SOTD 14-20 January 2018

15 January 2018 Menthol Monday shave

Pre/Hot water and a hot towel
Razor/Gillette NEW Short Comb ca. 1932-1940
Blade/Gillette Silver Blue
Brush/Omega 6212 Silvertip
Cream/C O Bigelow Premium Shaving Cream
Post/Hot-Cold rinse, alum block, cold towelx2, Dominello Vitali Calming Post Shave Moisturizer
After Shave/Proraso Green Lozione Dopobarba

No day off for yours truly, so today’s shave was the typical workweek one. 2.5 passes and near BBS.

Timeless Scalloped + Stork Consul Ti/ Iridium Super/ M&F Horn Finest/ Razo-Rock Santa Maria del Fiore

Razor: Paradigm 17-4
Blade: Nacet (1)
Soap: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Aftershave: Stirling Lemon Chill Balm
Bowl: Doug Smith Pottery
Brush: That Darn Rob Paisley Remnant

Thoughts: This is my tallest brush and my favorite out of the ones I have - since I am a bowl latherer. First time using the Nacet in my Paradigm, and I think I may prefer it to Polsilver. Surprised how quickly my shave ended today - tiny nick only because I got excited about how close a shave I was getting, and applied too much pressure.

RAZOR Rolls Imperial 1938.
BLADE Rolls 1938. Many shaves,
BRUSH Home made, Synthetic, Rather stiff but gentle.
SOAP Proraso White, Very nice and obliging after short soak. Great scent.
BOWL Michal Yoresh, naturally.
LOTION Aqua Velva, Ice Blue.
SHAVE Excellent 3 pass and minor touch up, BBS.
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Mickey

Monday, January 15



AOS Peppermint~~No Name Best Badger (gift from son)~~Feather AS-D2~~Personna 74~~Floïd Mentolado Vigoroso
Have a great day!

Monday AM 2018-01-15

Georgetown Pottery G12 scuttle (Hamada and Persimmon)
Rooney 3/2 Faux Horn Finest (24mm/54mm)
Figaro P.160 shaving soap (tallow)/Domenico Caraceni 1913 EdT (vintage)
Charcoal Goods Brass L1/Triad Brass Aristocrat
Polsilver Super Iridium (10)
Azzaro aftershave

Plisson #10 HMW 2-band
Gillette Old Type (silver) + Personna Red
Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon
Master Bay Rum

Filarmonica Especial
CRSW Oliva Colonia
Tuxedo 30mm

Monday, 15 January, 2018:

Razor: RazoRock Mamba SS
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Zenith Aluminum Handle Boar B2
Soap: RazoRock Zi' Peppino
A/S: Antica Barbieria Colla Tobacco Verde Milk

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John

Date: 16 January 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Stirling Finest Badger 26/54mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mitchell's Wool Fat 9x ----> (use the puck like a stick shaving on your face and the lather just explode not too airy just thick & slick)
Razor:- GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip
Blade:- GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #9
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male

I can feel the GEM blade is coming to the end of finish line, I believe this blade can sqeeze one more to a total of 10 shaves per blade using the bullet tip and that is it.

I'm very please using the vintage GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip and this was my very first GEM single edge razor in chrome plating, which has been an amazing experiences throughout my shaves and I really enjoy it. I'm looking forward to used the GEM Micromatic open comb next, also the GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf coming soon by via Internationl Postage, this is going to be a very interesting shaving experience using the GEM Micromatic open comb and the Clog-Pruf.

Also I received an amazing reply from my own mother and my girlfriend both saying that my face looks younger and moisturising like a completely bright fresh clean smooth face like a smooth [Image: 215079g923g99vxm.gif], I told them I've been using Mitchell's Wool Fat shaving soap for nearly a week and I also told them I didn't used any moisturising cream. They both went completely gob-smack and didn't realise this was a shaving soap, what else can I tell you guys because you can't beat the FAT!! you MUST have the FAT!! in your den.