SOTD "FREE WEEK" September 7th - September 13th, 2020

[primotenore]

Monday, September 7

ETHOS Succès~~Simpson Milk Churn~~Ralf Aust

Have a great day!​

 

[haggis]

Blackland Vector + Kai ProTouch (1)
Simpson Eagle 3 Manchurian
Speick x 2

 

[JacobW]

 

[Ron R]

MicroMaticMonday, Sep7th 2020

Razor: Star Bar #4 Lather catcher-Mfg 1920 by the Kampfee Brothers, one of the last models of lather catchers to leave their factory, Star was famous world wide for their lather catchers & earliest safety razors mfg in N.America.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (5) Excellent blade.
Soap: Razorock The Dead Sea - like the scent alot and it has great lather qualities.
Brush: Razorock Noir 400 Plissoft black whiskers- Great brush, reminds me of my boar brush with soft tips.
Pre shave: Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock The dead Sea aftershave with witch hazel + a small dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my Star bar #4 model L.Catcher !

Have some great shaves! Stay & think safe in these times!

 

[It's Hedley]

Razor: Paradigm 2020 Diamondback/TiBam "Hedley" Handle
Blade: Personna Israeli Red
Soap: Martin de Candre Fougere
Brush: Rudy Vey Faux Ivory/Rudy Vey Manchurian Fan
Aftershave: Proraso Sandalwood​

 

[salman]

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[Snowflake]

Soap: T+S Rainforest Two
Brush: Shavemac / SynBad
Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.15
Blade: Polsilver
AS: T+S Rainforest Two

 

[shm]

2020-09-07

Ikea Bowl ¤ Shavemac Americana 2-band Silvertip ¤ Tech + 7 o'clock SharpEdge
Lea Shaving Soap ¤ Lea Aftershave Balm ¤ Alvarez Gómez Barberia Cologne

 

[eezee]

9/7/20
Speick Shave Cream
H.L. Thater 4376/3 Silver Tip
Merkur 34C HD
Feather (4)
Osma Alum Block
Speick
Nivea Sensitive Cool Balm
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue

 

[benos]

Monday, 9/7:

Razor - H&SCo N075
Blade - Astra SP
Brush - Wild West Brushworks "Foxborough" 24mm Boss
Soap - Sudsy Soapery Twice Mint (leftover)
A/S - Stirling Eucalyptus Mint

Wow. I think I've definitely unlocked the secret to really smooth shaves with this razor. The slightly steeper angle has made it notably more comfortable than previous uses. The lather was left over from the last time I used the soap, and it whipped up a great lather. The brush I haven't used in ages, and its awesome. Not the kind of Boss knot that doesn't splay and whose tips aren't terribly soft; this is a softer knot that splays when you need it but also has great backbone. One of my very favorite WWB handles too. Today's shave left me super smooth and refreshed.

 

[Whiterook]

This was a Labor Day 1950s style shave. The Gem Push-Button has classic 1950s styling that is really eye catching. William's Mug Soap and Aqua Velva fit the period as well. An ordinary Joe's shave on Labor Day!

Razor: Gem Push-Button Gold
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Ever-Ready 250 Pure Badger Cased
Pre-Shave: Proraso Red
Lather: Williams Mug Soap
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder

 

[PACO GALAN]

SOTD 09/07/2020

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: ROCKWELL 6S Cromo Mate Serie 5-6

Blade: GILLETTE Platinum

Brush: STIRLING dos bandas 24x50 Fan

Pre-Shave: Agua caliente

Lather: MEISSNER TREMONIA Min Ice Menthol

Aftershave: Alcolado GLACIAL​

 

[SeinfeldNoir]

Razor: Gillette rocket
Blade: Nacet
Brush: Yaqi 26mm timberwolf
Soap: Arko Puck
Post: Aqua Velva

Shave was fine, only some slight irritation on my neck. Love the arko puck, more enjoyable than using the shave stick.

 

[Fred D]

SOTD

Razor: Fatip Open Comb Slant
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Soap: Pre de Provence No. 63
Brush: Yaqi 26mm brown synthetic.

Fantastic smooth and efficient 2 pass shave.

 

[hopper_64]

Monday September 7th

Gillette Rocket HD
Gillette Silver Blue (6)
Yaqi Tuxedo 24mm
Proraso Red

 

[Vesper]

Pre: Shower, NoHai
Razor: Gillette Flare Tip
Blade: Gillette Super Silver (1)
Brush: Yagi Synthetic
Soap: Declaration Grooming After The Rain
AS: Nivea Protect & Care

 

[Cal]

NEW EXPERIMENT
Having had my RazoRock BBS training somewhat shoved out of the way by Slantember; I've decided on a new training format. Instead of using the training razor every shave, I intend using it every OTHER shave, and having a variety of OTHER razors in between my RR BBS training shaves.
We'll see how that works out.

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SOTD

Brush: Omega 11047 Mixed Midget
Soap: Vitos Red
Razor: RazoRock BBS on custom olive wood handle
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (6)
ASL: Proraso Red

Another very nice shave.

If nothing else, this razor change every shave is keeping me on my toes.

 

[Matt O]

 

[cryhavoc]

Monday SOTD

Gillette Old Type
Personna Red (2)
Dr. Jon's Savannah Sunrise
Omega 10290 boar
Pinaud Clubman Citrus Musk​

 

[4and20blackbirds]

Pre: PAA Cube 2.0
Brush: Yaqi Mountain Lake Two Band badger
Razor: Parker Semi-slant
Blade: Astra SP (#6 and out)
Soap: Noble Otter Two Kings
Post: Alum followed by NO Two Kings aftershave

What a shave to start the week! I made it 6 in a row on the blade and it was no problem. I probably should have kept going, but that’s a new record for me now so I binned it. Might try for seven with the next blade. Zero feedback from the alum

I recently got a new Doug Smith Pottery (Etsy) lather bowl and with some instructions from a friend of mine I managed to whip up a great lather—slickest one yet. I cannot believe how much water I added and it’s no surprise now why my initial lathers were so-so at best—not enough water. I’m going to be on a hunt for a different brush after the September GRUME because the knot portion of the handle was constantly banging into the bowl.

Start of the second pass:

Have a great week everyone!