SOTD "FREE WEEK" January 27th - February 2nd, 2020

[Oberloser]

 

[HarryAU570]

Date:- 31 January 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Nordost
Razor/Blade:- Karve CB SS 'D' / Wizamet Polsilver Brown Stainless #11
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Fragrance:- L'eau D'issey Pour Homme

 

[benos]

Thursday SOTD

I used a “new to me” SR today. It’s an M. Jung. After some strop work on both canvas and leather, I decided to give it a try. It was a really nice 3 pass shave.

Preshave- hot shower

Brush- my old Missouri Meerschaum pipe bowl handle w/Tuxedo synthetic knot

Soap-Razorock Tuscan Oud Italian (I’m finding this soap works better for my SR shaves with more water and less fluffy lather)

Razor-M. Jung New York - Germany

After-Nivea balm and a healthy splash of Dickinsons Which Hazel

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OK, that is just the neatest concept for a brush that I've heard of.

 

[benos]

SOTN

Paladin PK47 Butterscotch 28MM // Razorock Black Mamba // Wowzers! Soap // Rhapsody Splash // PolSilver SI Blade (1)

I couldn't find my Wowzers! Splash but Rhapsody pairs quite nicely. Work hard, fair play atcha, shave on! Cheers [emoji482]

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Wow, that razor is cool. Never seen that before.

 

[Shavingexperience]

Soap : Barrister and Mann - Seville
SotD : 31-01-2020
Razor : Rex – Ambassador
Blade : Gillette Perma Sharp (1)
Brush : @paragonshaving - Synthetic RAV Brush
Scuttle: @Mkeramiek
Eau de Toilette : Ralph Lauren – Polo Blue
Score : 90 (review on Instagram : shavingexperience)

 

[King-Joe]

31.01.2020

razor : Parker 99r TTO
blade : Personna Q-ball (102) since 14.07.2019
brush : Omega s-brush
soap : Arko Stick foamed on face
alum
aftershave : Tobacco

Have a nice day !

 

[Klinker]

Friday 01.31.20 SOTD

Shugar Soapworks Oatmeal & Verbena Soap lather and rinse
Schick Type G8 Injector Razor
NOS Schick Eversharp Injector Blade USA (1)
Vintage Kingsley (Austria) Pure Badger
Fine Fresh Vetiver in a vintage mug
Fine Fresh Vetiver aftershave

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[Jgreenepa]

Hope every thing gets back to a even Keel for yourself, all the best!

Thanks, Ron! It all was one big misunderstanding! SWMBO thought I fainted, and being overprotective dialed 911. She didn’t believe that I tripped over my dachshund’s rubber chicken which he’d inconveniently left on the path to the bathroom.

Gillette New Improved
Gillette Nacet (2)
Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti
Rudy Vey Dark Amber Butterscotch "Keyhole" with Shavemac 2 Band Silvertip
PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum

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One of my favorite Gillette shavers! Lovely razor and great kit!

 

[cryhavoc]

Friday SOTD

Gillette 1950 NDC Super Speed
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (6)
Mike's Orange, Cedarwood and Black Pepper
Omega 10290 Boar
Skin Bracer​

 

[juanps]

Hi ! , today shaving with Shavette Cloud and Christy 1925, because I'm learning on the Shavette .....

PRE: ARGAN OIL + ARKO CREAM + YAQI LAKE MOUNTAIN + SHAVETTE CLOUD + CLOUD BLADE + CHRISTY 1925 + PERSONNA + MILDEEN BALM (ALDI-LASCARAY) + LA TOJA A.S.

 

[uptown]

Yaqi Knight Helmet
Gillette Silver Blue
Homelikeshaving light shave soap
Omega boar
Nivea post shave balm
Kramperts bay rum aftershave

 

[Mike R]

Friday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Cream: Godrej Lime
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Gillette Nacet
A/S: Dollar Store Splash - Green / "Original"
Cologne / Fragrance: Aramis Tobacco Reserve

Mike

 

[NJDJ]

Wolfman WR1 Antique Bronze on Darwin Handle - Wizamet - Morris & Forndran Genuine Horn Pre Collaboration - Aseop SS Bowl - Grooming Dept Pre Shave - Nuavia Blu - Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square AS

 

[CapnPanther]

Friday
Pre-shave: Trader Joe’s Face Wash/Stirling Bergamot Lavender Pre-Shave Oil
Razor: OREN
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 in Best Badger
Soap: Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg
Aftershave: Alum/Baxter Herbal Mint Toner/Ogallala Bay Rum
Balm: Clinique for Men Broad Spectrum Moisturizer

 

[cyclingsteveb]

31 Jan 20
Razor: Gillette New short comb
Blade: Derby (2)
Brush: 26mm Omega #10083 Boar brush
Pre-Shave: Shower and face wash
Lather: Lea shaving soap
Aftershave: Fine Platinum splash / Bodyshop Arber AS balm
Additional Care: Thayers WH

 

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD 01/31/20

This morning I woke up to a relatively gray day. One of the issues with having a collection of utility objects is that as it grows, certain early favorites are pushed aside in favor of the newer arrivals. What razor should I select to shave with and close out the month? I looked at my rack of 16 daily drivers And noticed that I had been neglecting one of my stalwarts, the Muhle R41 (2011) on its RazoRock SS Barber Pole handle. In addition, my shaving creams have been have seeing little use. So I selected my Kapo fresh. I like to bowl lather my shaving creams, so I also grabbed my ceramic shaving scuttle. Jayaruh’s Custom Rosewood Silvertip Badger was my choice of brush. I cold rinsed with water and applied my regular PAA Preshave soap to head and face. My shave gang over at TSD have been on a hot lather kick with a variety of shaving soaps. So I had boiled some water, and added it to my usual smidge of Kapo Fresh with 5 drops of M-Bomb. The result was a thin, white, disappointing bubbly result. So I added a bit more cream and proceeded to lather without much change. As soon as I began transferring this seemingly nothing lather to my face and noggin, however, voila, thick, luxurious, hot lather. So this is what they’re talking about! Now the thing I know about the R41 is that besides being a highly efficient shaver, it demands concentration and focus.

My first WTG pass on my face went beautifully as I rode the cap carefully throughout. Short careful strokes cleared the whiskers right down to the skin line on my face, leaving me with an incredibly close bloodless first pass even around the troublesome Adam’s apple with only three rough spots. Now it was time for the head. I usually use long sweeping ATG strokes on the dome with my trusty Silversmith, Vector or Shake Sharp, but remembered that this never worked well with this razor. So I proceeded to use the same cap-riding short stroke technique on the gourd, with WTG short strokes, and experienced the same whisker clearing result as on the face, although it took me far longer than my usual head shave. There remained only two rough spots in the usual places, for that second pass. Usually I go ATG, but with this razor and my arthritis would be bitten. So instead I elected to go XTG, and for the first time ended up with probably one of the closest head shaves I’ve ever experienced. Returning to my face, I experienced another extremely close shave. A check with the alum block revealed heat around each of the trouble spots. Given that, I guess I would have to term the result a near BBS all around. What a great shave to end the month on. I feel clean, smoooth, coool and refreshed

RAZOR: Muhle R41 (2011) on RR Barber Pole SS Handle
BLADE: Wizamet Super Iridium
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Jayaruh Custom Rosewood Silvertip Badger
CREAM: Kapo Fresh
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite AS Splash

 

[Whilliam]

2020-01-30

Ikea Bowl ¤ Vie-Long Professional ¤ 6/8" Modified Gold Dollar 66, Blackwood
RazoRock Caprician Lemon ¤ Myrsol Agua De Limón ¤ T&H Freshman Cologne

Outstanding brush! Is that a horsehair knot?

 

[Whilliam]

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SOTD 01/31/20

This morning I woke up to a relatively gray day. One of the issues with having a collection of utility objects is that as it grows, certain early favorites are pushed aside in favor of the newer arrivals. What razor should I select to shave with and close out the month? I looked at my rack of 16 daily drivers And noticed that I had been neglecting one of my stalwarts, the Muhle R41 (2011) on its RazoRock SS Barber Pole handle. In addition, my shaving creams have been have seeing little use. So I selected my Kapo fresh. I like to bowl lather my shaving creams, so I also grabbed my ceramic shaving scuttle. Jayaruh’s Custom Rosewood Silvertip Badger was my choice of brush. I cold rinsed with water and applied my regular PAA Preshave soap to head and face. My shave gang over at TSD have been on a hot lather kick with a variety of shaving soaps. So I had boiled some water, and added it to my usual smidge of Kapo Fresh with 5 drops of M-Bomb. The result was a thin, white, disappointing bubbly result. So I added a bit more cream and proceeded to lather without much change. As soon as I began transferring this seemingly nothing lather to my face and noggin, however, voila, thick, luxurious, hot lather. So this is what they’re talking about! Now the thing I know about the R41 is that besides being a highly efficient shaver, it demands concentration and focus.

My first WTG pass on my face went beautifully as I rode the cap carefully throughout. Short careful strokes cleared the whiskers right down to the skin line on my face, leaving me with an incredibly close bloodless first pass even around the troublesome Adam’s apple with only three rough spots. Now it was time for the head. I usually use long sweeping ATG strokes on the dome with my trusty Silversmith, Vector or Shake Sharp, but remembered that this never worked well with this razor. So I proceeded to use the same cap-riding short stroke technique on the gourd, with WTG short strokes, and experienced the same whisker clearing result as on the face, although it took me far longer than my usual head shave. There remained only two rough spots in the usual places, for that second pass. Usually I go ATG, but with this razor and my arthritis would be bitten. So instead I elected to go XTG, and for the first time ended up with probably one of the closest head shaves I’ve ever experienced. Returning to my face, I experienced another extremely close shave. A check with the alum block revealed heat around each of the trouble spots. Given that, I guess I would have to term the result a near BBS all around. What a great shave to end the month on. I feel clean, smoooth, coool and refreshed

RAZOR: Muhle R41 (2011) on RR Barber Pole SS Handle
BLADE: Wizamet Super Iridium
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Jayaruh Custom Rosewood Silvertip Badger
CREAM: Kapo Fresh
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite AS Splash

That's one helluva brush. I gather you like The Cube pre-shave.

 

[primotenore]

Friday, January 31

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[Suhrim21]

Thanks, Ron! It all was one big misunderstanding! SWMBO thought I fainted, and being overprotective dialed 911. She didn’t believe that I tripped over my dachshund’s rubber chicken which he’d inconveniently left on the path to the bathroom.
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One of my favorite Gillette shavers! Lovely razor and great kit!

That is a cute doggie. Reminds me of my Mia. She is dachshund chihuahua mix. With everything going on my girl and I live separately and she has our doggies. I really miss them. I get to see them any time I go see her but my med problems have kept me from going to her for about 2 months now. She has been coming to see me after work so she cant bring them with her.