SOTD 19-25 March 2017

Thursday Planned SOTD

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Razor: Ever-Ready 1924\Elite Razor Brown Swirl
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (07)
Brush: 2011 Semogue Finest Badger 2
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Aventus
Pre-Shave Oil: Saponificio Varesino
Shave Soap: Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica

SOTD Wednesday

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Heljestrand MK31
Stirling
Maggards 26mm Synth

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Gillette Pre-war Fat Handle Tech / Wizamet Polsilver Stainless
Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Finest Fan
RazoRock XXX Formula Duro
Thayers Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Formula
Swiss Pitralon

First shave after a full day of travel to Thailand. Two passes for BBS, although for some reason the Thomas Tew felt a little "hot" on my face...maybe the water here? The titanium handle on the BB works great, looks cool too.[Image: SOTD%20Mar%2022%202017_zpsm51bmyfl.jpg]

Blackbird/RR Halo/Voskhod :: Shavemac :: Beaver Woodwright :: Lea

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Gillette Pre-war Fat Handle Tech / Wizamet Polsilver Stainless
Stirling Soap Co. 24mm Finest Fan
RazoRock XXX Formula Duro
Thayers Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Formula
Swiss Pitralon

I've been looking at this Stirling fan for quite a while. What are your thoughts on the fan knot?

Proraso Green Pre/Post
Ever Ready 100 APShaveCo 22mm Faux Horse Synthetic
Barrister & Mann Night Music
Maggard Slant MR14 / Personna Red (Shave 3)
Witch Hazel ~ Proraso Green Pre/post ~ Barbedeaux ~ Barrister and Mann Night Music ~ Old Spice Talc
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How do you like that APShaveCo 22mm Faux Horse Synthetic knot?  I've been curious about that one and haven't heard much about it.

It's a Great knot. Can't explain the subtle differences, it is just a little different than the Plissoft knots with the soft dense tips with backbone. This one is a little more like the Maggards Black Fiber where it seams to me that it may not be as dense, but it still does have plenty of backbone, and is soft. I think it really is an amazing knot. I am happy to have picked it up! I also picked up the APShaveCo Cashmere 24mm knot, on the presale deal. Both whip up some awesome lather. The Cashmere not is another amazing synthetic knot. It is just as soft as the Tuxedo, but there's a little more loft. I only have 2 shaves with it but after each shave I had to take a second to think, but I had felt like I had just used a Boar knot. If any Boar users want to give Synthetics a true shot, this is the only knot so far that actually gave me the sense of using Boar without even thinking about it.

Sapone Di Paolo   |   Terroso
Tuxedo Dog   |   Synthetic 24 mm
Above the Tie   |   Calypso R1
Bic   |   Chrome Platinum (1)
Floïd   |   “Black”

Basically the same combination of products that I used once last week, except this time I shimmed the R1 to a 0.69 mm blade gap and used a different blade. Another enjoyable shave.

SDP/David James Shaving Supply Co. Limoncello
TGC brush
Wolfman AL
Gillette Platinum

Great photo and colours, Paolo! It is nice to see you posting!