SOS: October 2025

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by Yehuda D, Sep 30, 2025.

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  1. Electrif

    Electrif Well-Known Member

    Thursday 9th October
    Ever Ready 1914 + GEM Stainless #7 + Highlander TSR ‘23 LE + Wickham 1912 Classic 24 + Brut Attraction Totale AS + Aloe Vera Gel
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    Electrif, Oct 9, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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  2. vittoria

    vittoria Well-Known Member

    Thursday Afternoon 09/10/2025
    15th Wedding Anniversary Shave.

    • Razor : Gillette Aristocrat (15) OC DE Rhodium Plated Brass Circa 1930s (England)
    • Blade : Wizamet Super Iridium Stainless (1). (Russia)
    • Brush : Yaqi Caramel Cats Whiskers Synthetic . (China)
    • Soap : Razorock Nomad Shaving Soap . (Italy)
    • Aftershave : Genuine Ogallala bay rum and Sweet Orange. (USA)
    • Weight : 73 grams. (Razor)
    Hi all,
    I had a very special shave today to celebrate the wedding anniversary of my lovely wife and I.
    Like all couples it hasn’t always been smooth sailing at the very lest the good times have far outweighed the bad times.
    In my case “I first had to slay the dragon to get the Princess”.
    Or you could say I’ve got it right second time round.

    The Gillette aristocrat 15 is as far as I know the first TTO aristocrat the first model being the 24k gold plated Christmas special that was available Christmas 1934 only.
    The efficiency of the 15 is in my opinion the best of the Aristocrat's that I have used I’m sure that’s partly because of the open comb.
    I'm not saying it’s the most efficient Gillette out there but it is a nice smooth close shave which paired up well with the wizamet blade.
    Also in my opinion, like most of the vintage razors it can’t compare in efficiency and smoothness to more than a few of the modern offerings.
    In saying that I like so many of us I really love the vintage Gillette razors.
    The vision and craftsmanship of a few has given so much enjoyment and of course great shaves to so many.

    The Razorock Nomad soap has a great scent with a thick lather and good cushioning and a nice aftershave feel.

    Finished off nicely with Genuine Ogallala bay rum and Sweet Orange aftershave splash definitely my favourite line of bay rum aftershaves.

    1 pass WTG 1 pass ATG with a couple of touch ups done.

    No, nicks no worries.

    Cheers.
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    vittoria, Oct 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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  3. wombadom

    wombadom Well-Known Member

    WOW! What a great couple!
    Oh, that razor is pretty cool too. Happy Anniversary

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    wombadom, Oct 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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  4. wombadom

    wombadom Well-Known Member

    Gillette 1954-Z4 TTO Razor
    Gillette Platinum Blade (1)
    Vie-Long Horse Brush, Olive Wood, 21/52

    Jeeves of Hudson Street BOWLING GREEN Soap

    TFS Mandorla (almond) Aftershave Balm [​IMG]

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    wombadom, Oct 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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  5. vittoria

    vittoria Well-Known Member

    Thanks for your kind wishes mate.
    Cheers.
     
    vittoria, Oct 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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  6. James Kleinkauf

    James Kleinkauf Well-Known Member

    CONGRATS!! ;)
     
    James Kleinkauf, Oct 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
    #166
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  7. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
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    Primotenore, Oct 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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  8. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Thursday's Cold Water Shave

    Cold Water Rinse
    VanDer Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
    SlimGEM Silvertip Badger
    Gem MMOC
    Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
    CWR
    Humphrey's Witch Hazel
    Aqua Velva 5 in 1 Balm

    The VanDer Hagen Luxury Shave Soap was face-lathered well with the SlimGEM Silvertip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gem MMOC Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Aqua Velva 5 in 1 Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
    Jayaruh, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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  9. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Thursday morning:

    Long warm shower
    Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
    Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 5
    PAA Cold Spices SS
    Lubriderm Moisturizer
    PAA Cold Spices AS Splash

    The only reason I use this Cold Spices stuff is because it was given to me as a birthday gift by a very good friend of mine in New York City, otherwise I would never touch it - it doesn’t give me any satisfaction at all. Yes, the scent is very close to the Shulton Old Spice but this stuff shouldn’t have any menthol in it because it has a negative effect on the scent. The soap delivers very good lather but it’s so thirsty and it’s not that great skincare wise. The Lubriderm moisturizer gave me lots of soothing, and at first the Cold Spices aftershave smelled fantastic but then the menthol sensation took hold and started spoiling the scent. These Perma Sharp blades are pretty damned good I must say - this one helped me get a brilliant BBS shave so all was not lost!

    Enjoy your day and your shaves - be well and stay safe![​IMG]


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    Yehuda D, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:06 AM
    #169
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  10. palmolive fox

    palmolive fox The British Birdman

    Happy wedding anniversary Paul.
    Wishing you and your good lady many more to come.:happy096:
    Both of you have wonderful day/evening.:eatdrink047:
     
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    palmolive fox, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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  11. Lockback

    Lockback Well-Known Member

    Preshave: Hot shower
    Soap/Shave cream: Proraso Red
    Brush: Omega 11137 boar
    Razor: Oliworks M3teorite - Aluminum
    Blade: Astra SP (3)
    Post shave: Clubman Pinaud

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    Lockback, Oct 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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  12. brit

    brit in a box

    happy anniversary Paul.:cool::bounce017:
     
    brit, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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  13. brit

    brit in a box

    -Thursday-
    1920s canadian pocket set
    rubberset 200-3
    col conk bay rum
    clubman bay rum

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    brit, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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  14. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Did you just get the BL shaving bowl itself, or did the BL soap come with it?
     
    Last edited: Oct 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
    blondblue, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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  15. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Are all Wilkinson Sword shave soaps of the sensative persuasion, or are there some normal-skin ones too?
     
    blondblue, Oct 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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  16. Stefano73

    Stefano73 Well-Known Member

    Gillette 109
    Tobs soap
    Tobs Brush
    Bic blade
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    Stefano73, Oct 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
    #176
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  17. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    Thank you Akhi!!
     
    awk-m4, Oct 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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  18. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    Terrific Tabac shave my Lantzman!
     
    awk-m4, Oct 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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  19. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    Thursday October 9, 2025
    Brush: Simpson CH1
    Soap: Tabac
    Razor: Henson +
    Blade: Feather
    P/S: Thayers Witch Hazel
    P/S: Tabac

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    awk-m4, Oct 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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  20. randba

    randba Well-Known Member

    Did I just get lucky? or did amazon misprint the ingredients? because I just checked amazon for Tabac shave soap and its listed on their site and one of the ingredients is Tallowate! I am receiving a shave stick from the razor emporium any day now with the current formulation of the Tabac soap with the vegetables but what I was looking for was the one with the tallow and did I just find it? on amazon? it must be too good to be true, right? but I’ll get it and report back. if one does have tallow and the other doesn't I’ll try to do a comparison as well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GHYXG4/?tag=thshde-20

    Ingredients
    Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, Potassium Tallowate, Potassium Cocoate, Aqua, Sodium Tallowate, Parfum, Sodium Cocoate, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Sodium Hydroxide, CI 77891, Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Citronellol, Coumarin, AlphaIsomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Salicylate, Geraniol, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Isoeugenol, Benzyl Alcohol, Citral, Eugenol

    hmmm, or not, maybe I wont pull the trigger and just use the 10$ tabac vegetable stick and not risk disappointment with the 27 dollar amazon purchase based on this review…
    <<1.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase
    This is not the version with sebum
    Reviewed in Poland on December 5, 2023
    Despite the description and photos with Sodium Tallowate in the composition, a vegan version is sent.>>
     
    Last edited: Oct 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
    randba, Oct 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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