SOS: November 2023

Wednesday morning:

L’Oréal Men Expert Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Derby day 10
Barbon SC
Fino ASB
Murray & Lanman Florida Water AS Splash

This Barbon cream is from Hungary and it smells great, it’s so easy to lather, there’s lots of slickness to it, and it acts like medical anesthesia to the skin - if you get a nick or a minor cut this stuff stops the bleeding right away and it kills the pain very fast. The Fino balm from South Africa is unscented and it gives plenty of moisturizing as well as soothing, and the Florida Water aftershave smells as old school as you could get - do I ever love it. Three swift, glorious passes gave me a wonderful, enjoyable BBS shave!

Have a nice day - be well and stay safe!


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Trying out the original Silver Satin aluminum Hawk is what got me hooked on Artist Club razors. I still use Gems and Injectors, but much prefer the AC razors for close comfortable shaves.

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Evergreen Forest
Brush: Maggard 24mm Marble Handle Synthetic
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Gillette Minora (2)
Post shave: Pinaud Clubman After Shave

 

DE SOTD, Wednesday, November 22nd 2023

Razor : Razorock Lupo.72- Mfg 2021>, mid range. Excellent design + excellent machining and finish QC. This razor checks all the boxes for a nice shave + daily driver for some folks. Had a stellar close comfortable shave this morning.
Blade : Gillette Polsilver SI- sharp and smooth. This blade works well for myself with a light pass trough a cork, seems to smooth it out a little. Iridium coating could of been applied a little think??
Soap : Yaqi Musketeer rapier, very nice scented soap(dupe of Aramis classic scent) that is kind of addicting to me it seems+ lather quality is excellent.
Brush : Yaqi "Sagrada Familia" 22mm 2band badger. Excellent lather generator, pillow like soft tips, nice splay scrubber + excellent lather painter. For a small handled 22mm badger brush this little brush out performs other larger brushes IMO!
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 : Witch hazel soap residual cleanse on beard + Yaqi Musketeer rapier + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results : or CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= Had a stellar comfortable close shave this morning with my RR Lupo.72 with a Polsliver blade.( It does not get much better shaving for myself.)

Have some great shaves!

 

Amouage - Bracken Man

Perfumed by:
Olivier Cresp & Fabrice Pellegrin


Razor - OneBlade Genesis
Blade - *Fresh Blade
Brush - Declaration Grooming "Fatty" in custom green color
Shaving Cream - West Coast Shaving "Fougere" *Jojoba Cream Formula
Aftershave - Humphreys Witch Hazel *with added alcohol, glycerin and menthol (my own homemade brew)
Fragrance - Amouage "Bracken Man"

I haven't posted here in a long time. I miss it. I just don't have a lot of time to post everyday, but since I have this week off and I remembered you all, I decided to post my shave of the day today. A wonderful Fougere that has been tragically discontinued by Amouage. IMO, Amouage's greatest scent they ever made. It basically smells exactly like Houbigant - Fougere Royale but with a bit more of a every so faint sweet and tart twist. It smells like Houbigant made a flanker of Fougere Royale and called it something like Fougere Royale Bright. Sort of like how the major fragrance brands take a successful scent like Dior Homme EDT then make 5 different flakers of it and call it "Dior Homme Parfum" or Dior Homme EDP" or "Dior Homme Intense". Basically Bracken Man from Amouage smells like a flanker of Fougere Royale and it's "better" in my opinion. Perfected would be my description. I wish I could afford to buy one of the ebay bottles that appear but they are just too expensive now. I pair the WCS Fougere shaving cream soap with this one. I'm also using the expensive OneBlade razor on this shave.

 

Welcome back Tim.

 

Thanks. I can't post here a lot but will try to on days where I'm not busy.

 

Good to seeing you posting Tim! I’m glad all is well! Take care and look forward to you checking in as time allows.

paul

 

Aaaand....as we approach another Throwback Thursday(course this week it happens to fall on Thanksgiving, too)...here's the lineup:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(w/Aloe Vera)
shave-Fine Accoutrements (Latigo)*
brush-Stoylin "li'l brudder"
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Fine Accoutrements (Latigo)*

*-This is Doc Fine's dupe of the wonderful Austrian classic Knize 10(1925)

 

Thursday Shave 11.23.23
RAZOR: Shield Polished Titanium 1.15 DE
BLADE: Personna
BRUSH: Oumo 11 Pandora Green Resin 28mm SHD Badger
LATHER: Yardley London Shaving Soap (vintage)
POST: Ethos Lavender Supreme Skin Food Splash

 

Nice to see your post, Tim.

 

Wednesday, November 22

Mike's Vetiver~~Vie-Long Beehive~~Gillette Tech/Sharp Star~~Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Have a great day!​

 

Thursday SOTD


Razor: Henson AL13 ++ Copper
Blade: Tomac Super Stainless Steel (D4)
Brush: Paladin PK-47 26mm Blonde Badger
Bowl: Castle Shave 4 1/4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Oakmoss Sandalwood
Shave Soap: DFS Horizons
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: DFS Horizons

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Awesome set up and pic Tim .welcome back.

 

November 22nd
Canadian New Deluxe w Polsilver (1)
APShave Silvertip/ MrEE LE #007
Mike’s Orange, Cedar & Pepper
Thayers
Myrsol F extra

Have a great night all.

 

23rd November 2023.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/ Nivea Men Power 24H Fresh Effect Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Simple Pure Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Proraso Sensitive Shaving Soap.
Blade: Lord Silver Star. (D4)
Razor: EJ DE89.'kelvin.'

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./The Real Shaving Co. SPF15 Anti-Ageing Moisturiser./ Dana English Leather ASL.

Greetings,

A comfortable close shave to finish my shaving week off on a high note.

The Proraso Sensitive Soap provided me with slick protective lather for the shave leaving a equally good post shave feel....My only gripe with both the soap & cream is they leave a white residue on the razor surface after I have finished the shave...However, this could be because I live in a hard water area and the soap reacts with the high minerals in the water which has nothing to do the ingredients of the soap.

A comfortable 2 pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report. Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of Dana English Leather ASL.

My face is feeling smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

Thursday November 23, 2023
Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
Lather: Tabac
Razor: Henson AL13 Medium
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Post: Tabac

 

brush: YAQI butterscotch synthetic
blade: BIC
razor: DE89
soap: Mudder Focker
A/S: Proraso Alum Block + Floid The Genuine (using proraso bottle, floid's is huge )
hot water and face lather

enjoy your day

 

Boti Meteorite Anodised Titanium AC Razor * Kai Captain Mild PINK (D1)
AP Shave Co. Blue Swirl 24mm G5C Synthetic
Phoenix and Beau Spitfire Shaving Soap, Aftershave Splash & Balm​