SOTD "FREE WEEK" January 7th - January 13th, 2019

[Klinker]

 

[bazza1]

What's the secret to getting the Blue's soap to perform? Try as I might, and I have tried several times, I just can't get a workable lather going with this stuff. All my attempts produce something offering no cushion or protection and dissipating really quickly. It's the only soap that I have never been able to shave with as every time it has been unusable. And it seems (to me) to have a kind of essence of industrial detergent aroma to it. Although I have read good reports about it elsewhere, (which is what prompted me to buy it in the first place) so I dunno, maybe I just got part of a bad batch? Any advice?

My short and sweet advice is have you tried blooming the soap in hot tap water for 5 minutes?..or you might have bought a dodgy tin?..this does happen with any mass-produced items, not just ones made in china..you always take a chance, and it could well be with the tin you bought was faulty, give my blooming method a try, if that doesn't work..put it down to a bad purchase and move on to a brand you can get good results with.
Take it easy. B

 

[Klinker]

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[Klinker]

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[Mr.Dinky]

⋆ GEM MicroMatic Open Comb
⋆ GEM Personna PTFE
⋆ Zenith B03-A26Pure Bristle Shaving Brush
⋆ Pre De Provence No. 63 Shaving Soap
⋆ Floid Suave Aftershave Lotion

 

[primotenore]

Friday, January 11

PAA 11235~~Stirling Finest~~'56 Super-Speed~~Nacet~~4711
Have a great day!​

 

[Droo78]

Pre: Cold Water Rinse
Brush: Crazy Badger
Lather: Declaration Grooming, Contemplation
Razor: Vintage Merkur Slant
Blade: Polsilver SI (2)
Post: Barbasol Brisk AS

Music today provided by:
Bob Dylan ~ Blood on the Tracks

 

[ram57]

Saturday SOTD

Razor: SR-71 Slant
Blade: Personna Red (D6)
Brush: Turtleship Shave Machine 07324mmm synthetic
Bowl: HoneycombCopper 4 ½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Dept Unscented
Shave Soap: Turtleship Shave Bay Rum
Post: Stirling's Bay Rum Butter
Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice Lime
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[TwoGunsLewis]

Razor: Phoenix Ascension DOC SS
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Omega 10098
Shave Soap: Soap Commander Fortitude
Aftershave: Master Smokey Oud (vintage glass)

Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

 

[Klinker]

Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo
Lather: Pre de Provence Shave Soap
Razor: Maggard slant/WCS handle
Blade: Derby Extra

 

[58RW]

SOTD
Zenith Manchurian (Soap Destroyer

)
Whispers From the Woods - Pomelo
Rockwell 6c
Gillette Nacet
Nivea Balm
Penhaligon's Sartorial
Well a BBS today like almost everyday

 

[shm]

2019-01-11

Ikea bowl ¤ PenWorks Super Silvertip ¤ FaTip Classic + Wilkinson
D.R. Harris Arlington Soap, Aftershave and Cologne

 

[Klinker]

Brush: Vintage Kent K31 "Pure Bristle"
Lather:Cremo Sandalwood Lathering Shave Cream
Razor:Barbero Safety Razor No. 2
Blade: Derby Extra

 

[Somnos]

2 pass shave and got the job done. First use of the brush and quite a nice one it is, perfect for bowl lathering.

Rating: 4 / 5

Razor: Gillette Blue Tip Super Speed 1956
Blade: Personna Platinum
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Lather: Musgo Real Lavender
Aftershave: Myrsol Agua Balsamica
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Fine Lather Bowl

 

[HarryAU570]

Date: 12 January 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Proraso Professional (Omega) Boar 28/55mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling ~ Lime
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Karve CB 'E' / Vintage NOS England Wilkinson Sword #12
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / WAHL Bay Rum Aftershave Splash
Fragrance:- L'Eau Bleue D'issey Pour Homme

 

[Mistermoo]

My short and sweet advice is have you tried blooming the soap in hot tap water for 5 minutes?..or you might have bought a dodgy tin?..this does happen with any mass-produced items, not just ones made in china..you always take a chance, and it could well be with the tin you bought was faulty, give my blooming method a try, if that doesn't work..put it down to a bad purchase and move on to a brand you can get good results with.
Take it easy. B

Thanks for the reply. Yes I tried blooming the soap, alas to no avail. Maybe it is just a dodgy tin? Perhaps best to call it quits with this one and move on as you suggest. After all, there are many other soaps that do work perfectly well.
Cheers,
Brent.

 

[Boris the Blade]

Wolfman razor - Guerrilla, Zenith 506 A, Valobra soap, Denim black aftershave, Gillette silver blue

 

[bazza1]

SOTD : 12th January 2019.

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Shaving recipe for today.


Prep: Hot shower:/ L'OREAL~ Carbon Shower Total Action.


Pre:

warm wet flannel to my face.

Pears ~ Transparent Soap.

Brush: Fine Stout 24mm Synthetic.

Bowl Lather.

Cream : KMF ~ Peaceful Patchouli.

Blade: Ladas Super Stainless .(1)

Razor: Weishi 2.0 Adjustable. (Settings) wtg,5. xtg,5. atg,+pick ups 6.

Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./ Homemade Lavender + Tea Tree Oil Witch Hazel Mixture./Nivea Men ~ Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm.

Boots ~ Freshwood ASL.


Greetings,


A new shave set up to start the weekend..Another saturday shift at the mill, hopefully we can get the back log of work up to date and finish early..something tells me we won't though, oh well,as always needs must, at least my shave has started the weekend off with some pleasure..'Onwards & upwards'.

It's been a while since i last used the KMF shaving cream, it created a wonderful lather without drying out in between passes, the post shave feeling was superb.

The Weishi 2.0 Adj /Ladas SS matched together very nicely resulting in a comfortable 3 pass + pick ups near bbs shave with no errors to report.I'm really impressed by the smooth efficiency of the Weishi Adj...Another very 'face feeling' bbs shave.

Finishing to the shave off with a generous splash of Boots ~ Freshwood ASL.

Enjoy the start of the weekend, ladies & gentlemen.

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[ChrisVanMeer]

SOTD - Saturday 12 January 2019

• Safety Razor: Paradigm - 17-4
• Blade: Polsilver - Super Iridium
• Shaving Brush: Declaration Grooming - Jefferson Vastness LE B4 - 27mm Fan (Finest Badger)
• Shaving Bowl: Saponificio Varesino - Shaving Grail Bowl
• Shaving Soap: Declaration Grooming - Icarus Sellout
• After-Shave: Declaration Grooming - Sellout
• Fragrance: Creed - Aventus - EdC (1.5 ml) (Sample)

 

[CRISANTO]

Saturday, 01/12/18
Floid oil
Saponificio Varesino 1945, Manna di Sicilia: Shving soap & Aftershave
Saponificio Varessino 1945, SV 2.0, High mountain white badger manchurian 26 mm, cocobolo.
Dovo 25, Fritz Brach, Solingen.