SOTD 8-14 December 2019

Razor: The General V2
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Synthetic
Pre-shave: Proraso white
Soap: Tabac
Balm: Proraso white
Finale: Tabac

Gillette Sensor 3 blade disposable razor
Zenith boar brush
Gillette Pure shave cream
Duke Cannon ice cold balm
Cold River citrus maximus aftershave

Monday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Sandpiper
Soap: Route 66 Bourbon Jungle
Razor: Vintage Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Personna 74 Tungsten (27)
Brush: Wild West Brushworks/Elite Manchurian White-24mmx54mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud
 
WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)
 
Route 66 Bourbon Jungle today. 20 seconds to load the Wild West Brushworks/Elite Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna 74 Tungsten still in the vintage Gillette Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave.
 
Bob                                   
 

Day 9 of Decadent December features my gold plated British Gillette Flare Tip Rocket which delivered a DFS to both noggin and face. I know many like a Friday ‘Fat’ day, but for me it’s always a Monday ‘Mitchell’s day. Mitchell’s is my favorite shaving soap, hands down! And when salted with 5-6 drops of M-Bomb is unbeatable for me. Like many of us in this hobby I have collected many soaps, both high end (Martin de Candre) and low end (Williams), but I always keep coming back to Mitchell’s! I feel cool and refreshed, although not quite as smooth as I would like.

SOTD 12/09/19

RAZOR: British Gillette Flare Tip Rocket
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold Water rinse followed by a face and dome scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap 
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar 
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Snake Bite.

Monday, December 9, 2019 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Grooming Dept Mojito Pre-Shave

Brush  ||  Whipped Dog

Soap  ||  Barrister and Mann Latha Sandalwood

Razor  ||  Karve Shaving SB / Perma-Sharp (7)

A/S  ||  Catie's Bubbles Santal Sensuelle

Growth  ||  35.0 Hours

Monday, December 9

Fine Accoutrements~~Simpson Emperor 3~~Feather AC/Super Professional
Have a great day!

Monday, 09 December, 2019:

REX Ambassador 
Rapira Platinum Lux
Vie-Long American Barbershop Style White Horsehair
Proraso Sandalwood Shaving Soap
Osma Bloc d’Alum
Hemingway Accoutrements Aftershave Tonic

--
John

Sunday DECember 8

Another razor that doesn't get enough use is my Asylum XL. This is an excellent razor. Definitely a DECadent shave.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Stirling Mountain Man
Brush - ThatDarnRob 26mm
Blade - Feather HI SS (1)
Razor - Asylum XL
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Stirling Mountain Man A/S

Shave rating 5 of 5

I've got a lot of razors and some of my razors just don't get enough use - and my Asylum XL is one of those razors. It's really an excellent razor. Paired with a Feather blade, I received a smooth 2 pass (WTG, XTG) BBS shave with no blood letting or irritation. Typical Stirling lather, slick and a little on the wet side, provided excellent cushion for the shave. The ThatDarnRob brush has good backbone and soft tips. The alum was a little vocal on one side of my neck only. Finished up with the Mountain Man A/S.

Happy DECember and great shaves everyone.



- Ken

SOTD
My first Black Eagle brush! I have a friend to thank for making this possible - I used it for the first time yesterday - really wonderful feel - and a great comfortable handle.
Hopefully will be able to add another one at some point!
And the Barbaros is one of my favorite razors.

Preshave: Grooming Department
Soap: Declaration Grooming Massacre of the Innocents
Razor: Barbaros TR-2
Brush: Black Eagle

12-9-19
Geo F Trumper: shaving soap, Skin food pre and post afeitado, & EdT
Kent, BLX-12, silvertip badger