SOTD 29 December 2019-4 January 2020

2 January 2020

* Blackbird Polished SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Mystic Water Vetiver/Oakmoss
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

What an honor that you have used this brush on your first shave of the year.


Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

It was a fantastic shave!

Pre: Hot Towel, Proraso Green Eucalyptus & Menthol Pre & After shave cream
Razor: Timeless, S/S, 0.68 Scalloped base plate with 14 mm x 85 mm dimpled handle
Blade: Feather
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Proraso Green Eucalyptus & Menthol
Post: Proraso Green Aftershave
WTG, ATG, touch up with adjusted angles for my beard.
With the heat of summer nothing beats a fresh hit of menthol & eucalyptus. A nice refreshing shave with this kit.

Date:- 02 January 2020
Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling ~ Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Razor/Blade:- Schick Eversharp Hydro-Magic / Personna PTFE Coated Injector #5
Post/After-shave: T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20), Tea Tree Antiseptic (10) & Peppermint (10 drops)
Fragrance:- Tommy Hilfiger for Men

Cold River Soap Works / GLIDE / COLONIA MEDITERRANEA

Brad Sears / Moon Java Knight 28 mm 2-band

RazoRock Lupo / Wizamets Super Iridium

Barrister And Mann / Fougère Gothique

Razor: 6/8 M.E. Reppenhagen Diamondine No. 7
Strop: Tony Miller/Mastro Livi
Brush: OneBlade-Thater silvertip
Pre-shave: Proraso white
Cream: Plisson
Balm: Alvarez Gomez
Finale: Royal Copenhagen

Blackbird SB  |  Stork Razors

Personna Lab

OUMO  |  Stork Razors

Nuavia Black

Via Barberia Aquae serum

Thursday, January 2, 2020 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Grooming Dept Mojito Pre-Shave

Brush  ||  Paladin Chief

Soap  ||  Barrister and Mann Arctique

Razor  ||  Blackland BlackBird v1 / Wizamet Super Iridium (1)

A/S  ||  Barrister and Mann Arctique

Growth  ||  44.5 Hours

2/1/2020
Thäter Fünf Tortoiseshell/La Toja/Rockwell 5 + Stork Aristocrat + Wizamet Super Iridium/La Toja

Felices afeitados.
All the best.

Other than being one of my favorite winter scents, “Promises” offers a reminder to reorganize my thoughts and reset my goals in the new year. 

Soap: Barrister & Mann “Promises”
Splash: Barrister & Mann “Promises”
Razor: Gamechanger .84
Brush: Mozingo “Waves of Support”