SOS: May 2018

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 05/03/18

Gem Clog Pruf
Gem Personna (10)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Bay Rum
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Suavecito Bay Rum A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Vulfix 404 Badger/Boar
Soap: Cella
Razor: Colonial Brass General
Blade: Kai Pink
Post: Warm then Cold water rinse, Cella ASL

The Kai Pink performed perfectly well in the General, not bad blades at all.
The 404 is coming into its own now and is becoming a pleasure to use, nice backbone, good exfoliation without discomfort, a decent brush for a decent price.
Cella soap and splash, great staples, can't say any fairer.
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

42 is the answer...
If you are looking for a great Spring or Summer scent. Superb shave today - the Rockwell tames the. Feather for me so I can get close and stay comfortable.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Rockwell 6s R5
Blade: Feather
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silver Surfer
Lather: B-M 42
Aftershave: B-M 42
Additional Care:
WSP Sandalwood PSO

 

SOTD 20180503.



Brush: M Keramiek / Tuxedo.
TOBS Mr. Taylor's shaving cream.
Timeless titanium OC 0.68 mm.
Wilkinson Sword (7).
Loris E-202 EdP.

 

Thu. 5/3/18



Good morning gentlemen. A truly fine three pass shave this morning with the Pal Adjustable. Marvelous lather from the Tabac shave stick. I finished with Fine L'Orange.... smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

 

Roby, you’re using one of my all time favorite razors! Nice.

 

It's a winner Jim! Have a great day buddy

 

This has been an SE week for me and today I’m using my Gem g-bar that I won in a TSD raffle. It was a close and comfortable shave.

Interestingly enough, when I got it, the shaves were rough and I would nick myself. I then compared it to the g-bar that my son “borrowed” from me about a year back and I found the source of the bad shaves. The blade stops were bent slightly up on my recently acquired Gem and it caused the blade to be too far forward, which changed the blade exposure. With needle nose pliers, I gently bent the stops back in place and the shave is now just like my old Gem... fantastic!

 

May 3, 2018
OneBlade Genesis V2
Feather FHS
30 DC LE with Tuxedo
Fine Italian Citrus Soap and AS

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Thursday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Proraso Sandalwood
Jayaruh #274 Boar
Pal Injecto-Matic
Schick Proline B20
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Granddad's AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Proraso Sandalwood Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #274 boar brush. I did two passes with the Pal Injecto-Matic with a Schick Proline B20 blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Granddad's AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

SOTD May 3, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Personna
Razor: Schick G1 injector
Brush: Zenith B02 boar
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Post: Witch hazel, Pitralon Classic aftershave

Smooth and easy. Have a great day!

 

Thursday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Soap: Henri et Victoria Nautilus
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (6)
Brush: Henri et Victoria High Mountain White-22mmx55mm
Aftershave: Country Club Classic Fougere

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

Henri et Victoria Nautilus today. 20 seconds to load the Henri et Victoria High Mountain White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Classic Fougere aftershave.

Bob

 

03.05.18

Grapeseed Shaving Oil with additional EO's
Plissoft Brush
Mondial Antica Barberia Original Citrus
Schick Type L with Schick Chinese blade
Caliber 5 Core Motion Technology with Quattro Titanium cart
Nivea 2 Phase AS
Nivea Balm

 

How goes the 3017 of the Jeeves Perry?

 

Just getting going this week. That was my third shave this week with it but I had used it about a dozen times before the 3017 attempt. Tomorrow will be a sojourn with The Fat, but I'll be back to it on Saturday. I weighed the soap and mug before I started and plan to weigh it after Saturday's shave to see how much has been used.

 

Date: 03 May 2018

Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Tabac Shaving Stick
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C (R4) / Vintage Wilkinson Sword Stainless Super Sword-Edge #6
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic

 

May 3rd SOTD
Cooper MonoBilt w Polsilver
Soap Commander Endurance SS
Stirling Finest / Maple
Thayers
Barrister’s Reserve Spice AS

 

May 3, 2018

Colonial Razors 'The General' with UFO Colibri SS
Feather Pro
Paladin Graphite Moe
MDC Le Bol En Bois
Chatillon Lux Champs De Lavande AS & PST

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Nice Brush! Did you make that mug? Very nice --- I made some williams mugs (busier looking) - i like that one as well - I get the williams pucks for 99 cents at my local grocery store - i got three pucks in my my mug i grated one puck to fill in the voids from the other 2 pucks - works really nice with a coffee mug that is a little bigger than a traditional shave mug.. i use the ZY oc/cc with its normal cap and WCS handel - never thought of the yaqi cap - good Idea. but that ZY oc/cc is one hell of a razor - I personally find it AGGRESSIVE - i just pay attention and have no issues - i get a FAST bbs ..

 

Yep, I had that mug printed up by one of those online companies that does custom labels. I just uploaded the design and got the mug in the mail a few weeks later. It only has one side printed, and I kind of wish it was printed on both sides, but I like it a lot.

My process for preparing Williams involves grating one and a half pucks into the mug -- no packing down. Next I pour in hot water (almost boiling) and stir the mixture until all the soap is liquid. Then I add about 15 to 20 drops (approx.) of glycerin, stir it one more time, and leave it to cool. It becomes solid again after a couple of hours. That's it; the soap stays hydrated even after sitting a week or two. All this just makes it easier to load my brush, and I can almost always get a good lather out of modern Williams.

The ZY Combo razor is one of my favorites! I agree, it is a bit aggressive, but it mows smoothly through any amount of stubble. Fast and easy.

-- Sammy