SoS: September 2022

It is very nice getting back to the Hawk v3. Such a pleasant shaver. I used the standard plate with a fresh Professional blade. This was a shave I hated to see done! 2-pass shave got me super close and smooth!

Razor - Hawk v3 with standard plate
Blade - Feather Professional 1st shave
Pre-shave - Proraso Blue
Soap - Captain's Choice "Italia"
Brush - Simpson T2 Trafalgar synthetic
Post shave - Thayers Toner "Rose Petal" & Captain's Choice "Venture" balm
AS Captain's Choice "Italia"

Very pleasant 2-pass shave with cleanup on my jawline. WTG & ATG. I pre-heated the bowl & brush with HOT water. Scooped a dollop of soap with my spoon. It was a little harder lathering in the bowl as I had to work at dissolving the chip of soap. I had to work at it with the brush and still ended up with a small piece after done. I will have to start whisking in the jar! I do not want to bloom this soap as it is semi-soft. Been a while since I used this harder soap. I got zero cuts, nicks, or errors. Zero feedback from the alum bar.

 

I like that handle! I had to go to Italian Barber to order one!
Hawk v3!

 

Awesome shave my friend!

Musketeer Rapier’s scent is apparently a clone of Aramis, which is so beautiful a fragrance. I plan to buy that soap in the near future!


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Saturday morning:

Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Canadian Tech/Wilkinson Sword day 4
Bundubeard Kudu’s Kick SS
Prep ASB
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

How can I ignore my dear brother Jaco’s great soaps? His Kudu soap is glycerine based like most of his soaps, this one has a beautiful coffee/peppermint scent, the lather whips up in a flash - it becomes very thick, rich, slick and protective, the menthol sensation is delightful, and it’s so skin friendly. The Prep felt so good when I massaged it on, and the Floid Vigoroso aftershave has plenty of menthol in it, not to mention how gorgeous that old school barbershop scent is. Three passes gave me an absolutely perfect BBS shave that I really enjoyed from start to finish!

Have a good weekend - be well and safe!



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The Barber Pole is my favorite RR handle -- looks, length and weight.

 

Gillette Flare Tip (TV Special)
Gillette Silver Blue
Yaqi Synthetic
Fine Accoutrements / Platinum

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The soap is wonderful and the aftershave is very nice also. The aftershave is different in that it goes to sleep in scent when it sits for a while on the shelf and when you want to use it I shake it hard and let it sit for a 2 hrs and it comes to life for a couple of days and when not in use it goes to sleep again over time. The aftershave is addictive when it is in full scent and bought a couple of bottles on sale months ago. I'm will buy Aramis Aramis colonge some day because it is really nice scent. If you look on the label where the sword spear tip points you will see MSC on it "Master soap creations".

 

Saturday, September 3

AoS Sandalwood~~TSN X LE~~Feather DX/Professional Super~~Rasasi LaYuqawam Pour Homme
Have a great day!​

 

DE SOTD, September 3rd 2022

Razor : Yaqi Mercury chrome, Mfg 2022> mild to tame mid range, unique lather port on each side, evenly centers blade and the finish is excellent for smoothness.
Blade : Gillette silver blue(4) top tier, sharp & smoooth with reasonable longevity.
Soap : Yaqi Musketeer Rapier, nice musk scent with excellent lather qualities. Artisan Master soap creations S.A was commissioned by Yaqi to create their line of soaps and aftershaves.
Brush: Yaqi "Ever Helpful"22mm 2band badger, excellent lather generator, pillow like soft tips, excellent splay scrubber + great painter. This brush is unique with its short dense loft making it a great scrubber for those who enjoy that IMO.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Witch Hazel beard cleanse + Yaqi Musketeer Rapier splash + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my Yaqi Mercury chrome razor with GSB.
Have some great shaves!

 

09/04/22 Shave of the Day
Range Travellr XL Brown Leather Toiletry Dopp Bag
Face Wash with HC&C De´lica de Bergamot Soap Bar
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Awesome Sauce Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Phoenix Shaving The Original Chill Mill - Menthol Grinder
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements QIJ CHUCH Black Ice Artisan Shave Soap CK-6 Formula
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements The Doppler 26mm Perihelion Hybrid Synth Brush based on the Erskine A-500
Captain’s Choice Copper Lather Bowl - Obsidian
Gillette 1930's New Type Long Open Comb Razor
Phoenix Shaving Platinum Strangelet Super Sharps Double Edge Blades - 1st Shave
Lancaster Razor Works Tangerine Orange Black Sheep Shaving Towel
Phoenix Shaving No Slip Grip Alum Block
Thayers Alcohol Free Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements QIJ CHUCH Black Ice Artisan Aftershave & Cologne
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Epic 5% Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) Serum
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Awesome Sauce Natural Deodorant - Sport Strength - Homage To A Classic Italian Barbershop Scent!
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Future Fiction Pomade - Epic Water Soluble Medium Hold Formula​

 

Spicy Sunday: The Clone Wars



RAZOR: Gillette ‘51 W2 Gold Aristocrat
BLADE: Gillette‌ 7 O'clock SharpEdge Yellow
BRUSH: Vtg. Ever-Ready w/new 18mm Silvertip knot
LATHER: OSP Old Gold Shaving Soap (Old Spice clone)
POST: B&M ‌Reserve‌ ‌Spice‌ Aftershave Splash (Old Spice clone)
POST: Old‌ ‌Spice‌ ‌Cologne‌ ‌Original‌​

 

Today's shave was a disaster, and not worthy of a photo.

Taking stock of my den today, I inventoried my creams and soaps, ranked them from least to most favorite, and am now on a mission to use up what I don't like. Over the last week or so, I've gotten such good shaves from my Mama Bear's Aromatic Pipe Tobacco soap, it's now my second-most-favorite soap--and I'm now in no hurry to replace it with something nicer.

Cream: Burt's Bee's All Natural shave cream (brushless)
Razor: Gillette Slim, set on 4
Blade: daylogic (Personna; made in Israel), 1st shave
Brush: Not at first. Read on.
Aftershave: Ursa Special Reserve: 50/50 Barbasol Brisk/Dollar General Classic with a splash of Pinaud VIBR thrown in

I've never gotten along with Burt's Bess shave cream, but gave it a go today in an effort to finally use up my tube.

Gawd, there's just something not right about slathering clear brushless goo all over one's beard instead of lathering up with a brush. Did I miss a spot while applying? Who knows...but I'll sure find out quick once I put the Slim into action.

First pass WTG was supremely slick and comfortable. I couldn't feel the Slim mowing down the whiskers. After rinsing off, though, there was a LOT of stubble.

After a second application of Burt's, an ATG pass was also extremely comfortable. Yet again, after rinsing off--which took seemingly forever--I ran my hand over my face and felt stubble galore.

I'd had enough of the Burt's at this point. I relathered up with vintage Barbasol Cool Menthol applied with my RazoRock Snowman, went ATG again, and ended up with a just-OK shave, with a weeper on my cheek and rarely-seen irritation at the base of my neck.

I'm normally a pretty frugal guy, and rarely throw away shaving products. But that's just what I did with the Burt's today: I binned it.

 

Sunday SOTD


Razor: Twig Razor
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow (D7)
Brush: Shavemac 23mm D02 Buffalo Horn
Bowl: Castle Shave 4 1/4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: SheaMoisture African Black Soap
Pre-Shave Oil: AOS Lavender
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Lavender
Balm: Meißner Tremonia Lavender De Luxe
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Pure Lavender
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SOTD : 4th September 2022.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Mandarin & Lemongrass Extract Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears with Mint Extracts Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Vie-Long 21mm Horsehair.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl : Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Lather: Proraso Sandalwood & Shea Butter Shaving Cream.
Blade: Personna PTFE SS. (D3)
Razor: Parker InjRzr. (Settings) 3-wtg. 4-xtg/atg.+pick ups.

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

A relaxing Sunday morning shave.

Another enjoyable 2 pass + pick ups close comfortable shave with the Parker InjRzr with no errors to report.

The Proraso shaving cream created a wonderful lather without drying out in between passes the post shave feeling from this shave cream is superb.

Finishing to the shave off with a few small dollop of L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy your Sunday ladies & gentlemen.

 

very cool.

 

The Sunday Shave
brit popular
platinum
simpson
eton college


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Henson AL13 +++ Razor
Voskhod Teflon Blade
Stirling Bay Rum Soap
Yaqi Sagrada Familiar 2 Band
Aloe Vera
Dana Canoe

 

Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Proraso Green Tea/Oatmeal Shaving Cream
Jayaruh #371 Badger
C.V. Heljestrand Lather Catcher
C.V. Heljestrand Wedge
CWR
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The Proraso Green Tea/Oatmeal Shaving Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #371 Badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the C.V. Heljestrand Lather Catcher and a C.V. Heljestrand Wedge Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Razor - Feather DX & the Clone Japanese style
Blade - Feather ProGuard 3rd shave (for both - I used 2 blades)
Pre-shave - TOBS Herbal Gel
Soap - Captain's Choice "Land Ho"
Brush - Simpson T2 Trafalgar
Post shave - Thayers Toner "Rose Petal" & Captain's Choice "Land Ho" AS balm
AS - Pinaud Clubman "Vanilla"

I got another very pleasant shave with the DX & clone (Kamasori?). Washed face with warm water & Ivory soap on washcloth. Used spoon to measure a dollop of the cream. This soap is the wettest of the creams I have. Nice lather but, don't shake out the brush and add some water! This soap is thirsty! Very nice scent. The TOBS Herbal Gel is almost gone. Nice 2-pass shave with minor cleanup. WTG & ATG. The cleanup was easier for me with the Feather clone Kamasori style. I was expecting some feedback due to my making a few passes to get neck clean but, I got almost none. VERY pleasant shave. If tomorrow was not Micromatic menthol Monday, I would repeat today's shave using the Clone Jeff gifted me.