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

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This 12th shaving day of Decadent December will kickoff with a brief story to introduce the vintage razor selected for today’s shave. James Neill, developer and manufacturer of the famed Eclipse Red Ring Safety Razor in Sheffield, England, sent his son Fred to New York City in the 1930s to explore business opportunities. One lasting result was a contract with the 400 Company which led to the development of the Neillite 400 (Patent 1936), a Bakelite DE razor with a storied history of shaving effectiveness. The razor was designed with a mild side and an aggressive side, although both sides are highly efficient. The Stirling Glacial Obsidian soap used this morning produced an anise scented cooling, thick, protective lather with the help of my new Jayaruh Custom Boar brush. Although lighter than I’m used to, this little Bakelite razor was amazingly efficient and mowed down that lather, and delivered a surprisingly close (comparable to my Rex Ambassador at setting 5) two and a half pass face and dome BBS. Today I feel smooth, cool and refreshed. Superb shave!

RAZOR: Neillite 400 Bakelite DE
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a face and dome scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Jayaruh Custom Boar
SOAP: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash of dome and face with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Stirling Glacial Obsidian AS Splash
 
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SOTD, 12 December 2019

Finished off a tub of Cyril Salter Sandalwood Cream today, sadly. Wonderful performance that is perhaps top among any of the English traditional outfit shaving creams - and the scent is my favorite sandalwood... despite my having several other sandalwood creams and soaps in my closet, I might just have to replace this one. Swapped in a new Personna red, and had a very nice, smooth shave indeed today on this very wintry day (that happens to be my wife's birthday).

Pre-shave: hot shower and hot towel
Razor: Fine Accoutrements Marvel
Blade: Personna Red (#1)
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Ceramic Lather Bowl
Brush: Omega Pro 49
Cream: Cyril Salter Indian Sandalwood
Aftershave: D. R. Harris Sandalwood

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2019-12-12

Ikea Bowl ¤ Shavemac Americana Silvertip ¤ Gillette SS + Blue Bird
AOS LEmon Soap ¤ Myrsol agua De Limón ¤ T&H Freshman Cologne


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Ron R

I survived a lathey foreman
SOTD- Thursday Dec-12-2019

Razor : One blade Core Version 2-MFG 2019 excellent razor for daily shaving.
Blade: Gem SS PTFE modified (6) is a superior blade compared to the FHS-10 for longevity.
Soap : Barrister & Mann Seville
Brush : Yaqi Timber wolf 24 mm
Preshave: Brush wash the face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel.
Post shave : Fine Fresh Vetiver with witch hazel + Nivea balm for the Canadian winter months.
Results : CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = :a17:

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Have some great shaves!
 
- Shavemac Milk Churn D01 Silvertip Badger
- Siliski Soaps - Midnight in Tunisia
- Merkur 38c bicolor/red
- Gillette Bleue Extra
- Mennen Skin Bracer/CH
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Thusday, 12/12/19
Floid, oil pre shave. Tabula Rasa, Olibanum. Muhle, synthetic hair. Gil Thiers, special pour barbes dure. n 7, balsamo aftershave & EdT
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Famex with Rockwell cap, Tibam handle. Rockwell cap enables use of standard thread handles, and modifies disposition of the blade to yield a milder shave than stock. Still effective and very very enjoyable. Suneko (2).
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Thursday SOTD 12/12/19
Soap: Bullgoose CRSW 10th Anniversary Edition
Brush: Thater Premium Boar
Razor: EJ 3one6
Blade: Fresh Kai
Aftershave: 4711
Additives: Stirling Frost drops (Added a few drops to my lather and to my splash)​
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SOTD - 2019.12.12
Growth: 24h
Brush: ŌKU Klyx by P&P - 25mm two band finest extra density
Soap: B&M Seville
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Gillette Yellow
Post: lather face wash, alum, concoction (*), PAA mysterium serum
Passes: 2 - WTG, XTG (4,3)
Rating: 5/5

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

Friday SOTD
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Razor: Karve D O\C
Blade: PoliSilver (D5)
Brush: Oscar11 Amber 28mm TGN finest
Scuttle: TheMudPlace Big Daddy Oiled Mahogany
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Oil: AOS Sandalwood
Shave Soap: PAA Supreme Sandalwood Science
Balm: AOS Sandalwood
Aftershave: PAA Supreme Sandalwood Science
 
SOTD - Friday 13 December 2019

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  • Safety Razor: Blackland - Blackbird SB
  • Blade: Polsilver - Super Iridium
  • Shaving Brush: Declaration Grooming - The Washington Star Spangled Blue B2 - 24mm Bulb (Finest Badger)
  • Shaving Soap: Noble Otter - Barrbarr
  • After-Shave: Noble Otter - Barrbarr - Splash
 
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Pre-Shave: Kiss my Face Olive Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: BBS-1
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Paladin Chief Strawberry Amber
Lather: Declaration Milksteak
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

I hope you all have a fantastic Friday :thumbup:
 

Klinker

The Baron of Bokeh
Friday 12.13.19 SOTD

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3rd shave with the Black Razor. BBS in 2 passes. WTG & ATG
RazoRock Essential Oil Of Lime Shave Oil
Black Ship Grooming "The 32 Pounder"
Astra Superior Platinum (3)
Simpsons Commodore X3 Best Badger
RazoRock "What the Puck?!" Orange Sunrise
Italian Barber Amici After Shaving Splash


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13 Dec 19
Razor:
Gillette New short comb
Blade: Astra Superior platinum (1)
Brush: 24mm RR Silvertip barrel Badger brush
Pre-Shave: Shower and face wash
Lather: The Goodfellas smile amber fougere
Aftershave: Floid AS balm
Additional Care: Thayer’s WH
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Friday SOTD

Gillette Pre War Fat Handle Tech
GSB (4)
Mike's Bay Rum
Vie-Long BGS2012 Butterscotch Beehive Natural Horse
Pinaud Clubman VIBR​
 
Friday the 13th
Pre-shave: Trader Joe’s Face Wash/Stirling Bergamot Lavender Pre-Shave Oil
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
 
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