SOS: January 2021

Thanks, Brother....

 

monday shave
brit fb tech
nacet
canadian rubberset
vintage williams
alt Innsbruck

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SOTD January 17

Kinfolks - Real Red Point Razor

Heirloom Razor Strop Co. - Old No2 Horsehide

WCS - Silvertip Badger 2 Tone Tall

A&E - Kaizen soap and splash



Have a great day everyone.

 

A very vintage shave Gary. Love to know how that vintage Williams lathers up.

 

thank you Jim..very similar to MWF .nice stuff.

 

Have you ever tried Hampshire Wool Fat?

 

no sir,not heard of it..

 

Looks like it's only available from UK:
https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/co.../hampshire-wool-fat-shaving-soap.53509/page-4

 

The Monday shave plan:

prep-Stoylin Bodywash(Mtn. Man) in shower
shave-Phoenix Art. Acc.(Boomtown Bay Rum*)
brush-Maggard 24 " Synth(Marble Handle)
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Clubman Special Reserve

*Leather, Gunpowder and W. Indies Bay Rum

 

Thank you.

 

Razor - Gillette Red Tip Superspeed circa 1955-1960 (Re-plated in Satin-Nickel Finish and re-painted tip in Radiant Red color by Razor Emporium.)
Blade - *5th shave
Shave Brush - Ever-Ready 1960's vintage (Polished and re-knotted with a synthetic 26mm Ubersoft II knot from Envyshave by Razor Emporium.)
Shave Stand by by Desire Metal Works
Suds - Procter & Gamble Old Spice "Original" Cream (Made in India) *I dried it out for months into a hard soap.
Aftershave - Procter & Gamble Old Spice "Original" (Made in India)
Deodorant - Procter & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"
Fragrance - Procter & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"

***EDIT - Early afternoon shave with coffee. 2-passes + minor clean up. I'll be skipping a shave tomorrow, so I decided on an afternoon shave today. I got a small bleeder that was more of tiny abrasion that didn't clot right away. By the time the shave finished the weeper clotted and no styptic was needed. Otherwise it was a BBS shave that feels great. Old Spice smells like home as it always does.

 

1st of the 1st gen Gillette British Aristocrat, Bic Chrome Platinum, shave 5


1st of the 4 iterations of the 1st gen British Aristocrat. These were sold between 36 - 38 and can be identified by the center bar as seen in the 2nd picture. 1st of the 1st gen Aristocrats use the same style center bar as the US versions produced in the same time frame.

The 1st gen Aristocrats far as I can tell all shave the same and are the most aggressive of the British made TTO razors I've ever used. End result BBS finish achieved.

More reading here on British Aristocrat razors.
https://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/british-and-other-non-us-aristocrat-tto-timeline.64883/

 

awesome Tim..

 

Declaration Grooming | Hindsight
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Hallows | AP Shave Co. SilkSmoke 28mm
Gem Damaskeene (1914-1915) | Gem Jr. Elite "Ivory" Handle (ca. 1906)
Gem PTFE

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Hindsight opens with a muted citrus approaching lemon or verbena that's very faintly sweetened by a passing floral with a vegetal musk. It insidiously slips into a warm and woody accord tainted by judicious use of smoke with a leathery persuasion dominating a fair portion of the heart. Ultimately, this complex fragrance seems to selectively wax and wane through woody herbs, smoky leather, and resin before finally becoming thinner and even arid such that it is eventually quite reminiscent of salty sea spray and lilting light citrus with a kiss of smoke.

Certainly Hindsight will be polarizing, so smoke detractors should probably pass on this one. That's not to say it's all smoke, however. Hindsight is unapologetically bold and unique, but it's not a novelty fragrance. This is complex, but it's not the chaotic mess it may sound like on paper. While the whole journey was quite pleasant, the dry down is just enchanting.

 

fabulous set up ,pic and review Matt..

 

Thank you, sir.

 

January 17th, 2021

Ziglar oc slant
Schick Plus Platinum
Frank Shaving G5 synthetic
Razorock - For Chicago
shave soap and splash​

 

very cool Mike..

 

Gracias Gary.