SOTD "FREE WEEK" December 23rd - December 29th, 2019

[ronweston]

It's another "FREE WEEK" ladies and gentlemen.

It's time to be creative.

Please feel free to post any photo, with any gear and any style you chose, or contribute by telling us what you used in your shave, with comments on the shave, if you desire.

Color, B&W, sepia or a photograph with any type of artistic touch you wish is always desired.

HAVE FUN!​

 

[Norman Gunston]

Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap,Antica Barbieria Colla Almond Oil Pre-Shave Cream
Brush: Semogue Owners Club Boar
Soap: Meißner Tremonia Indian Flavour
Razor: UFO Tornado / Wolfman WR1
Blade: NOS Gillette Super Silver (5)
Post: Antica Barbieria Colla Almond Oil Balm
Scent: L'Occitane L'Homme Cedrat

A very close three-pass shave for a BBS result. The sharpness of the Super Silver blade is just on the edge of my comfort levels with the mid-agresssive WR1.

Mini-Review - Meißner Tremonia Indian Flavour Shaving Soap

This soap is a apricot colour, and quite firm. The scent strength is mid from the container, and remains mid-strength throughout the shave. I was not quite sure what to expect from the scent, given the description as 'Indian Flavour', and hoping it would not have a vindaloo-like effect on my skin .
I needn't have worried; it is a very pleasant and fragrant scent, with hints of incense, and slightly sweet cardamon amongst other spice notes.
The soap lathered quite easily, forming quite an airy proto-lather before settled to a denser, but still voluminous, final lather. The lather had good slickness, resulting in smooth razor glide. The residual slickness was respectable, and it had a very nice post shave feel.
In summary, a good soap that would appeal to fans of this style of scent.

 

[CRISANTO]

Monday, 12/23/2919
- Musgo Real , oil pre shave
- Stirling, Backer sreet, shaving soaph and aftershave balm.
- Omega, two bands badger
- Filarmonica 14, subcero
- Portus Cale, EdT

 

[ram57]

Monday SOTD

Razor: ATT Aluminum Bamboo SE1
Blade: Schick Proline (D1)
Brush: Oscar11 24mm Tuxedo
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mandarin and Cardamom
Shave Soap: Barrister & Mann Vespers
Balm: Taconic Unscented
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Vespers​

 

[Klinker]

Monday 12.23.19 SOTD

Shugar Soapworks oatmeal & Verbena Soap lather and rinse
Edwin Jagger DE89.RR HD Handle
Feather Double Edge Stainless(4)
Yaqi Moka Express 26mm 2-Band Badger
RazoRock Mudder Focker Shave Soap
RazoRock Mudder Focker After Shaving Splash

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[HarryAU570]

Date:- 23 December 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling ~ Christmas Eve
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Rocket HD500 / Wizamet Super Iridium #1
Post/After-shave: T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20), Tea Tree Antiseptic (10) & Peppermint (10 drops)
Fragrance:- YSL L’Homme

 

[shadowman12]

SOTD 23 December 2019

Prep: Cold water
Brush: Paladin High-rise Beehive 28mm Honey-Noir
Razor : Koraat "Golden Beauty"
Soap: Barrister and Mann Dickens
EdP / Fragrance: Paco Rabanne One Million

 

[Shavingexperience]

Soap : Extro Cosmesi - Bergamotto di Calabria
SvdD : 23-12-2019
Razor : Rex – Ambassador
Blade : Shark – Super Chrome Blades (7)
Brush : Razorock – Plissoft
Aftershave : Extro- Bergamotto di Calabria
Eau de Toilette: Christian Dior – Eau Sauvage

 

[CapnPanther]

Monday
Pre-shave: Trader Joe’s Face Wash/Stirling Bergamot Lavender Pre-Shave Oil
Razor: Rockwell 6S
Blade: PermaSharp Super Stainless
Brush: AoS Silvertip
Soap: Stone Cottage Bayberry Shave Cream
Aftershave: Alum/Ogallala Bay Rum
Balm: Peter Thomas Roth Moisturizer

 

[uptown]

Homelikeshaving Start 1.18 razor
Personna super platinum blade
Gillette Pure shave cream
Semogue SOC finest badger
Duke Cannon ice cold balm
Clubman bay rum

 

[BigD]

Today's Freedom Friday Shave:

• Rockwell 6S Jet Black (R6, R5, and R4)
• Gillette Rubies Philippines Version (2)
• Colonel Conk Almond Shave Soap in Colonel Conk Mug
• VdH Bowl
• Fine Lather Bowl
• Zenith H5
• Gentleman Jon's Alum Block
• Gillette Coolwave AS
• Gillette Gel ASB
• Million Dollar Hair Tonic
• Clubman Firm Hold Pomade
• Gillette Coolwave Deodorant

Such a super smooth shave. The Rockwell 6 series never disappoints. Happy Shaves, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year everyone!

 

[Bobcat]

Monday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Sandpiper
Soap: Coate’s Lime Cream
Razor: Gillette 40’s Style Super Speed
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (7)
Brush: Maggard 2-Band Badger-24mmx56mm
Aftershave: Clubman Whiskey Woods

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

Coate’s Lime Cream today. 10 seconds to load the Maggard 2-Band Badger brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Schick Plus Platinum still in the vintage Gillette 40’s Style Super Speed. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Clubman Whiskey Woods aftershave.

Bob

 

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD 12/23/19

Decent, first mild shave this morning with a Schick Type C2. What I really love, and never considered until becoming active on the shaving boards, is the sheer variety of safety razor tools designed for face and noggin scraping. The mildness of this particular razor required three and a half passes for what turned out to be an acceptable DFS. My shaving surfaces were well protected by the PAA Cube coupled with my trusty MWF. I feel clean and refreshed!

RAZOR: Schick Injector Type C2
BLADE: Personna Vintage Blade
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash of face and dome with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Snake Bite AS Splash

 

[andromeda673]

Soap: TOBS Sandalwood
Brush: Simpson Special Pure Badger
Razor: Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Lord
Aftershave: Razorock King Louis Lavender

 

[brandaves]

SOTD
12/23/2019

Razor: Gem Push Button
Blade: Gem PTFE coated
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Moka Express Two Band Badger
Pre-Shave: Dr. Bronner's Lavender Soap
Lather: Martin De Candre Fougere
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Chesire
Additional Care: Thayer's Witch Hazel

 

[Smooth Steve]

12/23/19 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Wood Box Soap Handcrafted Goat Milk Soap Barber Shop Tobacco and Bay Leaf
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements High Jump 47 Conditioning Shampoo Puck (W/ Yucca Root & Cider Vinegar)
Phoenix Shaving The Original Chill Mill - Menthol Grinder
Stirling Soap Company Christmas Eve Shave Soap
RazoRock Rosso Corsa F-400 XXL 34MM Noir Plissoft Synthetic Shaving Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Mountain Mike 3” English Bridle Leather Strop
Ralf Aust 5/8″ Round Point, Olivewood Handle, Full Hollow Grind Straight Razor
Shavex Alum Block
Thayers Lemon Witch Hazel Astringent with Aloe Vera Formula
Stirling Soap Company Glacial Frozen Tundra Menthol Aftershave Splash
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements High Jump 47 Soothing Aftershave Balm
Crown King Atomic Age Bay Rum Natural Deodorant - Sport Strength
Maggard’s Razor Oil​

 

[Somnos]

Haven’t taken a razor to the face in a few days nothing more than being busy. Needed an OC as a result and I have a few but the Timeless SS OC .95 is about the finest I have. Loaded up with a Polsilver IR and got down to the morning business.

Wanted to get back to trying out the new soaps and the TFS RasoZero Barbacco was the third of the bunch left. Barbershop meets fresh cut tobacco. Lovely stuff. Pre-shave was excellent and so was the soap itself.

Awesome two pass DFS/BBS. Just finished up a Halloween candle so I cleaned it all up and decided to put it to use. It’s a glass skull and though not an original idea, pretty cool. Perfect for soaking the brush!
Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Timeless Stainless Steel OC .95
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Pre-Shave: Tcheon Fung Sing Rasozero Barbacco
Lather: Tcheon Fung Sing Rasozero Barbacco
Aftershave: Tcheon Fung Sing Linea Intenso - Ginestra di Taormina
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Guerlain Homme L’eau Boisee

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Monday, December 23rd, 2019

Shower + Ach Brito Glyce face lather and rinse
Haslinger Schafmilch shave soap + Simpson badger brush
Feather Artist Club folding shavette + Softguard blade
Cool washcloth rinse
English Leather aftershave

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[fmalpartida]

SOTD - 2019.12.23
Growth: 24h
Brush: ŌKU Klyx by P&P - 25mm two band finest extra density fan
Soap: Gondolier PAA
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Gillette Yellow
Post: lather face wash, alum, concoction (*), PAA mysterium serum
Passes: 2 - WTG, XTG
Rating: 5/5

(*) witch hazle 50ml, 5ml glycerin, tea tree (10), Argan (25), bergamot (10), pachuli (5), Cocunut oil + CBD (5), menthol crystals - (drops)

Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

 

[ram57]

Christmas Eve SOTD

Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Schick Proline (D2)
Brush: VP Leonhardy 700040 Tortoise 25mm
Scuttle: TheMudPlace Big Daddy Oiled Mahogany
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Cream: Antica Barbieria Colla
Balm: MdC Huile Végétale Camomille
Aftershave: Floid Amber (Italian)​

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