SOTD "FREE WEEK" August 5th - August 11th, 2019

[Klinker]

Saturday 08.10.19 SOTD
Pears Transparent Soap, face lather and rinse
RazoRock SLOC / Shark SS (2)
Fendrihan 25x60 Tuxedo Synthetic
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershave
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[shm]

2019-08-10

Ever-Ready 351B ¤ 5/8" Dovo Special
Palmolive stick ¤ Proraso Sandalwood ASL

 

[cyclingsteveb]

10 Aug 19
Razor: Razorock Mamba 70
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (2)
Brush: 26mm Yaqi Rainbow brown synthetic
Pre-Shave: Shower and Clearasil face wash
Lather: Arko stick – face lather
Aftershave: Clubman Citrus Musk / American Crew balm
Additional Care: Jack Shave spritz

 

[uptown]

Blackbird OC
Feather
Zenith Aluminum Handle Boar
Proraso Menthol Shave Cream
Harry's Post Shave Balm
Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

 

[PJO]

 

[Whilliam]

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Wowie zowie!

 

[Whilliam]

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Saturday 08.10.19 SOTD
Pears Transparent Soap, face lather and rinse
RazoRock SLOC / Shark SS (2)
Fendrihan 25x60 Tuxedo Synthetic
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershave
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The decanter casts its spell again. Dreamy and elegant. Nice one!

 

[Whilliam]

2019-08-10

Ever-Ready 351B ¤ 5/8" Dovo Special
Palmolive stick ¤ Proraso Sandalwood ASL

Neat photo. The shiny cylinder at the rear, what is it?

 

[Klinker]

The decanter casts its spell again. Dreamy and elegant. Nice one!

Thanks so much

 

[MTG Jr]

Neat photo. The shiny cylinder at the rear, what is it?

Colgate shaving stick tin. There’s a bunch on the big auction site.

 

[HarryAU570]

Date:- 10 August 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Muhle Synth. v2.0 Silvertip Fibre Faux Horn 25/60mm knot
Soap/Cream:- The Club ~ The Novelist Goats Milk & Lanolin
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 38C / Voskhod #7
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20), Tea Tree Antiseptic (10), Lavender (15) & Peppermint (10 drops)
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss Intense

 

[Bobcat]

Saturday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Route 66 Bourbon Jungle
Razor: Gillette NEW Long Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (9)
Brush: Cowboy Classic/Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx54mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Route 66 Bourbon Jungle today. 20 seconds to load the Cowboy Classic/Whipped Dog Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the Gillette NEW LC. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave.

Bob

 

[PJO]

Wowie zowie!

Thanks, Bill -- you are too kind!

 

[zed117]

GC .84, Nacet, StarCraft brush, and Lavender Reserve. Really luxurious feel today.

 

[Beaslebong]

Saturday

Razor: Timeless Bronze .38
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: Thater 4125/2 Silvertip
Soap: Abbate y la Mantia Don Jose
Aftershave: Abbate y la Mantia Don Jose

 

[fmalpartida]

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Lovely picture and I love the bowl. Beauty.


Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

 

[markb]

Prep: Proraso Preshave Cream
Soap: Stirling “Mountain Man”
Brush: Kent H8
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Voskhod (shave #2)
Post shave: Alum
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

[fmalpartida]

SOTD - 8.10.2019
Growth: 48h
Pre: Shower
Brush: Klyx by fm, silvertip fines
Soap: B&M Cool
Razor: Rockwell 6S
Blade: Feather-1
Post: lather face wash, Alum, mejunje(*), Eufros Gea aftershave
Passes: 2 - WTG (4), XTG (3)
Rating: 5/5 - epic

(*) witch hazle 50ml, 5ml glycerin, tea tree (10), Argan (25), aloe (10), menthol crystals - (drops)

Today an epic shave and almost premiering my Klyx.
Quick change the knot by a new silvertip finest. At the end went for a face lather which was just spectacular.
The brush feels comfortable and natural in the hand.


Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

 

[120inna55]

Catie's Bubbles | Blugère
Phoenix Shaving | The Starcraft | Roswell Hybrid Synth
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE

I know there are other fragrances featuring blueberry, but not being a legitimate frag head, I wasn't aware of them. It wasn't until Mammoth Soaps introduced Mood Indigo that I realized what an interesting element blueberry brings to a fragrance. Under the right circumstances, blueberry can bring more than whimsy to the table.

When Catie's Bubbles began dropping hints about their meet-up exclusive, "Jersey Blues", I was hoping to someday see it offered to the public. "Blugère" is indeed the same product with a, dare I say, even more creative name.

Blugère utilizes Catie's Bubbles' lauded Luxury Cream base. I've spoken highly of this base many times previously, so in the interest of time, I'll just reiterate that this is one of my favorite bases. I have seborrheic dermatitis involving my scalp, and while shaving alone is useful, no other product staves this off better than Catie's Bubbles' jojoba-rich vegan bases.

Catie's Bubbles' EdPs are usually a safe blind buy for me, so I went all in for the full set. I began using the EdP for a couple days prior to even cracking open the other products. When time and the product allows, I really like exploring a new set this way. It allows me to fully appreciate the intended fragrance initially. Then, I can compare that to what's lost in the soap base. Blugère opens, as you would expect, with an unmistakable natural, fresh blueberry note. Almost immediately, there is a competing sharp, citrusy bergamot. As simple as this sounds, I would be happy if it never developed beyond that. It is gourmand with measured sweetness, and bright enough for Summer as the bergamot is almost lime in this combination. Eventually, this bright happy opening relents to a stable sustained woodiness with controlled floral and herbaceous peppery lavender. This accord is the longest lasting element of the fragrance, and it's absolutely lovely. The dry down allows an earthy but clean vetiver to dominate with intermittent dry grassy elements. I continue to enjoy this parfum concentration just beyond a 10-hour indoor active work day.

The soap is very similar in the opening, but the citrus is less prominent allowing the blueberry through even more. Overall the step-wise unveiling of the elements is very similar to that of the EdP but of course on a shorter time frame. I do believe the soap is slightly less resinous in the mid. Regardless, if you're in love with the soap, you will not be disappointed in the EdP. The splash, to my nose, is indistinguishable from the EdP in fragrance as I noted no coloring at all. It's just simply a lighter/weaker concentration. I did experiment by foregoing the EdP layering and found that the splash lasts about 4 to 5 hours under similar circumstances. It can't sustain the middle nearly as well or as long as the EdP, so it's still not a substitute for people that really like this fragrance of which I count myself as one.

 

[Steinmetzify]

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Saturday 08.10.19 SOTD
Pears Transparent Soap, face lather and rinse
RazoRock SLOC / Shark SS (2)
Fendrihan 25x60 Tuxedo Synthetic
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershave
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Dude you're killing it with these pics lately, really nice work on this one.