SOTD "FREE WEEK" February 8th - February 14th, 2021

[Ron R]

DE SOTD, Wed, Feb 10th 2021

Razor : Razorock 2nd Gen Lupo .72- Excellent mid range Stainless steel razor, well made and a joy to use, carefree shave.
Blade: Gillette Silver blue(4) excellent blade, Sharp & smoooth, reasonable longevity, one of my favorite blades.
Soap: Razorock Santa Marie del Fiore- nice scent, excellent lather qualities with a good post feel.
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo knot 24mm Sagrada Familia- great lather generator with cloud like soft tips, nice gentle scrub & good lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush was my whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock Santa Marie del Fiore with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my RR 2nd gen Lupo .72 with a GSB blade.
(Shaves lately have been stellar with almost all my razors can not explain exactly, not complaining just wondering, weather?)

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

 

[gstriftos]

10th February 2021

Gillette Rocket
Le Petit Gaulois
T&H Trafalgar balm
Rapira Swedish blade (1)

My first experience with Rapiras and I must say it is a very good one.
Way better than the, equally priced here, Astra's, sharper than the Voskhods (but not as equally ''buttery'').
Should I give Platinum Lux a try?

 

[haggis]

Boker Manufaktur | Simpson M7 Manchurian | Martin de Candre Agrumes | Lucky Tiger

 

[shm]

2021-02-10

Ikea Bowl ¤ Restored Bakelite/Porcelain Boar ¤ Gillette Slim Adj. + Wilkinson
T&H Luxury Shaving Soap ¤ Williams Ice Blue AS ¤ T&H Freshman Cologne

 

[It's Hedley]

Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.15SB/WRH1
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Wolf Whiskers Eagle with Elite Razor Manchurian
Aftershave: Vintage Avon Wild Country​

 

[wombadom]

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Pre:-
Razor: Yuma
Blade: Derby Usta 1st use
Brush: Yaqi Moka Express 24mm Synth
Soap: Colonel Conk Bay Rum
Post: generic Witch Hazel, TOBS Bay Rum
Result: BBS, 2 weepers

I'm not a big fan of Derb. The first pass was a bit tuggy to be honest and they didn't feel sharp at all. 2nd and 3rd were smooth though and in the end, to my suprise, I got a BBS. Let's see how the next shaves are going. The little Yuma is amazing, so light and such a nimble head it is really a joy to use despite it's crappy appearance. It's smoother than my Old Type with no bladefeel whatsoever even though the head looks quite similar.

I really like my dirt-cheap YUMA too.

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[wombadom]

Razor: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock SP
Brush: RazoRock BC Silvertip Plissoft Synth
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper

Cream: Simpson Peppermint & Rosemary

Post: Put remains of lather on the face while doing hardware clean-up,
Cold water rinse,
Equate Witch Hazel,
Stetson Cooling Moisture Aftershave Splash
Stetson Sierra Cologne


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[Phil E2]

Razor: '68 Gillette Slim (set on 5)
Pre Shave: Proraso Blue
Blade: Bolzano Superinox - 4th and final shave with that blade
Soap: Sterling Barbershop
Brush: Parker Badger 24 mm Knot
Aftershave: Sterling Deep Blue Sea Balm

 

[Zipp]

Brush: West Coast Shaving
Soap: Mason Boutique "Lillian"
Razor: Gillette Rocket HD 500 (Made in England)
Blade: Laser Ultra
Witch hazel: Thayers "Lemon"
Alum: Osma
After shave balm: Nautica "Oceans"

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Rex Supply Ambassador
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpson's Commodore X2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[hlkkzn]

 

[TiffanyGT]

Once I will have some time I will be doing a review on Semogue's Pharos C3 horsehair brush. But for now I'll just leave it here

Semogue Pharos C3 Pure Horsehair Brush
Merkur Futur Gold
Proraso Sandalwood
SuperMax Blue Diamond Platinum Coated Blade

Have a nice day/night gentlemen.

 

[Matt O]

spontaneous 12th shave with the vintage Wilkinson “New” blade...no signs of slowing down.

 

[StratMan]

Pre: Shower
Pre: Shower
Razor: Rocca R95
Blade: Gillette 7’Oclock yellow
Brush: FS G4 23mm
Soap: B&M Vespers
Post: XXX Splash

 

[mcqueen6]

 

[PACO GALAN]

SOTD 10/02/2021

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: YAQI DLC mixto con mango RAZOROCK Barberpole

Blade: GILLETTE Platinum

Brush: SEMOGUE Excelsior 830

Pre-Shave: Agua caliente

Lather: LA TOJA Stick fórmula antigua

Aftershave: LA TOJA Loción

Additional Care:

MYRSOL emulsión

 

[Whilliam]

10 February, 2021

Brush: Yaqi Barber Pole Tuxedo
Lather: Stirling Sandalwood
Razor: Feather AS/D2
Blade: Nacet
Post: GBS Alum Block
Balm: CeraVe Moisturizer
Frag: Encre Noire Extreme
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Enjoyable afternoon shave
on another lockdown day.
Maybe I'll order some blades or
something--just to pass the time.

Stay healthy, everyone!​

 

[ChrisPL68]

Razor: Gillette 1953 President
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Fuller TGN silvertip
Soap: Proraso white

 

[Cal]

Brush: Omega 11047 Mixed Midget
Soap: Rasozero Agrumella
Razor: Timeless SSSlim OC on custom olive wood handle
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (10)
ASL: Rasozero Agrumella

A lovely shave.
As usual (thankfully), all is well in Cal's shaving world today.


Happy shaves guys.

 

[blantyre]

Paradigm 17-4, Feather, Rooney Victorian. Tonka Bean Shave Co. Au Naturel, Eufros tobacco balm, drop of oud oil.