SOS: December 2019

Christmas
Wednesday
December 25, 2019

Wolfman WR2-OC
Super Iridium
Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
Noble Otter Barr Barr
Barrister and Mann Seville Aftershave
Brooks Brothers 1818

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awesome shave Jim,Merry Christmas..

 

fantastic shaves gents..

 

Christmas SOTD!

After MUCH debate, I elected to choose my Gillette New #77 for today's special shave. It's been a wonderful family day today. Plus, my girls gave me this wonderful Steinhart GMT for Christmas as well. Merry Christmas to you all and happy shaves!

Josh




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Thank you, Gary!

 

awesome shave and pic.cool #77.Merry Christmas..

 

Thank you Gary, Merry Christmas.

 

DEcember 25th SOTD
Canadian Tech/Lux SS handle/ Sharp Star
Omega Pro/ Walnut/ Brass
PAA Et Tu SS & AS
Thayers

Hope you are having a superb Christmas all!

 

December 25, 2019

ASW Old Virginia~~Simpson Emperor 3~~Feather AC
Merry Christmas TSD​

 

Hey! I just noticed you have a shaving bowl from Asfreidaturns! How do you like it? After a few uses it breaks in pretty well. It's an amazing looking bowl on the sink. She makes them a bit taller in profile than I expected, but it looks so good that is of no significant consequence.

 

THURSDAY MORNING SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Olivier Creed


Fragrance - Creed - Bois du Portugal
Aftershave - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Shave Soap - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Deodorant - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando"
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Post-Shave Balm - Advanced Clinicals Anti-aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream
Razor - Vintage Gillette Superspeed circa 1947-1952 (re-plated in nickel by Razor Emporium)
Blade - *6th Shave
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Brush - Declaration Grooming "Fatty" in custom green color
Brush stand by Josh Lindt of Desire Metal Works. His work of art is called "Diner".
Soap Bowl - Vintage MCM Art Deco Sugar Bowl from the 1960's
Suribachi Lather Bowl handmade by Of the Dirt Pottery

 

Gillette Aristocrat (48-51)
Permasharp Super
Semogue 26mm BC Mistura
Arko Shave Stick
Dr Sana Alcoholado

Had to wait to shave until this evening as the power was out for most of the day and I like hot water and light... It was my first shave with the christmas gift aristocrat and it was a nice first attempt. It has been a minute since I used anything other than an SE and it will take me a bit to dial in technique with this razor. I wanted to see how this large brush handled face lathering a stick and it worked great. Overall, a nice comfortable shave. Enjoy your day.

 

Decadent December!!!

December 25

Razor - Gillette New SC Deluxe (Matthew the Haunted Razor and Ghost of Christmas Past/Present/Future)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Stirling Hot Apple Cider
Brush - 30DC Meet UP w/ TGN Grade A Silvertip
Post - Alum

Well, a quiet Christmas Day here with a high temperature of 70! I spent a bit of time outside but otherwise just a lazy day to take a break. Finally time to shave and I needed a head shave too so got that done. Then onto the main event with the same lineup as last night. I mentioned last night that the shave was very smooth and that was a bit of a mistake. I was judging it based on the fact it was a 2 day shave instead of a 1 day. Tonight I found out that things were not so smooth on that one day since I last shaved. Clearly the Voskhod either was a dud out of the pack or had died after that one shave. Not bad considering it's only the second Voskie that has been a dud in five years of using them. I switched blades and it was silky smooth like usual. I probably should have paid better attention last night but I made it work.

For the soap - another round of Stirling Hot Apple Cider to get that Decadent holiday thing going. The 30DC meet up brush with silvertip was awesome and it was a fantastic lather that made it a slick and cushy shave. I made sure and faced the Bolton Sigil where it could be seen. Half the coolness of that handle is having the Flayed Man on it. (Sorry, if you're not a Game of Thrones fan you can ignore that). Three passes and I'm totally smooth and ready for Boxing Day! Oh wait, I'm not in Canada. Hope you all had a fantastic holiday and here's to a great final week of the decade!

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December 26, 2019
Rex Ambassador
Gillette 7 O’clock Black
Shavemac Synthetic
Savonniere du Moulin
Small Batch Shave Tonic

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Many Thanks to @Douglas Carey for this wonderful bowl. The only minor issue I have with mine is one side is lower about a half inch due to a notch along the rim so lather flows out but I like the look of the notch as it gives the bowl more of a natural look so a minor issue for me.

 

Thursday SOTD



Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Schick Proline (D4)
Brush: Paladin PK-47 26mm Blonde Badger
Bowl: Corbell Pedestal Bowl 4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Mandarin and Cardamom
Shave Soap: Chiseled Face/Zoologist – Panda
Balm: Organic Shea Butter
Aftershave: Van Yulay Success
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awesome shave and pic Jason..

 

awesome shave and pic Guy..

 

fantastic shave and pic Clint..