SOS: August 2018

Thursday, August 30

Cella~~Morris & Forndran 2XL Blonde Badger~~2011 Mühle R41~~Perma-Sharp (5)~~Florida Water
Have a great day!​

 

Razorine Shavette
Astra Superior
Simpson Commodore X2 Best
Mike's Natural Coconut Shave Soap
Nivea Balm
Old Spice After Shave

Full blade shavette (all brass)
made in Italy

 

August 30th SOTD
Gillette NEW LC w Sharp Star (2)
Horsehair / Vintage Canadian Rubberset
First Canadian Maximo Gomez SS
Thayers
Chatillon Lux Bon Vivant AS

 

Schick E3 razor
Personna blade
Williams SS
Home Assembled brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pinaud Classic Vanilla A/S

The brush is a Burma Shave handle with a WD synthetic knot. Works pretty well, just a little scritchy. Like the Classic Vanilla too. So, I'm ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

Thursday August 30th.

Brush, RR big bruce,
Blade, Feather Pro Guard (4),
Soap, St James of London Sandalwood & Bergamot
Post: Maggard's alum block, Thayers Aloe Vera Witch Hazel, Khiel's Post Shave Repair gel
Razor, Asylum RX

I weeper on my neck. Some minor feedback from the alum block, bearable.

Great shave, almost BBS if not for unde my jawline.

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PAA Pineapple Bay Rum soap, an experiment that turned out very well indeed. Great scent, fantastic lather.
Wild West Brushworks Fire and Ice two band badger brush.
An el-cheapo straight I bought off eBay just for practicing sharpening/honing. It's a Temperite from Case, the pocketknife company. Surprisingly, it sharpened up to a frightening edge, effortlessly plowing up hair off my arm. I felt like I therefore owed it at least one legitimate shave.
Finally, Noble Otter's Lone Star aftershave, a perfect tough guy scent and ending to this unusual shave.

The two band badger whipped up an amazing cloud of lather from the PAA soap. The scent on this is very rich and spicy. I really like it.

There was so much lather, in fact, that I had enough for three full passes and touchup, and I still ended up washing so much down the drain during cleanup that it felt like a crime.

The El-Cheapo straight did a fine job, producing a very good quality shave with minimal blood. It was very noisy while doing its work. Not bad for ten bucks.

 

8/30/2018


This will be different for me. This morning`s shave was so mixed up, it doesn`t even warrant a photo. I tried the Leaf with just 2 blades in the lower slots, thinking mild and moderate would work for me, not so. It felt good to begin with, but I couldn`t hold the edge, it would either not cut whiskers or it would cut me. It just isn`t the razor for me, so there is a return policy. Believe it or not, I ended up using my Gillette Tech, for touch ups. I got it on TSD Market for 9 bucks.Go figure. I guess it`s a Blessing that we still have tomorrow. Go with God, Bill

 

Pre-Gillette Rotbart / Supermax BDT. I added my shave oil back into the mix, I can't say how much that improved the shave but this was a marvelous shave. The Rotbart has more gap than the Single Ring, even locked up tight.

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: S_J Zebrano 24mm ST
Cream: TOBS No.50 (sample)
Razor: Gem MMFW
Blade: Gem Stainless PTFE
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Floid Mentolado Vigoroso ASL

Not a bad shave, but the scent isn't really for me and although I didn't find it drying, the post shave is nonexistent.
Not one I'll be buying.

 

Today's shave was with a 1/4 Hollow, English Razor. I had a glass smooth 2 pass shave, like nothing was there, that left me BBS. Excellent razor.

Razor- Stirling Razor Works. 1/4 Hollow.
Brush- Omega 10098 Boar
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood Scented
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice

 

Gillette Fatboy (G3) Razor
Blue Bird Hi-Stainless Blade
Frank Shaving Boar Brush
Williams Shave Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gillette After Shave Gel

Delightful shave today. Two passes with very minor touch up for a very smooth and comfortable BBS shave.

 

Friday SOTD



Razor: Colonial Razors The General
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (D5)
Brush: Kent BLK4
Bowl: Anself Bamboo 4 ½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Butter: Mickey Lee Lime
Shave Cream: GFT Lime
Post: C&E West Indian Lime
Aftershave: Royall Lyme

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Easy Aces
Vintage Butterscotch Vulfix # 2068
AOS Tallow Lemon
Floid 'The Genuine Italian'



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The Way It Must Be For Friday:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Energy)in lukewarm shower
shave-Gillette Foamy Menthol
razor-Dorco 6(blades)DisposeABLE
A.S.-Mennen Skin Bracer

 

No worries Doug. Its funny your actually not the first person to get me confused with someone else.

 

Friday
August 31, 2018

Karve Christopher Bradley 'E' Plate with Triad Ti
BIC Chrome Platinum
Dorian Crafts Barberpole Manchurian
Fine American Blend Soap & Aftershave
BB 1818

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Excellent setup.

 

Maggard’s MRT with V3A/PolSilver Super Iridium/EB Latherworks custom/Mickey Lee Soapworks SOUQ

First use of this razor, an 'aggressive' gap, and brush/soap, great results.

 

Good picture with a great looking bag.
@Nicked

 

Thank you Doug. I'm a bit of a leather fiend, it's a new saddleback leather product I've given one of my treatments to.