SoS: May 25, 2015 - May 31, 2015

30 May 2015

* Weber DLC + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Irish Traveller
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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What the Heck is going on today? I have seen some of the most beautiful pics/razors/brushes, etc, etc, etc. today that I can't respond to all the individual posts! Sooo, well done to all!

 

Saturday
warm shower/cold water shave
Plisson L'Occitane synth
Corn Huskers Lotion (prep)
TOBS Peppermint SC
Schick E3/Pella coated injector (8)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Beard Brand Blank Slate Beard Oil
TSD ISZ ASM
Czech & Speake Spanish Cedar

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

May 30

MdC facial soap
Weber PH
Feather blade (day 1)
Kent BK4 silvertip
Le Père Lucien shave soap and glycerin
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Alt-Innsbruck

I've had some fantastic shaves this month with my current set up. I've used MdC and LPL shave soaps, and both are great! The MdC lathers more easily for me, but the LPL provides really good cushion and skin care. My set up for June will likely include my new R41, but I'm still not sure yet.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and safe travels if you're on the road.

 

I have been thinking about getting some of the Captain's Choice Bay Rum soap. How is it performing for you?

 

Compared to the Original RR CC Bay Rum and Krampert's, much better. Nice lather, above average slickness and a post-shave feel that I would give a B. The scent is spot on with the splashes, which is good, IMO. The large tub, which could hold easily 8oz, comes with only 5oz. (I would have paid a few dollars more to have a full tub). I am seriously contemplating titanicing my way through this soap and making room on my shelf for something new and exciting.

 

Forgot to hit "reply" my response follows your question.

 

Bought it off the Bay. Search 'vintage pinaud bottle' and you'll typically find several. A nice one can be had for $10-20 if you're patient.

 

L'Occitane Cade
Rapira Stainless
Slim Adjustable

very nice 3 pass shave this morning.

 

SOTD
Leresche #51 (First time)
Shark blade
TOBS Grapefruit
I think I like this razor. A lot! One of the nicest first time shaves ever with an open comb

 

SOTD MAY 30th 2015
Mühle aloe vera cream
Personna platinum/2
Semogue 1305
PAA 2-piece razor...
Alum block
Myrsol antesol
Myrsol emulsion
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Welcome to SOTD! Thanks for joining us!

 

SOTD 30 May 2015!

Another 30 Day Rule is in the Books!



This month with a Schick was a real treat! Another 30 Day Rule Thread is forming now. Shavers of all experience levels welcomed, all razor types welcome too!
Join in the fun: !NEW! JUNE 2015 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread

Have a Super Weekend!



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SOTD 30May15 Saturday


Razor: Weber 3 PC. W/Classic Handle
Razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: "Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black & White Resin Handle
Bowl: Arletta's Mug II Cobalt Blue Mug
Pre-Shave Face Wash Face Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps Tea Tree
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Bay Rum Pre-Shave Oil
Shave Soap: Bourbon Jungle
Post Shave: RazoRock Alum Block
Post Shave: Jack Black Post Shave Cooling Gel
Aftershave: Stirling Bay Laurel

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)
What worked well yesterday worked great today. I got a BBS/DFS with "No Nicks or Weepers"
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SOTD 5-30-15

PRESHAVE: Face wash with soap and warm/hot water
RAZOR: ATT S1 with Krono's handle
BLADE: Gillette Silver Blue (new)
SOAP: Mitchell's Wool Fat
BOWL: VDH
BRUSH: Tweezerman
POST: Rinse with warm/hot water to get soap off and then some cold water rinses/splashes and pat try.

Comments: I just got this ATT S1 in today and as luck would have it I needed to shave so I went ahead and gave it a very good cleaning then popped a new GSB in it to try it out. It didn't take long for me to realizie that I am not that thrilled with this slant! To me it is just too mild and not efficient enough for me to keep so it won't be staying here long! The MWF was very good as expected! The lather, protection and feel throughout the shave and the post shave feel was so great that I didn't even use the Alum block as I feel absolutely no irritation at all but I did get one nick. The shave was just okay, not great and not DFS or BBS. I guess I like them a bit more aggressive/efficient so this razor is just not for me!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items us
ed as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out! Of course, YMMV!

Thx.

 

SOTD - Saturday, May 30, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3 best
Soap: WSP Rustic Barbershop
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
Aftershave: Vintage Aqua Velve Ice Blue

 

Brush Focus: Day 30/30
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip, Marbled Handle, Black/White, 22/65
Gillette - Black Flare Tip, SS, P-1 (1970).
Feather, Hi Stainless, Platinum (2)
Soap: Razo-Rock, Don Donato.
A/S: Captain's Choice, Sandalwood.
Old Spice Coffee Mug.(soak brush)

Thought I'd give Whipped Dog Marble handle one last chance before I finished my focus. Okay I did. Nothing changed. For me this brush is way to floppy. It does everything a Silvertips is supposed to do, holds a ton of water, and loads lather effectively. The darn thing is just so floppy I don't personally care for it. Whether this is the last brush I'll use in my rotation or one I will never use again is hard to say. Larry has been good to me and I have purchase a number of his products that I am more than happy with. So we'll let sleeping dog lay. No pun intended.
The razor, blade, soap, and A/S have performed very well.
I will do a final report on all my brushes that I have used in a day or so. Please, I do not mean any disrespect to Whipped Dog. I am not political, and I don't beat around the bush. If I like it I say so, if not the same.
Have a blessed Sunday.

 

Bavu brass frameback (French?)
MW Brown Windsor
homemade boar, Omega 10049 shortened up
If I had a favorite razor type this might be it. Very nice shave today. Have a good one.

 

Recovery and play with soap week!
May 30, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Arko
Razor - RazoRock TTO
Blade - (2)
Post - Alum, The Veg

Early morning on the last sales day of the month. After yesterday's Arko failure (who does that, really!) I grabbed the VDH Boar and the Arko and got a great lather. Whipped out a DFS on two passes with one minor nick on the right cheek. Still not sure what happened but I felt the blade grab something right at my cheekbone under my right eye. Got a nick that bled pretty good. Cold water and alum closed it up post-shave but I'm still not sure exactly what happened. I did catch a nick at the same spot with the Lord Platinum a couple days ago. I probably just re-opened it. The alum was quiet everywhere else. Asco seems to be a solid blade overall.

In other blade related news I was slitting balloons at the end of the day so they wouldn't float around in the motion detectors and managed to catch my left hand middle finger on the tip with a corner of the SE blade I was using. Nice fairly deep slice that bled enough to make it look like I'd caught an artery. A finger tip bandage and tape cleaned it up but my typing is now impaired. How ironic that I was taken out by a razor blade when NOT shaving. It was obviously not a Russian blade though, so no respect at all!

Last day of May tomorrow. Going to figure out a special end of month shave and on to June we go! Let the tournament begin!