SOTD 2-8 April 2017

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Razor: Schick Type G8
Blade: Chinese Schick
Brush: Vulfix No. 374 Super Badger
Pre Shave: Geo. F. Trumper Sandalwood Skin Food
Cream: TOBS Rose
A/S: Geo. F. Trumper Sandalwood Skin Food

--
John

Tallow + Steel - Shag
Island Bladeworks "Bullwinkle" | TGN Finest
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)

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This one will no doubt be polarizing.  But for me, it was well worth the wait.  Shag opens with a thick herbaceous and earthy fragrance.  It quickly fills out with bold resinous notes with a pronounced smokiness.  This is not an overall smoky fragrance, however, but rather lending the impression of smoldering herbs and flowers.  Mid-shave, sharp citrus pushes through melding very well with the ever-present resinous notes, never having abandoned the earthiness.  Despite its individual notes, Shag has enough green herbs and floral to keep it riding the line between sweet and bitter.  Regardless, patchouli detractors need not apply, because there's no mistaking it in Shag.  This a very complex and artfully crafted fragrance.

Rudy Vey Tulip in Boxelderburl with shavemac silvertip 3 band knot 24/48mm
MdC original
Mach 3

4 April 2017

* Blackbird Polished 101
* Iridium Super
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

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Sotd 04/04/2017



pre: hot water -vegetable soap herbal karitè - proraso red
soap: proraso red - sandalwood
Brush: Zentih Ceramic Manchurian
razor: muhle r89 astra blu *1
after shave: Patrichs mimetic
Original Lather Bowl - via barberia

Cobra Classic Razor
Feather Artist Club Pro Guard
XPEC Original
Simpson Chubby 3 Manchurian in Butterscotch

Tuesday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Reef Point Submariner
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Personna 74 Tungsten (10)
Brush: Doug Scharf/Whipped Dog Silvertip-20mmx48mm
Aftershave: Reef Point Submariner

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Reef Point Submariner today. 20 seconds to load the Scharf/WD Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna 74 Tungsten still in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Reef Point Submariner aftershave.

Bob

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BlackBird/ Gillette Bleue Extra #2/ Nuàvia Rossa/ Romera Rustic Chubby Manchurian/ Fine Santal Absolut
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Nuàvia Blu/ Semogue FA/ Wolfman WR1 & WRH 7/ Gillette 7 O'clock/ Bálsamo Crabtree and Evelyn Moroccan