SoS: November 27, 2017 - December 3, 2017

Hmm. Now that you mention it, I can't seem to find these in a search. When Nathan was giving me knot options he showed me this picture of these wild colored knots and I had never heard of T.U.K.. I assumed that's who made the knots, but in retrospect it now looks like he mounted these knots the top of a T.U.K. shoe box. I went back to the original email and he never actually said who made them. I just assumed that these were sold to vendors by that company due to the picture. LOL. Now I have to ask Nathan who made them. He would never tell me even who made the brush handle even after I asked.



He put them in the box so uniform that it I just thought these were made by that company. Ha!

BTW, I really love the Old Spice themed shave brush. It matches the set wonderfully. I couldn't find any vintage Old Spice brushes that looked like a real match to the traditional Old Spice colors. So, I had an artisan make one. It's one of a kind, like the shave stand. I think both of the artisan creations capture the spirit of classic old-school Old Spice designs.

Boy, when trying to get custom items made it takes a lot of communication and time. This is the first time that I didn't get all the details correct for new custom gear. It will be corrected and updated soon. It's kind of funny.

Here was the original concept design I asked for:


I didn't get the water in the design, but here is the result:


I think it came out better than I hoped. It's great.

 

You have more than me.

 

Do you have any Folsom & Company aftershaves?

 

SOTD 12.3.2017

Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Omega Boar (not pictured)
Soap: Stirling "Stirling Noir"
Razor: Ming Shi Futur clone
Blade: Wilkinson-Sword (3)
Post-shave: Assured WH (Dollar Tree), Nivea Sensitive Skin PS Balm, Jean Phillippe Tristar L'Ombre

 

Good picture and setup.

 

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What a nice photo!

 

Thanks Jeff.

 

Thanks, Doug!
Dan

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Musgo Real Classic
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Pol-Silver
Brush: Fine angel hair synthetic
Soap: Local Gent Blackbird
Post: Lucky Tiger, Opium type fragrance oil


Ended up with a BBS shave today, but did get some irriration and redness. Scraped a bit from the sample and bowl lathered with the copper bowl. This soap has a bold spicy pepper scent to it. Whipped up a nice lather, although I prefer Local Gent's tallow formula, this stuff is jot bad by any means. Finished off with Opium oil, picked this up at a beauty supply store a while back, it has a spicy scent as well and paired well with the soap scent. Hope everyone had a great shave!

 

Thank you Doug. Atomic Age Bay Rum is one of my favorites. Always leaves my face feeling great.
Steve

 

Chris, Great shot and gear. The natural lighting is fantastic.
Steve

 

Thank you very much. I forgot to mention how much I enjoy the Lavanille!

 

Occam's Razor 3 dot & Schick Proline #1
Maggard Granite 26mm
Grooming Dept. After The Fire
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
M&R Rose Water
Nivea 2in1 lotion

Finally, got this razor on point. An excellent 2 pass and minor touch ups that resulted in a BBS finish on it's third go round. How? Long, steady strokes with skin stretching and some light pressure. The Proline was awesome in feel and smoothness. And what can I say about the soap? Grooming Dept. has something special here. Just an uber amazing post-shave feel and finish. I have no words for it, it's that good. Have a great evening and wonderful shaves Gents....

Lather is just GORGEOUS........




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Thank you, my friend!

 

Decadent December!!!

December 3

Razor - 1946-'47 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade - (3)
Pre-Shave - Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Soap - Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Brush - Jayaruh #54
Post - Alum

Let the decadence continue! Stayed with the 'Crat and Voskhod and just switched to the Route 66 Sweeney Todd soap and the JR54 brush. One thing about doing Decadent December - I have the perfect 4 brush rotation. And the soaps are lining up equally well. I'm near the end of this tub and it's still producing a great brush load and a fantastic lather.

Two passes and touch up and once again the baby is so close you can call it that. Another perfectly decadent result with some perfectly decadent gear! Hope your Monday starts the week off well for you!

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Route 66 Barbershop Hop
Jayaruh #130 / Maggard Synth
Suribachi bowl & cool water
Schick Golden 500 J-3 ('58-'64)
Shulton Old Spice AS
Unrefined Shea butter

Thank you @Tim Spencer for sharing details of your Old Spice kit. Nice custom brush!

 

SHAVE UPDATE: 12/02/2017 to 12/03/2017
SOTD 12/02/2017
RAZOR: Remei DE - Chinese copy of a Gillette Tech
BLADE: Dorco Platinum ST300 - this blade has at least 7 shaves on it.
PREP: hot water shower with Zest soap and rinse
CREAM: Gillette VENUS (with OLAY) Violet Swirl
BRUSH: None - apply by hand
POST SHAVE: hot water rinse
AFTER SHAVE: None
AFTER SHAVE BALM: Gillette Fusion ProSeries AS Balm

I am always surprised by the excellent shave this very economical (CHEAP Chinese) DE razor provides! Wonderful 3-pass BBS shave.
This Gillette Venus stuff is some serious great shave cream - I know, some will call it CANNED GOO. But just think...
This stuff was designed to be applied to ladies legs, give them great protection, and pamper them with luxurious moisture and scent.
What a great scent! I like it just fine.
The Gillette products leave me feeling smooth and soft. Don't judge me.

SOTD 12/03/2017
RAZOR: Sabi 3-piece - chrome (3 inch handle, medium weight)- a mildly aggressive razor for me.
BLADE: PACE DE (5 pack) - made in Vietnam - this is likely the 8th or 9th shave with this blade.
PREP: hot water face wash with Ivory Soap, followed by hot water rinse
PRE SHAVE: none
CREAM: Gillette VENUS (with OLAY) SurgarBerry Bliss shave gel
BRUSH: None- apply by hand
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse
AFTER SHAVE: Murray & Lanman Florida Water Cologne
BALM: None

Another wonderful 2+pass BBS shave. This Gillette Venus cream provides outstanding protection. AND the scent is phenomenal!
I got this stuff for $1.87 per 7 oz. can (that's ~27 cents per ounce). By comparison: Kiss My Face $8.75 per 11 oz. (~80 cents per ounce),
Pacific Caffeinated Shave Cream $4.49 per 3.4 oz. (~$1.32 per ounce)

Gillette VENUS beats all of the budget creams (at this price) and provides great protection, glide, and a wonderful moisturized face feel - for less.
Gillette VENUS certainly out performs the BARBASOL at $1.36 per 10 oz. (13.6 cents per ounce) - but then again, it should, at 2X the price.

Budget shave soaps also struggle to compare:
Williams Mug is $1.50/1.75 oz. (~86 cents per ounce), Van Der Hagen Premium Soap is $5.00 per 2.4 oz. (~$2.08 per ounce).
YMMV!

 

I think it's great that you've found things that work for you, and bring joy to your shave.... like I always say, 'a shave should be enjoyed, not endured!'

 

Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Proraso
Razor: Sensor Excel
Blade: N/A
Brush: Rough,No Name Boar
Soap: Wholly Kaw: Washington’s Blend
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Wholly Kaw: King of Oud Aftershave Toner

well, that was an unexpectedly uncomfortable shave.... I guess my prep was not as thorough as it could have been, and maybe the Proraso doesn't work for me as well as my other pre shave...BBS, but a little irritated...