SoS: October 23, 2017 - October 29, 2017

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 10/23/17

Gillette Ball End Old Type
Wilkinson (1)
Badger
C.O. Bigelow
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Barbasol Brisk A/S

Caught The Baby Without Even Trying!

Have A Great Day

 

And that's all she wrote
This is what the bottom of a Tabac jar looks like, for those who've never seen one. Tabactober comes to an end with the usual outstanding shave. I finished up with Ginger's Garden Spice Grenade for the welcome menthol cool, great skincare and scent.
Prep: Van Yulay PSO
Soap: Tabac!
Brush: Stirling Boar
Razor: Rockwell 6sR6
Blade: Astra SP
AS: Ginger's Garden Spice Grenade

 

OCtober 23, 2017
Wolfman OC Ti (0.74mm)
Personna 74 (8)
Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
Reef Point Test Depth
Folsom & Co Capri

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Man alive, my face is frozen to the max and BBS after three passes with the Glacial Eskimo Tuxedo soap. I enjoyed every minute of this shave and the Glacial Eskimo Unscented balm went on frigidly-soothing, as well as comfortably-moisturizing. The Arctique nearly flattened me - that's how cold it felt, but I'm tough enough to take it and enjoy it!

Have a great week, folks!

 

OCtober 23 SOTD:

Razorock Plissoft Brush
CO Bigelow SC
Gillette Sheraton
Stirling Unscented PSB
Proraso Green AS

 

SOTD October 23, 2017

Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Schick
Razor: Schick E2 injector
Brush: Surrey badger
Lather: Arko shave stick
Post: Witch hazel, Barbasol Pacific Rush aftershave
WTG, touch up

Nice shave with Arko this morning. Good lather, probably the best I've achieved with the Arko stick. It needs a good bit of water. A couple of weepers on my chin from the E2 but otherwise a nice shave on a rainy Monday.

Enjoy your day!

 

Mitchell’s Wool Fat Soap
Wolf Whiskers Brush
Portland Razor Company Siren
Lucky Tiger
Ogallala Bay Rum
Have a great week!

 

Check one;

( ) Marvel
( ) D C
( ) Both
( ) Other

I can't deny I enjoy a Batman movie, but generally DC movies are less fun altho they seem to have serialized to TV successfully. Marvel has figured out how to capitalize on the two hour format, and to string the stories into a cohesive arc.

 

OCtober 23rd SOTD
Gillette NEW LC/ Polsilver
Sudsy Soapery Jack Frost
TGN Finest Fan
Thayers
Barrister's Reserve Spice

 

23 October 2017

* Weber DLC + Stork Ex Brass
* Iridium Super
* Shavemac D-01 2-Band 35mm Marble Blue
* L&L Marshlands
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Monday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Route 66 Bourbon Jungle
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Vintage Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (Shave #3)
Brush: John’s Brushes Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre Underwood

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Route 66 Bourbon Jungle today. 20 seconds to load the John’s Brushes Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Gillette “Spoiler” SS in the Gillette Slim. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Pino Silvestre Underwood aftershave.

Bob

 

SOTD: 'Kami-Monday'—Kanenaga(兼長) lefty kamisori, Route 66 'Cavendish' soap, Omega 48 Pro boar brush, and finished with Route 66 'Cavendish' balm. Slow, slick & smooth shave this morning. Have a great Monday, gents!

 

Beautiful colors in your picture!

 

SOTD 10/21/2017 Another GRAND PACIFIC SHAVE
-and Menthol Monday!

RAZOR: Pacific Quality Stainless DE Razor (Handle)
BLADE: Pacific Double Edge blade - 5th shave with this razor & blade
PREP: hot water wash with Ivory Soap and rinse
PRE SHAVE: Rite Aid RENEWAL skin cleansing cream
SHAVE CREAM: Pacific Caffeinated SHAVING CREAM - COOLING spearmint
BRUSH: SheaMoisture Ultimate Shave Brush - black badger knot. Plenty of rich lather for multiple passes.
POST SHAVE: NONE
AFTER SHAVE: Gillette After Shave Gel - smells like their Cool Wave After Shave
BALM: NONE NEEDED

The Pacific DE Razor is known elsewhere as the $1 Dollar Tree Razor.
I admit that I am fascinated with this cheap razor. It is the cheapest razor I have used - besides disposables, or freebies.
I took out the generic DE blade, and cleaned up the TTO head with a toothbrush, to inspect for rust, wear or any issues.
It looks fine after 4 shaves, including the blade. I hand stropped the blade with a little Bevel Pre-shave Oil, and put a drop of same on the TTO post.
The TTO action was not the smoothest on this razor, and really benefitted from the oil. Now it works quiet & smooth.

Got a great 3 pass BBS shave with touchups. Nice razor - CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE!
No issues with the shave or razor. As mentioned before, it is a bit light weight for my tastes, but it shaves great.

I am really liking this Pacific Co. Shaving cream. The scent is good, and the cooling menthol/caffeine works well.
Enjoy your week - enjoy your shaves - if you can.
God Bless.

 

Very enjoyable mix and match morning shave.

Razor - Maggard Razors MR17 / Standard V3 Head
Blade - Gillette Nacet Stainless
Brush - Wild West Brushworks, 24mm tuxedo synthetic
Soap - Soap Commander Classic Spice
Aftershave - Stirling Spice

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Now that is capturing the season beautifully! Lovely image.

 

Absolutely LOVE that brush!

 

Parker Variant razor
Sharp Star blade
RazoRock Plissoft brush
Stirling Margaritas in the Artic SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Barbasol Brisk A/S w/added menthol

Brrrrr! All that mentholated stuff made for a great face freeze this morning. Also, 4th shave on the Sharp Star and it was just fine. Smooth, effective and comfortable. I usually only get 3 shaves per blade so getting a #4 is great. I like these blades. So, my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

Mamba (Halo handle), Super Max BDT. With two shims the Mamba is still a very mild razor but managed just fine a two pass plus BBS head shave which is what I expect from a mild razor. Next head shave will try without the shims.

 

Thank you for your kind words, gentlemen.