SoS: December 19, 2016 - December 25, 2016

Today is the second anniversary of my first wet shaving experience. I've come a long way from an EJ DE89 and a derby blade.
Christmas SOTD
Route 66 Cranberry Citrus Soap
B-400 Brush by Tom
SRD English Bridle Strop
Jacob Ray Spanish Point Razor
Lucky Tiger
Ogallala Bay Rum
Merry Christmas

 

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Christmas SOTD



Razor: Case Red Imp 133 11/16 Full Hollow
Brush: Plisson size 14 European White Badger
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4"
Pre Shave Scrub: Tiki 1920’s Barber Shoppe
Pre Shave: Chatillon Lux Lavender
Shave Soap: L & L Grooming TSM Fougère
Post: MdC Huile Végétale Camomille
Aftershave Toner: TSM Fougère


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Damaskeene with injector blade shimmed GEM Blue Star (I know, got em cheap). Following traditional cargo pants strop blade had phenomenal initial sharpness and smoothness, near BBS in two passes, but seemed to run out of steam mid head shave. Perhaps more of a sprinter than distance runner but really enjoyed the beard shave. Happy Holidays y'all.

 

Merry Christmas..........

Bebe Lush Peppermint, Orange & Pine shave soap face lathered w/Duke 2 Best
'55 Super Speed paired w/a 7 o'clock Black blade
Witch hazel followed by Nivea Cooling ASB finishing with Figaro aftershave which was a very nice gift from the family.

2-passes for an excellent shave!



Luke 2:9-11

 

Merry Christmas

Fantastic shower using my RazoRock XXX bath soap.
The Blackhawk loaded with a Feather Pro gets the job done with ease.
XXX soap and aftershave. LOVE!
RazoRock BC Silvertip Plissoft. Outstanding quality and price.
AdP Colonia EdC is a GREAT smelling Cologne. I wish it hung around longer.

 

Christmas Day calls for something special. So I pulled out and used the newly assembled (but will rarely be used) Shulton vintage set.

Fragrance - Old Spice - Shulton circa 1977 (from the telescope decanter transfered into my 9.5 oz classic shulton bottle)
Aftershave - Old Spice - Shulton circa late 1980's
Deodorant - Old Spice - Shulton circa 1980's (same stuff my Dad had when I was a kid, awesome Ebay find)
Shave Soap - Old Spice - Shulton circa 1980's
Razor - Gillette Superpeed DE circa 1947-1952 re-plated
Blade - Astra Green Superior Platinum
Shave Brush - Vigshaving 26mm Synthetic
Pre-shave oil - Lather & Wood unscented
Post-shave balm - Retseliney Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Merry Christmas!

 

SOTD December 25, 2016

Blade: Chinese Schick
Razor: Schick G1 injector
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Witch hazel splash, Fine American Blend aftershave, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, XTG

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Simple, easy, efficient shave with the G1 injector and The Fat. Superb, bountiful lather was defeated in two passes. Nice result in the end.

I hope everyone had a terrific and blessed Christmas day!

 

My Xmas sotd

Wonderful Xmas shave!! BBS all the way! My son selected this setup. He loved the softness of the Jayaruh #99 brush and he selected one of my birth razors. The soap is totally Xmas. The aftershave paired well with the menthol kick from the cold peppermint cream.

Merry Xmas guys and happy shaving!

 

Perry! Merry Christmas

 

Thanks, Roby! Your photos have been off the chart lately. Merry Christmas to you as well!

 

And now for your weekly reminder!

This thread wraps up tonight and will close for transition to a new week.

Join in the last SOTD thread of 2016!

SoS: December 26, 2016 - January 1, 2017

Thanks and have a great Sunday afternoon!

 

Lookin great!

 

Merry Christmas everyone! Great shave for 12.25.2016
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Monday's Planned


Dove Men Face Wash
Arko Shaving Stick
Jayaruh #132
Gillette Flare Tip SS E3
Personna Super
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
FD Old Spice AS

 

Dec 25: Xmas shave. Again usual set up with my Merkur 34c, bowl, Vie Long horse hair brush, one of my favorite bay rums soaps - Barrister & Mann, Nivea to overcome the dryness here, and a new blade for testing - Treet Platinum. All in all a good shave. Treat is made in Pakistan and goes for around $12 to $13 per 100. It gave me a nice shave. Not great but not bad. Did the full three pass routine with clean up. Probably will rank it towards the top of the good blade category. I have tested 24 different brands so far. I now have 4 categories of results: poor, good, very good, and excellent. Then I rank them top to bottom within each category. 7 more brands to go. Hope everyone had a Merry Xmas.

 

I so remember that deodorant from the 80's!!!!....memories. Thanks for showcasing the line.

 

CHRISTMAS KRAMPUS SHAVE


Prep: Gustafsons woodlands
Razor: Gillette ball end tech
Blade: Rapira SS (6th shave)
Brush: RazoRock plissoft
Lather: Dr. Jon's Krampus/ Perfectly Natural Citrus Mint Menthol
Post: Stirling Mountain Man aftershave & Balm


Very nice Christmas shave this morning. Decided to mix Krampus with the Perfectly Natural soap to add a nice menthol blast. Shave went well even thou the blade is starting to show its age a bit. Finished off with Mountain Man for a smooth post shave. Merry Christmas everyone!

 

Merkur 1904 open comb razor
PolSilver Super Iridium blade
Whipped Dog synthetic brush
Tabac soap
Skin Bracer aftershave

 

Decadent December!!

December 25

Razor - Soviet Consul
Blade - (3)
Soap - Arko
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Post - Alum

Time for shave #3 on the Consul at setting 3 and the final night for the Swede. We have some high stakes donation action riding on my results from here on out so the pressure to perform is high. Let's hope the razor is up to it. The big Pro 48 produced lather with Arko like a machine and enough to share with the neighborhood. I kind of forgot about the size difference and overdid it a bit. Oh well. Arko is cheap.

Dialed the razor up to 3 and tightened it back down, looked at the blade and the gap and.....I think we're seeing a weakness developing. Looks to me like the corners of the blade, meaning the ends, are squeezing down just slightly more than the center. It's subtle, and perhaps even an illusion at this point, but I would swear it's bowing ever so slightly upward in the middle. If that's the case and, if every setting exacerbates the issue, this is going to get interesting before it's over. A bowed blade will drive up irritation and perhaps create the opportunity for those corners to do a bit of blood work. Time will tell.

As for the shave tonight it was still smooth and no problems at all. Again, this 3 feels more like a 5 or so on a Slim and it looks more aggressive as well so 9 is going to be a trip. Two passes to a very solid DFS and the alum was basically quiet. The razor passes 3 with flying colors. Tomorrow we change to the Rapira Platinum Lux and dial it up to 4. We'll see if it continues to get the job done without a problem.

I trust your day was relaxing and enjoyable for the holiday. We attacked a Chinese buffet earlier and had our traditional meal and sat around and did nothing. Perfect holiday. Now, the only problem, I am working every day this week as this is normally our busiest week in the year. I will be totally lost on what day of the week it is.

I liked the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon from @wristwatchb today. And for those of you not familiar with the plot of the strip or its origins, I thought I'd give him a treat by sharing the very first Calvin and Hobbes as an extra holiday gift. The tuna remark from the earlier strip may make more sense for the less informed as well.

Have a great Monday!

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