SOTD 30 October-5 November 2016

Beautiful! Is that one of the new Brad Sears/M&F collaboration brushes?

Thank you, sir! Yes.

I’ve used Mystic Water Soap’s Vetiver & Oakmoss (original formula) for my last three shaves. I have enjoyed the scent ever since I got the soap, but it seems to be even more pleasing after these consecutive uses. Somehow I feel that although Michelle makes soaps with a wide variety of scents, the ones I have tried (about a dozen) seem to have some underlying aroma that ties them all together and lets me know that this is Mystic Water I’m using.

Though I have never had any issues lathering MWS even with hard water (except when using a boar brush that wasn’t fully broken in), I decided to make today’s shave extra special, and used distilled water to build the lather. All I can say is it was worth it! I had an extremely pleasant shave. Everything just came together in the best possible way.

Congratulations, Mattew and this is also one of my favourite scents!  

Thanks, Celestino! Although I haven’t tried a single Mystic Water yet that I didn’t like, Vetiver & Oakmoss is truly a nice one.

TGIF Planned SOTD

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Razor King Cobra
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild (D12)
Brush: Shavemac Americana D01 24 mm
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Lavender Saffron Bergamot
Shave Cream: Neumann Heartwood
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Penhaligon`s Sartorial

Razor: Mongoose B2 Satin w/Timeless Pineapple Design
Blade: Feather Pro (4)
Brush: Rubberset 400 Unmarked w/Omega Pro 49
Soap: Route 66 Cavendish
Aftershave: Folsom Capri

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Almost makes me want to start drinking coffee. Gorgeous vanilla bean coffee soap.

Stubble Trubble Up & Adam Soap
Brad Sears 26mm "Wanderer" Manchurian
Cobra Classic
Kai Captain Standard (17 and last )
HTGAM Pumpkin 3.14 Splash

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SOTD 20161103
Wilkinson Classic + Derby Extra
RazoRock XXX
Virginia Sheng synthetic
Extrò Antica Acqua di Colonia Italiana

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Razor: MÜHLE R89
Blade: Derby Extra
Pre-Shave Oil: Colonel Conk
Brush: Vie-Long
Cream: La Toja
A/S: TGR Unscented

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John

Beautiful! Is that one of the new Brad Sears/M&F collaboration brushes?

Thank you, sir! Yes.

Oh wonderful. It's beautiful, and I've got one in that color on order-I don't expect it for a while, but seeing your brush, it looks like it will be worth the wait. Thanks!

OneBlade Razor
GEM PTFE
Eufros Brisa de Oriente
Simpson Chubby 3 Manchurian Striped Ivory

Thanks to a gracious member here who gave me a despined GEM blade, I was finally able to try this combination. (I have 100 of these blades in the den, just been hesitant to despine them: Visions of a Sam Peckinpah movie kept coming to mind).

The blade fit in well, and it definitely gives a different sensation to the shave than the Feather FHS: The blade felt more 'solid', 'thick', 'sturdy'. Perhaps that's why Brian SharpSpine finds they have such longevity.

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Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: Leresche 77
Blade: Ladas (1)
Brush: Paladin Chief Purple Haze
Lather: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil