SOTD 28 August-3 September 2016

My SOTD for the past week at the beautiful Newfound Lake, NH

My SOTD for the past week at the beautiful Newfound Lake, NH
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Beautiful pic!

Thank you!

Friday's Planned SOTD
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Razor The General\Triad-DeltaEcho Antique Brass
Blade: Feather Pro (D4)
Brush: Korn D7-XLT Romera Manchurian 26mm
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Pre Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Oakmoss Sandalwood
Shave Soap: CRSW Le Chypre Sombre LE
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Extro Cologne Italiana

Razor: AlumiGoose in Black. V1.
Blade: Feather Professional (1)
Brush: Shavemac Zebra, Honeycomb 2 Band Badger
Soap: Jeeves Soap Turkish Bath
Aftershave: Aqua Velva


Off to a great start with the AlumiGoose along with a new shave brush. The brush performed outstanding right out of the box. It whipped up a great lather ad the AlumiGoose cut down the stubble in no time at all.
I don't have many drug store aftershaves, but I do have Aqua Velva.
I was difficult catching the hummingbirds in the photo tonight. They where fighting off a Downey Woodpecker at the feeding station this evening. There is one in flight just to the right in the picture.

I'm about to go shave with this:





First time using a slant (an X3).

Razor: AlumiGoose in Black. V1.
Blade: Feather Professional (1)
Brush: Shavemac Zebra, Honeycomb 2 Band Badger
Soap: Jeeves Soap Turkish Bath
Aftershave: Aqua Velva


Off to a great start with the AlumiGoose along with a new shave brush. The brush performed outstanding right out of the box. It whipped up a great lather ad the AlumiGoose cut down the stubble in no time at all.
I don't have many drug store aftershaves, but I do have Aqua Velva.
I was difficult catching the hummingbirds in the photo tonight. They where fighting off a Downey Woodpecker at the feeding station this evening. There is one in flight just to the right in the picture.

Congrats on the new brush. It looks fantastic.

Razor: AlumiGoose in Black. V1.
Blade: Feather Professional (1)
Brush: Shavemac Zebra, Honeycomb 2 Band Badger
Soap: Jeeves Soap Turkish Bath
Aftershave: Aqua Velva


Off to a great start with the AlumiGoose along with a new shave brush. The brush performed outstanding right out of the box. It whipped up a great lather ad the AlumiGoose cut down the stubble in no time at all.
I don't have many drug store aftershaves, but I do have Aqua Velva.
I was difficult catching the hummingbirds in the photo tonight. They where fighting off a Downey Woodpecker at the feeding station this evening. There is one in flight just to the right in the picture.

Congrats on the new brush.  It looks fantastic.

Thank you Clint. Worked excellent right out of the box.

SEptember 1st
Proraso Green Pre/Post
Plissoft Synthetic 22mm knot in an E Shave handle
Barrister & Mann Night Music
AlumiGoose Black
Feather Pro Guard (Shave 1)
Thayers Superhazel with Proraso Green Pre/post followed with Proraso/Osage Rub splash

Wholly Kaw - Beta Scent #43 v3.0
Rubberset 200-4 | Omega boar
RazoRock Black Mamba | Gillette 7 O'clock Black (1)
Barrister and Mann - Adagio

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Over the past couple weeks, I've been privileged with the opportunity to participate in beta testing whollykaw 's latest creation currently known only as "scent #43". I've had this opportunity with WK before, and it should be noted that by the time their product is in beta testing, it's pretty close to being a final product. After going through 3 iterations, each one having been tweaked after feedback, I'm told this one is final. I wouldn't change a thing about this scent. This is, however, quite a departure from Wholly Kaw's other offerings. I detect no powder, floral, or soapiness. It's a quite bold but elegant. My initial impressions are of well worn, oiled, slightly smoky leather. It reminded me of a favorite cowhide belt worn slick by denim, and it holds that fragrance throughout the shave and for some time thereafter.

While I was essentially asked to provide feedback and critique on the scent, I would be remiss not to mention the performance. In my past experience, Wholly Kaw has been strictly a vegan soap maker, and they do this well. I was surprised to discover that this tallow base has been in use since Spring. I note a remarkable improvement in density and creaminess, and the slickness is on par with my other tallow soaps--superb. It paired well with the Black Mamba permitting me to take long sweeping final passes on my head resulting in a very pleasant 2-pass+ BBS shave. I look forward to purchasing this soap when it's available. As of this writing, it doesn't have a formal name.

I'm told there will be a matching splash, but for tonight I finished with Barrister and Mann's Adagio for no other reason than it caught my eye on the shelf, and you just can't go wrong with it.