SOS: May 2018

Saturday Straights' Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Soap Commander Renewal
Jayaruh #287
Dbl Duck 5/8
CWR
Thayers Peach WH
Barbasol

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Soap Commander Renewal Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #287 brush. I did two passes with the Dbl Duck 5/8 Straight Razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

May 19, 2018
Wolfman WR Ti .74 OC with Triad Ti Aristocrat
Feather
“Tres Amigos” Desert Ironwood with Envy White
C&S Oxford and Cambridge
Fine Lavender

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What I know, is that this contraption would be my death knell...

 

Saturday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Stirling Gentleman
Razor: Gillette Black Handle Super Speed
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx52mm
Aftershave: Stirling Gentleman w/Menthol

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Stirling Gentleman today. 20 seconds to load the Whipped Dog Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Perma-Sharp Super in the Gillette Black Handle Super Speed. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Stirling Gentleman aftershave.

Bob

 

Sat. 5/19/18



Good morning gents. A truly fine three pass shave today with the same setup as yesterday. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

 

19 May 2018

RazoRock Puros, Omega 10086, Fatip Grande, Gillette 7 O'Clock (7), RazoRock Puros.

This shave concludes my "soap" week. Going all creams for the next 7 shaves starting tomorrow. Also, I'll be switching to my other razor (RR 37 slant) for the next 35 shaves (7 shaves each of my 5 blade rotation).

 

Rare DE shave. SA with Rapira and Burma Shave.

 

Saturday, May 19

Cella (no Bloom)~~M&F 2XL Blonde Badger~~'64 Gillette Tech~~Gillette Super Stainless (2)~~Vintage Aqua Velva
Have a great weekend!​

 

Today's shave
Hot water wash with a washcloth
L'occitane Plisson
The Shave Den Windsor shave stick
Ikon shavecraft 101
Persona lab (3)
The Shave Den Windsor Aftershave Milk
Today's shave was smooth and silky. Went off without a "hitch". Speaking of hitch, my congrats to the newly married royals. I wasn't invited to Windsor, so I thought I'd smell like it. Lol.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Nice photo, Joseph! Do you keep that after shave in the refrigerator?

 

Nope. Frosted bottle is original!

 

Saturday May 19, 2018

Razor: SMX Cartridge
Blade: SMX 3 BLade Cart (6)
Pre Shave: DIY
Brush: VDH Badger
Lather: Proraso Green
AS: Mennen afta
Newspaper Date: Jan. 6, 1945

Max (smx) with 3 blades shaves no better than 1, sorry bout that, I have a three blade SMX and a Gillette Guard with a single blade, and they both shave about the same, the single blade may be a slight bit better ( more agile). Today`s shave was eh, boring, kinda like back in the 50`s, an every day task. Using 2 passes, WTG/ATG a normal amount of clean up, a cold water rinse, topped with afta. Actually a pretty good shave with some tugging around the chin area. Not filled with joy, but satisfied. God bless.

Bill

 

By far my best straight shave yet this morning. The awkwardness of holding and positioning the blade on the third pass is diminishing. Mild irritation as borne out by the alum, but nothing a bit of splash couldn't eradicate. I still have to crack the code on my neck, but I think practice & experimentation may get me to a point where I don’t need to cleanup my neck with a DE.

 

SOTD May 19, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Personna
Razor: Supply injector - classic plate
Brush: Zenith B02 boar
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Post: Witch hazel, Fine Lavender aftershave

Have a great weekend!

 

B&M Seville soap, Klenzo B75 brush, WCS Midnight 84B stainless steel razor, Astra blade, Dapper Doc's aftershave from PAA.

 

Just a fantastic shave today. The best ever with this razor.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Savile Row 3824
1956 STIZ Moscow 11/16
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Here's Sunday's Planned Shave:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Sport)in shower
shave-Barbasol Original(cream)
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Plus Pivot Excellent DisposeABLE
A.S. Clubman Reserve Gent's Gin

 

Shampoo - Paul Mitchell Lemon Sage Tea Tree
Bath Soap - Mrs. Meyers Clean Day Lemon Verbena Bar Soap



Razor - DaveOcean33 "Atlas"
Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum *2nd shave
Shave Brush - Gentleman's Hangar Synthetic
Shave Stand by Robert Evans on Etsy. Must request custom project to order.
Shave Soap - Mama Bear's "Bounty"
Pre-shave Oil - Lather & Wood "unscented"
Aftershave - Country Club for Men "1837"
Post-shave Balm - Retseliney Luxury Skin Care Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum
Deodorant - Ooh La Active Organics "Lemon-Mint"
Fragrance - Creed Royal Water

Been without a shave for 4 days. Haven't had 4 days growth in a long time.

 

Filarmonica MedallonTaurino
FS 2-band Manchurian Finest
B&M Cologne Russe
D&G the one gentleman