SOTD "FREE WEEK" March 23rd - March 29th, 2020

[EclipseRedRing]

Brush: Semogue 2016 Foro Afeitado LE. Awesome brush.
Cream: Simpson unscented.
Razor: Gibbs #16 +/- A fantastic razor.
Blade: Muhle. Hole punched to fit Gibbs.
Aftershave: Vintage Yardley Gold. The 1980s in a bottle.

 

[ksblazer]

Brush: Semougue OC boar
Razor: Merkur 34c HD
Blade: Astra SP
Cream: Sir Irisch Moos
Post: Dickenson's witch hazel
Aftershave: Florida Water
Lotion: Nivea post shave balm
Cologne: Eddie Bauer adventure

 

[NewYorkBuck]

Cremo preshave
Stirling SDM soap
FA stout synthetic brush
Karve CB B plate
Wizamet Polsliver
Stirling SDM AS
Cade balm

The Karve and FA were on their maiden voyages. Good G-d that Karve is a great razor. First test drive, but impressed as heck so far.

 

[Whilliam]

An absolutely life-affirming shave.

Way to go. When things are looking grim, lather up!

 

[Norman Gunston]

Way to go. When things are looking grim, lather up!

Absolutely!

 

[AUvet14]

Saturday SOTD:

Hot shower prep
Proraso White P/S
Rockwell 6S (4, 4, 2)
Wizamet Iridium Super
Shavemac 24/50 mm silvertip badger
Catie's Bubbles A Midnight Dreary
Thayers Unscented WH
PAA Mysterium Serum Post Shave Balm

 

[ackvil]

Took my Simpson Duke 3 in best to the T&H Ultimate Comfort cream for a nice lather. Almost to the end of the cream. My Wolfman WR2 1.05 razor loaded with a Personna Med Prep blade made easy work to removing my stubble. Afterward some Thayers Rose Petal WH and Neutrogena Triple Protect were the aftershaves used. After a shower, some Jimmy Choo Man Intense was the fragrance.

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Saturday, March 28th, 2020

Shower + glycerin soap face lather and rinse
Caswell Massey sandalwood shave soap
Restored Burma Shave/Ever Ready shave brush
Filarmonica 13 6/8" straight razor
Cool washcloth rinse
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

​

 

[Matt O]

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Gillette 1963 I2 Slim Adjustable
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Supply Silvertip Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Cremo Brushless Shaving Cream
Lather: Soap Smooth Barbershop
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder

 

[JoeLr]

type I-2 HydroMagic

 

[benos]

Saturday, 3/28:

Razor - Game Changer 0.84-P SB
Blade - Astra SP
Brush - Craving Shaving "Prospector" 26mm Duro
Soap - Barrister & Mann Leviathan
A/S - Supply Arenella Coast

Wow, two days in a row of 10/10 shaves! Once again, every element of the shave was completely awesome. The brush is one of my favorites, and the first artisan brush I ever got. The Duro knot has great backbone with super soft tips and nice firm splay that crushes lather. The Excelsior base is crazy easy to lather and was thick, super slick, tons of residual, and an outstanding post-shave. Plus the scent was really doing it for me today. The razor: holy cow was it smooth loaded with the Astra. It's been a while since I used it, and I didn't remember it being this ridiculously smooth. Honestly, it might've been even smoother than my Timeless. I hardly felt the blade, but the efficiency is excellent, and I was practically finished after one pass. After two and minimal pickups, my face was super smooth, soft, and had zero irritation/redness. Just awesome.

 

[juanps]

Hi !
La Toja Cream + PAA Atomic Rocket 26 synth. + CLOUD (shavette and blade) + Rituals Balm Samurai + Myrsol Plastic Shave

 

[bassplayer7770]

Timeless Razor 0.68mm straight bar head with TRH4 handle
Rapira Swedish Supersteel blade (7)
Murphy and McNeil Nantahala soap
Semogue 830 boar brush
Timeless Razor lather bowl
Osma alum block
Nivea Sensitive aftershave balm
Frapin L'Humaniste fragrance

Another smooth shave with a rather smooth razor, although I can't say I'm in love with this brush yet. The lather was serviceable but not as much quantity as I expect.

 

[NJDJ]

Wolfman WR2 105 SB WRH3/7 SS - Morris & Forndran 3XL Tortoise - Nuavia Blu - Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square AS

 

[Whilliam]

SATURDAY, 28 March 2020

Pre: Dove Beauty Bar
Lather: Cella
Brush: PAA Starcraft
Bowl: Nubbed silicone dog feeder
Razor: Hone Type 15
Blade: Nacet (1)
Post: GBS Alum block
Balm: CeraVe
Frag: Lalique Encre Noire à L'Extrême*
​

*Kind of dark for springtime,
but it suits the day's weather;
and besides, I just uncorked it.

Stay healthy, everyone.​

 

[RobertJ]

Saturday 3/28/20

Pre shave/soap: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Portland Razor Co. Straight
Brush: Brad Sears Chichester
Bowl: Custom by Karen Goldberg
Alum: Proraso
Strop: Tony Miller Artisan Veg Tanned Premium Horsehide
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber

This soap/bowl/brush combo is a lathering behemoth. Within seconds I had a mountain of lather after only loading my brush for 15 seconds. Holy smokes what a combo.

 

[VisceralWatch]

Brush: JohnB/Dogwood Handcrafts Acrylics w/ 26mm Timberwolf
Razor: Rockwell 6S (4/4/2)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (4)
Lather: Wholly Kaw - Fougere Mania - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Reserve Classic - Aftershave

 

[PACO GALAN]

SOTD 03/28/2020


No puedo creer que una shavette china de 3 € pueda competir en prestaciones con mis shavettes tan caras como la Dovo,la Orca o la Boker y encima con cuchillas chinas.

Lo cierto es que funciona perfectamente apurando igual de bien que cualquiera de la mejores de mis shavettes.



Rating: 5 / 5



Razor: Shavette China hojas de 65 mm

Blade: CLOUD Chinas de 65 mm

Brush: ZENITH 506A Manchuriam 26x51 mm

Pre-Shave: Agua caliente

Lather: OLD SPICE vintage taza

Aftershave: OLD SPICE original​

 

[Cal]

Brush: Shavemac 22/47 Silvertip 2-Band
Soap: Proraso Red
Razor: RazoRock GC84 with custom resin handle
Blade: Polsilver SI (16)
ASL: Proraso Red