SOTD "FREE WEEK" January 20th - January 26th, 2020

[paciccio]

2020-01-20

Omega Hi-Brush
Proraso Verde
Paciccella
Bambola 102 7/8"​

 

[It's Hedley]

It's BBS-1 week for me. Five straight days using this gem with a Wizamet Super Iridium. Quite a cooling shave this morning.

LASSC BBS-1
Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
Proraso Green Soap
Omega Jade Boar Brush
Pitralon Classic Aftershave

 

[azwetshaver]

 

[shm]

2020-01-20

Ikea Bowl ¤ Semogue Horn Handle 2-band ¤ Mühle R101 + Blue Bird
AOS Lemon ¤ Myrsol Agua De Limón ¤ Scuderia Ferrari Black Signature

 

[Tfswildfire]

SOTD 1/20/2020
Brush: Frank Shaving "Pro Series", 26mm Manchurian Knot
Razor: Razorock Game Changer .84, Radio Handle
Blade: Personna Med Prep
Soap: Barrister and Mann Vespers

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Timeless Bronze TRBR38
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpson's Commodore X2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
Aftershave: Art of Shaving Sandalwood & Cypress cologne
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder

 

[Ron R]

Monday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Coate’s Almond Cream
Razor: Vintage Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Blue Super Platinum (1)
Brush: John’s Brushes Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: YSL M7 Oud Absolu EdT

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

Coate’s Almond Cream today. 10 seconds to load the John’s Brushes Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Blue Super Platinum in the vintage Gilllette Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with YSL M7 Oud Absolu EdT.

Bob

Interesting Brush & gear Bob!

 

[Ron R]

MMMonday for myself today, I really like this razor and it will deliver a DFS range most of the time. Winter is hard on my skin this time of the year with our river frozen solid (lost our humidity creator) in the month of Jan with temperatures in the the minus -20 to -30 degrees Celsius or -15 degrees F average with my indoor Humidity gauge reading 33-36. My skin is dry along with dryer tougher whiskers to shave IMO. But the Gem Micromatic Flying wing or MMBT or Guiding eye..... did it's job with one of the greatest Blades known to man.

Razor : Gem MicroMatic Flying wing or MMBT or MM guiding eye...- MFG 1947-50
Blade: GEM Personna SS PTFE (9)
Soap : Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandal wood (TOBS)(Very nice scent)
Brush : Razorock Plissoft
Pre-shave : Brush wash the face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area.
Prep: cold water rinse after each pass of 3.
Post shave: Proraso Red Sandal wood lotion with witch hazel + Nivea balm.
Results :CCS,DFS,BbS + no irritation + no weepers=

Have some Great shaves!

 

[benos]

Monday, 1/20:

Razor - Razorock SLOC
Blade - Shark Super Chrome (3)
Brush - Craving Shaving "Serenity" 26mm Boss
Soap - Men's Soap Company Sandalwood
A/S - Supply Arenella Coast

I went back to the SLOC, this time with a different blade, and got another *excellent* shave with it. The Shark was definitely not as smooth through the strokes as the Astra SP last time. It did feel a little gentler on the skin, though. Despite that, I still got bit! I think I've used this razor five or so times now, and I don't think I've ever not had at least one weeper. But it shaves so damn nicely that I kind of don't mind. The shave was nice and close, and my face feels great, so I might keep going with Sharks in this one, or maybe try a Gillette Silver Blue next time just to search for that perfect combo.

The backbone on the Craving Shaving iteration of the Boss knot is insane, and loaded up a TON of soap from the hard Men's Soap Co puck. For me this is more of a bowl lathering brush. I got tons of lather, but I'm not terribly impressed with the quality of it so far. Voluminous, but not that slick and not much shine, even when fully hydrated. The scent is also pretty weak, maybe a 3 out of 10. I might try a face lather with it next time I use it, since I tend to get somewhat denser lathers that way, but for the ingredients in it, which are almost all natural, I was expecting a lot more.

 

[cryhavoc]

Monday SOTD

Gillette 1955 A3 Super Speed
Lord Platinum (2)
Stoppe Shop Russian Tea
Omega 10290 Boar
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve​

 

[SuperMax_fan]

Prep-warm water and soap
Balea Men synthetic brush
Nivea Shaving cream
Merkur 1904 OC
Champion platinum
Denim 1976 aftershave splash
L'Oreal aftershave balm

So what do I think about this blade that is rarely mentioned here?
Let's start with the cons-only one. The blade came with a blob of wax that held the wrapper so tightly stuck to it that when I unwrapped it a piece of paper remained glued to the blade and I had to spend a few minutes cleaning it.
However, it was a very nice surprise in terms of sharpness and smoothness : in the realm of Rapira Platinum Lux and Gillette Platinum. It also has the noisiest audio feedback of any blade I own. Never expected a good blade from a company that is famous for the notoriously bad Balaka blades. But I was curious since I never heard anything about them. Recommend them to anyone who likes the above mentioned alternatives.
This was however the very first shave with this blade.
The Denim 1976 aftershave seems to warrant the name, as this variety has a different smell than the others on offer from this brand, a more medicinal odour with a dark amber classic color.
Not my favorite but not bad either. All in all, a nice shave, with just one weeper and my skin feels soft, relaxed and refreshed.

 

[yungleen]

Razor: Razorock Game Changer .68 w/ radio handle
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Razorock Evil Eye Lime Shave oil
Razorock Evil Eye Lime Aftershave Tonic

First shave with this razor and I was surprised that it seemed very mild. I got a bunch of nicks with a Rockwell 6c with a 3 plate and used a 2 plate with better results. This was a good shave but would have preferred a little closer in a few spots. Looking forward to second shave.

 

[PACO GALAN]

SOTD 01/20/2020


Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: PARKER 87 R

Blade: SUPER IRIDIUM Extra Stainless

Brush: FRANK SHAVING Finest Badger Manchuriam 24mm crema.

Pre-Shave: Agua caliente

Lather: BARRISTER'S and MAN Reserve Cool

Aftershave: FLOID Blue

Additional Care:

MYRSOL emulsión​

 

[Tallapoc]

20-1-2020

Agua y jabón :: Tabac :: Simpson, Chubby 2 :: Gillette Red Tip, Gillette & Wilkinson :: Myrsol, Plastic Shave :: Myrsol, emulsión

Salut!



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[primotenore]

Monday, January 20

Barrister & Mann Bay Rum~~Simpson Milk Churn~~1947 Gillette Super-Speed~~Dominica
Have a great day!​

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Monday, January 20th, 2020

Shower at gym + glycerin soap face lathering and rinse
Sir Irisch Moos shave soap stick + Omega badger brush
Gillette Tech safety razor + Nacet blade
Cool washcloth rinse
Sir Irisch Moos aftershave

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[eezee]

1/20/20
Taylor of Old Bond Street Royal Forest
H.L. Thater 4376/3 Silver Tip
Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Omega Alum Stick
Clubman Citrus Musk
Proraso Green AS Balm
Penhaligon's Juniper Sling

 

[Sharpshaver]

Today I was in a huge rush.
I used a Global Shave Clubs Rain razor. I used Noxema as a preshave, used Nivea Shave Cream, I used a Kent synthetic brush.

I got a BBS shave in under 10 minutes. BBS no wrappers, nicks,or cuts. I used some skin bracer at the end.

Great Shave.

 

[Calm_Shaver]

Rex Ambassador
7 O’clock Yellow
Yaqi Purple Haze Synth
Barrister & Mann Diamond
Pre de Provence Aftershave Balm

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[fmalpartida]

SOTD - 2020.1.20
Growth: 24h
Brush: ŌKU Serrano black by P&P - 26mm selected silvertip extra dense
Soap: BM Cool
Razor: Carbon Cx
Blade: Permasharp
Post: lather face wash, alum, concoction (*), PAA mysterium serum
Passes: 2 - WTG, XTG
Rating: 4.9/5

(*) 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