SoS: October 2021

SOTD : 10th October 2021.



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Shaving Recipe For today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Nivea Men Power Fresh Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
FatFace Ocean Escape Soap Bar.
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Rainbow Brown Synthetic. (Faux Horse)
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Lather: Palmolive Classic Shave Cream.
Blade: Derby Usta. (D1)
Frankenrazor: Yaqi DOC Head / Ab Inox Eco Safety Razor Handle.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezings, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB./Milton Lloyd London 2000 EdT.

Greetings,

A relaxing Sunday morning shave.

The star of the shave this morning was the Palmolive Classic Shave cream.. it’s a fantastic cream and it leaves a great slick residue. I live in a hard water too, which some creams and soaps i have struggled to achieve a good lather this is not the case with the humble Palmolive Classic...Superb stuff!

Another enjoyable 2 pass + pick ups comfort shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a few small squirts of Milton Lloyd London 2000 EdT to the pulse points.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

Sunday OCtober 10, 2021
Razor: Gillette RFB SHaDE OC
Blade: Shark Platinum
Brush: Trotter Hancraft "Scoville"
Soap: A&E Rèvolution
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: A&E Rèvolution Splash
Fragrance: Ethos Dragonsbeard EDP
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,068

My Gillette Raised Flat Bottom that was bought cheap with a broken tooth and was reworked (Grinder, File and sandpaper) into an SE razor for Half DE Blades. A&E Rèvolution has been retired now. RIP you great soap with a great scent..........Have a great day Everyone !!

 

HLS Colibri 1.50 RR Thin Handle
Astra Superior Stainless
Martin De Candre Original
Maggard Blue Handle 2 Band
Aloe Vera
Dana Canoe

 

SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 2021

RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge 11/16 (Mug), Colonial Silversmith (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Rosewood Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Williams Aqua Velva AS Splash (Spanish Version)

 

Lather Catcher Sunday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Proraso Red
Jayaruh #206 2-band badger
Fuzzy Catcher
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Pinaud Vanilla AS

The Proraso Red Shave Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #206 two-band Badger. Two passes and touch ups with the Fuzzy Catcher Lather Catcher with a Personna GEM SS PTFE gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Vanilla After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Sunday morning:

L’Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Yaqi 30mm
Super Speed/Minora day 12
Bundubeard Gentle Giant SS
Nip Man ASB
English Leather AS Splash

How can I neglect my dear friend Jaco’s great soaps for so long? His Gentle Giant smells so beautiful, it’s so easy to get terrific lather which is so thick, rich, and slick not to mention how soothing and skin friendly it is. The Nip Man balm’s minty scent and moisturizing as well as its cooling effect are awesome, and the English Leather is the first aftershave I used when I moved to Canada. This shave was so brilliantly BBS!

Have a good Sunday - be well and safe!



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Sunday, October 10

Yardley~~Culmak 92~~Barbasol FH/Gillette Swede~~Vintage Gucci Pour Homme
Have a great day!​

 

SOD Sunday October 10, 2021

Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub or tube of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Shave Nation
Pre shave: Proraso Red
Lather: Proraso Red (50)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
Blade: Feather (2)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Lotion: Proraso Red Dopobarba
Balm: None

Have an amazing day!!

 

OCtober!



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October 10, 2021
Tatara Masamune OC
Feather
Tatara/Semogue
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Grand Bay Rum Aftershave

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Sunday Schick shave, Oct 10th 2021- Reading a thread on speed shaving and tested my old system I use and it is amazing using a injector and just brush lather how fast and how great a shave can be accomplished in around 6 minutes and that is cleanup also.
I still prefer the 3 applications of lather with a brush but when in a hurry it is relevant.


Razor: Schick G type Canadian Variant, Mfg 1940's, very nice mid range, easy to manipulate and a joy to use this Injector.
Blade: Personna SS PTFE injector(4) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Razorock The Dead Sea : Very nice and unique scent with great lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm high mountain silvertip, excellent lather generator, pillow like soft tips, great scrub + great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush(24mm Cashmere)wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock The Dead Sea AS with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizer lotion Balm.(excellent + scentless)
Results: CCS,DFS,BbS + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my Schick G type variant + a Personna coated injector blade.



Have some great shaves!

 

This morning I had a nice surprise; a Treet Platinum blade!

From my memory, the Treet Platinums were nothing special, though I cannot remember in which razor I tried them (probably a Fatip OC).

This morning, I put a Treet Platinum in my Mühle Rocca. My expectations were not high, but I had a very close and smooth shave! Certainly a blade to try again in different razors.

Razor: Mühle Rocca R96
Blade: Treet Platinum
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3
Soap: Tabac Original
Aftershave: Nivea cream

 

Gillette Red Tip / Gillette Stainless
Fine Accoutrements / Santal Absolut
Simpson T2

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Gillette Flair Tip (C4) Razor
Gillette Nacet Stainless Blade
Lord Chesterfield/Two Band Badger (restored) Brush
Taylor of Old Bond Street Lime Zest Shave Cream
Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Egyptian Musk
Old Spice Fresh Lime After Shave

 

SUNDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Douglas Smythe


Razor - West Coast Shaving Midnight Collection 84B
Blade - *3rd Shave
Shave Brush - Satin Tip "The Purest"
Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave
Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sangre De Drago
Aftershave - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sangre De Drago
Post-Shave Balm - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Mysterium Serum"
Deodorant - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sangre De Drago
Fragrance - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sangre De Drago

1 pass + clean up. Excellent shave today. Only a minor raw spot on my neck that I don't even feel. Sangre de Drago smells amazing. I think the stuff is one of PAA's best scents overall. Only Atomic Age Bay Rum is better IMO.

 

I used to think Grove would be better in another season but I recently used Grove and I definitely think it's a Fall scent like PAA says. There is a muted, dull effect that puts the tartness of the cranberry in check and to borrow a visual reference, it's like the color on a TV is turned down to almost gray tones. That's how the scent is dialed in. And that makes me think of Fall. Like the sun's power is fading. Grove is a bit of an underrated scent. I'm not saying it's some 10/10 scent, but there is some craftsmanship to it that bears respect. I think it's a fine one to have in the den as a seasonal Fall number.

 

The scent note that stands out to my nose is the apricot which opens this up for spring use as well.

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Right. PAA utilizes Apricot very effectively in a number of their scents. I love the Apricot in Big Shave East (an almost 'forgotten' gem of theirs). I have "Monstroso" shipping to me now and that one has an Apricot note in it, but I have not smelled it yet. I expect it will be quite good.

 

OCtober 10th
Goodwill #175 w PermaSharp
Stirling Finest/Maple
Haslinger Schafmilch SS
Thayers
Maol Heliopteris AS

Still moving through the open combs. This goodwill is an excellent shaver. Is it ironic that it is plated in gold by @MrEE ? The Haslinger is an excellent, simple puck as well.
Have a great night all!

 

Menthol Monday SOTD



Razor: OneBlade GENESIS
Blade: Feather (D1)
Brush: Declaration Brushworks Washington 25mm
Bowl: Junichi Tanaka 5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Nobel Otter Orbit
Balm: Nancy Boy Cooling
Aftershave: Nobel Otter Orbit
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