Mediocre performer. Yes, I want use it up and am almost there.

Shave of the Week Starting 18 Jan 2021

Rotbart #15 razor
Treet 7 Days blade
Shave Revolution brush
Palmolive Classic SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Assorted A/S

Right fine bunch of stuff that are familiar and make for a great shave. All is well. Now go enjoy your day folk

Menthol Monday:

The Mother Of All Grand Freezes!

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra Green day 8
Bundubeard Cool As A Cucumber X 3 SS
Prep ASB
B&M Arctique AS Splash

A better name for this soap would be Frigid As The North Pole because that’s exactly how it feels. I never thought I would ever find a soap that could match, let alone out freeze the Stirling Glacials or the Chiseled Face Cryogen but Jaco did it. The difference in the menthol sensation is not big but it’s definitely there - as soon as I started lathering up my face began freezing and the menthol felt colder with each pass, yet the skincare of this soap is perfect. The Prep moisturized, added to the freeze, and soothed my skin beautifully, while the Arctique aftershave brought the freeze to another level - by the way it smells so nice. Not even a professional barber could have given me a better shave than this!

Have a great week - stay safe and healthy!



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Great Black & Cream!

How about mixing it with a better performer?

2021-01-18, Monday

A caliginous, noisy day: I'm trying out a new housekeeper and she wanted to vacuum the studio while I was there!

I was going to use the Panama, but then I saw this long-forgotten Labelle.
It loads easily and lathers quickly: good glide and protection, but the scent is obviously, after these years, much faded.
It seems that they are out of production...

I had planned to use the Polsilver, but it was exhausted and I replaced it with a SOC.
I'm exhausted too, but I can't replace myself: I'm my own backup....





Sapone PS: Palmolive d'antan
Sapone: Labelle Soaps, Vetiver
Pennello: Simpson's, Commodore X3, BB
Rasoio: Rotbart, Mond Extra
Lametta: Gillette, 7 O’Clock, Super Platinum
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: MilMil, BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: Gandini, Vetiver
ST: Hot Lips Page & Joe Guy, Trumpet Battle at Mintons

January 18th SOTD
DS Cosmetic Z0 w Voskhod (1)
Omega Pro/ Resin
SV Cubebe combo
Thayers

Have a great day all!

Too late...at the final shave. Besides, I am doing a 30 Day "Rule". Gotta stick with the game plan.

Gem G-Bar Razor
Gem Stainless Blade
Surrey Boar/Navy Brass Handle Brush
Victory Shaving Lemon-Lavender-Menthol Soap
Sea Breeze Astringent
Murray & Lanman Florida Water

Thank you, gentlemen.

Monday's Shave

'53 Gillette Super Speed (Y3)
Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Simpson Duke 2 Best Badger
LEA Classic Shaving Soap
T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel
LEA Classic Aftershave
Soap Commander Integrity ASB

Monday, January 18

3P~~dubl duck #4~~2011 Mühle R41/Gillette Platinum~~Nasomatto Black Afgano
Have a great day!​

Great gear, Andrew! And photo...

GEMonday, Jan18th 2021, Well did not feel like missing a MMMonday(A.S.E monday) So to have a little fun decided a Daily double, I picked my easy going 1st Generation Featherweight VS my new 2nd generation Razorock Lupo .72. I let the Gem Featherweight have the tough whisker side and the RR Lupo.72 the other side with 24 hrs growth. Both razors are easy to handle on the face and have become some of my many favorites.
Both are different in weight by quite a bit and my skill level is good enough to handle both issues with the RR Lupo is 3 times the weight of my Gem Feather weight(1OZ). First pass very similar in beard reduction, 2nd pass of on either side very similar again and then the pickups I was pleasantly surprized a tie on closeness. So did the feel test and I had a hard time with what side won- so out came the cottonball test and it also indicated a dead tie with no snagging of cotton. The Gem Feather had the odds against it (tough beard under chin side) but also I have used that razor many more times compared to the RR Lupo .72.
So to conclude I had a different MMMonday with a little enjoyment for this shaving enthusiast.

Razor: Gem Feather weight 1st generation- MFG 1950-52, 2nd gen 1953-54, excellent razor, fun to use with great results.
Razor: Razorock 2nd generation Lupo .72 - Mfg 2021, excellent built razor and a joy to use with just 3 shaves in.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (2) excellent blade, very sharpe, great longevity and smooths out nicely & predictable.
Blade: Gillette Astra SP (3) excellent blade Sharp & smooth with reasonable longevity.
Soap: Razorock XXX. very nice clean scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi Red zebra handle 26 mm knot- excellent lather creator with heavenly cloud like soft tips with a bit of back bone + excellent lather painter IMO.
Pre shave: Brush washed my whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups on each side of face with 2 different razors.
Post shave: Razorock XXX with witch Hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my Gem Feather weight + Gem coated blade.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers =excellent shave with my RR Lupo.72 + a Gillette Astra SP blade.


Have some great shaves! Stay & think safe in these times!

Thank you, Sergio!

Still working down the ring on Ghost Town Barber and squeezing out the last few drops of some Blades Grim Smoulder. Pairing it up with the King C Gillette razor and blades as well as the JR 331 with a boar knot.

I have some SV 70th on the way and I can't wait for it!

Your first buy?

SOTD 20210118 Verdone
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Liojuny Shaving Tampa
Finest Badger 3-band, 23x54x114mm
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PLshaving by Paky33@ilRasoio
Schola Medica Salerni
Giardino d’Inverno & Homme Bioemulsione
Prototype (sample)
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RazoRock Hawk V2 Green Hulk *
VS
Colonial Razors The General V1
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Kai Captain Titan Mild MG ProTouch #2
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#SErazor #ShaveBattle #Aluminium

Full size:
https://imgur.com/VQ8Cry0
Soundtrack:
Queen - We Are The Champions

* Grazie a Klopp@ilRasoio​

awesome shave and pic Jim..