SOS August 2019

Gary, the R2 is always a pleasure to use .

SOTD.

Pre: Cold water splash
Brush: Omega 20102 Boar
Soap: La Toja Stick
Razor:Valet AutoStrop VC-1
Blade: Gem PTFE
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Floid Mentolado Vigoroso ASL

The VC-1 is so smooth and efficient, less than 16hrs since my last shave and zero irritation, that says it all.
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

Sunday SOTD

 

SOTD 20190811.

J&T® katalox / OUMO Brush imitation silvertip synth.
Omega Via Barberia "Aquae" shaving cream (sample).
Seygus Ti "Zeppelin" V2.1 0.7 / Stork Ti "Falcon" handle.
SuperMax Super Platinum (4).
Novaya Zarya "Flower of Brocard" EdC.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 08/11/19

Chrome Mach3 Handle
Gillette Mach3 Cart. (8)
Barbasol Pacific Rush
Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

A Simple Sunday Shave

Have A Great Day!

 

Good review, Matt, but honestly, I can't figure out how you are defining "gourmand"? Typo?

 

Some recent shaves

 

Nice combos there! My wife would kill me with that many options . She already makes some comments lol.

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Beautiful shaves and photos!

 

Sunday morning:

Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Wilkinson day 7
Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Prep ASB
Reef Point Fougere Santal AS Splash
Bleu de Chanel EdP

The Wilkinson blade surprised me because it held up well enough for all three passes so I was able to get a hell of a nice BBS shave but tomorrow morning I’m going to change it. The MITA soap I used is the regular version - it has that lovely citrusy/tropical scent that I enjoy so much, it gives magnificent lather which is super rich as well as slick, and a great menthol sensation along with the typical fantastic Stirling postshave care. It’s so hard to beat the Prep - in fact it became my favorite balm. My darling wife gave me the Fougere Santal aftershave which smells so beautiful and gives plenty of menthol cooling as well. Today we’re going to the cemetery to visit my Dad and I’m going to say the memorial prayers for him.

 

Sunday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
LaToja Shaving Stick
Jayaruh #296 Brush
Superior Lather Catcher
CVS CS Blade
CWR
Granddad's Blend

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The LaToja Shaving Stick face lathered well with the Jayaruh #296 Brush. I did two passes with the Superior Lather Catcher razor with a CVS CS Blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Granddad's Blend AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Yeah, it was new to me until I used Mammoth's "Mood Indigo". I was surprised with how well it worked---not being a heavily sweet or berry fragrance, but as a very unique top note of natural blueberry. At which point, I kept my eye out for other blueberry-centric fragrances, and Blugère fits the bill.

Nope, it's a word, and a useful one in describing fragrances. In the fragrance context, it means the fragrance smells like something edible. I don't like fragrances that make me smell edible, but when it's isolated to the opening, I enjoy it. Blugère doesn't stay gourmand. It transforms to a more traditional fougère. While Wikipedia isn't usually the best reference, in this case, it concisely defines the word, so here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourmand_(fragrance)

 

•late '40s S.S.
•Gillette Super Stainless
•Stirling Obsidian

1 pass DFS

a/s: vintage Skin Bracer Wild Moss. First time I've tried it. Nice green scent up front, as you'd expect, but dries down to a moderate amount of powder and not much else. Similar to Clubman but greener and not quite as cloying.

 

Thank you for the clarification.

 

August 11th
Razor: PAA Ascension CU
Blade: Merkur Super Platinum (1)
Brush: Grizzly Bay WarForge/Maggards SHD
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Gondolier
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: PAA Gondolier

Adjustable August


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August 11 SOTD:

Razor: PAA Ascension SS
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: PAA Starcraft
Lather: PAA Al Fin
Aftershave: PAA Al Fin

 

I love the Timeless Aluminum as is but if it were my design it would have a bit more heft, balance closer to the head and have a shorter handle, 80mm being my favorite for my head shave.

This hack does all three. Bronze cap and tungsten weighted New CB handle brings weight to 64g and balance point where I like it without compromising the razor's basic geometry.


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very nice ..have a great sunday..

 

awesome..

 

fantastic shaves and pics sir..

 

Thanks!

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