SoS: November 13, 2017 - November 19, 2017

11/14/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Triple Milled Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Shampoo/Conditioning Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements ICE Pre-Shave Soap
Stirling Soap Company Christmas Eve Shave Soap
RazoRock 400 Solid Aluminum 24 x 57mm Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
RazoRock Stainless Steel Mamba DE Safety Razor
Voskhod Teflon Coated Russian Blade - 4th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Thayers Lemon Witch Hazel Astringent with Aloe Vera Formula
Clubman Pinaud After Shave Lotion
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements High Jump 47 Soothing Aftershave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Natural Deodorant​

 

After all the talk of Bakelite Razors on another thread I decided to go with this one today.
All by either Crown King or else Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements (PAA)
-Bakelite Alpha Ecliptic Slant Razor - Ox Blood with Voskhod Teflon Coated
-Tali Long Rider Suave Shaving Brush - 26mm (Early American Stain)
-Pumpk'n 3.14 Shaving Soap
-Autumn Factory Aftershave (very strong) mixed 1/3 part with
-Spring Heeled Jack - Caffeinated Aftershave mixed 2/3 part

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

Tuesday planned shave

Sedef shavette and vokshod blade
Razorock plisoft 24mm brush

Razorock nomad shaving soap
Alum block
Thayer´s witch hazel

Aftershave...Razorock nomad

Have a nice day...

 

NOVember!!!

November 12 - Qshave Focus Blade Trial



Razor - 1959 Gillette Fatboy
Blade - (2)
Soap - Arko
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Post - Alum

Day two on the trial of the Qshave blade. You get a tuck of these blades when you buy the Qshave razor and while they are much better than I feared I'm still not sure about the total quality. Hence, the blade trial to find out. Last night's shave was a bit disappointing. Blade was a bit rough and not a fantastic result on the mild 3 setting on the Fatboy. Tonight we're at 6 and hoping for better.

I also have the final answer on the blade's origin. It is, in fact, a USA Personna blade. The comment by the mysterious Iris about it being imported? The razor is made in China, packaged in China and shipped from China to retailers around the world. So....the American made blades are imported by China (exported by us), then repackaged into the Qshave tuck with the razor and off they go. So, we have a Chinese made razor NOT using Chinese blades. That has to be an improvement. The Qshave blades are Titanium, while standard Lab Blues/Med Preps are stainless coated. So it is a special order job by Qshave.

With the Fatboy on 6 the feel was still a bit rough. Nothing outrageous, but you can feel the blade more than I would expect. I have a feeling that they don't sharpen these blades to the level of a branded Personna, though they are far superior to almost every Chinese blade I've tried. I did a full three pass shave using the third pass for ATG and touch up slides and I will give it the baby. So, a nice shave and a better one than last night. Alum did warm up just a bit so the roughness isn't my imagination. But it is still a very nice shave with a blade that isn't horrible.

Tomorrow night I'll crank the Fatboy up to 9 which is still mild compared to the Qshave razor itself and see how it handles. It will also be interesting to see what a third shave does on the blade. I abandoned the first one after two shaves with the Qshave razor. Just didn't see it going for three. We will see.

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Tuesday Planned SOTD
The Body Shop Maca Root Cream
B-400 Brush by Tom
British Gillette Aristocrat Razor
Feather Blade
Thayers WH
Brut Attitude After Shave
Have fun!

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 11/14/17

Gillette Single Ring
Personna (5)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Almond
Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel
Stetson Fresh A/S

A Very Nice And Smooth Shave

Have A Great Day

 

I had no idea about those blades! Thanks for the great write up!

 

Tabacstag
Tabac. Never. Fails.

 

November 14, 2017
OneBlade Genesis
Modified Gem PTFE (4)
30 DC LE with Omega 20107 Boar Knot
Nuàvia Blu

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SOTD 20171114.



Luyixian Jiamei Cosmetics synth. "Beautiful Elements".
Epsilon shaving bowl.
Ziaja Yego shaving cream.
Schick type M2 (dial:7).
Personna S/S PTFE coated (4).
Hugo Boss ASB.

The brush (fell apart the day before yesterday) fixed again.
The razor has settings between too mild (for me) and too aggressive (for me).

 

Tue. 11/14/17



Excellent three pass shave this morning with the Gillette Sensor 5. I am smooth and refreshed. Have a great day friends. ☺️

 

Great picture, Roby!

 

November 14 SOTD:

Stirling Boar Brush
@Vlasta Sample F
Schick Type E3
Stirling Unscented PSB
Barbasol Pacific Rush AS

 

No complaints at all about this shave because it was BBS and very enjoyable. The Frostbite soap may not be as potently-mentholated as a Glacial, but it's still plenty cold and it leaves a great post-shave feeling. The matching aftershave is as cold as hell and so soothing.

A wonderful day to all!

 

Jim ☺️

 

Thanks Jim. Have a great day. ☺️

 

Thank you, buddy!

 

SOTD November 14, 2017

Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: GEM stainless
Razor: GEM Pushbutton
Brush: Surrey badger
Lather: Soap Commander Fortitude
Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves of Hudson Street Tobacco and Bay Leaf aftershave
WTG, touch up

Nice and easy Tobacco Tuesday edition. Smooth and comfortable. Have a great day!