SOTD "FREE WEEK" August 31st - September 6th, 2020

[primotenore]

Monday, August 31

Vintage Williams~~Rooney~~RR Game Changer/Feather~~Aqua Velva

Have a great day!​

 

[IanG153]

SOTD: Another great shave today with this brush, razor, and soap!

 

[hopper_64]

Monday August 31

Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Gillette Super Silver (2)
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo
Soap: Proraso Red
A/S: Proraso Red

 

[ackvil]

Today's shave starts off with AoS Sandalwood soap, the tallow formula. The brush used was made by Rudy Vey and contains a Muhle Silvertip Fibre knot. It does an excellent job of making lather. The razor: the Tech I recently found. I decided not to use the blade that came with it but went with a GSB blade, instead. The aftershave was Thayers WH and Clubman. After a shower some TOBS Sandalwood cologne.

 

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 2020

I’ll also launch Single Edge September a day early! Thanks to the largesse of my son, Ben, and several safety razor for straight razor exchanges, I now possess more straight razors than I ever expected to own. The roughest looking is this Tanifuji Airi which also happens to possess a simply divine, buttery-smooth blade. Yeah, Joes (@Trigger & @JACarbone), I think I finally get it! This Japanese Silver Steel blade really holds an edge. Ben has taught me the benefits of burnishing the edge prior and after shaving. My little jasper hone and this well-used Tanifuji make beautiful music together, and the three pass (WTG, ATG, XTG) result speaks for itself, another very comfortable VBBS mug shave.

The dome shave was every bit as good. Colonial Razor builds one heck of a blade holder. I own both their Silversmith and General V2. For today’s shave, I swapped out the General handle for the Silversmith. Kyle Evans, the designer with his twin, Kirk, points to Colonial silverware embellishment as one of his design cues for this Silversmith handle which replaced the original. Although a bit tea-pot looking the knurling and weight in combination with the General head feel great in hand.

The freshly palm-stropped Feather Super obliterated the 48 hrs of noggin growth right down to the skin line in its usual effortless fashion. The Rearden Razor synth brush did a great job whipping up the two different MWF lathers I enjoy for my morning shave . I shave with DEs, Injectors, Gems, and AC razors, and can obtain a VBBS with all, but must admit that easiest and most enjoyable for me (YMMV) arrival in VBBS land has always been through my AC razors. I am refreshed, cool, clean and AC-smoothed velveteen.

RAZOR: Tanifuji Airi (Mug), Colonial General V2 with Silversmith handle (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Rearden Razor 316L SS Synthetic
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash.

 

[Ron R]

GEMonday, Aug 31st 2020- Goodmorning on this first frost day, seems a little early to me but it came this morning.

Razor: Gem Featherweight (1st generation)-Mfg 1950-52+2nd gen 1953-54, excellent lower mid range IMO.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (1) Excellent blade.
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch- excellent lather qualities with a nice mild clean appealing scent.
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow brown whiskers 26mm synthetic- Excellent brush to create lather and those cloud like soft tips.
Pre shave: Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a small dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard.
Prep:Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock American barber with witch Hazel + a small dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BbS + no irritation + 1 small weeper= excellent shave with my Gem Featherweight 1st Gen.

Have some great shaves! Stay & think safe in these times!

 

[salman]

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[King-Joe]

31.08.2020

razor : Parker 95R TTO
blade : Gillette Nacet (91)
brush : chin. STF
soap : Arko Stick foamed on face
alum
aftershave : Pitralon

Have a nice day.

 

[Graydog]

 

[It's Hedley]

Razor: Gillette Goodwill #160
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Omega Jade Persian Jar Boar
Aftershave: Vintage Brut Splash​

 

[fightingillini22]

Monday August 31st, 2020
Razor : Gillette Canadian Prewar Tech
Blade : KCG
Brush : Razorock F-400
Pre : Barbasol Sensitive Skin
Soap : Arko
Post : Thayers Coconut Water and 50/50 blend of Osage and Skin Bracer

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Gem Featherweight
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Rick Montalvo Grade A Silvertip Badger
Pre-Shave: Cremo Brushless Shaving Cream
Lather: Razorock Mudder Focker
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder

 

[shm]

2020-08-31

Ikea Bowl ¤ SOC Boar, Taj Resin ¤ Gillette Slim Adj. + 7 o'clock SharpEdge
Proraso Soap, Sandalwood ¤ Proraso Sandalwood Aftershave

 

[razorhead63]

 

[gartbnx]

Gartbnx..

 

[GlazedBoker]

H&S PO76 Ti & Shark Platinum
Yaqi 24mm Heavy Metal
Ethos Succes shave soap
Ethos Succes skin food a/s splash
Guerlain Homme eau de parfum

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[dr_green]

Soap: SV Cubebe
Brush: Thater 26 mm Silvertip Badger
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Razor: Homelike Start 1.18
Aftershave: Osma Alum Bloc + Clubman Pinaud No Bumps Gel

 

[hopper_64]

Monday August 31, Headshave

Razor: Razorock SLOC
Blade: Gillette Super Silver (3)
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo 28mm
Soap: Proraso Red
A/S: TOBS Sandalwood

 

[eezee]

8/31/20
Taylor of Old Bond Street St. James
Zenith B16
Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Feather (1)
Osma Alum Block
Murray & Lanman Kananga Water
Nivea Sensitive Cool Balm
Nautica Pure Discovery

 

[oneon3putts]

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