SOTD 2-8 June 2024

The $1.25 Dollar Tree razor. Not too bad at all. BBS finish with only 2 weepers, gone with a cold water splash. Not the smoothest or most comfy but, it does the job.
Great shaves to all…

Assured 3pc./Assured blade/Viking-DFS Synthetic/RR The Dead Sea soap & splash/Azzaro Chrome Sport

The $1.25 Dollar Tree razor. Not too bad at all. BBS finish with only 2 weepers, gone with a cold water splash. Not the smoothest or most comfy but, it does the job.
Great shaves to all…

Assured 3pc./Assured blade/Viking-DFS Synthetic/RR The Dead Sea soap & splash/Azzaro Chrome Sport

That razor and blade combo was like my third thread in here! Personally, I found the shave rough and quite uncomfortable. It wasn't enjoyable for me at all. The end result was hard to argue with, but the trip there was not pleasant for me. I mean, hell, it was only $1.25!!!

SOTD: 06/02/2024

Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley OC-G Gladius/OC-F CuBr
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium, 3rd use
Brush: TRC Cherry Royale
Soap: Denton Majik Fly on Little Angels
Aftershave: Denton Majik Aaraam Karana
Additional Care: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Hydrating Toner

  - Shared from My Shave Den for iOS

Brush: Varlet “Beehive Emerald/Gold” 29mm HD Hybrid
Blade: Feather (1)
Soap: GD “Ousia II” Kairos SE
Razor: TiBack

2 June, 2024

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Great shave this morning. Returned to Saponificio Varesino and their excellent "Cosmo" shave soap & lotion. Fantastic scent and excellent lather built with the Paladin "Mandarin" 2-band select badger brush for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '58 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with the matching ASL & Alexandria Fragrances "Mediterranean Coast" EdP.

Hope you have a great day.

Saponificio Varesino "Cosmo" Shave Soap / Paladin "Mandarin" 26mm 2-Band Badger Brush / '58 Gillette Super Speed

Wizamet / Alum / Saponificio Varesino "Cosmo" Aftershave Lotion / Alexandria Fragrances "Mediterranean Coast" EdP

Razor: Ever-Ready 1905 Lather Catcher 24 Blade Set
Blade: Pal Carbon Steel Gem-type blade
Brush: Paladin Eldorado Graphite
Lather: Truefitt & Hill Grafton
Aftershave: Truefitt and Hill Grafton Aftershave Balm
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
  Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

The $1.25 Dollar Tree razor. Not too bad at all. BBS finish with only 2 weepers, gone with a cold water splash. Not the smoothest or most comfy but, it does the job.
Great shaves to all…

Assured 3pc./Assured blade/Viking-DFS Synthetic/RR The Dead Sea soap & splash/Azzaro Chrome Sport

That razor and blade combo was like my third thread in here! Personally, I found the shave rough and quite uncomfortable. It wasn't enjoyable for me at all. The end result was hard to argue with, but the trip there was not pleasant for me. I mean, hell, it was only $1.25!!!

Not a smooth razor or comfortable by contemporary standards compared to artisan level manufacturing and razor manufacturers that have been in the business for decades and have good to excellent q/c procedures but, in a pinch with a better quality blade, it should give a respectable shave. Better than with the standard blades imo. It’s not in the same league with something say like a SS Gamechanger or Lupo series razors but, for the money and without your preferred razor, it will get the job done at some expense of comfort. It certainly isn’t an everyday shaver nor would I recommend it as such. Mediocre at best and maybe somewhat decent with a better blade. In the end if one wants a shave and there’s nothing else available, it’ll bail one out minus a few drops of sangre and some choice words. 

Pre: Shower
Brush: Simpson synthetic
Razor: Above The Tie slant
Blade: Gilette Silver Blue
Soap: Zingari Man No. 1
Toner: Thayer‘s - Unscented
AS: none
Serum: Jack Black Protein Serum
Balm: Zingari Man Aftershave Balm - Unscented
EDT: Zingari Man Amir

3 Passes
No Knicks, Cuts, Irritation

Sunday, June 2, 2024.
Floïd oil pre shave. Catie’s Bubbles, Inspirazione di Parma shaving soap. Simpson, Chubby 2, Syntetic bristle, italian marble handle. C. Friedr.: Es-ese 3118, silver steel, 13/18, XS, celluloid scales, Wald, Solingen. Acqua di Parma: Lotion, balm aftershave & EdC.

Menthol Monday

Shield Titanium AC Razor * Schick Proline (D2)

AP Shave Co. AP400 Slim 22mm MiG Synth

Luna Cosmetics Mentolado Shaving Soap

Williams Aqua Velva AS (Spanish Version)