SOTD - “Supporting Vendor Week - “Heirloom Razor Strop Co.” May 30th, 2022 to June 5th, 2022

[Klinker]

Tuesday’s Shave

Blackland Brassbird Open Comb / Personna
Vtg. Peerless 20mm Natural Boar Bristle
Vtg. Colgate Shaving Mug Soap
Lucky Tiger Aftershave Tonic​

 

[cryhavoc]

Tuesday SOTD

GEM 1912
GEM SS PTFE (12)
Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Yaqi Purple Haze Mew Brown synthetic
Aqua Velva Ice Blue​

 

[wulf-dancer]

SotD

Bruji & Joserra - Shaving Soap.
Epsilon - Shaving Brush.
SSSeygus Extrem OC - Razor.
Blade - Feather.
Bruji & Joserra - After Shave.
Bruji & Joserra - AS Balm




The scent of the Bruji & Joserra Limited Edition is citrusy, invigorating with bergamot, blackcurrant, lime, orange and clary sage. Ideal for spring and summer.

Bruji Brushes (Brochas Bruji) has launched a special edition shaving soap, lotion and after shave balm in collaboration with artisan Joserra (Los jabones de Joserra).

Tallow-based soap with duck fat, kokum butter, shea, jojoba, argan, castor, hemp seed and apricot kernel oils.

It is complemented by the after-shave lotion that disinfects and regenerates the skin, closes the pores and soothes irritation.

Contains alcohol, witch hazel extract, aloe vera, silk proteins and ginseng extract.

Finally, the moisturizing balm, made with natural products with organic certification: aloe vera juice, fractionated coconut oil, vegetable glycerin, shea butter and vitamin E. Products of the highest quality, made with love and the best ingredients.

The Epsilon and the Seygus (Seygusrazor), both also made by hand in Spain, complete everything.

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[Sascoman]

Timeless Ti 95
Wilkinson
DG Epiphenomenon
SOC Boar

Excellent on all fronts - smooth, close, efficient. Wilkinson (2) paired well with this razor.

 

[Darth Scandalous]

Falcon 1072 with an Heirloom roughout horsehide. Lather was Stirling Sandpiper and finished off with Clubman.

 

[CapnPanther]

Tuesday
Preshave: Anthony Glycolic Facial Cleanser / Pinaud Clubman Shave Butter
Razor: Q Shave Futur Clone
Blade: Asco Platinum
Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry Wood 2-Band Finest
Soap: Proraso White
Aftershave: Thayer’s Witch Hazel & Aloe Vera /Alum
Balm: Lab Series Razor Burn Relief Ultra

 

[Raz0rboy]

Good morning

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Rockwell 6C, R3
Blade: Schick Super Stainless (6)
Brush: Cremo horsehair
Soap: Proraso green
Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Aqua Velva

 

[Ron R]

ASRazor shave, May 31st 2022

Razor : Gem G bar or heavy flat top, Mfg 1955-58, mild > tame mid range, If I want a Milder Gem razor this one works for myself, it has a lot of good quality chrome coating to last through the decades and a nice feeling razor in my hand(weight). Comfortable shave this morning.
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE (4)
Soap : Razorock XXX, nice unique clean scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi barber pole 24mm 2band badger, excellent lather generator, pillow cloud like soft tips, nice scrubber + excellent lather painter.
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 : Razorock XXX with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my Gem G bar with a coated Gem blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 31

There’s something about the fine grained NYS steel in Geneva, Genco, Cattaraugus, Case, and Thistle Cut straight razors that reminds me of tamahagane, Yasuki, or Swedish silver steel. The steel in these razors is capable of taking a tremendously sharp, or what my honemeister friend, Glen Mercurio, likes to refer as a “stupid sharp” edge. He put me on to Thistle Cut straight razors. I now own two; this one and another, a little shorty called “The Persian” with an engraved scimitar on the blade.

I rarely concern myself with the HHT, but yesterday after the clan left the BBQ at yours truly’s, I grabbed this straight razor and reworked the former 9 Ball Slate edge, starting again on the 12k and then finishing this time on the Gokumyo 20k. I spent a little more time on the Gokumyo than usual. I then raided the bride’s hairbrush, selecting a nice long one. Rather than holding it, on a whim, I dropped it on the reworked edge and observed it slicing cleanly in two. We always talk about great mug straight shaves, but this morning’s three passer was amazing, leaving me glassine smooth.

I do confess that I have a real passion for for Enders Speed Razor/Shavers. It probably is mostly psychological - the result of spending almost three years completing a search for all three handle colors of the last 1950’s model - red, green, and orange (butterscotch?). I found the red and green pretty quickly, but for whatever reason, was unable to find a decent orange. The orange handle I finally located had clearly faded over the last 55 to 60 years to what I like to think of as butterscotch.

This morning’s noggin shave featured the green handled version. For many years these wonderful little shavers sat unused in people’s collections until a blade hack using a de-edged original Enders proprietary blade as a shim for the Schick Proline injector was developed by my friend, Jeff (@jmudrick). At last these great little razors, that used to be handed out to passengers on PanAm Boeing 314 transcontinental Clipper flights, could be brought back into service.

The problem with this approach was that blade placement was always finicky, and while some shaves were superlative, others due to the inconsistency of the latter process we’re not so. Then Ian Ligocki began making a dedicated adapter featuring two neodymium magnets to hold the Schick Proline B-20 injector blade firmly in place. This little adapter changed the game entirely. It guarantees perfect blade placement every time. And that’s why my two pass ATG dome shave this morning knocked it out of the park leaving your happy narrator velveteen smooth from noggin to neck.

RAZOR: Thistle Cut 5/8 (Mug), Durham Enders Speed Shaver (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Proline B-20 Injector (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Simpson Chubby 3 Sovereign Fibre
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime AS Splash (Indian Version)

 

[Ron R]

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SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 31

There’s something about the fine grained NYS steel in Geneva, Genco, Cattaraugus, Case, and Thistle Cut straight razors that reminds me of tamahagane, Yasuki, or Swedish silver steel. The steel in these razors is capable of taking a tremendously sharp, or what my honemeister friend, Glen Mercurio, likes to refer as a “stupid sharp” edge. He put me on to Thistle Cut straight razors. I now own two; this one and another, a little shorty called “The Persian” with an engraved scimitar on the blade.

I rarely concern myself with the HHT, but yesterday after the clan left the BBQ at yours truly’s, I grabbed this straight razor and reworked the former 9 Ball Slate edge, starting again on the 12k and then finishing this time on the Gokumyo 20k. I spent a little more time on the Gokumyo than usual. I then raided the bride’s hairbrush, selecting a nice long one. Rather than holding it, on a whim, I dropped it on the reworked edge and observed it slicing cleanly in two. We always talk about great mug straight shaves, but this morning’s three passer was amazing, leaving me glassine smooth.

I do confess that I have a real passion for for Enders Speed Razor/Shavers. It probably is mostly psychological - the result of spending almost three years completing a search for all three handle colors of the last 1950’s model - red, green, and orange (butterscotch?). I found the red and green pretty quickly, but for whatever reason, was unable to find a decent orange. The orange handle I finally located had clearly faded over the last 55 to 60 years to what I like to think of as butterscotch.

This morning’s noggin shave featured the green handled version. For many years these wonderful little shavers sat unused in people’s collections until a blade hack using a de-edged original Enders proprietary blade as a shim for the Schick Proline injector was developed by my friend, Jeff (@jmudrick). At last these great little razors, that used to be handed out to passengers on PanAm Boeing 314 transcontinental Clipper flights, could be brought back into service.

The problem with this approach was that blade placement was always finicky, and while some shaves were superlative, others due to the inconsistency of the latter process we’re not so. Then Ian Ligocki began making a dedicated adapter featuring two neodymium magnets to hold the Schick Proline B-20 injector blade firmly in place. This little adapter changed the game entirely. It guarantees perfect blade placement every time. And that’s why my two pass ATG dome shave this morning knocked it out of the park leaving your happy narrator velveteen smooth from noggin to neck.

RAZOR: Thistle Cut 5/8 (Mug), Durham Enders Speed Shaver (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Proline B-20 Injector (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Simpson Chubby 3 Sovereign Fibre
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime AS Splash (Indian Version)

Sounds like a great shave, it is hard to find that Enders magnetic adaptor!

 

[hopper_64]

Tuesday - SOTD

Razor: Yaqi Slant
Blade: Polsilver SI (13)
Brush: Barberians Pure Badger
Soap: Derby
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Cool

 

[J-MN]

Razor: Fatip Nobile Open Comb
Blade: Lord, Platinum
Brush: Simpson, Captain 2 - Best Badger
Soap: Saponificio Varesino, Dolomiti - Beta 4.3
Post Shave: Every Man Jack, Natural Menthol-Signature Mint Face Lotion

 

[shm]

2022-05-31

Ikea Bowl ¤ No Name Boar ¤ Gillette G2000 + Proshave Platinum
TOBS Eton College Collection ¤ Myrsol Blue After Shave & Cologne

 

[awk_m4]

SOTD Tuesday May 31, 2022

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Pre: None
Lather: Proraso Green
Razor: Henson AL13 Medium
Blade: Feather
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Unscented
Post: Proraso
Have a great day!

 

[uptown]

Focus Razoblique slant
Feather
TOBS lemon & lime shave cream
Semogue boar
Aloe Vera
Phoenix Shaving pineapple bay rum aftershave

 

[JacobW]

Green Cult SS with Stando Ballux handle.

Very good shave, head and face

 

[RumpleBearskin]

May 31st

Torrey, Gibraltar
MWF
Simpson, Duke 3 in Best
4711
Tony Miller, "Steer-dovan" (not pictured)

My full hollow razors seem to prefer my Steer-dovan strop. I don't know if it's the lighter draw or the finer finish, but they love Tony's strop.

 

[Jgreenepa]

Sounds like a great shave, it is hard to find that Enders magnetic adaptor!

It sure is, Ron! I guess I was lucky to get in early. Beats the heck out of the de-edged blade hack! Pete Hendrix is a great guy. He can probably put you in touch with Ian Ligocki, the artisan who was making them.

 

[motto]

SOTD 20220532
Prep: warm towel
Bowl: Cheramiche di Sicilia
Brush: Wald Shaving Nimbus Raven J3
Soap: Acqua di Parma Barbiere
Razor: Rocnel Sailor Series 2022 MC
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Acqua di Parma Colonia intensa
AS: Acqua di Parma Barbiere

Best Regards
Marco