SOS: OCtober 2018

Thank you, Douglas!

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Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Omega 11137 Boar
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Blackland Sabre L2
Blade: Gem Blue Star CS
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Tabac ASL

Very nice indeed!
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

Thank you.

 

Cella Shave Soap
Elk Antler Badger Brush
Bismarck #2 Razor
Lucky Tiger
Brut Dominant After Shave
Have fun!

 

Tatara vs. Ascension SS. Chinese Wilkinson. Both get to BBS in two with no real cleanup necessary. Tatara is a lot smoother. No flies on the Ascension, it's tremendous value. Better match for the Tatara (mine on a pass around) would be the Game Changer whose Wolfman type head it more closely resembles.

 

shave...

 

10/2

 

Wednesday's Shave Plan:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Energy)in shower
shave-Razorock Lime Burst soap
brush-Stoylin li'l brudder synthetic
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Mennen Skin Bracer

 

Wednesday SOTD



Razor: 1946/1947 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D6)
Brush: Rod Neep Retro Deluxe Manchurian badger 24mm
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Butter: Chatillon Lux Lavender
Shave Soap: La Savonniere du Moulin " Asses Milk" 30%
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Pure Lavender
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I video recorded my shave today. It was the second shave with the Segal OC razor.

 

Razor: Gillette Aristocrate 1947
Blade: Feather
Brush: Semogue Owners Club Mistura Badger and Boar Taj Handle.
Soap: Oleo Pucker
A/S: Myrsol Aqua de Limon

Great way o start the month with fine tools. The Aristocrate (1947 birth year) with the Feather Hi Stainless Platinum coated blade. I enjoy shaving when my soap and aftershave have a similiar scent. The Oleo Pucker soap is a blend of Lime, Lemon, Bergamot & Citron. A traditional hot process handmade shaving soap formulated especially for wet shaving poured into low profile container to allow for easy brush loading. The Myrsol's one-time barber, Mr. Miquel Ricou founded Myrsol in the 1940s and worked out of his home. Always in search of good products, he began to study chemistry to learn how to produce lotions. Self-taught, and buying quality components, he created formulations that are still used today. The brand “Myrsol” is an acronym of his name, although he chose to spell it with a Y instead of I. The famous art deco bottle of aftershave is his personal design from the early years.

 

Excellent picture with a beautiful brush and bowl Guy.

 

Excellent fall colors and setup Doug!

 

Thank you Doug!

 

Thank you Guy.

 

Wolfman Razors SS Guerrilla / Gillette Thai SS / H.L. Thater Olive wood 2018 SE / Savonnerie Martin de Candre Fougère

 

Absolutely beautiful pic!!!! And a great info.

 

Declaration Grooming | Dirtyver
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Copper Matrix | AP Shave Co. SynBad 30mm
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74

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Given its name, it's no surprise Dirtyver is earthy vetiver, but it's much more than that especially with respect to the matching splash. The earthy vetiver does prevail if not overwhelm throughout the lathered soap, offering little more, but enjoyable nonetheless. The splash opens with the same damp earthy vetiver, but after approximately 30 minutes, I'm met with a slightly sweet citrus blossom that I was initially inclined to call neroli. It's not as sweet as neroli, however. The unique dry down morphs this brighter note into something a bit darker, offering a bitter characteristic that leans toward bergamot. It's still a smidge more orange than bergamot, though. This elusive note is protracted throughout the dry down and is quite enjoyable. So why am I telling you what it's close to instead of what it is? Because, honestly, I don't know. For anything to permeate through this vetiver cloud is a miracle in and of itself, so I blame the vetiver for altering something that's probably commonplace in fragrances, but I simply can't place it. This is actually a testament to the craftiness of the blending. The vetiver and earthiness does linger along with this sweet and dark citrus note, but the blending actually swells to a hint of a thick green essence before bowing out. This is one of the longer lasting splashes from Declaration, still being detected about 5 hours out.

I'm such a fan of Declaration's Icarus, that I essentially pick up everything they offer in this base. Since I'm already a trained fan of vetiver by way of The School of Cullen, I expected to enjoy Dirtyver, but it offers more complexity, depth, and elegance than I had anticipated. This is certainly not a competitor to the Catie's Bubbles creation, 322, which showcases a dark, smoky Haitian vetiver. It's not even in the same ballpark, but instead Dirtyver is the more earthy variety virtually devoid of smoke. Given Dirtyver's unique heart and masterfully blended dry down, vetiver fans will no doubt want this in their den. It's cleaner and more refined than the name might suggest.

 

Thanks very much Matt.

 

Nice picture and setup Matt.