Sorry, not an incense man. But thanks.

Good setup and picture Brian.

SOTD Stirling SEptember 10th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Schick Repeating Razor B2 Prototype
Personna injector (2)
30DCLE (26MM, Frigate Class)
Stirling Vanilla Sandalwood
Skin Bracer AS

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Today's shave was with a Japanese Frameback, that I havent used in a couple of years. It was tucked away, and I forgot about it. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. I do love these Japanese Razors.

Razor- 弥一 YAICHI 東京 Frameback. Swedish Steel
Brush- Omega 10098
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Mmmmm Mmmmmm Good

Tried a sample of the previous version Flying Hide (leather) which was ok but heard he revised the formula and everyone stated heck of a lot better so sprung for 3 combinations this time and have tried "The Trail" today, the first one out of the revised batch that I bought. Big Improvement over previous batch. The Trail scent is mid strength and does remind me of the inland woods of Northern California to mid woodland areas of Oregon I have fished and hunted. Only thing I felt that was missing was the brisk cool breeze in ones face first thing in the morning when you walk out of the cabin or open the flap of the tent so I added couple of drops TSD M-bomb. Added too much to the soap which somehow brought out more of the smokiness of the pine tar and too cold on the face but perfect when added to the AS. Lather wise, super easy to lather up yogurt consistency, hard to really judge the slickness as I have been testing GroomingDept Preshave balm and it is the BOMB. By far the best preshave balm I have used to date and I have 7 different balms and butters and 22 EO based oils in the den. I would recommend at least one NO shave soap in your den. Cant wait to try out The Noir Et Vanille which has a unique aroma(Bergamot, Loose Black Tea, Jasmine, Strawberry, Vanilla) and BarrBarr is a barbershop scent which is very similar to Tiki Soaps 1920 Barber shop .

shower
LEA shave stick
Semogue 730 HD / face lather
Wilkinson Sword Classic
Gillette '47 super speed
Gentleman Jon Alum
Dickinson's witchhazel
Old Spice Original

I appreciate you taking the time for such a through reply Guy.

My pleasure Marine!

Tuesday
September 11, 2018

OneBlade Genesis V1
Feather FHS
Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
T.O.B.S. Jermyn Street Soap and Aftershave
Stirling Soap Co. Black Ice Witch Hazel & Aloe
Tom Ford For Men

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Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night shaves...

Friday:


Saturday:


Sunday:

September 11, 2018
Blackland Sabre L2
Gem PTFE
SOC Mistura Taj
Stirling R4L Shave
Soap and Aftershave

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SEptember 10, 2018

SS General Razor & Schick Proline #6
Yaqi Tuxedo 30mm
Stirling Spice shave soap
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
Nivea Sensitive A/S lotion
Silver Shadow by Davidoff

A second straight day of rain and clouds with low temps. Good for a nice spice day shave. 2 passes plus touch ups left me BBS and smelling like a Million Buck$$$. Have a great evening and great shaves Gents....
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Great looking brush Mark.

photo Gus.

Sink of cool water
warm water face wash
williams soap pre soaked
omega cream
brush hot soaked
Dollar tree razor w/assured blade
woody's a/s
One Man Show Oud edition

The williams/omega is a pretty good combo.The Dollar Tree razor well...yesterday when I swapped blades and was tightening the butterfly doors there was a pop and the twist end seems to no longer tighten completely.It is tight but not overly so.I think this contributed to some irritation this a.m. I think i was getting some blade chatter but with the China blade it is not a smooth performer in a perfect razor so I am not sure.I think I may have to try a Derby in it tomorrow.

I followed up with a cool face wash and an application of Woody's a/s with a squirt and a half of OUD edition.The One Man Show Oud can be extremely long lasting and can be somewhat cloying.The Woody's tamed it down pretty good and soothed the irritation from the razor well.

Today’s shave:
Artisan barbershop soap
Gillette Bostonian razor
Rubberset 400 brush
Israeli blade
Witch hazel

I purchased some Israeli blades from @Enrico and they arrived today. I use Astra SP blades almost exclusively but wanted to try these and he was very reasonable with his price. They are plenty sharp and I made 2 passes and got a really good shave with no nicks or cuts. This is only my first shave with them and I will post another review after a few more shaves with them but they are really good straight out of the box on my shave.

Wonderful picture, Mark!

Is that Brut soap a deodorizer or just plain cleanser?

09/11/18 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with The Sudsy Soapery Lavender & Peppermint Soap with Soothing Oatmeal
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dapper Doc Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements CUBE Mentholated Preshave Soap
Barrister's Reserve Cool Shaving Soap
Dogwood Handcrafts Aurora Shaving Brush - 24mm Maggard Synthetic Knot
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements PHNX Injector Type L-1 Single Edge Razor
Personna Single Edge Injector Blade - 7th Shave
RazoRock Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
Barrister's Reserve Cool Aftershave Splash
Stirling Soap Company Glacial Unscented Post-Shave Menthol Balm
The Sudsy Soapery 100% Natural Rain Deodorant​