SOS July 2019

Stahly/Polsilver (3)

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29 July 2019

* Charcoal Goods Level 3 SB + Stork Ex Brass
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Mystic Water Cedar/Sage
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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A Very Vintage Shave

Razor: 1949 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Rapira SS
Soap and A/S: 1950's Yardley shaving set.
Brush: Vulfix Old Original boar.




1st use of the new Aristocrat today, so to celebrate a wonderful razor, i broke out one of my most favorite and vintage soap and A/S.

Super shave as well. The brush isn't a lather hogger so a swirl on the puck was needed at each pass. The soap is fantastic. Vintage Yardley is as good as it gets and this puck still has bags of scent. The A/S is also the best of my (limited) vintages. Frank Sinatra's favourite as well iianm.
The razor was a delight to use. Heavy! This razor has heft. Very efficient. A little more refined and smoother than the English mk4 heads but not quite so aggressive. (Shades of grey here tbh)
A very british shave tbh. The knurling was a delight to hold as well. Keen enough for grip but not too much that its a distraction. One area the mk 4's are better is the friction lock when loading the blade. Nothing wrong with the mk3 mind and it stayed shut for my 3 passes, but the mk4 just feels "right".*

Fantastic shave and a great start to my day




* I shall do a mk3/mk4 comparison shave at some point...

 

SOTD 20190729.

Vintage brush / Maggard synth.
Simpsons "Lavender & Vetiver" shaving cream.
Rockwell 6S R5 only / Stork Ti "Taipan" handle.
Personna Platinum Chrome (7).
Loris "Lavanta" EdC.

 

Fantastic!

 

Quit it!

 

Very envious of that razor!

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 07/29/19

Gillette Ball End Old Type
Wilkinson Sword (1)
Badger
C.O. Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

July 29 SOTD:

Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Lather: CO Bigelow
Aftershave: Proraso Green

 

I like the Kolnya

 

July 29th
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather AC Super (2)
Brush: Grizzly Bay MaxFury
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill
Stirling Orange Chill witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Stirling Orange Chill

Menthol Monday

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Menthol Monday, July 29

C. O. Bigelow~~Simpson 59~~2011 Mühle R41~~Proraso
Have a great week!​

 

Menthol Monday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Fine Snake Bite Shave Soap
Jayaruh #18 Silvertip
RazoRock Black Hawk
Feather Professional
CWR
Osage Rub

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Fine Snake Bite Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 Silvertip brush. I did two passes with the RazoRock Black Hawk razor with a Feather Professional blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

This is the finest "modern" razor I own. It provides a quick, smooth, and effecient shave. No nicks, cuts, or abrasions. +10

 

Pre: Cold water splash
Brush: Unbranded with V. Sheng 29mm 2BF
Soap: P&B Solaris
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Schick Proline P
Post: Cold water splash, Floid Mentolado Vigoroso ASL

Very nice indeed.
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

Monday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Coate’s Lime Cream
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus (18)
Brush: Knotsinyourhead/Whipped Dog Silvertip-20mmx48mm
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

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

Coate’s Lime Cream today. 20 seconds to load the Knotsinyourhead/Whipped Dog Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus still in the Gillette Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Frozen Vetiver aftershave.

Bob

 

Nice looking brush, you have there.

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2019-07-29, Monday

This soap has not a summer fragrance: too warm, notwithstanding delicious!





Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Portus Cale, Black Edition
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Cucciolino Padouk/Silvertip 24
Rasoio: Edwin Jagger 89L Lined Handle
Lametta: Polsilver, Iridium
AS: MilMil, Figaro Gel
EdT: Atkinsons, English Lavender
ST: Wes Montgomery

 

Menthol Monday:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/new Rapira
Bundubeard Kameelperd’s Kick SS
Prep ASB
B&M Arctique AS Splash

Besides air conditioning which is an absolute necessity here in Montreal during our summers what could be more enjoyable than a good frigid shave with an awesome soap like the Kameelperd? Hell, this is what I call the South African answer to any of the Stirling Glacial soaps. It’s 250 grams of intense menthol goodness with some of the thickest, richest lather I ever saw and such a beautiful scent along with fabulous skincare. The Prep is hard to beat or even match for its postshave care and the Arctique aftershave has a lovely scent as well as the most lethal menthol sensation on Planet Earth. Thanks to the new Rapira I had a perfect three pass BBS shave!

 

Thx Alfredo. If it was fragrant enough for Winston Churchill, it is really top shelf for this Texan.

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7/29 Menthol Monday

Segal Razor
Modified super Irridium Day 1
Simpson PJ2
Proraso PS
Ingram Shave Cream. UK
Masters Blue AS




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