SOTD 14-20 May 2017

Simpson 58 in Manchurian
Desmond's Barrow Mossy Lime
Mach 3

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Razor: 1922 Gillette Bostonian
Blade: Personna
Brush: Ever-Ready 100T Vintage Boar
Soap: Proraso Green Tea and Oatmeal
A/S: Acqua di Parma Colonia Collezione Barbiere

--
John

May 16, 2017
Colonial Razors “The General”
Feather Pro
Shavemac D01 3 Band
Mystic Water Raspberry Lemon
Folsom & Co Capri

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Shave of the Day:

Razor  |  Mühle R89 Grande / Derby Extra
Brush  |  RazoRock 400 Synthetic
Soap  |  RazoRock XXX
A/S  |  Sampson's All-Natural Unscented Balm

TABAC
Maggard 24mm Synthetic
'58 Gillette TV Special
Gillette Platinum (3)
B&M Reserve Classic

Sacre blue from PAA
Family dollar blade
Travel Tech Gillette razor
Witch Hazel
Pitralon Polar AS


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Prep - Noxzema / Hot towel
Pre shave - Proraso
Razor – ‘The Rock’ (Rockwell 6S – #3)
Blade – Permasharp
Brush - 'The Archduke' (Brad Sears Archduke 26/50 2-Band Manchurian)
Soap – Soap Smooth - Rose Cocoa
Post - Cold water rinse, Tallow + Steel – Dark Aftershave

a 5* line up, and a 5* shave.. RESULT!

Weber Ph + Stork Consul Titanium/ Iridium Super/ Thäter TSN LE Fünf/ Phoenix Coconut Oud/ Liberto

I saw some pictures of past shaves with the Contour (Atra for some of you) and realized there had been too long without rotating it. And I corroborated that it is the one that gives the closest shave, amongst the three multiblade Gillettes that I own. It has to be handled like a DE razor and that's the funny part of it. No pressure and short strokes, otherwise, you'll get bitten. But it's so fun to use, performs brilliantly, and it's so good looking . Beautiful three pass shave (WTG and 2xXTG) and BBS with no incident whatsoever.

The Mystic Lilac intoned its Swan Song today. No problem lathering it up today as it usually happens when I use a synthetic, and stellar performance. I won't be ordering more of these soaps in the near future, though. They're outstanding, but I prefer soaps that don't require this much care to obtain a proper lather.


- Gillette Contour 1979
- Mystic Lilac
- Whipped Dog&Maggard Synthetic 22 mm
- Speick splash+Korres balm