Merry Christmas Everyone!



Razor: King Cobra
Blade Feather Artist Club Professional (D1)
Brush: Paladin TSN LE 2015 Blonde Badger
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4"
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: AOS unscented
Shave Soap: Ginger’s Garden Havana Cognac
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Ginger’s Garden Havana Cognac​

Great shave this morning. King Cobra was a gift for myself for Christmas and the Corbell shave bowl, and both Ginger Garden products were gifts to me for Christmas. The Havana Cognac items were from my Secret Santa and both are top notch products and I really like the scent profile of Havana Cognac. Have a great Christmas Day everyone.​

Christmas Day

DEcember 2015
(planned)



Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas!

SOTD December 25, 2015
My first DE shave!!

Prep: Warm shower
Brush: The Purest synthetic
Razor: Three piece safety razor (from Wet Shave Club, not sure of exact brand)
Blade: Personna lab blue
Post: Witch hazel followed by Nivea Sensitive balm
WTG, ATG, touch-up on jaw line

As mentioned above this was my first DE shave. I've been using soaps and brushes for about a year now but waited until today to receive my razor! The feel is tremendously different than cartridges (I was using Mach 3 and had been for years and years). The immediate post-shave feel on my skin was smoother, not bumpy in any way. I have to watch the pressure - it's quite easy to go a little too hard. I only nicked myself once, below my bottom lip in a sensitive area. I was simply using too much pressure through there.

I received A LOT of shaving goodies today and will be working through them diligently. I'm also going to try and find out the brand of this razor. A subscription to The Wet Shave Club was a gift.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Cremo & Omega Pro248
Gillette three piece I need to ID
Fresh Kroger SS blade
BSA FreshCoolBreeze*

The razor is brand new to me. After an easy cleanup & installing a new blade, it shaves like a champ. No nicks & very smooth on a 3 pass shave.

*One of my first AS's; Barber Shop Aid - Witch Hazel Distillate, Aloe Vera Gel, Tea Tree Oil, Chamomile Extract, Allantoin, Menthol USP, Tangerine and Guava Scent.
Great burn & cool down, tasty scent. I have yet to see anyone else enjoy the product.

Congratulations, your geared up nicely and the brush is beautiful Merry Christmas

Did not shave yesterday and today - tomorrow I'll use my new SOC badger and the Meißner Tremonia soap.

Just stopped by here to wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS

Thanks Jeff. And to you! Das ist lieb von Dir.

Merry Christmas @Marverel

I hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas.

My shave this morning:

Prep - Hot Shower with Stirling bar soap - Barbershop
Brush - Plisson
Lather - Cella
Razor - 1964 Gillette Slim Adjustable (4)
Blade - Astra SP (6)
Finish - Warm rinse, Alum, cool rinse, Lucky Tiger AS & Face Tonic

I picked up a bottle of BSA Sport Heat from a local beauty supply store. I was impressed with the ingredient list and has a nice sweet scent to it. I agree that it doesn't get much mention on the forums.

Another very pleasant shave with the OneBlade this afternoon.
See more here.

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Saturday morning:

Stirling Pre-Shave Soap
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 6
OSP Bay Rum SS
Krampert's Bay Rum AS

This is a shave with products made by three fantastic artisans. Rod's pre-shave soap is great stuff - it leaves your skin feeling so clean and really helps to soften up tough stubble. This new Bay Rum shaving soap from James Riley, the Obsessive Soap Perfectionist in London, England has a great scent - a very different type of bay rum which is not too clovey and more lemony. The You Tube videos I saw show it's really easy to lather which is so important and it gives great performance. I was also told that its skincare is terrific. The Bay Rum aftershave from Brian Krampert smells so beautiful and does it ever moisturize, as well as prevent irritation.

Your reviews are always great @crackstar they help me imagine the products. Thank you

Thank you very much for your compliment. I'm glad to help in any way possible.

My goodness Guy...that bowl looks nice enough to be a trophy...lol. Fantastic setup and Christmas haul my friend.

It was a Long time ago since i used CELLA, nice lather! Good protection even though 3 shims made the razor kinda aggressive. 2 shims is the sweet spot =) midget brush performs well =D it needs breaking in, slow but steady

A little different Aftershave today because I'm going to bed now. I used a Kueshi toner and my daily night moisturizer The Body Shop Aloe soothing night cream for sensitive skin.

Thank you my friend.

Christmas day shave was an easy choice as I only have one razor with me at the moment. I can tell I am always going to be over the moon with my newly acquired Schick Type F. Why did they fiddle with things after making this one? One of life's mysteries.

La Toja Shave Stick
Simpson Case Pure Badger
Schick Type F
Schick NOS Plus Platinum (2)
Trader Joe's Coconut Body Butter



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

Christmas Day SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Simpsons Commodore X3 Best Badger
Musco Real Classic SC
Schick Repeating Razor Type A
Stirling Unscented PSB
Musco Real Classic AS

Beautiful photo Merry Christmas