SOTD "FREE WEEK" December 9th - December 15th, 2019

[CRISANTO]

Wednesday, 12-11-19
Geo F Trumper, skin food santal, pre shave
Declaration Grooming, Gratiot League Square.
Simpsons, Chubby 2, superbadger
Dorko 300
Chatillon Lux, Gratiot League Square, post shave toner.
Valentino: aftershave balm and huomo intense EdT

 

[uptown]

Homelikeshaving Smart razor 1.18
Gillette Silver Blue
Gillette Pure shave cream
Omega boar
Duke Cannon ice cold balm
Kramperts Finest bay rum

 

[Kevy]

SOTD

Pre: Hot Shower
Soap: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Razor: Homelike Start
Blade: Zorrik Super Stainless (1)
Brush: TGGR LE Seillean
Post: Cold Scottish Water
A/S: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Balm: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
EDT: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man

Full tilt Stirling Sharp Dressed Man shave today. Everything performed brilliantly and the scent is based on Creeds green Irish tweed. Great to have the Russian Homelike Start razor back in the den after it was out on loan to a couple of friends. This is the smoothest razor I've ever used. The 1.18 plate mowed effortlessly through 4 days of growth with ease and felt as smooth as butter. Swapped it out for the 0.90 plate for the ATG pass and pickups and thought I'd forgotten to put the blade in the razor, it felt that smooth!

 

[Bobcat]

Wednesday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Sandpiper
Soap: Bulgari Man in Black
Razor: Vintage Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Personna 74 Tungsten (29)
Brush: RazoRock/Zenith Chubby Extra Sivertip-28mmx51mm
Aftershave: Bulgari Man in Black EdT

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

Bulgari Man in Black today. 20 seconds to load the RazoRock/Zenith Chubby Extra Sivertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna 74 Tungsten still in the vintage Gillette Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Bulgari Man in Black EdT.

Bob

 

[eezee]

12/11/19
Taylor of Old Bond Street St. James
H.L. Thater 4376/3 Silver Tip
Gillete 1946-47 Aristocrat
Feather (5)
Osma Alum Block
Lucky Tiger After Shave & Face Tonic
Reef Point Admiralty Balm
Acqua di Parma Bergamotto di Calabria

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[Jgreenepa]

After my excessively mentholated shave of yesterday, today’s was a pleasant and relaxed lavender shave, since my fragrance sensitive bride left early for a business meeting! The vintage razor I selected for today’s shave is my recently acquired 1930’s Cooper Kant Rust, a medium aggressive shaver that was not as efficient as I like, but still capable of a comfortable three pass noggin and face DFS. My favorite MWF spiced with 5-6 drops of M-Bomb provided a thick, creamy, slick and protective lather that was a pleasure to shave through as opposed to the extreme menthol fumes I battled with while suffering through yesterday‘s shave. This shave left me feeling cool, calm and refreshed, but again not quite as smooth as I would prefer.

SOTD 12/11/19

RAZOR: Cooper Kant Rust
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a face and dome scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
Brush: Omega Pro48 Boar
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash of both dome and face with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH andfinished with Fine Lavender Pour Homme

 

[It's Hedley]

Sunny day here in St. Louis, MO...

Charcoal Goods Antique Brass Level 2 Razor
Personna Israeli Red Razor Blade
Tallow & Steele Sicily Shave Soap
Rudy Vey Dark Amber Butterscotch Keyhole with Shavemac 2 Band Silvertip
Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails Aftershave

 

[andromeda673]

Soap: Razorock Lavender
Razor: Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Lord
Brush: Simpson Special Pure Badger
Aftershave: Razorock What The Puck “Blue”

 

[Ron R]

SOTD , WED Dec 11- 2019

Razor : One blade Core version 2- MFG 2019(excellent daily driver)
Blade :FHS-10 shown (Feather could improve this blade for longevity)- Experimenting with a GEM SS PTFE (5)
Soap : Razorock "The Dead Sea"
Brush : Razorock Plissoft
Preshave : Brush wash the face CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of Clear Aloe Vera gel.
Postshave : Nivea refreshing aftershave+witch hazel + Nivea balm.
Results :CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers =

Have some great shaves!

 

[CapnPanther]

Wednesday
Pre-shave: Trader Joe’s Face Wash
Razor: Rockwell 6S
Blade: PermaSharp Super Stainless
Brush: WSP High Mountain White
Soap: Stone Cottage Bayberry Shave Cream
Aftershave: Alum/Ogallala Bay Rum
Balm: Peter Thomas Roth Moisturizer

 

[PeteRock]

Wednesday SOTD 12/11/2019

Pre: Hanz De Fuko Face Wash
Soap: B&M Nordost
Brush: Thater Synthetic Butterscotch 4125
Razor: Charcoal Goods OC Lvl 2
Blade: Shark Platinum
Aftershave: B&M Nordost

 

[primotenore]

Wednesday, December 11

Martin de Candre~~Simpson KH4~~1958 D3 Gillette Adjustable~~Wilkinson Light Brigade~~SC Lavender
Have a great day!​

 

[Norman Gunston]

Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap,Antica Barbieria Colla Almond Oil Pre-Shave Cream
Brush: Tony Forsyth P&C LE 2017 Platypus High Mountain White Badger
Soap: Scheermonnik Delfts Wit
Razor: UFO Tornado / Wolfman WR1
Blade: NOS Gillette Super Silver (1)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Antica Barbieria Colla Almond Oil Balm
Scent: Christian Dior Fahrenheit

I find that the Wolfman head works wonderfully well with a light touch and a very sharp blade, and there are few sharper than the vintage Gillette Super Silver.
Very comfortable and efficient shave - a three day growth was scythed down in two passes to DFS+; a third ATG pass and I was absolutely BBS.
The soap scent was immediately familiar to me, and had me searching my grey cells for the match. Then the penny dropped - Squadron Soaps. I went to the soap section of the den and dug out my Squadron soaps, and sure enough, it is very similar in colour and scent to Squadron Soaps 'Scramble'. A warm, approachable scent of woods and tonka, vanilla bourbon and allspice. Like Scramble, the Scheermonnik Delfs Wit is a really good soap - slick, good lather yield, and nice scent.

As my old pal Wim used to say - "If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much!"

 

[shm]

2019-12-11

Ikea Bowl ¤ OCSC 2018 LE 2-band Silvertip ¤ Proshave P20 + Blue Bird
Fitjar Fjellheim ¤ Myrsol Plastic Shave ¤ T&H Spanish Leather Cologne

 

[ChrisVanMeer]

SOTD - Wednesday 11 December 2019

• Straight Razor: Collin a Paris - 6/8
• Shaving Brush: Declaration Grooming - The Jefferson Thunderhead B8 - 28mm Fan (Finest Badger)
• Shaving Scuttle: Yoresh
• Shaving Soap: Scheermonnik - Delfts Wit

 

[Graydog]

The @Kevy inspired shave
Timeless Titanium x2
Fresh feather x2
Stirling SDM
boss knot Graydog Maple from "The Tree "
"Smooth as Butter" : )

 

[jmudrick]

Rex Envoy (BIC). Tibam titanium handle drops 28g, moves balance point to the traditional grip point I prefer, and makes the razor feel vastly more nimble.

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[madmedic]

Williams Wednesday 11th December



Clubman Shave Butter (Pre Shave)
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Vulfix 'Grosvenor' Badger/Boar Brush
Valet VC1 with a despined GEM SS
Thayers Witch Hazel with Cucumber
Palmer's for Men Moisturiser
Williams Aqua Velva AS

3 passes for a great Shave

 

[Kevy]

The @Kevy inspired shave
Timeless Titanium x2
Fresh feather x2
Stirling SDM
boss knot Graydog Maple from "The Tree "
"Smooth as Butter" : )View attachment 1042701

Beautiful.

 

[ram57]

Thursday SOTD

Razor: Timeless OC\Hempel Ti
Blade: PoliSilver (D4)
Brush: Varlet Beehive 24mm
Bowl: Junichi Tanaka 5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Patchouli & Mint
Shave Soap: Boellis Panama 1924
Balm: MdC Huile Végétale Camomille
Aftershave: Floid Blue
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