SoS: June 6, 2016 - June 12, 2016

Fat Tuesday / Tech Tuesday
Gillette England Flat Bottom Tech / Persona Platinum
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Rubberset Vintage reknotted silvertip
Retinol Men ASB
Aqua Velva Musk


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Mitchell's Wool Fat
Stirling Finest Badger
Mongoose
Feather Pro Super
Alum
Thayers WH
Captain's Choice Bay Rum
Have a great Tuesday!

 

SOTD June 7th


Merkur 34C | Gillette Rubie
RR Plissoft | Tabac
Alum| WH | Nivea ASB

Good morning friend! the blade trials continues and up today the Gillette Rubie. Let me just say the Nacet feels sharp compared to the Rubie. Plenty of tugging from the Rubie. I even stopped several times to make sure that I was riding the cap and the cutting angle was good. Unfortunately for me this blade will fall into the one time only category. One interesting thing to note my blades are labeled Gillette Rubie Plus, not Platinum Plus. Are there other flavors of these things ? Have a great day my friends!

 

Prep - Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade - Gillette Silver Blue (#1)
Brush - Shavemac Raptor 26/52 DO1 3 Band Bulb
Soap - OSP Barbershop (sample)
After - Frozen towel / Blue Stratos A/S
Result - Dolphin Smooth

 

wowzers, very nice scenery

 

Tuesday

Razor: 56' Flair Tip
Soap: Mason Boutique Vivian
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Blade: Gillette the Spoiler
Post: Clubman Original

Fantastic Shave Today, face is BBS everywhere even the trouble areas. These blades are some of the best I've used. The baby did almost get away from me but I chased it down. Did result in a little irritation on the neck and chin but the clubman took care of it quickly and left my skin feeling smooth and clean.

 

Lord Smart razor
US Personna blade
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Dr. Selby 3X SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
M&L Florida Water Cologne w/added menthol

Found a stash of US Personna blades and just had to try one. Great shave! Smooth, close and comfortable and I'm ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

Razor: Gillette Super Speed TTO "Red" Flair Tip A3 1955 with the original case, blade pack with instructions.
Brush: Maggard Synthetics 24/57 2016
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Truefitt&Hill No 10
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera, Jack Black balm, Tommy Bahamas Martinique

Whipped up the Truefitt&Hill No 10 in a minute with the Maggard. The Nice slick cushion and I really like the scent of the No 10. The heavy handle and head of the fat Tip gave me a nice smooth shave with no pressure with a Feather blade. WTG and XTG on my face and neck. Then gently ATG, very smooth. The Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera felt good on my face and that natural scent was nice and fresh. After cleanup, I smoothed on some Jack Black, and then some Tommy Bahamas Martinique. This razor is a lot like my FB on 5, which works great for me. Y'all have a good one!

 

And what a stunning Red Tip it is!

 

Such enjoyable, biting-cold lather from the Glacial Wintergreen soap with perfect blade glide so my Junjie razor and Astra blade skated across my face and neck, resulting in another perfect shave. The matching balm and witch hazel added LOTS of moisturizing with plenty of extra freeze. My Plissoft synthetic was one of the best buys I ever made!

 

June 7/2016

Razor: Schick J1 Injector
Blade: Ted Pella (3)
Soap: Italian Barber
Brush: No Name
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade
AS: Gillette Gel/Brut Splash on
Newspaper Date: Jan. 26,1945

I think I`m getting in a rut with my Lady J. Two passes, ATG/WTG as smooth as yesterday with a tiny Boo Boo on the corner of my mouth, a little styptic and all is well, nice smooth DFS +. A happy soul this fine Summer Tuesday. Hope all feel the same.

Bill

 

Thank you! It's almost new, which is really cool, when you think that it's from 1955. I alway wonder about the history of the vintage things that I have in my Den. I have the story on some, but I always wonder about the rest.

 

Vintage...
Brush Omega bristle, soap Old Spice, Fatip open comb, UFO Goliath XL, Astra superior platinum, aqua velva ice blue.
Father month, I close the day to celebrate, so I start to wait. The foam is dense, dense, dense, moisturizing, barely perceive as Fatip slides carrying the astra edge, improves its performance with this extraordinary handle. I was craving fresh finish with aqua velva, I run out of sight for a few seconds, I moved to my memories. This longing for the past. Put in row your top ten soaps that have or want, I 'll take this . Oh daddy...

 

Jolly Good June!

June 7

Razor - Feather SS
Blade - (1)
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Cold rinse, Alum, The Veg

Well the first week isn't quite up yet but since the Dorco blade died yesterday I decided to just go ahead and switch gear a day early. I went to the Feather SS and Kai Captain Mild blade, with my trusty '59 Super Speed and a Rapira pink as my rescue setup.

Tabac and the Wolf for the lather today and I'm finding I'm not quite getting enough water mixed in for some reason. I may try a bowl lather tomorrow just to see if I can even it out prior to lathering. I find myself lathering, then adding water to the brush and going over it again. Missing something in the loading process. Something to work on. The good news is I ended up with that great Tabac lather. Just took me longer than it should.

The different style of blade holder has been discussed before between the SS and the DX. The CJB and Greager both have the DX style with the holder tapering down to the blade with no extra lip. The SS has the lip which is supposed to help guard against slicing and dicing. Does it, however, make the razor work differently than the DX and clones? My answer from today's shave would be yes, yes indeed. I am used to the angle and set down on the Greager so when I went to start today I missed it completely. The lip forces you to either take a very shallow angle, or to extend it out to get away from that lip. It's a minute change from the DX style angle, but it's enough to mess your whole world up when you start and you aren't used to it. It took a couple of tries on the right side to find an efficient angle, and after that it was a good shave.

Setting the angle on the left also proved a bit tricky but I was getting adjusted to it by then. I do think, however, that when you lose your angle by a bit it's more difficult to reset it than the DX style. With the DX style if you roll off angle a hair you know it instantly from the feel and it's easy to roll it back into place. With the SS I lost angle a couple of times without really noticing, other than the audible feedback dropped and the shave felt rough at that point. I understand the reason for the SS's design, but as of today I prefer the Greager and its DX lineage. That could change by the end of the week.

No need for the Super Speed today. Finished two passes and touchup with a DFS and that's fine with me.

 

Amazing setup Joseph. Your Gillette Diplomat, case, blades, and instructions are fantastic.

 

Great photograph Amigo. All that white sure makes the AlumiGoose 2 stand out.

 

Current call!!!

 

Excellent picture. Where do you take these shots?

 

Thanks Douglas!

 

For Wednesday's wonderful freeze:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Junjie/Astra day 3
Stirling Glacial Eskimo Tuxedo SS
Lucky Tiger AS Cream
Osage Rub AS
Givenchy Pour Homme EdT

BRRRRRRRRRRR-Cold and beautiful even if I say so myself!