SOTD 14-20 August 2016

Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Personna SS (2)
Brush: WDC-8 Brass Handle w/TGN Finest.
Soap: Route 66 Frozen Margarita
Aftershave: Booster Iced Lime

Excellent three passes with a touch up for a near BBS.

Tuesday Planned SOTD

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Razor 1946/1947 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Personna 74 (D21)
Brush: Paladin PK-47 26mm Blonde Badger
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 6"
Pre Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit
Pre Shave Oil: AOS unscented
Shave Soap: Beaver WoodWright Jolly Rodger
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright Jolly Rodger

• Brutalt Bra Norwegian Woods
• Whipped Dog synthetic 24 mm
• iKon ShaveCraft X3 / Windrose H8
• Voskhod teflon coated (1)
• Chatillon Lux Fourth & Pine

I continue to be amazed at the quality of lather the four-ingredient Bergums soap produces. Post-shave feel isn’t perhaps quite up there with some others, but in a way that’s understandable.

The Chatillon Lux Fourth & Pine post-shave toner is really enjoyable, in both scent and feel.

Nuàvia Blu
Rubberset 200-4 | Omega boar
Gem Damaskeene (1914-1915)
Gem PTFE (2)


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Had anyone told me one year ago that I was gonna enjoy shaving and be able to do it every day, I would have laughed hard at it.

I think that statement applies to the majority of wetshaving converts. It sure does for me.

King Cobra
Feather AC Professional
Barrister and Mann Beaudelaire
Simpson M7 Manchurian

Sunday 14 August 2016



Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake Razor, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point

Whenever I shave with this Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake Razor, I cannot help thinking about the day Mastro Livi made this razor for me while I was shooting the video of the making. It took a whole day, from morning to early morning of the day after - I remember I was home at around 7:00AM of the day after - but it has been worth every minute I spent there while watching Mastro Livi making this masterpiece. This Snake Razor delivers a heavenly shave, a pleasure added to the amazement of watching such a piece of art. For today's shave I used one of my favorite shaving soaps - Martin de Candre - a super performing soap, capable of making a luxurious, creamy and smooth lather with just a very tiny quantity to be loaded in the brush while being capable of holding a good quantity of water. A special mention goes to the shave brush, a lovely gift a friend of mine - Roberto - made for me and in which has been mounted a wild badger loft, with a lovely handle made of black locust.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
  
• Soap: Martin de Candre Fougère
  
• Brush: Roberto's Brush, Wild Badger, Robinia - Black Locust Handle, 24mm Knot
  
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
  
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
  
• Razor: Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake Razor, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point
  
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
  
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
  
• After Shave: Old Spice Original
  

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Simply stunning setup and razor. Che bello! Che figata!

L&L Grooming Sonoma Valley soap
Silvertip badger in burl box elder
Crown King scuttle
Wade & Butcher Invincible 11/16 belly hollow
Aqua Velva Ice Blue splash



Just an incredible shave. This soap was a gift. I knew I was getting it, but I wasn't real sure when. It was in my mailbox when I got home from work today, and WOW! Just an incredible soap all the way around. The scent strikes me as a mix of grapes and berries right off the bat. There is a depth to it...a faint woody scent, I think, but I'm not real sure. Whatever it is, it is incredible, and the performance is exceptional. Slickness was just outstanding.

The Wade & Butcher is just an amazing shaver, as well. All in all, it was simply a fantastic shave this evening!

Proraso Green Pre/Post
Mozingo Brushes 24mm Synthetic by Cousin-Eddie
Barrister & Mann Adagio
Gillette NEW Short Comb / Personna Red (Shave 2)
Thayers Superhazel with Proraso Green Pre/post followed with Proraso/Osage Rub splash

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Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: Standard Razor
Blade: Ladas (2)
Brush: Paladin TSN LE
Lather: Mystic Water Lime
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil