SOTD 20-26 August 2023

24 August, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

A nice boozy, mentholated shave this morning with the Stirling Soap Co. "Margarita's in the Arctic" soap and splash. No additional menthol needed with this one. Very nice icy kick all by itself. Excellent lather built with the Rich Yuengel "Breakwater" HD ST badger brush for two passes (+ touch-up) with the RazoRock Game Changer and I finished with the matching splash and Demeter's "Frozen Margarita" EdC.

Hope you have a great day.

Stirling Soap Co. "Margaritas in the Arctic" Shave Soap / Rich Yuengel "Breakwater" ST Badger / RazoRock Game Changer

Gillette Minora / Alum / Stirling Soap Co. "Margaritas in the Arctic" After Shave Splash / Demeter "Frozen Margarita" EdC

Schick M series razor
Personna blade
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Seaforth SS (vintage)
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Grand Bay Lime Bay Rum A/S

I put 2 razors in the picture because of yesterdays not so good shave but wanted to try the injector again. The Star was on standby but wasn't needed as the injector shave went well. Not BBS but DFS. The vintage Seaforth is a gem, great lather easily made with the Plisson synthetic. Love both of those. Now go enjoy your day folks.

Thursday August 24, 2023.
Floïd oil pre shave. Wholly Kaw: Man from Mayfair, Shaving Soap & lotion aftershave. Paladin Chief 26 mm Satin Briar. Alberto Castro: Carbon steel 12419.09, 1/2 hollow, 15/16, olive wood scales.

SOTD: 08/24/2023

Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley Copper SB-E

Blade: Personna Red, 3rd use

Brush: TRC Cream Soda

Soap: Pacific Shaving Co. Natural Shaving Cream

Aftershave: Alien Shave Shark Week Aftershave

Additional Care: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Astringent

Additional Care: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel

Hydrating Toner

  - Shared from My Shave Den for iOS

I love Karve razors and the SB-E plate. Smooth and super efficient. There is some blade feel, but not excessively blade forward. 2 passes, WTG and ATG with some buffing on the face and a BBS shave was achieved. No irritation and no feedback from the witch hazel or splash at all. The heat retention of copper is also fantastic.

Razor: Hoffritz Slant Head Razor
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium
Brush: Simpson Captain 2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Mauer & Wirtz Tabac
Aftershave: Maurer & Wirtz Tabac Aftershave Lotion
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

A most excellent shave! The Blackbird and I achieved complete mind meld.  Maybe the last 95F+ day of the season? Had to go with HoM Smash and Ethos Mélange d’agrumes for a refreshing start to the day.

RAZOR: Blackland Blackbird Ti [SB]
BLADE: Wizamet Super Iridium [2]
BRUSH: Brad Sears Wanderer [26mm Fan]
LATHER: House of Mammoth Smash
POST: Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Skin Food Splash

  
Pre ..... Splash & Soak with comfortably hot water
Brush ... Omega EVO 2.0 Special Cardinal
Soap .... Zingari No. 1
Razor ... Tatara Titanium Masamune, Feather (1)
Post .... Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Toner
Post .... Zingari No. 1 AS
Finish .. Zingari No. 1 Extrait EDP

  
Pre ..... Splash & Soak with comfortably hot water
Brush ... Omega EVO 2.0 Special Cardinal
Soap .... Zingari No. 1
Razor ... Tatara Titanium Masamune, Feather (1)
Post .... Tatara Ti Masamune Feather
Post .... Zingari No. 1 AS
Finish .. Zingari No. 1 Extrait EDP

COOL pic Mike !!

Thanks Dave in KY!