SOTD 14-20 May 2023

Saturday, May 20, 2023 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Equate Beauty Cleansing Skin Cream with Eucalyptus Oil
Brush  ||  Damn Fine Shave Limited Edition
Soap  ||  Sapone Di Paolo Arancione
Razor  ||  Karve Christopher Bradley / Astra SP (3)
Post  ||  Witch Hazel
A/S  ||  Murphy and McNeil Gael Laoch Orange

Saturday May 20, AM

Razor: Karve CB alu SB (plate B)
Blade: Gillette Rubie PP
Brush: Plissoft knot on cheap chinese handle
Pre-Shave: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave lotion
Lather: Fendrihan Sandalwood cream (smells exactly like TOBS)
Post-Shave: Thayers Lavender witch-hazel

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Cremo Bourbon Vanilla
Razor: Razorock Game Changer 68-P
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

Saturday AM 2023-05-20
National Red Sneakers Day


Rooney 1/3 Ivory Finest (26/55) 
Acqua di Parma Colonia soft shaving soap (original)
LASSC BBS-1
Astra Blue Superior (2)
Acqua di Parma Colonia aftershave

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Saturday SOTD

Razor: Charcoal Goods Gen3 L2

Blade: Personna Reds (D6)

Brush: WildWestBrushworks 24mm Zenith Silvertip

Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 4 5½” Cypress Sinker Log

Pre-Shave Scrub: Ach Brito Glyce Lime

Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Rainforest

Shave Soap: Moon Soaps Astoria

Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè

Aftershave: Moon Soaps Astoria

• Yates 921 H 1.02
  
• Nacet(1)
  
• A&E L’Orange Verte
  
• Semogue 830 Boar
  
• Speick Aftershave 
  

SOTD 20230520 India by IschiaPP @ Forio

• Brush: Vielong Extra Suave Sintético Gen4 24x54x110mm Edición Especial 2019 Foro Afeitado
  
• Soap: Hajamat Moisturizing Shaving Soap Intense Oud Refill
  
• Razor: FrankenRazor PP1489
  Edwin Jagger DE89 / Maggard Razors MR14
  Zamak, Aluminium, 12x41x100mm, 56g (29/27)
  
• Blade: Vidyut Metallics Pvt Ltd Super-Max Diamond Edge #3 (Corking)
  
• After: Picasso Antiage Balsamo (Mirto, Camomilla e Argan)
  

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Soundtrack: Luca Stricagnoli - Time of my life

Razor: Gillette 2019 Heritage
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Samish Dusk in Manchurian badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Proraso White Shave Cream
Aftershave: Proraso White Aftershave Balm
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

Razor: P.A.A. Ascension SELECT Twist
Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless (d3)

Soap: Grooming Dept. L'Avventura
Brush: Yaqi Purple Haze 24mm
Bowl: Bluff Cove Pottery

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: Grooming Dept. L'Avventura

After waiting patiently for a long time to get ahold of a matching bottle of aftershave, the time has finally come.

I present to you L'Avventura by Grooming Dept. It's a complex aroma of citrus, florals, resin, and saffron on a woody base.

I find this fragrance to be quite lovely and if you're curious the exact notes are lime, grapefruit, high-elevation lavender, galbanum, saffron, resin accord, texas cedarwood, oakmoss, birch tar, and patchouli. As you can see it's beautifully elaborate. I have to say it's executed very well also.

The soap base is the Kairos formulation and if you've ever used it before then you know just how good this soap base really is. This is an outstanding soap for wet shaving!

I whipped up some creamy, dense lather and did a three-pass shave. With the Ascension Select and this soap, I enjoyed every minute I had with them both.

I had a fantastic shave with the gear I chose today and ended this therapy session with some of the matching aftershave I waited so long for.

It was worth the wait. Grooming Dept. makes the most amazing products and this aftershave was no different. It has the most amazing ingredients including green tea extract, black algae extract, watermelon extract, and wakame extract just to name a few.

The fragrance and post-shave feel are both excellent in my opinion. I genuinely wish I had more Grooming Dept. gear in my wet-shaving arsenal.

Alright, my friends. That's it for today. Take care and enjoy your shaves.