SOTD 25 June-1 July 2017

From the old month to the new, how did those shaves progress?

Sunday’s Shave

Chiseled Face / Zoologist – Civet Shaving Soap
Paladin Ebony Lotus 26mm badger brush, 53mm loft (L type knot)
1953 Coronation Set Aristocrat #66, Made in England
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (4)
Taylor’s Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera
Zoologist – Civet Eau De Parfum
Lather Bowl from Symmetrical Pottery

Sunday Planned SOTD

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Razor: Dubl Duck Goldedge 5/8 Full Hollow
Brush: WildWestBrushworks 24mm Zenith Silvertip
Scuttle: TDG Style 10 5½” Walnut/Cherry
Pre-Shave Scrub: Lisa's Sunny Citrus
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lemon Lime Chill
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Kölnisch
Post: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Aftershave: Pereja Limon Cicegi Kolonyasi

Timeless Scalloped SB Matte Razor
Muhle Stainless Blade
RR Essential Oil Of Lime Shave Soap
RR Chrome Synthetic Badger
Aqua Velva Sensitive Balm
Paul Sebastian Spray Cologne

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Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: Mühle Rocca
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Mühle XL Synthetic
Lather: Stirling Bay Rum
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil

Razor: Paradigm Ti
Blade: Feather
Brush: Thater 25mm two-band
Cream: Castle Forbes lime
Balm: Castle Forbes lime
Finale: Alvarez Gomez

Sunday 25 June 2017



Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016: Stellar CarboInox Shave!

Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 is a stellar shaver and CarboInox is an awesome steel for making straight razors. After having shaved with the horrendously damaged Club Razor 2016 Mastro Livi perfectly reground and brought back to a worth life (those who wants to know more about this story can watch the video available on Mastro Livi Website) I wanted to shave with the original Club Razor 2016 in order to make a comparison between the two. The original Club Razor 2016 has a full hollow for hard beard and certainly is less singing than the reground razor which now has an extra full hollow ground. They both give a super smooth shave and it is evident the reground razor has a more aggressive feel, however providing an impeccable shave. The steel obviously is the same - same batch, very same processing - just a different grinding. I am glad, of course, I own both the original Club Razor 2016 (stellar CarboInox shaver!) as well as the restored and reground blade for which Mastro Livi made a miracle in restoring it. For this shave I used a very old shaving soap: as it was a special occasion, I used the very little chunk I have of Elberel Figaro P.160 Tipo Duro (Hard Type) and, despite it is now more than twenty years old, it still proves to be an excellent soap. Fragrance is gone, of course, but the legendary P.160 quality is still there.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
  
• Soap: Elberel Figaro P.160 Tipo Duro
  
• Brush: Mastro Livi Bristle, Padouk, 26mm Knot
  
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
  
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
  
• Razor: Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 CarboInox, 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point, Poplar Wood
  
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
  
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
  
• After Shave: Pinaud Clubman Classic
  

Sunday 6.25.2017

Cold River Soap Works Select Citrus :: Paladin El Dorado :: Stork Ti Aristocrat 2/Above the Tie R1 :: Myrsol Agua de Limón

Thäter 4125/3 Two Band Fan
Simpson Shaving Cream
Mach 3