SOTD 28 August-3 September 2016

Proraso Green Pre/Post
Omega S-Brush S10019 Synthetic Fiber
Nuàvia BLU
Gillette Chromium NEW Deluxe
Personna Red (Shave 1)
Thayers Superhazel with Proraso Green Pre/post followed with Proraso/Osage Rub splash

Bravo for this post. When I was in Perugia many years ago with friends at the University per stranieri, we felt several tremors one day, and thought about what a full-blown earthquake would do to those thousand-year-old Etruscan buildings. Such a tragedy. Thoughts and prayers for the families of the victims and survivors.

Thank you, sir, for your kind words. I guess you were in Perugia in 1997? Those three-thousand-years-old Etruscan buildings stood to many earthquakes in the course of centuries while modern or more recent buildings collapsed. Despite of this, it is a tragedy for those who lost everything but need to go on as they have to.

It's all over the national news here in the States, and the scenes of the devastation are heartbreaking. Yes, my friends and I visited the basilica in Assisi a couple of days before the quake in 1997, and were in Perugia when it stuck. Very scary. Again, my thoughts and prayers are focused on you all!

Menthol Monday Planned SOTD

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Razor Mongoose B2\Triad Helix
Blade: Feather Pro (D7)
Brush: JL Petree Vie Long Horsehair
Bowl: Yuzu Tenmoku 4-3/4"
Pre Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit
Pre Shave Butter: Mickey Lee Lime
Shave Cream: QCS Iced Key Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Alcolado Glacial

Razor: Timeless OC w/ TRH1 Timeless
Blade: Dorco ST 301 Platinum (1)
Brush: El Druida Red Heart Chakte Kok/African Blackwood 2 Band
Soap: Route 66 Casablanca
Aftershave: Floid Vigoroso

Excellent 3 pass shave without a touchup. Very good shave with is blade. We will see how it goes in this razor this week.

Sunday's SOTD
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Razor Mongoose B2\Elite Razor Brown Swirl
Blade: Feather Pro (D6)
Brush: RazoRock 24mm HMW Silvertip
Bowl: Yuzu Tenmoku 4-3/4"
Pre Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit
Pre Shave Balm: Vitos
Shave Soap: Mickey Lee Drunken Goat
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic

Good setup. I really like the look of the razor handle.

August 28, 2016
Feather MR3 Neo
Brothers Bristles Sunrise Synthetic
Route 66 Frozen Margarita

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The weekend motorcycle trip is ending to quickly.  A very good shave this morning with the Feather Neo. I hope everyone has fantastic Sunday.


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Nice picture, safe trip home amigo.

Sunday, August 28, 2016


Wolfman WR1- DC with WRH7 Dark Bronze
Feather HS #1
Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian
Aqua Di Parma
Mentholated Witch Hazel
Chatillion Lux Colbeck



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Excellent picture of fine gear amigo.
Your razor is stunning. IMO

Nice picture, safe trip home amigo.

Thank you Doug. We made it back in safely and had a fantastic weekend.

Van Yulay - Soap Of The Gods "Puros La Habana (v2)"
Kent V8 (vintage)
Above The Tie S1 | Triad Rolling Hex 316 Stainless
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum Black (2)

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I've been enjoying Van Yulay's soaps routinely since I discovered them almost 3 months ago. In that short time, I've acquired 10 more of their soaps. I've yet to be disappointed. Puros La Habana was the first one I tried. Given its name, I expected it to smell like a cigar, specifically a Cuban cigar. Ultimately, I didn't get that impression. While it was a very pleasant scent, it was more reminiscent of green tobacco leaves and earth with powdery elements. I've used it several times since then, and I love it. I even use the splash on some non-shave days because it smells great, and their splashes feel nice on my scalp.

Van Yulay recently reinvented the aforementioned PLH scent to something completely different and allegedly more accurate to the fragrance of a cigar. They kept the prior green tobacco and earthy scent, renaming it "Durham Green". Therefore, if you have a tub of Puros La Habana purchased before last week, you have something that smells nothing like Puros La Habana today. In the interest of clarity, I'm informally calling it "v2". When I ordered the new PLH last week, they included in my order a label for "Durham Green" to apply to my old tub of PLH.

This scent of the new Puros is, without question, a cigar. The cured tobacco is up front and true, and it's accompanied by a bold smoky spiciness. This is my idea of the perfect cigar scent, and it topples Achilles as my favorite Van Yulay scent.

The manteca/clay formula yields one of the easiest lathers I've ever used. It's very difficult to over-water this soap, but it's not particularly thirsty either. It just has a very wide range of usable phases from thick mounds of yogurt-y cream to dense, slick paintable layers. The density and slickness is never sacrificed. The durability is as good as any other soap I've used, allowing me to lather my whole head for each pass without the slightest threat of breakdown.

The water-based splash, as I stated previously, is good enough to use even on non-shave days, so I certainly wouldn't skip it for the shave. However, the post-shave feel from Van Yulay's soaps are stellar without any help.

About 2 hours later, the dry down from the splash is prominent tobacco, but the smokiness is replaced by a muted sweetness that compliments the soap quite well. If you're a fan of tobacco soaps, you must try Puros La Habana (v2).