SOTD 25 September-1 October 2016

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Martin De Candre Original
Paladin PK-47 Blonde Badger
Mongoose B2 Satin / Jurgen Hempel SS Wave
Kai Captain Standard (11)
Floïd Blue


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Razor: AlumiGoose (Silver) w/Timeless TRH4: 14mm x 100mm Razor Handle With Barber Pole Design
Blade: Feather Professional (9)
Brush: Oscar 11, w/Omega 10049 Boar
Soap: Jeeves Soaps Private Study
Aftershave: Floid Vigoroso
Very close comfortable 3 pass shave tonight. The AlumiGoose with the Feather Profession and Timeless handle is a winning combination. Jeeves Soap Private Study Tallow Soap is a classic bay rum scent made with West Indie bay, sweet orange, rum, spices and just a touch of patchouli and vanilla. Great Stuff!!! http://www.jeevessoaps.com

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King Cobra With Triad Aristocrat
Feather Artist Club
Barrister and Mann Leviathan
Torraca Custom

Very nice!

Friday's Planned SOTD

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Razor: Timeless Scallop
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D2)
Brush: Shavemac Horn 24mm Silvertip
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery 6"
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender\Sandalwood
Shave Soap: CRSW Le Chypre Sombre LE
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Italian Barber GIT

Doug Korn beehive
Timeless OC .95 - UFO - Polsilver
B&M Seville
Floid

9.29.2016

Warm Water Splash
Martin de Candre Fougere Shave Soap
Simpsons M7 Manchurian
Dorko #42 Round Point
Scrupleworks Vegetable Tanned .. 30/50
Bloc Osma
Witch Hazel
Knize Ten EdT

The love affair with MdC continues, and the Dorko is a perfect complement ...


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Saponificio Varesino - Manna di Sicilia
Rubberset 200-4 | Omega Boar
Gillette Pre-war Tech | Feather Hi-Stainless (1)
Barrister's Reserve - Cool

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LASS Blackfern
Paladin PK 47
Gillette Black Tip
B&M Reserve

SEptember 29, 2016



SOTD-29sep16:
Ever-Ready 1912 / GEM PTFE Stainless Steel
EnvyShave DFS LE Envy White
Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary Shaving Soap and ASB

I know that this SOTD looks very similar to last night's, but there is a method behind my madness. Saponificio Varesino shaving soap is one soap that I never understood the hype it received.(Please put away the pitchforks and torches first and bear with me ) I could only achieve what I considered a very average lather with virtually no residual slickness and also very light and airy. Well, I got to thinking about a thread that a fine member here at DFS started titled, "Don't quit on your lather too soon...." (Hi, primotenore! ) I just couldn't give up on this soap without giving it an honest "don't quit too soon" effort.

Guess what? I was rewarded! Two nights ago, while the lather seemed a little too fluffy for me, it was noticeably heavy with water. I managed a very nice 3-pass shave with the Ever-Ready 1912 and a GEM PTFE blade. Now, last night, I achieved a much more likeable to me yogurty lather that was very slick, protective, and had an abundance of residual slickness. That 2nd shave last night I stuck with the same razor and blade, so as not to change things up too much. I did change shaving brushes(I have to retain some of my insanity!), but I don't suppose two brushes made by EnvyShave with the same Envy White knot are all that different.

Anyway, it's all good and I ended up with two excellent shaves with a soap I hadn't thought much of before.

SOTD 20160930
Edwin Jagger DE89BA11bl + Derby Extra
Barbiere di Figaro Raffinato soap
RazoRock Plissoft
Extrò Riviera aftershave/cologne