Paradigm Salient // Wizamet // Paladin // MdC // Pinaud
🎊 🎆 🏝 🎄🥂 “SOTD - Christmas/Holidays/New Years Eve Theme Week” DECEMBER 25th - DECEMBER 31st, 2023 ✝️ 🕎 🎅 🎇 🎉
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Paradigm Salient // Wizamet // Paladin // MdC // Pinaud
J A Henckels Friodur 8/8
Yaqi 26 Silvertip Badger Brush
Vitos Pre/Post Shave
West Coast Shaving Amber Rose Shave Soap
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Rose of Bulgaria After Shave
Yaqi 26 Silvertip Badger Brush
Vitos Pre/Post Shave
West Coast Shaving Amber Rose Shave Soap
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Rose of Bulgaria After Shave
Razor: Supply Adjustable
Blade: Supply Black (12)
Brush: Omega 10049
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper
Pre-shave: Stirling unscented soap - Proraso green cream
Lather: Proraso Blue
Aftershave: Bootleggers Perfecto Maduro
EdT: Cuba Orange
Blade: Supply Black (12)
Brush: Omega 10049
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper
Pre-shave: Stirling unscented soap - Proraso green cream
Lather: Proraso Blue
Aftershave: Bootleggers Perfecto Maduro
EdT: Cuba Orange
Saturday Morning Further Experimentation
Sometimes I am a hard head. I went back to the drawing board with the Vintage Enders blade and tried stropping it about 30-40 times. It was much smoother (enough for a three pass shave) but the efficiency was also diminished. Next trial is cutting down the stropping to just about five laps. I have plenty of the NOS Enders Vintage blades to experiment on. Actually dried down to a nice DFS shave. Proof of Concept.
Enders Safety Razor
Enders Carbon Steel Vintage Blade (1X) - Stropped
Ariana & Evans Spartacus Shave Soap
Simpson Trafalgar T2 Brush
7 Potencias Splash On
Barrister & Mann Seville Aftershave
Sometimes I am a hard head. I went back to the drawing board with the Vintage Enders blade and tried stropping it about 30-40 times. It was much smoother (enough for a three pass shave) but the efficiency was also diminished. Next trial is cutting down the stropping to just about five laps. I have plenty of the NOS Enders Vintage blades to experiment on. Actually dried down to a nice DFS shave. Proof of Concept.
Enders Safety Razor
Enders Carbon Steel Vintage Blade (1X) - Stropped
Ariana & Evans Spartacus Shave Soap
Simpson Trafalgar T2 Brush
7 Potencias Splash On
Barrister & Mann Seville Aftershave
SOTD December 30th 2023
December 2023 GRUME
DecemBOAR 2023
Double Edge DEcember 2023
SV Saturday
Hello friends
Rainy Saturday around here. Perfect for the last shave of the year. SV Manna di Sicilia, Omega Jade, Greencult 2.0 plate IV, Gillette Silver Blue (4) and Floïd The Genuine.
With us to say goodbye to 2023, Tony Bennett and Bill Evans.
Rating: 10
I wish you all a wonderful 2024 and great shaves!
December 2023 GRUME
DecemBOAR 2023
Double Edge DEcember 2023
SV Saturday
Hello friends
Rainy Saturday around here. Perfect for the last shave of the year. SV Manna di Sicilia, Omega Jade, Greencult 2.0 plate IV, Gillette Silver Blue (4) and Floïd The Genuine.
With us to say goodbye to 2023, Tony Bennett and Bill Evans.
Rating: 10
I wish you all a wonderful 2024 and great shaves!
Razor: Gillette 1960 F4 Fatboy Adjustable
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (German)
Brush: Teton Shaves Zen Series, Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Noble Otter Logbook
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Nivea Post Shave Balm
SOTD, Saturday, December 30th, 2023
Shower at gym + glycerin soap face lather and rinse
D.R. Harris almond shave soap
The Art of Shaving badger brush
Friedellko 5/8" "Saturday" straight razor
Cool washcloth rinse
Floid vetiver aftershave balm
Happy New year to All!
Preshave: Quick hot shower/Proraso White
Soap/Shave cream: Proraso Sandalwood
Razor: R41
Blade: Feather (Fresh)
Post shave: Nivea Sensitive Post Balm
Rating: 8/10
Great shave today. Nicked myself a couple times on accident. One was from a zit. I am up north in Iron country so I went with my hands instead of a brush for painting cream on the face. The water is heavy in iron minerals and I didn't want to stain my brush hairs. That was the main reason it was an 8 out of 10. The cream gets dry faster from this experience. I also only did one pass because of the finger painting.
A major plus was no razor burn so even with a poorer quality lather the Proraso still outperforms my TOBS Cedarwood and I think I can narrow it down to TOBS as the reason for the razor burn. It could be the oils.
Soap/Shave cream: Proraso Sandalwood
Razor: R41
Blade: Feather (Fresh)
Post shave: Nivea Sensitive Post Balm
Rating: 8/10
Great shave today. Nicked myself a couple times on accident. One was from a zit. I am up north in Iron country so I went with my hands instead of a brush for painting cream on the face. The water is heavy in iron minerals and I didn't want to stain my brush hairs. That was the main reason it was an 8 out of 10. The cream gets dry faster from this experience. I also only did one pass because of the finger painting.
A major plus was no razor burn so even with a poorer quality lather the Proraso still outperforms my TOBS Cedarwood and I think I can narrow it down to TOBS as the reason for the razor burn. It could be the oils.
12/30/23
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Simpson Duke #2 in Best Badger
11/16 George Wostenholm "Pipe Razor"
Tony Miller 3" Steerhide Strop
Omega Alum Stick
Mennan Skin Bracer
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Simpson Duke #2 in Best Badger
11/16 George Wostenholm "Pipe Razor"
Tony Miller 3" Steerhide Strop
Omega Alum Stick
Mennan Skin Bracer
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
Saturday, December 30
I Coloniali~~Morris & Forndran Ali Baba 2 (Lee Sabini knot)~~Ralf Aust~~Vintage Ralph Lauren Polo (Warner)
Have a great day!
I Coloniali~~Morris & Forndran Ali Baba 2 (Lee Sabini knot)~~Ralf Aust~~Vintage Ralph Lauren Polo (Warner)
Have a great day!
Shavette Jaguar Orca , shaving soap Erasmic stick , shaving brush Yaki 24 rojo marmol dos bandas , aftershave Pitralon
30 December 2023
Yaqi Sputnik
Wizamet Super Iridium (16)
Semogue SOC
La Savonnière du Moulin (185)
Hawkins & Brimble
Yaqi Sputnik
Wizamet Super Iridium (16)
Semogue SOC
La Savonnière du Moulin (185)
Hawkins & Brimble
Pre-shave: Warm water rinse
Razor: Karve Overlander SS
Blade: Wizamet (1)
Soap: B&M Red Letter Day
DecemBOAR: Omega 10066
Post Shave: Alum
Balm: Stirling Unscented
And a splash of The Veg
This is my last shave of DecemBOAR. It has been fun and at least a couple boars will stay in the regular rotation. I couldn’t resist one more picture with the blooming Christmas cactus.
28 December
Brush: DS Cosmetic
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street "Grapefruit"
Razor: 1960s Personna (British made)
Blade: Gillette "Platinum"
Witch hazel: Thayers "Lemon"
Alum block: Osma
After shave: Myrsol "Don Carlos 1972"
Hydrating cream: Farm Stay "Black Snail & Peptide 9"
Brush: DS Cosmetic
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street "Grapefruit"
Razor: 1960s Personna (British made)
Blade: Gillette "Platinum"
Witch hazel: Thayers "Lemon"
Alum block: Osma
After shave: Myrsol "Don Carlos 1972"
Hydrating cream: Farm Stay "Black Snail & Peptide 9"
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
SE SOTD, Saturday, December 30th 2023
Razor : TNNSER 3D printed SE by Tom White, Mfg 2020>, mid range. Tom did a nice job of designing this with other folks who worked on the handle design from my understanding. Tom has designed a lot of different razors over the years . Had a close comfortable shave this morning.
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE (5) very sharp with excellent longevity.
Soap : TOBS Sandalwood cream, nice herbal sandalwood scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi "Bali" 24mm 3band silvertip badger. Excellent lather generator, luxury pillow like soft tips, nice splay 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 : Proraso red sandalwood with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :
or CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers=
Had a close comfortable shave this morning with my TNNSER razor with a coated Gem blade.
Have some great shaves!
Razor : TNNSER 3D printed SE by Tom White, Mfg 2020>, mid range. Tom did a nice job of designing this with other folks who worked on the handle design from my understanding. Tom has designed a lot of different razors over the years . Had a close comfortable shave this morning.
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE (5) very sharp with excellent longevity.
Soap : TOBS Sandalwood cream, nice herbal sandalwood scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi "Bali" 24mm 3band silvertip badger. Excellent lather generator, luxury pillow like soft tips, nice splay 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 : Proraso red sandalwood with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :
or CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Had a close comfortable shave this morning with my TNNSER razor with a coated Gem blade.Have some great shaves!
30 December
Brush: Zenith 506
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street "Cedarwood"
Razor: 1970s Personna TTO (British made)
Blade: Gillette "Platinum"
Witch hazel: Pearlessence "Rose Water"
Alum block: Osma
After shave: Meißner Tremonia "Warm Woods"
Hydrating cream: Farm Stay "Black Snail & Peptide 9"
Brush: Zenith 506
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street "Cedarwood"
Razor: 1970s Personna TTO (British made)
Blade: Gillette "Platinum"
Witch hazel: Pearlessence "Rose Water"
Alum block: Osma
After shave: Meißner Tremonia "Warm Woods"
Hydrating cream: Farm Stay "Black Snail & Peptide 9"
New Year's Eve SOTD
Razor: Rhodium Gillette Toggle
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D7)
Brush: Semogue Owners Club 2012 Limited Edition Badger\Boar
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal 4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Soap: Chiseled Face/Zoologist – Civet
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Cologne: Cerruti 1881
I wish all participants of the forum a Happy New Year
Not really Christmas but Attempting to take down an 8 days worth of growth without thinning it down with a clippers first challenge (ish)?
Razor : LORD smart
Blade : normally a gillete nacet kind of guy but I figured I'd need all the sharpness I need doing this challenge
Preshave/face wash : Pears soap
Cream : Nivea men classic in a tube
AS lotion : Nivea freshkick
AS Balm: arko cool
Razor : LORD smart
Blade : normally a gillete nacet kind of guy but I figured I'd need all the sharpness I need doing this challenge
Preshave/face wash : Pears soap
Cream : Nivea men classic in a tube
AS lotion : Nivea freshkick
AS Balm: arko cool
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