SOTD "CHRISTMAS AND AFTER THEME WEEK" December 25th - December 31st, 2017

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This one features a couple of presents I bought myself.

Shower prep
Rubberset 400 with declaration knot
Paradigm SS razor
Gillette 7 o’clock yellow
DG Darkfall soap and splash

This one goes out to Scott for all his awesome work on this brush. Stunning!

 

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[Bobcat]

Friday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Crowne & Crane Thuringian Forest
Razor: Gillette “Black Beauty” Super Adjustable
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (Shave #1)
Brush: Wild West Brushworks/Elite Razor Manchurian White-24mmx54mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

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

Crowne & Crane Thuringian Forest today. 20 seconds to load the Wild West Brushworks/Elite Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I loaded a new Vintage Schick Plus Platinum in the Gillette Black Beauty. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave.

Bob

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Friday, December 29th, 2017

Shower + Ach Brito Glyce face lather and rinse
Queen Charlotte Vostok shave soap
Penhaligon's branded badger brush
Feather Artist Club folding shavette + Proguard blade
Cool washcloth rinse
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

Trying to keep cool down here!!

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[PoppyJ]

SOTN 12.28.17
No shower
The Holy Black Tell Tale Heart soap
1904 Double Ring
Feather (new)
Thayer's Peach
Alum
Geo F. Trumpers Limes Skin Food
THB TTH A/S

Had to try it with a new Feather to test my mettle. Nick free, weeper free, awesomeness!​

Beautiful Single Ring highlighted there.

 

[PoppyJ]

12/28/2017 SOTN
GEM Junior Bar / Lather Catcher with a custom Jayaruh Handle, this handle is similar to the wooden handles that were sold with lather catchers back in the day.

Great shave..

Peace, Jamie

Nice. I prefer single edge razors and am hope to find one of those beatifully crafted lather catchers myself someday. Glad it is a good shaver as well as a looker.

 

[Guestabc]

Friday's Shave
12.29.2017
WSP Neroli pre-shave lather / Hot Towel & Rinse

Ed. Wusthoff Tridente #144 6/8
Paladin Neptune Cleo / Select Badger
WSP Neroli Shave Soap
Lucky Tiger Post Shave Salve
Royall Mandarin All-Purpose Splash
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino EdP

Have a Nice Friday Folks

 

[PoppyJ]

FRIDAY Kiebitz for new set I was generously gifted by family.
Sudsy Soapery Lavender Peppermint face layered with vintage Century pure badger brush.
Alum block followed by some lotion and then Cool Water.
Ground work for a nice day completed.

 

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[Doug57]

29 December 2017

Razor: Fri-Ko 5/8
Brush: Omega 49
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

 

[WoS_]

Above The Tie Calypso M1 with a Feather Hi-Stainless
Semogue 2000
Proraso Green Pre SC
Proraso Green SS
Myrsol Formula K AS & Proraso Green ASB

 

[SpeedyPC]

Date: 30 December 2017 "SOTM"

Pre: - Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush: - Maseto Extra Density 2 Band Finest Badger 24/54mm knot
Lather: - Route 66 ~ Lavender Woods 8x
Bowl: - Captain's Choice
Razor: - Fatip Testina Gentile Close Comb
Blade: - Vintage Wilkie (Wilkinson Sword) #4
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic

 

[sarimento1]

Date: 30 December 2017 "SOTM"

Pre: - Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush: - Maseto Extra Density 2 Band Finest Badger 24/54mm knot
Lather: - Route 66 ~ Lavender Woods 8x
Bowl: - Captain's Choice
Razor: - Fatip Testina Gentile Close Comb
Blade: - Vintage Wilkie (Wilkinson Sword) #4
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic

Wow, your Monthly shave?!

 

[ram57]

Saturday Planned SOTD

Razor: Schick Repeating Razor C2
Blade: SchickInjector (D4)
Brush: VP Leonhardy 700040 Tortoise 25mm
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Pre-Shave Scrub: Saponificio Varesino Honey & Grain
Pre-Shave Oil: AOS Sandalwood
Shave Soap: Le Père Lucien Limited Edition 2016
Post: MdC Huile Végétale Camomille
Aftershave: Cerruti 1881
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[azwetshaver]

Caties Bubbles Tonsorial Parlour
Paladin Chief Select
Jaguar
Swiss Pitralon

 

[cwsnc]

SOTD Friday, December 29, 2017
Prep: Shower/Warm face towel
Soap: Maggards London Barbershop Shave Soap
Lather Bowl: Pigeon Forge Pottery
Razor: Parker Variant
Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum
Brush: Semogue 1250 Boar Brush
Post: PAA Alum / Stirling Menthol Unscented Balm
Talc: Clubman
Aftershave: Maggards London Barbershop Aftershave

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[HowNotToGrowABeard]

RazoRock Wunderbar w/ EJ Chatsworth Handle
Gillette 7 O’Clock Black
Rudy Vey ‘SOC’ Boar
Symmetrical Pottery Lather Bowl
Tabac Shave Soap
Williams Aqua Velva ASL​

How do you like the Spanish Aqua Velva compared to the local drug store version?

 

[HowNotToGrowABeard]

Shave of the Day: 12/27
Razor: QShave Adjustable Razor Black (Looks like a Merkur Futur, but black)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Omega boars hair brush
Preshave: Proraso Green
Shaving Cream: TOBS Peppermint (Actually has menthol smell, too, so I paired it with Proraso Green)
Aftershave1: Thayers Medicated
Aftershave2: Proraso Green

 

[HowNotToGrowABeard]

Shave of the Day 12/29
Razor: QShave Adjustable Razor Black
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Barrister & Mann synthetic fiber
Preshave: Proraso White
Shaving Soap: RazoRock Blue Barbershop
Aftershave1: Thayers Lemon
Aftershave2: RazoRock BlueBarbershop

 

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