🪒 🧼 SOTD "B&B SUPPORTING VENDOR WEEK" May 29th to June 4th, 2023 🪒 🧼

[SharpieB]

Theme Week time again, all!

It's time to show some love for our supporting vendors all week if you can. Let’s see those Rudy Vey, Paladin, Simpson and Elite brushes, Captains Choice bowls and soaps, Above The Tie and Blackland razors, Tony Miller strops or maybe something you have bought from our friends at West Coast Shaving or Bullgoose.

Sticking with the theme is NOT mandatory But having fun and being creative is! Feel free to post any SOTD photo or just tell us about your shave.

Extra points and bragging rights for being creative!

 

[ram57]

Menthol Monday SOTD

Razor: PAA El Cubano DOC
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D1)
Brush: Vie-long Beehive 24mm Horsehair
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 6”
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ach Brito Glyce Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mojito
Shave Cream: Al’s Calypso (Bay Rum) Iced
Balm: Viking Soaps Bay Rum
Aftershave: Al’s Calypso (Bay Rum) Iced​

 

[Chard52142]

Mon 29
Soap & Aftershave Barrister & Mann Le Grand Chypre
Brush Yaqi 24mm Purple Haze Mew Brown
Razor Henkels & Friodur 472
Beautifully scented soap & matching splash including the lather whip-up with the soft brush
Beautiful (diamond balsa) edge from this excellent razor! Stroped on the roo leather, and enjoyed a great 3 pass shave for a bbs finish...It is nice to have the option of a natural stone or diamond balsa finish on various razors.

 

[ajkel64]

1) China: Brush Jack the Barber Synthetic Brush.
2) Italy: Shaving Soap Proraso White Tub.
3) Germany: Razor Merkur 25C.
4) Russia: Razor Blade Gillette Nacet.
5) France: Alum Block Osma.
6) Germany: Aftershave Balm Nivea Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm.
7) Spain: EDT Nautica Classic.

 

[ChrisPL68]

 

[CapnPanther]

Memorial Day
Pre-shave: LaRoche Posay Lipikar Wash AP+ /Cremo Coconut-Mango Shave Cream
Razor: EJ89L
Blade: Gillette Super Blue
Brush: Simpson Tulip T3 Super Badger
Soap: TOBS Lavender
Aftershave: Alum/Thayer’s Rose Petal Witch Hazel/Nancy Boy Replenishing After-Shave Gel
Balm: Neutrogena Hydro-Boost

 

[ackvil]

Pre-Shave	Face wash with Neutrogena Liquid Face Soap
Soap/Cream	Martin de Candre
Brush	B&B LE 2012 by Rudy Vey
Bowl	Captain’s Choice Copper
Razor	Feather AS-D2
Blade	Feather
Aftershave	Thayers WH & Duke Cannon ASB
Fragrance	Jimmy Choo Man Intense
Rating	10/10
Comments	This is the third shave with a Feather AS-D2 razor paired with a Feather blade. Another excellent shave. I am now up to 120 uses of the MdC soap. Today’s brush is the B&B LE 2012 made by Rudy Vey. The keyhole design is one of my favorites. A perfect shave. Have great day.

 

[hopper_64]

Monday May 29 - SOTD

Gillette Super Click
Schick Platinium (2)
Semogue 820
Godrej Shaving Round
Stirling Orange Chill

 

[J-MN]

Razor: Feather, AS-D2
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Shavemac, 2 Band Silvertip Badger
Soap/Cream: Santa Maria Novella
Post Shave: Duke Cannon, After-Shave Balm

 

[primotenore]

Memorial Day 2023

AoS Lemon~~Simpson 90th Anniversary Astor~~Kampfe Bros. Star Razor/Gem
Bless the souls of every American soldier who has paid the ultimate price protecting our freedom.

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[Ron R]

MMMonday, May 29th 2023

Razor : Gem Damaskeene 1912 OC- Mfg 1912-17, mild to tame mid range, works great with a modern Gem PTFE blade. This 1912 concept razor was the start of a very prosperous razor for Gem Manufacturing(ASR) and was just simply a success story and they manufactured millions of them over the decades into the 1940's from my limited research.
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE (4) very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable + safest razor blade to handle.
Soap : Razorock Don Marco, nice citrus scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi "Casino clubs" 26mm timber wolf synthetic, excellent lather generator, heavenly luxury cloud like soft tips, gentle splay scrubber + excellent lather painter.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Italian barber(Razorock) Amici AS with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results : or CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my Damaskeene 1912 OC with a coated Gem blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (14)
Brush: Stirling Tuxedo
Bowl: Captian’s Choice Copper
Soap: Captian’s Choice Nor’Easter
Aftershave: Captian’s Choice Nor’Easter

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Monday, Memorial Day, May 29th, 2023

Shower at gym + glycerin soap face lather and rinse
Vito's tobacco shave soap + Omega badger brush
Thiers-Issard 6/8" straight razor
Cool washcloth rinse
Alt Innsbruck cologne

 

[lindyhop66]

Thiers-Issard 7/8
Boar Bristle Brush
Vitos Pre/Post Shave
Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica Shaving Soap
Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel
Eau de Cologne Aqua de Colonia Lavanda

 

[Cal]

Cream: Jack Black Beard Lube
Razor: 1939 Gillette NEW RFB GT
Blade: Gillette 7o'clock Black (6)
ASL: Clubman Classic Vanilla

A great shave.

I think I have too many excellent razors! Of course, on B&B, such a thing is impossible.


Happy shaves guys.

 

[shm]

2023-05-29

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[Beto Salatini]

SOTD MAY 29th
May 2023 GRUME
Modern May 2023


Hello friends

We started the week with a chill of 19°C. Yes, this temperature around here is called chilly. I thought it was a good time for a rose scent. I combined Mike’s Rose, Patchouli, Cedarwood, with Acqua Velva Musk and finished with Guerlain’s fantastic Habit Rouge EDT.

To accompany, Merkur Progress (5/4/3), Gillette Nacet (1) and Semogue SOC Boar.

We started the week well, right?

On this fantastic journey, Tony Bennett and Bill Evan, on a magical album.

Rating: 10

Have a nice week and great shaves.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Gem Contour II
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Simpson Butterscotch Chubby 2 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Seaforth! Sea Spiced Lime
Aftershave: Shannon's 25th Street Lime splash
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

 

[Time Bandit]

Razor: Wade & Butcher

Lather: Historic & Oak Embargo
Brush: Vie-Long (horse)
Bowl: Bluff Cove Pottery

Aftershave: Historic & Oak Embargo
Post 2: Historic & Oak balm

I took my time with this shave. I wanted to do further testing with this soap and the post-shave products. I also wanted to take my time and do more passes with this Wade & Butcher straight razor as I continue advancing as a straight razor user.

The soap is on the firmer side. It's not hard but it's not soft like many artisan croaps these days. Just sharing this in case you were wondering.

Once you hit it with water and a brush it immediately starts turning into a lather. With a little work, it turns into a very dense lather. I have to say I really enjoy the lather that this soap produces. It's slick and quite nice.

I was craving the smokey, boozy alluring fragrance that is Embargo. With its strong, rugged accord you're sure to attract attention. It's unmistakably masculine.

All in all, I had a really nice shave with this combination of wares and have no qualms recommending this and other products from H&O.

Speaking of other products, the aftershave and balm are both great. I really mean it. You can immediately notice the quality. I know it's love to try some of their other scent offerings as well.

Alright, my friends. Thanks for reading. Enjoy your shaves.

 

[ram57]

Tuesday SOTD

Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.05
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D2)
Brush: Rubberset 49-5 W 28mm Zenith Boar
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ach Brito Glyce Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mojito
Shave Soap: Meißner Bay Rum
Balm: Viking Soaps Bay Rum
Aftershave: St Johns Bay Rum​