SoS: October 26, 2015 - November 1, 2015

Thursday Planned SOTD

Razor: Standard Razor
Blade: Rapira Swedish SuperSteel (D4)
Brush: DaVinci 290
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: AOS Lavender
Shave Soap: Catie's Bubbles IB Tonsorial Parlour
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TOBS Lavender Water


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Thursday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic
Merkur 15c OC/Gillette Super Speed* 1947 BYR
Personna SS
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Vegetal

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #25 WD Synthetic brush. First pass with my Gillette Aristocrat (1947 Birth Year Razor) with a Personna Super blade followed by second pass with the Merkur 15c Open Comb razor gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Lilac Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Thursday, OCtober 29, 2015


iKon Short Comb with Triad Ti Helix Hex
Feather #1
El Druida Black & Red Barberia
Vermont Goats Milk Soap Spearmint Bergamot SS
Alum, Witch Hazel +++Menthol, Cucumber Melon Whipped Shea Butter
Chilled Proraso Aftershave Lotion

 

October - Trick or TREET
October 28

Razor - Gillette '46-'47 Aristocrat
Blade - (3)
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - TSD Lanolin Bay Rum
Post - Cold Water, Alum, Nivea Original

Sanity returns today as the Aristocrat gets the Classic back for its third and final shave of the month. I went with the Pro 48 again and moved on the the TSD Lanolin instead of the Fat today. I'll be using only BoSFat exclusively in November so I won't use it again until Sunday. Give some other soaps a chance. The third day on the Classic was, surprisingly, extremely good. I really think the blade isn't done yet. However, I won't be giving it another day as I have one more to try. Still, very smooth, quite comfortable and that nice carbon feedback. Give this blade a good razor and it just sings. Even with the Rapira it got the job done. The classic is a TREET!

Tomorrow I load the New LC with the Treet 7 Day Platinum, a blade I hadn't even heard of until about a month ago. I'll finish OCtober with an open comb on an unknown blade on Halloween! Trick or TREET indeed!

 

Thanks! I'll be trying it out again tomorrow. It's an enjoyable razor to use.

 

@crackstar not sure if you've shaved with Polar Vortex yet but I've had a few goes with a sample of it. It lathers easily and I really like the post-shave feel. This soap worked well for me when I started with a drier brush and added water. When I did the lather quality was good-very good.

 

Planned Thursday SOTD

Gillette Sheraton
Personna blue
Vintage Rubberset c/w TGN synthetic knot
Homemade patchouli citrus PSO
TOBS Jermyn St shaving cream
Agua Brava EdC

 

Wednesday's Shave
Arko Shave Stick-face lathered
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro
1914 Ever Ready/GEM SS d1
Kroger/Dickensons Witch Hazel
Clubmans Classic Vanilla

A shave that could have happened 100 years ago but happened today....And I've had none finer....

 

GOOD MORNING TSD 10/29/15 THURSDAY'S SOTD

RAZOR-GILLETTE OLD STYLE OC
BLADE-LORD PLATINUM CLASS (4)
BRUSH -WOODEN HANDLE BADGER
LATHER-C.O.BIGELOW
POST SHAVE -COLD WATER RINSE, WITCH HAZEL SPLASH, PINAUD CLUBMAN

This is day four with this combination, another great shave BBS again the Lord blade is still going strong

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!

 

10/29/2015
Razor – Wolfman OC with Hempel Ti
Blade – Feather (3)
Brush – Romera Olivewood Synthetic
Lather – B&M Seville
Post - Witch Hazel & Myrsol F/Extra

 

I'm not sure how old it is, but it is a good piece of gear.

 

Great looking brush.

 

Thank you. It was a gift from a TSD member and I have really enjoyed using it so much this month.

 

My thanks and compliments to Mr. Brian Hoffman for creating such an excellent soap. The Polar Vortex has excellent lather with a nice, mild scent as well as very good skincare. The menthol effect is not quite as intense as the Glacial soaps, but still very strong. I had great post-shave care from the Lucky Tiger a/s cream and of course, the Rubby Dubby Doo. BBS again and so easily and enjoyably!

 

Great picture!

 

October 29 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
TSD Lanolin Egyptian Spice
Gillette New LC
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman Vanilla AS

 

Thank you for the kind words.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
Surrey white/ Vietnamese silvertip
Pyrate cove lavender
Gillette New long comb/ bar handle
Ladas(4)
Jockey Club lavender
today's shave was nice. the lavender soap is in my granddad's mug. always nice to use it. three passes with the long comb( earlier use was with the ball end) this time with the bar. clean and smooth. finished with JC lavender.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Hello everyone.

New razor, new brush today



- Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
- Vie-Long Horsehair Fan shape
- Phoenix DOC
- Sputnik Blade
- Myrsol Agua Balsamica

The Phoenix Razor looks like a beast, but the shave is actually really mild. Surprinsingly clean first shave with 2 passes and some touchup. And I guess it will improve the more I use and become accustomed to it.

The brush ... well ... first impression was mixed. Really prickly - and similar handling to the Omega S-Brush (which I sold because I did not like it much). But maybe it just needs to be broken in properly. I'm still not sure horsehair is the best choice for face-lathering though.

 

Thor's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Lather: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG (1, 2)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS splash
Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes

I knew I forgot something at the store yesterday: more face-wash. So, considering I was using a new blade, with my beard having gotten less softening prep than normal, things went very well. I've found the bottom of the jar of the Oakmoss soap, as another incentive to buy more product, but the soap remaining produced great lather. The new Bic was extremely smooth and sharp, producing a 2-pass DFS that left no lingering redness or irritation.