stunning set up and pic Matt..

cool karve shave and pic Ed..

fine shave and pic Mike..

Fat Sunday March 15th SOTN

Oh my, this was about the absolute best lather I've ever produced with the Fat! I had enough for probably 2 generous shaves . I think I'm going to carry the soap over to tomorrow's shave. I'm about as smooth as I can be thanks to the FAT and the Taiga / Perma-sharp combo. Happy shaves all.

Josh




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monday shave
#44 rfb
spoiler
pure
cool wave

Thanks, Gary.

Thank you Gary

Very cool rfb shave & pic Gary.

March Madness/Shavettes

March 15

Razor - Muhle R41
Blade -
Soap - Oleo Soapworks El Caballero
Brush - @Jayaruh #312
Post - Alum

Another Sunday is in the books. Busy yet not busy out there today. Not sure how to describe things. Weird. Strange. Surreal. But we're all feeling that, I'm sure. One thing is a constant, though, and that's the daily shave. I stayed with the Muhle $41 and Sharp Star again and went back to the El Caballero with the JR312. This is the faux horse knot in that classicly stunning JR handle. Great lather and great shave. Once again I added a little too much pressure on my neck so it's a bit warm even without the alum burn. I'll survive. Need to remind myself that this big razor is plenty heavy enough. It certainly doesn't need my help.

Doctor in the morning for the monthly routine then a couple of meetings and we'll see if we can make Monday a great day!! You do the same!!

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thank you Mike..

Menthol Monday SOTD



Razor: Timeless Razor SB
Blade SuperMax SP Tiger (D1)
Brush: Zenith 506U Manchurian 26mm
Bowl: Junichi Tanaka 5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Eucalyptus & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Prairie Creations DdC Alpine Snowdrift
Balm: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: Nobel Otter The Trail - Iced
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16 March 2020

* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Ebonite Vesuv Red
* Mystic Water Poggio dei Pini
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Spicy Sunday Shave;

• Blackland Blackbird Brass (OC and SB)
• Dorco ST-301 (1)
• Van der Hagen Bowl
• Fine Accoutrements Lather Bowl
  
• Vergulde Hand Shave Soap
• Van der Hagen Black Boar
• Brut Musk (Eur) AS
• Arko Platinum AS/EdC
  
• Old Spice Wolfthorn Deodorant
• Homemade Hair Tonic
• Clubman Original Body Powder
• Dapper Dan Heavy Hold Pomade

Menthol Monday Shave;

• Blackland Sabre (L2 and L1)
• GEM PTFE (2)
• Van der Hagen Bowl
• Fine Accoutrements Lather Bowl
  
• Chiseled Face Cryogen Shave Soap
• Zenith B18
  
• AAFES Brisk AS
• Duke Cannon Ice Cold ASB
  
• Urban Lumber Jack Eucalyptus Mint Deodorant
• Homemade Hair Tonic
• Clubman Original Body Powder
• Dapper Dan Heavy Hold Pomade

Razor : Feather Artist Club DX Limited Edition
Brush : Rudy Vey M7 w Muhle STF knot
Soap : MWF
Aftershave : 4711

Monday‌ ‌03.16.20‌ ‌SOTD‌



Gillette ‘58 D2 Gold Travel Tech
Gillette‌ ‌Nacet‌ ‌(1)‌ ‌
Frank‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌24mm‌ ‌x‌ ‌53mm‌ ‌Finest‌ ‌Badger‌ ‌ ‌
Fine Italian Citrus Shave Soap in shallow Ball Jar
Cool washcloth rinse

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Soap : Caties Bubbles – A Midnight Dreary
SvdD : 14-03-2020
Razor : Rex – Ambassador
Blade : Gilette - Platinum (2)
Brush : Omega - EVO Silvertip fibre - Special Veteran
Aftershave : Myrsol - Don Miguel 1919 Fragancia Sutil Y Elegante
Aftershave Balm : Cella
Eau de Toilette : Ralph Lauren – Polo Blue

Soap : RazoRock Blue Barbershop Shaving Cream Soap
SvdD : 15-03-2020
Razor : Rex – Ambassador
Blade : Gilette - Platinum (3)
Brush : Omega - EVO Silvertip fibre - Special Veteran
Aftershave : Myrsol - Don Miguel 1919 Fragancia Sutil Y Elegante
Eau de Toilette : Guerlain – Guerlain Homme

Soap : Noble Otter – Thé Noir Et Vanille
SvdD : 16-03-2020
Razor : Rex – Ambassador
Blade : Gilette – Platinum (4)
Brush : Omega - EVO Silvertip fibre - Special Veteran
Aftershave : Noble Otter – Thé Noir Et Vanille
Eau de Parfum : Thierry Mugler - Cologne

2020-03-16, Monday

A cool day which, for me, started at 2:30, damn insomnia!

I saw a good movie, which is fine and unusual, because it's usually some junk to interrupt the obsessive calls for responsible behavior in this pandemic.
From this exasperating repetitiveness, looking at the results, different conclusions can be drawn: 1. the mother of idiots is always pregnant, 2. not everyone watches television, 3. it is not very clever to obsessively repeat the very same message.
In fact, it is known, habit dulls attention so I assume that many people switch channel every time the notice on how to behave appears.

Sure, making different commercials costs more than just one, but... how much does it cost to ignore the guidelines?
Surely it is easier to criticize the work of others than to create it, but ... those who occupy certain positions should have experience not as a lawyer, teacher or similar, but have organizational skills that is difficult to learn.

I, however, in choosing soap today, instead of exercising the attention I had hoped for, I let myself be carried away by instinct: I chose a soap I hadn't used for a long time, 3P.

This is an almond scented vegetable soap; in my case it was almond scented.
A non-soft croap that, over time, has lost water and hardened, offering a higher yield.
It is very easy to load and generates a compact lather that can be diluted according to the preferences.
It is very slippery and the post is not bad; the INCI is: Stearic Acid, Aqua, Cocos Nucifera, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Potassium Carbonate.
As a performance it reminds me of the Saponeria Artigiana, the TFS brick, the Cella.
An honest vegetable soap...

And, last but not least, I must admit my distraction: the photographed brush is not the one I used, but a counterpart I had assembled to evaluate its proportions.
When I realized it, I didn't really want to take the shot again.




Soap PS: Valobra Glycerololanoline
Soap: Lab. Nature, 3P, Vegetable soap with almonds
Brush: Lab. Villefranche, The Tee, Silvertip 23
Razor: Gillette, Mono Tech, Made in Brasil
Blade: Gillette, 7 O'Clock, Permasharp Stainless
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: MilMil, BeMan, Polyvalent Balm
EdT: Czech & Speake, Frankincense & Myrrh
ST: Michel Petrucciani, Dreyfuss, Les grelots

Menthol Monday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Virgilio Valobra Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #391 Synthetic
Schick L1
Schick Proline
CWR
Osage Rub

The Virgilio Valobra Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #391 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick L1 with a Schick Proline blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...