SOS: September 2018

Shampoo - Paul Mitchell (Tea Tree) Lavender Mint
Shower Soap - WSP Barbershop

Fragrance - Creed - Bois du Portugal
Aftershave - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Shave Soap - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Deodorant - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Post-shave Balm - Retseliney Luxury Skin Care Hyaluronic Acid Face Serum
Razor - Vintage Gillette Superspeed circa 1947-1952 (re-plated in nickel by Razor Emporium)
Blade - *3rd Shave
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Brush - Declaration Grooming "Fatty" in custom green color
Brush stand by Josh Lindt of Desire Metal Works. His work of art is called "Diner".

This is such a classic, great scent profile. One of my favorites.

***EDIT - I opted for a bath in the late morning and the shave was a 3-pass BBS masterpiece. I'm so glad I spent months contacting various artisans and putting together this custom shave set. I'm shocked more people don't do it. Yeah, it costs a bit but it's an investment in enjoyment. The carefully selected and niche and custom products really paid off with shaves like today. Such a great experience on my holiday off where I can soak in the tub and then have a special shave that was highly enjoyable. It doesn't get any better than this. Today showcases how good a well assembled shaving set and carefully picked toiletries can make you feel.

****EDIT PART 2 - Also, for lunch I had a salad along with a beer that really seems to fit the Bois du Portugal scent. I know some people enjoy a spiffy beverage with their shave (which I should have done in retrospect today!). At my local supermarket there is a special section where you can "build a six-pack" of craft-beer. There are like 30 different odd-ball, small-brewery beers to pick from. Today I tried one that is new to me that I never heard of from "Bad Beat Brewing" called "Hoppytimes". They describes the beer aroma as citrus-pine-dry, which I think really goes well with the barbershop-dirty-lavender scent of the day in my shave theme. And sure enough, this beer's whole scent and flavor worked great in combination with my scent of the day. I just thought I'd pass this along if you happen to have this beer in your area and want a brew to pair with a barbershop scented theme that includes any kind of lavendar in addition to a Clubman-Pinaud type region of scent. I think this beer's 'pine' type aroma really works with a shave like this. I only wish I had thought ahead to try this together with my shave!

 

Great shot my friend
Steve

 

09/04/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with The Sudsy Soapery Sandalwood and Citrus with Charcoal and Cocoa Soap
Crown King Alt-Eleven Shampoo & Conditioner Bar- w/ Prickly Pear, Neem Honey & Yucca Root
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Prickly Pear ATG Pre-Shave Soap
Captain's Choice Sandalwood Shaving Soap
RazoRock 400 Butterscotch 24 x 57mm Synthetic Noir Plissoft Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
RazoRock Black Hawk Single Edge Razor
Feather Artist Club Professional Blade - 4th Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Homemade Lime Infused Witch Hazel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Classic Sandalwood Aftershave Cologne with Alum
Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Shave Balm
The Sudsy Soapery 100% Natural Rain Deodorant​

 

The Way It Is For Tuesday:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Energy)in shower
shave-Razorock Acqua Shaving Cream Soap
brush-Jayaruh #59
Razor-Dorco 6(blades)*
A.S.=Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue

*gonna bring out the Sensor Deuce for "backup", but I do need to get comfortable and confident with these other razors

*

 

Thanks, Steve.

 

Today's shave is dedicated to the last day of Summer 2018. So long and thanks for all the fish.....

Razo Rock synthetic
1959 E2 Fatboy
Astra Platinum
Barrister & Mann 42 Soap and AS

 

Pre-shave: Black Walnut Oil
Razor: GEM Contour
Blade: GEM Stainless Steel PTFE
Brush: Rubberset 400 with PAA Aluminum Switchback Top Cap loaded with Marvy #4/Omega 20248 Pro Boar Knot
Soap: Stirling Spice
Aftershave: T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel followed by Bootlegger's Bay Rum and PAA Scentless Star Jelly

-- Sammy

 

Wow what a cold shave.
Hot water wash
Big Red silvertip
Sara's Creations lavender,eucalyptus, mint
Barbasol Floating Head
Rapira (1)
Glacial Alcolado
Great shave.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Custom Lady Eversharp Razor
Vintage Schick Blade
Vintage West German Boar Brush
Proraso Green Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue After Shave

Two passes with touch up for a very smooth BBS shave.

 

Amazing #SOTD
RazoRock Game Changer is my all time favorite razor, I get great face and head shaves with it. I used a Gillette Silver Blue (2) was pleased with it.
Stirling Soap Mountain Man is simply the goods. The stuff rocks. Smells awesome.
The SS Butterscotch Finest Badger is good, but I'm a synthetic guy, nothing against this brush. It's great
The RR Pre Barba is really a nice product.
Be a blessing..

 

TUESDAY'S SHAVE​

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Gillette Platinum *7th Shave
Shave Brush - Beauty7 Professional Premium Synthetic Nylon
Shave Soap - Van Yulay "House of Dior"
Aftershave - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Big Baby"
Post-Shave Balm - Nicci Marie Hyaluronic Acid Anti-Aging Face Serum
Deodorant - Herban Cowboy "Powder"
Fragrance - Midnight in Paris EDT

Had to fix the picture. Added new products to this shave set.

 

Awesome shave tonight.

Shavemac D01 3-band Custom Fan Brush
Hone 15a razor with a Perma Sharp blade
Strop Shoppe Russian Tea and Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac Super Lather
Bedfordshire Beard Co Sawmill Pre-Shave Oil
Floris Elite AS Balm



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New
Todays shave was with a perfectly ground, and super sharp, German Razor. I had the perfect 2 pass shave, with BDBS results. Excellent razor, in all respects. If I found another, in decent shape, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it. Sometimes, the lesser known razors are the best. This is no exception. I also used two different brushes, in a comparison. Results in the Brush section.

Razor- Lessman Bros. "Angelian Steel". Germany.
Brushes-
1. JR#262, Birdseye Maple and Ebony. With Whipped Dog Silvertip Knot.
2. RazoRock 400, with Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger Knot.
Soap- Arko Stick
Aftershave- Florida Water





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Dr. Jon's & Beaver WoodWright | Bandit
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74

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Tuesday SOTD



Razor: King Cobra
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (D9)
Brush: Savile Row 3226
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 3 " Maple\Walnut
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Island Man
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Bonum Mane
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Muelhens 4711
Cologne: Muelhens 4711
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That JR brush is really nice looking. Next level fancy stuff.

 

Thanks, it was a personal request. @Jayaruh made two, with the wood he had. I believe @TestDepth has its twin.

 

Oh yes... great brush!

 

September 3 SOTD:

Razor: Vanta
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Lather: Stirling Gin & Tonic on the Rocks
Aftershave: Stirling Gin & Tonic
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

4711 is pretty awesome for summer. If I didn't have so many scents in my collection 4711 would be used a lot more.