SOS: April 2025

Fantastic shave with the big Filly

Hot water preparation
MSC Black Tie Shave Soap
Shavemac 2-band Silvertip Badger
Filarmonica EPBD 14
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

SOTD: 5th April 2025.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Energize Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent bar Soap.
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia 24mm Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Cella Extra Extra Bio Organic Aloe Vera Shaving Cream.
Razor: Baili BD191 head w/Muhle R89 Handle. - Dorco Prime Platinum. (D1)
Razor: Parker InjRzr. (Head/Dome)- Personna Injector PTFE. (D4)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Cella Bio Organic Aloe Vera ASL./Aloe Vera Gel.

(Face & Head Shave)

A new shave set up to start the weekend...

It's been a while since I last used the Cella extra extra Bio shaving cream, which provides a wonderful lather this vegan version is equally as good to it's tallow sibling and like the tallow version it's slick protective and doesn't dry out and leaves your skin feeling hydrated and smooth. The mild-light fresh & Citrusy matching aftershave is very pleasing leaving a good post shave feel.

The mildness of the Baili BD191 head and assertiveness of the Dorco Prime Platinum is another great combo cutting through my face stubble with effortless ease.

Over the last few months I've really enjoyed my mini focuses revisiting razors that I've hardly added to my DE razor rotation, it made me more appreciative to them and shown me that they can provide me with good shaving results.

Another close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report. Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Aloe Vera Gel.

My face & precious swede are feeling smooth and smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.

 

Saturday 5th April
Pal Injectomatic + Personna Stainless #6 + Yaqi Ever Helpful + Tabac + Cien Aqua AS + Aloe Vera Gel

 

Friday, April 4

Drake's Bay Rum ~~Simpson 58~~Wolfman WR2/Wizamet Iridium Super~~Ogallala Bay Rum
Have a great day!​

 

Saturday April 5, 2025
Brush: SOC Mistura
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Soap: Southern Witchcrafts Boonana
Razor: Henson
Blade: Feather
P/S: Thayers Witch Hazel
P/S: Tabac

 

Thanks for your excellent post. I have razors I hardly ever use also. I thought of one this morning while shaving. It's a $2.00 YUMA I purchased off a shave site in Turkey years ago. It looks like the cheapest pot metal on the planet but gives a great and efficient shave.

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Merkur 23C CC Razor
Gillette Wilkinson Sword Blade (1)
RazoRock Chrome Brush 24/57

RazoRock Tobacco #1 Soap

Lustray Coachman After Shave

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Something that I've learned from the forum is "technique trumps tools". I have always been curious about the Turkish YUMA razor, It's appearance doesn't look too good, but my theory is, if you have shaving confidence & practice your technique then you can get a good shave from most DE razors. As always, YMMV.

 

Saturday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Musgo Real Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #466 Synthetic
Yaqi Adjustable
Gillette Silver Blue Blade
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Musgo Real Shaving Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #466 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Yaqi Adjustable razor and the Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Saturday, April 5

Vintage Williams~~Declaration Grooming B14 Washington~~1936 Gillette Aristocrat DeLuxe~~Amouage Search
Have a great day!​

 

Saturday morning’s Lethal Grand Freeze:

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Goodfella/Wilkinson day 6
MSC Citrus Melody SS
Bundubeard Stoffel ASB
MSC Citrus Melody AS Splash
Christian Dior Eau Sauvage EdT

Oh la la it’s been a little while since I used strong menthol so I decided to go all out with it this morning. My two dear brothers Fernando and Jaco are two master artisans - Fernando’s Citrus Melody soap and aftershave smell so friggin gorgeous - lemon, lime, grapefruit and a bit of tangerine all come together to give a wonderful refreshing feeling - the soap is a tallow based treasure with awesome lather, lots of slickness, a POWERFUL menthol sensation, and such a soothing postshave feeling. Jaco’s Stoffel balm is another South African work of art with a nice peppermint scent, and it’s so moisturizing as well as soothing. The Citrus Melody aftershave is witch hazel based so it never stings or burns and it freezes the daylights out of you. Finally the lovely Eau Sauvage fragrance and I’m good to go. Am I ever loving my Goodfella razor - although it’s mild it performs VERY efficiently - another brilliant three pass BBS shave that was so much fun!

Enjoy your day and your shaves - be well and stay safe!


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Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Cella Red
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T2
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Treet Carbon Steel (1)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

 

5 April 2025
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* Blackbird Brass
* Super Iridium
* Oscar11 Aquamarine
* RazorRock Gold Label
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

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Happy belated b-day, Guy. Are Castle-Forbes and "The Castle Shave Co." related?

 

Yesterday here would have been a great day for Polar Ice....plesantly warm. Back to chilly today, though. After I finish my Osage Rub, I'll make a dccision-either another Osage, or my intro to Polar Ice.

 

Gillette Flare Tip / Personna platinum chrome
RajonCajonBrushes
Razorock / Don Donato

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This seems appropriate for today.

 

Sunday Shave
RAZOR: Shield Avenger Polished Titanium AC Razor
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: Moon Soaps "X-Mas '22" 26mm 2-Band Badger
LATHER: Moon Soaps Amaretto Speciale Shaving Soap
POST: Moon Soaps Amaretto Speciale Aftershave Splash
POST: Moon Soaps Amaretto Speciale Aftershave Balm

 

Saturday evening shave.
Brush: Simpson Wee Scot
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Soap: MdC Original
Razor: Henson
Blade: Dorco Prime
P/S: Thayers Witch Hazel

 

Polar Ice smells great BUT: It’s very illogically named because although menthol is listed as an ingredient there’s NO cooling effect at from it. No big deal because I love it for the barbershop scent experience.


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