SATURDAY'S SHAVE​

Originally Created by:
Paul Parquet


Reformulated/Reinterpreted by:
Rodrigo Flores-Roux


Razor - GEM 1912 Travel Model (Sold to me by Jovraljr.)
Blade - Personna GEM Stainless Steel Coated *5th Shave
Shave Brush - Everyman Jack Synthetic
Shaving Soap - West Coast Shaving "Fougere" *Jojoba Cream Formula
Lather Bowl by Freida of the Etsy shop ASfreidaturns
Aftersahve - Humphrys Organic Distilled Witch Hazel *mentholated with PAA "Chill Mill" menthol crystals
Deoderant - Houbigant "Fougère Royale"
Fragrance - Houbigant "Fougère Royale"

Thanks, Gary!

Christmas Season, Day 8.

Full Proraso Red

Prep: Hot Shower and Bloom/Lather Building Water
Soap: Proraso Red in a Tub
Razor: Carbon Shaving Co Cx-316L (Original, +, and ++)/Merkur Mustache and Eyebrow Razor
Blade: Dorco ST-301 (2)/Merkur Mustache and Eyebrow Blade (8)
Brush: Omega 48 Pro
AS: Proraso Red
ASB: Proraso Red Pre/Post used for post only

Pretty good shave. I rushed, but it was still good.

This is black: very classy!
But, as a matter of fact... I do not know if I preferred when it looked blue.

The white on a blue background, reminded me the when, in 1964 I could admire, for the very first time the Michelangelo Pietà. In... New York.
Pretty shamful for an Italian, isn't it?

It was located before a blue velvet screen, much, much better than segragated, almost forgotten in St. Peter's Basilica, in Vatican City.

I entered and only by mere chance I saw it as if it was a soft drink dispenser in a gym!
I understand we mighr be 'used' to masterpieces spread around and Rome itself is a living museum, bur such a masterpiece abandoned there...



Look in the right bottom corner (9): there it is!
You enter and get lost in the magnificence of everything and...

OK, wrote too much!

No, no Jim: I only have one a year.
But I understand I have misled you!
I should have writte 'roughly' four etc.: I was sentenced on Sept 14th, 16:30.

My English and my distraction often induce misunderstandings: I apologize, but warmly thank youfor your thought!

The shape of your handle reminded me the one I posted!

= less I have to make? Get on the ball, you lazy!

Your pic today looks very 'cold'!
Your gear seems sealed in ice...

Intriguing colors matching, Steve!

2020-12-5, Saturday.

It's incredible the amount of Christmas stuff in supermarkets: this year they will sell panettone, at a lower price than bread, from the 24!
So when we'll be begging, we'll have something to eat.

With soaps, brushes, etc. we're all set: someone will even see the bottom of the bowl appear, but... how much stuff do we have in store?

I find that there is something perverse in piling up, every morning, brush, soap, razor, taking pictures and then using them. Or vice versa.
But I don't think I'll stop: I've always been kind of transgressive!

With the stuff I used... could anything have gone wrong?





Sapone PS: Palmolive d'antan
Sapone: Scheermonnik, Delfts Wit
Pennello: Zenith, Silvertip, 26 mm
Rasoio: Gillette, Super Speed ’40 Style, 1961
Lametta: Gillette, 7 O’Clock, Super Stainless
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: MilMil, BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: Penhaligon's, Sartorial
ST: The chirping of the blade...

DScosmetic Z0 Stainless Steel Razor (R41 clone) made in China
Kai Blade
Razorock Lime Soap
PAA Solar Flare Synthetic Brush
Proraso Vitamin E Balm
Canoe

Very aggressive similar to 2011 R41

Saturday Straights' Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Proraso Green Tea and Oatmeal Shave Cream
B-400 Badger by Tom
Gravjura 5/8
CWR
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Cologne

The Proraso Green Tea and Oatmeal Shave Cream face-lathered well with B-400 Badger by Tom. Two passes and touch ups with the Gravjura 5/8 razor gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Cologne. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Saturday, December 5

BAUME.BE~~Simpson PL8~~Barbasol Floating Head/Voskhod
Have a great day!​

Timeless SS .95/.50 Slim & Gillette Platinum (Black Ninjas) x2
Knothead/Dragonsbeard 26mm Tux
Ethos Grooming Dragonsbeard V2 shave soap
Ethos Grooming Dragonsbeard V2 skin food splash
Ted Baker London Ag eau de toilette

A great, great shave. The Timeless SS Slim .50 & .95 Standard are closer to each other in terms of shave feel and performance than I originally thought. Both though are superb whisker whackers and one can’t go wrong with either one if your looking for perhaps one of the best combinations of smoothness & efficiency in a higher end razor. For me, the Slim .50 ups the ante by an eyelash. The Dragonsbeard V2 shave soap & skin food splash are just a winning combo. Great day and shaves to all...​

SOTD 20201205 Henson
by IschiaPP @ Forio
•••
Bat71 Cashmere
Olive Wood, Abalone Shell Inlay, Yaqi SK07 aka Maggard Beige, 24x50x115mm
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Stirling Soap Co. Black Ice
in Superlathering
Cella Milano Crema Sapone Extra Extra Purissima (sample, repack)
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Henson Shaving AL13
Medium Dual Tone RBR
vs
Mild Aircraft Aluminium *
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Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow Sharp Edge #2
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Edelstein Evolution ICE (sample, repack)
•••
#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#Test #DErazor #ShaveBattle

Full size:
https://imgur.com/5bls0Ya
Soundtrack:
Hans Zimmer - Now We Are Free (Gladiator, Erhu & Vocal Cover)

* Grazie a FreeAlex@ilRasoio​

cold but sunny days at present..

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 2020

RAZOR: Feather Wood Handled DX (Mug), Barbasol FH (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super AC (Mug), Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Knurled Aluminum Handle Hybrid Knot #007
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime.

awesome set up and pic Gus..cool razors..

You're insisting!

awesome ..love that brush..

Like a pogonotomic Kikuchiyo, razors are never enough for you?