I am sly all year round and usually don't wear a hat in the winter. However, If it is below 0 Celsius (32 F), then I wear a cap.

Wonderful setup and gear John. I like your reasoning on picking your soap samples. Enjoy your day.

awesome John.

-Monday-
brit tech hybrid/kcg
simpson
palmolive
gents gin



good day gents
and palmolive starts the week.. ..
awesome
have a fine day everyone
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Marvelous Monday shave Gary. Have a marvelous day.

Thanks, Joe.

Thanks, Gary.

Great looking setup, Gary. I am not familiar with the kcg blades. Where are they made? Any blades they are similar to?

you too Joe.thank you.

thank you John.the come with the new gillette razor sold in drug stores.i would say they are the same as gillette platinums.

Ah. And what about the new Gillette razor? How does it compare to a Tech or one of the British flat bottoms? (Asking for a friend, of course...)

Great shave this morning. I just wish I could have enjoyed it better, as the chill of the morning was giving way to the heat&humidity. Fine's "21st Century" soaps work real well with a good solid brush. I used very warm water, too. Always a benefit. The only glitch for this shave was a minor cut along the jawline, as I ws doing my "ice-chipping" there. Usually that isn't an issue, but it was today. The feature I like about this Knize 10 clone is that the leather is on the cool side. By that, I'm talkinabout WEATHER, not as in"far-out, groovy".. This could be an all year shave. Might even re-order both(soap&A.S.)when I need to). Super Duper Outstanding.

it's ok,i passed it along.i prefer my vintage ones.

cool shave Paul.

Aug 21 SOTA

Good afternoon.

Shavette Shave #478
Dovo
Personna Hairshaper Blade (19)
Hembree Delrin/Maggard Timberwolf Synthetic Brush
Music City Suds Lavender and Ever Amen SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Modessa Witch Hazel
Beard Growth 24.5 hrs



I decided to go with one of my fav setups for this afternoon's shave. I had an epic shave this session. I will explain later. The Music City Suds is always a hit with me. Here's my lather:



Honestly, I could have stopped after 1 pass. This is the 19th shave on this blade and it still shaves like a champ. Three passes gave me an error-free BBS pass the cotton ball test shave. Yes, this was an epic shave. However, the alum feedback was more than my usual. Splashed on the matching aftershave and I am happy as all get out with this session. Take care.

Thanks Gary

Tatara Masamune with open comb plate.
Astra SP blade.
Tatara/Semogue boar brush.
Razorock P160 shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
American Tobacco by Andy Hilfiger cologne.

Awesome Monday shave.

I hope everyone is doing great.

Terrific shave Danny.

fabulous start to the weeks gents.

Great way to kick off the week, gents!