SOTD 23-29 April 2023

Rhapsody

First, beautiful brush handle!
Second, I got into this too late to try Rhapsody. What is it like? How do you like it? I think I would love it based on the B&M website description.

Firstly, my apologies for taking so long to get back to you on this.

Second, Thanks! I love the brushes made by Derek (Wild West Brushworks).

Third, the soap itself is great! Lather was incredibly slick and cushioning. The scent threw me honestly. The write up on the B&M page repeatedly cites "New York" by Nicolai as inspiration but the addition of the pear, cherry and apple blossom notes seem to overpower everything else, especially the juice on which it was based. I have the frag and wore it after the shave and smelling it compared to the lingering splash scent on my hands, they really didn't have anything in common that I could detect. Maybe I'm completely wrong and this soap/splash was meant to be its own thing, apart from the frag. B&M's olfactory homage to the city just as the frag was Patricia's personal homage.

24 April, 2023

Good morning all! Hope you a great weekend.

Great shave this morning. Went back to Dragonsbeard / ETHOS Grooming Essentials and his namesake soap and skin food masterpiece this morning. Great scent with dark, smoky, woody resinous notes and super slick, cushioning lather built with the Wild West Brushworks "Rosé Noir" ST brush for two passes (+ touch-up) and I finished with a splash of ETHOS Grooming Essentials "Dragonsbeard" skin food splash and a spray of Viktor & Rolf "SpiceBomb" EdT.

Hope you have a great day.

ETHOS Grooming Essentials "Dragonsbeard" Shave Cream / Wild West Brushworks "Rosé Noir" ST Badger

Karve SS Christopher Bradley Razor / Gillette Platinum / Alum

ETHOS Grooming Essentials "Dragonsbeard" Skin Food Splash / Viktor & Rolf "SpiceBomb" EdT

Monday, April 24, 2023 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Equate Beauty Cleansing Skin Cream with Eucalyptus Oil
Brush  ||  Wolf Whiskers
Soap  ||  Grooming Dept Lemon Bay
Razor  ||  Stirling Stainless DE / Wizamet Super Iridium (6)
Post  ||  Witch Hazel
A/S  ||  Stirling Bay Rum

• Karve CB plate C
  
• Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
  
• PAA Peregrino 24mm
  
• Mike’s Barbershop 
  
• Speick Aftershave 
  
• Zingari man balm
  

Monday Afternoon Shave 04.024.23
PRE: Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel
RAZOR: Timeless Titanium 0.95
BLADE: Wizamet Super Iridium
BRUSH: Heritage Ever-Ready 200 26mm SHD Gel
LATHER: Grooming Dept Mallard Strawberry Rhubarb
POST: Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel

No shave today.
Tomorrow I'm heading out for several days on vacation and I'll be taking my travel razor (Van Der Hagen TTO) and a tuck of Derby Extras.

Don't forget some cream and aftershave gel! 
Have a great vacation by the way!

Monday AM 2023-04-24
National Rebuilding Day


Rooney Emillion 1 Porcelain Finest (24/48) 
Crabtree & Evelyn Lavender shaving cream (vintage) 
Wilkinson Sticky
Personna 74 Tungsten (6)
Yardley English Lavender aftershave (vintage)

Today..

Razor:  Rocnel Sailor
Soap:  A&E Pistachio
Brush:  TDR
Bowl:  I keep forgetting the name...but it came from Amazon.

Razor: Gem Junior The Parade Baton Handle
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Simpson Butterscotch Chubby 2 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Seaforth! Sea Spiced Lime
Aftershave: Shannon's 25th Street Lime splash
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented