SoS: June 2022

Friday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Van der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Bunny B400 Badger by T. White
Bunny V3 Injector by T. White
Supply Black Label injector
CWR
English Leather AS

The Van der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap lathered well with the Bunny B400 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Bunny V3 Injector Razor with the NOTSO comb and a Supply Black Label injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with English Leather AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Greencult
Razors & More Ti Handle
Astra SP
MDC Original Soap
Semogue SOC Badger
Aloe Vera
Dana Canoe

 

Gillette British Set #58
Gillette Nacet Stainless Blade
Lord Chesterfield/Two Band Badger (restored) Brush
Love My Skin Sailor's Spice Soap
Sea Breeze Astringent
Old Spice Shulton After Shave

 

If the shaves are half as good as the pics, I know you guys are getting some awesome shaves!

Prep: hot shower
Coffee: Dirigo Blue Kenya, black
Tunes: Pandora shuffle (100+ stations)
Razor: Merkur 34C Elite Razor custom
Blade: ??? Bought at PX/BX, 3 passes, day 5
Brush: 24mm Silvertip Elite Razor custom
Soap: Tabac
Post: cold water rinse, Dickenson witch hazel, Curve cologne
Stache care: Stirling's Stirling Gentleman beard oil, Dirigo Blue stache wax

Simply put, a great shave; darn near BBS.

Ready for the day!

 

Friday morning:

L’Oréal Men Expert Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Wilkinson Sword/Shark day 10
Proraso Green SS
Prep ASB
Proraso Green AS Splash
Bleu de Chanel Deodorant Stick
Bleu de Chanel Parfum

The Proraso Green soap tub I used today is the original one - it’s been sitting underneath the sink in my bathroom for perhaps fifteen years and I completely forgot about it. There’s definitely a difference between this one and the newer version - the older one has more of an old school barbershop scent with the menthol and eucalyptus notes, the lather is exactly the same as the newer one, there seems to be more menthol in this one, but the newer version has better skincare. The Prep sure came in handy this morning because my face felt a bit irritated, and the Proraso Green aftershave gave me a good menthol punch. I did two passes but I wound up pretty damned smooth - this was a great shave even if I say so myself!

Enjoy your weekend - be well and safe!



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SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 2024

Inspired by a number of shave brothers on the FB shave forums who’ve been shaving with their ‘blue steel’ vintage razors, I decided to give mine a spin. The edge on my Boston-based Smith Bros. 11/16 is truly superb, and every bit as sharp as the Feather Supers I prefer in my Tedalus and Feather DX. Three very pleasant, comfortable mug passes easily put the baby to bed, leaving me smooth as a peach!

My noggin shave was excellent as well. As many know, my preference in safety razors are my SE’s, both AC and standard. I’m very much a fanboy of the Durham Enders Speed Shaver. These little SE’s really do the job smoothly and efficiently. As far as vintage shavers go, they are, along with my Shake Sharps, hands sown, my favorite noggin shavers. Two ATG passes left me velveteen smooth from neck to noggin.

RAZOR: Smith Bros. Blue Steel 11/16 (Mug), Durham Enders Speed Shaver (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Proline B-20 Injector (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE LE #007 Knurled Aluminum Handled Hybrid Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime AS Splash (Indian Version).

 

That's goood...the Zingari vs. Bill Neumann soap battle continues!!

 

my big Bill Neumann hard soap looks like a hard glycerin soap,like c conk,not sure if it's triple milled.

 

They look hard enough(from pictures on the website.) But if they provide skin-food(as they say), then the more the merrier.

 

SOTD Friday June 17, 2022

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts Labyrinth
Razor: Henson AL13 ++
Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Unscented
Post: Southern Witchcrafts Carmilla
Have a great day!

 

SE SOTD, Friday, June 17th 2022

Razor : Yaqi V2 Excalibur AC 50mm- Mfg 2021> excellent tame mid range, interesting design for clamping, very nimble, small head parts. A joy to use and affordable.
Blade :Schick proline P30,AC, 50mm (4)- Sharp & smooth with reasonable longevity for a AC blade IMO.
Soap : Speick stick, nice mild spicy scent with excellent lather qualities. Triple milled for longevity.
Brush : Yaqi Deep rocks 24mm boss knot- excellent lather generator, cloud like tip softness, nice scrubber + excellent lather painter.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Razorock blue barber with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my Yaqi V2 Excalibur with a Schick proline.

Have some great shaves!

 

Gillette Fatboy / Gillette Stainless
Stirling /Vanilla Sandlewood
RajonCajonBrushes / Maggards Synthetic

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simple saturday
new rfb
gsb
omega
gillette



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Here it is for Saturday-3rd day of my Throwback Week:

prep-Nivea 4 Men (Fresh Wave)in shower
shave-Barbasol Original Cream*
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S. Osage Rub**

*1919
**This is becoming a puzzler. I think in recent uses on a Throwback Day I said around 1940. Now, OR has been bought by the same company that now has Clubman, so they're saying 1810, when Edouard Pinaud(who got Clubman up and going)was born. This is an ongoing investigation. Either way, though, it's a classic old-school aftershave.

 

SOTD Saturday June 18, 2022

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts Druantia
Razor: Henson AL13 ++
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Unscented
Post: Southern Witchcrafts Druantia
Have a great day!

 

Saturday’s Shave


Gillette ’47 Milord / Gillette‌ 7 O'clock Yellow
Il Marchese XC-05 Elitario synthetic shaving brush
Zingari Man The Watchman Shaving Soap & Aftershave
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Saturday SOTD


Razor: PAA El Cubano DOC
Blade: Gillette Platinum (D6)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
Scuttle: TheMudPlace Big Daddy Oiled Mahogany
Pre-Shave Scrub: SheaMoisture African black soap
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Oakmoss Sandalwood
Shave Soap: Le Père Lucien Oud-Santal
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Van Yulay Royal Oudh
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Razor: Wilkinson Flat bar razor
Blade: personna injector
Brush: Cmon
Soap: Stubble Trubble
Post: rose witch hazel
A/S: cella

Great looking razor and thanks to the hack a useful razor again. Easy BBS


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SOTD : 18th June 2022.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Lynx Africa Body Wash.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 48.
Face Lather.
Lather : Scottish Fine Shaving Soap.
Blade: Ming Shi MP-063.(D1)
Razor: Ming Shi 2000s. (Settings) Face & Head: 3-wtg,3-atg,+pick ups.

Post:
Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse./ Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./P&G Old Spice Hawkridge ASL./L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

Greetings,

(Face & head Shave.)

(Chinese Razor & Blade Week.)

A new shave set up to start the weekend...It's been a long time since i used my Ming Shi 2000s. Maiden shave with the Ming Shi MP-063 blade, which came free with the razor....The verdict?....I will be honest and say when ever i get free blades with a razor i normally avoid them like the plague but i was curious to try them out however i did have another tried & tested Chinese made blade on standby just in case the Ming Shi MP-063 felt below the grade and not up to the standard that i require .. After i had done my usual hand-stropping to remove any burrs or imaginary ones from the blade edges, as i do with any new blade before i pair it together with the razor the Ming Shi 2000s razor & blade duo paired together really well they are not the sharpest of blades, but felt smooth and efficient, and most importantly caused no 'blood sport' to the shave performance.

The Ming Shi 2000s razor alone, like most of my more assertive razor's has improved my shaving confidence and technique multitude.

I never thought in a million years I would use such an efficient razor especially for a head shave...practicing my technique has gave me the shaving confidence to do so.

An enjoyable acceptable close face & head shave with errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

My face and precious swede are feeling smooth & smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.