SOTD 20-26 August 2023

25 August 2023

25 August, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Another miserably hot day and along with it another refreshingly frigid shave. Went back to Proraso and their "Refreshing" (aka Green) shave cream. Already nicely mentholated but I "boosted" things up with the Phoenix Shaving "Ice Cube" preshave soap. Great scent with superb lather built with the Riva Brushes "Purpleheart" Manchurian badger brush for two passes (+ touch-up) with the Rockwell 6S (plate 5) and I finished with the matching after shave splash & Mancera "Cedrat Boise" EdP.

Hope you have a great day.

Proraso "Refreshing" Shave Cream / Riva Brushes "Purpleheart" Manchurian Badger / Rockwell 6S

Gillette Platinum / Alum / Proraso "Refreshing" After Shave Splash / Mancera "Cedrat Boise" EdP

Gillette TV Special razor
Treet Dura Sharp blade
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Mama Bear Lime Ice Shave Stick
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pinaud Lime Sec cologne

Wanted a gentle yet effective shave today and got it with the above combo. All the parts liked each other and a really fine shave was had. Not go enjoy your day folks.

Wolfman WR4 .70 • Schick Proline • Allen Long Manchurian IV on Trotter Handcrafts • Ethos

Friday, August 25, 2023 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Cantu Pre-Shave Scrub
Brush  ||  Made Rite
Soap  ||  Grooming Dept Lemon Bay
Razor  ||  Karve Christopher Bradley / Astra SP (2)
Post  ||  Witch Hazel
A/S  ||  Stirling Bay Rum
Growth  ||  44.0 Hours

Razor: Feather Single II 400S-1B Injector Razor
Blade: Feather Single Sputtom Injector blade
Brush: Simpson Commodore X2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Shannon's Soaps Fig & Apricot
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

Friday August 24, AM

Razor: Schick L injector
Blade: Ted Pella ?
Brush: AP Shave Titanium knot on pottery handle
Pre-Shave: Baxter of California shave tonic
Lather: Proraso green
Post-Shave: Proraso Cypress & Vetyver balm

​​Friday, August 25

Eufros Tobacco~~Simpson CH3~~RazoRock GC .84/Wilkinson Chromium~~Malle Musc Ravageur
Have a great day!

Saturday SOTD

Razor: Supply Provision The Single Edge Jet Black

Blade: Schick (D6)

Brush: Montalvo 25mm Black Wolf

Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper

Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2

Pre-Shave Oil: Black Ship Grooming Unscented

Shave Soap: Murphy and McNeil Barbershop De Los Muertos

Butter: Organic Shea Butter

Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square

Been a while since using my Hallmark Devette, so I figured why not make it more dangerous with less than optimal lather, right?
Turns out I still have the touch, so no blood involved.. and nothing but a smooth face to enjoy.