Synthetic Summer

[never-stop-learning]

20210617
Synthetic Summer
Razor: Blackland Brass Blackbird
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (3)
Brush: Frickwerkz handle (PAA 26mm Roswell Grey Hybrid Synthetic knot)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Goodfellas Sea Citrus
Aftershave: Epsilon Mediterranean Blue
Fragrance: Belcam Blue Depths EdT Spray

 

[BaPh96]

Ok... So I couldn't resist and added two new synthetic brushes to my list. The first one being a Phoenix Star craft. Love the design. Handle was slightly heavier than I expected and took a few seconds to get the hang of it but, created an awesome amount of lather and had great feel on the face.

 

[Vulcan Bubbles]

Well, I didn’t use a synthetic today. In fact, I didn’t use a brush at all. So why am I posting here? Cuz I wanna!

I haven’t used canned foam in years, but I bought this one for travel because I don’t really wanna mess with any extra gear on the road. I have been using a solid body wash bar from this company for a while that I’m happy with, so I decided to give the shave foam a go. I originally started using the body wash bar because I wanted to cut down on all the plastic I was buying, turns out it’s a quality product too. The company is doing good things and the customer service is top notch. Worth checking out

The foam was actually pretty decent! Will it change the way I shave at home? Nah, I like my shaving routine way too much for that!! But, on the road (or in a rush) it’s a great option for a quick, passable, and slick shave.

 

[Multum in parvo]

Pre:-
Razor: pre-war British Duplex
Blade: Treet Falcon Carbon 3rd use - retired
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow Pony Synth
Cream: Musgo Real
Post: TFS Witch Hazel, Vitos After Shaving splash
Result: BBS

My third and last Synth in my current rotation. It's different to all my other brushes (super soft, no scrub, splays easy) yet it is my best behaved and easiest to use Synth - the razor is another story...

 

[albsat]

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Pre:-
Razor: pre-war British Duplex
Blade: Treet Falcon Carbon 3rd use - retired
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow Pony Synth
Cream: Musgo Real
Post: TFS Witch Hazel, Vitos After Shaving splash
Result: BBS

My third and last Synth in my current rotation. It's different to all my other brushes (super soft, no scrub, splays easy) yet it is my best behaved and easiest to use Synth - the razor is another story...

I have the same. If this brush had a bit of scrub, I would be using only it. It is the best behaved synthetic brush indeed even for me.

 

[cryhavoc]

Yaqi Purple Haze Mew Brown synthetic

I've been using it the last few days so figured I post here.

 

[bjm]

Fatip Grande Open Comb
Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge
RazoRock 400 Noir Plissoft
Barrister & Mann Latha Lavanda

Oh what a beautiful morning...

 

[LMcC]

Finding the Iced Pineapple a little too icy, I mixed an equal part of Electric Sheep into the tub to create... Electric Pineapple! My PAA Solar Flare whipped up a wonderful, but not too too chilling lather. I’m calling it a win.

 

[GNR]

The Yaqi Purple Mink face lathered Captain’s Choice Labd Ho! into a super slick lather. This brush’s performance is great, especially at the price point.

 

[Atlantic59]

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Finding the Iced Pineapple a little too icy, I mixed an equal part of Electric Sheep into the tub to create... Electric Pineapple! My PAA Solar Flare whipped up a wonderful, but not too too chilling lather. I’m calling it a win.

Wasn't that the name of a rock group back in the 1960's?

 

[LMcC]

Wasn't that the name of a rock group back in the 1960's?

Certainly sounds like it.

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Twig
Blade: Gillette 7:00 O’clock Sharp Edge
Brush: Gentlemens Hardware
Pre: Proraso Green
Lather: Stirling Mountain Man
Post: Bootleggers Green Freeze

 

[Cesare]

Lunacy and double personality disorder meet mea culpa.

I repent.

I despised you. Now I'm fan.

Today's shave was supposed to be a farewell event between myself and MWF.

West Yorkshire, a 1930's unchanged formula, the sheep and all the wool got me thinking that the scent would have me transported to the hills of the English country side. Instead, it got me to a laundry room, haunted by a faint smell of my great grandmother's powdery perfume. Expectations, expectations, expectations...

I went back to the T2 today, and lathering the MWF on my face with this (smaller and more nimble) brush felt just... right. And I made peace with my great grandmother's powdery perfume.

(Expectations of the outdoors now lay with Fitjar's and the exquisite descriptions of their scents - when and if I pull that trigger).

On the other hand, I've reached a verdict regarding the Trafalgars: the smaller T2 is the winner. The T3 may feel luxurious, but it's not my brush. Too dense and big. Goodbye.

S-SOTD:

Gillette Brazilian Goodwill with GSB - There are 3 razors I still want to try: the GC .84-P, a Lupo (don't ask me which one) and the Vector. But this combo is so good that, you know what?...

Simpson Trafalgar T2 - "The smaller, the better"

MWF - as Frank would say:

Call me irresponsible
Call me unreliable
Throw in undependable, too​

​

Do my foolish alibis bore you?
Well, I'm not too clever, I
I just adore you​

 

[Atlantic59]

Fatip OC Slant + bull mastiff handle
Personna Med Prep (3)
RR Bruce synth brush
PAA Ice Cube 2 pre-shave soap as stick
Haslinger Schafmilch as stick + Don Marco shave soap
Dickinson's witch hazel with Pereja Limon Kolonya
Speick splash

 

[Ravenonrock]

Ever-Ready H40 Black and White

 

[Cesare]

Well, I didn’t use a synthetic today. In fact, I didn’t use a brush at all. So why am I posting here? Cuz I wanna!

I haven’t used canned foam in years, but I bought this one for travel because I don’t really wanna mess with any extra gear on the road. I have been using a solid body wash bar from this company for a while that I’m happy with, so I decided to give the shave foam a go. I originally started using the body wash bar because I wanted to cut down on all the plastic I was buying, turns out it’s a quality product too. The company is doing good things and the customer service is top notch. Worth checking out
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The foam was actually pretty decent! Will it change the way I shave at home? Nah, I like my shaving routine way too much for that!! But, on the road (or in a rush) it’s a great option for a quick, passable, and slick shave.

You can argue that it doesn't get any more synthetic than canned foam, so you're fine!

I'm a huge fan of bar soaps.

The advent of the liquid body wash is one of the great decays of modern civilization. It's impossible not to feel miserable and deprived of everything while taking a shower with that thing. You're travelling on business, you get to a hotel, it's late, you're tired, you want to take a shower, you go to the bathroom and, voilà!, body wash! Not even one of those tiny soap samplers...

And I'm an even greater fan of using one soap for both body and hair. I've been doing it with Dove for more than 20 years and it works really well for me. (Granted: since I've never used hair conditioner, my preference for one-soap-fits-all may be biased.)

A luxurious bar of soap is one of the cheapest ways to feel rich (together with: well shined shoes; a shower that pours tons of water; abundance of ice cubes and a spotless clean car - although someone has to clean the car for you; otherwise, it doesn't work).

 

[Cesare]

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Finding the Iced Pineapple a little too icy, I mixed an equal part of Electric Sheep into the tub to create... Electric Pineapple! My PAA Solar Flare whipped up a wonderful, but not too too chilling lather. I’m calling it a win.

Among all the synths that have been displayed here, this PAA Solar Flare is hard to beat.

 

[LMcC]

Among all the synths that have been displayed here, this PAA Solar Flare is hard to beat.

It is very hard to beat.

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210618
Synthetic Summer
Razor: Fatip Lo Storto Originale
Blade: Bolzano (2)
Brush: Omega EVO
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Goodfellas Sea Citrus
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Lilac Vegetal

 

[Cesare]

20210618
Synthetic Summer
Razor: Fatip Lo Storto Originale
Blade: Bolzano (2)
Brush: Omega EVO
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Goodfellas Sea Citrus
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Lilac Vegetal
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Funny, but the EVO has not been displayed that often in this thread.

I like the boldness of the handle choice!