SOTD 26 February-4 March 2023

Saturday AM 2023-03-04
The American Automobile Association was founded on this date in 1902


Rooney 3/2 Ebony Finest (24/54) 
Art of Shaving Sandalwood shaving soap (tallow) 
Carbon Damascus Adamas
Personna 74 Tungsten (21)
Ethos Grooming Mysore Santal aftershave

SOTD 20230304
Prep: Razorock pre bsrba
Bowl: Thirsty Badger
Brush: Voigt & Cop Mammouth VC02
Soap: Declaration Grooming Sellout
Razor: WR1 0.94 TI WRH4
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Mondial Antica Barberia



Best Regards

Saturday 4 AM

Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: ?
Brush: Vie-Long black horse
Pre-Shave: Vie-long Pre Shave Cream
Lather: Proraso blue
Post-Shave: Pal Zileri a/s and CW Beggs unscented balm

Razor: Tatara Masamune Ti
Razor: Tatara Masamune Nodachi Ti
Blade: Gillette Platinum (d4)

Soap: Hendrix Classics & Company Canadian Mafia Le Mafioso
Brush: Omega Boar 10005/80005
Bowl: Bluff Cove Pottery

Post 1: P.A.A. Alum No-Slip Grip System w/ Dry Dock System
Post 2: Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel Deep Cleansing Astringent w/ Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman (original)

I just had to do it. I had to do a comparison between the Masamune and the Masamune Nodachi. Seeing as the Nodachi is on loan to me and my time with it is just about up. I would regret having not done a straight-up, side-by-side comparison shave. So, here it is...

To keep things equal I used the same blade, swapping razors between uses. I used the Masamune on my right side and the Masamune Nodachi on the left. I made this choice as my left side has just a bit more tough hair to shave. I figured I'd give the more aggressive razor the slightly tougher side.

My soap choice of the day was HC&C'S Canadian Mafia Le Mafioso. This is a beautiful duplicate of Le Male Le Parfum by Jean Paul Gaultier, which was released in 2020. It has top note of cardamom, middle notes of lavender and iris and base notes of vanilla, with some oriental and woodsy notes mixed in.

Let me just say that this soap smells great! It's very alluring and has a premium feel to it. I'll definitely be adding a full size of this to me repertoire. It's just that good!

In total I did a three-pass shave with the end result being bbs on both sides. In all honesty, each razor wasn't that different from the other. Both are very efficient and very smooth. Maybe that's just the titanium talking. I will say though that the Masamune Nodachi does have a touch more blade feel and is therefore a bit quicker at achieving said bbs. It's also noticeably heavier.

In conclusion, both Tatara razors, the HC&C soap, followed by the Clubman after all came together in perfect harmony to provide me a fantastic shave. I genuinely recommend all of the gear that I used.

Well, that's it. I hope you enjoyed reading. Happy Saturday everyone and enjoy your shaves.

Schick Injector Razor Type I-1, Vintage Schick blades, Tabac soap, Stirling brush, Lúcido AS.
To my surprise this gave me a smoother and closer 1 pass shave than any of my DEs or SEs.
I just bought this NOS on eBay, and I believe these are the original blades that came with it.

The La Faulx and Feather Pro Super combination are single handedly reviving my passion for the AC format.

Razor: Atelier DURDAN La Faulx Ti [SB]
Blade: Feather Pro Super AC [3]
Brush: Brad Sears Wanderer 26mm
Lather: Ethos Succès [F base]
Post: Hub City Doctrine Aftershave

SOTD : 03/04/2023

Razor : Rockwell 6S #4
Blade : Polsiver
w/ Jackblack Supreme cream triple cushion

in Captain's choice copper bowl

Also with 2 nicks

Drughet SOAP Black Market 02/2023 4711 scent
Declaration Grooming B5 Mojo Handcraft handle
Charcoal Goods Copper Stinger lvl3 ss plate gen2 + Astra platinum
Junichi Tanaka pottery scuttle
Mont Saint Michel Fraicheur Intense Cologne