SoS; April 2018

Got back from my most recent week of travels and once again picked up a cold. Didn’t feel like messing around for a shave so I picked up my Bunny. It was a treat as always. Bonus - I’ll still have a close shave tomorrow.

How water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Bunny V3 Wild/Wild/Mild
Schick (3)
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Arko Adjustable April!!

April 28
Razor - Qshave (Futur clone) (6)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Stirling Two Band Synthetic
Post - Alum

Three shaves left in Arko Adjustable April so I might as well go out with the biggest and baddest (as far as gap goes) adjustable of them all. Qshave set on my namesake setting and a Sharp Star blade. Russian Steel, Chinese clone of a German razor and Turkish soap. I feel like playing "We Are the World".

Putting this razor on 6 is daunting even if you've done it before. I always hesitate just a bit before starting the stroke just to make sure I have the angle right to avoid the removal of my skin. The Sharp Star was a noisy beast with this razor but it was smooth and comfortable. Loved the auditory feedback. Two passes and I have a very nice DFS. Nearly BBS but I chose not to try touchups tonight. Just didn't see the need.

Alum was quiet, even on a couple of spots I thought I might have gotten a bit heavy handed. Nice shave overall.

Same setup tomorrow with just a different brush. I think I'm going to take the remnants of the Arko in the mug I have left Monday night and do a 50/50 mix with Williams. Kind of curious how "Warkoms" soap might work.

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RECENT SHAVES


Prep: shower with WTF Taboo bath soap
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: GSB
Brush: Yaqi 26mm synthetic
Soap: Turtleship Bay Rum
Post: PAA Agharta A/S

Excellent shave the other day. Turtleship soap is a top notch performer with one of the best imgredient lists of any soap, loaded with skin food. Post shave is about as good as it gets without making your skin greesy. Finished off with Agharta which is a scent that changes a bit as time goes on, starts off spicy and gets a bit floral. A pretty original scent IMO.




Prep: shower with WTF Taboo bath soap
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: GSB
Brush: Yaqi 26mm synthetic
Soap: Ballenclaugh Festive Parlor
Post: Reef Point Admirality balm


2nd shave with the Yaqi brush, it is a bit more floppy than the other synthetics I have tried, but the face feel is soft and gentle, but the floppy feel makes it a bit aqward to lather at first but it is a great brush and for the price I would recommend anyone that is curious to try a Yaqi brush and see if it works for you. The Ballenclaugh soap whipped up a thick lather as always. Have a bit of a cold at the moment and this was one of the few soaps I could detect scent from. It is a mix of citrus, leather, and a tiny bit of clove added for depth. Ballenclaugh are one of my favorite artisans, truly underrated as their soaps are unique and excellent performers. Finished off with Admirality balm to keep the citrus theme going. Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shave$!

 

Date: 29 April 2018

Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Tabac Shaving Stick
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C (R4) / Vintage Wilkinson Sword Stainless Super Sword-Edge #4
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic

 

Thank you very much - you are too kind

My wife makes the art - she basically does what she likes (although I sometimes do hint at certain colours I would like) and I then look, how to incorporate it best into the picture...

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Wee Scot BB
Cream: Arko
Razor: ER 1912
Blade: Gem Blue Star
Post: Warm then Cold water rinse, Pashana ASL

A lovely relaxed Sunday morning shave with the razor that kindled my interest in SEs and had me wondering if S.E actually stands for superior equipment.
The Arko cream isn't half bad either, well the scent isn't half as bad as the soap.
All finished of with a splash of the wonderful Pashana, bliss.
Enjoy your Sunday.

 

SOTD 20180429.



Yaqi model R1710.
TOBS Lavender shaving cream.
Timeless titanium OC 0.68 mm.
Wilkinson Sword (3).
Loris E-202 EdP.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 04/29/18

Pal Adjustable (set at 3/4)
Schick (4)
Barbasol Soothing Aloe
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Stetson A/S Lotion W/Aloe

Have A Great Day!

 

SE Sunday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Van Der Hagen Luxury
Jayaruh #284
Gem 1911 Lather Catcher
Original Gem Cutlery SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #284 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher Razor with an Original Gem Cutlery SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Hi Friends,

no shave today. I'm waiting for my new straight razor, which will arrive tomorrow.

So I skip shaving till tomorrow and will enjoy your shaves which is a lot of joy.

Have a great time, enjoy your shaves and take care.

Greetings
Thorsten

Gesendet von meinem SM-G930F mit Tapatalk

 

My Sunday SOTD:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 7
RVT Frosty Bay Rum SS
Krampert's Bay Rum AS Splash
Aramis EdT

I enjoyed this shave so much thanks to this wonderful soap of Mo - the scent is so lovely, the lather is such a pleasure to work up, and the menthol cooling is very nice - not a face freezer like a Glacial, but still very noticeable. The Krampert's Bay Rum aftershave is awesome. What a nice scent and it allows me to skip using a balm.

Enjoy your Sunday!

 

Sun. 4/29/18



Good morning friends. Excellent three pass shave today with the Muhle R41. Marvelous lather from the Van Yulay "Kansas City" shave soap. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

 

April 29, 2018
Timeless 0.95mm OC
Feather
Romera Olive Wood Synthetic
Nuàvia Blu

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29 April 2018 thru 05 May 2018

Delightful start to my shaving week. Fresh blade, 2 pass, minor touch-up, BBS result. Going to start using my Sunday set-ups all week as I need to lose some "den weight". So, I'll just be posting on Sunday mornings.
But............I'll be checking in to see what you folks are up to.

Cream: La Toja
Brush: Semogue 620 boar
Bowl: Dollar Tree salsa
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
Aftershave: Pinaud Special Reserve

 

Assured $1 Razor & Assured SS blade #1
RazoRock BC Plissoft Silvertip
LPL Oud Santal Limited Edition Tallow
Humphreys Tonico Astringent
Vera Wang Man A/S splash
Vera Wang Man edt


A great morning shave finished off with an excellent, manly scent from Vera Wang. Now, off with the Misses for breakfast and my share of bacon. Delightful! Have a great day and awesome shaves Gents...
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April 29, 2018

Colonial Razors The General
Feather Pro Super
El Druida D7 Manchurian
Fine Italian Citrus Soap & AS
ADP Colonia Essenza

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Sunday, April 29

Mike's Peppermint & Rosemary (3)~~Semogue 620 (My Premium Boar)~~'55 Gillette~~Personna 74 (4)~~Vintage Aqua Velva
Have a great day!​

 

Lovely photo and setup amigo!

 

Sunday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Soap: Shulton Old Spice Cream
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (3)
Brush: 1985 Old Spice Boar-22mmx60mm
Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice

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

Shulton Old Spice Cream today. 10 seconds to load the Old Spice Boar brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum in the Gillette Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Shulton Old Spice aftershave.

Bob

 

I'm glad to see some commentary on the PAA AGharta. The website goes into that looooooong story, from which I could never get the idea of what it is like.