SOTD "Free Week" July 4th - 10th, 2016

[rm71]

Sunday evening

Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Shark SS (2)
Cream: Jm Fraser
Brush: Vulfix 1000a
A/S: Nivea
ASB: Gaia Organic ASB

 

[alfredus]

Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: Supply Provisions Single Edge Aggressive
Blade: Schick Injector (2)
Brush: Doug Korn Epsilon 2-band
Lather: Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, Australian Emu Oil

Fantastic pictures every one - thank you and I hope you have a great Sunday ​

 

[120inna55]

Head & face shower shave. 1 days growth.


Technique: WTG / XTG / ATG/clean-up.
Prep: Shower.
Soap: Barrister and Mann - Rhapsody
Brush: BSB-Ti w/HMW Extra Dense
Razor: Star 1912
Blade: Gem by Personna(1)
Post: Barrister and Mann - Rhapsody

This was my first time using Rhapsody soap, but I've been using the splash periodically for the past week. While the margins are getting tighter and the field is getting packed with top-notch artisans, Barrister and Mann's Glissant soap base remains my personal benchmark. It hits all the right criteria for me: ease of lather, durability, water range, density and cushion, slickness, and post-shave feel. That's not to say that I haven't used other soaps that are slicker than Glissant, for instance, but Glissant manages to meet all the criteria well and consistently.

In true Barrister and Mann fashion, Rhapsody is a unique and complex scent. Upon lathering, I get a rather striking and robust pungent pear blossom aroma. There's no mistaking this is the foremost scent of this soap. Pear blossom is a complex scent all by itself. I have quite a bit of experience with the scent as I was surrounded by pear trees where I grew up. The scent of a pear blossom changes quite a bit over its lifetime. The early blossom is bitter and green and later, at full bloom, it evolves to the familiar pungent scent that travels on the wind quite well. As the blossom yellows and then browns, it peaks with a sickly sweet scent with acrid notes. Rhapsody seems to hit this just before the sweetness really hits. It's not all pear blossom, though. As the shave progressed, the profile got deeper and heavier with warm sandalwood and patchouli and finally a musky vanilla.

The splash starts the step-wise introduction of the aforementioned notes in just about the same order, only faster, of course. The dry-down is a pleasant pear blossom, vanilla, and musk that seem to be equally distributed. Much later, probably around 4 hours, I detect a transient peppery note before it fades.

Rhapsody is not your typical floral scent. It accurately captures the pungent essence of pear blossoms without being single-faceted by incorporating somewhat subtle complementary notes.

 

[Cash_Stronomer]

Edwin Synthetic * Early Tech * Silver Blue
Godrej Sensitive with Family Dollar Spice

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[Antique Hoosier]

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[FONT=&quot]Michael Hunter & Son[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Kanayama #3[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Plisson HMW #12[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Santa Maria Novella Crema da Barba[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Dopo Barba di Camaldoli[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Tabac Hair Cream
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[Bobcat]

Sunday
Prep: Warm Shower-WSP Bath Soap-Mahogany
Soap: Proraso Blue Cream
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue Super Platinum (3)
Brush: oscar11 Boar-26mmx60mm
Aftershave: Speick

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Proraso Blue Cream today. 7 seconds to load the oscar11 Boar. Easy, thick, slick, lather Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue SP in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Speick.

Bob

 

[Red Rider]

SOTD July 10/16 (Euro cup final. Viva Portugal !!)


Razor - Schick adjustable with twin blade
Soap - Tabac stick
Bowl - Copper dimpled
Post - Thayer's lavender

 

[melyus]

 

[CapnPanther]

Sunday

Pre-shave: Anthony Sport Face Scrub
Razor: RazoRock Little Bastone
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush: Rooney 1/2 Best Badger
Soap: Acca Kappa Almond Shaving Cream
Aftershave: Alum/ Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
Balm: SCS Oakmoss Lavendula

 

[blzrfn]

Simpson 26 Pure Badger
Barbershop Shaving Soap Original
Kampfe Star Lather Catcher
GEM SS PTFE
Avon Spicy Aftershave​

 

[Roderick]

July 10 SOTD
Schick Injector Canadian Ivory E /Chick (5)
Kiss my Face Lavender & Shea
Semogue 1520 Premium Boar
Gentlemen's Pride ASB
Stetson Cologne - Fresh
I had forgotten how good KMF cream is. Pleasant aroma, great face feel and excellent cushion and slickness. The aggressive E4 was turned into a mild tech like instrument with this cream and the splash of Stetson left no burn at all, but I am Dolphin smooth. Have a blessed day gentlemen.

 

[Doug57]

10 July 2016

Imperial Eagle 6/8
Premier Black Latigo Strop
3P Pre-shave Cream
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Geo. F. Trumper Coconut Oil Cream
Pinaud Citrus Musk

 

[mdevine]

2014 LE B&B Rudy Vey Two-band
Yardley
Rocket HD/ Super Iridium
Lucido
Amouage Tribute Attar

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Sunday, July 10th, 2016

Shower at gym + Glycerin soap face lather and rinse
Tabac shave soap
Plisson badger brush
Puma 5/8" straight razor
Cool washcloth rinse
Tabac aftershave and cologne

Looking back at the ride past village Lorch along Rhine a couple weeks ago!

 

[Guestabc]

A new one for me and it is a beauty!

Thanks Dan.


...and beautiful shots and posts from the remainder of yesterday and today. Hope you are having a blessed Sunday, Everyone!

 

[Guestabc]

Sunday Shave 7.10.2016
Musgo Glyce face lather & rinse

Wade & Butcher frame back
Matt DeRuiter "Tucson" two-band Boar
SCS Fairway shave soap
SCS fairway aftershave splash
Penhaligon's English Fern EdT.


Good Sunday to you Gentlemen

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[eezee]

7/10/16

3P Pre Shave Cream
Reef Point Peerless
Muhle 21H 220 Rytmo w/Black Fiber
11/16 Chaussis Torpedo #270
Tony Miller 3" Heirloom Steerhide Strop
Shavex Alum Block
La Toja
George F. Trumper Lime Skin Food
Hove Limes des Buras
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[GordyN]

Prep - Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Gillette Fatboy
Blade - Perma-Sharp Super (#3)
Brush - Shavemac Raptor 26/52 DO1 3 Band Bulb
Soap - Nanny's Silly Soap Traditional Moroccan Sands
After - Frozen towel / Cien X-Bolt A/S
Result - Ridiculously Dolphin Smooth

I've been using some of the best soaps and creams available recently, so the bar has been set pretty high. This is a tallow first for Nanny's Silly Soap and Sharon has not only vaulted over the bar, but straight out of the stadium!
We're very lucky to have the calibre of soap makers in the UK that we do, and this little red tin can stand proudly beside the giants of the shaving soap industry.
It's got all I look for in a soap, and for me the all-important post-shave feel, which is just fantastic!

 

[Baltimoron]

'60 Fatboy
Bolzano
Kent BK8
Italian Barber Amici
Niva Sensitive Aftershave Balm

 

[cmh737]

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Genco "Easy Aces"/Simpson Classic 2/Stirling "Island Man" soap & aftershave