SOS: April 2021

Saturday 17th April
Vig Shaving Plissoft - Vitos Red Super - EndGem Speed 3• - GEM Stainless Coated #9 - Williams Aqua Velva A/S - Aloe Vera Gel

The last of my trio of EndGem shaves, the most aggressive 3dot. Which definitely lives up to its description, as the alum and Williams gave a very pleasant tingle.
One other thing that I forgot to mention is the lovely scraping toast sound that the EndGem produces.

Be happy everyone!

 

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 2021

RAZOR: Puma 88 5/8 (Mug), Eclipse Red Ring (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JT Sapele/Resin Handled Omega Pro48 Boar Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme AS Balm.

 

Thank you Gary, but we know the truth...

 

FX rule!

 

2021-04-17, Saturday

Gorgeous spring day, assuming it's 3°C in spring....

An excellent shave in which I inaugurated a brush that I really liked: a Finest knot with a great backbone on a handle that just arrived and that I don't know what to name.





Sapone PS: Sapone di Marsiglia
Sapone: Scheermonnik, Beau Brummel 1778
Pennello: The Unbaptized
Rasoio: Merkur, Progress 500
Lametta: Polsilver, Wizamet (Poland, 1976)
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: Beiersdorf , Nivea Sensitive
EdT: Estée Lauder, Aramis
ST: Avalon Jazz Band, Paris

 

Saturday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Arko Shave Soap
SlimGem Silvertip Badger
T3 Gillette Travel Tech
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Vegetal AS

The Arko Shave Soap lathered well with the SlimGem Silvertip Badger. Two passes and touch ups with the T3 Gillette Travel Tech razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

April 17th
Razor: Gillette Slim L1
Blade: Ladas SuperStainless (3)
Brush: Heritage Collection dubl duck/ gelled boar
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: PAA Astra Planeta
PAA Galactic Witch Hazel
PAA Astra Planeta Star Jelly
AS: PAA Astra Planeta

Good morning!



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Thank you James.

 

Fancy shot, Jim!

 

Santa Maria Novella | Tabacco Toscano
Island Bladeworks | Stoya | Elite Razor Manchurian
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74

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Saturday morning - the Mother of all Grand Freezes:

Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Astra Green day 13
Master Soap Creations Citrus Melody SS
Prep ASB
Master Splash Creations Citrus Melody AS Splash

Gentlemen, there’s finally another soap which I can say is stronger in menthol power than the Stirling Glacials and it’s this one. This is the absolute COLDEST soap I ever used in my whole life and it took my dear friend Fernando to make it - this version of Citrus Melody has more than twice as much menthol in it as the regular one which is also damned cold, the scent is gorgeously identical, the lather is very good if you put in a bit more effort, and the postshave feeling is so awesome because it’s tallow based and it has shea butter as well as other great ingredients in it. The Prep gave me its own special care which my skin needs following a shave, and a couple of good splashes of the Citrus Melody aftershave delivered its beautiful scent along with two boatloads of the strongest menthol I ever experienced. The Astra Green blade is duller now but I still managed to get a terrific BBS shave despite my tearing eyes!

Have a nice day - be well and safe!



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Thanks, Sergio!

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Good stuff Sergio my friend.

 

Razor: ATT Single Edge w/ Bamboo Handle
Blade: Feather Pro (2)
Brush: MrEE LE #014 w/Cream/Brown-Imitation Badger from AP Shave Co.
Soap: Captain's Choice Sandalwood
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Sandalwood
Bowl: Tom White 3D Printer Bowl

I was heading down to our community mail box minding my own business. I open the box and this brush handle is there. It is a very generous gift from a nameless Shave Den member. Where else does this happen? I have no idea. Thank you very much. It is a beautifully made handle. It has good weight, that is good for me. I ordered four (4) knots from AP Shave Co. and chose this one.
What a great shave. Whipped up an outstanding lather, which made for a great shave.

 

You did it again!

Fantastic picture aside, your gear is extremely classy and the brush... oh that brush!

 

Thank you. It is indeed a sexy brush. Hence her name.

 

Oh... didn't think I'd deserve this.
Thank you, Doug

 

When I see your cabin in the woods I turn green by envy...
(As a matter of fact, I'm glad to know my complexion is due to envy and not to vaccine!)

How's Captain's Choice soap?

 

Thanks Jim.

 

Awesome shave lineup and photo Amigo. Congrats on the brush.


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