SOS: October 2019

OCtober 15th SOTD
Goodwill #175 w Nacet (1)
Omega Pro/Poculi beehive
First Canadian Maximo Gomez
Thayers
CL Bon Vivant AS

Have a great day all!​

 

I really enjoy Soap Commander, especially 3 of their scents - this being one of them. Slickness is excellent. Fortitude mates perfectly c Serge Lutens Chergui.

Their balms are even better than their soap IMHO.


SC Fortitude
TGN 2 band in blackwood handle
Gillette Rubie ⚁
Karve B plate
3 pass

Proraso Red AFS
SC ASB Fortitude balm

Serge Lutens Chergui

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SOTN OCtober 14th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Cooper MonoBilt
Feather
Yaqi Moka Express (26mm, Frigate Class)
Tabac
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill PSB

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An All-Stoylin linep for The Way Of Wednesday:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Maximum Hydration)in shower*
shave-StoylinSoap (Ramblin Man)
brush-Stoylin 26 mm Pro-Handle Synth
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE*
A.S.-Stoylin Splash(Ramblin Man)

*ahhh, all right....not EVERYTHING is Stoylin, but close enouugh

 

Paradigm/Voskhod :: El Druida :: Murphy and McNeil "Naid"​

 

Jim!

 

Happy birthday Jim!

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Thanks, guys. It was a pretty good one. I didn't have to deal with any candles, and the cherry cheese cake was excellent.

 

Tuesday OCtober 15

I used one of my favorite razors, a Leresche #54. I particularly like the long open combs on this razor and using this when I've got a week or more of beard growth. But today I'm using this after shaving the day before and the shave was smooooooth. I also started a new blade today, a Gillette Platinum (Swede).

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Caties Bubbles Barnegat Bay (I am from NJ)
Brush - Alpha Outlaw Fanchurian
Blade - Gillette Platinum (1)
Razor - Leresche #54 (France)
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods

Shave rating 5 of 5

I did a two pass shave today; pass 1 WTG and was DFS+, pass 2 XTG was easy BBS. This is a very good and smooth shaving razor and, as noted above, one of my favorites. The Barnegat Bay soap has a nice scent and lathered and lubricated well. I had no nicks or anything close to a weeper - the alum was very quiet. I'm not sure whether the Whiskey Woods compliments the scent of the Barnegat Bay soap or not but I don't really care, I really like the Whiskey Woods.

Overall, a great shave. Tomorrow I'm deviating from my OC focus this month for my birthday shave with my F4 Fatboy. Then I'll be back with a few more French and English razors that will be the razors for my next few shaves this week.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.



- Ken

 

Nice razor


- Ken

 

Happy birthday Jim @Jayaruh!


- Ken

 

Thank you Ken, Bruno is another top notch craftsman of razors.


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Happy Birthday Jim

 

Cooper Monobilt/Derby Premium/RR 24mm Plissoft/Stone Cottage Leather&Smoke
Thayers Medicated WH Astringent/Chiseled Face Midnight Stag splash


Lovely shave with the Cooper. A great evening and wonderful shaves to all...​

 

October 16, 2019
Gillette New SC
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Alpha Shaving 400 with SHD
Speick Shave Cream
Dominica Grand Bay Rum Aftershave

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Charlie Lewis Custom
Jayaruh #315 Silvertip Badger
Grooming Department Coattails Soap
True Gentleman Pre Shave Oil
John Varvatos Artesian Aftershave Balm

Enjoy your evening gentlemen!


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Happy birthday, Jim!

 

Wednesday SOTD



Razor: Gem Damaskeene\Tradere
Blade Gem PTFE SS (D8)
Brush: Vie Long 16510 Silvertip 24mm
Bowl: Doug Smith 5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Soap: Stirling Responders 4 Life
Balm: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: Stirling Responders 4 Life
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WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Pierre Bourdon


Bubble Bath / Soap - Frederic Malle - Bois d'Orage Gel-Wash

Razor - Merkur Futur
Blade - *4th Shave
Shave Brush - Omega Hi-Brush 20mm Synthetic (Model# 46745 – 0146745)
Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Scuttle by QShave
Shave Soap - Ginger's Garden "Wood Storm"
Aftershave - Stirling Soaps "Icelandic Herb" (I put scented oil in the "Unscented" mentholated splash)
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Post-Shave Balm - Advanced Clinicals Anti-aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream
Deodorant - HeartJCreations "Bois d'Orage"
Fragrance - Frederic Malle "Bois d'Orage"

***EDIT - 2 pass + very minor clean up. BBS. Fantastic shave. One of the best scents for Fall IMO. Herbal, slightly sweet and a slight touch of green in the mix and an almost camphor medicinal vibe in the base. It smells like far Northern European herbs found in Scandinavia, Iceland, etc. (Angelica, Galbanum) and an excellent parallel and distinctly separate Cedar/Vetiver merge. Gotta say this stuff is one of the best scents but most people won't quite appreciate the quality quite like someone that is into different fragrances. It's got an old world vibe. I highly recommend it. Try before you buy any fragrance, but IMO, this one is worth the high cost.