SOTD 4-10 August 2024

9 August 2024

* Weber DLC + Stork Aristocrat Ti
* Big Ben
* Oscar11 Aquamarine
* MacDuff's Spring Cabin
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

Friday, August 9, 2024 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Equate Skin Cream with Eucalyptus Oil
Brush  ||  Paladin El Dorado
Soap  ||  Stirling Gentleman
Razor  ||  Blackland Blackbird / Astra SP (2)
Post  ||  Witch Hazel
A/S  ||  Stirling Gentleman

THE ATHENA JUST SHINES

Today's shave was the first time I used the Suneko blade with the Athena. I had tried this blade before in other razors and it was just OK. I thought the Athena might bring the reaction up a bit with this blade. I was right. Just a remarkable tool that can use nearly every blade I have tried. Keep in mind, when I say that, I have no where near the selection of blades as so many others on this forum. Is the Suneko better than the Gillette Black, Accurforge, Accuthrive, PermaSharp, Nacet or Wizamet, NO it isn't, but it isn't that far behind either. I did find I needed to buff a bit more with this blade.

PRE:         ETHOS FIRST LATHER
BLADE:    SUNEKO
BRUSH:   APSHAVE CO. G5C
RAZOR:   ATHENA SS
BOWL:    PEREIRA
SOAP:     SV 70TH
POST:     WARM/COLD RINSE, ALUM BLOCK, WITCH HAZEL
A/S-BALM:   SV 70TH
EDT:      ACQUA DI GIO

SCORE: 9.75/10. BBS

Friday August 9, 2024

RAZOR:Fatip  Testina Gentile Olive Wood Handle

BLADE: Gillette Super Blue

BRUSH: AP Shave Co. 24mm Multicolor G5C Synthetic

LATHER: Truefitt & Hill Apsley Luxury Shaving Soap

POST: Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Skin Food Splash

Razor:  Supply Pro
Blade:  Schick
Lather: Razorock New York
Brush:  Simpson Commodore X2 Best
Post:    Thayers Facial Tonic, Tabac

REX Ambassador Adjustable @3 / Wizamet Super Iridium
Elite Razor Fire & Ice 24mm Manchurian White
D.R. Harris Sandalwood Shaving Soap
Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Skin Food Splash

Razor Razorock Lupo .95
Blade Wizamet Super Iridium
Brush Yaqi Defect 22mm Synthetic
Pre Proraso Sensitive Cream
Lather Stirling Scots Pine
Post Clubman Tequila Tease

Saturday SOTD

Razor: Henson Ti22 +++

Blade: Super Iridium (D6)

Brush: Wolf Whiskers/ Elite Razor Manchurian 26mm

Bowl: HoneycombCopper 4 ½”

Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2.0

Pre-Shave Balm: Vitos

Shave Soap: Black Ship Grooming 7 Doubloons

Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè

Aftershave: Black Ship Grooming 7 Doubloons

Brush: RV “Duke Style” Rudy Vey 27mm Longshaving Rev 3
Blade: Timor (5), 3 days of growth
Soap: GD “Lavender” Aion Maxima
Razor: WR2 Ti SB 1.25 w/ Timeless Ti Crown Handle