SOTD : Saturday 27 August - Friday 2 September 2022.

[TobyC]

 

[churchilllafemme]

Monday AM 2022-08-29
International Bat Night

Rooney 1/1 Faux Ivory Finest (22/45)
Penhaligon's Endymion shaving cream
Carbon Adamas
Personna 74 Tungsten (3)
Yacht Club International aftershave (vintage)

 

[LeeMaz]

SOTD: 29/08/2022

Razor: Hone 15
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium, 2nd use
Brush: Omega #625 silver tip badger
Bowl: Captains Choice Copper Lather Bowl Standard Bowl
Preshave: PAA Cube Unscented Soap
Soap: Shannon’s Soaps Mars Puck
Aftershave: Shannon’s Soaps Mars & Channel Allure EDT
Balm: Bart's Balm BEN KILBRECK Balm
Additional Care: Osma Laboratoires Alum Block

I obviously need to load more soap with my badgers, why do I forget this almost every time? Anyway a lump more soap in the bowl and normal service was resumed! A fabulous shave as ever, ready for day three with it tomorrow.
Enjoy the rest of your day guys!

 

[isaiah53]

Gillette Tech
Polsilver si
Asylum Scanlon synthetic
Martin de Candre original
Innisfree green tea toner
Chanel pour Monsieur edt

 

[Burnsy]

Blade: Treet Platinum #2
Razor : Rockwell 6S plate 4
Brush; Omega boar
Soap: Signature Soaps Wicstun.
Fantabulous, beaudacious or should I say utterly titterferlareous shave. The Signature soap Wicstun was bought before the war in Ukraine started . Wicstun RIP . I'll miss you.

 

[Boycie83]

The Signature soap Wicstun was bought before the war in Ukraine started . Wicstun RIP . I'll miss you.

Help me out here - I don't understand what you mean by this.

 

[wooky114]

 

[pjgh]

Monday 29th August

Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Hampshire Wool Fat Shaving Soap & Kent Infinity+ Silver Fibre
Ever Ready 1914 & GEM by Personna (1)
Gillette Series Wild Rain (Vintage) Aftershave

We don't hear much about the 1914 ...

Remember, in 1914, this was the Ever-Ready brand competition to the GEM Damaskeene since the 1912 as it's called did not come about until 1919. From my analysis of the razor (see: https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/co...-1924-identification.25875/page-2#post-837536) we can see that it did survive across the 1919 breakpoint and with those capless Test Outfits, it did seem that the 1914 had more to offer ASR ... but it would appear to dwindle into the annals of history and by 1924, there was a replacement issued in.

It should be more celebrated!

 

[Boycie83]

29/08/2022

Razor: ATT X1
Blade: Schick Proline (1)
Brush: Boti Leader Silvertip 30mm
Soap: Trumpers Eucris

 

[donnie_arko]

Monday 29th August

Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Hampshire Wool Fat Shaving Soap & Kent Infinity+ Silver Fibre
Ever Ready 1914 & GEM by Personna (1)
Gillette Series Wild Rain (Vintage) Aftershave

We don't hear much about the 1914 ...

Remember, in 1914, this was the Ever-Ready brand competition to the GEM Damaskeene since the 1912 as it's called did not come about until 1919. From my analysis of the razor (see: https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/co...-1924-identification.25875/page-2#post-837536) we can see that it did survive across the 1919 breakpoint and with those capless Test Outfits, it did seem that the 1914 had more to offer ASR ... but it would appear to dwindle into the annals of history and by 1924, there was a replacement issued in.

It should be more celebrated!

What's the Wild Rain aftershave like? The 90's Gillette Cool Wave aftershave is the first aftershave I ever bought, and I do quite like their aftershaves.

I saw a new one for sale but haven't seen any user reports for it just yet.

 

[pjgh]

What's the Wild Rain aftershave like? The 90's Gillette Cool Wave aftershave is the first aftershave I ever bought, and I do quite like their aftershaves.

I saw a new one for sale but haven't seen any user reports for it just yet.

You can see that they were going for a lighter Brut or a Boss Sport as it's very much in the same vein, but more crisp and appley. Not a lot of scent after the initial blast, but that's to be expected with an aftershave.

I think Cool Wave might well have been my first intentionally bought aftershave as well. Shaving was purely functional and done with any disposable, whatever soap was on the side of the sink and a rinse. I think I was married before I took shaving even slightly seriously and bought a (posh) Gillette Sensor and a bottle of splash.

 

[Burnsy]

Help me out here - I don't understand what you mean by this.

Ive no more of the Wicstun soap left. Its all used.

 

[Boycie83]

Ive no more of the Wicstun soap left. Its all used.

I'm with you now - it's lasted you since February. I thought you meant it was a Russian soap!!

 

[donnie_arko]

You can see that they were going for a lighter Brut or a Boss Sport as it's very much in the same vein, but more crisp and appley. Not a lot of scent after the initial blast, but that's to be expected with an aftershave.

I think Cool Wave might well have been my first intentionally bought aftershave as well. Shaving was purely functional and done with any disposable, whatever soap was on the side of the sink and a rinse. I think I was married before I took shaving even slightly seriously and bought a (posh) Gillette Sensor and a bottle of splash.

Thanks for the info.

Good to hear another enthusiast for the 90's Gillette Cool Wave splash!

Btw, this is the new Gillette aftershave on the market.

After Shave Lotion - Gillette Series After Shave Splash Revitalizing Sea Mist | Makeup.uk

The Gillette After Shave Splash is the perfect conclusion to your grooming ritual. This product features an alcohol-based formula that instantly refreshes and tones the skin after razor contact, leaving it silky smooth and soft. It is distinguished by an intense and bright sea mist fragrance...

makeup.uk

 

[TobyC]

Monday 29th August

Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Hampshire Wool Fat Shaving Soap & Kent Infinity+ Silver Fibre
Ever Ready 1914 & GEM by Personna (1)
Gillette Series Wild Rain (Vintage) Aftershave

We don't hear much about the 1914 ...

Remember, in 1914, this was the Ever-Ready brand competition to the GEM Damaskeene since the 1912 as it's called did not come about until 1919. From my analysis of the razor (see: https://www.theshavingroom.co.uk/co...-1924-identification.25875/page-2#post-837536) we can see that it did survive across the 1919 breakpoint and with those capless Test Outfits, it did seem that the 1914 had more to offer ASR ... but it would appear to dwindle into the annals of history and by 1924, there was a replacement issued in.

It should be more celebrated!

I celebrate mine!

 

[pjgh]

Thanks for the info.

Good to hear another enthusiast for the 90's Gillette Cool Wave splash!

Btw, this is the new Gillette aftershave on the market.

After Shave Lotion - Gillette Series After Shave Splash Revitalizing Sea Mist | Makeup.uk

The Gillette After Shave Splash is the perfect conclusion to your grooming ritual. This product features an alcohol-based formula that instantly refreshes and tones the skin after razor contact, leaving it silky smooth and soft. It is distinguished by an intense and bright sea mist fragrance...

makeup.uk

I have a vintage Cool Wave and a much newer vintage, but vintage (now) nevertheless ... a bottle of Fusion Aftershave.