Thread: Sunday July 12 ~ Saturday July 18

Razor: Gottlieb Hammesfahr 6/8
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Synthetic
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street
Balm: Alvarez Gomez
Finale: Dior for Men Intense

SOTD 20200714 Kaizen
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Bat71 “PP73”
Prugno (Plum), Abalone, Oumo Mother Lode, 28x53x115mm
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Ariana & Evans Kaizen Shaving Soap
Sample by TheDruid@ilRasoio
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Colonial Razors "The General V1"
Aluminium 6061, Black Anodized B1, 44g, 50x96mm
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Sapphoo Red #11
Kai Captain Titan Mild MG ProTouch Replica
Sample by klopp@ilRasoio
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Floid Blue EDT Splash
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan



Full size:
https://i.imgur.com/dH4ahuM.jpg
Soundtrack:
Welcome to the Jungle | Guns N' Roses
https://youtu.be/o1tj2zJ2Wvg

Joseph Elliott's Celebrated Razor notched
Heirloom Workshops Old No 2 Roughout
Cala synthetic
House 99 Neat Cut
OSMA Alum Block
Ocean Aftershave Balm

Tuesday's Shave
'Hot Rod 49'

SOTD JULY 14, 2020

Welcome to Tabac Tuesday. Today was the inaugural shave with the new-to-me Genco 35. The fellow who swapped with me claimed he had honed this vintage razor after restoring it with a series of progressive hones all the way to 12,000 grit. Well it was certainly sharp enough. The two pass (WTG, ATG) mug shave went well with one slight weeper during the second pass just below the Adam’s Apple which disappeared upon WH application. I’ve learned that a thinner, slippery lather seems to work best for me with a straight razor, and that was certainly the case this morning. The result was another DFS++.

I spent more time building my dome lather into the thick, yogurty consistency preferred with my safety razors. The razor for my dome shave was my 2011 R41 which I have sitting on my spare Occam’s DE handle. This razor was initially intimidating given its reputation for efficiency, until I began using it regularly. In actuality, my Barbasol FH is probably a tad bit more efficient. In any case, the R41 made short work of my dome stubble, mowing everything right down to the skin line, in the process leaving a few remaining rough areas in the usual valleys on the back of the noggin. Some selective buffing eradicated that problem and left me cool, refreshed, clean and oh so velveteen (VBBS).

RAZOR: Genco 35 (Mug), Muhle R41 (2011)
BLADE: Suneko (2)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 w/ 26mm Boar Knot
SOAP: Tabac w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Osage Rub and Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.

Tabac Tuesday



Muhle 89 with Feather blade

Ischiapp-I'm curious what you think of the A&E Kaizen soap. Personally, I'm amazed that a soap that seems to have every kind of fat under the sun in it doesn't feel greasy on the face after the shave (like, say WK King of Oud).

15 July 2020

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

15 July 2020
Paladin shaving
Castle Forbes
Hg razor

Razor: Friedr Herder 6/8 in bone
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Simpsons Tulip 3
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: Castle Forbes
Balm: Castle Forbes
Finale: Santa Maria Novella