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Ron R · Mar 29, 2020

Sunday Shave, March 29th 2020

Razor : Pal injecto-matic - Mfg 1952> interesting razor & not overly aggressive IMO.
Blade : Schick injector (7)
Soap : Razorock Don Marco
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo knot 24 mm - nice brush with the tuxedo knot.
Pre shave : Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area!
Prep : cold water rinse after each pass of 3.
Post shave: Alum + cold water rinse.
Post shave : FINE fresh Vetiver with witch hazel + Nivea balm.
Results : CCS,DFS,CCS + alum indicated some irritation + no weepers = a good shave!

Have some great shaves!

david of central florida · Mar 29, 2020

Today
Hot Water wash
Alpha's T-400/silvertip knot
Soap Commander Endurance
ATT Calypso (r1)
Persona lab (2)
Old Spice in a lighthouse
Excellent shave, the calypso always amazes me, so light but so efficient. I think the os is very vintage. Sorta gives mind of an old book in the library. Just a whiff of old pages aroma. I may lighten my scent with something newer, or just bask in the scent of the past, idk?
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

Primotenore · Mar 29, 2020

Sunday, March 29

Chiseled Face Groomatorium~~Simpson 2 "Chubby"~~Dovo 91
Have a great day!

McGrande · Mar 29, 2020

SotW (29 March thru 05 April 2020)

Figured that while under "House Arrest" I'd use my strongest scented soap and aftershave splash this week.

Deeeelightful! Two pass, minor touch-up, BBS shave this AM.

Soap: RazoRock Tuscan Oud
Brush: Omega 10065 synthetic
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Personna red (1-7)
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

Jan Zoethout · Mar 29, 2020

SOTD 20200329.
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PREP "Original Formula".
OUMO Brush LE "Frighting for 2020" brush 087/102 with "4th SYN" synth. knot.
TDS "Cream: evergreen juniper" shaving soap.
Vintage Gillette Slim Twist (S3 == Q3 1972).
Lord Super Chrome (2).
Figaro after shave eau de toilette gel lotion.
Be Man "Crema Viso Antiage" ASB.

TommyCarioca · Mar 29, 2020

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Cyril R. Salter | French Vetiver
Island Bladeworks | Stoya | Elite Razor Manchurian
Gem Damaskeene (1914-1915) | Gem Jr. Elite "Ivory" Handle (ca. 1906) | Gem PTFE
Catie's Bubbles | Revolution | Before & After Shave
Talbot Shaving | Authors Ridge EdT

About a week ago, amidst one of my SOTD posts in which I was singing the praises of Catie's Bubbles' Haitian vetiver-loaded 322, a fellow wet shaver challenged me to give Cyril R. Salter's French Vetiver a try. While he admitted he'd never experienced 322, he owns a vial of Haitian vetiver essential oil and found that CRS French Vetiver was "the closest [he had] smelled to the pure EO." Intrigued, I picked up a tub.

I've stated on several occasions that 322 is my all-time favorite fragrance. I'm so enamored with this fragrance that I have back-ups of the parfum extrait. Given this, any competitor starts well behind the line in any endeavor to strum that olfactory chord for me.

Unlike this fellow wet shaver, I do not own a Haitian vetiver EO sample, so I can't make the direct comparison as to the accuracy of either 322 or CRS to the "pure" EO. Rather, this is intended to impart my impression of CRS French Vetiver to 322.

French Vetiver opens with the expected earthy grassiness anticipated with any singularly vetiver fragrance. At least initially, the earthiness is clean, if that makes any sense. As opposed to being damp, dark, and swampy, it's more closely related to dry earth that's free of any decaying vegetation other than perhaps oak leaves. It then moves to even more grassiness and less earth to the point of smelling like Bermuda hay and warm unshelled peanuts in burlap. As the shave progresses, the fragrance has a brief transitional element that is reminiscent of sun-baked dirt emanating chalky minerals and salt. Holding onto this salt, the fragrance abruptly becomes wet, and even dank, with impressions of thick green moss and smoky seawater-rich tarry black peat. To a vetiver head, you're sold, right? No? Well, then now you're getting the idea of how Haitian vetiver deviates a bit from other varieties. CRS's French Vetiver doesn't dress this up, and as a result, some will find this repulsive. In much that same way a Highland single-malt scotch aficionado may rebuff an Islay.

So how does French Vetiver compare to 322? In a word, marginally. But in all fairness, it's an apples-to-oranges comparison. 322 never claimed to be singularly Haitian vetiver. I've stated previously that with 322 it was love at first whiff, but I would not be surprised that the enormous Haitian vetiver presence immediately turns off some users that may have otherwise come to appreciate it if not love it. (Again, forgive the scotch comparison, but the same thing often occurs in this realm. Subsequent "tastes" uncover previously obscured elements as the subject develops a taste for something they'd previously detested. Hence "acquired taste".)

Compared to French Vetiver, 322 is darker right off the bat. It's also sharper on the top end and carries a distinct bloody-plum richness evocative of Merlot or Syrah wine which is no doubt the perfumer's incorporation of black currant and patchouli. 322 also has a woodiness that has a resinous element making it less distinctly oak and more cedar. This aspect almost completely chokes out the warm peanut, salt, and dusty burlap vibe I detected in the French Vetiver. As complex as my French Vetiver description may be, 322 has much more dynamic range and depth, although as I alluded earlier, a patient nose may be necessary.

I warned you earlier that I'm biased in favor of 322 given my unnatural love affair with it. The reality is I don't dislike CRS French Vetiver at all, but even if I wasn't intentionally making a mental comparison, just using it made me long for 322 as it imparted just enough common elements to remind me of what it was missing. One more very important disclaimer despite the glaring one that I have a long-standing experience with 322, is that I use the extrait routinely. I would dare say that this alone taints my brain's interpretation of the soap because the extrait is a far better medium. I suspect that had I never used the extrait I most likely would not have been able to extract so much, even from the 322 soap.

As to the performance, Cyril R. Salter is a cream and it performs similarly to Art of Shaving's products, and that is to say it's a solid performer. As per my usual pattern, I test lathered with a couple different knots the evening before putting it into use. The lather building is fool-proof as far as creams go. It's fairly easy to break the lather with over watering as well as super hot water. When optimized, it yields a dense, creamy lather. If you get any fluffiness, you've over watered. Slickness, both primary and residual, are both good, but nowhere near the artisan pack leaders. The post shave is moisturizing, but again, nothing to which I'm accustomed in the artisan realm. As specifically compared to Catie's Bubble's Luxury Cream, CRS quite simply can't even compete.
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Great post. Love vetiver [and crs] and see I need to try 322.

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TommyCarioca · Mar 29, 2020

jluc said: ↑

March 29th
Razor: HomeLike CT☆PT 1.18SB
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Zenith boar
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: Talbot Shaving Winter's Refraction
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Talbot Shaving Winter's Refraction

Good morning

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As usual shave porno- you are piquing my razor addiction syndrome. Beautiful photography. Damn near going to make this one my cell security screen. Lol

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jluc · Mar 29, 2020

TommyCarioca said: ↑

As usual shave porno- you are piquing my razor addiction syndrome. Beautiful photography. Damn near going to make this one my cell security screen. Lol

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Thank you for the compliment, Tommy!

DaltonGang · Mar 29, 2020

NCoxSTL said: ↑

March Madness/Shavettes

March 28
Razor - Magic Shavette
Blade -
Soap - Oleo Soapworks El Caballero
Brush - 30DC Meet UP LE w/ TGN Grade A Silvertip
Post - Alum

It's the end of a Saturday so let's shave!! Another round with the Magic Shavette and Derby blade. Still using the El Caballero to try and eliminate it but it seems to be going nowhere. Even the awesome Silvertip knot in this 30DC Meet Up handle didn't seem to do any damage. It did, however, produce huge volumes of lather which is, of course, the real point. Again, this soap is being eliminated from my den just out of the fact I rarely use it and have no desire to buy more. Nothing at all wrong with it and the lather is very cushy and extremely slick. The scent is their version of Bay Rum, as I have mentioned before, and it isn't along my favorite lines. So there you go.

Three passes and I'm near-BBS with no blood and virtually no irritation tonight. A very good shave, especially considering it was two days worth. I'm impressed with the Magic and how it works. And I'm happy to say - have a great Sunday!!

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Love the brush.

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DaltonGang · Mar 29, 2020

Perfect shave today. 2 pass shave with BDBS results. zero issues. Fantastic shaving razor. The Yardley soap is excellent.

Razor- F.Herder's "45"
Brush- J.R.#262, by @Jayaruh . Silvertip knot
Soap- Vintage Yardley Lavender. Rarely do I break this out.
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Magic 1870 Decanter

brit · Mar 29, 2020

James Kleinkauf said: ↑

Sunday‌ ‌03.29.20‌ ‌SOTD‌

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Gillette ‘48 gold Aristocrat
Gillette‌ 7 O'clock SharpEdge Yellow ‌(1)‌
Frank‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌24mm‌ ‌x‌ ‌53mm‌ ‌Finest‌ ‌Badger‌
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershave

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Shavingexperience said: ↑

Cream : The Art of Shaving – Coriander & Cardamon
SvdD : 29-03-2020
Razor : Rex Supply Co. – Ambassador Adjustable Stainless Steel DE Razor
Blade : Shark – Super Stainless (3)
Brush : Paragon Shaving - Synthetic RAV Brush
Aftershave Balm : The Art of Shaving – Coriander & Cardamon
Eau de Cologne Intense: The Art of Shaving – Coriander & Cardamon

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Yehuda D said: ↑

Sunday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/ Derby day 2
Bundubeard Kudu’s Kick SS
Prep ASB
Folsom & Company Black Powder AS Splash

Although we’re in a 90% lockdown here in Montreal I could at least enjoy my shaves as well as the company of my two treasures - my wife and daughter, as well as my most precious treasure which is my Mom. Jaco’s Kudu soap delivered a tremendous amount of rich, beautiful lather which had great slickness, the scent is so delightful, and the menthol sensation felt heavenly. The Prep did a perfect job of caring for my skin afterwards, and the Black Powder aftershave not only smells lovely, it has a very generous amount of menthol to it. Three passes resulted in a wonderful BBS shave.

Have a good Sunday and be safe!

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Str8on2 said: ↑

HomelikeShaving Taiga OC/Feather Hi-SS/Graydog 26mm Timberwolf/GD Voyage
LEA Classic after shave Locion/Azzaro Chrome Extreme Eau de Parfum

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As good as all the previous shaves. The Taiga delivered every day with exceptional results coupled with the Feather blade. Smelling good, feeling good considering the circumstances and situation at hand. Great Sunday and shaves to all. Stay frosty Gents.....
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AlfredoT said: ↑

2020-03-29, Sunday

A perplexing day…
I woke up at seven o’clock, loafed in bed, took a sybaritic shower having yesterday decalcified the shower head and shaved magna cum laude.
I went down to the kitchen and cooked a ham omelet.
It couldn’t have taken me hours, even though I indulged to listen to Baker.
I got to the desk at 10:30!
I thought I’d read the time wrong or had loafed more than what I thought.

Then a phone call cleared up the riddle: goddamn daylight saving time!
Does that mean that until yesterday my days were marked by daylight wasting hours?
That I have to reprint the self-certification to go food shopping?
For certain, now, I know my breakfast didn’t last an hour and a half, which is comforting.

I’m already uncomfortable with longer days that I really didn’t need any more confusion!
What’s more, today would be Grandma Angelina’s birthday, the one who graduated from the Bologna Conservatory: she'd 130.

And here another mystery: the caption says 1938; but my grandmother, here, could not be 49 years old! In this case, who would be the child in her arms?
From the cheeks it would seem to be my mother, but then it would have been taken in 1918 and she would have been 29: more credible…

Were they inaccurate to write a date in those days?
My granddad’s fussiness was proverbial and his father was Austrian, an ethnicity that is not easy going!
And grandma was the daughter of a Lipsiese (what are the people of Leipzig named: Lipsians, children of the lime trees?): she was certainly not sloppy

What an unnerving day…

But I could shave relaxed because, at that moment, there were not all these dilemmas and it was a really satisfying shave.

Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Scheermonnik, 1778 Beau Brummel
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Salma Hayeck Root briar/ST, 24
Rasoio: Edwin Jagger 89L, Lined Handle
Lametta: Gillette, 7 O’Clock, Permasharp Stainless
AS 1: MilMil, Biensur
AS 2: AAi Monasteri, Balsamo
EdT: Farmacia Vaticana, Acqua di Lavanda
ST: Chet Baker Quartet, No Problem, 1980
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jluc said: ↑

March 29th
Razor: HomeLike CT☆PT 1.18SB
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Zenith boar
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: Talbot Shaving Winter's Refraction
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Talbot Shaving Winter's Refraction

Good morning

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Jayaruh said: ↑

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Lather Catcher Sunday's Shave
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Cold Water Rinse
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Jayaruh #395 two-band badger
Superior Lather Catcher
Vintage GEM Cutlery SE
CWR
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #395 two-band badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Superior Lather Catcher with a Vintage GEM Cutlery SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
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ChiefShaver said: ↑

Hi Friends,

it has been quiet about me for the last time.

My father is on the intensive care unit since 20th February. He had an heart surgery with 3 heart bypasses and a new heart valve.

Due to corona we could't see him for a while now. The hospital says he is weak. Thank God not critical when they don't lie to us.

Mom, me and the family are done...we hope the best and pray multiple times everyday.

But to get a little bit normality for some moments, here my shave of today.

Razor: Karve Brass with C-Plate
Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
Soap: Noble Otter The Noir et Vanille
Brush: custom made Butterscotch with a 26mm Oumo SHD Fan knot
Aftershave: Noble Otter The Noir et Vanille

Great shave. Noble Otter, Declaration Grooming and Wholly Kaw...could it get any better? I don't think so. Fantastic.

Stay safe, stay healthy and enjoy your shaves. If you would like to, you could add my Dad into your daily prayers.

Thank you very much. Take care.
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Greetings
Thorsten
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awesome set ups ,shaves and pics gentlemen..

brit · Mar 29, 2020

Ron R said: ↑

Sunday Shave, March 29th 2020

Razor : Pal injecto-matic - Mfg 1952> interesting razor & not overly aggressive IMO.
Blade : Schick injector (7)
Soap : Razorock Don Marco
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo knot 24 mm - nice brush with the tuxedo knot.
Pre shave : Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area!
Prep : cold water rinse after each pass of 3.
Post shave: Alum + cold water rinse.
Post shave : FINE fresh Vetiver with witch hazel + Nivea balm.
Results : CCS,DFS,CCS + alum indicated some irritation + no weepers = a good shave!

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Have some great shaves!
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DaltonGang said: ↑

Perfect shave today. 2 pass shave with BDBS results. zero issues. Fantastic shaving razor. The Yardley soap is excellent.

Razor- F.Herder's "45"
Brush- J.R.#262, by @Jayaruh . Silvertip knot
Soap- Vintage Yardley Lavender. Rarely do I break this out.
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Magic 1870 Decanter

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Jan Zoethout said: ↑

SOTD 20200329.
.

.
PREP "Original Formula".
OUMO Brush LE "Frighting for 2020" brush 087/102 with "4th SYN" synth. knot.
TDS "Cream: evergreen juniper" shaving soap.
Vintage Gillette Slim Twist (S3 == Q3 1972).
Lord Super Chrome (2).
Figaro after shave eau de toilette gel lotion.
Be Man "Crema Viso Antiage" ASB.
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McGrande said: ↑

SotW (29 March thru 05 April 2020)

Figured that while under "House Arrest" I'd use my strongest scented soap and aftershave splash this week.

Deeeelightful! Two pass, minor touch-up, BBS shave this AM.

Soap: RazoRock Tuscan Oud
Brush: Omega 10065 synthetic
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Personna red (1-7)
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

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Primotenore said: ↑

Sunday, March 29

Chiseled Face Groomatorium~~Simpson 2 "Chubby"~~Dovo 91
Have a great day!
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david of central florida said: ↑

Today
Hot Water wash
Alpha's T-400/silvertip knot
Soap Commander Endurance
ATT Calypso (r1)
Persona lab (2)
Old Spice in a lighthouse
Excellent shave, the calypso always amazes me, so light but so efficient. I think the os is very vintage. Sorta gives mind of an old book in the library. Just a whiff of old pages aroma. I may lighten my scent with something newer, or just bask in the scent of the past, idk?
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Ron R said: ↑

Sunday Shave, March 29th 2020

Razor : Pal injecto-matic - Mfg 1952> interesting razor & not overly aggressive IMO.
Blade : Schick injector (7)
Soap : Razorock Don Marco
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo knot 24 mm - nice brush with the tuxedo knot.
Pre shave : Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area!
Prep : cold water rinse after each pass of 3.
Post shave: Alum + cold water rinse.
Post shave : FINE fresh Vetiver with witch hazel + Nivea balm.
Results : CCS,DFS,CCS + alum indicated some irritation + no weepers = a good shave!

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Have some great shaves!
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awesome shaves and pics gents..

jluc · Mar 29, 2020

brit said: ↑

awesome set ups ,shaves and pics gentlemen..
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Thanks, Gary!

James Kleinkauf · Mar 29, 2020

brit said: ↑

awesome set ups ,shaves and pics gentlemen..
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thanks Gary

Tdmsu · Mar 29, 2020

Classy Sunday
Top notch shave with Clusterfig. The scent is sweet but not too much and the fig balances the floral notes nicely.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Rockwell Model T
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Lutin Chubby Lightning
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0 Menthol
Lather: B&M Clusterfig
Aftershave: B&M Clusterfig

brit · Mar 29, 2020

monday shave
brit #44 rfb/brit tech handle
yaqi twilight badger
chiseled face ghost town barber

James Kleinkauf · Mar 29, 2020

brit said: ↑

monday shave
brit #44 rfb/brit tech handle
yaqi twilight badger
chiseled face ghost town barber
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Great shot. Great razor and brush.

brit · Mar 29, 2020

James Kleinkauf said: ↑

Great shot. Great razor and brush.
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thank you Jim..

120inna55 · Mar 29, 2020

TommyCarioca said: ↑

Great post. Love vetiver [and crs] and see I need to try 322.

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Thanks. Yeah, 322 is something special if you're a Haitian vetiver fan.

Tim Spencer · Mar 29, 2020

ram57 said: ↑

Excellent setup Tim. Hard to beat Shulton Old Spice lime and you have all the bases covered.
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Thanks! I really spent a lot of time trying to assemble an All-Star looking group of sets for the different Old Spice's that I like. Each one has its own unique colors and stylistic appeal.