🎄🥂 “SOTD - Christmas/Holidays Theme Week” DECEMBER 20th - DECEMBER 26th, 2021 🏝✝️

[ackvil]

Pre	Face wash with Neutrogena Liquid Facial Soap
Soap/Cream	Ethos Lavender
Brush	Paladin Chief
Bowl	Captain’s Choice Copper
Razor	Merkur 37C
Blade	Gillette Nacet
Aftershave	Thayers WH & Ethos Skinfood
Fragrance	Yves Saint Laurent
Rating	10/10
Comments	Back to the Merkur-Nacet combo for the second shave. The blade is smooth but not as smooth or as efficient as my Personna Labs and Med Preps. It’s all a matter of personal preference but I find the Labs and Meds work well for me in all my razors. Nevertheless, a nice, smooth shave today. Have a good one, B&Bers.

 

[CapnPanther]

Thursday
Preshave: Eshu Skin Assist Face Wash / Baxter Beard Line-Up Shave Gel
Razor: Gillette Short Comb New
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Simpson Tulip T3 Super Badger
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Aftershave: Thayer’s Peach Witch Hazel /Alum
Balm: Weleda After Shave Balm

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Parker Adjustable (3) 4 passes plus touch up. Next time I’ll adjust upward.
Blade: SChick (1). Smooth, efficient blade
Brush: Yaqi Green Obsidian. Soft tips. Good backbone on this brush.
Lather: Cooper & French Santa’s Workshop. Smells nice. Lovely thick, slick lather.
Aftershave: Bootleggers Green Freeze. Cools my face nicely without being too cold.
Balm: Cooper & French Santa’s Workshop. Does good things for my face.

 

[hopper_64]

Thursday December 23rd - SOTD

Razor: King C Gillette
Blade: Schick Platinium (10)
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo 28mm
Soap: Cella
AS: TOBS Sandalwood

 

[BradWorld]

SOTD Thursday:
Leviathan Soap, Balm, Splash
Leo Frilot Custom Timberwolf
Charcoal Goods Gen 3 Level 2

 

[Ron R]

DE SOTD, Thur, Dec23rd 2021

Razor: Razorock 2nd Generation Lupo.72- Excellent mid range, excellent design, best de razor in my razor rotation Harem most times using it(this changes from time to time ), carefree shaving mostly, 2/1000 thousands positive blade exposure. Glad I bought it.
Blade: Gillette Astra SP (4) Sharp & smooth with good longevity.
Soap: Razorock XXX, nice fresh scent when dried down, excellent lather qualities. (Misted)
Brush: Yaqi orbital ring 24mm boar bristle brush, New, this brush went through the cold water in fridge treatment for 3 days & every 12 hrs approx towel dried and is about 70-80% broke in(lots of split ends)= Excellent lather generator, split end bristle hair soft tips, great scrub, great 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.
Post shave: Razorock XXX AS with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(balm) + scentless.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my RR Lupo.72 with a Astra SP blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[ChiefHA]

Razor/Blade: Treet 1912 style/Gem PTFE
Soap: Saponificio Varensino Felce Aromatica
Brush: Yaqi Segrada Familia
AS: 4711

 

[Lord NSIC]

Thursday, 23 December 2021 -- a Birthday shave two years in the making for me, 100 years for the razor -- 1921 Gillette New Improved Tuckaway / King C. Gillette blade (1) / Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber soap & splash / re-knotted Ever Ready 150 Boar -- Found in an antique store early in my wet shaving journey two years ago, it is by far my nicest razor -- despite being 100 years old, there's zero plate loss, dings or dents in the razor. I don't know, maybe the open comb intimidated me, maybe I thought it was too nice, maybe I didn't want to use it and drop it, maybe I didn't want to use it and be disappointed by it's performance (or mine), but I didn't use it immediately. Then the pandemic hit and I planned to use it when the pandemic ended. Two years hence, two big life lessons have rung true: life is short, and I'm not getting any younger, so no day like today. I'm glad I waited to use the Tuckaway until my technique improved because the KCG blades are sharp and smooth, and the shave was sublime; pure and simple. While I'm still afraid I'll drop and ruin it, I'm going to carefully use the Tuckaway again soon. Happy Holidays to everyone.

 

[Chard52142]

Thu 23 SOTD
Cream Proraso GreeYaqi
Brush Yaqi 24mm Mojito 2 Band Badger
Razor Feather Clone Kamisori 5th Use
Blade Feather ProGuard 7th Use
Aftershaves Stirling Witchhazel Wintergreen + Proraso Green Splash
Truly classic lather from this cream! Love the scent and the cooling sensation
Razor and blade combination is good but the blade is getting less efficient...
still managed a bbs to dfs finish in 3passes. Nice nice aftershaves.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Le Touring EP Paris, Lather Catcher
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Jayaruh #163 White Queen in synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Fine American Blend
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Rose Petal
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[Smooth Steve]

12/23/21 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Speakeasy Argan Oil Body Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Agharta Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Phoenix Shaving 2021 Advent Shaving Soap #10 1K
Wolf Whiskers RCE# 47 Custom Fluted DWW-3 25mm Black Wolf 3rd batch Synthetic hybrid/fan knot
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Grackle DOC Razor
Phoenix Shaving Platinum Strangelet Super Sharps Double Edge Blades - 6th Shave
Lancaster Razor Works Lavender Black Sheep Shaving Towel
Phoenix Shaving No Slip Grip Alum Block with Rubber Grip Band
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Alum Block Dry Dock System
Thayers Alcohol Free Lavender Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
Phoenix Shaving 2021 Advent Aftershave #10 1K
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Epic 5% Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) Serum
Schmidt’s Charcoal + Magnesium Mineral Enriched Natural Deodorant​

 

[Jayboz]

Semogue LE model doesn’t disappoint. Maybe a tiny bit more backbone, but definitely softer tips than other Semogue finest I have/had (SOC, C3). Like my other Semogues, creates massive lather in no time flat.

 

[EclipseRedRing]

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Semogue LE model doesn’t disappoint. Maybe a tiny bit more backbone, but definitely softer tips than other Semogue finest I have/had (SOC, C3). Like my other Semogues, creates massive lather in no time flat.

Very nice! I have four Semoge finest LE brushes at 24/25mm and lofted at 48/50mm. I believe the Spanish Shaver LE is based on the 2011 handle shape, third from the left below, but is lofted at 53mm which may explain the backbone. For me, the Semogue finest hair is every bit as good as Simpson Manchurian, incredible value.

 

[awk_m4]

SOD Friday December 24, 2021

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Fendrihan
Pre shave: None
Lather: Proraso Red (75)
Razor: Henson AL13 Mild
Face WTG-XTG-ATG
Head WTG:XTG-ATG
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (3)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Lotion: None
Balm: Proraso Red Dopobarba
Have a great day!

 

[SharpieB]

- Brush: Semogue 1800 Boar
- Razor: Rockwell 6S (plate 6)
- Blade: Gillette Rubie (1)
- Soap: B&M Cheshire
- Aftershave: B&M Cheshire
- Post Shave: Thayers Unscented, Hyaluronic Acid
- Scent: Stirling Executive Man EDT

 

[godlike]

Thursday neck shave

Preshave: RazoRock Charcoal Lime Pre Shave Soap in shower + Proraso White Preshave cream

Razor: Rockwell T2

Blade: Gillette Platinum (7)

Brush: Omega 10086

Lather: Haslinger Schafmilch

Postshave: Osma Alum Block + Life Witch Hazel

Aftershave: Fine L'Orange Noir Aftershave Splash

 

[Gian66]

 

[Cal]

Brush: Shavemac 20/46 Silvertip 2-Band
Soap: Vitos Red
Razor: 1947 Gillette Flat Bottom Tech GT
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
ASL: Orange FREEZE [home brew]

A nice shave.

My first ever Gillette Platinum blade was nice, not as smooth as the KCG out of the box but it may mellow on the next shave... I'll find out soon enough I guess.

I'd forgotten how much of a clean orangey scent, along with the alcohol and menthol BLAST my home brewed ASL provides, stunning!


Happy shaves guys.

 

[Beefdrippings]

Pre: Proraso white
Brush: Heritage Erskine 150
Lather: PdP No63
Blade: Kai(5)
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable
Post: Thayer’s unscented witch hazel, Proraso wood and spice a/s balm

 

[ram57]

Christmas Eve SOTD

Razor: Gillette Toggle
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D5)
Brush: Saponificio Varesino LE Manchurian HMW 26mm
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO Lavender
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Chamomile & Lemon
Shave Cream: Antica Barbieria Colla
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Floid Blue​