SOTD 25 June-1 July 2017

42’sday’s Shave
Pre-Shave: Strop 100 on Tony Miller Heirloom #2
Post-Shave: Strop 30/30 Cotton/Linen on TomoNagura
Lightly oil and put up.

Barrister & Mann 42
Marfin shaving brush n°229 Italian Briar badger silvertip extra-white 26mm
C.V. Heljestrand MK 31 (17.5mm) Full Hollow Bone
Taylor’s Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera
Barrister & Mann 42 After Shave Splash
Barrister & Mann 42 EDT
Lather Bowl from Symmetrical Pottery

I love those Marfin Briar brushes. They're just all class!

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Tallow & Steel Yuzu Rose Pachuli
Druida Seven Briar & Camel Bone
Oneblade Core /Oneblade V2
Myrsol Agua de Limón AS

Regards

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Gillette '55 SS Red Tip / Treet
MS 30mm Finest Fan
Barrister and Mann Seville
Thayers Aloe Vera Formula Rose Petal Witch Hazel

Rob, very NICE red tip

TONE Shaves,
Thank you, sir!  I picked this one up on eBay for a decent price. It was covered with soap scum, but after I cleaned it up it looked like this. I'm very happy with it!

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Well... what a score!  And um... If you ever decide to part with her....

Razor: Timeless
Blade: Feather
Brush: shavemac 24mm two-band silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: D.R. Harris Arlington
Balm: Muhle
Finale: Halston

"42"uesday

6.27.2017

Barrister & Mann 42 :: Morris & Forndran 2XL Blonde Badger :: Stork Ti RWD/Above the Tie R1 :: Myrsol Agua de Limón

Simpson 58 in Manchurian Grey Marble
Shannon's Soap barbershop
Mach 3

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Tallow + Steel "Maya"
Wolf Whiskers | Raptor | Black Wolf
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)
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Since I've commented extensively as to how pleased I am with Tallow + Steel's new soap formula, I'll just briefly convey my thoughts on Maya's fragrance.

Cocoa and coffee arrive at the same time, but they fall short of dominating the fragrance which is soon mitigated by the rich, spicy notes presumably offered up by the allspice.  These intermingle with the cocoa and coffee on an almost sinister scale.  By themselves, these notes wouldn't typically be described as dark, but the accord is indeed dark but clean and crisp. There is zero cooling effect, but it smells like there should be.  A gentle minty metallic fragrance is detected.  I was initially inclined to call it anise, but it doesn't quite make that leap.  The sharp lime along with a bitter citrus keep the fragrance from being sweet.  As the shave progresses, the coffee becomes more discrete giving way to cocoa. I do note a hint of tobacco, but it's quite subtle and intermittent.

The splash starts like most Tallow + Steel splashes with a transient creaminess that I assume is from the base ingredients.  With the exception of the still light tobacco, the other notes of coffee, cocoa, and cardamom are more clearly defined with equal showing from whatever the effervescent fragrance is.  The drydown reveals even more of the lime and bitter orange.  This fragrance seems to last longer than the other new Tallow + Steel splashes I've used thus far (Himalaya and Morocco), still detectable 6 hours out.

For me, Maya pretty much fills the void left by Dark's departure. While it's hardly the same fragrance, it fits in that category.

Fantastic first shave with this New Standard I picked up at an antique hunt recently. Old school open comb close shave but the extra heft takes a lot of effort out of it

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Timeless Scalloped Matte SB Razor
Muhle Stainless Blade
Cremo Cream Cooling Shave Cream
RR Chrome Synthetic Badger
Aqua Velva Sensitive Balm
Paul Sebastian Spray Cologne