SoS: August 2021

Friday morning’s Grand Freeze:

Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Gillette day 3
Master Soap Creations Frosted Lavender SS
Prep ASB
Fine Snake Bite AS Splash
Bleu de Chanel Deodorant Stick
Bleu de Chanel EdP

Our weather is very hot as well as humid so a nice, potent menthol soap like the Frosted Lavender sure comes in handy. I love the scent, the tallow formula makes the lather so thick, rich, and super slick, the menthol sensation is bone chilling, and the postshave feeling is fabulous. The Prep and the Snake Bite aftershave both gave me the soothing, moisturizing skincare I needed along with a monstrous menthol punch. What an awesome three pass BBS shave this was!

Have a great weekend - be well and safe!



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Friday:

cool shower with Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica bar soap
TOBS Herbal pre-shave gel
Schick 500 2+ passes
Gillette Trac II (1)
LASS Black Fern soap in a warm bowl
Century boar
Thayers unscented WH
LASS Black Fern A/S

I'm not a huge fan of the Trac II injector blade but I did get a nice shave today. Conversely I am a huge fan of the LASS Black Fern. Fabulous scent and performance to match.

Have a great weekend, fellow shavers!

 

FRIDAY'S SHAVE​

Razor - Antique Gillette 1907 Old-Type (fully restored and re-plated in gold by Razor Emporium)
Blade - *13th shave
Shave Brush - Everyman Jack Synthetic
Shave Soap - Mama Bear's Obsessed for Men
Shave Bowl - Colonel Conk Marble Fossil
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Post-Shave Balm - Advanced Clinicals Anti-aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream
Deodorant - Calvin Klein's Obsession For Men
Aftershave - Calvin Klein's Obsession For Men
Fragrance - Calvin Klein's Obsession For Men
Shave Stand by Robert Evans on Etsy. Must request custom project to order.

 

as we know, old school worx for me

 

Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Butterscotch 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling Cella Red
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #20
Post/After-shave:- Cella Red Aftershave Splash and Balm

Old Republic era series book 2 of 8

 

and..another error....the brush was the Stoylin "li'l brudder" not the Crown King. I'll use CK tomorrow.

 

Marshes & Shepherd razor (circa pre-1837), Kent BK4 brush, QED Rose shave soap, Floid aftershave. Nice Friday treat.

 

SE SOTD, Aug20th, 2021

Razor: Yaqi 50mm Excalibur, MFG 2021> tame mid range, good daily driver, good entry point for AC blade razor. Head design is so small so care is needed in handling blades IMO. Enjoyable razor to use and it is carefree to wield around the face with a 50mm Kai Protouch blade.
Blade: Kai Protouch(5) excellent blade, Sharp & smooth with reasonable longevity. Hard to cut yourself for best protection.
Soap: Lavanda cream, nice very mild scent with great lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm 2band badger, mountain lake, excellent lather generator, pillow soft tips, nice scrub + great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Ach Brito Lavanda AS(lavender + woody nice scent) with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my Yaqi Excalibur with a Kai Protouch blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

Friday, August 20

MWF~~Rubberset 400/3~~1947 Gillette Super-Speed/Feather (3)~~Montale Aoud Cuir d'Arabie
Have a great day!​

 

Gillette Aristocrat Adjustable (I1) Razor
Gillette Nacet Stainless Blade
Frank Shaving Dense Badger Brush
Jeeves of Hudson Street Cherry Blossom Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Egyptian Musk
Nivea Deep After Shave

 

Not really, I've had this soap for at least 2 years.

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Gillette Fatboy / Gillette 7o'clock SharpEdge
Heritage Eveready 500E / Synthetic
Fine Accoutrements / L'orange Noir

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Always a contender for the top honors in my den this Lund never disappoints - wonderful shave

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Sterling Sharp Dressed Man Shaving Soap sample
Lund 6/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

SOD Friday August 20, 2021

Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Shave Nation
Lather: Proraso Red (22)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
Blade: Feather (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso Red
Lotion: Proraso Red After Shave

 

Oh OK.....I didn't check the website(course it wouldn't tell me when this was added onto it).

 

And....the Saturday ledger:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Sport)in shower
shave-Stoylin Sheep
brush-Crown King Spindle Duro Tali
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Mennen Skin Bracer

 

Saturday SOTD



Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable I-4 Steampunk
Blade: Super Iridium (D6)
Brush Yaqi Moka Express 2-band 26mm
Bowl: HoneycombCopper 4 ½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Soap: Black Ship Grooming Captain Joe
Balm: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: Black Ship Grooming Captain Joe
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Friday Evening Shave

Gillette LC New
GSB (2)
Semogue BC Mistura 26mm
MWF
Tet-A-Tet ASB

Another nice shave with the LC New. I picked up a replica ball end handle from Razor Emporium and am enjoying it with this razor. I had been using heavier bulldog handles have been migrating towards lighter razors. It was a pretty sweet 2 pass shave, close and comfortable with no irritation. I nailed myself pretty good with an OC Artist Club razor last week and need to dial things back a bit until my two trouble spots fully heal. For a drug store cream, Tet-A-Tet was a very nice performing shave cream. Too bad they discontinued it. Thanks to @IAmTheJody for sending me a couple tubes of the ASB to finish of this excellent shave.

Enjoy your day.

 

08/21/21 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Speakeasy Argan Oil Body Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Malbolge Conditioning Shampoo Puck - A Woodsy, Aromatic Fall Classic!
Catie’s Bubbles Vintage S.E.R.F Luxury Cream Soap
Yaqi Moka Express Shaving Brush 26mm Two Band Badger
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Fatip Piccolo Razor with Original Open Comb Head
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 6th Shave
Lancaster Razor Works Tangerine Orange Black Sheep Shaving Towel
Phoenix Shaving No Slip Grip Alum Block
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Alum Block Dry Dock System
Thayers Alcohol Free Lavender Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
Catie’s Bubbles Vintage After Shave Lotion
Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum Natural Deodorant - Sport Strength ​

 

SOTD
Kinfolks - Real Red Point Razor
Kanayama 30k
Rich Man Shaving ‘Red Forge’ w/Ultralux
A&E Amber Rose Soap and AS