SOS: August 2018

Monday, August 27

Barrister & Mann Tuesday~~Paladin PK-47~~1908 Single Ring~~Perma Sharp (2)~~Florida Water
Have a great day!​

 

Ikon El Jefe/Custom Heavy Handle Razor
Schick Proline P-30 Blade
Frank Shaving Badger Brush
Proraso Green Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Barbasol Brisk After Shave

Went with three passes for a smooth BBS shave.

 

Is your soap the "Just Right For Tuesday," by B&M? I was PIFed a sample of that a few months ago. It's my favorite of the PIFed samples.

 

My favorite razor delivered the shave I was looking for today.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
1941 ZTV 5/8
AOS Lavender PSO



Happy shaving - Karl

 

After a thorough clean today, my Gillette Old from my newly acquired Canadian Pocket Edition Set was in line for tonight's shave...



Beautiful 2 pass shave leaving me so so close to BBS. This really is a fine shaver. I agree with what people say about their aggression - you can really feel the blade and even the slightest pressure could cause damage, but good technique will yield excellent results in a swift two passes.

It's a winner in my book. Now to get the whole thing replated

 

Date: 28 August 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Maseto 2 Band Finest Badger Ivory 30/54mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Seville
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Karve 'D' / Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler) #7
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer
Fragrance:- Proraso Wood & Spice

 

Tuesday SOTD



Razor: Mongoose B2 Satin
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (D2)
Brush: Semogue 2013 SE Silvertip Badger
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Oil: Iced Mojito
Shave Soap: Tim's Ruby Red
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Fourth & Pine

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Thank you Jim!

 

SOTD
August 28, 2018

OneBlade Genesis V1
Feather FHS
Envy Shave "Eight Ball" with Supreme White Two Band
Sterlung Soap Co. Iced Pineapple Soap & AS, MITA Witch Hazel & Aloe
Creed Aventus

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August 28, 2018
Wolfman Ti OC .74mm with Triad Ti
Feather
Simpson Jade CH2 Synthetic
Proraso Cypress & Vetyver
Shave Cream and Balm

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Tonight
Hot Water wash
Surrey Boar
Chiseled Face Summer Storm
Gillette Super Speed (z4)
Astra sp (1)
Iced Aqua Velva Ice Blue
I've been experimenting with the adjustments of the Ikon sbs head of late. It ranges from pretty heavy and aggressive to very heavy and super aggressive. (Sorta scrapingly so). If interested, i found the crosshair side, coupled with the maggard mr5 handle to be a extremely nice combo, heavy as all get out and very efficient. That combo I'll highly recommend to the adventurous of y'all, flipped to the circles out for the aggression fanatics. Tonight I wanted supreme comfort. Enter the meager Super Speed. The ss with a new blade didn't disappoint. I called up a Surrey Boar, but also summer storm. Wow, the smell of the air before the rain. It's a very crisp ozoney, kind of a musty earthy aroma. I can almost imagine the first few drops hitting the dry ground, and the static tension of the outflow breeze mingling with the stagnant heat. Sorta gives pause, the silence before the winds of change. I'm intrigued with the scent. The performance was top notch, very rich slick lather. Makes a shaver think, "man o man, why didn't i buy the matching aftershave".
I settled on matching the oncoming storm with another force of nature, ICED AQUA VELVA ICE BLUE.
I'm gonna give the pic of the Ikon, no PC tonight.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Merkur Futur Gold (4,3,2) & Voshkod #1
Maggard 30 Tuxedo
WCS Chypre Jojoba shave cream
Thayers Lemon W/H Astringent
Nivea Sensitive Cooling A/S lotion

A very, very nice shave today with the Futur. The shave cream from West Coast Shaving was actually quite good, not Tier1 good but, much better than average with a really, really good scent base. Almost reminds me of Chatillon Lux/Declaration Grooming pairing of Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli though not as sharp as theirs just softer and just a tad bit sweeter. Good lather, glide and protection. A little light on the post shave feel but, certainly more than acceptable. Have a great evening and great shaves Gents...
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MENTHOL MONDAY


Prep: shower with Siliski Soaps Floral Bouquet body bar, pre shave soap mix
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (1st shave)
Brush: Yaqi 26mm synthetic
Soap: Soap Smooth War Blend
Post: BW Peg Leg Nichols


Excellent shave early this morning. Love the War Blend by Soap Smooth, it is a light cologne scent with a light menthol that is perfect without being overpowering. Lather quality stands with the best of them, thick dense and creamy. Post ahave feel and residual slickness are top notch. Finished off with Peg Leg aftershave which has a similar type scent profile. Hope everyone had a great shave!

 

Tonight's shave was with a Newly acquired, Restored, and Honed razor. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. Zero issues. Nice shaving little razor.

Razor- "Gold Bug", A.White, Germany.
Brush- Omega Boar
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented
Aftershave- Osage Rug






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August 27th
Razor: Rex Ambassador (4)
Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
Brush: Switchback/TGN Grade A Silvertip
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Stirling Eskimo Tuxedo
Stirling Orange Chill witch hazel
AS: Stirling SDM/mentholated

Menthol Monday!

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Shampoo - Paul Mitchell Lemon Sage Tea Tree
Bath Soap - Mrs. Meyers Clean Day Lemon Verbena Bar Soap

Razor - Antique Gillette 1907 Old-Type fully restored and re-plated in gold by Razor Emporium
Razor - DaveOcean33 "Atlas"
Blade - *5th shave
Shave Brush - Gentleman's Hangar Synthetic
Shave Stand by Robert Evans on Etsy. Must request custom project to order.
Shave Soap - Mama Bear's "Bounty"
Pre-shave Oil - Lather & Wood "unscented"
Aftershave - Country Club for Men "1837"
Post-shave Balm - Retseliney Luxury Skin Care Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum
Deodorant - Ooh La Active Organics "Lemon-Mint"
Fragrance - Creed Royal Water

 

On their site, this is only available for pre-order. How did you get a tub?

 

They had a quick release for those that had signed up for their newsletter. They sold out in like under 2 hours..... I just got lucky and picked up 2 tubs of their new jojoba based creams. Oriental & Chypre. The scents are really, really good.

 

I pre-ordered Oriental yesterday. Then I saw your soap here. I was hoping to get my hands on it sooner. Catie's Bubbles soap base for the jojoba formula. Looks like a great soap from your pics.

 

I forgot to mention that they went on sale last week, on Wednesday. Like I said, I got lucky that I saw it on time....