SoS: May 2021

Ah, the month of May is upon us!

Here’s my setup to kick it off:

King C. Gillette Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Schick day 13
Master Soap Creations Grapefruit Cinnamon SS
Arko Aqua AS Gel
Italian Barber Amici AS Splash



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1 May 2021

Blackbird Brass SB 101
Wizamet Iridium Super
WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
Unrefined Shea Butter
Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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SOTD : 1st May 2021.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Tingly Mint & Tea Tree Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears ~ Transparent Bar Soap With Mint Extracts. + Nuage Menthol shaving Oil.
Brush: Omega S10065.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Nivea Men ~ Originals Shave Cream.
Blade : Astra Superior Platinum. (D1)
Razor : Edwin Jagger DE89. 'kelvin.'
Face: wtg, xtg, atg,+ pick ups.
Head: wtg, wtg,atg + pick ups.

Post:
Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezings, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils. +3 Menthol Crystals, Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./ Nivea Men ~ 2 phase ASL + Body Shaving ASL Balm./X-Bolt EdT.

Greetings,

(Face & Head Shave) (Shaving Cream Week)

A new shave set up to start the bank holiday weekend...It's been a long time since i added my EG DE89 to my razor rotation.
The next month or more i shall be using Russian made DE blades from the Moscow & ST Petersburg plants.
Starting with the Astra SP blades, which along with the Gillette 7 0'clock Sharp edge ( Yellow) where two of the first blades i purchased to learn my technique and gain my shaving confidence from when entering the wonderful world of traditional wet shaving. Both of these blades are well suited to my skin type, and have always paired together well with each razor. The EG DE89 paired together excellently with the Astra SP making a smooth efficient duo...I find the Astra SP blades get better with each shave.

A enjoyable close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a few squirts of X-Bolt EdT to the pulse points.

My face & precious swede are feeling silky smooth and smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the long bank holiday weekend ladies & gentlemen.

 

Saturday 1st May
Alpha Outlaw - Speick Stick - Ever Ready Natural Angle 'HFT' - GEM Stainless Coated #4 - Superdrug Forest Fresh A/S - Aloe Vera Gel

 

2021-05-01, Saturday


Italy is always the last to adapt to circumstances: why don't they declare today to be Teleworkers' Day?
What insipience...

Due to obvious reasons, one cannot talk about telershaving, even in telematically advanced times, and this has allowed me to shave in a truly traditional way: me and myself with the tools designated for the purpose.

So, now, I am smooth and not e-smooth!





Sapone PS: Sapone di Marsiglia
Sapone: Atkinsons, Lavender Cream
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Cucciolino Padouk/Silvertip 24
Rasoio: Gillette, Super Speed ’40 Style, 1961
Lametta: Polsilver, Wizamet (Poland, 1976)
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: Beiersdorf , Nivea Sensitive
EdT: Atkinsons, English Lavender
ST: The silence of the fields...

 

Janus Toggle & Gillette Silver Blue
APShaveCo. 30mm Tux White/Rose Gold Flake
Ethos Grooming Greenfresh soap
Ethos Grooming Greenfresh skin food splash
Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boisee eau de toilette

Best shave from the much criticized Janus Toggle. Set it at 6 then 5 and I could swim with the Dolphins off the Atlantic Coast. No irritation to speak of as the Ethos does what it does best, provide copious amounts of glide & slickness. Smells awesome too. A wonderful day and shaves to all....​

 

Opening the month of May with the following lineup:

Day Two of the Captain's Three day voyage: Nor'Easter
Brush: Parker Synth Brush
Bowl: Shave Nation
Lather: Captain's Choice Nor'Easter
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4
Blade: Feather (1)
Post: Shavex Alum Block
Balm: Captain's Choice Nor'Easter

 

SATURDAY ‌05/01/21 SOTD
PRE: RR ‌Pre‌ ‌Barba‌ ‌Pre‌ ‌Shave‌ ‌Gel‌
RAZOR: iKon X3 Slan Bar
BLADE: Astra Superior Platinum
BRUSH: Yaqi 24x60mm Silvertip
SOAP: SV Desert Vetiver Shaving Soap
POST: SV Desert Vetiver Artisan Aftershave

 

May 1, 2021
Yates 921 H Plate
Feather
Simpson D3 Synthetic
LEA Shave Stick
Fine L’Orange Noir Aftershave

 

Well done!

 

1930 New Regent w/Stirling Orange Chill soap and Aqua Velva AS

 

Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Pears Bar Soap (melted into Old Spice Mug)
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Red Tip (0.66mm) E1 1959 US / Vintage NOS England Wilkinson Sword #3
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)

Aaaaaah. My good old days as a teenager started wet shaving using Pears as a shaving soap, a shaving brush and a cartridge razor.

 

Here was my birthday shave this morning:

Prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Infinite Fresh)in shower
Shave-Gillette Foamy Original
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S. -Agua Lavanda de Puig*

*by Antonio Puig.

Fine shave to begin my 64th year on this planet. What I've always liked about Gillette Foamy is how quickly and easily it spreads across the face and neck. It was hard to avoid getting some on the beard(S. Porcupine Alley). Ahh, figured I'd just wipe it off at the end of the shave. Overall a well-done shave. Had to go very carefully over the area of yesterday's Knick. One pass, as is always the case with my canned sophisticated goo. Good work down at Cactus Nation. The Agua Lavanda de Puig was a nice finish. Frank Sinatra wore this. Most excellent.

 

Paul.

 

Saturday, May 1

Crabtree & Evelyn Mysore Sandalwood~~dubl duck #4~~Feather AC~~Amouage Epic
Have a great day!​

 

A super gear, Joseph, in a great photo!
Soap's a vintage one, right?

Up today, all C&E I've smelled are top.

 

SOTD

Razor: Merkur 1904/1906 (3 shims).

Blade: 100 year old Gillette resharpened,
rehoned. (1)

Cream/Soap: Arko.

Brush: Olivina.

Aftershave: Witch Hazel, followed by Reef Point Soaps 'Fougere Santal' followed by Nivea Men Sensitive Aftershave Balm.

Everybody's Favourite Uncle

 

Thank you Joseph . No plans that I know of, but a nice workout at the gym will be my "present to myself".

 

Happy Birthday, Paul!

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