SoS: August 2022

Sunday, August 7

AoS Peppermint~~90th Anniversary Simpson Astor~~2011 Mühle R41/Gillette Platinum~~Iced Florida Water
Have a great day!​

 

08/07/22 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Monstroso Moroccan Argan Oil Body Soap - Epic Festive Fall Scent
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Good Vibrations Boardwalk Barbershop Scent Shampoo & Conditioner Puck
Phoenix Shaving The Original Chill Mill - Menthol Grinder
The Club Ariana & Evans Peach & Cognac Kaizen Base Shaving Soap
Maritime Brush Co. Cenote 24mm Black Ash Burl with Premium M5C Fan Synthetic (SHD) Knot - 1st Use
Captain’s Choice Copper Lather Bowl - Obsidian
Phoenix Shaving Ceramic Moonscape Brush Scuttle
Wolfman WR2-DC Mirror Polished SS OC: 1.05mm SB: 1.15 gaps with Solid 96mm WRH3 Mirror Polished SS Handle
Phoenix Shaving Platinum Strangelet Super Sharps Double Edge Blades - 1st Shave
The Razor Company Gray 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
The Club Ariana & Evans Peach & Cognac Aftershave Splash
Stirling Soap Company Glacial Unscented Post-Shave Menthol Balm
Phoenix Shaving Droid Black Artisan Natural Deodorant Sport Strength Homage to Floïd Black
The Holy Black Limited Edition Galleon Grease Pomade ​

 

Ikon Tek Timeless Ti Handle
Gillette Nacet SS Blade
Ogallala Bay Rum Soap
Maggard 2 Band (blue handle)
Aloe Vera
Dana Canoe

 

Menthol Monday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream
Jayaruh #340
Schick 66 G-4
Schick Plus Platinum
CWR
Osage Rub

The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #340 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick 66 G-4 Razor with a Schick Plus Platinum Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Nice shave buddy!

How close is the Old Gold to the Shulton Old Spice scent?


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Menthol Monday:

L’Oréal Men Expert Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Canadian Tech/Wilkinson Sword day 6
Ingram SC
Prep ASB
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

Not a Grand Freeze but still a very chilly setup for this morning - this is one of the versions of Ingram from Egypt which has pretty much the same nice old school minty kind of barbershop scent as the discontinued UK cream as well as the same super rich, slick lather but the menthol sensation is definitely stronger, and the skincare is pretty good. Thanks to the Prep I had lots of additional moisturizing, cooling, and soothing, while the Floid Vigoroso aftershave went on icy cold along with its lovely scent that lasts all day. Two passes sufficed for an excellent BBS shave that I really enjoyed!

Have a good week - be well and safe!



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Shave of the Week Starting 8/8/2022

Gillette Knack razor
Gillette Platinum blade (came with Knack)
Gillette Regular SC
AP Shave Co brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Assorted A/S

Thanks to IAmTheJody and the recent raffle win, I received the Gillette items, all of them NOS. Decided to go big time and use these items in my weekly shave. So, the Knack/Platinum combo is great. Smooth and comfortable. The Gillette Regular SC lathered like crazy, giving a plentiful amount with just a little bit of work. Not my favorite scent but it worked very well. Results? A fine shave was had and my face it happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

SOTD Monday August 8, 2022

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts Desairology
Razor: Henson AL13 +++
Blade: Feather (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Southern Witchcrafts Desairology
Have a great day!

 

Edwin Jagger 89 / Gillette Silver Blue
Cravingshaving / Synthetic
Stirling / Vanilla Sandlewood

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Thank you. It's not a strong scent, but very close to the Old Spice I used regularly in my younger days.

 

very cool Joseph..thoughts on the blue/white tuck platinums?

 

Hawk v3 with open comb base plate
Captain Titan Mild blade (1st)
Proraso Blue pre-shave cream
Chiseled Face "Ghost Town Barber" soap
Thayers toner & Geo F Trumper Skin Food (tiny dab - a little goes a LONG way)
Clubman Pinaud reserve "Whisky Woods" AS

Cold water face wash and cold water for the lather. The open comb was very nice today and gave me a super close shave. I may have to wait another 2 days to shave again! 3-pass shave with no cleanup. BBS shave! I could have even stopped at 1 pass! VERY pleasant shave. Alum bar gave zero feedback. This is my first shave with the open comb where I got no cuts, nicks, or weepers! No irritation at all! I have this one dialed in and now need to try it with a Feather Professional blade. (soon) I will use up this mild blade first.

 

monday
brit rhodium rocket
platinum
wcs
platinum
legend

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Thanks, Gary.
The Platinums are a bit rough, similar to a new Feather.

 

Excellent shave from the Herder this morning, no drama, easy peasy, super close and smooth

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream
Friedr Herder 77 Square Point 6/8
Castle Forbes Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

MicroMaticMonday, August 8th 2022. I have been experimenting with shimming the spline of the modern Gem blade for years with my Everready streamline razor and it mellows out that razor nicely. So this morning I used a spent regular flattened spine that I use in my ER Streamline and installed it in the MMOC button less model to mock the thicker splined blades of the 1930 era and results where it also tilts the blade enough to smooth it out a little. I would suggest trying it at least and used it with a new Gem PTFE blade also.
I'm not the only person to try this and only works best in the Micromatic 3 different models (because of the way those razors clamp the blade) with a flattened spline from a spent blade. I have not tried it in the MMCP or MMFW yet and I not sure it would benefit the MMFW(AKA, Bullet tip or MMBT) because it is the milder razor of the 3 Micromatics.

Razor : Micromatic open comb button-less- Mfg 1930-32, excellent mid>upper mid range depending on experience, well built and designed for that time era, it was the first mass produced TTO razor world wide. The button-less model was before the newer Micromatic open comb models 1932-41 that held the double edge blades and used button shims to mock the spine blades. I used a flattened spent spline in MMOC to mellow it out and performed well. Hard to believe just tilting the blade a few degrees would make a difference but it sure felt like it and performed like a nice smooth mid range razor.
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE(1) Very sharp with excellent longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap : Yaqi Musketeer Rapier- nice scented soap with excellent lather qualities. Has a slight lemon look and scent works for me.
Brush : Yaqi Goblin 24mm synthetic- excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, nice splay scrub + great lather painter.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Yaqi Musketeer aftershave + a dollop of Neutrogena hydro boost moisturizing lotion(scentless)testing).
Results :CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my MMOC buttonless with a coated Gem blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

Tuesday’s Shave



Pre: Hot washcloth & bloom water
Razor: Blackland Vector Polished Stainless Steei
Blade: Schick Proline
Brush: Elite Razor Ivory over Pastel Swirl 24mm Boar
Soap: ‌Signature Soaps Leodis Hybrid Shaving Soap
Post: Muelhens 4711 Original Aftershave​

 

Tuesday SOTD


Razor: Schick Repeating Razor B2
Blade: Personna (2)
Brush: Omega EVO Synthetic 28mm
Bowl: Black Ship Grooming 4.5”
Pre-Shave Scrub: SheaMoisture African black soap
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Rainforest
Shave Cream: QCS Fougère
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Alpa Fougère

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