A-1 shave Gary.

thank you Joe

13th March 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/ Cien Men Energize Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Wrights Coal Tar bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 10066.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Proraso Sensitive Shaving Soap.
Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated. (D2)
Razor: Parker 24C.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Benjamin's mentholated bay rum. /L'0REAL Soothing Birch Sap PSB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

I’m so glad that I've revisited the Voskhod blade they have paired together with the Parker 24C wonderfully. The balance of both the efficiency from the razor & smoothness from the blade is a great combo.

A close comfortable 2 pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of L'0REAL Soothing Birch Sap PSB.

My face is feeling smooth, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

Thursday 13 March 2025

Mitchell’s Match-up and Mix up

1 Days growth

Hot Water Prep and Preshave = Proraso Wood and spice
Cream/Soap = MWF
Brush = Omega Black Hi-Brush never liked this brush, time to play
Bowl = White bowl
Razor = Muhle Rocca 96, 86 grams, it’s been a while
Blade = Henckels (1)
Passes = 2 +
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayer’s rose petal, TOBS Royal forrest
ASL = Proraso Barbe Dure with Oud
Scent = Proraso Wood and Spice Cologne
Score = 9+ / 10
Damage = no damage

The Rocca 96 performed really well with great audio feedback as it peeled away the stubble
Not as quiet or smooth as my Gillettes, but quite mild with a light touch

The little synthetic brush picked up enough of the Fat to be able to bowl lather. Still needing to dip back into the puck to get things just right. Starting to not mind the Fat at this stage, so I am glad I stuck with it

Have a great Thursday one and all

Lovely shave Joe, it's nice to mix up the bowl and face lathering I find

Thanks Joe!

thanks Gary

Mar 13, 2025

March Madness

Razor - Ever-Ready SE
Blade - (1)
Soap - Moon Old School Tallow
Brush - Jayaruh JR#54

I skipped yesterday due to just being too tired to worry about it. So a two day growth today to deal with and I decided a vintage SE razor would be perfect for the job. I recently acquired some Gem Blue Star carbon blades for my SE razors. I like using carbon blades, especially in these old razors. Historically it's what they would have had to shave with, and I'm all about being as close to the original as possible.

I chose the Moon Old School and JR54. Great lather from these two and it laid down a nice slick surface for the razor. The angle was easy to find and I made the first pass without a hitch. Second pass was also smooth and very nice. Finished with a perfect shave and pulled the blade and dried it to help it last a few more shaves.

Hope you had a great Thursday!

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SRS # 1253 - March Mug Madness - Williams Mug Soap

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Wade & Butcher 13/16 “Bow”
Brush: CRD Patriotic Swirl 26 mm Synthetic
Lather: Williams Mug Soap
Aftershave: Aqua Velva (Spanish)
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm
Excellent Williams soap shave Wednesday morning. I had enough later for three glorious passes with the W & B straight. Such a fine razor. Lather shot below:

fantastic thursday affairs .

-Thursday-
efbt
tuxedo
proraso blue
steel



good morning gents
fine proraso blue lather built with the h & v tuxedo brush
smooth 2 passer with the brit fb tech,minr pickups
thayers and victorinox steel to finish
awesomw
have a fantastic day everyone
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Here's my Throwback Thursday offering(3-13):

prep-Dove Care + Men Bodywash(in shower)
lather-IKE(Strike Gold Shave)*
brush-Stoylin Mid-Sized Synthetic
razor-Gillettte Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-IKE(Strike Gold Shave)*

*-this one combines Ike's face(on the lid)with the fact that its feature scent was loved by JFK, thus 2 Presidents spanning from the 1950's-early 1960's. The scent JFK loved is Eight And Bob, classic fragrance first discovered by JFK while touring Europe in the 1930's. Course JFK discovered it from the scent's organizer I think Frank, at Strike Gold, has stopped using his JFK scent. Frankly, he should have stopped IKE since it contains a JFK favorite. ​

Thanks Joe

No name Aliexpress aluminum safety razor.
Astra SP blade.
Yaqi synthetic brush.
Razorock P160 shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.

Yesterday and today's shaves.

Three very nice passes.

Happy Thursday everyone!

Nice one, Gary. Great design on the aftershave.

thank you Paul.

fantastic thursday affairs gents.

Gary, I asked Pasteur's to tell me when JFK was available, and there's been no word. Frank(Strike Gold) has some other new ones out, though. Will have to see how I feel.

You're welcome Gary. I'm always good for nice artistic work on shave paraphernalia.

Thank you Gary.

Thank Gary

SRS # 1254

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Thiers-Issard Super Gnome Extra
Brush: Strike Gold Shave Minion 24 mm Badger
Lather: Wholly Kaw King of Oud
Aftershave: Ginger’s Garden British Empire
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm