SOS: May 2019

It is nice to see you posting, again, Mark.
I hope things are well.

 

30 May 2019

* Blackbird Polished SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Maseto Shaving XD 2-Band + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Sensitive Skin
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Wool Fat Wednesday SOTN

Wow, was I rewarded with my choices tonight! The ER-1914 never disappoints! I think I'm going to use it again on Thursday... Looking forward to being smooth and smelling great for bed tonight. Happy shaves all and enjoy your night!

Josh

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Perfumed by:
Alberto Morillas



Bath Soap - Lucky Girl Boutique's Pure Body Delights "Tommy Boy"


Fragrance - Tommy Hilfiger Cologne
Aftershave - Catie's Bubbles '95 Liquid Labels Toner
Shave Soap - Catie's Bubbles '95 Liquid Labels Luxury Shave Soap Formula
Deodorant - Lucky Girl Boutique's Pure Body Delights "Tommy Boy"
Pre-shave Oil soap - Lather & Wood "unscented" PAA CUBE
Post-Shave Balm - Advanced Clinicals Anti-aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream
Razor - Antique Gillette ABC "Empire" Razor circa 1908-1912 (fully restored/re-plated by Razor Emporium)
Blade - SuperMax Blue Diamond *Fresh Blade
Razor Stand - ThinkGeek Executive Knight Pen Holder
Brush - London Cutlers Antique Silver Modified Synthetic Boar Hair
Brush Stand - Jac Zagoory's Butterfly Pen Stand
Soap Bowl - Paul Revere silver plated replica sugar bowl

I am trying yet another blade in this finicky antique razor. This blade seems to show even more blade exposure than any of the others, so I expect this will either fix the issues I've had or it will shear flesh off my face. We'll see....

***EDIT - I had my best shave with the ABC yet this morning. 2-pass + cleanup. This time around I decided to use PAA's CUBE pre-shave soap instead of the pre-shave oil. I think it helped add glide to the Catie's Bubbles shave soap. IMO, Catie's Bubbles Luxury Cream performs better than the 'soap' formula. That's just my experience now that PAA's pre-shave soap augmented the Catie's Bubbles soap so perfectly. I also minded my razor handle position to be further from the face thereby making the blade angle more steep. IMO, the soap and blade angle changes made more difference than the SuperMax Blue Diamond blade, but I'm not ruling it out. Further testing is now warranted. I will shave without the PAA Preshave next time and try to keep everything else the same. Then I will switch blades and keep everything the same. Once I figure out how I got this perfect shave then I will just keep that setup going from here on out with the ABC razor.[/S][/S]

 

Thursday 3oth May



Frank Shaving Finest Badger Brush
Schick/Everharp I1 Razor with a Schick Blade

An Early Morning (rushed) start for a long shift.
3 Passes with a perfect finish

 

T/U Sir, bought it on the front end loving the label, BRG and the Jag, recently discovered Sartorial and was steered toward A&E's Barbiere Sofisticato as an even better match, and I found Hedonisme to be a great compliment!

 

Dayum.....you're pulling out the Amouage. I think you might have my fragrance collection beat. But I'm still slowly and carefully growing the number of scents.

 

awesome sir..

 

Razor: Revisor
Brush: Razorock Barber 24
Soap & Balm: PdP No.63
Love this scent!

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

nice shave sir..love the 63

 

Thanks. It is a great soap... and probably my favorite balm.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 05/30/19

Gillette Single Ring
Shark (4)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Amber
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Gillette Cool Wave A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

SOTD 20190530.

Vie-Long foroafeitado SE 2019 synth.
Simpsons "Lavender & Vetiver" shaving cream.
Rockwell 6S R5 only / Stork "Advoco" handle.
Rainbow Super Stainless (7).
Rebul "Lavanda" EdC.

 

May 30 SOTD:

Razor: PAA Ascension SS
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Ever-Ready 150
Lather: Speick Shave Stick
Aftershave: TOBS Sandalwood
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

Love the razor, Guy. Does it shave as good as it looks?

 

Nice change of pace, Matt.

 

Wasn't that Churchill's scent? Or was it Sinatra?

 

Nice shave Tim. These razors demand a shallow angle. "Ride that cap".

 

May 30th
Razor: Gem Micromatic
Blade: Gem PTFE (7)
Brush: SOC Taj Mistura
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: PAA Kiritimati
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA Unscented Star Jelly
AS: PAA Kiritimati

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Tabac Thursday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #356 Synthetic
AutoStrop B1
Treet SE despined
CWR
Tabac AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #356 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the AutoStrop B1 razor with a Treet SE despined blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...