SOTD 20-26 August 2023

Thuesday, August 22, 2023.
Floïd oil pre shave. Martin de Candre, Agrumes, shaving soap. Yaqi synthetic hair, Deep Stones handle. Maku Knives, carbon steel 9/8, tamarid scales. Myrsol, Agua de limon, lotion aftershave.

RAZOR: Shield Meteor Anodised Titanium AC Razor
BLADE: Schick Proline
BRUSH: Oumo 03 Venus Kaleidoscope 26mmSHD Badger
LATHER: OSP Dark Matter Shaving Soap
POST: OSP Dark Matter Aftershave Lotion

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Wednesday SOTD

Razor: Schick Type F

Blade: Schick (D3)

Brush: Semogue Owners Club 2012 LiE Badger\Boar

Bowl: Corbell Pedestal 4"

Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Cube 2

Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented

Shave Soap: Nobel Otter The Noir Et Vanille

Butter: Organic Shea Butter

Aftershave: Nobel Otter The Noir Et Vanille

This was yesterday's shave, and it was my first rodeo with Kentucky Rain.  IMO Kentucky Rain deserves every bit of buzz it has generated.  The soap and aftershave do their jobs very nicely, and the scent is both beguilingly delightful and very clearly present throughout the shave. 
 
in my book.

  

  
Pre ..... Splash & Soak with comfortably hot water
Brush ... Brad Sears Arley (28mm)
Soap .... Sir Henry's Kentucky Rain
Razor ... Enders Speed Shaver w Mild Hendrix Classic Adapter, Proline B-20 (1)
Post .... Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Toner
Post .... Sir Henry's Kentucky Rain AS
Finish .. Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Extreme

Karve SS Overlander / ZM No 1

Razor: Wade & Butcher "Hollow Ground"

Lather: P.A.A. Pineapple Bay Rum
Brush: Vikings Blade White Knight
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: Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
Aftershave: Elysian Soap Shop Pineapple Ambrosia

With a sense of curiosity and a willingness to explore I decided to try combining Elysian Soap Shop's Pineapple Ambrosia aftershave with Pinaud's Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum. I decided to do this because I don't have the actual Phoenix Shaving Pineapple Bay Rum aftershave.

In a general sense, I consider myself naive to the world of Bay Rum. VIBR is the depth of my experience until lately with my acquisitions of both this soap and P.A.A.'s Atomic Age Bay Rum (that I've yet to use).

With this shave, I took my time enjoying the W&B. Doing this sort of turned this shave into more of a therapy session than just a shave. After taking my time with this razor I walked away clean-shaven and pleased. I'll say his razor is a little hefty but was still easy and fun to use.

In regards to the soap, the more time I spent smelling the soap the more I liked it. Turns out that pineapple and bay rum make a really good combo! This is definitely a scent I'd like to always have in my shave den going forward.

The real magic happened after my shave though when I mixed the two aftershaves together. If you saw my last shave you know how much really love Pineapple Ambrosia. It's sweet, has a little coconut in it, and is so freakin' good! The VIBR is strong with a pronounced spice/clove vibe. Blending the two however, was a fun surprise that turned out exactly as expected. It was a pineapple, bay rum heaven with each complimenting the other. Thankfully.

So, until I pick up the matching aftershave for the soap, I know that I can rely on this nifty little concoction.

Alright well, that's it for today. Thanks for reading and enjoy your shaves.

Excellent first time shave with the Sheild Avenger AC razor. Very impressive I must say.