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SOTD APRIL 2025

15 April, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 70

You know the routine by now. Blah blah blah Wonderful shave. Blah blah blah great lather, etc.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Gillette / Wizamet / Floris

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SOTD: 04/15/2025
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Razor: Atelier Durdan La Faulx
Blade: Feather Artist Club Proguard, 16th use
Brush: Wald Calyx Peach A1 Fan
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Specialty “Sapphire” Bowl
Soap: Geo. F. Trumper Eucris Puck
Balm: Ethos Unscented Skin Food Lotion
Additional Care: Osma Alum
Additional Care: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Galactic Witch Hazel

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Tuesday 4/15 Shave
VINTAGE APRIL 2025 Day 15
All Vintage Razors - All Month

My Best Shave Yet on the Hero
A full three pass - minimal touch ups
Overall a SUPERB BBS Shave

Razor: HERO Razor - Germany
Blade: Extra Hollow Ground - Adam Edge (4X)
Clean Up: TREET/GEM Fat Handle Razor
Lather: TOBS Lime Zest Cream Sample
Brush: Alpha Shave BIG RED Synthetic
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: Pinaud Citrus Musk Aftershave Mix

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Wednesday Shave
RAZOR: Blackland Sabre Polished Level 2
BLADE: Ted Pella PTFE-coated GEM Personna
BRUSH: Zingari Man Resin Handle Brush 8 26 MM V11 fanchurian
LATHER: Declaration Grooming Massacre Of The Innocents Shave Soap
POST: Declaration Grooming Massacre Of The Innocents Aftershave ​
 

Wednesday SOTD
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Razor: Asylum Injector
Blade: Schick Injector (3)
Brush: Korn D7-XLT Shavemac 28mm 2-band
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Patchouli & Mint
Shave Soap: Le Père Lucien Fougère
Butter: Organic Shea
Aftershave: Alpa Fougère​
 
16 April, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 71

Feeling a little more loquacious this morning. Fantastic shave today. Great lather built with the new Sorrentino Brushworks synth for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '58 Gillette Super Speed. Finished up with alum, Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel and Floid "Mentolado Vigoroso" aftershave lotion and a spray of Acqua di Parma "Colonia Intensa" EdC

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Sorrentino Brushworks / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's / Floid / Acqua di Parma

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Wednesday 4/16 Shave
VINTAGE APRIL 2025 Day 16
All Vintage Razors - All Month

The downfall of the Durham is the blade
The Personna Specimen Prep is OK
I wish I could find or adapt something keener
My trusty Super Adjustable touched it up
Overall it was a Good BBS Shave

Razor: Durham Duplex Razor - Open Blade
Blade: Personna Specimen Prep Blade (3X)
Clean Up: Gillette Super Adjustable 109mm
Lather: Talbot Shaving GRACE Mash Up
Brush: A P ShaveCo Faux Boar Synthetic
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: 4711 Echt Kolnisch Wasser

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Thursday SOTD
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Razor: Asylum Injector
Blade: Schick Proline Injector (4)
Brush: Rooney Heritage Emillion 1 Super Badger
Bowl: Wedgwood China Pedestal Bowl 4 ½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Enigma Machine Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Soap: Le Père Lucien Limited Edition 2016
Balm: Thayers Rose Petal
Aftershave: HTGAM Al-Fin​
 
17 April, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 72

Phenomenal shave this morning. Great lather as usual built with the Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "The Peregrino" synth for three passes with the '59 Gillette Fatboy. Finished up with alum, Thayers Cucumber witch hazel, vintage Mennen "Skin Bracer" aftershave lotion and Geo. F. Trumper "Wild Fern" EdC

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Gillette / Wizamet / Thayers / Mennen / Geo. F. Trumper

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Thursday 4/17 Shave
VINTAGE APRIL 2025 Day 17
All Vintage Razors - All Month

Love the balance of this WECK Sextoblade
Paired with the wicked sharpness of the Kismet
Cleaned Up some Spots with the Flare Tip
Two Pass Amazing BBS Shave

Razor: WECK Sextoblade - Trade Sample Scales
Blade: KISMET Hair Shaper (7X)
Clean Up: Gillette Flare Tp F1
Lather: Tcheon Fung Sing Granducato Toscano
Brush: BOTI 30mm Synthetic
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: MSC Frosted Spearmint

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