SOTD 24-30 December 2023

Enjoying my first few shaves with MacDuff's Kananaskis Explorer. It seems to live somewhere in between MacDuff's Black Rock and Santa's Workshop. I only purchased the soap but find MacDuff's Black Rock aftershave pairs well. Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays.


RAZOR: Atelier DURDAN Vestige Brass [++]
BLADE: Personna GEM (Coated) [1]
BRUSH: Declaration Grooming Washington [28mm B14]
LATHER: MacDuffs Kananaskis Explorer
POST: MacDuffs Black Rock Aftershave

Wednesday, December 27

I Coloniali~~Simpson "Rover"~~Kampfe Bros. Star Razor/Gem~~Rasasi Dhanal Oudh Naswah
Have a great day!

Brush:  AP Shave G5C
Soap:  Tallow + Steel Indian Bay
Razor:  Paradigm Salient
Blade:  AccuThrive
Splash:  Ethos Clean
Scent: Xerjoff 1861 Naxos

Due to the kindness of a DFS-er, I've been able to try the AccuThrive blades. Really fabulous.  Have used them now three times.  Twice in the Salient and once in my H&S N074 and each shave has been as smooth as can be and also exceedingly close. Really happy with these blades, which are apparently the new iteration of the Persona Med Preps (perhaps the same, it appears).  Whether they are worth the money, because they are not cheap, or are the same as or better or worse than the AccuForge blades (which are rebranded Persona Blues), I do not know. But they are very fine.  Absolutely are probably going to be in my top category.

Thursday SOTD

Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.05

Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D4)

Brush: Black Eagle Rhino Black Feather 25mm

Bowl: Castle Shave 4 1/4"

Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Enigma Machine Cube 2.0

Pre-Oil: AOS Lavender

Shave Soap: Spearheaad Shaving/Seaforth! Fleur de France

Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè

Aftershave: Spearheaad Shaving/Seaforth! Fleur de France

Thursday December 28, 2023
Razor: Nacet
Blade: Nacet
Brush: Vintage Bone & Cedar Handle/Badger
Soap: Ethos Dragonsbeard
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Dragonsbeard Skin Food Splash
Fragrance: Dragonsbeard EDP
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,877

What happens when a Dragon and a Crocodile walk into a Bar?.........The Bartender gets a great shave Sorry , I culdn't resist. Have a great Thursday !

Daveso Garanti OC razor,
Astra SP,
Goodfellas Smile Wild Hog boar bristle brush,
Speick Vegan soap,
Arko Platinum cologne...

I used the vintage Daveso Garanti OC razor for the first time. He gave a decent shave in two pass on a two-day growth of beard. I think that the razor can only be produced so precisely with the techniques of that period. It cannot hold the blade properly and very tightly, the holes of the bottom table are larger than poles, it is necessary to align the blade well by hand when placing it, there is blade chattering, I can say that it is a medium aggressive razor. But it didn't shave very cleanly, and although I wanted to do the third pass, but I didn't do it in case it irritated me. Compared to today's modern safety razors and production techniques, it is a machine that is far behind in terms of workmanship and precision production.

Love, respect and health from the foggy and cold Balıkesir morning to everyone...

Daveso Garanti OC razor,
Astra SP,
Goodfellas Smile Wild Hog boar bristle brush,
Speick Vegan soap,
Arko Platinum cologne...

I used the vintage Daveso Garanti OC razor for the first time. He gave a decent shave in two pass on a two-day growth of beard. I think that the razor can only be produced so precisely with the techniques of that period. It cannot hold the razor properly and very tightly, the holes of the bottom table are larger than poles, it is necessary to align the blade well by hand when placing it, there is blade chattering, I can say that it is a medium aggressive razor. But it didn't shave very cleanly, and although I wanted to do the third pass, but I didn't do it in case it irritated me. Compared to today's modern safety razors and production techniques, it is a machine that is far behind in terms of workmanship and precision production.

Love, respect and health from the foggy and cold Balıkesir morning to everyone...

Very cool piece of history non the less and survived the passing of time. Thanks for sharing !

La Faulx ++ // Kai Captain // Mozingo ZT4 x RV Shaving

December 28, 2023
Wolfman Guerrilla Bronze with 0.69mm
Gillette 7 O’clock Black
Zenith B29 Boar
WSP Ol’Kentucky
Small Batch Shave Tonic

SOTD: 12/28/2023

Razor: Karve Overlander

Blade: Derby Extra - Green, 2nd use

Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3 Emerald

Soap: Soap Commander Wisdom

Aftershave: Razorock Tuscan Oud

Additional Care: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Hydrating Toner

  - Shared from My Shave Den for iOS