SOS: March 2024

Head and face shaves 3.27/28.24


HSOTD 3.27.24
Yaqi Ultima Stainless Slope
Personna Comfort Coated
Yaqi Carmel
Barrister and Mann Melange


Sotd 3.28.24
Yaqi Ultima Slope
Personna Comfort Coated
Hendrix Classics brush
Left over Lather


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Time to use up some samples - nice Sandalwood from T&H

Hot water temperature
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Tuckmar 6/8
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Thursday, March 28

XPEC~~Simpson PL8~~Gillette Senator/Personna 74~~Dior Leather Oud
Have a great day!​

 

Kai Captain Excelia Razor
Vitos Pre/Post Shave
Caswell-Massey Number Six Shave Cream
Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel
Clubman Pinaud Reserve Whiskey Woods After Shave

 

RAZOR: Merkur 33C Imbuia Wood Handle
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: HC&C Awesome Blue 26mm G5C Synthetic
LATHER: D.R. Harris Windsor Shaving Soap
POST: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean Aftershave Splash

 

For Friday:

Brush-Stoylin Mid-sized "No-Name" Synthetic"

All else-same as today.

 

Friday SOTD


Razor: Asylum Injector Razor
Blade: Schick Injector (D5)
Brush: Savile Row Select QS124 24mm Silvertip Natural Horn
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 4 5½” Cypress Sinker Log
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Enigma Machine Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Oil: Taconic Unscented
Shave Soap: Mitchells’ Wool Fat
Butter: Organic Shea
Aftershave: Sailor Jerry Spiced Navy

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-Friday-
aristocrat
yaqi ruby
tobs
burberry

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RazoRock SS Hawk V3 Standard * Schick Proline (D1)
Ariana & Evans 24mm 2-Band Finest White Tip Badger
Ariana & Evans Ouddiction Shaving Soap & After Shave Splash
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Friday morning:

King C. Gillette Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Wilkinson Sword day 9
Stirling Sharp Dressed Man SS
Aloe Vesta Moisturizer
Bleu de Chanel AS Splash
Bleu de Chanel Deodorant Stick
Bleu de Chanel EdP

Man oh man not only do I look gorgeous, (according to my wife!) I smell gorgeous. The Sharp Dressed Man soap provided tons of thick, rich, super slick beautifully scented lather as well as wonderful postshave care - my dear brother Rod is a true soap and aftershave genius. The Aloe Vesta moisturizer gave me great soothing, and finally the magnificent Bleu de Chanel fragrance in its aftershave, deodorant and eau de parfum completed the job. Three passes cleaned me up fantastically - what a cracking good BBS shave this was!

Have a nice Easter weekend - be well and safe!


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Friday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Art Razor Pleasure of Art Shaving Soap
Bethlehem Olive Wood Silvertip
Gillette Sheraton
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC

The Art Razor Pleasure of Art Shaving Soap lathered well with the Bethlehem Olive Wood Silvertip Badger. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Sheraton Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickenson's Witch Hazel and Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Asylum Rx -V2 / Proline / AP ShaveCo 24mm G5C Synthetic / D.R. Harris Windsor Shaving Soap / Fine Barber Blue Classic Aftershave ​

 

29 March 2024

* Weber DLC​

* Super Iridium​

* Super 3-Band + ZenShave Snakewood​

* MacDuff's Summer Cabin​

* Unrefined Shea Butter​

* Bergamot/Vetiver EO​

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Friday, March 29

ToBS Oud~~Simpson X3~~Gillette #44 RFB/Personna 74~~Diptyque Oud Palao
Have a great day! ​

 

I am not getting along well with my Gillette razors so far... either too mild, or too aggressive.

So, have been trying to learn them the best I can.

Pre-War Tech, Astra SP (2), the sad remains of an Arko stick.

This is my 3rd shave with this razor in about a month. The first time I applied too much pressure because I am used to heavier razors, and loaded it up with a fresh Feather not expecting it to be aggressive to any extent. Nope, bad idea.

The second time I used a heavier handle and a well used Astra. A little irritation (still too much pressure ?) but a lot better.

This time, I tried to apply as little pressure as possible. No irritation, a good shave overall, but I do have some faint stubble under the chin even though I thought I got it there. I guess it's still more angle-sensitive than my modern razors.

To be honest, I am getting a lot better results with a lowly $9 Maggard V3A head. In part because it's far less sensitive to the shaving angle, in part because it's much more "loud" so I get a far better feedback from it. Full BBS shaves with no cuts or irritation. But, this Gillette is a piece of history, and I am a sucker for old things. So, will keep trying until I get repeatable results.

 

Gillette Fatboy / Parker Blade
Stirling / Vanilla Sandlewood
Hotoffthelathe Silvertip

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I bet a lot of Midshipmen use the aftershave

 

I did my Friday report at The Stoylin Exchange, a s I figued most of what I had was Stoylin.

 

90/366
Feather Friday March 29, 2024
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Brush: SOC Mistura
Lather: Tabac
Razor: Henson Mild
Blade: Feather (1)
Post: Tabac

 

Preshave: LONG Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Bergamot Lavender
Brush: Jaquil & Corenveo 24mm Synthetic
Razor: Razorock Game Changer 68-P
Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (2)
Post shave: Gillette Gel