SoS: January 26, 2015 - February 1, 2015

Friday's SOTD 01/30/15



Standard Raw | SuperMax SP Tiger (1)
Shavemac 277 3-band 32mm Silvertip
Symmetrical Sheet Metal Shave Bowl
SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub | Homemade Lavender Mint
Martin De Candre Original Scent | Monster Alum Block
Handmade Soap Co. Soothing Cream | Herbs of Bulgaria Lavender
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Sorry for your loss. Since Darth reached the age of 20 I'm sure he's had a good life! Keep him in your heart (as I'm equally sure you do!).

 

Friday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Sputnik (1)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Soap: Proraso
AS: Old Spice

First time with Sputnik razor blade. It's a really sharp blade even sharper than perma-sharp and I don't get along with sharp blades. I had some irritation on my neck area and some nicks, too. I must admit that I couldn't make a thick lather with proraso this time, maybe that's why these problems occured this time.

 

Sorry for your loss, Darth looks like he was well loved.

Dave

 

Sorry for your loss. It's amazing how much pets such as Darth add to our lives.

 

The Beast
Today I used another of my Brothers Bristles handles. This one is made to fit the Plisson synthetic knot with ferrule. The handle is made of solid aluminum, so it is not as heavy as it looks, but it is heavy. It stands taller than my HIS XL. It's nicely balanced and the knot, of course, is a lather champ. The shave was excellent - B&M Petrichor has the usual optimal performance and a pleasant complex slightly sweet scent.
Der Vorschlaghammer was well behaved as it efficiently decimated my stubble. I finished with B&M Kyovu bay rum and my face feels smooth and comfortable.

 

Work has been a nightmare lately so this is yesterday's shave.

'41 Ranger Tech
early '60s Gillette Stainless
VDH

I compared the RT side by side with the early post-war Super Speed that I own. I figure since they're the closest siblings, so to speak, from across the WWII production pause, they might be similar shavers if not identical. They're not. The RT is not terribly aggressive by any stretch but has more bite than the post-war Super Speeds, including this earliest one. So being out of practice with the RT, I was left with a few nicks the gentler SS never gives me. Still, the RT is the best for me!

 

Last night's shave

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
Oscar11/ omega boar
tiki con tiki
Fatip Grande
feather(4)
Score a/s balm
today's shave was ok. I used the review soap, still trying to identify my thoughts of the tiki soap. three passes with the Grande, I'm very shaved, but not as comfy as normal. that's one mean scraper. finished with score balm, because I thought the scent would match nicely.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

SOTD 1/30/15

WSP Black Amber Vanille soap
Plisson synthetic brush
RazoRock Stealth Slant razor
Feather blade
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Bvlgari Black EDT

 

Sorry for your loss. I had a cat who looked a bit like Darth - he was Plato, a philosopher cat, one of the coolest.

 

That sounds great. I have 21 DE razors, but my DE89 is the only modern one. Maybe I'll have to make it 22! Thanks!

 

Kevin, get better! Sorry for your loss.

 

Friday
Prep: Hot Shower-McC Fourgere Bath Soap
Soap: WSP Rustic Shave Soap-Mahogany
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (1)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Rustic Shave Soap Mahogany today. 20 seconds: load & go with the ER Silvertip. Superb, easy, thick, cushioning lather. I loaded a new Rapira Swede SS in the New Short Comb. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud.

Bob

 

Pal Injecto-Matic razor
Personna blade
Fume SS
Plisson/L'Ocitanne synthetic brush
OS/WH/S mix
Pinaud Clubman A/S

OK shave for a Friday. The Fume SS seemed to irritate my face on the second pass so I didn't do my normal shave. In fact, it seems both Arko & Fume irritate my face somewhat. That's to bad cuz I want to like them

 

SOTD
January 30, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Reef Point Sublime
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: TSD Iced Ying Yang
First shave with Sublime. Fresh lemon and lime with a taste of menthnol! Lathered very easy, slick, Sublime smells amazing. TSD Iced Ying Yang so refreshing and energizing.
Go out and get it!

 

Mongoose B2
Feather Super
Oscar11/7 Plisson Synth. knot
Catie's - Moustache Mint
Fine - Snake Bite

Parfums De Marly - Godolphin

 

Nice to see another Parfums de Marly fan. How do you like the Godolphin?

 

Ahh! Top of the morning to you!
I'm loving these old "Black Beauties" blades. Warning! Due diligence is highly recommended.
Soap: C&S Oxford & Cambridge. wish I could afford the fancy anodized dish but still a top soap
Brush: New Forest "Tubbie 1"
Razor: my father's old Schick Krona
Blade: NOS Schick Krona "Black Beauty" (1)
After Shave: Fine American Blend
Usual three passes, no sign of whiskers nor blood

 

Yesterday's shave reaffirmed my belief that the lack of proper technique will result in a lousy shave even when you have the right razor blade, your lather is great and you are using your favorite razor. I can only assume that my technique was the issue yesterday because virtually everything else was right on target. My lather was good, the blade was good, and I was using my favorite razor. I usually get a single cut about every other month and a weeper about every week or so. Yesterday, I ended up 4 cuts and 3 weepers. The only explanation I can find is that my technique must have been poor.

Today I used the same setup with the exact same blade and ended up nice and smooth without issues. I did limit myself to 2 passes today, so the finish is not excellent, but at least I have no wounds.

French Soap Mix
Sputnik Blade
Slim Adjustable.