SOS: December 2018

Love the season for this fun. Have a good week. Traveling for 5 days - no wet shaving for me till next week

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tobs cedarwood is nice stuff..

 

nice shave ...

 

Does the bulldog guard the den?

 

Love the shelf \rack!

 

Thank you.

 

6 December 2018

* Charcoal Goods Level 3 SB + Stork Ex Brass
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Marble Blue
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Don't worry. We'll shave for you and you can still look at our gear in the meantime.

 

Thanks! The wood look is such a great throwback effect it holds the gear perfectly.

 

Great shave this morning. Doing the 30 day focus on improving my lathers. I of course must still follow Williams Wednesday. Great shave and I even used the Original Stetson original today.
Tomorrow is Stetson Suede!

 

Yep !

 

Decadent December!!

December 5, 2018

Razor - '46-'47 Gillette Aristrocrat
Blade - (2)
Soap - Stirling Iced Coffee
Brush - Jayaruh #54
Post - Alum

Shave number two on this decadent setup. The Aristocrat and Voskhod - always a great combination since I first put them together in January 2015. You certainly can't go wrong with a Jayaruh brush and #54 looks as good as it performs. Stirling Iced Coffee? Unbelievably decadent both in performance and in scent. Can't wait until he puts this one back in production. Yes, Rod, I know you need to reformulate it a bit so I'll be patient, but man is it a good one.

Two passes and touch ups and no blood. Just baby butt smooth. The scar from the pain stick is slowly healing. Caught it just a tad tonight but no blood at all. Just have to keep working around it until it's finally healed up. One of my better efforts that one.

Day off tomorrow starts with doctor visit, then a bank visit, then a day of waiting on Amazon packages to show up. My wife has been on a shopping spree for things for the new car, new things for the apartment, and I have been on a spree for new phones and a few other goodies. Friday should be Stirling day as our package shipped from there today. It's almost like it's the holidays or something! Have a great Thursday everyone!

 

lovely shave neal,am inspired...

 

hello fello shavers, neal @NCoxSTL inspired shave..
first use, 46-7 aristocrat,nacet ,jr #282 zebrawood 2 band badger,
a and e grecian horse soap and a/s.
lovely 2 pass combo shave ,dfs+, no drama
thank you neal,
have a great day, gary

 

Hybrid RazoRock Game Changer .84 P on Barbaros Levend Handle P / Rapira Platinum Lux / EB Latherworks Custom / Saponificio Varesino Manna di Sicilia

SV Soaps lather well, plain and simple, puck size is odd and tins are not worthy of breath mints.

 

Less than 72 hrs till game time...
Razor: Imperial Razor “Army and Navy”
Brush: Semogue Owners Club 2012 SE
Soap: CRSW Glide Madmans’ Bouquet
A/S: Stirling Mountain Man

Enjoy your shave!
Tom
Go Navy! Beat Army!

 

MWF, Tío sentado 8/8 Solingen, Manu Montalvo skull badger two bands, black floid.

Sent from the Wolf's Den

 

5 December 2018

Preshave: Shower with Ivory Soap; facial scrub with St. Ives Apricot Scrub
Razor: Schick Slim Twin (set to non-pivot)
Blade Cartridge: Schick Slim Twin Plus (3rd shave)
Cream: Gillette Foamy Lemon-Lime
Brush: Razorock Snowman
After Shave Lotion: 50/50 blend: Barbasol Brisk/Wrangler
Beverage: Folgers Black Silk coffee (black)

In the spirit of Decadent December, I acquired my old favorite cartridge system razor from back in the late '80s and early '90s: the Schick Slim Twin, for use as my travel razor. Of course, I had to try it, in the interest of quality control, before travelling. Was it as good as I remembered?

Well, not exactly. Perhaps the blades oxidized or some other change occurred in the twenty-some years since my Slim Twin blades were made. More likely, my face and beard has changed since 1991. I remember the Slim Twin as being wicked sharp and ultra smooth. They're still just as smooth as I remember, but needed a little pressure on the handle and a few extra passes to efficiently mow down whiskers. On the plus side, shaves with the Slim Twin have really held up well before stubble becomes noticeable; yesterday's Slim Twin shave using Razorrock Essential Oil of Lime soap was especially close and long-lasting; I could've probably skipped today's shave.

The star of the show here, undoubtedly, is my new Razorock Snowman. It's just the perfect size and shape, has the perfect stiffness, feels absolutely luxurious, and is a marvel of efficiency when it comes to making and applying lather. In something of a hurry today, I dispensed a dollop of Foamy Lemon-Lime into my shaving bowl, then applied it with the soaked/shaken-out Snowman. I absolutely love the fragrance of Foamy LL and application with the Snowman seems to intensify the LL goodness. In fact, the delightful aroma lingered around the washroom until I left for the day's business at hand.

 

Thursday 6th December



Pears Glycerine Soap
Proraso White Preshave Cream
Nanny's Warm Spice (Traditional) Soap
Yaqi with a Maggard's 24mm 2B Badger/Boar knot
PAL Injectomatic with a Proline-B
Witch Hazel
Home made Buttermix.
Old Spice AS

A perfect 3 Pass shave

 

12/06/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Detroit Grooming Ludington Glycerin Sandalwood Bar Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Solstice Shampoo Puck (W/ Yucca Root & Cider Vinegar)
Oleo Soapworks Canard Shaving Soap - Old Orchard Cider
RazoRock 400 Butterscotch 24 x 57mm Synthetic Noir Plissoft Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Timeless Polished Stainless Steel OC Razor with 0.95mm Blade Gap, Scalloped Cap, & Dimpled Handle
Derby Extra Blade - 6th Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime Infused Witch Hazel
RazoRock Mr. Pink After Shaving Splash
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements High Jump 47 Soothing Aftershave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Cold Spices Natural Deodorant - New Sport Strength Formula ​