SOTD "FREE WEEK" April 20th - April 26th, 2020

[It's Hedley]

Razor: Gillette NEW Deluxe 15mm
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Omega Jade Persian Jar Boar
Aftershave: Old Spice Original (Mumbai, India)
A Little Hula Girl from Hawaii​

 

[rs_776]

IBC w/ Feather Pro Super

 

[jmudrick]

Square Root Pascal CM Razor/Astra SS. One shim (bottom). Rare that I'm not tempted to do clean ups on my head with one of my SE razors but this was a supremely good shave without.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Timeless Bronze TRBR38
Blade: Gillette Rubie Plus
Brush: Ever-Ready 250 Pure Badger Cased
Pre-Shave: Cremo Brushless Shaving Cream
Lather: Long Rifle Brown Bess
Aftershave: Pinaud Brandy Spice
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Tuesday, April 21st, 2020

Shower + Ach Brito Glyce face lather and rinse
Taylor of Old Bond St. Jermyn St. shave cream and aftershave
Simpson badger brush
Joris open comb safety razor + Gillette Nacet blade

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[jesseix]

- Paladin Sumo
- L&L unscented
- Karve w/ Wilkinson Sword
- Thayers rose witch hazel & Siliski patchouli blend ASB

How is it only Tuesday...

 

[Norman Gunston]

With a hectic workload from my home office and social distancing, shaving has been a non-neccessity in recent weeks.
So, after 14 days without a shave and my simian-like celtic hair growth, I saw something akin to this in the mirror:

What to do? Wind up my Mergress or Merkur to 6 with a fresh Light Brigade?
I decided to stick to my current combo - the very efficient Blackland Blackbird loaded with the very sharp vintage Gillette Swede on its third outing.

Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Rudy Vey Shavemac Silvertip Badger
Soap: Barrister & Mann Seville
Razor: Long Handle Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Vintage NOS Gillette Swede (3)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel; Mennen Skin Bracer A/S splash

Well, there sure was a lot of hair to remove, but the combo did a sterling job. Obviously I needed to rinse clean the razor head more frequently than usual, but the shave was completed without a significant increase in time. Three passes for a DFS+ result. The lather from the white tub B&M Seville soap was terrific - sadly the ring of death is growing ever larger in its base.
My first use of Mennen Skin Bracer. Available at every drugstore in the US, but almost impossible to find in Australia. WIth the Skin Bracer's green colour, I was expecting a "green" fragrance; say something like Proraso Green. Indeed not. It has a very comforting masculine vanilla scent, and a very decent menthol kick. I can see why it is a classic in its home country and has stood the test of time.

 

[Whilliam]

TUESDAY, 21 April 2020

Gel: Elegance Plus "Earth"*
Razor: Mamba 70
Blade: Derby USTA (1)
Post: GBS Alum block
Balm: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream
Frag: Ted Lapidus​

*Feeling lazy and running late for a call,
I opted to gel up instead of lather.
Got a great shave nonetheless.

Stay healthy, everyone.​

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[joshgorden96]

Merker Progress #3 - #1
Personna Med Prep... such a great blade. My Rockwell likes it better than the Progress though.

 

[GlazedBoker]

Paradigm Ti SE/Feather Pro Super
Zenith 25-26mm? Badger
Grooming Dept Mallard Kulfi
Nivea Sensitive after shave lotion
Coach Platinum for Men Eau de Parfum

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[Jgreenepa]

SOTD Tuesday, April 21, 2020

This RR Hawk V3 is really growing on me. It’s just the right kind of heavy, feels great in hand, and with a Feather Super loaded delivers the shave goods consistently. This is my second complete shave with the razor, and unlike some other shave purchases, leaves me with no buyer’s remorse. It really is every bit the equivalent of AC razors going for three times the price of this one. I’m not sure how Italian Barber is able to deliver a 316L marine grade SS razor for $59.99 US, when the direct competitors are so much more expensive. This price is only slated to remain with this batch. The price will be increasing to $75-79 in the next production run.

I began my shave with my usual cold water rinse. I selected the Grooming Dept’s Unscented Donkey Milk Soap, and noticed when I opened the container that little granules of bentonite clay had formed throughout the soap. My @MrEE Hybrid Knotted Brush performed beautifully, despite the granules, and whipped up a nice, shiny, yogurty lather. The Hawk made short shrift of my whiskers in that first WTG pass with the hyper sharp Feather Super slicing things right down to the skin line. My second ATG pass easily put the baby to bed, leaving me with another effortless BBS. A cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH, Fine Accoutrements Fresh Vetiver AS Splash, and finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum left me feeling smooth, clean, and refreshed!

RAZOR: RazoRock SS Hawk V3
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: MrEE Hybrid Knot Brush
SOAP: Grooming Dept Unscented Donkey Milk
POSTSHAVE: A cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH, Fine Accoutrements Fresh Vetiver AS Splash, and finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum

 

[Jgreenepa]

2nd techmatic shave. I increased the aggression one notch this time. Closer shave still not as close as I prefer though. I'd say damn fine plus. Next time I'll go all the way to high. Good shave though. I used the techmatic, paa atomic rocket, local gents Anubis soap, witch hazel and obsession aftershave balm.
https://flic.kr/p/2iSMr6p

Haven’t seen a Techmatic in a long time! Any trouble sourcing the cartridges?

 

[Kyle3r]

Haven’t seen a Techmatic in a long time! Any trouble sourcing the cartridges?

It's not as hard as people make it out to be. They're readily available on eBay for about ten bucks. Plus the techmatic can also use the Schick band razor blades.

 

[bassplayer7770]

The Parker Variant is a great razor,as you quoted..'I'm starting to think any blade in this razor is a winner.' this is so true...I like pairing mine up with a Gillette SharpEdge (Yellow) or a Polsilver SI.

Haven't tried the Gillette, but I love the Polsilver blades!

 

[ICS]

Hi! Shave #20:

Pre: hot water, olive oil soap by Joserra.
Lather: Blas de Lezo by Joserra.
Brush: Simpson The Colonel SX2LS.
Razor: Oksson (with it's original EJ head).
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (#1).
Post: Blas de Lezo by Joserra
Take care and have a nice day!

 

[ChrisPL68]

Razor: Gillette 1953 Y-1 President
Blade: Aster SP
Brush: Made Rite #8 custom
Soap: Captain's Choice Lime

 

[doug1066]

Here is the photo to go with my SOTD post:

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Cal]

Brush: Simpson Duke 1 in Pure
Soap: Vitos 'Red'
Razor: RazoRock GC84 with custom resin handle
Blade: Wizamet Iridium Super (16)
ASL: Bakewell Tart Aftershave Treat

Another lovely shave.

The "Duke" is a very nice little brush. I love the scrub but not the scritch. I guess buying Pure instead of Best was false economy.

 

[AUvet14]

Tuesday SOTD:

Hot shower
Proraso white preshave
Rockwell 6S, 3 passes on R2 plate
Polsilver SI
Shavemac 24/50 mm silvertip badger
Stirling Deep Blue Sea soap and splash

 

[HighSpeedSpoon]

....21-APR-2020 SOTD

PRE ........ Warm water wash and soak w CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar
BRUSH ...... Zenith Big Boar B15, Olive Wood (27mm)
SOAP ....... DG Massacre of the Innocents (MilkSteak)
RAZOR ...... RazoRock Hawk V3-A, Kai Titan Mild (1)
POST CARE .. Hyaluronic Acid, Massacre of the Innocents AS
FRAGRANCE .. Armaf Tres Nuit Pour Homme EDT