SOTD "FREE WEEK" March 15th - March 21st, 2021

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 2021

It’s great to be home and have access to my entire razor collection. After a 13 hour drive, and spending Saturday night on an air mattress, it was a real pleasure to get home to my favorite mattress. Back when I worked, I used to spend a lot of time in San Francisco. The St Francis Hotel on Union Square was my favorite hotel, and I never failed to have a glorious sleep there. The secret was their own custom designed mattress. When I retired, I purchased that mattress. I have that same one in our condo in Philly and at my wife’s family’s summer place on Tybee Island. Since we’re now both vaccinated, we plan on visiting both places again after a year of quarantine. In any case, it sure paid off last night, seven great hours of rest. I must have been tired because I normally sleep for only five.

Waking up to a 29°F, bright sunny day certainly set the right tone. This morning’s mug shave featured my Frederick Reynolds 5/8 and a luxurious three pass Castle Forbes lather, whipped up with my favorite Viking Silvertip Badger brush. I decided to spoil myself with a face lather, and I’m glad I did. That little shoulderless Reynolds never lets me down, and it certainly didn’t this morning, easily putting the baby to bed! The dome shave with the Rex Ambassador was a slow and careful two pass ATG shave wide open with that wonderful blade feel I love. The Traveling Wilburys’ “Handle With Care” playing in the background set the perfect tone for a great start to the day! I feel clean, refreshed and porcelain smooth!

RAZOR: Frederick Reynolds 5/8 (Mug), Rex Ambassador (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
CREAM: Castle Forbes Lime
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Royall Lyme AS/Cologne.

 

[andromeda673]

Soap: PAA Han Polo
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Razor: Gillette Heritage
Blade: Rapira Platinum
Aftershave: Epsilon Blue

 

[Ron R]

GEMonday Mar 15th 2021

Razor: Gem Push button- MFG 1958-65, excellent <mid range, very attractive razor with black and gold, easy carefree shaver IMO.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (7) excellent blade, very sharp, excellent longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable.
Soap: Proraso red, nice sandal wood scent, great protection, good post shave feel.
Brush: Yaqi lucky dice 26mm, excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, great scrub + great for large hands + excellent lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Proraso Red with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my Gem Push button with a Gem coated blade.

Have some great shaves! Stay & think safe in these times!

 

[IanG153]

SOTD: Nice start to the week - beautiful handle by Milton (TurnNShave) who put in this great Voigt & Cop knot for me. I hope everyone is doing well!

 

[haggis]

Rasoir Sabre L' Elegant | Elite HMW | Officina Artigiana Stay Traditional | Saponificio Varesino 70th

 

[Jmp63]

Great shave this morning.
Razor: MMOC
Blade: GEM Stainless
Brush: Semogue 830
Bowl: Timeless
Soap: Cella EEB
A/S: Old Spice Pure Sport

 

[shm]

2021-03-15

Ikea Bowl ¤ Victoria Silvertip ¤ Merkur 37C + Proshave Platinum
Lea Cream ¤ Lea ASB ¤ Baldessarini Nautic Spirit EDT

 

[Fred D]

Monday Shave

Razor: RR Game Changer .68 Open Comb
Blade: Voskhod
Soap: Razorock P.160
Brush: Omega 48
Post: Clubman Pinaud

 

[hopper_64]

Monday March 15 SOTD

Razorock SLOC
Polsilver (3)
Yaqi High Mountain Badger
RR Irish Countryside
Stirling Arkadia

 

[Whilliam]

THE IDES OF MARCH, 2021*
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Brush: H.I.S Synth
Bowl: Captain's Choice Heavy Copper
Lather: Stirling Coconut Lime
Razor: Oristo
Blade: Nacet
Post: GBS Alum Block
Balm: CeraVe Moisturizer
Frag: Third Man by Caron
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*Kind of a scary day
visit the Forum, no?

Stay healthy, everyone!
Bill​

 

[Tortuga88]

Blackland Vector, Schick Proline, MDC huile vegetale, C&H Synbad, MDC Vetyver, Lucky Tiger, Proraso Cypress and Vetyver Cologne,great shave with one of my favourite combos,good shaves to you all

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Gem 1912 Damaskeene Open Comb
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Rick Montalvo Grade A Silvertip Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Razorock Mudder Focker
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[neboja]

AS: Brut
Cream: Williams
Brijac: Tech
Brush: Made by myself

 

[ouchyfoot]

1947 Micromatic “Flying Wing” with the “Guiding Eye”

 

[ram57]

Menthol Monday SOTD

Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Tomac Super Stainless Steel (D6)
Brush: Omega R&B LE Boar
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: The Holy Black Ruby Red Creeper
Balm: Handmade Soap Co. Soothing
Aftershave: The Holy Black Ruby Red Creeper​

 

[wombadom]

How do you like the MJ-90A? Can you compare how it shaves to the Edwin Jagger DE89?

Thanks for asking. Actually the MJ-90A is close to the Edwin Jagger DE89 in comfort and efficiency. I like the feel of it better. The other plate (MJ-90) is milder than the Merkur 34C to me.

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[StratMan]

Pre: Shower
Razor: WR2 1.25
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Black
Brush: Yaki 24mm Mew Brown
Soap: B&M Seville
Post: XXX Splash

 

[dmshaver]

3/15/21 SOTD

H&S 17-4 P076 SB
Nacet
Ethos Colonia
M&F #3 Finest
Thayers
Ethos Colonia Skin Food splash

 

[ChrisPL68]

Razor: GEM Damaskeene
Blade: GEM PTFE
Brush: Made Rite #8 custom boar
Soap: Captain's Choice Lime

 

[ram57]

Tuesday SOTD

Razor: Charcoal Goods OC Level 2
Blade: Tomac Super Stainless Steel (D7)
Brush: Shavemac TSR2015 LE 2-band Silvertip
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery Sheet metal
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Soap: Tabac
Balm: Tabac
Aftershave: Tabac​