SoS: May 8, 2017 - May 14, 2017

If you don't mind the sodium hydroxide! Besides that it has coconut oil, olive oil & peppermint oil so it might not be terrible

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Tonight's shave was with a freshly refinished, and honed razor. I didn't know if it would work well, because it had some issues, when I was honing it. When it was all said and done, I had a 2 pass shave, that gave me near BBS results. Only one weeper, I didn't even feel, until the aftershave went on. Overall, a success.

Razor- The J.R.Torrey Razor Co.
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- Stirling Barbershop
Aftershave- Osage Rub

 

Friday's Shave


Nivea Men Face Wash
VDH Deluxe
Made-Rite 12 Boar
Gillette Super 84/ Kai Stainless
Schick E2/ Personna
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

The VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Made-Rite 12 Boar brush. I did two passes; one with the Gillette Super 84 razor and Kai Stainless blade and one with my new to me Schick E2 razor with a Personna injector blade.. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

DORCO :: RAZOROCK/ITALIAN BARBER :: LEA
Traveling light and getting a great shave with these affordable, and lightweight products.

 

My Nordic Beauty has been on my mind for months. Not only that but @twhite did up a nice wedge blade for me months before that. They have been calling to me and today I couldn't resist any longer. This was easily the smoothest shave I remember ever getting from this classic razor. Having shaved almost exclusively with straights for almost a year now has undoubtedly improved my technique. That and a well honed blade provided an outstanding shave.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Schafmilch Shave Soap
C.V. Heljestrand
C.V. Heljestrand
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

5/11/2017
Jamie's Night Shave. .

GOOD NIGHT FOLKS.

 

05/12/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements ICE Pre-Shave Soap
Italian Barber Amici Shaving Soap
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Ever Ready 1912
Personna GEM SE Super Stainless Steel Blade - 6th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel
Italian Barber Amici After Shaving Splash
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm​

 

killer vintage photo! awesome shave, Gem 1912 rules !

 

It's good to know, that's for sure.

 

Friday Planned SOTD

Schick type E razor
New Forest brush
B&M Roam shaving soap
B&M Roam Kyovu AS

 

Cool photo Steve...

 

Hair is overrated imo. I'm thinking of shaving my noggin just to use up my growing soap collection in this lifetime

 

Thank guys. Appreciate it.
Steve

 

hello fellow shavers; midweek shave,a modern old spice shave...
#1 rocket,astra sp new.bruce plissoft, usual prep.
soap commander endurance soap.thayers orig,old spice classic aftershave.
awesome 2 pass combo with pick ups ,no drama ,bbs yes.
i know its not shulton orig etc. but smells and feels smashing. have a great week,gary

 

MAYhem!!! - Finally!

May 11

Razor - '46-'47 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade - (1)
Soap - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - WSC Synthetic
Post - Alum

Ok, let's get the rest of this month on the road!! Thanks for all the well-wishes and expressions of concern. I'm doing fine, and awake tonight. I got home from work yesterday, ate, sat down here at the computer and put my head back for a second....which turned into 2 hours before waking up and going to bed. Still trying to get the meds out of my system, or at least down to normal levels.

So, you're asking, what is MAYhem-ish about the setup for tonight? Nothing at all, other than the slight tremor in my hands from all the meds of the past week. I decided a couple of days on a safe setup was prudent. And, the 'Crat and Sharp Star are a perfect combo for a totally smooth and burn free shave. Quite an excellent way to start things over this month.

Planning to stay with this setup a day or two then I'll get more caught up and get going with the real stuff. Hope your week is going great!

 

Pre-Shave: @khun_diddy Olive Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: Rockwell 6S Plate 4 on loan from @nsavage
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Maseto 2-band Finest
Lather: Australian Private Reserve General Ledger
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

 

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