SOTD 16-22 April 2023

Thursday Afternoon Shave 04.020.23
RAZOR: Gillette ‘60 F-1 Fatboy Adjustable @ 4
BLADE: Gillette‌ Nacet
BRUSH: Spiffo! "Castillo" African Blackwood 24mm HMW SHD
LATHER: Grooming Dept Mallard Corretto
POST: Pitralon Classic After Shave Splash

SOTD 4/20/23

Razor: Konsul
Brush: Deco
Soap/As: 1955

Thursday, April 20, 2023 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Equate Beauty Cleansing Skin Cream with Eucalyptus Oil
Brush  ||  Viking Pine Cone
Soap  ||  Chatillon Lux + L&L Grooming Blackberry Blossom Bay
Razor  ||  Colonial Razors' The General / Schick ProLine P-30 (8)
Post  ||  Witch Hazel
A/S  ||  Chatillon Lux Blackberry Blossom Bay
Growth  ||  43.0 Hours

Thursday AM 2023-04-20
National Lima Bean Day


Rooney 1/2 Ebony Finest (24/57) 
Penhaligon's English Fern shaving soap (tallow) 
Wolfman WR2-SB/Darwin Copper
Personna 74 Tungsten (2)
Penhaligon's English Fern aftershave (vintage)

A wonderful shave with the great old English Fern products, long-time favorites.

Razor: Barbasol Foating Head Razor
Blade: Gillette Rubie Plus
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Mauer & Wirtz Tabac
Aftershave: Maurer & Wirtz Tabac Aftershave Lotion
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

RAZOR: Blackland Blackbird Ti [SB]
BLADE: Bic Chrome Platinum [1]
BRUSH: Rudy Vey Chief Muhle STF 25mm
LATHER: Ethos Succès [F base]
POST: Hub City Doctrine Aftershave

April 20, 2023
Feather AS-D2
Feather
Mondial Boar
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Speick After Shave

Razor: T.R. Cadman & Sons Bengall
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable 109 1980 A1 (PV)
Blade: Gillette Platinum (d4)

Soap: Hendrix Classics & Company Gunslinger
Brush: Omega Boar 10005/80005
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Fine Lather Bowl

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 Gunslinger

Oh, what a glorious shave... I can't tell you enough how good this combination was. Keeping it vintage, I paired up my Bengall straight with a much-loved classic of mine in the Black Handle Super Adjustable (double-edge) and a well-suited 10+ year old Omega boar brush.

With my love for tobacco scents, I popped open a new jar of Gunslinger from HC&C expecting something good. Oh boy were my expectations blown! Let me tell you. If you like tobacco at all you have to get ahold of this one. It's so good!

The smell is best described in order of prominence as warm spicey, tobacco, woody, sweet, vanilla, amber, cinnamon, oud, fruity. The creaminess of the wood and tobacco sit on top but are shaped by the spice, sweet, and vanilla. The hint of cinnamon interestingly served to provide a slight warming sensation on my skin. Somewhat akin to what menthol does for aftershaves. The oud is strong and forms a nice backbone to the fragrance, as it should. I have to say though that I love that bit of spice and raw tobacco I get from this fragrance. It does soften with the sweet vanilla and creamy wood notes though. Gunslinger is definitely a favorite of mine now. Just saying.

I did the bulk of my shave with the straight then switched over to the DE for the cleanup. All in all, it was an easy road to a bbs finish. I then slapped on some matchy-matchy aftershave and walked away feeling like a top shot with a fresh takedown.

Alright gentlemen, that's it for today. You take care of yourselves now. You hear? And enjoy your shaves.

On the road shave today:

Brush:  Rudy Vey “Ocean Mist” / Muhle STF
Soap:  ADP Barbieri
Razor: H&S N075
Blade: GSB
Aftershave:  DR Harris Arlington
Scent:  LV Imagination