SoS: December 2020

020-12-22, Tuesday

We're down to the wire: this misty Tuesday is just three days away from Christmas!

Have you already chosen what surprise your wife/girlfriend/son will put under the tree?
I would have liked to have crocheted car seat covers, but I don't know whom to ask for....

As a child we used to celebrate on the 24th night.
How beautiful the tree all lit up with candles: the smell of wax, fir tree, oranges and tangerines that my parents arranged in the room....

Then I grew up and, like more or less everyone else, around the age of forty I discovered that Baby Jesus didn't exist and that my parents were the ones providing.

I admit that there was a certain perplexity in thinking that, although he was the son of God, he could deliver everything at the same time, but, not having contracted out the distribution to the Italian Post Service, it might have been possible and my mother, whom I asked for clarification, didn't have an acceptable answer and shrewdly got over it.

But, more than anything else, I was perplexed that the Baby Jesus (generally identified by a flickering star) came directly to my house: what about all the other children in the area? He always came straight to me! Never to a neighbor first!
Maybe I was the Chosen One! Even if, objectively, there weren't many reasons to choose me...

I never knew what Baby Jesus was doing after the delivery because I was too anxious to run to the dining room where one of the parents had finished arranging the presents.
And why were the noises coming from there while the little star was still twinkling in the sky?
But who cared? Greed was obnubilating my thought processes!

I won't be getting any presents on the 24th, and to make up for it, I treated myself to a comme il faut shave with the fattest soap.
Like me.

However, today, after leaving it unused for a week, opening the bowl, I felt, overpowering, the smell of anise.
Fortunately, it soon vanished. Could it be that aniseed oil is more volatile than others?
I don't see any other reason, so in the end I didn't close the bowl, but left a crack, hoping that the anise will dissipate and the orange tones will remain.

Two passes and touch-ups and here's to the most handsome man in Southern Europe being the smoothest too!





Sapone PS: Palmolive d'antan
Sapone: I Saponi di Drughet, Vin Drughet
Pennello: Oumo LE ‘Frighting for 2020’, 072/102, Fan Manchurian Finest
Rasoio: Pal, Injectomatic
Lametta: Ted Pella
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: Abbazia di Casamari, Balsamo
EdT: Vicious, Accidia
ST: Chet Baker e Paul Bley, Diane 1985

 

Awesome story Sergio..cool set up and pic..

 

thank you sir..

 

more fabulous pics gents..awesome..

 

Phoenix Shaving | Kiritimati (CK-6)
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
Gem Damaskeene (1914-1915) | Gem Jr. Elite "Ivory" Handle (ca. 1906)
Gem PTFE

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Thanks!

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Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #313 Badger
TNNSER 3D Printed
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Tabac ASB

The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #313 Badger. Two passes and touch ups with the TNNSER 3D Printed SE Razor with a Personna GEM SS PTFE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

OH YEAH!!..stunning set up and pic Matt..

 

Thank you, sir!

 

Gorgeous Gibbs!!!!

 

Thank you Gary

 

Grazie amico mio....

 

Lavanillesday
Very smooth and comfortable shave again with Der Vorschlaghammer. Lavanille is an amazing scent.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur 39c Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Lutin Chubby Lightning
Lather: B-M Lavanille
Aftershave: B&M Lavanille
Additional Care:
Scotch Porter Beard Balm

 

Thanks Gus, have a stupid fun day brother

 

Thank you, Gary!

 

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Thanks, Gary!

 

SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 2020

RAZOR: Tanifuji Airi 11/16 (Mug), 2011 Muhle R41 with Weber Bulldog Handle (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (1)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Rearden Razor 316L SS Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub.

 

Enjoying your SOTD's this fine Tuesday morning - thank you!!

 

Thank you, Leo!