SoS: January 2022

It’s your shave - do it the way you want my friend!

I personally wouldn’t use an electric but I know a lot of guys who swear by them.


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Thursday morning:

L’Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Gillette Platinum day 2
Mickey Lee Paradise Frost SS
Prep ASB
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

This Paradise Frost soap has been sitting around here for such a long time so I decided to pull it out this morning and I’m so happy that I did. It’s tallow based, it has a lovely refreshing citrusy scent, thick, rich lather with plenty of slickness, and a mild but pleasant menthol sensation as well as pretty good skincare. The Prep gave me a wonderful, cooling, moisturizing and soothing feeling while the Floid Vigoroso aftershave delivered its delightful scent along with a terrific menthol punch. Smooth as silk from three passes!

Have a good day - be well and safe!



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Thursday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Shannon's Soaps Indigo Oud Shave Soap
Jayaruh #313 2-band Badger
Treet SE
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Pinaud Classic Vanilla AS

The Shannon's Soaps Indigo Oud Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #313 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Treet SE Razor with a Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Classic Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

This is my first shave with this soap. It was piffed to me by a fellow wet shaver in Hawaii. It is a great performer. This from Shannon's Soaps website describing the Indigo Oud Shave Soap.

Sultry and exotic, Indigo Oud starts with a spicy base of vanilla, sandalwood, and oud, adds warm leather, tobacco, and ambergris, and is topped off with lively black currant and bergamot. The end result will put you in a mood for far-off adventure or contemplative bliss, depending on your predisposition. Either way, you're in for a unique, third-eye-opening shaving experience.​

 

Thank you Yehuda!

 

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new sc
platinum
ds cosmetics tuxedo
c & e lime
thayers lemon

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SOD Thursday January 20, 2022

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Fendrihan
Pre shave: None
Lather: Proraso Blue (34)
Razor: Henson AL13 Mild
Face WTG-XTG-ATG
Head WTG:XTG-ATG
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Lotion: None
Balm: Proraso Blue Dopobarba
Have a great day!

 

Parker 99r / Gillette 7o'clock SharpEdge
TurnNShave Synthetic
Fine Accoutrements / Green Vetiver

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DE SOTD, Thur, Jan 20th, 2022

Razor: Yaqi V2 "Tile" 316 SS razor head with a Yaqi handle, Mfg 2021> mild razor with a Standard Gillette blade, Kai SS blade bumps it to a mid range, close shave this morning, starting to dial this new razor in, I can apply some pressure with no issues and performs well. Tried J hooking with no issues + Gillette slide with no issues + buffing no issues = good mild razor with a Astra blade is my conclusion. The V2 "Tile" is a better machined QC razor than the V1 "Tile" razor head .
Blade: Gillette Astra SP(3) Excellent blade, sharp & smooth with great longevity. Excellent cost per shave $.01-.03 cents!
Soap: Razorock Lavender (Discontinued) nice mid range masculine scent of lavender + excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi Robin 24mm boar brush, excellent lather generator, soft split end bristle hairs, great scrub + excellent painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera Gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Ach Brito Lavanda with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion + scentless.
Results: CCS, DFS, BBS + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my Yaqi Tile SS razor with a Gillette Astra SP.


Have some great shaves!

 

January 20th

L'Occitane Shave Cream (Cade) & EAV DES BAVX EdT
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Star Jelly ASB
Zenith Boar
Seiko Kamisori

Are you a Spicy Woody Tobacco Fraghead? My favorite reviewer, easy to listen to, eloquent speaking, quite knowledgeable.

ACSmellsGood compares EAV DES BAVX & Tobacco Vanille

 

As a scent L'Occitane Eav des Bavx punches way above it's weight in terms of price to quality ratio. There are scents costing 3 times as much as that aren't as good smelling. Your bang for buck on this is very high.

 

Yep! Completely concur. It’s one of the main points almost every reviewer talks about in its favor.

 

Gillette Fatboy (G3) Razor
Gillette Nacet Stainless Blade
Surrey Boar Brush
Victory Shaving Lemon-Lavender-Menthol Soap
Sea Breeze Astringent
Gillette Cool Wave After Shave

 

First time Arko shave

Soap: Arko stick
Brush: Made Rite handle with APShave Co 2BED knot
Razor: 1956 Gillette blue tip
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Germany)
After: CeraVe cream

There has been so much discussion about Arko that I just had to try it. As my custom title suggests, I pretty much stick with unscented soaps because most fragrances irritate my face. But I decided I would give this one a try in the name of science!

Impressions:

Wow! that's a strong smell! My first impression was that Arko reminds me of the smell when I walk down the aisle of janitorial cleaning products at the Home Depot store. Not a bad smell, just strong and industrial. My wife's impression of the smell was that it is just a strong, clean, soapy smell.

The soap face-lathered easily and gave a decent lather without much effort. The fragrance when lathered was different from the smell of the soap itself. Not unpleasant, just strong like cleaning products.

Quality of the lather was pretty good, but not as good as my favorite soaps, Sterling on the tallow side or Sudsy Soapery on the veggie side. Cushion and glide were decent, but not the best. Post shave was decent, but not the best.

My face seems OK so far. By comparison, when I tried Tabac, red spots appeared on my face after each shave. I don't think I will push my luck by using this soap frequently.

Overall, not bad, but I would like it better if the fragrance was significantly lighter.

By comparison, I actually like the light soapy fragrance of Williams soap and it doesn't bother my face. I just wish the William's lather lasted longer. I feel like I cheat a bit when I use Williams because I add a small pump of Kiss My Face cream to the mix -- that produces an excellent, long-lasting lather with the William's slickness and light fragrance.

 

The Mappin & Webb did the trick - just what I was looking for

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Baume.be Shaving Cream
Mappin & Webb 11/16
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

For Friday's action,

brush-Stoylin "no-name" synth

the rest-same ballgame as today.

 

That's similar to what was said by a Clubman reviewer-words to the effect "Other companies with much more expensive brands than Clubman try to match it, and they just can't do it".

 

Great brush, Blair .

 

SOD Friday January 21, 2022
Feather Friday!

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Fendrihan
Pre shave: None
Lather: Proraso Blue (35)
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Face WTG-XTG-ATG
Head WTG:XTG-ATG
Blade: Feather HI Stainless (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Lotion: None
Balm: Proraso Blue Dopobarba
Have a great day!

 

18 January
Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Taj Resin 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling Soap ~ Coconut Lime
Razor/Blade:- Muhle Rocca R94 / Wizamet SI #7
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Burberry Summer for Men 2013

21 January
Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Butterscotch 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling Soap ~ Coconut Lime
Razor/Blade:- Karve SS 'SB-D' / Vintage Gillette US Spoiler #8
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Burberry Summer for Men 2013

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Friday SOTD



Razor: British Ever-Ready 1912
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D5)
Brush: Black Eagle Rhino Black Feather 25mm
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO Lavender
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Spa
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Unum
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square
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