SOS: September 2018

Anytime Paul. scents are very YMMV and the beautiful part of this hobby is there is something for everone.

 

That there is.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Occams Crushed Lime Pre Shave Soap
Razor: Icon X3, Gillette Tech
Blade: Gillette Rubie (2nd shave)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
Soap: Stirling Gentleman
Post: SC Fortitude balm


Pretty nice shave this morning. Really like the scent of Stirling Gentleman, it is a strong masculine refined fall scent. Lather went well, but didnt get the same creamy dense consistancy as the older Stirling soaps i have, which may be due to the water over here. Anyways, still managed a decent shave despite a few nicks.



Prep: Pre Shave Soap Mix
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
Soap: Grooming Dept- Concord D Oro
Post: Stirling Arkadia Balm


Perfect shave yesterday. Grooming Dept is one of the top performing soaps IMO and this one is a symphony of citrus scents that is bright and fresh. Scent paired beautifuly with the Arkadia balm. Just a all around refreshing shave. Hope everyone had a similar experience!

 

I would have thought Gentleman might work as a winter scent, too.

 

Razor: Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. “USA”
Brush: about a 20mm Boar
Soap: Williams
A/S: Razorock One X

About as short a shorty as I go.

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Maggard Razors VA3 head on Scotch & Stowe Fatty Handle / Personna Platinum / EB Latherworks Custom / Stirling Naked & Smooth

Better result with this blade using a better soap, but definitely feel others work better for me.

 

So Cool to see this all in such amazing condition at that, respect.

 

SEptember 10th Travel SOTD
Schick G4
Stirling Gentleman SS
Semogue Boar
Thayers
Chatillon Lux Unconditional Surrender AS

 

SEptember is a Stirling month!

September 10

Razor - Gem Micromatic Open Comb - OCMM
Blade - (3)
Soap - Stirling Gatlinburg
Brush - Stirling Pro Style Synthetic
Finish - Alum

Beating the time line by minutes! But no warping required tonight. This marks the fifth shave with the OCMM and the third on the Treet blade. The blade is still very smooth and performing well. the OCMM, well, it's still a beast. It managed to bite me just as I started the first pass. I have no idea what really happened. I think I was holding a bit too much angle on the set down but whatever it was the blood showed up long enough to allow my shame to be evident. Actually, with this razor, there's no shame in a little blood every now and then. It just seems to come with the territory. Even total SE pros like @wchnu have said as much.

The Gatlinburg soap is a different scent and one that I have gone back and forth on. The soap itself, of course, is just plain Stirling excellent in performance. The scent is rather complicated, at least to me, and I thought it was a hint of pine that might be bothering me. It does include Cedar, which normally works very well for me, but no pine. Hmmmmm. Oh well. It's not a horrible scent, just probably not one I'll buy more than a sample of. Speaking of samples - I need to pick out a few more of his scents I haven't tried and give them a go.

Monday is in the books! It's been relatively quiet here but that's ok. Tuesday is nearly here. I can count the minutes! Have a great night and a better tomorrow!

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Veleiro cream, briar rustic chubby manchurian badger Romera brush, Beter straight razor, aqua velva ice blue after shave

Sent from the Wolf's Den

 

I use the top shelf of my bedroom closet to put most of it and a shelf next to the closet with all my colognes and fragrances displayed on it.

 

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Gillette Platinum *9th shave
Shave Brush - Scaramouche+Fandango 22mm "Ultra-Soft" Synthetic
Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave
Shave Soap - RazoRock Zi' Peppino
Aftershave - Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus Aftershave Lotion
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Post-Shave Balm - Nicci Marie Hyaluronic Acid Anti-Aging Face Serum
Deodorant - Best of Nature Urban Lumberjack "Eucalyptus-Mint"
Fragrance - Calvin Klein Escape for Men

 

Feather Hi-Stainless. It's the only blade that seems to survive the poor angle of the razor. For some reason only the sharpest blades hold up in this ancient shaving device. The original 3-piece Old-Type is very different and superior to the ABC 3-piece version. Totally different angles and both shave better with different blades. The ABC razor, although one of my worst shavers, is by far the best looking of my collection. I have to always be mindful of my angle and still have yet to get a perfect shave out of it. All my other razors shave great. I might just need to use this more often to get good at it.

 

very cool pic....

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 09/11/19

'66 Gillette Super Speed
Wilkinson Sword (5)
VDH Boar
VDH Luxury
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Adidas Dynamic Pulse A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

SOTD 20180911.



J&T® model "Minimalistic" pear / Tuxedo.
Barbiere di Figaro "Distinto".
Timeless Ti 0.68 OC / Stork Ti "AN14" handle.
Rockwell Razors Swedish Stainless Steel (2).
Haslinger "Sandelholz" ASB.

 

SOTD September 11, 2018
A Stirling SEptember

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: vintage Personna twin
Razor: eBarbershop Type O clone
Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic
Soap: Stirling The Lounge
Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves of Hudson Street Tobacco Bay Leaf aftershave

Have a great day!

 

Last Night - 9/10/18
*sudsy soapery - lav/mint soap and balm
*RazoRock 400 Noir
*Lady Gillette DE - TREET Carbon blade
*Thayers Lav/Mint
*Mike's Hungarian Lavendar after shave splash. New product at WCS - with the free shipping, it was a good price. I think this is a WCS Creation and they slap the label of Mikes to match his soap? Not sure? But very nice.

 

September 11th
Razor: ATT S1
Blade: Bolzano Superinox
Brush: Switchback/TGN Finest
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Stirling Gentleman
Stirling Orange Chill witch hazel
AS: Stirling Gentleman

Tobacco Tuesday!

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That is Brut bath soap - bar - very nice - lots of slickness and moisturizing - very strong scent - so your body will be smelling Brut-al!!