SOTD "FREE WEEK" October 4th - October 10th, 2021

[Whilliam]

Today is
SATURDAY
9 October, 2021
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Razor: Oristo
Blade: Astra green
Pre: Elegance Plus "Jupiter" gel
Brush: Stirling "Kong"
Lather: Cella (brick)
Post: GBS Alum bar
Balm: CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion
Frag: AV "Musk"
​

Began the weekend early
with a classic, take-it-easy shave
that was both smooth and close.

Followed up with some AV Musk
to continue an old-timey morning.

Off to breakfast now, listen
to the farmers bellyache.

See y'all tomorrow!

Stay healthy,

Bill​

 

[uptown]

HLS Colibri 1.50 / RR Thin Handle
Astra Superior Stainless
Tabac Original
Maggard Blue Handle 2 Band
Aloe Vera
First Line Shave Aftershave

 

[JAHE]

SOTD #248/2021
09-10-2021

>> SOCTOBER / OCtober <<

Preshave: shower, frigid tap water
Brush: Semogue Owners Club Mistura Butterscotch
Soap: Speick ~ Tallow Shaving Stick
Razor: Above The Tie OC S2
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Post shave: frigid tap water, Schröder und Mann ~ Majestät AS, Nivea Sensitive asb.

Face lathered the tallow based Speick Stick today. Now this has been a great pleasure. Managed to whip up a generous amount of creamy and slick lather. 3 passes, BBS. Very nice, close and effortless.

Have a nice weekend, y'all!

 

[bazza1]

I always enjoy your narratives. Today is no exception. An upbeat start to a long weekend here in the States.

 

[vvval]

Paradigm razors weekend-saturday:
Razor-Paradigm SE
Blade-Schick
Brush-Kent BLK12
Soap&A/S-A&E Club Baccara

 

[Gian66]

 

[ackvil]

Pre	Face wash with Neutrogena Liquid Facial Soap
Soap/Cream	Ethos Lavender
Brush	Omega Hi Syn
Bowl	Captain’s Choice Copper
Razor	Feather AS-D2
Blade	Feather
Aftershave	Thayers WH & Neutrogena Triple Protect
Fragrance	Jimmy Choo Man Intense
Rating	9/10
Comments	Switched to the Feather AS-D2 today. The Feather blade in it has its 3rd use. Today I am using the Omega Hi Syn. A substantial difference from the Rudy Vey brush I used yesterday. I had to go back to the puck to add more soap for my head shave. A decent shave. It would have been a 10 if I didn’t have to go back for more soap. Have a good one.

 

[wombadom]

Razor: Gillette Tech late 40's
Blade: Durablade 7a.m. Hi Plat
Brush: PAA Peregrino Synth, 24mm

Lather: Queen Charlotte Soaps Vetiver

Post: Stirling Vetiver Witch Hazel & Aloe,
Fine Clean Vetiver Aftershave,
Guerlain Vetiver EDT

Good shave.

Have a great day everyone [emoji106]

 

[Egoist]

 

[awk_m4]

SOD Saturday October 9, 2021

Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub or tube of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Shave Nation
Pre shave: Proraso Red
Lather: Proraso Red (49)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
Blade: Feather (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Lotion: Proraso Red Dopobarba
Balm: None

Have an amazing day!!

 

[Ron R]

DE SOTD, Sat, Oct 9th 2021- Hard to beat a smooth and Sharp blade like the GSB with a Gillette Fatboy gliding it IMO.

Razor : Gillette E4 Fatboy- Mfg 1959,4th qtr- Excellent adjustable razor, well designed and built to last generations of shaving.
Blade: Gillette silver blue(GSB)(1)- Sharp & smooth with reasonable longevity, top tier blade for myself, 1st shave will tell most folks how excellent a blade it is, Cadillac of Gillette blades IMO.
Soap: Speick, nice mild spicy scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 22mm (AKA, ever-Helpful)2band badger, great lather generator, soft tips, excellent scrubber + good lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush (24mmCashmere) wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera Gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Witch hazel beard area cleaning + Nivea refreshing AS + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizer lotion (excellent + scentless balm)
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my Gillette Fatboy with a GS blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[Benoni]

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Yaqi DOC
Blade: Lord Super Chrome (7)
Brush: Omega Mixed Midget
Soap: Taconic Urban Woods
Witch Hazel
Balm: Tabac
Aftershave: Bootleggers Perfecto

 

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9, 2021

On this 9th day of OC October, a rainy Saturday morning, I decided on one of my favorite Japanese razors for the mug shave. My son was most gracious in gifting this DH Nichiri Tokusen 6/8 silver steel razor to me from his collection of well over 100 Japanese razors. I’ve maintained the magnificent edge he put on it with his jnat progression. The mug three pass shave was a pleasure with the Traveling Wilbury’s “Handle with Care” playing in the background. In fact, it was really a two pass shave with some minimal neck buffing and flatblading making up the third half pass to level smooth the recalcitrant, swirling neck stubble on either side of my Adam’s Apple.

My mug shave yesterday was superb and featured the Swiss LeCoultre Rt & Cie 6/8 frameback straight razor. So in keeping with that Swiss theme I grabbed my Leresche 51 safety razor, a simply top flight whisker destroyer, for this morning’s noggin shave. LeResche razor production spanned 76 years from 1894 to 1970. They manufactured straight razors and safety razors. The safety razors included a hoe style SE entitled “LeFrancais”, and many DE razors, the stars of which were their 77 and 51 models. My hefty 51 Luxe model weighs in at 79 grams, comparable to a Gillette Fatboy, and always delivers a very smooth two pass ATG dome shave as it did this morning. I feel velveteen smooth from the shoulders up!

RAZOR: DH Nichiri Tokusen 1000 6/8 (Mug), Leresche 51 Luxe Model.
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Blue Resin Badger made by my son
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.

 

[Crisp Rat]

Kind of a touch-up shave today as I wasn't satisfied with yesterday's. Got dolphin smooth at the cost of some irritation. Totally worth it.

 

[ouchyfoot]

Razor: Gillette - Post War Ball End Tech (1947-1951)
Blade: Personna Super Stainless - Electro-Coated (4)
Brush: Henri et Victoria - High Mountain White Badger 22mm
Pre-Shave: Stirling Pink Clay - Facial Bar Soap
Lather: Henri Et Victoria - Chestnut L’Orange
Aftershave: PAA - Albion of the North

Same blade…different Tech
My last Tech shave was so nice I decided to give this vintage Personna blade another go. This time I swapped the fat handle tech for a ball end Tech. I always seem to grab the fat handle tech so I was a bit surprised when I realized how heavy the ball end Tech is. Other than that, the shave was pretty much an exact duplicate of my last one. Effortless BBS with no sense of blade on skin.
The HeV Chestnut scented soap is excellent but smells pretty much like the pumpkin soap I used last time. I’ve never been able to get a hint of the “l’orange” though.
My PAA splash left my smelling like a stack of pancakes with maple syrup.

 

[Smooth Steve]

10/10/21 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Stirling Soap Company Saguaro Blossom Bath Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Awesome Sauce Conditioning Shampoo Puck
The Holy Black Ultimate Creeper Instant Hot Towel
The Ultimate Creeper Shave Soap by The Holy Black
AP Shave Co. Shaving Brush with 30mm Cashmere Knot and Ivory Gold Flake Handle
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Phoenix Shaving The Filament Fakelite Series Open Comb Slant 3-Piece Classic Crystal Clear Razor - 1st Use
Bolzano Superinox Blade - 1st Shave
Lancaster Razor Works Lavender Black Sheep Shaving Towel
Phoenix Shaving No Slip Grip Alum Block
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Alum Block Dry Dock System
Thayers Alcohol Free Lavender Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
The Ultimate Creeper Aftershave by The Holy Black
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Awesome Sauce Natural Deodorant - Sport Strength - Homage To A Classic Italian Barbershop Scent!​

 

[VisceralWatch]

October 9, 2021

Brush: Declaration Grooming B13
Razor: Wolfman WR1 .80 / Maggard MR11
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (4)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Soft Heart: Sandalwood - Soap
Post Shave: Pannacrema - A-Rosso - Aftershave

 

[hopper_64]

Saturday October 9 - SOTD

Gillette New FB head on Heritage handle
Dorco Prime (4)
Semogue 820
RR American Barber Soap & Aftershave

 

[tehnothing]

SOC-OCtober 8th

Timeless Bronze OC
Wizamet Polsilver Stainless (13)
SOC Boar Cherry
Fine Lavender Pour Homme soap/splash
Alum
Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm + Hyaluronic Acid
CCS quick shave.



SOC-OCtober 9th

A&E Slick Stick
SOC Finest Badger Ash Wood
Timeless Bronze OC
Wizamet Polsilver Stainless (14)
B&M Hallows Soap & Splash + Frag
Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Alum
Witch Hazel
B&M Hallows Balm + Hyaluronic Acid
DFS+