👖 🔵 🫐 “SOTD - I’VE GOT THE BLUES! Theme Week” January 17th, 2022 to January 23rd, 2022 👖 🔵 🫐

[Ron R]

MMMonday, Jan 17th, 2022, ASRazor shave this morning.

Razor: Everready streamline 2nd generation- Mfg in Great Britain 1949-53, upper mid range, Just eye candy for a ASR razor IMO. Built to last, heavy duty base plate, great handle. You can receive excellent shaves once you dial the streamliner in, took a while but lately I have been cranking out nice shaves for well over a year. Not a recommended razor for a newbie until you learn how to use other ASRazors IMO to fully enjoy it's shaving capability. I like to use this razor when blade count is higher also, just a smoother shave for myself it seems.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(10) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Speick stick, excellent triple milled soap, nice mild spicy scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi mountain lake handle, 2band badger, excellent lather generator, pillow soft tips, perfect scrub, great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock American barber with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion + scentless.
Result: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my ER streamline with a Gem coated blade.
(It don't get much better than this!)

Have some great shaves!

 

[SharpieB]

Maybe there could be an announcement of the upcoming theme on Sunday?
@SharpieB

Besides, did you post a review on your interesting head to head shave?

LOL. If I did a head to head shave with a SR or DR, I would look like the Mummy!

Jahe, that is a great idea. I have posted the following week’s theme early a couple of times but I will ensure I do it every Sunday moving forward. Thanks!

 

[JAHE]

LOL. If I did a head to head shave with a SR or DR, I would look like the Mummy!

I wouldn't request that from you.
Actually I was referring to @BradWorld and his two Wolfman.

 

[ouchyfoot]

LOL. If I did a head to head shave with a SR or DR, I would look like the Mummy!

Jahe, that is a great idea. I have posted the following week’s theme early a couple of times but I will ensure I do it every Sunday moving forward. Thanks!

Great. I generally pick out, photograph and file my next days shave gear the day before.

 

[JAHE]

Jahe, that is a great idea. I have posted the following week’s theme early a couple of times but I will ensure I do it every Sunday moving forward. Thanks!

Perhaps the most convenient way would be to start the new thread on Saturday/Sunday morning (locked for replies) and unlock the thread on Sunday evening (your time zone).

 

[BradWorld]

Maybe there could be an announcement of the upcoming theme on Sunday?
@SharpieB

Besides, did you post a review on your interesting head to head shave?

Sunday won’t help unless it’s super early in the day. In usually a morning forum reader.

I will post my head to head Wolfman results later. I want to see how the results pan out in a few hours. It’ll be in the Wolfman ordering thread most likely.

 

[hopper_64]

The problem with matching the theme on Monday morning is that I wake up, shower and shave. Then I first read the forum over breakfast. I don’t get to see the theme until it’s too late. Got lots of blue. Next shave. Today I did a head to head shave between the Wolfman WR2 in 1.25 and 1.15.

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Same here, will bring out some blue stuff tomorrow..

 

[eezee]

01/17/22
Col Conk Almond
Vie-Long 13052
Schick Eversharp Type G Injector Razor
Ted Pella Injector Razor Blade (1)
Omega Alum Stick
Clubman Original
Nivea Sensitive Cool Balm
Montblanc Starwalker

 

[ouchyfoot]

Razor: STAR - Silver Tone DE 1946-1959
Blade: The City Loan - Monthly Payment Shave (1st)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Pre-Shave: Proraso Sensitive Skin
Lather: Proraso White (Sensitive Skin)
Aftershave: Fine - American Blend

Bank Proactively Intervenes on my R.A.D.
How embarrassing when your shaving hobby incites the bank to crank down on your habits.
When they started doling out my allotment of bank loan blades I almost stomped out taking my debt to another bank…until I had my first shave. Wonderful and blissfully smooth BBS with zero post shave irritation. I know there are members that say vintage (70-80yrs) carbon blades edges deteriorate over time, but I disagree. If the edge looks new and shiny, the shave will be new and shiny. Mind you I do take precautions and clean the blade well before use. I also give it some strops to guarantee smoothness.
I have even come to a conclusion that the STAR DE razor and Proraso White is my preferred combo for testing a vintage carbon blade.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Gem Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless, Gold Washed
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Jayaruh #429 White Rook in two-band badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Seaforth! Heather
Aftershave: Seaforth! Heather Aftershave Toner
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Rose Petal
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[godlike]

Proraso BLUE
RazoRock Lupo (AL)
Permasharp(3)
Whipped Dog 24mm Silvertip
PannaCrema Nuavia BLU
Aqua Velva Ice Sport
Nivea Men COOL KICK Aftershave Balm

 

[VisceralWatch]

January 17, 2022

Brush: Declaration Grooming Prototype Washington B3
Razor: Feather DX
Blade: Schick Proline P-30 (4)
Lather: Eufros - Vetiver de Haití - Soap
Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Unscented - Liniment

 

[RenoRichard]

MLK Day SOTD- two-pass shave, quite nice, CCS+, fairly close and quite smooth:

Razor: Maxwell June twinned DE- the razor is dusk grey, sort of bluish
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp Blue (3 and out)- edge started dulling during my clean up, but the results from this carbon blade were overall very nice and I may buy some carbon blades
Brush: Yaqi 24 mm blue/ivory
Soap: Speick stick
Post: cold rinse, Speick AS splash

Have a great week!

 

[andromeda673]

Soap: Stirling Green
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Razor: Gillette Heritage
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Aftershave: Stirling Green

 

[Walleyeb]

Monday 01/17/2022

PreShave	Tree Hut - coconut/lime oil
Soap	Celestial Farms Jasmine
Brush	Shore Shave Synthetic 22mm knot
Razor	Henson AL13
Blade	Feather Hi- Stainless
Aftershave Balm	Nivea Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm

Another great shave BBS no weepers or nicks. That’s the 4th shave I’ve gotten out of that Feather blade. I believe I’ll have one more.

 

[sridhga]

Pre-Shave: Dabur Coconut oil followed by Sunny Herbals Shaving Cream
Meister Shaving Brush
Shave: Gentleman Blade and Pearl SS-04 Razor
Post shave: Nivea Moisturising Lotion and bathed with Nivea Soap
Tried to get the maximum out of the Blues for today

 

[dmshaver]

1/17/22 SOTD

WR2 1.35 SB
Timor
Omega Premium Jade
Ethos Vanilla Safi
Captain's Choice Copper Lather Bowl
Ethos Unscented Skin Food splash

 

[SharpieB]

- Brush: Rooney #3 Best Badger
- Razor: Wolfman WR1 0.74 DC
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green)
- Soap: Stirling Alighieri
- Aftershave: Stirling Alighieri
- Fragrance: Bleu de Chanel (later in the day!)

 

[ram57]

Tuesday SOTD

Razor: Ever-Ready Streamline
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D2)
Brush: EJ XL Horn Silvertip Fibre
Bowl: Black Ship Grooming 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO Lavender
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Soap: L & L Grooming TSM Fougère
Balm: Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: L & L Grooming TSM Fougère​

 

[Jbird45]

Blue, eh? Blue I can do!



Razor: 1912 Gillette pocket razor
Blade: Shark super stainless
Brush: WCS synthetic, blue and white
Soap: Stirling Island man
Aftershave: Aqua velva classic blue
Bowl: Captains Choice Abaco
Felt like I was in the Caribbean on a cold Wisconsin day!