SOTD 9-15 October 2022

Razor: Timeless Bronze OC .78
Blade: The Blade (Personna) Stainless Steel
Brush: Simpson Emperor 3 Super Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Long Rifle Hunting Lodge
Aftershave: Long Rifle Bay Rhum Shave Tonic
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

Timeless Ti 68 OC again
nacet 1st use
more testing of the CC cream and working wonderful

SOTD 20221011
Prep: Razorock pre barba
Bowl: Ceramiche di Sicilia
Brush: Shavemac Snowman Unique
Soap: Boellis Panama 1924
Razor: H&S 1.30 aggressive TI
Blade: Asco Super Stainless
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Floid blue





Best Regards

Prep: P.A.A. Cube 2.0 (face wash)

Razor: Alpha Shaving Works Bandit w/ safety bar (has lather drains) base plate (prototype)
Blade Gillette Nacet Stainless

Soap: Barrister & Mann Four Horsemen War
Brush: Yaqi Purple Haze (synthetic)
Bowl: Bluff Cove Pottery

Post 1: P.A.A. Alum w/ No-Slip Grip System w/ Dry Dock System
Post 2: Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel Deep Cleansing Astringent w/ Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave 1: Proraso
Aftershave 2: Aqua Velva Ice Sport
Post 5: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Extra-Dry w/ Hyaluronic Acid

I went to "War" today and survived.... just barely.

This was an interesting shave. One I'm not sure I've ever had. I usually take my sweet time because I love basking in the scent of my shaving soaps and honestly don't want my shaving time to end. For me, doing a four-pass shave is a great time and overall time well spent. Not today! I did a quick three-pass shave. I mean quick.

Ever make home made tacos? You know those taco seasoning packets you mix with your ground meat? That's what War smells like, but with some cilantro on top as a garnish.

I stitched back to my tried and true Nacets with the Alpha Bandit and what do you know? No cuts and only one small weeper. I guess those Minora blades at sharper or something. Either way I'm more than happy with the cut I get from the Nacets so...

The more time I spent with the Bandit the more I get the feeling it could very well be the razor Vikings use, or dare I say, Thor might use. It really is a finely tuned tool but one that exudes a sense of masculinity. This isn't your son's razor.

As my quick shave came to an end I had to use TWO different aftershaves to try and cover the scent of the soap up and it still didn't work. ? I first used Proraso then after five minutes or so threw on some Aqua Velva Ice Sport.

I'm a very open-minded person. I mean very open-minded. With that said, this soap just doesn't work for me on any accord. I have no idea what I'm going to do with the rest of this soap as I don't think I'll ever use it again. This soap performs well but the scent is a no-go.

That's all for me now... Shave on gentlemen.

Wednesday SOTD

Z

Razor: Osgar 862 5/8 Full Hollow

Brush: Saponificio Varesino LE Manchurian HMW  26mm

Scuttle:  Georgetown G12

Pre-Shave Scrub: SheaMoisture African Black Soap

Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented

Shave Cream: Xpec

Balm: Xpec

Aftershave: Cerruti 1881

Wednesday 10.12.22
RAZOR: REX Ambassador Adjustable @3
BLADE:  Wizamet Super Iridium
BRUSH: Oumo 01 Venus SHD Badger
LATHER: Noble Otter Barrbarr Shave Soap
POST: Noble Otter Barrbarr Aftershave

Gillette RFB/Gillette 7 O’Clock Green
Knothead 28mm Tux Blue Resin/African Blackwood
Razorock The Dead Sea soap
Razorock The Dead Sea a/s splash
Narciso Rodriguez Bleu Noir For Him eau de parfum

Merkur Progress / Perma - Sharp / AdP / Simpson

Ikon Tek
Personna Lab Blue
MDC Original Soap
Semogue SOC Badger
Aloe Versa
Phoenix Shaving Pineapple Bay Rum