SOS: June 2018

Thursday SOTD



Razor: Schick Repeating Razor C2
Blade: Schick Injector (D12)
Brush: MS Faux Horn Memphis 24mm
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 6”
Pre-Shave Scrub: Lisa's Spicy Lime Patchouli
Pre-Shave Oil: Lemon Lime Chill
Shave Cream: AOS Bergamot Neroli
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Extro Cologne Italiana

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Not sure what program you use Guy, but it's really cool.

 

Schick G4 razor
Personna 74 blade
RazoRock Plissoft brush
Taconic Eucalyptus Mint SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Taconic Eucalyptus Mint A/S

Day 2 with the Personna 74 blade and another very nice shave. Actually, will probably get very nice shaves for the next few days regardless if this were a regular Personna or the 74. It's next week that will start telling the difference I'm thinking. Anyway, my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks










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This is from photofunia, one I rarely use now but I like this effect

 

*Thursday's Planned Shave:

prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Sub-Zero, Fresh Reaction)in shower
shave-Fields&Streams soap(Local Gent. Co.)*
brush-Li'l Brudder Synthetic(Stoylin)
razor-C'est La Sensore Deux Plu Pivote DisposeABLEment par Gillette
A.S.-Sandpiper w/Menthol(Stoylin)

*-there is VERY LITTLE left in the puck thus it will be an experience to see how much I can onto the brush, but my confidence in this problem grew when I saw that video of the guy working with an equally small amount in his Long Rifle puck. His brush (and later his face)looked like an ice-cream cone!!

 

Tonight's shave was with a trusted Japanese Razor. I had a great 2 pass shave, that left me near BBS, without touch-ups. Great shaving razor.


Razor- Japanese "T.F.Hairops", Barbers First Quality.
Brush- B400 By Tom(@twhite ). WD Boar. 2 hairs shed.
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy scented
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

SOTD
Thursday, June 7, 2018

Colonial Razors The General with UFO Colibri SS
Feather Pro Super
T-400 by @Vlasta with Envy White Two Band
Panna Crema Nuavia Nera
Fine Fresh Vetiver
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
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Today’s shave was outstanding. The T-400 easily whipped the Nuavia Nera into an outstanding thick, slick lather. Feather Pro Super still in the General gave me a close two-pass shave. Cooled with mentholated witch hazel and some Gold Bond Green Moisturizer, I finished with Barrister and Mann Night Moves aftershave.


First use of the T-400 preproduction model made by @Vlasta, Steve Tinter (tinter@gmail.com). An impressive solid two-piece Prototype Rubberset Copy made from 6030 aluminum. It weighs 96 grams without the knot. It’s set with a 23mm Envy Supreme White Two Band knot. The opening for the knot was tight. I could have used another millimeter. Outstanding workmanship, with wider ferrules than the original Rubberset 400s, B-400 by Tom, and the BSB-1s, that allows for a better grip and great back-n-forth lathering motion, as well as easier moisture shake out after the shave.​

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Spectacular photo and gear Mark.

 

Thanks Joseph!Steve's brush is a stunner.

 

Evening Head Shave: Gibbs №16/Bic (3)

 

awesome Pic Celestino!

 

This is a cool design Jim has come up with. Wood is a unique razor material, wonder how it would hold up over time. Probably depends on what its treated with.

 

You must be one of the lucky ones Primo!

 

QShave/Weishi Parthenon(3,2)& Feather SS #3
RR 24mm Plissoft
Wickham 1912 Le Bleu
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
Nivea 2in1 A/S lotion


Another very good shave with the Parthenon. Better than average blade reveal and very good efficiency in the low numbers. The sweet spot has been between 2-4 on the dial so far. Again, that has been with just a days growth in the past 3 shaves. Might skip a day and try it with 2 days growth on the higher settings. Have a great evening and shaves Gents...
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PAA Organism 46B soap, Omega Pura Setola bristle brush, Vintage Gillette razor, Rockwell Swedish stainless blade, Cella aftershave.

Two careful passes, resulting in a really great shave, one of the best, in fact.

 

This Saturday will be our 34th anniversary. I am indeed lucky.

 

Dang. Some of you folks sure take great SOTD photographs. Mine always look like they are B-grade out-takes. Nice work!

 

Did a light refresh on my 1956 ZTV Russian with some laps on some green paste. It brought out the best in The Motherland, da, is good. Simply a fantastic shave.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Vetiver
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
1956 ZTV Extra 6/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

06/07/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Triple Milled Soap
Crown King Alt-Eleven Shampoo & Conditioner Bar- w/ Prickly Pear, Neem Honey & Yucca Root
Proraso Green Shaving Soap
Stirling Soap Company 24mm x 57mm Boar Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
OneBlade Razor Model 2.0 “Genesis”
Feather FHS-10 Hi-Stainless Blade - 6th Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime & Rose Witch Hazel
Clubman Pinaud After Shave Lotion
Aqua Velva Sensitive 5 in 1 After Shave Balm
The Sudsy Soapery 100% Natural Rain Deodorant​

 

Just the Basics June/Just for Fun June - take your pick

June 6

Razor - Gillette Tech
Blade - (2)
Soap - Van Der Hagen Deluxe
Brush - Tweezerman Badger (Is there a cheaper brush?)
Post - Alum, Old Spice (Thursday morning)

Turn up your speakers. Ok, so don't, but......do you hear that sucking sound coming from Cartel HQ? Hear it? Yeah, that one. That's the sound of a Tweezerman badger brush in use. I found this thing in among some other items I still hadn't unpacked because I rarely use them and decided to give it a go. While I claim the Omega Pro 48 as the first "real" brush I bought, the Tweezerman is the first "actual" brush I bought, not counting the VDH kit. I pondered long and hard back in 2014 whether to buy the Escali or the Tweezerman. I finally decided on the Tweezerman because the Escali was getting very bad reviews. I may have missed the ones on the Tweezerman. Both, I suspect, are equally bad. Shedders, so floppy it's nearly impossible to load or make a lather with...I mean....HORRIBLE.

But, I managed to get it to work well enough to get a workable lather for the Tech and Treet. And, after three passes yet another DFS is in the books. So, even with brushes, technique can win out as long as it isn't actually broken. And those cheap badgers aren't broken. They just suck.

That's six days of Just the Basics. Tomorrow - a few days of Just for Fun!!!

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