SOS June 2019

You know, I was think more on these lines:

 

SOTD 20190618.

Custom "Bethlehem" handle / Mühle silver tip fibre knot.
Stirling "Varen" shaving soap (sample).
Vintage Gillette NEW (SC, made in USA) / Stork "Advoco" handle.
Voskhod Teflon (6).
Stirling "Varen" ASB (sample).

 

June 18 SOTD:

Razor: Razorock Mamba
Blade: Rapira PL
Brush: Ever-Ready 150
Lather: PAA Black Bot
Aftershave: PAA Black Bot
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

June 18th
Razor: Gillette Super Speed L1
Blade: Rapira Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Envy Eight Ball Supreme White
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: HeV Cognac and Cuban Cigars
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: HeV Cognac and Cuban Cigars


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2019-06-18, Tuesday


Almost excellent shave today...

Soap is not the best I ever used, but more than acceptable: I love its scent!

Razor... I use only DE's and this, together with 39 C are my most efficient cutters: the Chuck Norris among my properties!
39 C is smoother and less subject to the blade: a slant's nature, I suppose.
The Rotbart, instead, changes its performance according the blade: up today, the 7 O'Clock Green has been the top.
Feather 's next, but it is not the blade I thought it was. And, obviously, I have a lot of them...

As an aftershave balm, this mysterious Ferragamo branded cream is excellent. I do not have the faintest idea who is the maker and Ferragamo is a shoe maker, so... no hints.
But great also as a 'primer' to EdT!





Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: D.R. Harris, Arlington
Pennello: FS, Silvertip 26
Rasoio: Rotbart, Mond Extra
Lametta: Feather
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: S. Ferragamo, Crema Aftershave
EdT: 4711
ST: Chet Baker

 

Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot
Razor: Maggard V2 Open Comb
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Brush: Maggard 2-Band Badger-24mmx56mm
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

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

Maggard Limes & Bergamot today. 20 seconds to load the Maggard 2-Band Badger brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette Silver Blue in the Maggard V2 Open Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Frozen Vetiver aftershave.

Bob

 

Awesome, but weird shave today. The awesome part was a near BBS using a Thater Cocobolo Two Band (no, you can't have it @wristwatchb), a North Shore Cerakoted Fatboy, an Oleo Montrose Beach sample I'm trying to kill (I can see the ring of death forming!), and Stirling AS. An effortless near BBS shave that makes you go mmmmm afterwards.

What I didn't anticipate is that the smell of the Mostrose Beach would linger long after the shave. It's a really nice pine scent (with other beachy stuff mixed in - kind of like a mountain lake vacation kind of vibe). Assuming the soap to not be a player in how I smelled after the shave, I squirted on some Stirling Grapefruit AS, figuring it to be, as always, a reasonably neutral citrus winner. So... if you are wondering why no soapmaker has come out with a grapefruit and pine scent, I now have olfactory evidence that this is not a good idea. Two great smells that don't go together. The olfactory version of a peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich as it were. (Which coincidentally sounds like a pre-shave moisturizer that might be used by this group in May, but I digress. Anyway, I am now nasally confused and disoriented for the day.

Sorry. No pics follow. Just confustion.

 

Pre: Warm water splash
Brush: Shavemac TSR 2015 ST
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime EO
Razor: Schick H1
Blade: Schick Proline P
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Castle Forbes Lime EO ASB

I thought I'd see how the Hussy performed with a cream.
Excellently.
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

Tuesday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Gillette day 3
Bundubeard Klipspringer’s Kick SS
Prep ASB
Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash
Drakkar Noir EdT

I really missed my South African soaps so it felt so great to use the Klipspringer today - that beautiful coffee/ peppermint scent, that thick, meringue lather, that nice menthol chill, and that soothing, comfortable postshave feeling. The Prep and Krampert’s Frostbite were such a pleasure afterwards. Another cracker of a shave and so easily!

 

Parker 87r razor
Parker blade
WD Silver Tip brush
Taconic Eucalyptus Mint SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Taconic Eucalyptus Mint A/S

Day 2 with the Parker combo and it was better than yesterday and yesterday was good. Finding the right angle, etc with the razor and I like it a lot. For me, so far, it's been an easy effective shaver and I like that. My face is very happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

SOTD
June 18, 2019

Colonial Razors General UFO Colibri
Schick Proline P
Varlet Ranger
Krampert's Frostbite
Barrister and Mann Arctique


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Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #367 Badger/Boar
AutoStrop B1 (7)
Valet AutoStrop
CWR
Tabac

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #367 Badger/Boar brush. I did one pass with touch ups with the AutoStrop B1 razor with a Valet AutoStrop blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

very cool sir..

 

SOTD triple post:
Todays SOTD post is three posts in one, i haven't had time to post individual one's this past week or so.

SOTD 1:. A beautiful shave with uncle Jon's pipe smoke, this stuff is absolutely fantastic, and a great performer for sure. Lathers like an absolute bomb, and very slick too. The scent is absolutely remarkable.

Razor: Wilkinson sword TTO
Blade: personna lab blue (10)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave premium
Soap: uncle Jon's pipe smoke
Aftershave balm: prep

SOTD 2: a fantastic shave with the boots cream, this stuff is one of the slickest creams ive used, and works well as long as you use the correct amount, a large almond sized blob works best for me for three passes. An absolutely fantastic cream.

Razor: Wilkinson sword TTO
Blade: personna lab blue (11)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave premium
Cream: boots cool colgne
Aftershave balm: prep

SOTD 3: A much better performance from the proraso sapone than i remember, the menthol was absolutely perfect strength wise, and although i still say proraso lacks slickness, it gave me a perfect shave and it has excellent protection, it definitely deserves a re evaluation after my last review where i was quite critical of its performance.

Razor: Wilkinson sword TTO
Blade: personna lab blue (12)
Brush: Wilkinson sword classic shave premium
Soap: proraso sapone (green)
Aftershave Balm: prep

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Thanks.

Lovely colours.

 

June 18th 'Tobacco Tuesday'
Schick E3
Stirling Gentleman
Omega '83/Poculi beehive
Thayers
CL Unconditional Surrender AS

Have a great day, all!​

 

Razor: Gillette Techmatic Adjustable
Blade: Gillette Techmatic
Brush: Shavemac Zebra, Honeycomb 2 Band Badger
Soap: Captain's Choice Bay Rum
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I received a very unexpected gift of a Gillette Techmatic Adjustable razor band from @Jorvaljr (Jorge Valerio). I used this afternoon with great results, a BBS. The Shavemac whipped a great lather with a Bay Rum finish. Ready to go! Thank you once again Jorge.

 

Here's how it is for Wednesday:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Energy)in shower
shave Stoylin Soap(Ramblin Man)
brush-Maggard 24mm Synthetic Marble Handle
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S. Stoylin Splash(Ramblin Man)

 

Thanks Gary!

 

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