25th December 2022.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/ Nivea Men Power Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Palmolive Naturals Olive & Milk Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 10066.
Face Lather.
Bowl: Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Lather: Palmolive Classic Shave Stick.
Blade: Super-Max Blue Diamond Titanium. (D2)
Razor: Parker 55SL Semi-Slant.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse./Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./ Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel. / P&G Old Spice Original ASL. / Calvin Klein Eternity For Men ASL. /Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

Christmas Day Greetings,

As on all Christmas day's since i was a kid, i have always been a early riser due to the festive excitement, now it's my ageing body clock that awakes me.
To be totally honest unlike most people I assume, I don't do Christmas anymore. I know for fortunate people it's full of joy and plenty especially for most children and yet so painful and horrible for others.

However, as they say in my neck of the woods 'I'll put a face on' for the Christmas festive season so I don't spoil it for the people who still enjoy it, and most importantly for those who still think Santa Claus is the real deal. Which is something that should never be spoilt as for a child it's the best feeling in the world.

A wonderful Christmas day shave with some of my favourite new old, and infrequently used wet shaving assortments.

The humble grated Palmolive classic shave stick provided a superb protective lather in a short space of time leaving a good post shave feel.

Finishing to the shave off with a few small dollops of Nivea Men Replenishing PSB.

My face is feeling silky smooth & smelling divine.

Later, but soon i will be venturing out to the family gathering to help prepare the Christmas dinner, my multi tasking-skills come in useful at certain times' and take part in the festive activities, then as i always try to do, catch up on some well earned rest.

I wish every member of TSD a merry Christmas. Have a good safe pleasurable Christmas day ladies & gentlemen whatever you maybe doing.

Take care everyone. Yours-Barry.

That's a great setup and shave Joe. Congratulations on hitting 1000 open blade shaves. That's truly a great accomplishment. Have a Merry Christmas.

Wonderful Christmas shave Barry. Enjoy your Christmas with your family.

DecemBOAR! Focus -- Christmas Morning Edition

Razor: Above The Tie SSRH
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Omega Premium Jade
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat

Merry Christmas shave.

Thank you, Joe. Have a wonderful Christmas day. Take care.

awesome shaves and pics gents Merry Christmas.

The Sunday Shave
brit #15 aristocrat/spoiler
yaqi ruby badger
tfs crazy sandalwood
fine santal absolut



good morning gents.
Merry Christmas.
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Marvelous Christmas Shave Eric! Merry Christmas!

Beautiful setup and shave Gary! Merry Christmas!

Dec 25 SOTA

Good afternoon

Straight Razor Shave #421

Henckels Friodur
MrEE Tuxedo Brush
Stirling Frankincense and Myrrh SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Beard Growth: 20 hrs.







I needed a setup that displayed the Christmas colors and this one fit the bill. The gold brush by Evan and the red coffin for my Henckels Friodur illustrates the conventional Christmas colors. This is the first time that I have shown the red coffin and what better way than to do it on this special day.
Unfortunately, the pic and setup was the best part of today’s session.
Without being melodramatic, this was one of my worst shaves. On my first and only pass, I cut myself twice on one stroke. Hey, I definitely can say that I am efficient by gettting 2 cuts for the price of one. It happened when I was using my left hand to shave under my nose. I usually use my right hand, but for some reason I used my left. As I landed the razor, I got bit twice. I apparently had the angle a little too steep and had just a little more pressure for my own good. Lol. Anyway, the cuts were minor, but the bleeding continued for awhile. Of course, I stopped the shave. It's a good thing that I got a SAS result despite the boo-boos. I added the splash to get some antiseptic action to clean out the wounds. Finally, I used a cotton ball loaded with isopropyl alcohol to continue to clean the woumds. Finally, the bleeding stopped. Thankfully, it doesn't look bad. Anyway, You all have a Merry Christmas!

Here is the aftermath of my botched shave:



You can see the obvious one on my stache. The other one is northwest of it and it is very faint so I circled the area to allow you guys an easier view. It is west of my blemish on my right jowl. The wounds look fine, but they bled like there was no tomorrow. Lol! It could have been worse, so I thank God that I don't have a heavy hand.

Here it is for Monday(26th):

prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(in shower)
shave-Stoylin Sheep(Unscented)
brush-Sroylin 26 mm. "Pro-Handle" synth
razor-Gullette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Bill Neumann "Signature 1907"

thank you Joe.

Thank you, Gary.

DecemBOAR! Focus -- Monday Morning Edition

Razor: Asylum injector
Blade: sChick
Brush: Zenith 505
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
A/S: Chatillon Lux - Bon Vivant

Highly efficient shave using what may be the most attractive new razors of 2022, the Asylum injector. High blade feel compared to vintage Schicks. The Zenith boar brush easily built a nice MWF lather. I will be sad to return these borrowed boar brushes, but I have put an order in for a couple of new Zenith brushes to break in next year.

Nice setup and shave Eric.

SE Shave # 296

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip
Blade: GEM Stainless
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket 26 mm
Lather: Cella Crema da Barba
Aftershave: Cella Milano
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

First and foremost, I hope all had a wonderful time with your friends and family during this Christmas/Hanukkah season.

This morning’s shave featured one of the gifts my daughter gave to me for Christmas, the Cella aftershave. The MMBT made quick work of the less than 24 hour stubble as I am up early for a flight to Florida. The missus complimented the smoothness of the shave and the scent of the aftershave. All is well in Carbone land.

I hope you all have a great day gentlemen.

Thank you Gary

Fabulous shave Eric. Love the Bon Vivant. To bad Shawn Mahler appears to no longer be making it.

Thank you Joe. Yes, too bad about Chatillon Lux. I heard in an interview that Shawn simply could not cover the margin for the aftershave, but is having great success as a perfumer. By the way, great choice by your daughter on the Cella A/S. That scent is one of my favorites. Safe travels to you.