SOTD "FREE WEEK" May 11th - May 17th, 2020

[CapnPanther]

Friday
Pre-shave: Imperial Glycerine Soap/Stirling Executive Man Pre-shave Oil
Razor: RazoRock Little Bastone
Blade: PermaSharp Super Stainless
Brush: Yaqi Red/Black Marble Tuxedo
Soap: Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg
Aftershave: Alum/Quinn’s Rose Petal Witch Hazel/Booster Mosswood
Balm: Clinique for Men Broad Spectrum Moisturizer

 

[Whilliam]

FRIDAY, 15 May 2020

Pre: Elegance Plus "Jupiter" gel
Lather: Stirling Lime*
Brush: Stirling Kong
Razor: Feather AS/D2
Blade: Astra green (7)
Post: GBS alum block
Balm: CeraVe
Frag: Club de Nuit Intense
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*Still more citrus goodness, though I prefer Lime Coconut.
No matter, any lime pairs well with the minty "Jupiter" gel.
Next, I'll probably dose my lather with some PAA Chell menthol analog.
Should provide quite a zing as the weather warms.

Stay healthy, everyone!​

 

[Suhrim21]

Friday, 5/15:

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Razor - Timeless SS 0.95 open comb
Blade - Gillette Platinum
Brush - Grizzly Bay "Heavy Metals" 26mm tuxedo
Soap - Mike's Natural Coconut
A/S - Brickell unscented balm

It just doesn't get better than a good shave. I've grown to love this brush. The knot is this little ball of firm badger, but the tips are super soft, perfect scrub, splays when you need it, paints wonderfully, and the handle is ergonomic and really sure in hand. It whipped up a lovely shiny creamy lather from the soap, like applying a thick coconut cream on your face, just irresistible. The razor cruised along, and I'm so enjoying focusing on technique and letting this razor do the work. It's such a pleasurable tool. The shave was again very close, and my complexion has no redness. My face hasn't looked this good in weeks, it's like the razor cures you of inflammation. So good.

That brush looks like it's a wood handle.

 

[blexa]

- Shavemac Chubby
- Uncle Jon's - Enlightenment
- Merkur 37/Vintage
- Sputnik
- Myrsol - Antesol

 

[MTom]

Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Ever-Ready 150 Pure Badger
Cream: GFT Limes
Aftershave: Col. Conk Lime

Classic shave today. I think GFT Limes has made it's way into the permanent rotation. I love it so. Light stubble always finds me reaching for the Tech. So smooth and mild I can just fly with it. No irritation. DFS gents.

 

[eezee]

5/15/20
Valobra Menthol
Shavemac Custom Silver Tip
Muhle R41 (2013)
Astra (3)
Omega Alum Stick
Murray & Lanman Kananga Water
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue

 

[MTom]

Razor: Schick L7 Championship Razor
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Ocean Tortoise Shell Pure Bristle
Pre-Shave: Cremo Brushless Shaving Cream
Lather: Essence of Scotland Malt N Myrtle
Aftershave: Pinaud Whiskey Woods
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder
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Nice razor sir. I'm still searching for one of those out in the wild.

 

[Whiterook]

Nice razor sir. I'm still searching for one of those out in the wild.

Good luck! They come up every now and again. The shave is pretty much the same as the L1.

 

[MTom]

Good luck! They come up every now and again. The shave is pretty much the same as the L1.

Haha, tell me about it. But the L1 doesn't have those cool racing stripes man.

 

[ICS]

Hi! Shave #26:

Pre: hot water, olive oil soap by Joserra.
Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat.
Brush: CRV Barber Fireworks.
Razor: Raw RS-10 (Aggr plate).
Blade: Shark (#3).
Post: Korres balsam.
Take care and have a nice weekend!

 

[Lord NSIC]

Monday - Gillette SC New / Vintage Wilkie / Dr. John's Classic barbershop / WCS Synthetic
Wednesday - Gillette Fatboy G1 / Vintage Wilkie / Dr. John's Classic barbershop / AoS Badger
Friday - Gillette Knack 1974 / Generic BX DE blade (likely a repackaged Israeli Personna / Dr. John's Classic barbershop / VDH Boar brush -- the boar brush produced the quicker lather, but the synthetic did better for providing 3 passes -- slick enough soap, but lather was on the thinner side

 

[xBlackWolf90]

Pre: Proraso green
Soap: P&B Spitfire
Splash: Proraso green
Balm: Proraso green
Brush: Merkur barber pole silvertip
Razor: EJ 3ONE6
Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)​

 

[dmshaver]

For my shave today I used what I consider the best of each category in my den.

SOTD 5/15/20

President
Nacet
Ethos Lavender
Paladin 28mm Lotus
Thayers
Lucky Old Man

 

[ChrisPL68]

Razor: Gillette Fatboy, 1960 F-1
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock green
Brush: Rubberset 400, silvertip
Cream: MWF

 

[razorhead63]

Razor: EJ DE86
Blade: Feather (1)
Brush: Omega Boar
Cream: TOBS Rose
Good Sense WH
Nivea Sensitive AS Balm
Pinaud VIBR AS

Nice close shave today.

 

[Smooth Steve]

05/16/20 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dirty Glow Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Briar Conditioning Shampoo Puck - A True Fall Classic
Barrister and Mann Petrichor Shaving Soap
Yaqi Moka Express Shaving Brush 26mm Two Band Badger
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Mountain Mike 3” English Bridle Leather Strop
Ralf Aust 5/8” Round Point, Olivewood Handle, Full Hollow Grind Straight Razor
Laboratoires Osma Pure Potassium Alum Block
Thayers Alcohol Free Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
Barrister and Mann Petrichor Aftershave Splash
Stirling Soap Company Glacial Unscented Post-Shave Menthol Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Boomtown Bay Rum Natural Deodorant - Sport Formula
Maggard’s Razor Oil​

 

[benos]

That brush looks like it's a wood handle

Must be the filter I put on it. It's a Grizzly resin, copper/gold and a metallic black that swirl into clear with gold flakes. His pours are crazy.

Edit: oh wait, haha! I thought you'd quoted a post I made earlier in the week when I'd used the GB. Whoops! No, I have to give this brush a proper ID: it's an Elite Razor cocobolo handle with a 26mm Manchurian white I got from a gentleman on BST.

 

[Suhrim21]

Must be the filter I put on it. It's a Grizzly resin, copper/gold and a metallic black that swirl into clear with gold flakes. His pours are crazy.

Edit: oh wait, haha! I thought you'd quoted a post I made earlier in the week when I'd used the GB. Whoops! No, I have to give this brush a proper ID: it's an Elite Razor cocobolo handle with a 26mm Manchurian white I got from a gentleman on BST.

It is a gorgeous brush.

 

[Cal]

Brush: Shavemac Olive Wood 20/44 Silvertip 2-Band
Soap: Vitos Red
Razor: Fatip Lo Storto Originale with custom olive wood handle
Blade: Wizamet Iridium Super (1)
ASL: Proraso Red

Thankfully, a return to "great shave country" today.

 

[ajkel64]

1) Italy: Pre-shave cream Proraso Green Jar.
2) England: Brush Progress Vulfix mixed Badger and Boar.
3) Italy: Shaving Cream Proraso Green Tube.
4) Greece: Razor BIC Flex 4.
5) Italy: Aftershave Balm Proraso.
6) USA: Lather Bowl Captain’s Choice Copper Lather Bowl.