SoS: April 2020

Sunday shave

Stirling Bay Rum
Wolf Whiskers badger
Weber polished head with Timeless handle
Permasharp ⚀

Texas April weather is special. Enjoy your Sunday gents



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Thanks Gary.

 

Nice set, @Smooth Steve

 

Arko Adjustable April

April 26
Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette 195 Fatboy (9)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Arko
Brush - I*V16 Hybrid Badger/Boar
Post - Alum

Back to beautiful blue skies and lots of sun. One thing about living here - it's never dull. Closed out the day with the same setup from last night. Well except for the brush. Went for the second of my hybrids in the mesquite handle and it's a beauty like its brother. Turns Arko into enough lather to bottle and send some to everyone. With no head shave to worry about tonight there was no worry about blood-letting either as the Fatboy and Rapira did a fantastic job of providing a smooth shave and a BBS finish. I'm ready for a day off tomorrow. Hope your week starts off great too!

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27 April 2020

* Blackbird Black Oxide OC 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Ebonite Vesuv Red
* Mystic Water Vetiver/Oakmoss
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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awesome..

 

monday shave
1953 #34 german tech
vintage wilkinson super sword edge
wilkinson soap
wilkinson brush
nivea deep aftershave

 

Thank you Gary.

 

Thanks Gary. The 3rd week of using the straight only and I'm really digging it. I now appreciate this style of shaving and can feel myself falling into another rabbit hole. I never used T+S soaps before and based on using Rainforest 2 twice, I must say their soaps are outstanding. Based on this one set, I must say the soap base is probably my favorite performer. It is so slick and it leaves my skin feeling great. I also think it provides the best lather so far for using my straight. Really comfortable. Enjoy those shaves and hardy breakfasts with the bird soundtrack brother.
Steve

 

Thanks Matt. You always have great reviews and an outstanding collection of soaps (and the most amazing pictures). I never used T+S before, and have been enjoying this set immensely the past 2 shaves. It is my set-up for the week and must say these are some premium, luxurious products IMO. The scent description peeked my interest, so I went for it. I have heard other reviews question T+S on their scents, but Rainforest 2 works for me. It really seems to light up on activation during loading/lathering as well as it seems to have some more depth with scents coming out as you go. I must say, sniffing the soap just off the puck was underwhelming. It definitely needed to be lathered to appreciate. The lather is very slick and really has an outstanding post. I will need to try more of their offerings. Although I'm a straight novice, this soap has been the best with using it so far. The razor glides so smoothly over it and leaves plenty of moisturized residual slickness. It is like there is extra tallow. The PAA CK6 was my baseline, but it seems to be a bit below the T+S when using my straight. I find that I probably use more pressure with the straight - something I'm working on - and it removes more of the residual slickness during my shave. I typically push water in my lathers, but have been more conscious of this using my straight because water/slickness is your friend - more so then with DE's. I'm now getting BBS' with the straight with no blood, weepers, or cuts so it it just a matter of tweaking my technique and continuous improvement. At least something good has come out of COVID 19 - lol. Just a great time to learn using my straight and enjoying those shaves.
Steve

 

Arko Adjustable April 26th

I took a break from the Hawk and was rewarded with an amazingly smooth and close OC shave thanks to the Taiga Adjustable. I'm smiling and off to sleep. Happy shaves all.

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Spicy Sunday Shave;

• Carbon Shaving Co Cx-316L
  
• Dorco Prime (1)
• Stirling Soap's Spice
• VDH Bowl
• Fine Lather Bowl
• Zenith M8
• Gentleman Jon's Alum Block
• Old Spice AS
• Old Spice EdC
• Stirling Soap's Spice ASB
• Homemade Hair Tonic
• Old Spice Classic Deo
• Clubman Firm Hold Pomade
• Clubman Whiskey Woods Body Powder

Musky Monday's Copper Shave with Modern Williams Shave Soap;

• Charcoal Goods Lvl 2 Copper
  
• Dorco Prime (2)
• Zenith B29
  
• Modern Williams Mug Shaving Soap
• Marvy Mug
  
• VDH Bowl
• Captain's Choice Heavy Copper Lather Bowl
• Brut Musk AS
• Brut Musk EdT
  
• Million Dollar Hair Tonic
• Brut Anti/Deo
• Clubman Firm Hold Pomade
• Clubman Original Body Powder

 

thank you Steve.just ordered the t and s boreal forest set..looking forward..take care..

 

fine shaves and pics gents..

 

Date:- 27 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 ~ Soapmakers of Awesometown
Razor/Blade:- EJ 3one6 / Rapira Platinum Lux #1
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 04/27/20

Pal Adjustable (set at 3/4)
Schick (7)
Badger
C.O. Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

I always felt international...

 

You look classy and slimmer in black!

 

2020-04-27, Monday

During one of my vigils last night, I watched a reasoned documentary about Leonardo da Vinci: who knows what he would have achieved if he had the technologies of this century.
Or even just of the last one...

And then I 'listened' what a superficial listener might assume being nebulous ramblings of our never admired enough Prime Minister.
Perhaps it is in the Constitution that clarity and synthesis cannot be used in the announcements.
Ah! If I'd been more attentive to my teachers...

Instead all my attention is focused on shaving and this morning it whispered me 'Use the violet cream'.
And I did!

At first I put on Sonny Rollins' What's New, but it was too hectic for a shave, so rushed out of the shower and changed records and took refuge in the suggestive womb of Baker.





Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Geo. F. Trumper, Violet Shave cream
Ciotola: La Mariolina
Pennello: Simpson's, Commodore X2, BB
Rasoio: Gillette, Super Speed ’40 Style, 1961
Lametta: Gillette, Super Silver (NOS)
AS: Punti di Vista, Vifrex
EdT: Farmacia Vaticana, Acqua di Lavanda
ST: Chet Baker, The More I See You

 

Hello,
SOTD 27-04-2020
Pre-shave: RITUALS Face Scrub
Blade: Feather Pro
Razor: Cobra classic
Brush: Mred finest
Soap: Eufros
Aftershave: Daisho noble tabacco

Have a good day.