SoS: April 27, 2015 - May 3, 2015

SOTD - Saturday, May 2, 2015

Shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: MdC Fougere
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
Aftershave: Fine Fresh Vetiver

 

Damn, damn, damn - the MITA was right in front of me yesterday and I didn't use it. It's such a nice soap which I forgot to re-order when I made my purchase not long ago. I'll do that soon because I love that soap. The Black Ice is also awesome!

 

Compared a new Dollar General Trac II cart to one of the Gillette Trac II carts I found the other day. Now I can see why Gillette continues to sell them for around $18 for 10, because guys keep buying them because they WORK. I expected them to be somewhat better than the DG but they are much better. 2 pass BBS and a few small nicks, which I never get with the DGs. That shows how much sharper the blades are. Anyway, I can't afford to make them a regular item but they give 100% as good a result as any DE and blade combo that I own. If I went back to carts, this is what I'd go back to, I think...or the Dollar Tree Personas. They're nice too. But these are nicer.

 

Razor: Gillette SS, 1947 Birth razor.
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Day 2)
Brush: WDC-2 Grandfather's Handle, Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger Knot.
Soap: Jack's Soap
Bowl: KO Shave
Mug: Old Spice Coffee Mug/w brush stand. Soak
AS: Clubman Lime.



This focus is on Brushes. The Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger is a must brush for any Shave Den. This brush sucks up the lather and allows for three to four passes. Hold water great and is probably the best brush I have. With the other tools and AS this is probably the best shave I can ever hope to get. Clubman Lime is an excellent AS, the Gillette Platinum blade performs great, and the Jack's Soap is made for this brush. The Gillette SS 1947 must be one of the best DE razors ever manufactured. This is a must combination for all DE shavers. IMHO

 

Glad to hear you like the WD High Mountain Badger so much. I am hoping to get my hands on one shortly, as soon as Larry gets his knots in.

 

Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
TOBS Lavender
Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip
Schick E2
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
FD Old Spice

The TOBS Lavender shaving cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip badger brush. Two passes with my Schick E2 razor and a Personna Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then FD Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Aggressive Apri...errrr May? - Day 22 (5/1/15)

Prep: Hot shower
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: Cadet OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool

Great 2 pass XTG & ATG shave yesterday. Late post, forgot to post yesterday. Skipped today.

 

Jim, the Jayaruh # 8 brush is my favorite of all your brushes!

 

Thanks, Charlie. I got a lot of pleasure out of making it.

 

May 3 Plans

Stirling Sheep facial soap
Weber PH
Feather blade (day 2)
Rudy Vey Shavemac two-band silvertip
MdC scented shave soap & glycerin
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Alt-Innsbruck

I look forward to my second shave with this set up. Have a blessed Sunday!

 

Sweet looking handle.

 

MAYhem & Mercy
May 2, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Tweezerman Badger
Soap - Williams (Is it a soap or not?) Mug Shaving Soap
Razor - Vintage Soviet - the "Soyuz 1"
Blade - (1)
Post - Alum, Nivea Replenishing Post Shave Balm

Day two of MAYhem, day one of the Zaza blade. This is a blade from Turkey and I have rarely seen it mentioned in forums. However, it is usually not mentioned favorably, though I do think I saw one fan. Well, YMMV as we all know, especially on blades. For me this is a pretty poor blade. I noticed immediately that it lacked something important to a blade.....sharpness. It also tended to pull a bit indicating it was having trouble cutting which means it lacked......sharpness. It didn't help that the Williams and Tweezerman are woefully bad in attempting lather. For the FULL REPORT YOU CAN GO HERE!

 

Thank you!

 

Sunday Morning Planned SOTD

Razor: Feather AC-SS
Blade: Kai Titan mild Protouch MG
Brush: Omega R&B LE Boar
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Shea Moisture Iced
Shave Soap: Catie's Bubbles Bailey's Irish Coffee
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum w Sandalwood



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Today was a No Shave Day.
When I shave tomorrow I will have a couple of days growth. Looking forward to using one of my favorite Brushes and Using my Favorite Razor.

 

Razor.. edwin jagger de89
Blade.. ladas
Brush.. seafoam b&b essential boar
Soap.. custom tiki

 

Planned Sunday SOTD


Gibbs No15 adjustable razor
Gillette spoiler blade (modded to fit)
Butterscotch badger brush (unknown mfg)
Myrsol Emulsion preshave
Castle Forbes Lime EO shaving cream
Captains Choice North aftershave
Royall Lime AS cologne

Im trying the Vintage Gibbs razor for the first time. Standard DE blades need to be modded to fit the razor but it was an easily done with a dremel. The little butterscotch handled brush will be getting a new TGN silvertip knot next week so figured I should use it at least once before the restore. The original knot is way too floppy for my liking.

 

Shave of the Day

Saturday night / Sunday morning

Prep: hot shower, castille soap
Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM PTFE SS
Brush: New Forest 2204 Badger
Lather: WhoostheMan Victory
Shave: 2 passes; WTG, ATG
Post: Stetson

A great shave from the 1912 tonight. Great lather too.

Good night men.

 

May 3 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
Stirling Cocoa Forest
EJ Chatsworth Barley
Gillette Nacet
Stirling Unscented
Barbasol Brisk AS

 

Outstanding picture.