Attachment 325270
Bancroft Razor ~ Worcester, Ma.
D. R. Harris ~ Sandalwood
Wolf Whiskers ~ Black Wolf
Captain's Choice ~ Cat O' Nine Tails
Have a good week men
Bottoms Up
Printable View
Attachment 325270
Bancroft Razor ~ Worcester, Ma.
D. R. Harris ~ Sandalwood
Wolf Whiskers ~ Black Wolf
Captain's Choice ~ Cat O' Nine Tails
Have a good week men
Bottoms Up
For 04 Oct to 10 Oct 2020
Attachment 325275
Soap - Vintage Yardley
Brush - Shavemac custom 2 band badger
Razor - Original Schulze/stainless steel
AS - Old Spice
No prep cold water 4 pass face lathered shave.
Bob
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Cedric Christ Custom Hoshi Tombo Tribute Suminagashi
Strop Martin J.Rubin 4601 New York
Semogue LE Boar
Crabtree & Evelyn Moroccan Myrrh Soap
Frankincense Sweet Orange Neroli & Myrrh AS Balm
Jo Malone Myrrh & Tonka Bean Cologne Intense
SOTD 20201004 Blueberry
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Omega S10077
S-Brush, Blue, 22x50x101mm
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Natural Blueberry Bay Grapes Rum
Meissner Tremonia "Natural Bay Rum"
Rasierpaste / After Shave Balm & Splash Lotion (sample, repack)
++ Mix and Match 1:3 ++
The Goodfellas' Smile “Uva Mirtillo” Sapone Duro
Intesa Pour Homme "Energy Power"
Fratelli Carli Linea Mediterranea “Acqua di Rose ed Ulivo”
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DonJae “Chopper 1.0” Blue
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Lord Classic Superior Stainless Saloon Half Blade #3
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#Superlather #Superfragrance
#FrankeSoap #FrankenAfter
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Full size:
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Soundtrack:
Elton John - Blueberry Hill (by Fats Domino)
https://youtu.be/Z3b-oXhGbrQ
4 -OCTOBER-2020
APR Haru/ El Druida/ Ern/ APR Haru As
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Razor: Parker 24C open comb
Blade: Perma-Sharp
Brush: Omega Evo
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Tabac
Balm: Proraso white
Finale: Tabac
Attachment 325277
Sunday's Shave
'181 Layer Random'
Tripoli Boar strop
CBL Tonsorial 'Roasted Oatmeal Stout'
Attachment 325278
Aloha! A very German shave today;
Razor: Merkur 39c Slant Bar with Merkur Super Blade
Soap: Tabac Stick
Brush: Vie Long Horsehair
Aftershave: Tabac
Cologne: Tabac EDT
Attachment 325279
Auf Wiedersehen!
Attachment 325282
SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 2020
After my great mug shave yesterday with my Manhattan Cutlery Sheffield razor, I just couldn’t help myself. I reached for an even older Sheffield, my Frederick Reynolds which I’d touched up last night on the ILR. I decided to use my TOBS Peppermint shave cream to complement the PAA Frost Byte AS’s peppermint.
Part of the benefit of having a son who’s been straight shaving for close to two decades is their user experience. Ben steered me towards both these Sheffield’s and towards a third, an early Boker arriving back from Glen Mercurio tomorrow from a restoration. Apparently, Boker used to import Sheffield steel before a German Trade Act halting such imports in the early 1890s.
I expect after Glen’s beauty treatment and honing it will shave as beautifully as it’s predecessors and the two Japanese razors Ben selected for me as well.
The lather was well-generated with my new MrEE Monster Synth, but like all TOBS creams was severely lacking in the post-shave skin feel department. Nancy Boy and MWF have set a very high bar, and I’ve yet to find a cream or soap that comes close to meeting it. Then again, I should take the crotchety curmudgeon factor into account. The three pass (WTG, ATG, XTG) mug shave with the Reynolds razor was buttery smooth and left my face clean and velveteen.
For the dome shave I pulled out my early production (1920) Gillette Big Fellow OC with the large Old Type head, I loaded a Wizamet Iridium on its second and last shave and proceeded to have an exemplary two pass (ATG, ATG) velveteen noggin shave. I really like the longer handle on this particular Big Fellow. I suspect I would enjoy the later model with the New Standard head more, but that’s an issue for another day! All in all a splendid shave to match this bright sunny day here in the Philadelphia suburbs.
RAZOR: Frederick Reynolds 5/8 Bovine Scales (Mug), Gillette Big Fellow [1920] (Dome)
BLADE: Wizamet Iridium (2)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Monster Aluminum Tuxedo Synth
CREAM: TOBS Peppermint
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys WH. Finished with PAA Frost Byte AS Splash.
SOTD October 4
ddGoldedge
Heirloom Razor Strop Co. Horsehide
Vintage Bakelite Boar Brush
Col Conk Almond
Clubman Pinaud Reserve Gent's Gin
Attachment 325300
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Michael Waterhouse Custom FBU Smiler
Strop Martin J. Rubin 4601New York
Omega EVO shaving brush Special Veteran Synthetic
TOBS Coconut Shaving Cream
Raw Organic Coconut oil moisturiser
Aqua Allegoria Coconut Fizz Eau de Toilette Guerlain
Monday's Shave
Pre: Argan Oil Soap
Brush: TDR 26mm Synbad
Razor: Ribbon 1000 Japanese Version 6/8
Soap: PAA Gondolier
Splash: X-Bolt
Balm: Bart's Unscented
Scent: X-Bolt
Attachment 325306
Razor: Parker 24C
Blake: Parker Stainless
Brush: H&S 24mm Tuxedo
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: OneBlade
Balm: OneBlade
Finale: Stetson
Attachment 325307
SOTD 20201005 Grapes
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Omega 90081
Beehive, Syntex, Synth Gen1, 22x50x104mm, Fanshape
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Natural Blueberry Bay Grapes Rum
Meissner Tremonia "Natural Bay Rum"
Rasierpaste / After Shave Balm & Splash Lotion (sample, repack)
++ Mix and Match 1:3 ++
The Goodfellas' Smile “Uva Mirtillo” Sapone Duro
Intesa Pour Homme "Energy Power"
Fratelli Carli Linea Mediterranea “Acqua di Rose ed Ulivo”
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New Forge Rasiermesser
Faux Kamisori, Spanish Point, Japan Style, Cast Steel, Spine 8mm, 28x58mm (-9/8")
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#Superlather #Superfragrance
#FrankeSoap #FrankenAfter
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Full size:
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Soundtrack:
Etta James - Purple Rain (by Prince)
https://youtu.be/eS2a7bMwZuU
Monday's Shave
'Blue Mosaic'
Tripoli Boar strop
CBL Tonsorial 'Roasted Oatmeal Stout'
Attachment 325310
Attachment 325311
SOTD MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 2020
Well, it’s Monobilt Monday at TSD this morning! And I’m glad it was. The Cooper Monobilt is just such an excellent blade holder! Loaded with a fresh Polsilver it made very short two pass (ATG, ATG) work of my 24 hour dome stubble velveteenizing my scalp beautifully! Oooh, so smooooth! Me likeee! The Alpha Shaving T-400 equipped with the two band badger fan ferrule produced a lovely, slick MWF lather for the Monobilt to ride on. But that’s not all, folks! I selected my Feather DX for my mug work this morning, and it delivered every bit as close, if not even a little closer shave. The wood handle on this razor just felt really good in hand, and with the Schick Proline AC blade really delivered the three pass (WTG, ATG, XTG) goods on this bright, beautiful sunny day in the Philadelphia suburbs! The perfect close to such a great shave was the great Aqua Velva splash ending! Enjoy your day today my shave brothers and sisters!
RAZOR: Feather DX Wood Handle (Mug), Cooper Monobilt OC (Dome)
BLADE: Schick P-30 Proline AC (Mug), Polsilver DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil.
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute w/ Two Band Badger Fan Ferrule
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Aqua Velva (Spanish Version)
Razor: The Ascension double open comb
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Platinum
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: Baum.Be
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Royal Copenhagen
Attachment 325316
SOTD 20201006 Naturale
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Liojuny Shaving "Tampa"
Finest Badger 3-band, 23x54x114mm
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Natural Blueberry Bay Grapes Rum
#FrankeSoap & #FrankenAfter by Dr IschiaPP
(Meissner Tremonia "Natural Bay Rum"
Rasierpaste / After Shave Balm & Splash Lotion
++ Mix and Match 1:3 ++
The Goodfellas' Smile “Uva Mirtillo” Sapone Duro
Intesa Pour Homme "Energy Power"
Fratelli Carli Linea Mediterranea “Acqua di Rose ed Ulivo”)
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Jaguar Solingen “Orca 3807”
w/ Long Blade “JT3” #13
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#Superlather #Superfragrance
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Full size:
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Soundtrack:
Aretha Franklin - Every natural thing
https://youtu.be/VWFBIbmNsdE
Gillette Adjustable G-4
Van der Hagen blade
Gasman's Custom Brush boar bristle in ebony
Grandma's Pure Soap Lye Soap
OSMA Alum Block
Ocean Aftershave Balm
Attachment 325322
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SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 2020
This morning’s shave featured my H. Boker & Co Cast Sheffield Steel razor, newly returned yesterday from its beauty treatment in the highly skilled hands of Glen Mercurio (@gssixgun). I can’t believe it's the same 150 yr old razor. The blackened, chipped blade with the age-oranged scales have been transformed. Glen recovered the blade etching and returned the scale color to its original ivory color. And the three pass (WTG, ATG, XTG) shave that scooped up the slick, purposefully thin MWF mug lather was extremely smooth and comfortable. I’m really developing a warm feeling for Sheffield cast steel razors. Or maybe it’s just something about the way mid 19th century straight razors were created?
The Viking Silvertip Badger whipped up a very different consistency of MWF lather for the dome shave, slick, thick and yogurty. The Christopher Bradley fitted with its OC D plate cleaned away the dome stubble in a slow and luxurious, two pass (ATG, ATG) shave knocking it off right at the skin line. Lather consistency matters a great deal, depending upon the shave tool selected. Thin, slick lathers are my preference for straight shaving my mug, whereas a thicker lather seems to work better for my noggin shaves. The post shave skin feel MWF and Nancy Boy provide can’t be beat.
Pannacrema Nuavia Blu and yes, even Tabac, provide a similar, slightly sub par post shave experience, but they stink too much for my taste. The scents I prefer in a shave soap or cream are lime and lavender, thus my affection for the two Castle Forbes creams featuring those scents. My preference is always for a nice, clean, soap smell, or an AS/balm with scent fade. This, of course, puts me at odds with probably 95% of all other wet shavers, but my response will always be, “de gustibus non disputandum”, my version of YMMV. This morning’s shave left me feeling clean, smooth and velveteen!
RAZOR: H. Boker & Co. Cast Steel 5/8 (Mug), Karve Safety Razor D-OC (Dome)
BLADE: Sharp Star DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Alt-Innsbruck.
Attachment 325335
- Filamornica DT14 JMP kind
- Thiers issard shaving brush
- Scheermonnick shaving soap
Attachment 325344
泰平
Kanayama Shell
LS shaving brush
Martin de Candre original shaving soap
Virgin organic Baobab oil
Tuesday's Shave
'Hot Rod 49'
Tripoli Boar strop
CBL Tonsorial 'Roasted Oatmeal Stout'
Attachment 325345
Aloha! TotallyTabacTuesday!
Razor: Feather Artist Club Clone - Feather ProGuard Blade
Brush: Vie Long Horsehair
Soap: Tabac
Aftershave: Tabac
EDT: Tabac
Attachment 325346
Blažeku Budapest razor
Scrupleworks strop
Omega boar brush
TOBS Sandalwood shaving cream
Proraso green tea & oats balm
Alpine Absolue face cream
Penhaligon’s Eau de Cologne
Attachment 325349
F. Herder #3
Zingari Man/ Grizzly Bay26 mm V7 fanchurian
Zingari Man The Explorer + ASB
Scruple works Horween strop
Tuesday's Shave
Pre: Argan Oil Soap
Brush: Shavemac 24mm Synbad
Razor: Dovo Master's 6/8
Soap: Signature Soaps Coria
Splash: Speick Activ
Balm: Bart's Lavendar
Scent: Hermes Equipage
Another Signature Soap that I haven't used before and for me a masterpiece , incredible scent ! and the usual excellent Signature Performance.
Attachment 325350
Razor: Rex Envoy
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Omega Evo
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Martin de Candre
Balm: Castle Forbes
Finale: Woods of Windsor
Attachment 325363
SOTD 20201007 Naturale
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Pennellificio Pandolfo “Zenith ilRasoio”
Limited Edition 2014, Syntex Synth 1gen, 22x57x110mm
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Natural Blueberry Bay Grapes Rum
#FrankeSoap by Dr IschiaPP
(Meissner Tremonia "Natural Bay Rum" Rasierpaste
++ Mix and Match 1:3 ++
The Goodfellas' Smile “Uva Mirtillo” Sapone Duro)
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Edwin Jagger DE87BL Faux Ivory
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Astra Green Superior Platinum #2
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PLshaving Homme Bioemulsione by Paky33@ilRasoio
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#Superlather #Superfragrance
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Full size:
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Soundtrack:
Lou Reed - White Light / White Heat
https://youtu.be/wY1TdzTO_8A
Aloha! My absolute favorite scent bar none. A&E Asian Plum. Oh my. How sweet it is;
Razor: Wade and Butcher FBU 12k JNAT finish
Soap: Ariana and Evans Asian Plum
Brush: Rocket Synthetic
Aftershave: Ariana and Evans Asian Plum Splash
Attachment 325364
Attachment 325367
Filarmonica Doble Temple
Sē'bŭm Green
Paladin Lotus
Wednesday's Shave
Pre: Argan Oil Soap
Brush: TDR 26mm Synbad
Razor: Tanifuji 935 with Custom Scales by John June
Soap: S.V. 70 th
Splash: Speick Activ
Balm: Bart's Unscented
Scent: 401 E Amatrice
Attachment 325368
Wednesday's Shave
'Fire & Bone'
Tripoli Boar strop
CBL Tonsorial 'Roasted Oatmeal Stout'
Attachment 325370
Attachment 325371 SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 2020
Great shave this morning! The jasper stone edge on this Puma never lets me down and delivered an epic velveteen mug shave. My tub of Nancy Boy Signature shave cream gave up the ghost to the depredations of my MrEE Monster Synth! Time to open a fresh tub! There was still plenty of lather for my dome shave. I realize it’s OC October, and I guess the shave Gods do as well. I decided (hubris) to use my Vector, a SB AC razor, and was punished with a set-down error. Actually, SWMBO popped in just as I was beginning the dome shave, and startled me. Quite minor, but a definite reminder to shave earlier. Despite this very minor initial mishap, the rest of the shave was stellar leaving me feeling clean, smooth and velveteen!
RAZOR: Puma Solingen 5/8 (Mug), Blackland Vector (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil.
BRUSH: MrEE Monster Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys WH. Finished with Nancy Boy Signature Balm!
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Eiko YSK2 Yasuki Steel
Strop Martin J. Rubin 4601 New York
Omega EVO shaving brush Special Veteran Synthetic
Soap SV Tundra Artica
Viktor & Rolf Spice Bomb Balm
Viktor & Rolf Spice Bomb Extreme Edp
SOTD 20201008 OCtober
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Pennellificio Pandolfo “Zenith ilRasoio”
Limited Edition 2014, Syntex Synth 1gen, 22x57x110mm
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Simpsons Luxury Shaving Cream “Vanilla & Rose”
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LunaWerk Slim Gold OC
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Astra Green Superior Platinum #3
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IschiaSPA Emulsione Viso
Linea Termale Essenziale, Hydra 3D APS, 50ml
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
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Full size:
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Soundtrack:
Paul McCartney - Vanilla Sky
https://youtu.be/_RQlm3NcF5o
Thursday's Shave
Pre: Argan Oil Soap
Brush: Shavemac 24mm Synbad
Razor: Tanifuji 935
Soap: Signature Soaps - Caledonia
Splash: Quorum
Balm: Bart's Unscented
Scent: X Bolt
Attachment 325395
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Synthetic
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: H&S Co. lavender
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Pecksniff’s
Attachment 325401
Thursday's Shave
'Wire & Bone'
Tripoli Boar strop
CBL Tonsorial 'Roasted Oatmeal Stout'
Attachment 325402
