SoS: March 2023

Thursday March 23, 2023
Brush: Rudy Vey
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts Incorporeal
Razor: Henson AL13 V1+++
Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
Post: Osma Alum Block
Post: Southern Witchcrafts Witchcrafts Valley of Ashes

 

Razorock Mamba / Polsilver Super Iridium
RajonCajonBrushes / Maggards Synthetic
Stirling / Barber Shop


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Thursday Afternoon 03.23.23
RAZOR: RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Standard
BLADE: Schick Proline
BRUSH: Spiffo! "Castillo" African Blackwood 24mm HMW SHD Fan
LATHER: Grooming Dept. Ousia ll Shave Soap
POST: Grooming Dept. Ousia ll Aftershave Splash

 

DE SOTD, Thursday, March 23rd 2023, Day 2 testing the my new Sentinel 1.5mm razor.

Razor : Yaqi Sentinel 1.5mm polished 316 SS with a Yaqi "Chippendale" polished 316L SS Darwin looking handle- Mfg 2022>, mild range, interesting design that makes installing and removing reasonably easier IMO. Very attractive looking razor also when polished, I seem to buff slightly more with this razor.
Tomorrow I will try a KAI blade extra wide blade to see where it makes it's mark for aggression and efficiency's. The blade can be felt sometimes when plunked down to heavily on the start of a stroke recklessly but never seems to rupture my skin barrier which is real good for half asleep shaving in morning drowsiness IMO, (Could be gap size that comes into play that creates a slight skin increase bump closer to blade when razor is plunked to heavily at start of stroke?. )
The shave went well with no drama and was mostly a carefree shave using my regular routine for a excellent shave.
Blade : Gillette silver blue (2) sharp & smoooth with reasonable longevity. Top tier blade.
Soap : Razorock XXX Fresco, nice clean XXX scent with a light menthol cooling boost with excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi "mysterious space" 24mm Timberwolf synthetic knot, Excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, nice splay scrubber + excellent 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 : Razorock XXX Fresco splash with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :CCS,DFS,BbS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my new Yaqi Sentinel 316 polished razor with a GSB blade.



Have some great shaves!

 

March 23rd
Cooper MonoBilt w PermaSharp (3)
Omega Evo / Burl&Resin
Haslinger Schafmilch
Thayers
Shulton Old Spice

Have a great day all.

 

March 23, 2023
Feather AS-D2
Feather
Mondial Boar
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Speick After Shave

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Thursday Shave

Lather: Ariana and Evans Pedro Fiasco Shaving Cream Unscented
Brush: @jtspartan
Razor: Supply SE injector
Blade: Supply black
Post: Ariana and Evans Post Shave Serum

First outing with the wonderful brush by @jtspartan . The handle has an excellent grip and the SynBad knot was soft on the face. I loved it! Great lather makes for an easy, comfortable shave.

 

friday
#58/platinum
yaqi silver tip
canada
chiseled face natural

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Friday 03.24.23
RAZOR: RAZOR: Boti Anodised Titanium AC Rzor: Meteor
BLADE: Schick Proline
BRUSH: Oumo 03 Venus Kaleidoscope 26mmSHD Badger
LATHER: OSP Dark Matter Shaving Soap
POST: OSP Dark Matter Aftershave Lotion

 

Friday 24th March


Simpson Milk Churn - Folk Soap - Generic 77 Barber Razor/Cloud - Brutal Classic AS

 

March 24, 2023
Yates M Plate
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Gillette 7 O’clock Black
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Speick After Shave

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Friday March 24, 2023
Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts Samhain
Razor: Henson Ti22 V2 +
Blade: Feather (1)
Post: Osma Alum Block
Post: Southern Witchcrafts Witchcrafts Samhain

 

Friday's Cold Water Shaver

Cold Water Rinse
Old Spice Original Shave Cream
Jayaruh #437
Gillette New Improved
Gillette Silver Blue SS Blade
CWS
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Classic Vanilla AS

The Old Spice Original Shave Cream lathered well with the Jayaruh #437 Silvertip Badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette New Improved and a Gillette Silver Blue SS Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and Pinaud Classic Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Guerrilla SS 84
Voskhod Teflon Blade
Maggard 2 Band
TOBS Grapefruit Shave Cream
Old Spice Musk

 

Friday morning’s Grand Freeze:

L’Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Junjie/Rapira day 4
Captain Nemo Absolute Zero SS
Prep ASB
Captain Nemo Absolute Zero AS Toner

Did this ever feel like heaven - when my dear friend Abir who owns Captain Nemo in Kolkata, India told me that this Absolute Zero soap and aftershave are both freezing cold he wasn’t joking. They’re so cold that they easily match any of the Stirling Glacial soaps and aftershaves. The soap is vegan based, it has a very nice, mild aquatic scent, it lathers beautifully, it has lots of slickness, the menthol sensation is off the charts, and the postshave feeling is so comfortable. The Prep delivered its own special cooling, moisturizing and soothing care, while the Absolute Zero aftershave gave me tons of extra freeze along with the same pleasant scent as the soap as well as lots of soothing. Three passes with the Junjie/Rapira combination cleaned me up fantastically - another brilliant BBS shave that I enjoyed immensely!

Wishing you all a great weekend - be well and stay safe!


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Yaqi Bohemian stainless steel razor.
Astra SP blade (fresh).
Yaqi two band badger brush.
Mitchell’s Wool Fat soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
Irish Chestnut by Andy Hilfiger cologne.

Fat Friday shave!

This is the first run with the Yaqi Bohemian. Yaqi had a sale and I could not pass it up. It is a large razor and I posted a picture with it next to a Rockwell 6S for size comparison.

The Bohemian is inspired by the French Bohin safety razor which is the right hand razor in the last picture.

This razor came in the brown/gunmetal gray finish but I stripped mine back to the stainless steel and Scotch Brited it to a satin finish....for me it looks better.

So how does the beast shave? It does have a narrow angle but once you find it it does a great job. The base can be reversed for two levels but I shaved with the lesser setting this morning. I need to spend more time with it to get it dialed in but for the first time it was a great shave....three passes with no blood loss. It is a heavy razor but the handle has great grip and allows for good control.

I hope everyone has a great Friday!

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Palmolive Classic
Brush: Ever-Ready rebuild
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

 

DE SOTD, Friday March 24th 2023, Day 3 of Testing my new Yaqi Sentinel razor with Kai SS extra wide blade.

Razor : Yaqi Sentinel 1.5mm gap, polished 316L SS with a Yaqi "Chippendale" polished 316 SS Darwin looking handle-
Mfg 2022>, well built with excellent machining accuracy for standard blades and excellent finish QC for my shaving needs.
I wanted to try one of my favorite DE blades with the Kai SS blade extra wide blade and discovered that the Kai SS blade have less width on the blade tabs area than a standard Gillette blade(I'm not sure why Kai did this on the blade tabs?) so it affects the blade alignment on this style of blade alignment(4 corner posts only) & also similar design of competitors razors IMO.
So I did a visual blade reveal on both sides by gently bumping the blade edge with a paper tuck blade box until it looked acceptable and then tightened the blade down.
The Kai blade will align excellent with normal razors that have alignment posts or riser slots to center the blade evenly. That aside the blade worked great and produced a excellent shave with a little more blade exposure or reveal like I wanted with a Steep approach (riding the bar). The sweet spot angle also increased with this unique blade and it might be worth using for some folks who are willing to have to tweak the blade slightly possibly for alignment because of the narrower blade tabs.
The shave was excellent and mostly carefree shaving with excellent results for folks who like close shaves.
Blade : Kai SS, sharp & smooth with excellent longevity.
Soap : Yaqi Green, nice fresh scent with excellent lather qualities. Yaqi commissioned Master soap creations to make their soap & fragrance line of products.
Brush : Yaqi "Goblin" 24mm synthetic- excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, nice splay scrubber + excellent 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 Green splash with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results : CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my Yaqi Sentinel razor with a Kai SS extra wide blade(with narrower blade tabs width than a standard Gillette blade I just discovered recently).


Have some great shaves!

 

Friday Afternoon 03.24.23
RAZOR: Karve CB brass 3” Gladius handle, plate C Open Comb
BLADE: Gillette‌ 7 O'clock SharpEdge Yellow
BRUSH: Oumo Desert Ironwood & Sandalwood 26mm SILK/Manchuria
LATHER: Taylor‌ ‌of‌ ‌Old‌ ‌Bond‌ ‌Street‌ ‌Sandalwood‌ ‌Shaving‌ Soap
POST: OSP Sandalwood Aftershave Lotion

 

Hi Friends,

Here my Wednesday Shave (22.03.2023)


Preshave: PAA Cube // Razor: iKon Shavecraft 102 // Blade: Gillette Wilkinson India // Soap: PAA CaD // Brush: Shavemac 173 // Aftershave: Fine American Blend

Lovely shave. Smooth, gentle and thoroughly in 3 passes.

Take your time, enjoy your shaves and stay safe and healthy.

Greetings
Thorsten