SOTD 9-15 December 2018

SOTD DEcember 13th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Cooper MonoBilt
Pol Silver SI(6)
Yaqi Moka Express (26mm, Frigate Class)
Van Yulay Smokin Hot Pineapple soap and AS

Good morning friends. Today's Decadent shave feature a soap company that you don't hear much about and the king of the vintage DE razors. The Van Yulay soap (this one is a tallow base, she has several different bases containing various oils and fats) is very soft and the big Yaqi brush picked up a lot of soap in a short time. The scent of Smokin Hot Pineapple is meant to be that of grilling fresh pineapple rings, and actually contains some pineapple that the soapmaker grilled themselves, it also contains base notes of smoke and vetiver. Performance of the soap was amazing, it made a creamy, shiny, dense lather that was super slick and had very good residual slickness. Scent strength was a solid 7 and just having the tub open in the bathroom filled the room with smokey pineapple goodness. Post shave feel was very good and was only enhanced by the AS. The AS is alcohol free and contains lots of skin food and left my face feeling supple and well hydrated. The only downside is that the packaging seems somewhat amateurish, the label for the AS looks like it was printed in house. The bottle for the AS is plastic and I'm not a fan of this style of soap container. Those flaws are easily overlooked however as the quality of the product more then makes up for it.

Six shaves on a Pol Silver and its showing no signs of stopping. It is still cutting smoothly and is still sharp enough to pull off a BBS shave. The MonoBilt once again proved itself and just reiterated why it is my favorite vintage DE. Have a great day my friends!

linuxguile, that is a lovely resin colour on that brush, Andrew.

linuxguile, that is a lovely resin colour on that brush, Andrew.

Thank you, Celestino! It is quite a large handle as well.

1927/28 New Standard

Вечерий SOTD.
• shaving soap Pre de Provence #63
• aftershave gel Natura Siberica «Як и Йети»
• aftershave Floyd
• razor WR I / Stork EX4/ Gillette 7 O’Clock
• brush Thäter Two band Silvertip Badger 4660/5.

Perfector-Marvel.

December 13, 2018
Simpson Tulip 2 Super
Gillette Single Ring + Lada Stainless
WK Pasha's Pride
Stirling Noir AS

Jueves 13 Diciembre 2018

• Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
• Barrister & Mann Petrichor
• Timeless Ti 0.68 OC
• Gillette 7 o’clock Sharp Edge
• Opaline

Thursday AM 2018-12-13

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 1/3 Ebony Finest (26/52)
I Coloniali shaving cream
Weber ARC/Triad Purple Aristocrat Titanium
Polsilver Super Iridium (5)
Gillette Sun Up aftershave (vintage)

Friday Planned SOTD



Razor: 1946/1947 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (D5)
Brush: Shavemac H4414024 Horn 24mm Silvertip
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Dept Unscented V35
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Before The Fire
Post: MdC Huile Végétale Camomille
Aftershave: Nobel Otter BarrBarr