SoS: August 2022

SOTD : 20th August 2022.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Nivea Men DEEP CLEAN Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears with Mint Extracts Transparent Bar Soap
Brush: APShave Co 24mm Cashmere Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl : Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Lather: Pearlman shaver's Spirit Shaving Soap.
Blade : Feather Hi Stainless .(D1)
Razor : Parker 55SL Semi-Slant.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezings Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel)./Nivea Men Replenishing PSB./Milton Lloyd Essentials No10 EdP.

Greetings,

(Face & Head Shave.) (Parker DE razor week)

A new shave set up to start the weekend....Its been some time since i last used the Parker 55SL Semi-Slant.. Pearlman shaver's Spirit vegan shaving soap provided an excellent clean scented lather in a short space of time with a good post shave feel...A great made in India razor & soap duo.

The Feather Hi Stainless continued to perform with smooth efficiency mowing through my face & head stubble with effortless ease.

A close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small squirts of Milton Lloyd Essentials No10 EdP to the chest & pulse points.

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

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

 

Hawk A / Timeless Ti Handle
Feather Pro Super (3)
Frank Shaving Silvertip
Stirling Bay Rum Soap
Aloe Vera
Stirling Duke Aftershave

 

Saturday morning:

Neutrogena Deep Clean Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Junjie/Wilkinson Sword day 4
Proraso Green SS
Proraso Green Crema Pre/Dopo Barba
Proraso Green AS Splash
Brut Deodorant Spray
Brut EdT

You know what? This cheap little Chinese made Junjie razor is actually very efficient. If I tell you that I paid $2,00 CAD for it in a dollar store here in Montreal would you believe me?? I really wasn’t expecting it to amount to much but I must say that I was very pleasantly surprised. My Yaqi beauty gave me awesome lather with the Proraso Green soap which has that nice eucalyptus scent, the menthol sensation felt great, and the postshave feeling was very comfortable. The Proraso Green pre/aftershave cream works so well as a balm, and the Proraso Green aftershave is so cooling as well as soothing. Gee, lately I’m really loving the Brut - it’s a perfect daytime fragrance. Three passes gave me a brilliant BBS shave that I enjoyed immensely!

Enjoy the weekend - be well and safe!



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Supply Saturday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
START Shave Cream
Jayaruh #98
Supply SE Injector
Supply Black Label Blade
CWR
Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB

The START Shave Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #98 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Supply SE Injector Razor with a Supply Black Label Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Razor - 1967 Gillette "Slim" set on 7
Blade - Feather (2nd)
Pre-shave - Proraso "Blue"
Soap - Ogallala "Bay Rum"
Brush - Simpson T3 Trafalgar synthetic
Post - Thayers Toner & Geo F Trumper "Skin Food"
AS Pinaud Clubman "Virgin Islands Bay Rum"

I did not bloom the soap but, I did warm the lather bowl and brush. Left brush full of water and had to load the brush 3 times to get the lather I wanted. This soap is getting used up. I will have to replace it.

2 pass shave with no cleanup. Slim is very efficient. WTG & ATG left me smooth. Alum bar gave minimal feedback. No cuts, nicks, or weepers.

 

Saturday, August 20

AoS Oud~~TSN X LE~~Micromatic/Gem~~Oud Al Layl
Have a great weekend!​

 

rich and luxurious shave Joseph.

 

Yes it is amazing to see before and after shots of the brush trans form into a nice bloom like that. I thought it was to much at first but it is very easy to lather small areas under the nose I found and very nice face feel also. Always learning something new to keep it interesting. I see you are using RR Aqua, I found it a loud scent and long lasting.

Have some great shaves!

 

DE SOTD, Saturday, August 20th 2022

Razor : Razorock Game changer.84- Excellent tame mid range, solid made of 316 stainless steel, clamps blade solid and I like to use a Kai extra wide blade in this razor to bring it up a notch to my liking. A joy to use this razor this morning with my modified Gem Micromatic handle.
Blade : Kai SS (5) sharp & smoooth +excellent longevity, extra wide by 9/1000" or .0045 of inch per side. I will always have a few tucks around the den.
Soap : Ogallala Bayrum with sandalwood- nice scent with some clove with excellent lather protection.
Brush : Yaqi Tail coat synthetic, excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips with a great splay scrub + excellent lather painter.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Witch hazel soap residual beard cleanse +Ogallala Bayrum with sandal wood with a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my RR GC.84 with a Kai SS extra wide blade.


Have some great shaves!

 

Sunday SOTD


Razor: Bakelite Slant
Blade: Gillette 7 o’clock Black (D7)
Brush: Elite Razor Black Pearl 24mm TGN Finest
Bowl: Castle Shave 4 1/4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: SheaMoisture African Black Soap
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mojito
Shave Soap: Crowne & Crane Port Royal Bay Rum
Balm: Viking Soaps Bay Rum
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum

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Sunday 08.21.22
Razor: Monocero Husaria Solid Bar
Blade: Pesonna Platinum
Brush: Elite Razor 24mm Manchurian White Fan
Soap: Phoenix and Beau Spitfire Shaving Soap
Post: Phoenix and Beau Spitfire Post Shave Lotion

 

SOTD : 21st August 2022.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Tingly Mint & Tea Tree Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears with Mint Extracts Transparent Bar Soap
Brush: Semogue 1305.
Palm Lather.
Lather: Palmolive Soap Bar.
Blade: Feather Hi Stainless. (D2)
Razor: Parker 22R.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse./ Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Brut ASL + Splash-On Lotion./Aloe Vera Gel.

A relaxing Sunday morning shave.

After seeing the recent post on TSR (UK) forum using the Palmolive Soap Bar to shave which made me curious to give it a try so i ventured into the town centre and got a multi pack x 4 from Home Bargains for the grand total of £1!.
Once in a while i use my Pears transparent soap & WS soap bowl Franken-soap which produces a great lather and i have the tried Dove Men care + soap and few other hand/bath bar soaps which all have worked with acceptable results with no risk of irritation or drying out my skin.

Regardless to the shaving soap or cream i use for my shaves i always use post shave applications which are a tonic for my mature rhino skin type.

I have a fondness for both the Palmolive classic Shave stick & shaving cream, hence my forum name and was also curious as to how close the Palmolive bar soap scent was to the Palmolive stick & cream.
The scent is completely different but the bar soap still it has a mild pleasant clean scent.

I wet the soap and rubbed it directly into my face stubble then with the damp not wet brush i started to lather keeping it a bit dry at first then gradually adding a small amount of water to the tips of the brush. It lathers up fairly well, and is really slick but because it's a bath/hand soap it did start to dissipate quicker than a shaving soap which i expected but no quicker than other hand/bath bar soaps i have shaved with in the past....The Semogue 1305 held the lather wonderfully....My boar brushes are something i should add more often to my brush rotation.

All in all, it' provides a slick lather which carried the shave.

Would i use it again? yes, as it gave me an acceptable irritation-free shave...What more can i ask for....As always YMMV.

Another enjoyable 2 pass + pick ups close comfortable shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Aloe Vera Gel.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine from the brut duo.

Stay safe, and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

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IB Hawk A Razor / Timeless Ti Handle
Feather Pro Super (4)
Ogallala Bay Rum Soap
Yaqi Boar
Aloe Vera
Chiseled Face Cedar & Spice Aftershave

 

I have not decided if I will shave today or not...

 

Sunday morning’s Grand Freeze:

Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Junjie/Wilkinson Sword day 5
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Stirling Glacial Spearmint ASB
MSC Frosted Spearmint AS Spray
Brut Deodorant Spray
Brut EdT

Man alive, any colder and I think my face would have gotten freezer burn - the menthol sensation from this Glacial Spearmint soap is friggin LETHAL. The scent is beautiful, it filled the bathroom, my Yaqi Barber Pole churned up such awesome lather, the freeze hit me like a ton of icy cold bricks, and the postshave feeling was so soothing as well as comfortable. The matching balm doesn’t lack menthol either, it smells exactly like the soap, it’s so moisturizing and soothing, while Fernando’s Frosted Spearmint aftershave smells EXACTLY like the Glacial Spearmint not to mention how frigid it is. Three glorious passes left me with an absolutely BBS result - what a terrific shave this was!

Enjoy your Sunday - be well and safe!


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This will be here Monday!

 

This too!

 

Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
START Shave Cream
Jayaruh #98
1902 Kampfe Brothers/Star LC
Star Wedge
CWR
Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB

The START Shave Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #98 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the 1902 Kampfe Brothers/Star Catcher Razor with a Star Wedge Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...