SOS: February 2020

awesome set up Tim..

 

That is an amazingly intact vintage razor. An absolute beauty!

 

thank you Tim..

 

Razor: Merkür 42c
Blade: Astra blue
Brush: Omega boar

Happy shaving ...

 

Great start with a wonderful and outstanding performing soap

Soap : Gentleman’s Nod – Ernest
Sotd : 05-02-2020
Razor : Rex – Ambassador
Blade : Astra - Superior Platinum (1)
Brush : Razorock - Plissoft
Scuttle: @M_keramiek
Eau de Parfum : Guerlain – Guerlain Homme
Score : 91 (review on Instagram: shavingexperience)

 

2020-02-05, Wednesday

Yesterday's wind cleared all clouds and today an awful sun is shining.
The spot I saw in my bathroom pushed me to shot this picture: alas what I saw is light years far from what I shot...



Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Floris, 89
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Senna, Silvertip 24
Rasoio: Mühle, R89, Rosegold
Lametta: Gillette, 7 O’Clock, Permasharp Stainless (Verdi)
AS: BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: Floris, 89
ST: Tommy Dorsey

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD

'52 Gillette Super Speed
Wilkinson Sword (2)
Erskine 3103 Boar
Williams
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

You may have not yet gotten the shave you want, but you did achieve another beautiful photo, Chris.

 

Well done, my friend.

 

February 5th
Razor: Gillette NEW LC
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp Stainless (2)
Brush: SOC boar
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: Proraso Green
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Proraso Green Lozione

Good morning

 

Wednesday 02.05.20 SOTD


Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Pre Shave Oil
RazoRock Satin Silver Hawk SE.V2
Schick Proline AC (2)
Frank Shaving 24mm x 50mm Silvertip Badger
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershave

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Wed., Feb. 5, 2020
Hot shower w/Nivea Men's Cool 3-in-1 Wash
Proraso Green Preshave
RazoRock 26mm Monster
Proraso Green Shave Cream (disguised as C. O. Bigelow)
One Blade Core w/Feather FHS (1)
3 passes, touch up
Cold rinse
Alum
Thayers Witch Hazel
Neutrogena Men's Triple Protect Face Lotion
Proraso Green AS

Great shave. I've used the Proraso White Preshave before, and really liked it. The Green felt nice, but smelled like armpits. There was no discernable scent to the AS.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Crowne & Crane Thuringian Forest
Razor: Vintage Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Blue Super Platinum (8)
Brush: Elite Razor Manchurian White-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Stirling Executive Man w/Menthol

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

Crowne & Crane Thuringian Forest today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette Blue Super Platinum still in the vintage Gillette Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Stirling Executive Man aftershave.

Bob

 

Williams Wednesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Soap
Bunny B-400 by Tom
TAR by Tom
Gillette Silver Blue
CWS
Pharoah's Dreamsicle AS

The Williams Mug Soap face-lathered well with Bunny B-400 by Tom badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the TAR by Tom with a Gillette Silver Blue blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pharoah's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Thank you sir!

 

Feeling a little Strange and Defiant
These two scents don't necessarily compliment each other, but I like them both. The shave was superb - Dr. Jon's vol 3 formula has a very nice post shave feel to go with their vegan skin friendly lather. The Model T continues to impress.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Rockwell Model T
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Lutin Chubby Lightning
Lather: Dr. Jon's Strangelove, or how I stopped worrying and learned to love the shave
Aftershave: Dr. Jon's Defiance
Additional Care:
Tabac Hair Creme
WSP Tobacco Beard oil

 

Wednesday, February 5

Baume.Be~~Simpson MC~~MK 32~~Tom Ford
Have a great day!​

 

Another road shave. Well as hastily as I packed up to move out I was still able to grab some good stuff. The General HAS become a serious contender for “No. 1” status. Still loading up with the same Schick Proline AC blade now on its fifth shave. Great razor and quite impressed with the performance of the Proline blades.

Soap in the kit is Dr Jon’s Flowers in the Dark (V3). Love the scent and this time around used a bit more water to get the lather going. Perfect. Also quite impressive for a vegan soap base.

Over two and most certainly three passes the General is quickly dwindling down the competition it has in my collection. BBS in two is impressive with such a mild shaving razor. Well now to work! Happy mid-week shaves!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Colonial General SS
Blade: Schick ProLine
Brush: APShave Co. 24mm Silk Smoke
Lather: Dr Jon’s Flowers in the Dark V3
Aftershave: Dr Jon’s Flowers in the Dark
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block

 

05 February 2020

Very satisfying shave this morning. Beardless for 4 days now and my facial skin is just about back to where it was when I shaved every day.

The Black Bay soap is rather interesting. The first thing one notices is the green color...both the soap & the lather. Not crazy about the scent, but the performance is top notch. Great post-shave feel, probably due to the vegetable charcoal. I usually try to match my aftershaves with the soap (especially the RazoRock line) but if the AS has a scent close to the Black Bay soap, I'll take a pass and go with the VIBR.

Soap: RazoRock Black Bay
Brush: Semogue 620 boar
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Gillette Nacet (4)
Aftershave: Pinaud VIBR

 

Thank you, gentlemen.