the best shave I’ve had from my RS-10.

    It was great to use the eShave balm again after a long hiatus. I’d forgotten how much I like this balm.

    Given the sad news if the passing of Toots Hibbert earlier today, there was only one choice of music to accompany this shave.

    Have a great rest of the weekend guys.


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    Last edited: Sep 12, 2020
  13. ilts

    ilts Well-Known Member

    Thank You Gary!
     
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  14. ilts

    ilts Well-Known Member

    Nice!
     
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  15. James Kleinkauf

    James Kleinkauf Well-Known Member

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    Sunday‌ ‌09.13.20 ‌SOTD‌
    Gillette ‘32 New SC Gold Common Bar
    Gillette‌ 7 O'clock SharpEdge Yellow
    Yaqi Moka Express 26mm 2-Band Badger
    B&M Barrister's Reserve Spice Shaving Soap
    Old‌ ‌Spice‌ ‌Cologne‌ ‌Original‌

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  16. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    LOVE your Rooney. I have a similar one.
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  17. TommyCarioca

    TommyCarioca Well-Known Member

    Fahrenheit - masterpiece! How does that soap work with it Primo?

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  18. TommyCarioca

    TommyCarioca Well-Known Member

    I bet you smelt goot Steve!

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  19. TommyCarioca

    TommyCarioca Well-Known Member

    Day 6 with Sir Henry's :

    Tobacco Musk
    Merkur 34C c Gillette Rubie ⚀
    Bob Quinn Cocobolo 2 band badger

    Gingers Garden AFS unscented
    Sir Henry ASB
    L'OCCITANE Eau de Baux EDT

    I must say I am a huge fan of this base.
    This scent is very unique. The tobacco is not a pipe tobacco, but a fragrant leaf reminiscent of dry leaves in the fall while raking, hay, and a sweet musk. The unique aspect that i really liked about the blend - a strong black tea note! Very interesting puck. Great for early fall, warm autumn days. Residual slickness is off the charts. Rinses clean. Love this stuff.
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  20. theFAT98

    theFAT98 Well-Known Member

    Thank you. Its a great brush. I love the color of the handles.

    You have any idea on the age of those brushes?
     
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