SOS: May 2024

I’m Israeli but without bragging I speak MANY languages. My parents emigrated to Israel from Russia after WW2 and when I was a kid growing up there they spoke to me in Russian, German, Yiddish, as well as Polish, Ukrainian, and of course Hebrew. These are the languages I speak with native fluency:

Hebrew
Arabic (6 dialects perfectly)
Russian
Ukrainian
Polish
German
Greek
Turkish
Hungarian
French
Swahili
Lingala

I speak English well now but not as well as my other languages.

I can understand and converse decently in:

Serbian
Croatian
Bulgarian
Czech
Romanian
Macedonian

And I can read and understand:

Armenian
Amharic
Tigrinya
Farsi


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Holy Schmoly - you’d make a great traveling companion!

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Sandalwood
Brush: Ever-Ready rebuild
Razor: Vikings Blade Emperor Meiji
Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
Post shave: Pinaud Clubman

 

Saturday morning:

King C. Gillette Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Junjie/Wilkinson Sword day 10
Bundubeard Sandalwood SS
Cera Ve Moisturizer
Proraso Red AS Splash

Even though I’m not a big fan of glycerine soaps I really LOVE these Bundubeard soaps as well as certain others. This Sandalwood soap smells so magnificent, it lathers like a champ, there’s lots of slickness to it, and it gives a very soothing, comfortable postshave feeling. The Cera Ve moisturizer is unscented and it works great as a balm, and the Proraso Red aftershave smells lovely not to mention how awesome it feels after the two second sting. Another fantastic three pass BBS shave which I enjoyed immensely!

Have a nice weekend - be well and stay safe!


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May 11, 2024
Timeless Ti 0.95 mm
Gillette 7 O’clock Black
Shavemac D01 Flat Top
Stirling Glacial Citron Shave Soap & Aftershave

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-Sol-
aristocrat
simpson
#29
burberry

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Dubl Duck Goldedge
Yaqi 24 Silvertip Badger Brush
3 P Pre/Post Shave
Taylor of Old Bond Street Avocado Shaving Cream
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Booster June Clover After Shave Lotion

 

I'll bet you can't speak 1950s Bronx NY like I can.

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Gillette Slim / Gillette Platinum
Soap Commander / Honor
Yaqi Synthetic

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DE SOTD, Saturday, May 11th 2024

Razor : Yaqi Sentinel SSP head with a Yaqi tear drop 316 SSP handle. Mfg 2022>, mild to tame mid range depending on blade and technique used. Excellent machining and finish QC. A person can accomplish some very nice shaves with out cuts or irritation with a shallow angle(riding the cap) I have found, steep angle shaving works with a Kai SS extra wide blade reasonably well also.
Had a nice close comfortable shave this morning.
Blade : GSB (2) Sharp and smoooth with reasonable longevity. Top tier in my shave den.
Soap : Yaqi "The Green", a very nice natural scent that is addictive to want to use for myself + excellent lather qualities and post shave feel. Master soap creations of S.A where commissioned to create soap and fragrances for the Yaqi brand.
Brush : Yaqi "Viper" 24mm boar bristle. Excellent lather generator, soft split end bristle hair ends, nice splay scrubber + great lather painter. Very nice eye appealing handle with a decent boar knot for my shaving needs IMO.
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 : Yaqi "The Green" splash with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results : or CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Had a close comfortable shave this morning with my Yaqi Sentinel razor with a GSB blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

Wow my friend, THAT is REALLY impressive. I only speak German (native), English (relatively fluently) and I am in a Spanish workshop and trying to learn the language.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Shalom Jeff!
That's off the charts impressive! I'm in the early stages of learning Hebrew. I love it!

Paul

 

You're a polyglot!
(I resort to calling people smarter than I am names

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RAZOR: Edwin Jagger DE89 Swiss Pearwood
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Heritage Collection CMON 28mm Badger
LATHER: OSP Urban Viking Shaving Soap
POST: OSP Urban Viking Aftershave Lotion

 

Here it is for Sunday-Mother's Day:

prep-Stoylin Liquid Bodywash(Arkadia)in shower
shave-Proraso Shave Foam(coarse beards-course I don't have that)
razor-Gillette Senor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Proraso (Barbe)

 

Sunday SOTD


Razor: PAL Adjustable
Blade: Schick Injector (D7)
Brush: 2011 Semogue Finest Badger 2
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Shave Soap: Black Mtn Shaving\Murphy McNeil DFS Horizons
Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Aftershave: DFS Horizons

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Second SOTD

 

12th May 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Bulldog Original Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Semogue 1305.
Face Lather.
Lather: Proraso Blue Shaving Cream.
Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum. (D2)
Razor: Parker 55SL Semi-Slant.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, /Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Bulldog Original ASB./Milton-Lloyd Essentials No 17 EdP

Greetings,

The Proraso Blue shaving cream created a nice creamy slick protective lather with only a small amount in a short space of time The residual slickness is excellent leaving a superb post-shave from the addition of the Aloe Vera and vitamin E making my mature skin feel soft & moisturized after the shave.

Finishing the shave off with a few small squirts of Milton-Lloyd Essentials No 17 EdP to the pulse points.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

GEM Featherweight SE Razor * Ted Pella GEM Personna (D3)
Yaqi Moka Express 26mm 2-band Badgerlla
Taylor‌ ‌of‌ ‌Old‌ ‌Bond‌ ‌Street‌ ‌Sandalwood‌ ‌Shaving‌ Soap (vintage)
Taylor Of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershave Lotion​

 

Sunday 12th May
Schick G1 - Schick Proline B #3 - Vig Shaving Synth - Old Spice Original - Old Spice Original AS - Aloe Vera Gel