SOTD 31 December 2023-6 January 2024

3 January, 2024

Hello everyone! Hope you had pleasant evening.

Great shave this morning. Returned to Truefitt & Hill, this time going with their "Grafton" shave cream (another Christmas gift from the missus). Lovely spicy, green, floral scent and excellent lather built with the Rich Yuengel "Pit Viper" 24mm HD ST badger brush for two passes with '61 Gillette Fatboy and I finished with Brut "Original" AS & EdT.

Hope you have a great day.

Truefitt & Hill "Grafton" Shave Cream / Rich Yuengel "Pit Viper" HD ST Badger / '61 Gillette Fatboy

Wilkinson Sword / Alum / Brut "Original" After Shave Splash & EdT

3 January 2024

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Face Wash - Equate Skin Cream with Eucalyptus Oil
Brush  ||  Paladin Chief
Soap  ||  Grooming Dept Lemon Bay
Razor  ||  Edwin Jagger DE89L / Gillette Nacet (3)
Post  ||  Witch Hazel
A/S  ||  Stirling Bay Rum

INTERESTING SHAVE

I have been shaving the last couple of weeks with the Athena SS.  I love the razor but was having issues with maneuverability.  Once I switched to a Titanium handle, everything changed for me.  All the shaves were just great.  So I decided to use the Blackland Blackbird Ti today and compare.  The Blackbird is a fantastic razor.  It is efficient and smooth.  BUT, the Athena is just as efficient, but more comfortable and smoother.  So, as a comparison, the ATHENA WINS.  That said, today's Blackbird shave was very good.  The only downside was the soap and the aftershave.  Neither is on a level with the Saponificio Varesino products.  The face feel of the aftershave was mediocre.  The soap was OK, not spectacular or as good as SV or Ethos, just OK.  You win some, you lose some.  I don't believe this combo will be in my regular rotation going forward.

SHAVE
PRE:        PAA CUBE
BOWL:    PEREIRA
RAZOR:  BLACKBIRD TI
BLADE:  WIZAMET
SOAP:    A&E TOBACCO ROAD
BRUSH:  SIMPSON TRAFALGAR T3
POST:      WARM/COLD RINSE.  SOAP FACE WASH.  ALUM AND WITCH HAZEL
A/S:        A&E TOBACCO ROAD
BALM:    NIVEA SENSITIVE

SCORE:  8.5/10  DFS

GN Musashi
OCSC boar
JD's Woddary spalted maple & Walnut razor
Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade

January 3 2024
Feather AS D2
Feather
PAA ShaveRite 210
WSP Ol’ Kentucky
Small Batch Shave Tonic

Happy New Year! First Wolfman Wednesday of 2024

Razor: Wolfman WR3 Bronze .40
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Paladin Chief 2023 B&B Contributor Brush
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Zingari Man The Merchant
Aftershave: Zingari Man The Merchant Recovery Splash
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
  Nivea Post Shave Balm

​​Wednesday, January 3

I Coloniali~~Culmak 92~~Gillette #44/Astra SP~~Vintage Quorum
Have a great day!