SOTD 6-12 November 2022

Razor: Gillette 1909 ABC Pocket Edition #502B, Gold shell pattern
Blade: Gillette Rubie Plus
Brush: Simpson Butterscotch Chubby 2 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Noble Otter Lone Star
Aftershave: Old Spice Classic
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

Saturday AM 2022-11-12
Lawrence Hargrave was lifted 16 ft off the ground by four box kites on this date in 1894, Stanwell Park Beach, Australia


Rooney Polo 1 Ivory Finest (24/54)
Art of Shaving Sandalwood shaving soap (tallow)
Paradigm Diamondback/UFO Titan Fine
Wilkinson London Bridge (11)
Roger & Gallet l'Homme aftershave

PAA Cube|Gillette Slim|DG Fae B9a|PAA Blue Samhain

This shave was bad! The soap was slick and dense but the slim seemed to keep mocking me with very slight pressure and on setting 5. On the second pass, I turned it down to 4 and still had issues. Both passes WTG. Sometimes I have trouble with scoring the shaves. This one was down toward the bottom for sure though.

3 out of 10

Prep: Hot towel
Razor: Rockwell 6S – #3
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 2 Two Band
Soap: 345 Soap Co: Breakfast Group (Deus Vult) 
Post: CeraVe moisturising lotion..

A shave that can be summed up in one word... FAULTLESS. A warm, comforting fragrance, exemplary cushion and glide, and a very comfortable post shave feeling. Yes, 345 Soap Co: Breakfast Group is definitely a soap that is second to none, and deserves to rub shoulders with the big guns.

First run with a Schick Twin injector blade. A dynamic shave when factoring in the range used today. I need a couple of more shaves before more detailed analysis, but my sense is that BBS duration is extended with these blades. 

RAZOR: Schick Adjustable Injector [M1]
BLADE: Schick Injector Twin II [1]
BRUSH: Rudy Vey Chief Muhle STF 25mm
LATHER: House of Mammoth Kryptonite
POST: House of Mammoth Z Aftershave Splash

 
Pre ..... Hot H2O Splash/Soak
Brush ... Omega Lucretia Borgia Silvertip (25mm)
Soap .... Castle Forbes Lavender
Razor ... Tedalus Essence, Feather Super
Razor ... Blackland Vector, Kai Titan Mild ProTouch MG
Post .... Dickinson's Original Witch Hazel Toner
Post .... Speick AS Splash
Post .... ETHOS Lavender Suprême SFS
Finish .. Castle Forbes Gentlemen's Cologne EDP

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Razor Oneblade Hybrid

Blade: Feather FHS-10 (D1)

Brush: Zenith B20 Boar 28mm

Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 10 5½” Walnut/Cherry

Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime

Pre-Shave Butter: Mickey Lee Lime

Shave Soap: Mama Bear Cilantro Lime Iced

Balm: Castle Forbes Lime

Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice Lime