SoS: March 30, 2015 - April 5, 2015

SoTD for Saturday April 4, Swee-do!

Pre- BBC
Soap- La Pere Lucien
Brush- Lider
Razor- Swee-Do
Blade- astra sp
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- Woodbury
Balm- Kiehl's
Cologne- Ho Hang Club



The Swee-Do razor is interesting. It takes a proprietary blade. Basically a standard DE blade, but with a rectangular opening in the center. This makes it seemingly useless. But, happily, it is quite easy to modify a blade to fit. I use a spring stock punch, and pop two side by side holes in the blade. Works great. Why go through the trouble? Mostly because I can, but more importantly, this razor shaves like a dream. I ran out of time yesterday after the gym, so I couldn't shave. The Swee-Do took the two days growth off easy. No irritation, no injuries, and a supernaturally close BBS. Seriously. I cannot recall the last time I had such a fantastic shave. I will be genuinely shocked if it all is grown back in tomorrow. These are the days that make all the experiments and misfires worth it.
And speaking of experiments, the brush of the day is an immense boar from Turkey. I bought it mostly for comedy value, because it is truly ugly. But shockingly, it is quite good. And unlike my Simpson, which I was surprised at how small it was, the Lider surprised me because it is so big. All for a price hovering in the $10 ballpark. Pretty cool.

 

Nice. Now I have an acronym for what many clients have told me! CPA PRAD - Certified Public Accountant Please Remember All Deductions

 

Steve;
That's a great picture. That home made Brush is another work of art, that you work your magic on.

 

Had a great shave, no irration at all from the Grapefruit shave cream which is a relief because I really like the scent and the performance from TOBS is top notch. The Lucky Tiger AS is a real nice change from the alcohol based AS I usually use. All in all a great citrus shave day.

 

The TOBS Grapefruit is on my list to try.

 

Great Photo, beautiful looking Straight Razor. I need to clean up the three I have.

 

Ive enjoyed all the other ones I own (Sandalwood, Rose, Avacado and Jermyn St) and wouldnt hesitate to recommend them.

 

Saturday, April 4, 2015

iKon Shavecraft 102 Slant with UFO Titan Fine XL
Polsilver Super Iridium #1
Knockout Shave Lather Bowl
Doug Korn PT Dark Root Beer PurTech - 28X 55mm
L.A. Shaving Soap Co. - Santa Monica Bay Rum
Al's Shaving Aftershave Balm - Calypso

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SOTD 4 April 2015

Arko April!!


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4 April 2015. Day 4, blade 1 - The mighty mighty MTO (Weishi 9306)

Blade still doing just fine on day 4. Caught a mid afternoon shave, date night downtown with Mrs. Samurai tonight, face feeling smooth and refreshed. The divinely inspired, lemon scented Turkish gift to wet shavers everywhere is such a pleasure to lather! Alum was quiet, the Veg felt like a winner!

Automatic!​

Happy Easter!
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What do you think of te LASSC Bay Rum soap? How is the scent?

 

SOTD - Saturday, April 4, 2015

Shower
Prep: Citrus & Cedar PSO
Brush: WD Silvertip, 24/47
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain iced w/ TSD M-Bomb
Razor: Weber PH bulldog
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Aftershave: Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Brush: Rooney 3/1 Ebony
Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Shave Shop
Razor: Dad's Schick Krona
Blade: NOS Schick Stainless Krona Plus
After Shave: Shulton Old Spice

 

I like it a lot. It's a sweet Bay Rum scent, light on the clove.

 

Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream
Jayaruh WC4 HMB
Gillette Fatboy F2
Sputnik Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Vegetal

The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC4 HMB Brush. Two passes with my Gillette Fatboy razor and a Sputnik Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Thanks. Sounds like it would be a good choice for me since I'm not a fan of cloves.

 

Saturday evening, April 4, 2015

Gillette Fat Handle Tech with Astra S.P. blade (2),
Omega Pro 20102 Boar bristle brush,
Lather-up with CRSW Vevitier Moderne,
finish with cold water, Witchhazel for a CCS!

 

Sunday morning's action:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 7
Synergy Frost_byte SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Osage Rub AS
Aramis EdT

Since I changed my plans for this morning and I didn't use anything mentholated for my shave, tomorrow I intend to go all-out and freeze myself really through and through. The Frost_byte soap has mega-menthol power to it, and does it ever lather easily and richly with darn good skincare. I missed using the Gold Bond this morning, so it's on tap for tomorrow. My Rubby Dubby Doo (almost finished!) is waiting to give me a good additional frigid punch. I hope the Sharp doesn't conk out on me because today it seemed to be getting tired.

 

Plan for 5 April 2015

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Arko April Focus - CJB Kamisori
April 4, 2015 - Week 1 Day 7
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Pro 48
Soap - Proraso Green Tub
Razor - EJ89l
Blade - (3)
Post - Alum & Clubman

Break from the CJB today due to early morning Saturday meeting as usual. Went back to the EJ89 loaded with the Sharp Star I tried out last week. I really love this blade. Third shave on it, still smooth and sharp. Still haven't figured out a bulk supplier or anything else about it. It's driving me crazy! It's an awesome Russian blade that is proving to be mysterious. Hmmmmm...have a customer named Vlad who keeps calling about a van he wants...I call him the "Mad Russian"....maybe I should ask him??

Any, great two pass DFS and it was a good day. Ready for a day off and a nice leisurely run with the CJB tomorrow to continue working toward perfection! Happy Ostara to everyone....that's Easter to many of you. Hope you have a great weekend.
Just a peek at a few of my collection for today's picture.

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I would have to agree, a very nice bay rum. Only thing I dont like is the small container it came in. Its difficult to lather from the jar.