SOTD 5-11 November 2023

​​Sunday, November 5

Mike's Vetiver~~Simpson Rover~~UK Gillette Red Tip/Gillette Platinum~~Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
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Have a great day!

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Baker Street
Brush: Perfecto Badger
Razor: 1960 Gillette Super Speed Regular Flare Tip
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

Charcoal Goods Lvl2/Gillette Nacet/ApShaveCo Brush/Daisho - Gaelic Forest

Sunday November 5, AM

Razor: Merkur 23C
Blade: Tiger
Brush: Omega boar
Pre-Shave: Baxter of California shave tonic
Lather: Cella red
Post-Shave: Barbasol 1919 balm

Razor: Ever-Ready 1911 Lather Catcher
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Paladin Chief 2023 B&B Contributor Brush
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Truefitt & Hill Apsley
Aftershave: Mem English Leather
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
  Nivea Post Shave Balm

Sunday, November, 5, 2023.
Geo F Trumper, Eucris: Shaving soap, Skin food pre & post shave, and EdT. Pablo Fuertes: 1) Pomo (knob), shaving brush: Boti Two Band Badger Hair Knot 24 mm, True blood kirinite handle. 2) Jose Monserrat Pou: Filarmonica 14, Doble Temple, custom True blood kirinite scales.

November 5, 2023
Hone 15S
Tatra
Zenith B29 Boar
Mike’s Vetiver
Witch Hazel
Guerlian Vetiver EdT

Razor: Weck Sextoblade
Blade: Personna Hair Shaper (D4)

Lather: Stirling Soap Company Hot Apple Cider
Brush: The Wet Shaving Store Faux Horn
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Fine Lather Bowl

Aftershave: Stirling Soap Company Hot Apple Cider

You might be asking yourself why there's a big bottle of Apple Cider in the background. Well, I had the bright idea of building my lather using actual apple cider instead of water. I wanted an even stronger apple note to go with the "hot" cinnamon note that I think is pretty strong itself.

It's hard to say how much I succeeded in increasing the apple note but I imagine it had an effect to a degree. Nevertheless, I thought it was fun to experiment. I mean why not, right?

The Sextoblade requires extreme care and attention to detail but the reward is equally great. With the fantastic slickness of the Stirling lather, I had no issues with this shave. All I can say is I just love the feel of my face after a shave with this razor.

MdC / TheCaYuen / Game Changer / Shulton Old Spice