SoS: May 2023

SE SOTD, Friday, May 19th 2022

Razor : Yaqi Excalibur SE 50mm AC with a Milano 316 polished handle-Mfg 2021>, mild to tame mid range- simple clamping system, small head parts. Very affordable and it delivers consistent results 95%> of time for myself. Daily driver for some folks.
Blade : Schick proline p30- sharp & smooth with reasonable longevity. Good combination with the Yaqi Excalibur razor IMO.
Soap : TOBS sandal wood cream, nice herbal sandal wood scent 6-7/10 + excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi "Sagrada Familia" 24mm Tuxedo knot, excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, nice splay scrubber + excellent lather painter. Brush was named after the famous Cathedral in Barcelona Spain that I visited years ago.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Ogallala Bayrum & Sandal wood + a dollop of Geo F Trumper Sandalwood skin food.
Results : or CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my Yaqi Excalibur razor with a Schick proline 50mm coated blade. Very enjoyable shave this morning even with a lot of wildfire smoke every where in our Province of Alberta Canada, terrible year for fires & we need some rain ASAP!

Have some great shaves!

 

Gillette Fatboy / Gillette Stainless
Route 66 / Barber Shop Hop
Cravingshaving Synthetic

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Friday Afternoon Shave 05.19.23
RAZOR: Gillette ‘53 Y2 President
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Rubberset 200-4 26mm Boar
LATHER: Yardley London Shaving Soap (vintage)
Barrister and Mann Lavanille Aftershave Splash

 

Gillette British FB Tech/AoS Handle Razor
Gillette Platinum Blade
Rubberset 200-2 Boar (restored) Brush
Jeeves Of Hudson St. Cherry Blossom Soap
Sea Breeze Astringent
Fine Aquamarine After Shave

 

May 19th
'34 Aristocrat w Sharp Star (3)
Omega Pro / Poculi
Stirling Gin and Tonic
Thayers
Myrsol Lemon

A nice 3 pass shave this morning. I find that this razor needs all 3 passes to get it where I want it. Not as efficient as the NEWs from the same company in the same decade. A stunner, though!
Have a great day all.

 

May 19, 2023
Blackland Era Level 4
Omega Evo
Gillette 7 O’clock Black
MdC Fougère
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

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-The-Weekender-
rocket/kcg
ever-ready
kaizen
alt innsbruck

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Saturday 05.20.23
RAZOR: Gillette British Flare-Tip Rocket
BLADE: NOS Wilkinson Sword made in England
BRUSH: Vintage Opal w/new 16mm silvertip knot
LATHER: Mike’s Rose, Patchouli, Cedarwood
POST: Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Skin Food Splash

 

Here's how it is for Saturday(20th):

prep-Dove Care + Men Bodywash(in shower)
shave-Gillette Foamy(Regular)
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Russian Leather*

*from the TSD store.

 

Stunning.

 

How do you like the Yardley, James?

 

Friday, May 19

AoS Lavender~~Zenith B507~~Pre War USA Tech/Gillette Platinum~~Initio Oud for Greatness
Have a great day!​

 

I'm able to get a decent lather from it, but the lavender scent has all but disappeared.

 

awesome Joseph.do you like the platinum/tech combo?

 

The old time Yardleys, depending on how they were stored, can get dried out. I have three different bowls and they rock out some terrific lather.

 

i imagine the yardley black as an exotic rich scent and lather..

 

That's much appreciated, Gary, I know how much the Techs play an integral part in your den.
This was the first shave one on the Platinum/ Tech and it was an extra-nice shave. There are blades that are easy on my neck with the ATG pass and others not so. This is one of my favorite Russian blades. The Tech held it at a comfortable angle.

 

Friday Shave

Lather: PAA CK-6 Scentsless soap
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Razor: Henson AL13 V2 +
Blade: PAA Platinum Strangelet
Post: PAA Mysterium Serum, unscented
Cold water shave


This was my first use of the PAA Platinum Strangelet blades. The packaging has the characteristic retro-sci-fi comic book look that is the PAA trademark. The blade was not bad, sort of medium in sharpness, similar in feeling to the RK Stainless blades that Henson sells. I like those well enough, too. This blade felt a little bit rough during the first pass, but much more comfortable in the second pass, and post shave my face feels good with less irritation than I sometime get from the sharpest blades.

The other PAA products that I used were great, as usual -- they are part of my frequent rotation.

 

very cool.i sought out a few hundred of these blue box platinums,swedish market blades.notice the uk address on the end.maybe brit market also.these are the same blades as the KCG ones i believe.i love techs but mostly use nacets with them so far.