SOTD 14-20 May 2023

Friday 05.19.23
RAZOR: Rocnel 2021 Sailor Series Adjustable Razor @3
BLADE: Personna
BRUSH: AP ShaveCo. Jade 26mm Gel SHD Fan (A3)
LATHER: Taylor Of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Soap
POST: Taylor Of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershavr Lotion

Friday May 19, 2023
Razor: RR Hawk V3
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Sorrentino Orange Crush/Cashmere
Soap: GD After the Fire
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: CFG Ghost Town Barber
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,656

Posting tomorrows shave this evening as it will be an early morning start with limited time. Decoy due to the Duck Fat Soap. Have a great day everyone !

Friday SOTD

Razor: Gillette Rocket HD 500

Blade: Personna Reds (D5)

Brush: Heritage Collection Merit 99-5 26mm

Scuttle: Georgetown G12

Pre-Shave Scrub: Ach Brito Glyce Lime

Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Patchouli & Mint

Shave Soap: Moon Soap Havana

Balm: Moon Soap Havana

Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Unconditional Surrender

MASAMUNE / POLSILVER / MORRIS & FORNDRAN / MAMMOTH SOAP / CHATILLON LUX

Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless (d2)

Soap: H.A.G.S. Darkside
Brush: AKA Brushworx Abalone AK4 26mm
Bowl: AKA Brushworx Abalone

Post 1: P.A.A. Alum w/ No-Slip Grip System & Dry Dock System
Post 2: Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel Deep Cleansing Astringent w/ Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Hendrix Classics & Company Magique

So, I just couldn't wait. I received this soap, brush, and bowl as birthday gifts and well, I just had to try them all out as soon as I could.

As you can see the brush and bowl are absolutely beautiful. They just so happened to match very well color-wise with the soap's label and the aftershave I chose.

I have to say, Darkside smells, unlike any other shaving software I have. It's unique and I like it a lot. Its notes are rum, oud, tonka bean, rose, amber, sandalwood, musk, tobacco, black pepper, grapefruit, and vetiver.

What an interesting mix, right? I get the rose and rum right off the top, but I can pick up on the rest of them in there. It is dark but it is beautiful. Please let me know if you have a bottle of the aftershave you can spare or know of someone that does.

I did a three-pass shave with the always bbs assured Blackland Blackbird. With a Nacet blade and some fantastic lather from the H.A.G.S. vegan soap, I had a great shave that I thoroughly enjoyed.

To round things out I threw on some equally beauty HC&C Magique aftershave and surprisingly enough, it blended really well with the fragrance of the soap. I really think I lucked out on this one.

Anyway, I'm super stoked about my new bowl and brush as well as the badass Darth Vader-themed soap.

Take care my friends and enjoy your shaves.

Friday, May 19, 2023.
Rasocero prebarba. St. James of London: Mandarin & patchuli, shaving cream. Epsilon, syntetic badger, butercotch handle. Puma special 89. Saponificio varesino, manna di sicilia, balm aftershave.

Razor: Kikuboshi 6/8
Strop: Vintage F.W. Engle & Mastro Livi
Brush: Thater 26mm two-band silvertip
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica
Finale: Zino Davidoff
Music: Ludwig Van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”