SOS: May 2018

May 29, 2018
Wolfman SS WR1 OC .61 Blade Gap
Feather
Shavemac DO1 3 Band
MdC
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

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Wed. 5/30/18



Good morning friends. A fine three pass shave today with the PAL Adjustable. Marvelous lather from the Palmolive shave cream. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

 

Ariana & Evans | Spartacus
DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxedo 30mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE
Stirling Soap Co. | Executive Man
Creed | Aventus 16D01

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I asked Peter if he'd consider doing an Aventus homage utilizing his premium goat's milk and lanolin soap base. He proposed there wasn't much demand for it given the current market saturation of Aventus-type fragranced soaps. Regardless, he made one for me, and I'm honored. I told him he may find there's more interest than he realizes because among the current offerings, few share the performance level of his base.

I think Peter's still mucking around with his recipe, but fortunately he hasn't taken any steps backward. Spartacus' loading is a bit sticky if you skimp on the initial water. The result is that Declaration-esque marshmallow cream load which I love because it makes the lather build so predictable. If you do choose to load in this fashion, I dare you try to drown it. My hard water couldn't do it. Instead I was rewarded with more and more volume and finally a dense, slick, shiny base that I associate with good use of clay. First pass and residual slickness are both stellar and post shave is equally outstanding. As with A&E's previous iterations of this goat's milk and lanolin base, the post-shave feel seems to ramp up a couple hours later. So, if you think your skin feels good immediately following the shave, just wait---it gets better.

Much like the batch variations of authentic Creed Aventus EdP, the various Aventus-type soaps have diverse openings. For instance, Stirling's "Executive Man" opens with a more fruity pineapple while Viking's "Ragnar" showcases ripe apple. Spartacus, instead starts with a rather bright bergamot. All of these eventually settle into the unmistakable Aventus accord which is pineapple and subdued bitter citrus followed by sensual black currant, oakmoss, smoky sweet patchouli, and musk with subtle hints of spicy vanilla. Spartacus is on the darker end of the Aventus spectrum, and I immediately knew I needed to finish this off with my darker Aventus EdP. The Stirling splash did take if off the rails temporarily with its fruity opening, but Darkventus 16D01 reigned it in.

Full disclosure, Peter surprised me with this soap out of the genuine kindness inherent to him. He didn't ask for anything in return, and that includes my comments which are offered free of attached strings. While he's stated he doesn't think there's demand for a full release of Spartacus, I suspect he'll be proven wrong if the word gets out.

 

Beautiful photo Jim ☺️

 

Williams Wednesday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #292 HMW Badger
Gem Damaskeene
CVS Carbon Steel SE
CWR
Thayer's Peach WH
Tabac

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #292 High Mountain White badger brush. I did two passes with the Gem Damaskeene Razor with a CVS Carbon Steel SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Excellent picture, Roby!

Thank you!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Vintage Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Wilkinson Sword “Light Brigade” NEW Chromium (6)
Brush: John’s Brushes Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber

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

Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the John’s Brushes Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Wilkinson Sword “Light Brigade” NEW Chromium in the Gillette Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber aftershave.

Bob

 

May 28, 2018 MONDAY NIGHT Shave - Gillette Tech Ball End with Vintage Plus Platinum and a SEMOGUE 820..


May 29, 2018 Tuesday NIGHT Shave - Gillette Tech Ball End with Vintage Plus Platinum and a SEMOGUE 820..



Peace,
Jamie B.

 

Truly outstanding pics & kits Gents.... Just fabulous!

Bob, what else can I say? Simplicity at it’s finest...Perfection. And those damn good looking brushes, they’re killing me!! Well done sir, well done.....

 

Thanks my friend. Have a great day

 

Thanks Jim. Have a great day buddy

 

That ghost town barber is a nice soap. I love the leather scent.

 

Wednesday, May 30

WSO "Signature" (R.I.P)~~Mondial 26mm Boar~~Gillette Senator~~Feather~~Proraso Dopobarba
This Mondial is---without question, the BEST boar I have ever used, period. Better than Semogue, Thäter and Omega.
Already soft, no prickly bristles, no smell. I can't recommend it enough.
Have a great day!​

 

30 May 2018

Proraso Blue, Omega S10065, RazoRock German 37 slant, Polsilver SI (4), Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Wow, beautiful Senator Joseph! If you find it a bit too mild ( like I do my Sheraton) you can open it up a quarter turn after being fully locked down to get a little more aggression out of it. See the lower left corer of the instruction card!
(courtesy of Mr Razor)

 

@Str8on2 Thank you Gus.

 

Thank you Andrew. I did find it very mild, especially compared to my Milord tech and Old Type. I'll give the adjustment a try tomorrow.

 

Thank you.

 

SOTD May 30, 2018

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

Have a great day!

 

On to mine:

C. W. Beggs Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 3
RVT Midnight Lime SS
Prep ASB
Lagerfeld Classic EdT

Most enjoyable as well as BBS. In spite of the hot weather that we'll be getting today I wanted to show this non-mentholated RVT soap some love. The Prep provided enough cooling afterwards.

See you soon!