SoS: April 2020

ilts · Apr 5, 2020

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 04/05/20

'66 Gillette Super Speed
Gillette Nacet (4)
E- Shave Badger
Arko
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Gillette Cool Wave A/S

Have A Great Day!

AlfredoT · Apr 5, 2020

brit said: ↑

awesome set ups ,shaves and pics gentlemen..
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AlfredoT · Apr 5, 2020

2020-04-05, Sunday

Yesterday I opened a thread on the Italian forum to look for suggestions on a lavender lather, either an English lavender, complex and articulated like Oxford and Cambridge, or a Mediterranean one.

While waiting to clarify my ideas I decided to use the one I have and I chose Atkinsons, whose fragrance is capturing me.
What a fantastic shave: two passes and it seems that I passed against the grain!

Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Atkinsons, Crema alla lavanda
Ciotola: La Mariolina
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Il Tee, Padouk/Silvertip 24
Rasoio: Gillette, Rocket
Lametta: Polsilver, Wizamet
AS 1: MilMil, Biensur
AS 2: BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: Atkinsons, English Lavender
ST: Michel Petrucciani Trio - Jazz Baltica 1996

Primotenore · Apr 5, 2020

120inna55 said: ↑

Zingari Man | The Blacksmith
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Copper Matrix | AP Shave Co. SynBad 30mm
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74
Bulgari Man | In Black

The Blacksmith is an r/Wetshaving exclusive and my first experience with a Zingari Man product. In terms of fragrance, it's inspired by the popular men's fragrance Bulgari Man In Black. I blind bought both The Blacksmith and In Black at the same time since the profile (amber, spices, rum, leather, guaiac wood) would very likely be in my wheelhouse. The Blacksmith arrived several days before In Black, so I spent a few days applying the matching Zingari Sego After Shave Balm as a post-shower moisturizer. I'm really impressed with The Blacksmith's fragrance. The soap and balm smell the same to my nose, and I feel like the soap is lightly scented which seems appropriate for this kind of fragrance. An authentic warm, weathered leather is a prevailing undercurrent, but it never overrides the other notes. A dark, spiced rum with judicious sweetness makes a respectable sustained presence. For you rum-heads, think smoky Brugal Leyenda as opposed to syrupy Captain Morgan Private Stock. Otherwise The Blacksmith allows the booze to burn off, leaving a bed of spicy warm amber in the dry down. And that dry down lasts just a little bit longer than it takes to get dressed. Certainly, a balm is never intended to be a fragrance offering any notable longevity, but it absolutely left me anticipating the Bulgari EdP that influenced it.

Unfortunately, Bulgari Man In Black is a bit of a disappointment. The leather just smells fake. The spiced rum is done well, but I detect a musty iris note that I do not experience in the Zingari The Blacksmith balm or soap. It's almost as if Bulgari is trying to impart musk while being determined to avoid anything animalic. This is purely subjective, of course, and I admit both iris and orris have been a personal point of contention with other fragrances. The bottom line is, while The Blacksmith and In Black share similarities, I find The Blacksmith to be a more pleasant fragrance. In the future, I will probably complement this set with Zoologist's Rhinoceros.

In terms of performance, Zingari Man's Sego tallow base is immediately competitive with the top artisan soaps. Customary preliminary test lathers reveal this base demands relatively large amounts of water. Anything short of this yields a serviceable, dense lather, albeit suboptimal. At this stage, you can almost double the water to experience a truly luxurious, creamy, glistening lather. In practice, Sego is remarkably slick on my skin but it doesn't carry over to slippery gear as can sometimes be problematic for a shower shaver with an all-metal razor. Residual slickness is equally impressive, permitting low-risk revisiting of areas devoid of visible lather. Not surprisingly, the post-shave is very nice as well, making a post product redundant.

I'll probably always prefer splashes---alcohol or otherwise---over balms, but the Sego balm is an extraordinary product. As previously noted, I used this balm for a few days prior to using the soap. The results on non-shave days clearly make my stubble softer, but also make my skin feel the same way it feels when I've just shaved with the Sego soap. For best results, your skin should be fairly damp as you apply a very small amount of balm. I found a single-pump dose was more than adequate to cover my scalp, face, and neck. I assume face-only shavers may need to distribute the excess to their arms and hands which is hardly a negative.

Speaking of negatives, I always have to do this unfortunate part with my inaugural use of an artisan's product. Fortunately, these are minor. The balm pump mechanism is finicky. Initially, I could not get it to prime. In fact, with my first two uses, I had to remove the pump and apply the product directly from the stem. Ultimately, I fiddled with it, disassembled it, and finally got it working correctly. The soap's label seems to have fallen victim to shipment and handling battle wounds as evidenced by scratches, feathered edges, and scuffs. Had the art been a lighter color, it would not have been so photogenic. As it is, the faux texturing in the image obscures these imperfections with some biased photography. (The balm's label is flawless, by the way.) See, I told you they were minor.

Overall, I'm very pleased with my introduction to Zingari Man products both in terms of fragrance execution and performance. I congratulate r/wetshaving for using your platform to introduce this artisan to more wet shavers.
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Well done, Matt. While your descriptions are superb, it's your photography that makes me want to purchase just about everything you post.

Primotenore · Apr 5, 2020

SpeedyPC said: ↑

Date:- 05 April 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Lime | Lavender | Cedarwood
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Ball End Tech (0.56mm) 1946-50 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #4
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Tipple:- George Wyndham Bin 555 Shiraz

Book 1 of 20........ I'm going to enjoy reading the complete novel series by Patrick O'Brian.

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Great read.

brit · Apr 5, 2020

AlfredoT said: ↑

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thank you Sergio.

AlfredoT said: ↑

2020-04-05, Sunday

Yesterday I opened a thread on the Italian forum to look for suggestions on a lavender lather, either an English lavender, complex and articulated like Oxford and Cambridge, or a Mediterranean one.

While waiting to clarify my ideas I decided to use the one I have and I chose Atkinsons, whose fragrance is capturing me.
What a fantastic shave: two passes and it seems that I passed against the grain!

Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Atkinsons, Crema alla lavanda
Ciotola: La Mariolina
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Il Tee, Padouk/Silvertip 24
Rasoio: Gillette, Rocket
Lametta: Polsilver, Wizamet
AS 1: MilMil, Biensur
AS 2: BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: Atkinsons, English Lavender
ST: Michel Petrucciani Trio - Jazz Baltica 1996
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fine shave and pic sir..the only lavender soap/cream i have is Castle Forbes..very nice..

James Kleinkauf · Apr 5, 2020

Sunday‌ ‌04.05.20‌ ‌SOTD‌

Gillette British Aristocrat #66 in case
Personna‌ ‌Platinum‌ ‌Chrome‌ ‌Israeli‌ ‌Red‌ ‌(4)‌
Maggard 22mm Aluminum Handle 2-Band Badger
Pre de Provence shave soap
Pre de Provence Sante Green Tea

brit · Apr 5, 2020

James Kleinkauf said: ↑

Sunday‌ ‌04.05.20‌ ‌SOTD‌

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Gillette British Aristocrat #66 in case
Personna‌ ‌Platinum‌ ‌Chrome‌ ‌Israeli‌ ‌Red‌ ‌(4)‌
Maggard 22mm Aluminum Handle 2-Band Badger
Pre de Provence shave soap
Pre de Provence Sante Green Tea

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that #66 is a beauty..fine shave and pics Jim,good morning..

James Kleinkauf · Apr 5, 2020

brit said: ↑

that #66 is a beauty..fine shave and pics Jim,good morning..
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Thanks Gary and good morning to you

Jayaruh · Apr 5, 2020

Lather Catcher Sunday's Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Speick Shaving Cream
Jayaruh #400
1907 Gem Jr. Lather Catcher
Vintage GEM Cutlery SE
CWR
Speick AS

The Speick Shaving Cream face-lathered well with Jayaruh #400 brush. Two passes and touch ups with the 1907 Gem Jr. Lather Catcher with a Vintage GEM Cutlery SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Speick AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

James Kleinkauf · Apr 5, 2020

brit said: ↑

that #66 is a beauty..fine shave and pics Jim,good morning..
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Good morning and thanks Gary

Str8on2 · Apr 5, 2020

Gillette Single Ring & Super-Max Blue Diamond
APShave 28mm Silksmoke Winter
LNHC Of The Sea soap sample
Harry’s Facial Mist Toner
Nautica Voyage N-83 eau de toilette

Short & sweet. As simple as it gets but, still majestically the Standard. Over 100 years old and STILL (arguably) it shares the crown with some of Gillette’s greatest ever. Shaves like a dream, period. Great Sunday and shaves to all...

AlfredoT · Apr 5, 2020

brit said: ↑

thank you Sergio.

fine shave and pic sir..the only lavender soap/cream i have is Castle Forbes..very nice..
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That soap in on my list with another vegan one. However it seems I found an EO based tallow croap...
It's a hard decision as I did not smell two of them!

John Beeman · Apr 8, 2020

Sunday:

Homemade PSO
Maggard MR4 3 passes
Vi-John Super Platinum (2)
Truefitt & Hill Authentic No. 10 cream in a warm bowl
Century boar
Thayers unscented WH
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve A/S

Showered last night after a day of yard work so just the shave this morning. Ran out of homemade pre-shave oil awhile back so I made up a fresh batch the other day. A much better shave with a Vi-John than I've had in the past but I still won't be buying any more of these blades. They're nothing more than average quality.

Yehuda D · Apr 5, 2020

novicz said: ↑

Semogue SOC shaving brush
Gillette 7 o'clock yellow blade
Timeless Razor
Williams aqua velva aftershave
Phoenix and Beau's Imperial Rum

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Fantastic shave and photo!

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Yehuda D · Apr 5, 2020

Sunday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Derby day 2
Wriggly Tin Vanilla Patchouli SS
Fino ASB
Proraso Red AS Splash

Wriggly Tin makes some of the best soaps from South Africa - this Vanilla Patchouli has a beautiful scent, the lather is so easy to work up as well as rich, and the goat milk in it gives such a comfortable postshave feeling. The Fino balm is another brilliant South African product - it’s unscented and it’s so soothing. The Proraso Red aftershave smells great and it feels so good when you slap it on. No complaints about this shave - it was a super duper three pass BBS work of art!

Stay safe and healthy and have a nice Sunday!

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TommyCarioca · Apr 5, 2020

120inna55 said: ↑

Zingari Man | The Blacksmith
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Copper Matrix | AP Shave Co. SynBad 30mm
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74
Bulgari Man | In Black

The Blacksmith is an r/Wetshaving exclusive and my first experience with a Zingari Man product. In terms of fragrance, it's inspired by the popular men's fragrance Bulgari Man In Black. I blind bought both The Blacksmith and In Black at the same time since the profile (amber, spices, rum, leather, guaiac wood) would very likely be in my wheelhouse. The Blacksmith arrived several days before In Black, so I spent a few days applying the matching Zingari Sego After Shave Balm as a post-shower moisturizer. I'm really impressed with The Blacksmith's fragrance. The soap and balm smell the same to my nose, and I feel like the soap is lightly scented which seems appropriate for this kind of fragrance. An authentic warm, weathered leather is a prevailing undercurrent, but it never overrides the other notes. A dark, spiced rum with judicious sweetness makes a respectable sustained presence. For you rum-heads, think smoky Brugal Leyenda as opposed to syrupy Captain Morgan Private Stock. Otherwise The Blacksmith allows the booze to burn off, leaving a bed of spicy warm amber in the dry down. And that dry down lasts just a little bit longer than it takes to get dressed. Certainly, a balm is never intended to be a fragrance offering any notable longevity, but it absolutely left me anticipating the Bulgari EdP that influenced it.

Unfortunately, Bulgari Man In Black is a bit of a disappointment. The leather just smells fake. The spiced rum is done well, but I detect a musty iris note that I do not experience in the Zingari The Blacksmith balm or soap. It's almost as if Bulgari is trying to impart musk while being determined to avoid anything animalic. This is purely subjective, of course, and I admit both iris and orris have been a personal point of contention with other fragrances. The bottom line is, while The Blacksmith and In Black share similarities, I find The Blacksmith to be a more pleasant fragrance. In the future, I will probably complement this set with Zoologist's Rhinoceros.

In terms of performance, Zingari Man's Sego tallow base is immediately competitive with the top artisan soaps. Customary preliminary test lathers reveal this base demands relatively large amounts of water. Anything short of this yields a serviceable, dense lather, albeit suboptimal. At this stage, you can almost double the water to experience a truly luxurious, creamy, glistening lather. In practice, Sego is remarkably slick on my skin but it doesn't carry over to slippery gear as can sometimes be problematic for a shower shaver with an all-metal razor. Residual slickness is equally impressive, permitting low-risk revisiting of areas devoid of visible lather. Not surprisingly, the post-shave is very nice as well, making a post product redundant.

I'll probably always prefer splashes---alcohol or otherwise---over balms, but the Sego balm is an extraordinary product. As previously noted, I used this balm for a few days prior to using the soap. The results on non-shave days clearly make my stubble softer, but also make my skin feel the same way it feels when I've just shaved with the Sego soap. For best results, your skin should be fairly damp as you apply a very small amount of balm. I found a single-pump dose was more than adequate to cover my scalp, face, and neck. I assume face-only shavers may need to distribute the excess to their arms and hands which is hardly a negative.

Speaking of negatives, I always have to do this unfortunate part with my inaugural use of an artisan's product. Fortunately, these are minor. The balm pump mechanism is finicky. Initially, I could not get it to prime. In fact, with my first two uses, I had to remove the pump and apply the product directly from the stem. Ultimately, I fiddled with it, disassembled it, and finally got it working correctly. The soap's label seems to have fallen victim to shipment and handling battle wounds as evidenced by scratches, feathered edges, and scuffs. Had the art been a lighter color, it would not have been so photogenic. As it is, the faux texturing in the image obscures these imperfections with some biased photography. (The balm's label is flawless, by the way.) See, I told you they were minor.

Overall, I'm very pleased with my introduction to Zingari Man products both in terms of fragrance execution and performance. I congratulate r/wetshaving for using your platform to introduce this artisan to more wet shavers.
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As always, great post

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TommyCarioca · Apr 5, 2020

jtspartan said: ↑

April 4th SOTD
Gem Jr
Omega Pro/ Resin
Proraso Red
Thayers
CL Gratiot League Sq AS
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Have a great day all.
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Niiiiice

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TommyCarioca · Apr 5, 2020

Tim Spencer said: ↑

SUNDAY'S SHAVE

Perfumed by:
Rodrigo Flores-Roux

Razor - GEM 1912 Travel Model (Sold to me by Jovraljr.)
Blade - GEM *5th Shave
Shave Brush - Everyman Jack Synthetic
Shaving Soap - West Coast Shaving "Fougere" *Jojoba Cream Formula
Lather Bowl by Freida of the Etsy shop ASfreidaturns
Aftersahve - Humphrys Organic Distilled Witch Hazel *mentholated with PAA "Chill Mill" menthol crystals
Deoderant - Houbigant "Fougère Royale"
Fragrance - Houbigant "Fougère Royale"
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New fougere for you Tim? Famous one!

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TommyCarioca · Apr 5, 2020

AlfredoT said: ↑

2020-04-05, Sunday

Yesterday I opened a thread on the Italian forum to look for suggestions on a lavender lather, either an English lavender, complex and articulated like Oxford and Cambridge, or a Mediterranean one.

While waiting to clarify my ideas I decided to use the one I have and I chose Atkinsons, whose fragrance is capturing me.
What a fantastic shave: two passes and it seems that I passed against the grain!

Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Atkinsons, Crema alla lavanda
Ciotola: La Mariolina
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Il Tee, Padouk/Silvertip 24
Rasoio: Gillette, Rocket
Lametta: Polsilver, Wizamet
AS 1: MilMil, Biensur
AS 2: BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: Atkinsons, English Lavender
ST: Michel Petrucciani Trio - Jazz Baltica 1996
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Niiiiice - I salute that shave Alfredo!

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