SOTD "FREE WEEK" March 30th - April 5th, 2020

[bazza1]

SOTD : 2nd April 2020.

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Shaving recipe for today.



Prep: Warm shower:/ Imperial Leather ~ Sea Minerals & Black Mint Shower Gel.


Pre:

warm wet flannel to my face.


Simple ~ Sensitive Pure Soap Bar.


Brush: Omega 10051.


Face Lather.


Soap: Vie-Long Shave Stick.


Blade: Gillette Winner.(4)


Razor: Merkur 39C.


Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade Lavender, eucalyptus + Tea Tree Oil Witch Hazel Mixture./ Floid ~ Mentolado Vigoroso ASL.

Nivea Men ~ Sensitive cooling PSB.



Greetings,


The Vie-Long brush & soap stick performed with brilliance, building up a slick protective lather on my face in a short space of time leaving enough stored in the brush for all my shaving passes without having to re-apply the shave stick to my face to create more lather.

Over the last few months i haven't gave much attention to my boar brushes,due to reaching for my synthetic brushes..I forgot how much of a good brush the omega 10077 is for face lathering having soft tips,but with plenty of backbone.

A enjoyable 3 pass+ pick ups acceptable silky smooth shave with no errors to report.

Finishing to the shave off with a generous dollop of Nivea Men ~ Sensitive cooling PSB.

My face is feeling smooth & smelling devine.

Stay safe, keep strong and enjoy your Day ladies & gentlemen.

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[ICS]

Hi! Shave #15:

Pre: hot water, Floid oil.
Lather: Eufros Hoi An.
Brush: El Druida.
Razor: Gillette Sheraton 1937.
Blade: Perma-Sharp (#3).
Post: Angel Schelesser Esprit de Gingembre balm.
Hope all of you are well and have a nice day!!!
Bonus track: my new bowl, aka "Torrebachi", designed and made by a mate in a Spanish Forum

 

[King-Joe]

02.04.2020

razor : Parker 95r TTO
blade : Gillette nacet (17)
brush : Omega s-brush
soap : Arko Stick foamed on face
alum
aftershave : Tobacco

Have a nice day !

 

[Shavingexperience]

Lately I am enjoying my creams again . And well….the Plissoft brush remains one of my favorites

Cream : Truefitt & Hill - Grafton
SvdD : 02-04-2020
Razor : Rex Supply Co. – Ambassador Adjustable Stainless Steel DE Razor
Blade : Mühle (1)
Brush : Razorock – Plissoft Synthetic
Aftershave : Truefitt & Hill - Grafton
Aftershave Balm : Truefitt & Hill - Grafton
Eau de Cologne : Thierry Mugler – Cologne

 

[gemini68j]

#sotd 1st April
Lea Classic shaving soap & after shave
Semogue Mistura Torga c3
Razorock SLOC with BIC chrome

#sotd 2nd April
Nordic shaving soap citrus&ginger
Vie-Long 2 band badger brush
Fatip La Storto oc/slant with Perma Sharp
Alpa Classic kolinska voda edc

 

[cyclingsteveb]

2 Apr 20
Razor: Karve brass SB C
Blade: Nacet (0)
Brush: 22mm RR Plissoft Disruptor
Pre-Shave: Shower and face wash
Lather: L’Occitane shaving soap
Aftershave: L’Occitane AS balm
Additional Care: Thayers Lemon WH

 

[HarryAU570]

Date:- 02 April 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Lime | Lavender | Cedarwood
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C-R3 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #14 .... finished
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Tipple:- McGuigan Black Label Red

 

[cryhavoc]

Thursday SOTD

Gillette '48-'50 Aristocrat
Dorco ST-301 (6)
Stirling Arkadia soap
Yaqi Blue 24mm 2 Band Fan Badger
Stirling Arkadia AS​

 

[preidy]

69 Black Beauty w/American Blend Soap and AS

 

[uptown]

Ikon short comb
Super Max platinum
RR barrel handle silvertip
Homelikeshaving light shave soap
Nivea balm
Clubman lilac vegetal aftershave

 

[Scrubby]

Today's Shave 2 Apr 2020
Razor: Boker Kox Dutch Barber 7/8
Brush: Simpsons Trafalgar T2
Soap: De Vergulde hand (EUR 0,50 /Tub)
Aftershave: Floid Vigiroso
Additional Care: Proraso red Pre-Barba as after shave balm
Time keeping: Jaeger leCoultre Geophysic True Second
Result: 2 pass irritation free.

 

[Mike R]

Thursday

Brush: Omega 13522 Pure
Cream: Trumper Coconut
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Super-Max Platinum
A/S: Family Dollar Spice Scent
Cologne / Fragrance: Aramis Tobacco Reserve

Mike

 

[CapnPanther]

Thursday
Preshave: Imperial Glycerine Soap / Stirling Sharp Dressed Man Pre-shave Oil
Razor: Gillette Short Comb New
Blade: PermaSharp Super Stainless
Brush: Thater LE 5
Soap: Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg
Aftershave: Alum
Balm: 444

 

[Chard52142]

Thu 2nd SOTD
Cream MacaRoot & Aloe
Brush Yaqi 24mm Aqua Tuxedo
Razor QShave Adjustable
Blade SuperMaxPlatinumPlus 4th
Post & Aftershave
Ice Water
Special Thayers Cucumber mix
MacaRoot & Aloe Gel
Good face lather results. Thick, slick & creamy. Nice scent throughout.
Shave with razor and blade combo very good. Smooth and sharp. No tugs nor pulls. 3+1pass Setting 6-WTG & XTG/ATG, setting 5-ATG with buffing.
No weepers nor irritation again. Not bad. Ice water rinse followed by Special Thayers. 98% BBS results with rating today 9.8/10

 

[Graydog]

Timeless Titanium Thursday SOTD
with a little help from My British Friend
MERshaving vegan soap Chromium

Rotten wood Graydog synthetic
26mm Silver synthetic knot from Milton over at Turn n Shave
Great Shave and a great way to start the day off.
Stay safe and Healthy Everyone !

 

[benos]

Hi! Shave #15:
View attachment 1081606
Pre: hot water, Floid oil.
Lather: Eufros Hoi An.
Brush: El Druida.
Razor: Gillette Sheraton 1937.
Blade: Perma-Sharp (#3).
Post: Angel Schelesser Esprit de Gingembre balm.
Hope all of you are well and have a nice day!!!
Bonus track: my new bowl, aka "Torrebachi", designed and made by a mate in a Spanish Forum
View attachment 1081607

That bowl FTW!

 

[benos]

Date:- 02 April 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Lime | Lavender | Cedarwood
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C-R3 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #14 .... finished
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Tipple:- McGuigan Black Label Red

Was that a limited run from B&M? Never seen that one; sounds awesome.

 

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD 04/02/20

This morning I swapped out the hybrid Badger/Boar knot I had mounted on my Alpha Shaving Rubberset 400 Tribute brush for an incredibly soft black synthetic knot with great backbone. I’m a committed face latherer and really enjoyed whipping up a thick, protective MWF lather on both face and dome with the swapped out synthetic knot. The beauty of this brush is that it is effectively four brushes in one. I own four different ferrules, each of which accommodates a different knot - a 24mm Badger/Boar Hybrid, a 24mm synthetic, a 26mm Silvertip Badger, and a 26mm Boar - all of which screw onto the same handle.

After my cold water rinse, I worked on generating a thick lather. The Colonial General V2 has some real heft to it at almost 90 grams, and is very nicely balanced. When equipped with a Feather Super AC blade it is a highly efficient shaving tool. Given the beautifully engineered balance and weight of the razor, coupled with the wide sweet spot, maintaining negative pressure was quite easy. The razor is named and dedicated to Revolutionary War General Henry Knox, Chief artillery officer of the Continental Army, and later Secretary of War. And Henry’s spirit blasted through that whisker stubble like he decimated the British at Yorktown.

A healthy spike of 6 drops of M-Bomb to my MWF soap provided a delightfully cooling highly mentholated lather. I could easily have stopped after the first ATG pass with a DFS+, but I really crave that velveteen smooth feel of a good BBS shave. My second ATG pass, or really half pass consisted of nothing more than some selective buffing, and brought the BBS baby home. I feel clean, very smoooth, and refreshed, ready for another boring day of sheltering in place.

RAZOR: Colonial General V2 316L SS
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving Rubberset T400 Tribute
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Lisa’s Naturals Tobacco & Bay Post Shave Elixir

 

[benos]

Timeless Titanium Thursday SOTD
with a little help from My British Friend
MERshaving vegan soap ChromiumView attachment 1081675
Rotten wood Graydog synthetic
26mm Silver synthetic knot from Milton over at Turn n Shave
Great Shave and a great way to start the day off.
Stay safe and Healthy Everyone !

That Silversynth knot he sells is freaking awesome.

 

[benos]

View attachment 1081680

SOTD 04/02/20

This morning I swapped out the hybrid Badger/Boar knot I had mounted on my Alpha Shaving Rubberset 400 Tribute brush for an incredibly soft black synthetic knot with great backbone. I’m a committed face latherer and really enjoyed whipping up a thick, protective MWF lather on both face and dome with the swapped out synthetic knot. The beauty of this brush is that it is effectively four brushes in one. I own four different ferrules, each of which accommodates a different knot - a 24mm Badger/Boar Hybrid, a 24mm synthetic, a 26mm Silvertip Badger, and a 26mm Boar - all of which screw onto the same handle.

After my cold water rinse, I worked on generating a thick lather. The Colonial General V2 has some real heft to it at almost 90 grams, and is very nicely balanced. When equipped with a Feather Super AC blade it is a highly efficient shaving tool. Given the beautifully engineered balance and weight of the razor, coupled with the wide sweet spot, maintaining negative pressure was quite easy. The razor is named and dedicated to Revolutionary War General Henry Knox, Chief artillery officer of the Continental Army, and later Secretary of War. And Henry’s spirit blasted through that whisker stubble like he decimated the British at Yorktown.

A healthy spike of 6 drops of M-Bomb to my MWF soap provided a delightfully cooling highly mentholated lather. I could easily have stopped after the first ATG pass with a DFS+, but I really crave that velveteen smooth feel of a good BBS shave. My second ATG pass, or really half pass consisted of nothing more than some selective buffing, and brought the BBS baby home. I feel clean, very smoooth, and refreshed, ready for another boring day of sheltering in place.

RAZOR: Colonial General V2 316L SS
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving Rubberset T400 Tribute
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Lisa’s Naturals Tobacco & Bay Post Shave Elixir

Dude, love that brush and razor combo; beautiful. And your play-by-play is always great.