SoS: January 25, 2016 - January 31, 2016

Beautiful brush! Nice overall setup.

 

Great write up buddy!

 

Thank you William. If you like menthol Cryogen has it by the boatloads. Maggards sells sample sizes if you want to try it but not commit.

 

That has been my experience with the Feather. Much better on day two.

 

Thanks so much!

 

It is what I'm counting on. I think I was spoiled by the Bolzano blade though because it was super sharp and so smooth right from the start. Hoping to get some great shaves from the feather.

 

Tea tree EO SOTD

One EO that I don't see much of in soaps or balms is tea tree oil. Maybe it's because of its strong scent, it would over power other scents. Even as a main scent it's self though there are only a few who make it. Sterling makes one I would like to try in the future.

It's numerous benifits seem perfect for wet shaving. So I just added a few drops to my existing mildly scented soap. It was a great idea.

An area of my neck was still tender so I used Dorco 301'S with for me are a sharp enough blade but extremely smooth for when my skin is tender.

There is an old and new packaging with the 301'S. I haven't noticed any difference performance wise so I believe it is just cosmetic changes.
The 300's for me are not the greatest. While Dorco is a Korean company. These 300's are made in Vietnam. It says on the back if the package. The 10 pack comes in a cool box that looks like it is filled with giant DE blades. There is a store near me that sells the tucks 4 for $1, so I bought a few so I could get the cool boxes.

The Primes are the newest and there premium blade. The are a very good blade. While more expensive than the 301'S I can't tell a huge difference. They seem to be slightly sharper and last a few shaves more. Still just as smooth as there 301'S though.

I enjoy the 301'S enough that the price jump to the Primes isn't worth it to me . But ymmv.

And the Dove Expert Shave Series is amazing as always. I just wish I had known about it before it was discontinued. Honestly I probably wouldn't have paid the suggested retail price, the clearance price was what caught my attention.

EveryReady 150 boar brush is small but mighty. Whipped up a great lather effortlessly.

I'm really enjoying the Gillette Cool Wave AS splash.

The Dove Expert Shave Series post balm is what I will miss the most when I use up the last bit of the no longer made Expert Series.

Until tomorrow

 

SOTD Jan 27, 2016

Razor - Lady Gillette
Brush - Vintage Badger with FS Knot

Really nice razor to hold, great grip. Makes for an effecient whisker wackier with the Astra SP

 

The Balm is out for test round #1 right now! If testers give it thumbs up, it will be available soon in samples and a 2oz size.

 

Cool! Aha was not on my mind, but now that you mention it.

 

Thursday Planned SOTD



Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade Kai Titan Mild (D5)
Brush: Savile Row 3326
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4"
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Jasmine Creamsicle
Shave Soap: BWW Queen Anne's Revenge
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright Jolly Rodger
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Finishing January on my feet!

Razor - Mongoose
Blade -
Brush - Vie Long 12601 - The Pony
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold rinse, Alum, Nivea, The Veg

Back on track with the first work day in awhile. I was a bit off schedule since I'm still trying to get things going again. But, the shave was great. The Mongoose still performs exceedingly well with the Feather Pro providing a near BBS on two passes with some touch up. Not much though. Then, to celebrate being back on my feet it was time to finish with the Mighty VEG!!!! And, in true form it worked again, providing a successful sales day to get things restarted. It's a privilege to be chosen!
Hope your Wednesday was as good as mine ended up being. Not bad for my Monday at all. Now, if only I was fully recovered I would have come home to the best beer in STL these days. I have a six pack of Hefeweizen waiting for my return.

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Great news. I am a huge fan your soap and would love to have a way to sample smells via balms.

 

Pre - warm water splash
Razor - AOS Straight
Brush - TGC Synthetic
Soap - First Canadian Shave Co. Manana de Lila
Post - cold water rinse

Soap review in soap section
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Thursday Planned SoTD

Mongoose razor
Kai Captain blade
Simpson Duke 2 best badger
Tiki Kon Tiki shave soap
Lea aftershave

 

What a lovely setup Guy.

 

SOTD THU. 1/28/16
PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: NOXZEMA CLASSIC CLEANSER
PRE SHAVE OIL: SHAVE SECRET
SHAVE SOAP: ROUTE 66 LUMBERJACK
SHAVE BRUSH: FINE: ANGEL HAIR SYNTHETIC
RAZOR: 1934? GILLETTE NEW OC
BLADE: PERSONNA LAB BLUE

AFTER SHAVE BALM: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION

SOAP: GRANDPA'S PINE TAR SOAP
COLOGNE: CERRUTI BY: NINO CERRUTI

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THREE PASS BBS TODAY NO TOUCHUPS NEEDED. AS ALWAYS THE PERSONNA LAB BLUES PERFORMED BEAUTIFULLY IN THIS RAZOR AND THEY DO SO IN ALL MY OTHERS AS WELL. ROUTE 66 IS SO OUTSTANDINGLY EASY TO LATHER AND IS PLENTY SLICK AND CUSHIONING. THE SCENT IS SO GOOD I WISH I COULD DESCRIBE IT BUT I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS IT'S JUST VERY UNIQUE AND LUXURIOUS SMELLING. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY FOLKS.

 

GOOD MORNING TSD!! SOTD 01/28/16

Gillette Old Type Ball End
Asco Super Stainless(3)
E-Shave Badger
C.O.Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse
Alum Block
Gillette After Shave Gel

This morning's shave was uneventful and drama free the Old Type Asco combo provided a nice and smooth shave once again.
Everything else worked together nicely for another BBS finish!

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!

 

Beautiful picture!