Razor: BBS-1
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Doug Korn D7
Lather: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper
Post: APR post-shave serum​

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 05/09/20

'66 Gillette Super Speed
Wilkinson Sword (6)
Synthetic
Kingsley S/S Cremo Cooling Concoction
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Witch Hazel W/ A/S (American Fare Brisk)

Have A Great Day!

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SOTD Saturday 9 may 2020

Preshave: rituals samurai face scrub

Brush: SHAVEMAC finest 2 bands

Soap: B&M CITRICUYA

Blade: Personna Red

Razor: RazoRock sloc

Aftershave: Myrsol Agua de limon + comfort foam

2020-05-09, Saturday

This morning I was inspired to use one of Fitjar's creams and the choice fell on Fjellheim.

Excellent, as usual, but the fragrance perplexity remains.
Fitjar says it makes feel like as if you rolled in the juniper bushes on your way over the mountain.
And this sources some considerations.

I've never heard of juniper before I was deported to Sardinia which, for me, despite the mountains, remains a sea place. And I loathe the sea, which has earned me the glances of compassion from thalassophiles who didn't understand how unhappy you could be at Capriccioli in a house 12 meters from the shoreline. Well, not exactly shoreline... Let's say from the pier.

And over there, of the juniper, I only knew the berries, not the plant, and I must say its aroma doesn't tickle me at all.

As a child I was forced to take very long walks in the mountains and I love the mountain, but I consider unseemly walking.
Maybe if I loved walking I wouldn't had a heart attack, but I would have had some other problem: by golly, I'm not immortal!

That explains my complete ignorance of juniper scents.

But even if I loved to walk in juniper-infested mountains, it would never, ever occur to me to roll through the bushes.
Why?
Well, of course! I wouldn't have known if someone, taken by urgent needs, had used them as a toilet and rolling in them would not have been hygienically advisable.

And the concept of rolling myself would have been unwise anyway: I have a very big nose and rolling would have caused an unadvisable stress to my atlas and epistropheum at every bump

of my nose with the ground and this wouldn’t have been pleasant.

I love pogonotomy: it shows how everything is connected: lathering, botany, orthopedics...

By the way... the shaving was very pleasant (although I didn't understand what the cream smells like)!





Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Fitjar, Fjellheim, cream
Ciotola: La Mariolina
Pennello: Simpson's, Berkeley, BB
Rasoio: Gillette, Rocket
Lametta: Kai
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: Farmacia Vaticana, Acqua di Lavanda
ST: Jennifer Rush, Jennifer Rush 1984

Great shave and photo!

That’s a cool looking razor you have there!


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Saturday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/new Derby
Proraso White SS
Proraso White ASB
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Splash

Not too much to say - this was such a great shave!

Be safe and healthy!



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Saturday Straights' Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Morning TOST
Burma Shave Boar
Dubl Duck 5/8
CWR
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

The Morning TOST Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Burma Shave Boar Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Dubl Duck 5/8 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...

Rex Ambassador & Shark Platinum
Yaqi 28mm Tux Barber Pole
Stone Cottage Leather & Smoke
Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber a/s splash
Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Eau de Parfum

Cool, crisp & windy morning shave. The Rex, Stone Cottage & Chiseled Face did not disappoint.
A great day and awesome shaves to all...​

SOTD SATURDAY MAY 9, 2020

RAZOR: Ronson Self Sharpening Safety Razor
BLADE: Schick Proline B-20 Injector
PREP: Iced water rinse
BRUSH: MrEE Brush 007
SOAP: Pannacrema Nuavia Blu
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and Fine Accoutrements Lavender Pour Homme AS Splash. Finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum

That was an amazing "stream of consciousness" post, Sergio.

Thanks, Jeff! I posted some more information about it in the 30DC thread!

That brush is a jewel- envious

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Nice - the spice! Good soap G

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May 9th
Razor: Karve Aluminum C
Blade: Gillette 7 0:Clock Black (3)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 synthetic
Pre-shave: PAA The Cube
Soap: B&M Reserve Spice
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: B&M Reserve Spice

Saturday Spice

Good morning!

Gorgeous pic as usual, Jim. How did the new brush perform for you?

Thank you, Jeff.
I really like the knots Simpson puts into the CH2 synthetics. The density and backbone takes some getting used to though.

SOTD

I love rotating tools in the den, but my own personal challenge is to string together 3 to 5 shaves with zero, or minimal change, in an effort to look closely at the results of the shave and see how my skin looks and feels. Decided to start with my first soap, Stirling Barbershop. Here's my first line-up card:

Pre: Neutrogena Men Face Wash & warm shower (the Neutrogena definitely has a stronger menthol kick than the very similar Nivea tube)
Razor: OneBlade Core (the razor that gets the least use, I'm going to try to make friends with this...or finally decide to PIF/trade it)
Blade: Feather (proprietary)
Soap: Stirling Barbershop
Brush: Omega 636 21mm silvertip
Bowl: Fine (first time using)
Post: Classic Shaving alum, cold water rinse, Neutrogena Toner
AS: Nivea sensitive
EdT: Stirling Barbershop (first time using)

Another safe shave with the Core (Gillette Atra used for under my nose), a DFS 2 pass on 2 day growth. Core never really gives me BBS. The alum picked up a bit of irritation on the R side of my neck, perhaps where I applied too much pressure, or caused by the 2 pass where each pass was WTG. No nicks, cuts, or weepers. The Toner & AS balm soothed & hydrated my skin. The spray of EdT on the right side of my neck stung the irritated area, so the alum was definitely telling the truth about the shave.

Stirling's EdT is spot on with the soap scent, so if you enjoy that smell and want it to carry, I recommend. It's light and powdery, a good spring/summer scent. I used a few more spritzes than usual, but I wouldn't go too heavy so that I leave a trail. I was going to pair it with Clubman Pinaud AS, but I think that would overpower it. If I used a scented AS with it, I'd consider something "green" like Afta or Edge sensitive skin gel.

Sorry for the long post

Wasn't it?
I know my limits and prefer to be realistic...