SoS: July 17, 2017 - July 23, 2017

Wait, I found a website that is selling that soap. Is he going to close down?

http://www.timssoap.com/product-category/shavesoap/

Wait, I'm noticing that they're all "out of stock".

 

http://www.timssoap.com/

 

Believe it or not, it was NOS when I got it. Have the mailer too. Thank you Tim.

 

Hectic day at work. But a nice, calming evening shave. The Sabre performed marvelously again and the RR Beehive 28mm synthetic made some serious lather. 3 pass BBS, relaxed and refreshed. Have a great evening and shaves Gents....

Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: GEM SS PTFE #8
Brush: RR Beehive 28mm
Soap: SC Musk
Astringent: DG/Body
Toner: Manetti & Roberts
W/H: Humphreys Citrus
A/S Splash: Murray & Lanman Florida Water

 

Amazing pic......

 

Yes - I have that, but I like Pixlr and Fotor or edits -- I am just so used to photo bucket - I did not know you could use dropbox for 3rd party hosting - i.e. forums, ebay, etc ? interesting - seems photobucket had some network slowness last night and this morning? seems ok now... I will try drop box some day

 

Jamie's Night Shave
Menthol Monday - 7/17/17

1. Hot Shower.
2. Stirling Eskimo Tuxedo Soap
3. Whipped Dog 30 mm Standard Loft - Silver Tip badger brush from Larry
4. Custom DE Razor from MAC Metal Works / Aluminum & light "Fatso" handle. Amazing Razor!
5. KAI Blade (2)
6. Alum
7. MENNEN II - Green Tonic [European import]
8. Stirling GLACIAL unscented after shave bomb

 

His company is very close to where I live. There are rumors of a re-opening.

 

That's great news!

 

07/18/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Triple Milled Soap
Sterling Soap Company Coniferous Shave Soap
RazoRock 400 Butterscotch 24 x 57mm Synthetic Noir Plissoft Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
OneBlade Razor Model 2.0 “Genesis”
Feather FHS-10 Hi-Stainless Blade - 5th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
Booster Mosswood Aftershave
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

Very cool picture as always!
Steve

 

Ariana & Evans - Khalifa
Island Bladeworks "Stoya" | Elite Razor Manchurian
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)

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This is technically my second use of Khalifa. The first go, I fought the lather a bit. I was expecting a true cream as Peter had initially described it. The consistency is a bit more firm than a cream. "Dipping" the brush tips in the tub didn't pick up any product. That initial shave wasn't ideal simply because of the frustrating load and not meeting my expectations. I admit, I'm so absolutely spoiled by top artisans' products excelling on every level that even a small matter like loading expectations can detract from an otherwise good product. I didn't want to paint a negative picture, because once I had the lather straightened out, I had a spectacular shave. I'd resolved to revisit it, approaching it as a soft croap. The consistency is like RazoRock's Santa Maria del Fiore or some of Dr. Jon's early soaps.

Treating this product like any other soft croap by gently loading with a damp knot yielded much more predictable results, and henceforth an ideal experience. In fact, the build was intuitive and provided a dense slick luxurious lather. Residual slickness was above average and post-shave was spectacular, rivaling my top 5.

Khalifi's fragrance is an unmistakable smoky, resin and crushed green cannabis mitigated by spicy vanilla and agarwood. It descends into a darker, syrupy accord towards the end of the shave with hints of toffee.

The aftershave comes in a heavy glass pump bottle that delivers an even light mist. Some may choose to spray it into their hands and apply. As a head and face shaver, I give it one full direct pump to the top of my head and use my hands to distribute over my head and face. A single pump delivers an adequate amount. Other than the delivery method, the feel from the aftershave doesn't stand apart from other alcohol-based splashes. While the soap's post-shave will probably preclude the actual need for post product for most skin, the fragrance is the real reason to use it. Thankfully, the aftershave fragrance has the same notes, but is less cannabinoid and more non-descript resin, oud, vanilla, and incense. However, I did not detect coffee from the spray but it may well be lost amidst the dizzying array of sinfully dark notes. The drydown sustains the dark, syrupy incense abandoning the hashish after about an hour. After having used this twice, I note the splash's fragrance duration is fairly brief at about 3-4 hours. I assume this is by design, thus encouraging me to drop some coin on the Black Afgano extrait that influenced Khalifa.

I'm a sucker for packaging, and the Diamond tier exclusive presentation of Khalifa looks classy even if it is impractical. The glass urn is just a showpiece that many of us will set aside. The plastic tub slips down inside and stops about one-third of the way before the slight taper of the interior of the urn stops it, and it easily gets stuck, so I won't even be storing the puck in the urn. While I’m happy with my purchase, I do look forward to using more of this A&E croap base in a more traditional sized jar. It should go without saving, Khalifa's fragrance will not be for everyone, but assuming this base is used throughout A&E's line, wet shavers wanting high-level product need only pick their flavor and enjoy.

 

Thanks Steve, it was a refreshing shave this morning. How are you like the Oneblade/Genesis?

 

Sweet pic, love the Streamline

 

Thank you. It's my favorite razor.

 

Another great shave for the week using one of my favorite soaps!
Razor: Edwin Jager DE89
Blade: Shark SS second shave
Brush: My new favorite the JR191 B&W maggards Synthetic
Soap: Contender for my favorite Barrister and Mann Seville
Post: Alum and Fine American Blend.





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Today I shaved with my Rockwell 6C, first pass on the "4" setting and subsequent pass on "2."
I'm normally an Astra SP guy, but I went back to my blade sampler and had in a Personna blue.
I lathered up with Proraso white - I wasn't certain of this soap because it isn't as slick as I like, but it's been working well.
I finished off the shave with some Chiseled Face Santa Paula Citrus and a little bit of Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm for moisture.

It was a great shave, all said!

 

Tuesday planned SOTD

Mongoose razor
New Forest brush
B&M Leviathan soap
B&M Leviathan aftershave
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July 2017 - Time to straighten up!

July 17 - Grand Blade Trials Special Edition!!

Razor - Feather SS
Blade - (1)
Soap - Stirling Barbershop
Brush - WCS Synthetic
Post - Alum

Good grief! How slick can a lather get?!?! I used a bit of extra water with the Stirling tonight and could barely hold the brush when the lather got down on the handle. Seriously - had to rinse my hands and dry them to even have a chance of holding onto the pain stick. Stirling - you outdid yourself on that one!

The Schick P-30 provided another pretty nice shave tonight, though I hesitate to call it a great shave. I have to say, the lack of sharpness compared to a Feather or Kai blade seemed to show up more tonight. Even on an uber-slick surface I could feel a bit of drag and the irritation level was up according to the alum. Two passes without any extra work for a DFS but it seems a little warm for what I did and how I did it. I've read a couple of reviews on this blade on other forums and seen some comments that it lacks stamina over the long haul. I'll continue with it tomorrow to make sure but my gut (and face) tell me this blade lacks in the durability department. Of course, it wasn't really designed for shaving like we do with the pain stick, so it's hard to be too upset. I'll also switch to the Kai razor to see if there's any difference.

A day off tomorrow. One day weekend, here I come!



Neal

 

Date: 18 July 2017

Brush: - RazoRock Plissoft Big Bruce Synthetic 26/63mm
Lather: - Palmolive Classic Shave Stick (european version grated into a plastic tub)
Razor: - Parker Variant Adjustable in Satin Chrome (WTG #5, XTG #5, ATG #2)
Blade: - Astra Superior Platinum #6
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel 'Unscented' / Bulldog Original Aftershave Balm
Fragrance: - YSL L’Homme EDT