SOTD "FREE WEEK" May 25th - May 31st, 2020

[ronweston]

It's another "FREE WEEK" ladies and gentlemen.

It's time to be creative.

Please feel free to post any photo, with any gear and any style you chose, or contribute by telling us what you used in your shave, with comments on the shave, if you desire.

Color, B&W, sepia or a photograph with any type of artistic touch you wish is always desired.

HAVE FUN!​

 

[BigD]

Musky Monday's PAA ESP Shave;

• Razorock GC 84 (Jaws, OC, and SB)
• Personna Lab Blue (3)
• Zenith Boar
• PAA ESP Shaving Soap
• VDH Bowl
• Fine Lather Bowl
• Brut Musk AS
• Brut Musk EdT
• Homemade Hair Tonic
• Every Man Jack Cedarwood Deo
• Clubman Firm Hold Pomade
• Clubman Whiskey Woods Body Powder

 

[ram57]

Monday SOTD

Razor Schick Type F
Blade: Schick Injector (D1)
Brush: Heritage Collection Dubl Duck 4 W 26mm Gel Boar
Bowl: Asfreidaturns Texas Mesquite 4 1/4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Yeti Snot
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Alcolado Glacial
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[Sean was here]

Razor- Ralf Aust
Soap- Barrister Lavender
Bowl- Doug Smith
Brush- Parker Silvertip

-Sean-

 

[EclipseRedRing]

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Manchurian
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Leresche #34
Blade: Feather
Aftershave: Avon Wild Spice cologne

 

[JAHE]

SOTD (# 97/2020)
25-05-2020

Preshave: warm water
Brush: Semogue 830
Soap: Saponificio Varesino ~ Manna di Sicilia 4.3
Razor: Gillette NEW Long Comb
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (3)
Postshave: frigid tap water, Proraso Azur Lime AS, Alverde After Shave Balm

Awesome shave with incredible silky face feel...

 

[Chard52142]

Mon 25th SOTD
Cream TOBS
Brush DS Cosmetics 26mm Badger
Razor Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade SuperMax Platinum 3rd
Post & Aftershave
Ice Water + Special Thayers Lemon Mix
Hyaluronic Acid
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Nice face lathering with my fav brush. Enough creaminess for more than 3passes. Slick and really strong scent.
Shave with the evergreen razor paired with the blade was nothing but smoothness. Really comfortable with all the 3 multiple passes. Results are from BBS to DFS. Great shave day! 9.5/10!

 

[Nico1]

Pre: Hot Towel
Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley, C plate
Blade: Gillette Rubie
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Squadron Group Captains Blend
Post: Squadron Group Captains Blend Splash
WTG, ATG, touch ups with adjusted angles for my beard.

 

[shadowman12]

SOTD 25 May 2020

Prep: Cold water
Brush: Black Anvil Olympus
Razor : Union Japanse near-wedge straight razor
Soap: Ariana&Evans Révolution
After-shave: Ariana&Evans Révolution

Sent from my SM-A505FN using Tapatalk

 

[alessia15]

SOTD 25 May 2020
Tatara nodachi
Thäter 3 bands
A&E socal hipster.
Perma sharp blade.

 

[Klinker]

Memorial Day‌ ‌05.025.20 ‌SOTD‌
Remembering my grandfather, Henry Kleinkauf, who served in the Spanish-American War
and perished in the 1918 Flu Pandemic

‌Gillette ‘48 Aristocrat
NOS Gillette Thin Blade ‌
APShaveCo. 24MM APLuxury Bulb Summer Handle
Williams‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌Soap‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌vintage‌ ‌mug‌ ‌
Aqua‌ ‌Velva‌ ‌Aftershave‌ ‌(Spanish‌ ‌Version)‌ ‌by‌ ‌Williams‌

​

 

[CapnPanther]

Memorial Day
Pre-shave: Imperial Glycerine Soap/Stirling Executive Man Pre-shave Oil
Razor: RazoRock Little Bastone
Blade: PermaSharp Super Stainless
Brush: Vulfix Boar/Badger Grosvenor
Soap: Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg
Aftershave: Alum/Quinn’s Rose Petal Witch Hazel/Booster Mosswood
Balm: Clinique for Men Broad Spectrum Moisturizer

 

[preidy]

(w/Gillette Blue & American Blend soap and AS

 

[preidy]

Memorial Day‌ ‌05.025.20 ‌SOTD‌
Remembering my grandfather, Henry Kleinkauf, who served in the Spanish-American War
and perished in the 1918 Flu Pandemic

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‌Gillette ‘48 Aristocrat
NOS Gillette Thin Blade ‌
APShaveCo. 24MM APLuxury Bulb Summer Handle
Williams‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌Soap‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌vintage‌ ‌mug‌ ‌
Aqua‌ ‌Velva‌ ‌Aftershave‌ ‌(Spanish‌ ‌Version)‌ ‌by‌ ‌Williams‌

View attachment 1104543​

Salute!

 

[uptown]

Charbon Shaving CX xx plate
Gillette 7 O'Clock stainless
Semogue owners club finest badger
Gillette Pure shave cream
Nivea Creme
Clubman brandy spice

 

[GlazedBoker]

HomelikeShaving Taiga/KAI Stainless
Yaqi 28mm Tux Barber Pole
Grooming Dept. Voyage
Thayers Lemon WH Astringent
Nivea Sensitive a/s Lotion
Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme

Remember those that gave their all so that we may enjoy everything we have.
Their sacrifice was not in vain......

​

 

[SuperMax_fan]

Balea Men synthetic brush
ProRaso sandalwood soap
Merkur Progress
Gillette Platinum New Edition fresh blade
Denim Black aftershave
Nivea Active Energy aftershave balm

First shave with the Progress today. Don't know how I feel about this razor. Love the look, the heft and the feel in the hand but the adjustment mechanism just feels... weird to me. I don't know, I just can't explain it. It's different from all the other adjustables I have, that's for sure. I also have a Merkur 43c that's also a 2 piece razor but seems much more intuitive (it's not adjustable, though). Lather from the Proraso felt a bit dry. Maybe my soap to water ratio was off. First time using this soap, also. Already two variables in the same shave. Doesn't help that I have several new razors that I change every week, which makes dialing in each of them take longer. Went with a highly aggressive setting on the first pass as I had a week old beard, then for the subsequent passes when the blade started feeling too harsh I decreased the setting. In the end though, got a BBS on almost the entire surface of my neck, something I haven't had for a long time. Sharp initial sting from the Denim indicated a close shave, then I chose to mellow things out with some Nivea post shave balm. In the end I'm pleased with the result : two weepers and damn near full BBS on all my face. Doesn't get any better than that. Skin feels smooth and relaxed. Things can only get better with this razor (judging by the result) from here on out once I get it dialed in, I hope.

 

[benos]

Monday, 5/25:

Razor - Occam's Razor Enoch
Blade - Schick Proline
Brush - Shavemac MB2 blue marble 24mm 2-band silvertip
Soap - Razorock Acqua
A/S - Proraso Blue

Wow, this was a remarkable shave. First time I've used a Shavemac 2-band silvertip, and it was freaking awesome. Based on how tight a bulb it is and the glue bump that extended beyond the socket a little, I was expecting a very stiff brush with little splay. Instead, it had firm backbone that was excellent for painting strokes, but it surprisingly splayed very well and made scrubbing super pleasant. The tips are lovely soft too. The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the handle, but I solved the problem by gripping around the base of the hairs, and then I had great control. I got a very nice thick lather from the tallow-based RR, nicely hydrated with some matte sheen to it.

This was the first Schick Proline I've used in any SE, and wow. I could feel that it was quite sharp, but it was also pretty smooth and comfortable. The Enoch glided very nicely, and the resulting shave is ridiculously close. Glass-smooth, no redness/weepers/irritation, just an awesome shave.

 

[gartbnx]

Gartbnx....

 

[madmedic]

Monday 25th May


Yaqi/ 24mm Maggards BB/Boar - Pré de Provence - Enders Speed Razor/Proline B20 - Myrsol Agua Balsamisa

My first use of the Enders....and very nice it was!
3 passes for a fantastic finish