SoS: August 2021

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  1. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    SOD Sunday August 1, 2021

    Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
    I added a second across the grain pass to my headshave with amazing results!
    BTW The Gillette blades I've tried are all outstanding!

    Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
    Bowl: Shave Nation
    Lather: Proraso Green (22)
    Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
    Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
    Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
    Blade: Gillette Rubie (1)
    Razor: Gillette Styler
    Post: Omega Alum Block
    Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
    Balm: Proraso Green

    Have a great day!
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  2. Tim Spencer

    Tim Spencer Well-Known Member

    SUNDAY'S SHAVE

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    Razor - Gillette Red Tip Superspeed circa 1955-1960 (Re-plated in Satin-Nickel Finish and re-painted tip in Radiant Red color by Razor Emporium.)
    Blade - [​IMG] *5th shave
    Shave Brush - Ever-Ready 1960's vintage (Polished and re-knotted with a synthetic 26mm Ubersoft II knot from Envyshave by Razor Emporium.)
    Shave Stand by by Desire Metal Works
    Suds - Procter & Gamble Old Spice "Original" Cream (Made in India) *I dried it out for months into a hard soap.
    Aftershave - Procter & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"
    Deodorant - Procter & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"
    Fragrance - Procter & Gamble Old Spice "Classic"

    I'm doing a late-morning shave (I'm on the west side U.S. in Pacific Time). I'm using up the last of my dried up Old Spice shaving cream and will be dropping in a puck of the first Old Spice knock-off soap I bought back in 2016 when I first got into vintage shaving (Artifact Soapworks). Surprisingly, they still are around selling soap online. It's not really a rich lather, but it's more than slick enough. So, here's to the last of the P&G Indian Old Spice Cream.
     
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  3. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Razorock Mamba / Gillette 7o'clock Super Stainless
    Simpson T2
    Razorock /Don Donato [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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  4. Tim Spencer

    Tim Spencer Well-Known Member

    MONDAY'S SHAVE

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    Perfumed by:
    Rodrigo Flores-Roux
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    Bath Soap - Echt Kölnisch Wasser "4711" Cream Bar Soap (originally by Mülhens)
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    Razor - Stirling Soap's Slant
    Blade - [​IMG] *7th Shave
    Shave Brush - Wood Razor's TruStone Turquoise (with 24mm Synthetic Nylon Knot by The Golden Nib)
    Chrome Razor/Brush Stand
    Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "11235" (discontinued)
    Scuttle by Karen's Pottery
    Aftershave - Echt Kölnisch Wasser "4711" (originally by Mülhens)
    Deodorant - Tom Ford "Neroli Portofino"
    Fragrance - Tom Ford "Neroli Portofino Forte"
     
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  5. Smooth Steve

    Smooth Steve Well-Known Member

    08/02/21 Shave of the Day
    Face Wash with Stirling Soap Company Glacial Strawberry Lemonade Bath Soap
    Crown King Planet 9 Shampoo/Conditioner Puck with Cider Vinegar, Yucca & Manuka
    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Rabid Banana Hybrid CUBE Preshave Soap
    Phoenix Shaving The Original Chill Mill - Menthol Grinder
    Phoenix Shaving Aloha SmackDown Shaving Soap Classic Hawaiian Punch Summer Seasonal
    RazoRock Rosso Corsa F-400 XXL 34MM Noir Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
    Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
    Occam's Stainless Steel Safety Razor with Ridge Line Cap and Full Open Comb Base
    Bolzano Superinox Blade - 3rd Shave
    Lancaster Razor Works Tangerine Orange Black Sheep Shaving Towel
    Phoenix Shaving No Slip Grip Alum Block
    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Alum Block Dry Dock System
    Thayers Alcohol Free Lavender Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
    RazoRock Mr. Pink After Shaving Splash
    Rockwell Barbershop Post-Shave Balm
    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Diver Down Natural Deodorant - Sport Strength - Homage to the Original Seaforth Spiced!

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  6. ram57

    ram57 Don't Open til Christmas


    Menthol Monday SOTD

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    Razor: King Cobra
    Blade: Schick Proline (D8)
    Brush: Semogue 2019 Barbear Classico LE Badger\Boar 26mm
    Bowl: Junichi Tanaka 5"
    Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO Lime
    Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
    Shave Soap: Prairie Creations DdC Alpine Snowdrift
    Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
    Aftershave: Nancy Boy Cooling AS Gel

     
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  7. James Kleinkauf

    James Kleinkauf Well-Known Member

    Monday 08.02.21 SOTD
    Karve CB Gladius OC level D / Gillette Nacet
    Yaqi R1730 Sagrada Familia Tuxedo Synthetic
    Zingari Man The Watchman Sego Shave Soap & AS


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  8. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    C4A3B26C-31F9-4AA0-A62A-4DC7183DF70F.jpeg Razor: Gillette Criterion
    Blade: Treet Carbon
    Brush: Jayaruh Synthetic
    Soap: WSP Lavender
    Post: Lavender witch hazel
    A/S: citrus musk

    simply awesome. Thats it.
     
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  9. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Menthol Monday!

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  10. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Menthol Monday's Shave
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    Cold Water Rinse
    Virgilio Valobra Shaving Soap
    Jayaruh #414 Silvertip Badger
    AutoStrop A1
    Personna GEM SS PTFE
    CWR
    Osage Rub

    The Virgilio Valobra Shaving Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #414 Silvertip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop A1 Razor with a Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
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  11. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    August 2, 2021
    Tatara Muramasa @ 4
    Gillette 7 O’clock Black
    PAA ShaveRite with Maggard Mixed Knot
    Godrej Menthol Mist Shave Cream
    Grand Bay Rum Aftershave

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  12. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    Monday, August 2
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    Unknown Test Soap~~Simpson CH2 Synthetic~~1958 D3(7)/Spoiler~~Versace Pour Homme Oud Noir
    Have a great day!
     
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  13. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Menthol Monday:

    Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap
    Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
    Super Speed/Astra Green day 8
    Master Soap Creations Frosted Lavender SS
    Prep ASB
    B&M Arctique AS Splash
    Bleu de Chanel Deodorant Stick
    Bleu de Chanel EdP

    I think my face will need all day to thaw out after this intense menthol bombardment - the mentholated pre shave soap from Stirling felt nice and chilly, the Frosted Lavender soap’s gorgeous scent filled my bathroom, it buried my face in such thick, rich, FRIGID lather, and the postshave feeling was numero uno. The Prep gave me its own special care, and the Arctique aftershave took the freeze to another level. Three passes left me mega BBS!

    Have a great week - be well and safe!
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  14. Hembree

    Hembree Not as pretty smelling

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    Essence by Tedelus
    Feather Pro Guard blade (3)
    Hembree Delrin brush handle with synthetic knot
    Fine Snake Bite soap
    Royal Copenhagen cologne

    Awesome drama free shave with the Essence this morning. Two full passes and three on the neck.

    The Essence is a joy to operate but I did find one very disappointing problem with the razor. If you leave a blade in the Essense and close it the blade will contact the inside of the scale area.
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    I'm sure this will be corrected on future razors but with all of the thought that went into this razor it is interesting that this got through.

    The alum feedback was nominal. A good splash of witch hazel and a few squirts of Royal Copenhagen and this lovely shave was in the bag.

    I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday.
     
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  15. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    And now, a correction-I now think he is saying "OH, I really like that". As we look at his mouth as he begins talking, you see more of an "Oh" than "I".
     
  16. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Colonial Silversmith/BIC. Good solid razor, super on the beard, not quite top tier in effectiveness on tricky head stubble. Pick-ups with the Old Type-Vib'Raz which is emerging as my second favorite DE. [​IMG]

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  17. stuartganis

    stuartganis Well-Known Member

    Edwin Jagger 89 / Gillette 7o'clock Super Stainless
    Hotoffthelathe Silvertip
    Razorock XX[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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  18. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    Cool set up. I dig it!


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  19. awk-m4

    awk-m4 Well-Known Member

    SOD Monday August 2, 2021

    Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!

    Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
    Bowl: Shave Nation
    Lather: Proraso Green (23)
    Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
    Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
    Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
    Blade: Gillette Rubie (1)
    Razor: Gillette Styler
    Post: Omega Alum Block
    Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
    Balm: Proraso Green

    Have a great day!
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  20. Ron R

    Ron R Well-Known Member

    MMMonday, Aug2nd 2021

    Razor: ASR Everready British 1912- Mfg 1936-53, excellent mid range, nice handle to grip, easy to work the face area.
    Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(7) very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
    Soap: Speick stick- nice spicy scent + excellent lather qualities.
    Brush: Yaqi 24mm tuxedo knot [​IMG] there is something about brush that is perfect for my face lathering, excellent lather generator. heavenly cloud like soft tips, nice scrubber, excellent painter.
    Pre shave: Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
    Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
    Post shave: witch hazel + Lavada + a dollop of Nivea balm with HA.
    Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + 1 weeper=[​IMG]excellent shave with my ER 1912 with a coated Gem blade.
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    Have some great shaves!
     
    Last edited: Aug 2, 2021
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