SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 2021

RAZOR: Herder Ace of Spades 15/16 (Mug), Rex Ambassador (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Knurled Aluminum Handle #007 Hybrid Knot
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature Scent
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Alt-Innsbruck AS/Cologne.

July 30, 2021
Tatara Muramasa @ 5
Gillette 7 O’clock Black
Simpson CH3 Synthetic
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Grand Bay Rum Aftershave

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July 30th
Razor: H&S Co PO76 Titanium
Blade: Gillette 7o'clock PermasharpStainless (2)
Brush: PAA The Peregrino
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: PAA Mega Flora
PAA Galactic Witch Hazel
PAA Star Jelly
AS: PAA Mega Flora

Good morning!



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Friday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap
Tom's B-3 Badger Brush
Parker Adjustable Injector
Parker Injector Razor Blade
CWR
Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla AS

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap lathered well with Tom's B-3 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Adjustable Injector Razor with a Parker Injector Razor Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Essence by Tedelus razor
Feather Pro Guard (fresh)
MrEE LE #011 handle with Dscosmetics synthetic knot.
Mitchell’s Wool Fat shave soap
Cremo Bourbon and Oak EdT

Awesome Fat lather this morning. Evan's brush handle is a joy to use and looks great doing it. If you load the Fat heavy and then beat the brakes off of it you will be rewarded with some of the best lather in the industry.

Bill @Edison Carter sent me a Feather Pro Guard to use in the Essence and I loaded it up this morning.

I will go ahead and just say it.......don't even worry about a DE blade in the Essense. The AC style blades are the way to go and this razor begs for them. Yesterday we were in 1st gear....today we were on the Autobahn in overdrive and still pulling hard.

Two very and I mean very nice passes with just a few touch ups. The alum gave very little feed back today. The Pro Guard blade is nice and am careful not to get to comfortable with it.....always respect the blade.

The razor feels and handles amazing. I am by no means an experienced straight razor shaver but the Essence does feel like a conventional straight. Thought for the day....are we seeing the future of open blade shaving? I don't know but I feel straights will always be there. This razor is definitely on the precipice of something special and possibly a new market segment.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday.

Thanks Ryan and Bill.

Friday:

cool shower with Pecksniff's Alphonso Mango & Bergamot shower gel
Homemade PSO
Gillette Twin Injector 3 passes
Gillette Trac II (3)
MWF mug to bowl
DublDuck boar
Thayers unscented WH
Henri et Victoria Bergamot Vetiver A/S balm

Still trying to dial in (new to me) MWF. Still more fluff than substance but it's not disappearing on me.

Best shave yet with this Gillette I won in the raffle but I think I'm finding out why it's not on everyone's must-have list. I might have to try a single Chick blade in it.

Have a great weekend fellow shavers!

Wow wow wow. Full beard and head shave with the Dart-Vib'Raz/BIC. The additional exposure with the Dart plate doesn't compromise shave comfort a wit. It does get me to a two+ pass BBS I associate strictly with my injector or SE razors and the twin blade Shake Sharp. Although you can shave well without fully engaging the rollers, when engaged you can still apply pressure that maintains consistent skin contact. Just extraordinary.

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fabulous friday affairs gents.

fabulous friday
brit new rfb
platinum
simpson
wickham
burberry brit




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Awesome pic Gary!


Awesome pic Gary!


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thank you so much Jorge..have a great weekend..

Razor: English Bulldog
Blade: super iridium
Brush. Gibbs nylon
Soap: WSP Lavender
Post: lavender witch hazel
A/S: Avon bay rum

A pretty good shave. This razor is all kinds of beat up lol. The Handle is completely cracked, slightly bent base and teeth no plating, but it shaves as it should. Its aggressive and makes the blade feel tuggy. The soap is just awesome period.


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You too buddy!


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cool bulldog shave and pic Jorge,love the french/argentina tech case..

Thank you Gary.

SOD Friday July 30, 2021

Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
I added a second across the grain pass to my headshave with amazing results!
BTW The Gillette Trio: Nacet, GSB, Platinum are all outstanding!

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Shave Nation
Lather: Proraso Red (20)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:5-XTG:4-XTG:4-ATG:3
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso Red

Have a great day!

Fine new rfb shave and pix Gary.

Wow! That looks like an incredible presentation Gary!
I notice you have a Simpson Brush. My Simpson synthetic brush arrived yesterday and used it this morning! It's awesome!

Paul D

Sorry, no pic so you'll have to take my word for it that it happened.

I think I've stumbled on my winning combination:

PRE: Hot shower; rubbed Herbal Essence shampoo into my stubble then washed off
BRUSH: TurnNShave 25mm Synthetic Chess Brush
CREAM: Province de Sante with a scaping of Margaritas in the Arctic and a squirt of Bath and Body Works Wash Those Paws Coconut Pineapple Foaming Hand Soap
RAZOR: Razorock Game Changer .84 with an Anself Stainless Steel replacement handle.
BLADE: Personna Platinum Chrome.
POST: Nothing

Best shave I've had in a very long while!

Thanks Gary. I thought since the case was empty and the razor is a bastard of a orphan that they would look good together


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