SOTD 25 September-1 October 2016

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R41~Bulldog//Gillette Platinum//Simpson Duke 3 Best//Soap Commander Love//B&M Cologne Russe

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September 30, 2016
Mongoose B2 with Triad Ti
Feather Super Pro (10)
Romera Oliverwood Synthetic
Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Witch Hazel
Fine Platinum

Rocnel SE50
Kai Titan Mild Blade
Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti Soap
Semogue 1460 Boar
Bulldog Balm
Pinaud Clubman After Shave

42 Friday
I'm excited to attend the B-M event at Maggard's this afternoon. I haven't been to the store in more than a year, and I'm looking forward to meeting the mastermind behind these wonderful products.
The shave was tops - Bronze Shadow made optimal lather quickly, and the Futur demolished my stubble in comfort. I used both Cool and 42 aftershaves to finish up.
Prep: Myrsol Emulsion
Soap: B-M 42
Brush: Brothers Bristles Bronze Shadow
Razor: Merkur Futur 6-6
Blade: Rapira SS
AS: B-M 42, B-M Reserve Cool
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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.

Friday, September 30, 2016

Rubberset 400 with Envy White
Nuavia Blu
Mongoose B-3 with TRIAD Aristocrat Ti
Feather Pro #5
Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool

Friday, September 30, 2016

Razor: 1955 Gillette Blue Tip Super-Speed
Blade: Personna Blue
Brush: Omega Beehive Badger
Soap: RazoRock P.160
A/S: Via Barberia Fluid Cream

--
John

30 September 2016

* Timeless Scalloped 68 + Stork Aristocrat 1 Titanium
* Iridium Super
* M&F 3XL Heritage
* Sapone Di Paolo Arrancione
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Orange/Pikake Blossom

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