SOTD : Saturday 30th June - Friday 6th July 2018

Sotd - Saturday 30th June and today - the first of July -

30/6/18

Razor - Rockwell 6C - 2 plate
blade - vintage Super Iridium (5)
brush - Semogue 2000 boar
soap - Vreto Mandarin
post - witch hazel
a/s - OSP Orange and Patchouli
balm - Alvarez y Gomez Barberia
scent - Hermes Eau d'orange Verte edt.

today -

Razor - Rockwell 6C - 2 plate
blade - vintage Super Iridium (6)
brush - Simpsons P8 Phyl best
soap - Nanny's Lemon, Basil and Mandarin tallow
post - witch hazel
a/s - Floid Mentally Vigorous
balm - Floid
scent - ADP Mirto di Panarea edt.

Result - just lovely.

Two days in a row? Who would have thought? Next to bugger all to take off today - but I enjoyed yesterday's shave so much I couldn't resist. It is still unusually warm here - I have noticed that I tend to gravitate towards citrus scents in the heat - rather than the obvious menthol. If you have used a Vreto soap - you don't need someone to tell you how good it is. Among the best soaps I own. The Mirto di Panarea is transformed when you wear it in hotter conditions - I'm not sure why this is - warmer skin perhaps - the projection of it is massively enhanced. The scent pyramid changes. An appreciative - purr purr - 'what are you wearing,' from my other half. Job done. Enjoy your shaves one and all - yours - I.

Oh - about the only thing that registers with me about international sporting events is the always present sense of collective amnesia - historical and contemporary. So - some guys are kicking an inflated pigskin up and down a field in Russia apparently. An autocracy based upon a kleptocracy currently. Putin and FIFA are natural bedfellows? - I'm not sure who is more corrupt? Let's take Sochi - on the Black Sea coast - for instance - wind back to 1864 or thereabouts - if you were unfortunate enough to be an ethic Circassian - and you had survived the forced march to the port - that was the last you were going to see of your homeland. The basic problem was that the Circassians had the misfortune to be settled at the junction point of three empires - Russian, Persian and Ottoman - also they lived in the Caucasus - famously restive as a region - the locals never took kindly to outsiders telling them what to do. So the Circassians - along with other groups - Ingush, Chechens and Ossetians - to name but three - were in open revolt against the Russians from 1763 to 1864. In 1857 a minister - Dmitry Milytun - came up with a plan just to get rid of the whole lot of them - ethnic cleansing. Signed off by the Tsar soon afterwards. Latterly in the process the Circassian elders made peace overtures to the Russians - but these were never passed back to St Petersburg - the generals were making far too much money appropriating prime pasture land and timber - selling them on to the - mostly Cossack - incomers. The rebels had their last stand just outside Sochi in 1864 - the Russian name for the place translates as the 'field of blood,' - tells you all you need to know I think? That was the end of resistance. The survivors were shipped to Ottoman territory - ironically welcomed by the Caliphate - given what they were going to do to the Armenians 50 odd years later. Numbers are problematic here - the Russians have never acknowledged that they carried out a genocide - no shit - around 400,000 dead from various factors and 497,000 expelled - seem reasonable figures. The diaspora today comes to about 1.5 million people - mostly in Istanbul and Uskudar on the Bosphorous - the second biggest group were in Syria. Nae luck. Enjoy the game!
 
And the Arlo stick is an homage to dirty mop water.
Tongue in cheek with a bit of honesty to boot.

To me it smells like old laundry soap my grandma used for pre washing motor oil stains. Brings back nice memories. I actually like it (once it airs out a bit). ;)

Tomorrow my SOTD will be an Arko stick, $2 turkish boar brush and the super cheap Baili Platinum+ blades that came free with my BD191.
 
Excellent post as always Iain, highly informative as usual but several stadia are better than one
'field of blood,'
And judging from my football predictions so far you better run for cover.
To me it smells like old laundry soap my grandma used for pre washing motor oil stains. Brings back nice memories. I actually like it (once it airs out a bit). ;)

Tomorrow my SOTD will be an Arko stick, $2 turkish boar brush and the super cheap Baili Platinum+ blades that came free with my BD191.
My mum was a cleaner in the local hospital and the stick reminds me of her mop bucket.
We both agree that money doesn't buy the shave, I have a very good anbbas boar brush and love Palmolive stick.
 
Last edited:
Sotd - Saturday 30th June and today - the first of July -

30/6/18

Razor - Rockwell 6C - 2 plate
blade - vintage Super Iridium (5)
brush - Semogue 2000 boar
soap - Vreto Mandarin
post - witch hazel
a/s - OSP Orange and Patchouli
balm - Alvarez y Gomez Barberia
scent - Hermes Eau d'orange Verte edt.

today -

Razor - Rockwell 6C - 2 plate
blade - vintage Super Iridium (6)
brush - Simpsons P8 Phyl best
soap - Nanny's Lemon, Basil and Mandarin tallow
post - witch hazel
a/s - Floid Mentally Vigorous
balm - Floid
scent - ADP Mirto di Panarea edt.

Result - just lovely.

Two days in a row? Who would have thought? Next to bugger all to take off today - but I enjoyed yesterday's shave so much I couldn't resist. It is still unusually warm here - I have noticed that I tend to gravitate towards citrus scents in the heat - rather than the obvious menthol. If you have used a Vreto soap - you don't need someone to tell you how good it is. Among the best soaps I own. The Mirto di Panarea is transformed when you wear it in hotter conditions - I'm not sure why this is - warmer skin perhaps - the projection of it is massively enhanced. The scent pyramid changes. An appreciative - purr purr - 'what are you wearing,' from my other half. Job done. Enjoy your shaves one and all - yours - I.

Oh - about the only thing that registers with me about international sporting events is the always present sense of collective amnesia - historical and contemporary. So - some guys are kicking an inflated pigskin up and down a field in Russia apparently. An autocracy based upon a kleptocracy currently. Putin and FIFA are natural bedfellows? - I'm not sure who is more corrupt? Let's take Sochi - on the Black Sea coast - for instance - wind back to 1864 or thereabouts - if you were unfortunate enough to be an ethic Circassian - and you had survived the forced march to the port - that was the last you were going to see of your homeland. The basic problem was that the Circassians had the misfortune to be settled at the junction point of three empires - Russian, Persian and Ottoman - also they lived in the Caucasus - famously restive as a region - the locals never took kindly to outsiders telling them what to do. So the Circassians - along with other groups - Ingush, Chechens and Ossetians - to name but three - were in open revolt against the Russians from 1763 to 1864. In 1857 a minister - Dmitry Milytun - came up with a plan just to get rid of the whole lot of them - ethnic cleansing. Signed off by the Tsar soon afterwards. Latterly in the process the Circassian elders made peace overtures to the Russians - but these were never passed back to St Petersburg - the generals were making far too much money appropriating prime pasture land and timber - selling them on to the - mostly Cossack - incomers. The rebels had their last stand just outside Sochi in 1864 - the Russian name for the place translates as the 'field of blood,' - tells you all you need to know I think? That was the end of resistance. The survivors were shipped to Ottoman territory - ironically welcomed by the Caliphate - given what they were going to do to the Armenians 50 odd years later. Numbers are problematic here - the Russians have never acknowledged that they carried out a genocide - no shit - around 400,000 dead from various factors and 497,000 expelled - seem reasonable figures. The diaspora today comes to about 1.5 million people - mostly in Istanbul and Uskudar on the Bosphorous - the second biggest group were in Syria. Nae luck. Enjoy the game!

Yet another interesting and informative SOTD post from you I. I always look forward to seeing what interesting titbit of history or any of the many subjects that you have stored away in that mind of yours you will bring to the table.
Is there a football match taking place? I don't know, each to there own but you couldn't pay me enough to watch a football match, now boxing is a another matter, it's got to be heavyweight though, or motor cycle racing, there's something I can watch and enjoy.
I look forward to your next post, yours, P. :)
 
Excellent post as always Iain, highly informative as usual but several stadia are better than one

And judging from my football predictions so far you better run for cover.

My mum was a cleaner in the local hospital and the stick reminds me of her mop bucket.
We both agree that money doesn't buy the shave, I have a very good anbbas boar brush and love Palmolive stick.

I like to challenge myself with the cheapies and get a good shave out of them. Keeps the technique in check. Cheers.
 
~SOTD~

Early morning shave

Prep ~ Shower with Valbora Gliicerlanolina soap
Razor ~ Kropp 6/8ths
Soap ~ Stirling Glastonbury
Brush ~ SOC Taj Boar
Post - Thayers Rose petal
Scent ~ Pashana Cologne

My third day straight using a straight razor (pun intended) :)
This one being the smallest of my Kropps and I feel the easiest to throw around my face, this could be due to the fact that I dont use straights every day and I'm not as proficient as someone who does.
The Stirring Glastonbury contains mutton tallow and not bovine tallow and I think it's better for it, it just feels a little more slick and who doesn't love the smell of mutton tallow in the morning, Mmm....mutton tallow....:)
The SOC Taj Boar whipped up a fantastic lather, I got carried away with loading the brush and ended up with enough for both myself and Blademonkey, he's shit at lathering anyway!
A good shave was had with no blood loss and a very good finnish, well pleased!
After my post shave treatment I gave myself an all over body splash with the Pashana Cologne and some Pashana Portugal hair tonic for my hair for that barber shop scent....lovely.

Wishing you lovely people a cracking day.....P. :)1530488356538_FullSizeRender.jpg
 
Last edited:
Date: 02 July 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Vintage Sir Irisch Moos Shaving Stick
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 38C / ASCO Super Stainless (orange) #4
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer
Fragrance:- Proraso Wood & Spice
 
Feather SS Scotch Wood
Feather Pro
Maseto 24 mm 2 Band
Saponificio Varesino,Stella Alpina
Thayers Rose Petal
Old Spice

5794a2bf-f983-4ef7-95e2-ee482f5be793-jpeg.31666
 
1530513105220.jpeg

Brush: Frank Shaving 20mm Best Badger
Cream: OSP Orange & Patchouli
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Trig (1)

Weean continues his adventures in soapland.... I did somewhat overload the brush with water this morning, but by tipping the dish a bit and allowing the excess to drain to the bottom that was sorted, and I was quickly rewarded with a frighteningly generous amount of deliciously-smelling and very effective lather. Gorgeous.

I was a big fan of the Treet Platinum, so I thought I'd give the (cheaper) Trig stainless blade from the same company a whirl, which I notice @Palmolive fox has been putting through its paces recently too. I'm not really sure what to make of it. On the first pass there was a tiny bit of tugging, but on the second pass it was 'is there a blade there?' smooth, and certainly effective. I shall watch how this develops with interest.

Happy shaving.
 
Monday 2nd July

Pears Glycerine Soap
NSS Traditional (Tallow) Yushu Soap
Semogue 1800 Boar Brush
Ming Shi 2000S (3.5, 4.5, 5.5) with a Wilkinson/Gillette Blade
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aloe Vera Gel and Rosehip Oil
Pinaud Gent's Gin AS

Three passes for a superb BBS shave. This is my last check in until Thursday evening as I am just about to leave for N Ireland....and my 87 year old Mother does not have Internet access!
 
Back
Top Bottom