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10-06-2020, 02:52 PM #21Senior Member
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SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 2020
This morning’s shave featured my H. Boker & Co Cast Sheffield Steel razor, newly returned yesterday from its beauty treatment in the highly skilled hands of Glen Mercurio (@gssixgun). I can’t believe it's the same 150 yr old razor. The blackened, chipped blade with the age-oranged scales have been transformed. Glen recovered the blade etching and returned the scale color to its original ivory color. And the three pass (WTG, ATG, XTG) shave that scooped up the slick, purposefully thin MWF mug lather was extremely smooth and comfortable. I’m really developing a warm feeling for Sheffield cast steel razors. Or maybe it’s just something about the way mid 19th century straight razors were created?
The Viking Silvertip Badger whipped up a very different consistency of MWF lather for the dome shave, slick, thick and yogurty. The Christopher Bradley fitted with its OC D plate cleaned away the dome stubble in a slow and luxurious, two pass (ATG, ATG) shave knocking it off right at the skin line. Lather consistency matters a great deal, depending upon the shave tool selected. Thin, slick lathers are my preference for straight shaving my mug, whereas a thicker lather seems to work better for my noggin shaves. The post shave skin feel MWF and Nancy Boy provide can’t be beat.
Pannacrema Nuavia Blu and yes, even Tabac, provide a similar, slightly sub par post shave experience, but they stink too much for my taste. The scents I prefer in a shave soap or cream are lime and lavender, thus my affection for the two Castle Forbes creams featuring those scents. My preference is always for a nice, clean, soap smell, or an AS/balm with scent fade. This, of course, puts me at odds with probably 95% of all other wet shavers, but my response will always be, “de gustibus non disputandum”, my version of YMMV. This morning’s shave left me feeling clean, smooth and velveteen!
RAZOR: H. Boker & Co. Cast Steel 5/8 (Mug), Karve Safety Razor D-OC (Dome)
BLADE: Sharp Star DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Alt-Innsbruck.-Jeff
De Gustibus Non Disputandum (My version of YMMV
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10-06-2020, 04:44 PM #22Member
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- Filamornica DT14 JMP kind
- Thiers issard shaving brush
- Scheermonnick shaving soap
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10-06-2020, 07:06 PM #23Senior Member
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Kanayama Shell
LS shaving brush
Martin de Candre original shaving soap
Virgin organic Baobab oil
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10-06-2020, 08:22 PM #24Senior Member
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Tuesday's Shave
'Hot Rod 49'
Tripoli Boar strop
CBL Tonsorial 'Roasted Oatmeal Stout'
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10-06-2020, 08:36 PM #25Senior Member
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Aloha! TotallyTabacTuesday!
Razor: Feather Artist Club Clone - Feather ProGuard Blade
Brush: Vie Long Horsehair
Soap: Tabac
Aftershave: Tabac
EDT: Tabac
"I get some lather and lather-up, then I get my razor and shave! Zip Zop, see that? My face Is ripped to shreads!"
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10-06-2020, 09:07 PM #26Senior Member
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Blažeku Budapest razor
Scrupleworks strop
Omega boar brush
TOBS Sandalwood shaving cream
Proraso green tea & oats balm
Alpine Absolue face cream
Penhaligon’s Eau de Cologne
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10-06-2020, 09:52 PM #27Member
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F. Herder #3
Zingari Man/ Grizzly Bay26 mm V7 fanchurian
Zingari Man The Explorer + ASB
Scruple works Horween strop
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10-06-2020, 10:09 PM #28Senior Member
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Tuesday's Shave
Pre: Argan Oil Soap
Brush: Shavemac 24mm Synbad
Razor: Dovo Master's 6/8
Soap: Signature Soaps Coria
Splash: Speick Activ
Balm: Bart's Lavendar
Scent: Hermes Equipage
Another Signature Soap that I haven't used before and for me a masterpiece , incredible scent ! and the usual excellent Signature Performance.
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10-07-2020, 09:54 AM #29The Assyrian
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Razor: Rex Envoy
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Omega Evo
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Martin de Candre
Balm: Castle Forbes
Finale: Woods of Windsor
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10-07-2020, 11:42 AM #30Senior Member
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SOTD 20201007 Naturale
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Pennellificio Pandolfo “Zenith ilRasoio”
Limited Edition 2014, Syntex Synth 1gen, 22x57x110mm
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Natural Blueberry Bay Grapes Rum
#FrankeSoap by Dr IschiaPP
(Meissner Tremonia "Natural Bay Rum" Rasierpaste
++ Mix and Match 1:3 ++
The Goodfellas' Smile “Uva Mirtillo” Sapone Duro)
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Edwin Jagger DE87BL Faux Ivory
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Astra Green Superior Platinum #2
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PLshaving Homme Bioemulsione by Paky33@ilRasoio
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#Superlather #Superfragrance
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Lou Reed - White Light / White Heat
https://youtu.be/wY1TdzTO_8AWhere there is a great desire there can be no great difficulty - Niccolò Machiavelli & Me
Greeting from Ischia. Pierpaolo @ ischiapp.blogspot.com
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