SoS: November 2018

It's gone now!

 

Happy Anniversary Perry.

 

Tommy.

 

THANKSGIVING SHAVE​

Bath Soap - Kirk's Castile Coconut Oil Soap (unscented)
Bath Epsom Salt - Better Bath Better Body "Pine" - Athlete

Razor - OneBlade Genesis
Blade - *Fresh Blade
Shave Brush - Everyman Jack Synthetic
Shave Soap - Catie's Bubbles "Florentine Fern" *Luxury Cream Formula
Aftershave - West Coast Shaving "Sequoia" splash
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Post-Shave Balm - Nicci Marie Hyaluronic Acid Anti-Aging Face Serum
Deodorant - Jason "Forest Fresh"
Fragrance - Bijan for men

 

I am getting a bit more comfortable with the injectors. Thanks to a good friend from Italy for sending it to me.
Hope y'all have a great day and a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

 

Sink of lukewarm water
warm mug and synth brush
williams soap and herbs of bulgaria lavender
dollar tree TTO 9 or 10 use derby premium blade
woody's a/s
old spice clone

prewash with warm water,whipped up a mug of lather.did my usual 3 passes and came to the conclusion that this derby premium blade is finished...face is reddened in some areas and stubble is detectable by touch.a cool rinse and application of woody's and old spice w/a few drops of glycerin to calm down the redness.and headed off to work.

 

Thank you, my musical friend!

 

Cant remember if i've asked you this before, but what are your thoughts on the WTF Autumn? Have a few WTF soaps and really like the performance.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Mickey Lee Sandalwood Pre shave butter
Razor: RR DE1
Blade: GSB
Brush: Maggard 24mm synthetic
Soap: Soap Smooth Pumpkin
Post: CB LPV A/S


Fairly decent shave this morning. Managed a DFS, the razor privided a mild efficent shave with no real trouble. Soap Smooth Pumpkin is not as spicy as most pumpkin scents which in this case is a good thing. This is the vegan formula, not bad by any means, but not as good IMO as the War Blend formula. Lather whipped up with no issues. Finished off with LPV aftershave which paired well with the soap, plus the scent lasts a long while for a aftershave. Hope everyone has a safe Thanksgiving!

 

Thank you for you lovely words, Andrew. You are very kind.

 

22 November 2018

* Blackbird Machined SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Maseto Shaving XD 2-Band + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Lavender
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Nice! How does the Vector compare to the Goose and/or the ATTSE2?

 

NOVember is NO whatever you want it to be! Apparently.

November 21

Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette Fatboy (9)
Blade -
Soap - Stirling Sheep
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum

Boy when the gods are in a good mood they're in a good mood. The Toggle with Port au Prince soap, Rapira blade and a Jayaruh brush last night. Tonight they hand me the Fatboy, Stirling Sheep, the Wolf and the Ladas stainless Muscovite blade. Good grief. I'm almost embarrassed by the wealth of greatness here. Almost. I'm not going to look a gift setup in the mouth.

The Fatboy, of course, was the winner in the early adjustable sweepstakes by Gillette. The Toggle was first but the design of the Fatboy won out. I'm still looking for a bottom dial fattie that is less than several thousand dollars to try and snap up. The Ladas - fantastic blade and the lather from the silvertip brush and mutton tallow soap was beyond decadent. I see a lot of mutton tallow in my future in December.

Well, it's the eve of Thanksgiving. Hope you all have some relaxing and fruitful plans for your holiday tomorrow here in the U.S. For those of you elsewhere I hope you have some fruitful and productive plans, or hey, if you can get away with relaxing then go for it!

 

lovely pic...

 

Thank you Doug. Have a great Thanksgiving my friend.
Steve

 

This was the first time using it and I thought it was pretty good. The scent was relatively strong, it loaded quick, and lathered great. It felt a bit greasier then what I am used to, but nothing bad. My skin felt good post shave. The scent is strong on the apple side and definitely smelled better when lathered, as with most soaps. It became a bit sweeter and one can detect a bit of vanilla. My wife really liked it. This season I bought Cider House 5 & Old Orchard Cider - which are also apple based. I think I like the PAA the best overall and it is the most complex. The Oleo is second and WTF is very close to it. I thought Oleo would be my favorite from the scent off the puck, but the scent seemed to lose it's strength and heavy richness component once lathered. WTF improved during the shave once lathered up. I think the Oleo base was just a bit better overall. Nevertheless, all three are fine soaps.
Steve

 

11/22/18 Thanksgiving Shave of the Day
Face Wash with The Sudsy Soapery Black Soap Made in Africa
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dapper Doc Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Ciderhouse 5 A Festive Fall Shave Soap
RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic 26mm Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Rockwell 6S Adjustable Stainless Steel Safety Razor, Plate 5
Derby Extra Blade - 2nd Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime Infused Witch Hazel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Ciderhouse 5 Seasonal Aftershave/Cologne Matured w/ Toasted American Oak Cubes
NIVEA Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dapper Doc Natural Deodorant - Extra Sport Strength​

 

Pre-Shave: @nsavage pre-shave, cold water
Razor: Rex Ambassador
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Paladin Sumo Lapis
Lather: APR Velours Noir
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

 

lovely pic..

 

Thursday 22nd November



Pears Glycerine Soap
Vitos Preshave Cream
P&B Sanskrit Soap
Yaqi Mysterious Space Tuxedo
GEM G-Bar with a GEM SS Blade
Thayers Witch Hazel
Groomed ASB
Old Spice AS

Three Passes for a lovely smooth Shave