SoS; March 2018

Thank you, Roby!

 

Awesome razor! How is the shave?

 

Today's shave
Hot water wash with a washcloth
FS Pur-Tech synthetic/ whipped dog butterscotch
Bombed Sara's Creations Loud Lavender
Gillette Tech (46/49)
Mr5 maggards handle
Rockwell Swedish ss (5)
Laboritorios del Peublo Lavender Florida Water
Church today, so a quick (got moving slow), but nice shave was needed. I picked the tech. The lavender was preamiating the bathroom, created and applied nicely with the pur-tech. First pass the smallish handle of the tech seemed tho be disagreeing with my arthritis, i replaced it with the mr5. WOW , it made the tech head sing. Two more passes, great shave. I'm impressed at the difference the handle made. Finished with a splash of lavender Florida Water (love this stuff).
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

It was Stirling Sunday at the Headroom household. - Executive Man Theme

Stirling Executive Man Shampoo Bar - I have used a shampoo/conditioner (like pert) for over 30 years. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a shampoo bar. It only takes rubbing a little in the hair to work up plenty if a nice refreshing lather. Leaves hair squeaky clean. product moves to longer term evaluation category.

Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap - The sample of this soap that Stirling included in my first order convinced me to test it further. Still great. Since my favorite soap for the last 40 years was reformulated, I have been in the market for a replacement. With the way the Stirling bath soap and shampoo have shown up, MegaLever & Profit or Gamble might wanna look over their shoulder.

Noxzema Classic (pre-shave) - I'm continuing to use this while I'm in tooling evaluations. Frankly, Stirling Shave Soap works well enough for me to drop this pre-shave step when this tub gives up the ghost.

Cold Water

Stirling Executive Man Shaving Soap - well everybody knows how great this is already.

The Focus Dynamic 1/2 DE, Feather day2 - delivered maybe the closest irritation free shaves of my life. 2 small snag spots with the cotton ball. Pretty sure first time I get BBS it'll be with this tooling.

Splash of Unscented Thayers Witch Hazel - Great toning sensation

Stirling Executive Man w/menthol AS splash - just today, I started picking up the nice cooling sensation of this AS. I've been able to drop AS balm, maybe that's why. Nice and cool.

Good day my friends .​

 

Excellent shave today. After a bath I applied my Suavecito pre shave oil then got to whipping up a massive lather with my ever ready and some TOBS St James. Used my Gillette Flare as the two I use (the black handled and the plain plated) are rapidly becoming my two favorite razors. An astra blade and to top of a very nice shave some Pinaud clubman.

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Hi my Friends,

today was a good day. Nice spring weather...blue sky, sun was shining and the temperatures were just right. GREAT!!! In combination with a relaxing and a joyful shave, the day was nearly perfect. Here is my equipment:


Razor: Toro Mastiff // Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra // Soap: Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica // Brush: Markus Herber // Aftershave: Pinselman´s Bay Rum

No more words for this. Wonderful!!!

Have a great start into the new week, enjoy your shaves and take your time.

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

That is a lovely brush, Thorsten.

 

SUNDAY SHAVE​

Bath Soap - Shulton Old Spice "Captain's Soap Chest" Edition (circa 1974)

Razor - Gillette Superspeed (circa 1947-1952) (Re-plated in Nickel Finish by Razor Emporium)
Blade - BiC Chrome-Platnium *2nd shave
Shave Brush - Custom Created Handle by an "Unknown" Artist (Fitted with a synthetic 26mm Knot by Nathan of Envy Shave)
Shave Soap - Shulton Old Spice (circa mid 60's-late 70's, fits 3.75 ounce mugs from the era)
Shave Mug - Shulton Ship Grand Turk - Tempered Glass (sold 1964 thru 1978) with Custom Lid by Nathan of Envy Shave
Aftershave - Shulton Old Spice (circa 1980's)
Deodorant - Shulton Old Spice (circa early-mid 1980's)
Fragrance - Shulton Old Spice Cologne Spray (circa 1980's 'tester bottle' made for store display only, extremely rare.)
"Grand Turk Ship" Shaving Stand by Desire Metal Works

 

Schick G3 Razor
Personna Injector Blade
Ever-Ready #1 Boar Brush (restored)
Love My Skin Lemon Sugar & Frankincense & Myrrh Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Clubman After Shave

First time with this razor and the only thing different with it and other G's is it's lightweight. Two passes and some touch up for a very smooth BBS shave.

 

Tonight, tonight...​

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PARADIGM : ELITE : BARRISTER & MANN​

 

Sorry I missed it, Happy Birthday Bob.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Occams Crushed Lime pre shave soap
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Bolzano
Brush: Razorock BC Plissoft
Soap: Cattie's Bubbles Saturday Morning
Post: Van Yulay Shytak Island A/S


Very nice smooth shave this morning. Went with Saturday Morning even though it is Sunday morning. The scent is exactly like Fruit Loops and smells amazing. Using a bit more soap than usual provided a protective lather, much better than my last few shaves with CB. Finished off with Shytak Island, the lid is cracked and had trouble taking the picture. Scent reminds me a bit of Aqua Di Gio, which is strange since I almost used Stirling Aqua DGO for today. Hope everyone had a great shave!

 

03/26/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with The Sudsy Soapery Lavender & Peppermint Soap with Soothing Oatmeal
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dirt Artisan Shaving Soap
Wolf Whiskers RCE# 47 Custom Fluted DWW-3 25mm Black Wolf 3rd batch Synthetic hybrid/fan knot
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Eclipse Model W Red Ring Razor (1938)
Bolzano Superinox Blade - 3rd Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dirt Aftershave & Cologne
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Natural Deodorant - New Sport Strength ​

 

Date: 26 March 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Route 66 ~ Sweeney Todd 3x
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor:- Rockwell 6C (R5)
Blade:- Gillette Silver Blue #3
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- YSL L’Homme

 

Evening Head Shave: French "Perfector"/BIC (2).

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Today's shaving, enjoying this beautiful Victorian era W&B razor, accompanied by the Antiga barbaria do bairro soap, the Romera broach of Manchurian badger that continues its "maturation", this time for shaving the face and delineating the beard, the head was shaved with Gillette super speed with rapira blade (2), ending with after shave the Toja. Relaxing and great. May they continue to have a good Sunday friends.

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Monday SOTD



Razor: Gem Micromatic Bullet Tip
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D1)
Brush: Oscar11 Amber 28mm TGN finest
Bowl: HoneycombCopper 4 ½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: Lisa's Spicy Lime Patchouli
Pre-Shave Butter: Mickey Lee Lime
Shave Soap: Tallow + Steel Grog
Post: Stirling's Bay Rum Butter
Aftershave: Tallow + Steel Grog
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March Madness!!!

March 25

Razor - 1959 (E1) Gillette Super Speed
Blade - (1)
Soap - Proraso Sandalwood
Brush - Stirling Two Band Synthetic
Post - Alum

Two changes tonight. New blade. Wanted a challenge so I went with the Astra Super Platinum, a known trouble maker of a blade. Not sharp at all, really horrible, almost to the horrible level of a Sharp Star. Don't ask me why I keep over 100 on hand and use it for my head shave. I'm just a glutton for punishment. While you're sending all of your worthless Sharp Stars to HQ for disposal, go ahead and include the Astra SP's you have as well. There's nothing the Cartel won't do for your comfort.

The other change was just color of the Proraso tub. Went to red, which is the sandalwood. I'll stick with it through the move. The shave was a two pass and touch up BBS that left a great face feel and made the shave a pleasure. In spite of the blade, yes. Seriously - box them up and send them in.

Four more days of work then a weekend of fun on the way with the move. House is starting to look bare but full of boxes. Storage is slowly filling up. All of my shaving gear except this setup is now sealed in a box awating its new home. Have a great Monday and start to your week! We'll be watching the rivers rise around here the next few days as rain moves in to stay!

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That's a cool razor stand.