SoS: August 21, 2017 - August 27, 2017

SOTD: Vintage Sheffield 'Tally Ho' 8/8" chopper from Frederick Fenney (1840s) ; Crowne & Crane 'Thurningian Forest' tallow soap and matching aftershave balm, custom Jayaruh two-band badger brush. Fragrant 'woodsy' shave that was oh-so-smooth! Have a blessed Tuesday, gents!

 

Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Tobacco Leaf
Soap: WSP Formula T Ol’ Kentucky
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (Shave #5)
Brush: Doug Scharf/Whipped Dog Silvertip-20mmx48mm
Aftershave: Stirling Barbershop w/Menthol

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

WSP Formula T Ol’ Kentucky today. 20 seconds to load Doug Scharf/Whipped Dog Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Slim. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Stirling Barbershop w/Menthol aftershave.

Bob

 

Sei vorsichtig mein Freund!

 

Loved the C3 yesterday and loved it again today. This is one of my all-time favorite razors.

Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Your raves about the C3 persuaded me to land one. Should be in hand Thursday.

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Midweek on Wednesday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Rapira day 3
Tcheon Fung Sing Sottozero SS
Lubriderm Moisturizer
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Splash

This Gada Cool Mint cream will have to wait because it's been a LONG time since I've used the Sottozero soap. The Gada will get a spin this weekend, I promise. I enjoy the Sottozero's nice minty scent, it lathers very easily, and although its menthol effect is relatively mild it's still quite noticeable. I'll leave the rest of the setup as it is!

 

Today's learning came to me by way of my newly acquired Thater brush that I picked up at a deep discount price due to it shedding a hair here and there. The guy I bought it from hadn't used it in his rotation enough to determine if it was early minor shedding of a dense brush that will likely stop, or if it was possibly a "shedder". Only time will tell, but for $50, I figured it was worth giving it a shot to see what all the buzz was about with these high end knots. So far, my initial observations are that face feel is quite soft; halfway between my current silvertips and a plissoft. Also, lather was easier to make than with any of my other brushes. So far I'm very favorably impressed.
In other news, I have decided that Pharoah's Dreamsicle is absolutely, hands down my favorite Stirling soap. The scent description does it no justice whatsoever. I don't smell creamsicle at all (and I should know, I make them for a living). The blend of orange, vanilla, and egyptian musk is beautiful, slightly complex, and smells much more beautiful and sophisticated than its description.

 

an "all-Stirling" Wednesday for me:

prep-Dove 4 Men Bodywash("Extra Fresh Micro Moisture w/Cooling Agent)*
shave-Stirling Soap(Wintergreen)
brush-WSP Pure Badger or Stirling "lil brudder"**
razor-Gilette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Stirling Sample(Lime)

*-we'll see if this "agent" is comfortably cool
**-just shampooed the Stoylin brush, hope it's dry enough for tomorrow, but the WSP is the backup

 

Gillette Fatboy (G3) Razor
Super Max Super Stainless Blue Plus Blade
Frank Shaving Boar Brush
Love My Skin Tobacco & Bay Leaf Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Tabac After Shave

Decided to use a blade which I only used a couple of times in the past and pay attention to see how it really shaves. It performed great with two passes and some touch up for a really smooth and comfortable BBS shave. If a blade doesn't perform well in my Fatboy, it'll be one in which I most likely won't have in my Den.

 

nice razor.......

 

Did Lee pack your Ol'Kentucky to the brim, as he did my Rustic Sandalwood?

 

hello fellow shavers, monday night shave...
gillette canadian arist jr razor(flat base),razorock trailer hitch ball plissoft brush,wilkinson blade.
j m frasers industrial lemon shave cream,thayers,tobs lime fragrance.
awesome 2 pas plus pickups on 7 days growth,whiskers fell off.no drama dfs plus.love that aristocrat jr.
have a great day.

 

Thank you Sir!

 

Tuesday's SOTD
Gillette Black Beauty w Polsilver (2)
B&M Seville
TGN Finest Fan/ Maple Handle
Thayers
Stirling Barbershop AS

 

Williams Wednesday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #204 Horse
Gillette Rocket
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #204 Horse Hair brush. I did the two passes with the Gillette Rocket with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... I cannot remember having a smoother shave with any razor. This Gillette Rocket was out of this world smooth.

 

Wednesday Planned SOTD



Razor: Jurgen Hempel Jarwin 10/10
Blade: Tomac Super Stainless Steel (D4)
Brush: Savile Row 3330
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre-Shave scrub: Ginger Garden Aventus
Pre-Shave Oil: AOS unscented
Shave Soap: CRSW Le Chypre Sombre LE
Post: Taconic Unscented
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Colonia Balsamica Toner



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Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Personna Super (3)
Brush: El Druida Te Vigilo w/Manchurian
Soap: Route 66 Twisted Tweed
A/S: Folsom & Co. Capri

Three passes with a very light touch up for a near BBS. Really enjoy the Twisted Tweed shave soap. Heavy rain most of the day car in the shop for a new clutch. All is good.
Sorry for the indoor picture.

 

Let's say if the Dove Body Wash is not so cooling you've got the Glacial Wintergreen soap to give you a BIG, BIG freeze.

 

Tonight's shave was with an absolute joy of a razor. Its one I restored a while back, and it just made its was back around, in the rotation. I had a very sharp, smooth, and noisy, 2 pass shave. Definite "Top Shelf Razor".

Razor- Beau Brummel 35
Brush- Omega 10098 Boar
Soap- Stirling Ozark Mountain
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice