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πŸ’₯ πŸŽ‡ πŸŽ† SOTD "New Holiday Gear/Happy New Year Theme Week" - December 26th, 2022 - January 1st, 2023 πŸ’₯ πŸŽ‡ πŸŽ†

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Happy New Year to all.
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Ron R

I survived a lathey foreman
DE SOTD, Saturday, December 31st 2022

Razor : Razorock German 73 slant, Mfg 2016>, mid range slant, well designed and similar to Merkur 37 C slant design. This is the first razor I used and received a BBS and it still can crank out BBS shaves 5 years later.
Blade : Gillette silver blue (4) sharp & smoooth with resonable longevity.
Soap : Yaqi Musketeer Rapier, nice fragranced soap(Aramis?) with excellent lather qualities. Yaqi commissioned Master soap creations S.A to make their line of soaps and aftershaves.
Brush : Yaqi "casino clubs" 26mm timber wolf synthetic, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, gentle splay scrubber + excellent lather painter.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Yaqi Musketeer Rapier + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + 3 tiny weepers=:a17: excellent shave with my RR German 37 slant with a GSB blade.
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Have some great shaves!
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Razor: Blackland, Vector
Blade: Feather ProGuard
Brush: Omega, 011842 Boar (Connaught Jade)
Soap: Saponificio Varesino, Dolomiti - Beta 4.3
Post Shave: Duke Cannon, After-Shave Balm
I FINALLY found some of the Duke Cannon, used to see it EVERYWHERE, now it was a hunt !!! What gives ?????
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31 December, 2022

Prep: Hot towel
Razor: Rockwell 6S – #3
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: New Forest Tubby 1 Finest
Soap: LΓΈthur: LΓΈnny
Post: CeraVe moisturising lotion..
Fragrance: Manhattan Eau de Parfum by Roja Dove

last shave of the year, and what a beauty it was. I'll be brief, and get straight to the point.. LΓΈthur: LΓΈnny, on a scale of 1 to 10, is an easy 11. Yeah, it really is that good. Happy New Year everyone.
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HSOTD/SOTD 12/31/22

Shower: Stirling Bay Rum bar soap
PreShave: PAA Cube 2.0
Razor: Yates 921EH
Blade: PermaSharp day 2
Soap: B&M Seville
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
PostShave: CWR, alum, Thayers
Balm: Neutrogena Hydro Boost
AfterShave: Fine Platinum

What an awesome shave! This Yates razor is about the most bestest razor I’ve used. So efficient - a 2 pass BBS with no irritation whatsoever.

Blessings to all my brothers - stay safe out there!
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Saturday, December 31, 2022.

FloΓ―d oil pre shave. Los Jabones de Joserra: Vanitas, shaving soap & lotion aftershave. CRV, two bands badger 26 mm., faux tortoise. Kaiser Ellinson and Co-S: Empor 46, Best Sheffield silver steel, 11/16, full hollow ground, M.i. Solingen, Germani. Amouage Jubilation XXV Man, EdP.
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I FINALLY found some of the Duke Cannon, used to see it EVERYWHERE, now it was a hunt !!! What gives ?????

A while back I was having a hard time finding it locally, but now I have a couple places that seem to consistenly have it. Our Hy-Vee grocery stores carry it as well as a local hardware store (odd place to find it). The Target by us used to have it, but then it went away.
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