SOTD "FREE WEEK" August 2nd - August 8th, 2021

[Mike R]

Wednesday

Brush: Omega 10049
Cream: Williams + Leftovers
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Indian Wilkinson
A/S: Vintage Avon Brisk Spice
Cologne / Fragrance: None

Mike

 

[Mike R]

Thursday

Brush: Omega 10049
Cream: Williams + Leftovers
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Indian Wilkinson
A/S: vintage Old Spice cologne
Cologne / Fragrance: vintage Old Spice A/S
Comment: (things got a little mixed up this morning)

Mike

 

[uptown]

Timeless SLIM TI Razor
Feather
MWF
Yaqi Twilight Synthetic
Harry's Post Shave Balm
Canoe

 

[andromeda673]

Soap: Williams
Razor: Gillette Heritage
Blade: Gillette King
Brush: Simpson T1
Aftershave: Proraso Green

 

[Ron R]

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SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 2021

Jim Roe (@Jayaruh) has provided me with 4 brushes, a beautiful Red Oak 15 Safety Razor stand as well as a straight razor stand. His work is much appreciated in the community, and particularly by me. Of the four brushes he’s produced for me, my favorite by far is this wonderful boar brush, #372. It‘s reached the point that boars do where they’re broken in perfectly. It’s a great little lather machine, and it certainly performed this morning, generating the two types of lather I enjoy for my shaves. And what a grand shave it was!

My new Tedalus Barber’s razor has delivered two great mug shaves with a Proguard blade, but for today’s shave, I selected a Feather Super, and boy am I glad I did. The Tedalus loaded with the latter blade is truly indistinguishable from any of the well-honed straights I own. It was one of those awesome shaves where it felt like I was just sweeping away the lather. I could easily have quit after the first two passes, but the shave was so enjoyable that I finished my regular three passes. As Keith (@Keithmax) is won’t to say, truly an epic mug shave. I’ve found my regular blade for this great razor!

Given that it’s Adjustable August, I grabbed one of my two Famex razors, the one I call the FrankenFamex. It has a Rockwell cap and an ATT Atlas handle that both mate beautifully with the adjustable Famex cagehead baseplate. When I purchased my original Famex, the seller threw in an additional cagehead baseplate. After a bit of research I discovered the current matchup, and haven’t looked back. In fact I prefer it to the original Famex. After adjusting the combined head, I proceeded to enjoy my usual two pass ATG dome shave which completed my morning ablutions, and left me with the kind of epic shave I’ll find myself touching throughout the day. In fact, it was so close, I may not need to shave tomorrow!

RAZOR: Tedalus Essence (Mug), FrankenFamex (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super (Mug), Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Boar #372
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite.

Some excellent gear you have, glad your enjoyed the shave today.

 

[Fred D]

Razor: Razorock Lupo .72
Blade: KAI (2)
Soap: Tabac
Brush: 24mm Silvertip Badger
Post: Clubman Pinaud Reserve - Brandy Spice

 

[jeffmudrick]

Vib'Raz/We Cut (1) MDC.

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[CapnPanther]

Thursday
Preshave: Perricone MD Super Clean Face Wash /Tomb 45 Shave Gel
Razor: EJ89L
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: EverReady 200 Restore w/Whipped Dog Silvertip
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Aftershave: Thayer’s Cucumber Witch Hazel /Alum
Balm: RazoRock R-160

 

[ackvil]

Pre	Face wash with Neutrogena Liquid Facial Soap
Soap/Cream	Haslinger Coconut, Tallow Formula
Brush	Shavemac 28 mm Syn
Bowl	Captain’s Choice Copper
Razor	Wolfman WR2 SB 1.05
Blade	Personna Israeli Red
Aftershave	Thayers WH & PAA Mysterium Serum
Fragrance	TOBS Sandalwood
Rating	10/10.
Comments	Another day using the Wolfman and Personna blade. The large Shavemac brush provided a nice lather when paired with the Haslinger soap. I am not sure how many more shaves I will get from this soap but fortunately have an abundant supply of the tallow soaps. A nice, BBS shave.

 

[Ron R]

DE SOTD, Thursday, Aug 5th 2021

Razor: Razorock SLOC, Mfg 2017> excellent tame mid range, great design, joy to use + carefree, excellent razor to a Newbie or seasoned shavers. One of favorites to use and will always be in my den!
Blade: Gillette Astra Superior stainless(3) excellent blade, Sharp & smooth + reasonable longevity.
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch, nice mild barbershop traditional scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm 2band badger(Finest) Mountain lake, excellent lather generator, pillow soft tips, nice scrubber, great 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 Emperor with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm with HA.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my RR SLOC + a Astra SS blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[ojshaves]

Union Barbershop By MOON SOAPS
Razorock LUPO 95 with UFO Handle
Stirling KONG 26mm Synthetic
Razorock Santal Royal Aftershave

See my video review of Moon UNION on YouTube

What a bangin' soap this is!

 

[ojshaves]

Razor: Razorock Lupo .72
Blade: KAI (2)
Soap: Tabac
Brush: 24mm Silvertip Badger
Post: Clubman Pinaud Reserve - Brandy Spice

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Tabac original !!! Hang on to that mate !!

 

[ojshaves]

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Soap: Williams
Razor: Gillette Heritage
Blade: Gillette King
Brush: Simpson T1
Aftershave: Proraso Green

This is a great treatment. Very fun looking image.

 

[awk_m4]

SOD Thursday August 5, 2021
Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Shave Nation
Lather: Proraso Green (26)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso Green

Have a great day!

 

[primotenore]

Thursday, August 5

Mystery Soap "3"~~Rubberset 400/3~~1958 D3 Adjustable/Sharp Star~~Paco Rabanne Pour Homme

A bit airy...
Have a great day!​

 

[haggis]

Hoshi Tombo 8000 | Razorock 400 SE | Saponificio Varesino Opuntia x2

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Rockwell 6C, plate 4
Blade: Big Ben (7)
Brush: Stirling 24mm tuxedo
Soap: ARKO for August
Balm: TOBS Mr. Taylor’s
A/S: Stirling Executive Man

 

[EclipseRedRing]

Brush: Simpson Wee Scot tortoiseshell
Soap: Yardley
Razor: Gibbs +/-
Blade: Rapira
Aftershave: Yardley Black Label AS / Talc

 

[hopper_64]

Thursday SOTD

Razor: Pearl Flexi
Blade: Super-Max SS (4)
Brush: Yaqi Moka Express 2-Band 26mm
Soap: Razorock XXX
Aftershave: Epsilon Blue

 

[EMG06]

August 5, 2021

Brush: Simpson Major Super
Cream: Geo F Trumper GFT
Lather: Face lather
Razor: Seygus Zeppelin V.2
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock Yellows
Post: Geo F Trumper Lime Skin Food