SOTD 18-24 December 2016

Monday AM 2016-12-19

élan bowl, with electric mug warmer
Rooney 1/2 Faux Horn Finest (24mm/58mm)
Eufros Premium Dama de Nocho shaving soap sample
Delta Echo Feather AS-D2/Timeless Pineapple
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (11)
Floris Santal aftershave

Alumigoose 2
Feather Artist Club Pro
Cold River Soap Works Bay Rum
Paladin PK-47 in Butterscotch Marble

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Two elements in this photo are about to be finished (yes, we do finish some stuff from time to time   ). The Mystic Lilac will probably last for a couple of shaves, being optimistic, provided that with these soaps, you need to load "as if you hated it" (Michelle dixit). The "made in Germany" Tüff lotion will last some more, but it's in its final quarter also. A good lotion that I would recommend and almost as good as my beloved Speick, but it's time to move on and next, I wanna try those Thayer's. As for the soap, this Mystic and its "Irish Traveller" sibling are the best soaps I've used. That simple. It's just that you have to be quite precise with how much you load, and how much water you add to the mixture, at least in my experience. Most other soaps are much more forgiving in this sense, and, for a fact, I've found these Mystics to be more difficult to properly lather than the dreaded Mitchell's Wool Fat (never had trouble lathering that one, actually). To honour the truth, if you do get the lather right, you'll be rewarded by a top performance lather. Slick and protective like no other. But it's time to move on to other artisans, and see if I get similar performance without being that tense when lathering up. Candidates are Mike's and Mickey Lee's, meanwhile, Manuel from JabonMan is adding new scents to his new Premium Tallow line and I'll need to get some of that, too.

All in all, a beautiful, BBS shave in three passes.

- Merkur Slant 37C+Polsilver #2
- Mystic Lilac
- VigShaving 2 Band in Whipped Dog handle brush
- Tüff+Bulldog

SOTD:  12/19/16

SOAP - Catie's Bubbles Three Wiseguys.
BRUSH - TSM
RAZOR - Rockwell 6S
BLADE - Astra SP
POST - Mickey Lee Soapworks Souq
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Getting to know this razor again after a long absence. It's performing very well.

PAA Miami Libre Soap
Scrooge & Marley Razors B1/Jurgen Hempel SS Wave Handle
Kai Captain Standard (4)
Alfredo Hernandez Manchurian Beehive
PAA Miami Libre Splash

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Razor: Gillette Executive Gold Adjustable Fat Boy (F 1) 1960.
Blade: Kai Stainless Steel (5)
Brush: Elite Razor Gold Laced Black Onyx Tuxedo
Soap: Route 66 Frozen Margarita
Aftershave: Route 66 Frozen Margarita Balm

The handle is made of Gold Laced Onyx, which is a member of the chalcedony family which also includes carnelian, agate, bloodstone etc. Occurring naturally in a variety of colours, Black Onyx is polished to enhance appearance , a member of the quartz family. The name comes from the Greek word onyx which means nail of a finger or claw. Legend says that one day while Venus was sleeping Eros/Cupid cut her fingernails and left the clippings scattered on the ground. Because no part of a heavenly body can die, the gods turned them into stone which later became known as Onyx.
The Tuxedo knot worked very well.

Proraso Green Pre/Post
Vintage Rubberset Handle with 24mm Maggards Plissoft Knot
Van Yulay Puros La Habana
Satin Silver Hawk / Feather Pro Guard (Shave 9)
Thayers Superhazel/Proraso Green Pre/post Followed with Proraso/Osage Rub splash

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Doug Korn D7 - Epsilon 27x55 Knot
Timeless.95 Scalloped - Stork - Iridium Super
B&M Figgy Puddin