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SOTD APRIL 2025

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Sunday Shave
RAZOR: Feather AS D2 Razor
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: Oumo mixed wood 26mm SHD SILK/Manchuria
LATHER: Valobra Patchouli Triple-Milled Shaving Soap
POST: LEA Classic Aftershave Lotion
 

Sunday SOTD
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Razor: PAL Adjustable
Blade: Schick Proline Injector (7)
Brush: Wolf Whiskers Beehive w 24mm Black Wolf
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 10 5½” Walnut
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Spa
Shave Soap: Mitchells’ Wool Fat
Balm: Nivea Sensitive
Aftershave: Floid Amber (Italian)
 
19 April, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 74

Another late post but a fantastic shave to start the day. Great lather as usual built with the Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "The Starcraft" synth for three passes with the '58 Gillette Super Speed. Finished with alum, Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, Williams "Aqua Velva" aftershave lotion and talc.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's

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Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Stirling Finest Badger 26/54mm bulb knot
Soap/Cream:- Mitchell's Wool Fat (tallow)
Razor/Blade:- Weber with Bulldog Handle / Wizamet Super Iridium #4
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Plunkett's Vita E Pure with Rosehip Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerine (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Moisturising Cream:- Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Fragrance-Free (for autumn & winter season)
Fragrance:- Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male
 
20 April, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 75

Wonderful shave to begin the day. Phenomenal built with the Sorrentino Brushworks "Orange Crush" synth for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '58 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with alum, Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, Layrite "No.9" aftershave lotion and Ogallala Double Strength Bay Rum EdC..

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Sorrentino Brushworks / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's / Layrite / Ogallala

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Sunday 4/20 Shave
VINTAGE APRIL 2025 Day 20
All Vintage Razors - All Month

Happy Easter to All
No Bunnies but two Ducks and a Star
And Bhang showed up for 4.20
What a wonderful BBS Shave today

Razor: Pearlduck DUBL DUCK Shavette
Blade: FROMM Hair Shaper (3X)
Clean Up: STAR Bar Lather Catcher

Lather: Ariana & Evans BHANG Cream
Brush: A P ShaveCo 24mm Mixed LUXURY Knot
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix

Post Shave: Master Soap Creations Vintage Lapidus

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SOTD: 04/20/2025
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Razor: Atelier Durdan La Faulx
Blade: Feather Artist Club Proguard, 21st use
Brush: Wald Princess Peach A1 Fan
Preshave: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Tube 2.0 Soap
Soap: Martin De Candre Vétyver Puck
Balm: Ethos Unscented Skin Food Lotion
Additional Care: Osma Alum
Additional Care: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Galactic Witch Hazel
Fragrance: Creed Original Vétiver EdP

- Happy Easter to all who celebrate
 
21 April, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 76

Wonderful shave to begin the day. As usual, fantastic lather built with the Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "The Peregrino" synth for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '67 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with alum, Thayers Cucumber witch hazel, Aqua Velva "Ice Sport" aftershave lotion and Davidoff "Cool Water" EdT.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Gillette / Wizamet / Thayers / Aqua Velva / Davidoff

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Monday 4/21 Shave
VINTAGE APRIL 2025 Day 21
All Vintage Razors - All Month

A little chin weeper this morning
Blade is smoother but still very sharp
A few Touch Ups with my 46 Aristocrat
Overall an Amazing Shave result

Razor: Pearlduck DUBL DUCK Shavette
Blade: FROMM Hair Shaper (4X)
Clean Up: Gillette Aristocrat / Diane Platinum

Lather: Mama Bear's Soap NAG CHAMPA Puck
Brush: Semogue Torga C5 Onyx Synthetic
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix

Post Shave: Ariana & Evans SIAM Aftershave

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