SOTD "FREE WEEK" December 14th - December 20th, 2020

[preidy]

Late 50's Rocket w/Big Ben - Stirling Orange Chill soap and Aqua Velva AS

 

[cryhavoc]

Tuesday SOTD

Gillette 48-49 NDC Super Speed
Gillette 7 O'Clock Black SP (7)
Stirling British Leather (sample)
Omega 10065 boar
Ogallala Bay Rum​

 

[rapwedinger]

SOTD, Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette Tech Pre-War Fat Handle
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements The Solar Flare 24mm
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0 Mentholated
Lather: Stirling Arkadia
Aftershave: Proraso Eucalyptus and Menthol
Additional Care:
Alum Block
cold water splash
Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber Toner
Burberry Britt EDT

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[uptown]

Timeless SS OC SLIM
Gillette 7 O'Clock Stainless
Razorock Black Bay Soap
Omega Synthetic
Proraso Vitamin E Balm
Brut

 

[CapnPanther]

Tuesday
Preshave: Perricone Super Clean Face Wash /Stirling Ozark Mountain Pre-Shave Oil
Razor: OREN
Blade: KaI Captain Titan Protouch MG
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 in Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear’s Ye Olde Barbershoppe
Aftershave: Humphrey’s Witch Hazel/Alum
Balm: L’Occitane Eau des Baux

 

[ICS]

Hi! Shave #73:

Pre: hot water, homemade olive oil soap.
Lather: Brocha by Los jabones de Joserra.
Brush: El Druida + Mühle.
Razor: RR Old Type + Homelike Veovoda Ti.
Blade: Feather (#6).
Post: Flöid MV.
Take care and have a nice day!

 

[ackvil]

Pre	Face wash with Neutrogena Liquid Facial Soap
Soap	Grooming Dept. Amare
Brush	Omega 81052 Boar
Razor	Merkur 37C
Blade	Lord SC
Aftershave	Thayers Rose Petal WH & L’Occitane ASB
Fragrance	Jimmy Choo Man Intense
Rating	10/10.

 

[ChiefHA]

Razor/blade: GEM 1912/Gem SS PTFE
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Soap: Stirling Weekend in Malibu (sample puck is no longer very photogenic...)
A/S: Lucky Tiger

 

[hopper_64]

Tuesday December 15, SOTD (head)

Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum (3)
Brush: Yaqi 28mm Tuxedo
Soap: Fine Platinum
Aftershave: Proraso green & Nivea balm

 

[Leo K]

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[Ron R]

DE SOTD Tue, Dec 15th 2020

Razor: Razorock Game changer .84- Mfg 2018> excellent mid range combined with a Kai SS blade.
Blade: Kai SS (9) excellent blade, one of my favorites. Extra wide than a standard Gillette, Sharp & smooth with great longevity.
Soap: Razorock Don Marco- very nice citrus scent on a cold winter morning, excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi lucky dice 26mm Tuxedo knot, very good lather creator, retains heat because of size, back bone with cloud like soft tips. Very enjoyable morning shave with this brush.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each rinse of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Italian barber Amici with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = Excellent shave with my RR GC .84 with a Kai SS blade.

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

 

[salman]

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[Graydog]

 

[Multum in parvo]

Pre:-
Razor: P&G China Gillette Tech stainless steel 1st use
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson India Saloon 2nd use
Brush: Yaqi Moka Express 24mm Synth 1st use
Cream: Proraso red
Post: generic Witch Hazel, Proraso red
Result: DFS, no nicks/weepers/irritation

This razor retails on Alie for 1.50 to 2.50 and took a mere 8 weeks to arrive. I know COVID times and all but the Yaqi amongst a couple of other brushes made it in only 4 weeks. So Alie vendors must have at least 2 different shipping options. The razor is superlight (18 grams total, Head only 11 grams) with a rather long hollow plastic handle. The top is sintered stainless steel and the baseplate pressed from a sheet of stainless steel. The handle though plastic and hollow has a least a metal top and thread. My pre-war Fat Handle Gold Tech in comparison weighs 50 grams with a 26 gram head.

I used the original handle for the first pass, my pre-war Fat handle for the second and my Ikon SS Tuckaway handle for the third pass. It's useable with all of them but I prefer the heft of the Tuckaway.

The shave itself was uneventful and comparable to all my other Techs with the Gillette Wilkinson blade still a bit rough.

I tried out now 3 Yaqi Synths: Dice/Tuxedo, Rainbow/Pony and this Moka Express. The Moka Express is super soft and used as a paint brush has the least tendency to fling lather around.

I will try it out once more with my go-to blade Perma-Sharp and then put in my travel razor kit.

 

[JacobW]

 

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15

After my great mug shave yesterday with the Thistle Cut 5/8, I was curious to see if it was a fluke, or just wishful thinking. So I stropped the razor, and discovered there’s something about a 30k Shapton edge that is truly special. The razor blazed through my stubble above the jawline in two passes (WTG, ATG). The additional XTG pass below the jawline sealed the deal and put the baby to bed. It was one of those mug shaves that one finds themself reaching up and touching the shave surface hours afterward, amazed at the velveteen smoothness achieved. After my run in with the French Spadson two days ago, I debated with myself about holding off for another day. My shave-crazy side won. I grabbed my Colonial General V2, removed the Feather Super blade and replaced it with a Feather Proguard blade. Given the amount of irritated scalp, I took it very slow and easy ending up with a decent shave. I happily settled for it. I feel refreshed, clean and acceptably smooth on the dome and velveteen smooth on my mug!

RAZOR: Thistle Cut 5/8 (Mug), Colonial General V2 (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Proguard AC
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Aluminum Monster Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash.

 

[andromeda673]

Soap: Wet The Face Sport of Kings
Brush: Simpson T1
Razor: Gillette Heritage
Blade: Treet Falcon
Aftershave: PAA Han Polo

 

[shm]

2020-12-15

Ikea Bowl ¤ SOC Boar/Badger ¤ Gillette SS + Wilkinson
Antiga Barbearia de Bairro Cream, Aftershave & EDT

 

[alessia15]

2020-12-15
Henson aluminium
Leonidam synthétic
Noble otter orbit.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Rex Supply Ambassador
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Frank Shaving G4 Synthetic striped handle
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Long Rifle Bay Rhum
Aftershave: Gillette Series Cool Wave
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder