SOTD 17-23 July 2016

SOTD-20jul16:
The Single Edge(Aggressive) / Dutch Schick Ultra Platinum
Vintage Blades 24mm 2-Band Finest
Route 66 Ghost Town
Fine Platinum

Thank you very much Guy.

July 20, 2016
Wolfman WR-01 OC Ti with Triad Ti
Feather (2)
Tres Amigos Ironwood Beehive with Envy White
Route 66 Twisted Tweed
Witch Hazel
Fine Platinum
Whipped Shea Butter

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Excellent setup today Clint. Have a great day.

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BRUSH: LGL Custom Synthetic.
SOAP: The Blades Grim - Smolder.
BOWL: Yoresh Electric - Mickey Bowl
RAZOR: GEM 1912 - Long Handle.
BLADE: Personna GEM Blue Star Super - 3rd shave.
PASSES: 3 + Touch up.
SHAVE: As good as it can get. Unbeatable.
AFTER SHAVE: Aqua Velva Musk.

Mickey

ATT SE1 Trident Albion Titanium Handle
Feather Pro Super
Saponificio Varesino Aromatic fern Soap
E Shave Fine Badger
Bulldog Balm
Old Spice After Shave

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Head & face shower shave. 2 days growth.

Technique: WTG / XTG / ATG/clean-up.
Prep: Shower.
Soap: Dapper Dragon - 2015 Summer LE - "Festival"
Brush: Rubberset 200-4 (w/Omega Boar)
Razor: Above The Tie S1
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum (Black)(1)
Post: Dapper Dragon Scale Polish - "Festival"

Festival is an intoxicating scent. I remember when I first used it, I loved it, but I couldn't detect the gunpowder. I decided it's because I'm noseblind to gunpowder due to my almost constant exposure to it. However, for the last few times I've used it, I do detect faint gunpowder. I suspect it's because the soap's had a year to mature and maybe the melon and honeysuckle have faded just enough to let it through. The balance and vitality haven't been sacrificed, though. It may have just gotten more complex. I really, REALLY, like this soap.

An interesting aspect to Dapper Dragon's tallow formula is its cushion. I don't necessarily need cushion. Slickness is more my thing. For many soaps however, you often have to choose one over the other, and tallow seems to dictate it. Just from my observation, tallow adds a bit of slickness and post-shave, but cushion is often less than that of vegan soaps. Dapper Dragon's tallow soaps have a robust cushion like a vegan soap (think LASSC) but with all the slickness and post shave of a good tallow-based product. Additionally, I wouldn't call Dapper Dragon thirsty, but it can handle quite a bit of water without losing anything.

Revisiting my favorite boar knot in my new old brush has been a treat. In fact, the Dapper Dragon lather sort of got out of hand. Another advantage of being a shower shaver is that the excess lather can be liberated to the rest of my body as a bonus. I should take more care, though. I'm starting to see the bottom of my tub, and I'm saddened. Alas, "Festival" was apparently a one-and-done, truly limited edition, and the proprietor has indicated there are no immediate plans to revisit it. This is apparently a result of lackluster sales. So, consider this my campaign to convince DapperDragon to bring back this quintessential Summer scent!

Wolfman SB
Feather
Zenith B03 Boar
L'Occitane Cade Rich
Strop Shoppe Formula 221B
Lalique Equus

Was in the mood for Juniper today. Very happy with the shave and scents. My bottle of Chatillon Lux Colbeck can't get here fast enough. Formula 221B is a very underrated product. Smells amazing and it makes my face feel amazing. One of the best alcohol based aftershaves I have used.

Comfortable
I dialed the Futur down to a comfy (for me) setting at four and did three passes. It was a very smooth shave, but I know I'll have stubble by this afternoon. My beard is so rough that I usually use a 5-6-5 progression with the Futur to get a smooth feeling for twelve hours or so. That smooth feeling lasts much shorter with other razors and lower settings.
This soap is excellent in every way - slick glissant lather and one of my favorite scents. The aftershave felt great today, with *very* little burn and that wonderful Cologne Russe scent. The Cryogen pre shave kept my face cold throughout the shave and twenty minutes after.

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SOTD: Wednesday, July 20
Vintage AOS Unscented (Tallow)
Semogue SOC Boar
1940 Gillette Milord Tech
Polsilver SI (2)
Vintage Old Spice Leather AS

Have a great day!

20 July 2016

* Wolfman WR1-SB + Stork Aristocrat 2 Titanium
* Iridium Super
* Shavemac D-01 2-Band + Doug Korn Aquamarine Taca
* Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Oakmoss EO

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