SOTD 20-26 September 2015

Pils/Polsilver: I'm still finding it takes a lot more touch up and buffing than I'm used to for a BBS shave. I guess this is what everyone refers to as a mild razor. For me it's inefficient, though after some work the final result is DFS+.  I do enjoy using the it, I just wish it were more efficient. Any advice is appreciated.

M&F 3/2: Star of the show today. This is an amazing brush.

The Soap Exchange Blue Water: thought I'd try out a new artisan all natural soap. Good results, nice scent.

St. James' Lavender and Geranium AS Gel

Monday, 21 September 2015: 
 
Razor: Gillette Tech w/Weber Wave Handle
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: RR Chubby Extra Silvertip
Soap: Italian Barber Primavera
A/S: RR Baby Blue 

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John

Brush - Thater Silvertip
Soap - Soap Smooth Fall Harvest
Razor - Weber ARC
Blade - Super Iridium
Splash - Weleda

Vie-Long Beehive Silvertip
Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica
Weber PH Bulldog
Polsilver SI
D.R. Harris Arlington Aftershave Milk

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SOTD Monday

D.R. Harris Windsor 
DIY Brush
Gillette Super Adjustable (aka Black Beauty) #9
Personna Platinum #1
Denim Gold ASL

Head & face shower shave. 2 days growth.

Technique:  WTG / XTG / ATG/clean-up.
Prep: Shower. Manhandle - "Mr. Burgundy" bath soap
Soap: Chiseled Face - "Cedar & Spice"
Brush: Every-Ready 100T w/ TGN Finest
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant V4
Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless(2)
Post: Dapper Dragon Soaps - Scale Polish Unscented

Chiseled Face's latest offering is their classiest yet.  "Cedar & Spice" is an all-natural tallow soap fragranced only with essential oils.  Before addressing the scent, for those unfamiliar with Chiseled Face soaps, the performance is beyond its price point. It boasts and easy, dense, protective, and durable lather with a moderate amount of slickness.  While the dial-in is pretty intuitive, I find I don't have to play with the water content as long as I bloom the puck and give my soaked TGN finest badger knot a single, aggressive pump before taking it to the puck.

Now, to the scent.  Off the puck, cedar is the dominant scent, but vetiver is faintly present.  As the lather builds, however, cedar takes a back seat to spicy, dark, and earthy vetiver.  I've not experienced a vetiver like this since Jabonman's Tierra Humeda.  During the second and third passes, as the lather cooled, gentle lime notes broke through, and finally a smoky pungent black pepper wafted in and out.  About 1 hour later, I'm getting hints of wheat and black pepper with the underlying spicy vetiver never really leaving the forefront.  This is an outstanding soap both with respect to performance and scent.  I look forward to the splash which I understand is in the works.

Ingredients/details:  According to Chiseled Face's website, the essential oils used are: cedar, guaiacwood, Haitian vetiver, patchouli, black pepper, juniper berries, lime, clove, and ginger.  The other ingredients are: stearic acid, aloe vera juice, potassium hydroxide, beef tallow, coconut oil, castor oil, glycerin, mango butter, avocado oil, and silk powder.  The price is $13.75 for 4 oz. in an oversized tub allowing for plenty of room for protolather on a new puck.

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Xtro Bay Rum AS

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