SOTD 6-12 August 2017

Sunday, August 6, 2017 Shave of the Day:

Razor  |  Mühle R41 Grande (2013) / Astra SP
Brush  |  Wolf Whiskers' Black Wolf Synthetic
Soap  |  Sapone Di Paolo Agrume
A/S  |  Sapone Di Paolo Agrume

Razor: Scimitar Bluebeards Revenge
Blade: Feather (1)
Brush: Tres Amigos Desert Ironwood Beehive w/Envy White
Soap: Nuavia Blue
A/S: Floid Blue

Top 5 blade, top 5 soap, top 5 brush, top 5 aftershave. Great shave this day.

Van Yulay - Smoking Hot Pineapple
RazoRock 400 | Noir Plissoft
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)

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I wouldn't have thought pineapple would work as a wearable fragrance for me, and I typically don't gravitate to gourmands, but Smoking Hot Pineapple does it for me.  It is largely an accurate grilled pineapple fragrance but there's just enough vetiver to lend a smokiness and wearability.  Van Yulay's soap (and splash) ingredients tend to render assessing a fragrance from the jar impossible, but this one blends in quite well.  The scent starts a bit sweet when initially lathered, but the smoky vetiver comes in nicely.  As previously stated, grilled and caramelized pineapple remains the forerunner throughout.

None of Van Yulay's soap bases are bad, but I find I really like the ones with emu, tallow, and clay.  It yields a density that stands toe-to-toe with L&L's bison tallow base.  The glide, residual slickness, and post-shave are all at a level competitive with the elite artisans.

Van Yulay's water-based splashes are always boldly fragranced and have good ingredients.  They offer menthol as an add-on on their site, but I don't see that option in The Club's software.  I would imagine the artisan would accommodate you it you sent her a message, though. There are no alcohol splash offerings from Van Yulay.

Smoking Hot Pineapple is a "The Club" exclusive.  If pineapple isn't your thing, and you haven't otherwise tried Van Yulay's soap, I highly recommend them.  Your first visit to their site can be a bit daunting given the variety of available fragrances and bases, so I just recommend browsing and land on a fragrance that sounds good to you.  Fret about the bases later.  They're all good.

Austere August Day 6:

* CFG Ghost Town Barber
* Dogclaration Seascape
* '77 Gillette Super Adjustable
* GSB (6)
* CFG Ghost Town Barber Splash

I went for a bowl lather in my newly acquired Captain's Choice bowl. I'm not experienced in bowl lathering and I found myself adding a little too much water the first time. I know I did because I kept adding water and the lather just turned into an airy foam and never settled. I reloaded the brush and didn't add any water and it worked fine. So that was fun.

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Superb Sunday Shave
Delor de Treget is an excellent scent and it brings optimal lather. Very smooth and easy shave.

It is Sunday night and I still haven’t shaved; one of those days with lots of interruptions and little privacy, but a very nice day with friends. Today’s shave equipment will be employed for Monday’s shave.

Menthol Monday Planned SOTD

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Razor: Supply Provision The Single Edge Polished
Blade: Schick Injector (D01)
Brush: Zen Shave two band 24mm
Bowl: TDG Style 10 5½” Walnut
Pre-Shave scrub: Lisa's Sunny Citrus
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lemon Lime Chill
Shave Soap: Viking Soaps Citron
Post: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Aftershave: Pereja Limon Cicegi Kolonyasi

Pre Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus
Semogue 830
Parker SRX / Gillette Silver Blue
Stirling Island Man
Alum rock
Clubman Osage Rub
Dr Carver's Post Shave Cream





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LillasPastia , lovely photo.