SoS; February 2018

Tonight's shave was with a newly Acquired, newly Restored, and freshly Honed. I've always liked the looks of this style Crown and Sword, but they can be pricey. So, I obtained a project one, and restored it, as best I could, without loosing details on the blade. I had a wonderful 2 pass shave, that left me with a BBS face. Only one tiny weeper, I didn't feel. Now I know why these are snatched up so fast.

Razor- Crown and Sword. ERN. Wald Solingen. Made in Germany.
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Telescope Decanter. Circa 1977-1983.

 

Razor - Gillette French aluminum tech
Blade - Bic
Brush -Custom Cedar w/Badger
Soap - Razorock XXX
Post - lavender witch hazel
A/S - vintage 4711

 

Today's shave
Hot water wash with a washcloth
Rubberset 400 /high mountain silvertip badger
Test Depth
Above the Tie Calypso R1
Voschod (2)
Iced Aqua Velva ice blue
Very nice shave, very close to perfection. I veered away from the cool water aroma of test depth by mixing the iced ice blue on the finish. The result was/ is very nice. I feel it may of made the Aqua Velva louder, I'm hoping it lasts as well. The ATT R1 may be the perfect shaver for me, it always leaves me silky smooth and very comfy.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Menthol Monday 2.19.2018
Head Shave (3 days growth)
Pre-shave: hot shower & Nivea Men Sensitive Face Wash
Brush: Barburys synthetic
Cream: KMF Cool Mint
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Post-shave: Assured WH, Nivea Men Sensitive Cooling PS Balm, Barbasol Brisk AS

 

Ikon MR SE & Feather Pro Super #1
Zenith Best Badger
GD Angel Lamb Tallow
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
M&R Rose Water
CK Eternity Aqua A/S Balm
CK Eternity Aqua edt

Back to one of my favorite SE razors, the Ikon MR SE. A balls to the wall shave that was done in 2.5 passes. Damn! That was a hell of a shave. Off to dinner with the Misses. Have a great evening and shaves Gents... ​

 

February 19th ‘Menthol Monday’
Gillette prewar Tech w Feather (2)
Palmolive Menthol Cream
TGN Synthetic/ Mahogany
Thayers
Proraso Blue Balm

 

Tuesday Planned SOTD



Razor: PAA El Cubano DOC
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D9)
Brush: Vie-Long Pro Horsehair
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal
Pre-Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit - Coffee
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Soap: Tabac
Afershave Balm: Tabac
Cologne: Tabac
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YINTAL :: SHAVEMAC :: SAPONE DI PAOLO​

 

Razor: Le Grelot “Royal Canada” 193
Brush: “Punchy” Skull w/ Plisson knot
Soap: Captain’s Choice North
A/S: Soap Cmdr Motivation balm

Enjoy your shave!
Tom.

 

Evening single pass head shave. SBS with Mamba handle. I'm undecided about this razor. I can get a fine shave from it but..the handling is awful (it's a freaking sledgehammer) and I end up using only one side (SB). Anybody use this as a daily driver? A good close shave but not much fun.

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Okay, that's some seriously custardy looking lather. My favorite type of lather. Reminds me of the Catie's Bubbles Florentine Fern I shaved with this morning. The creaminess was just off the charts. Looks like that soap is similar.

 

Cheeky Maiden Lavender & Bergamot
SP→2 Black Badger Cypress brush
Suribachi & cool Di-hydrogen Monoxide
Ming Shi 2000S at #5, Kai blade
Alum block, Imported Drug Store AS

Inspired by Sunshine Peaches/YouTube Prophet​

 

20 February 2018

* Karve Shaving PlateD
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Mystic Water Coconut
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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SOTD UPDATE 02/16/2018 - 02/19/2018

SOTD Thursday 02/16/2018
RAZOR: Sabi 3 Piece Extra Heavyweight - Gold tone (4 inch handle, 4 ounces)
BLADE: Van Der Hagen Ice Tempered Stainless Steel Blade - 2nd use of this blade
BRUSH: Ever-Ready 200T
MUG: Vintage Old Spice Shave Mug
SOAP: Van Der Hagen deluxe Shave soap- face lather
PREP: hot water face wash with Dial Vanilla Honey (with protein packed yogurt) followed by hot water rinse
PRE SHAVE: All About Men Advanced Moisture Shave Cream
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse
AFTER SHAVE: Flag & Sail Original Brisk
BALM: All About Men Hydrating After Shave Lotion

3-pass BBS - very nice.

02/18/2018 SUNDAY
RAZOR: TopCare (Dorco Pace 6 Blade Handle - SXA1000)
BLADE: TopCare 6 blade (Pace 6 Cartridges)
PREP: Hot water face wash with Ivory Soap, hot water rinse
BRUSH: NO - applied by hand
PRE-SHAVE: NO
SHAVE CREAM: Gillette VENUS Vanilla Cashmere
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse
AFTER SHAVE: Clubman VIBR
BALM: Maison The Collection Caramel Latte Lotion

Good clean BBS shave - 2-pass.

SOTD Monday 02/19/2018
RAZOR: Sabi 3 Piece Extra Heavyweight - Gold tone (4 inch handle, 4 ounces)
BLADE: Van Der Hagen Ice Tempered Stainless Steel Blade - 3rd use of this blade
PREP: hot water face wash with Dial Vanilla Honey (with protein packed yogurt) followed by hot water rinse
CREAM: Barbasol Ultra Premium Shave cream - extra moisturizing with aloe and lanolin
PRE SHAVE: none
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse
AFTER SHAVE: Master Bay Rum
BALM: None needed

Found this OLD Can of Barbasol - barely any left. Came out soupy, but smelled fine.
Not the greatest protection. Was in a hurry, for a 1-pass DFS. A little rough, but adequate.

 

Yeah. I read different things online and most said you could use the new blades with no issue so I gave it a try. I ran a stack of the old blades that came in the magazine through the razor about 5 times. I polished the blades up so they were clean (I was not going to use them) and wanted to make sure the mechanism path would be cleaned up. So far the new blades worked fine. Hopefully it continues to give me no trouble. The mechanism works flawless. This B2 is a really neat design and I am really digging it. I am surprised you don't see more of them.
Steve

 

I really dig the lantern. Very nice!
Steve

 

Favorite February

February 19 - A week with Mitchell's Wool Fat - Day 4

Razor - Gem MMOC
Blade - ASR Carbon - CVS (4)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Jayaruh #46
Post - Alum

Whew! What a three day run. I'm tired, a bit cranky, but the beds were sold in mass quantities. Now, if I can only survive until Thursday I get two days off in a row. The shave tonight helped me relax after a late night. Day four on the Fat and the blade as well. The JR46 tamed the Fat instantly. Shortest load time I've had ever, I think, with the MWF. Three full passes and so much left in the brush I could have odne at least three more. On the 4th shave the blade is showing just a hint of drag. That will probably get it retired tonight. But the BBS finish with quiet alum and no blood - it's just how we do it around here! Hope your Monday was a good one!

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Once again, excellent photo Chris. Very nice gear!
Steve