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SOTD December 2024

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13 December, 2024

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Great shave today. Returned to Stirling Soap Co. and their excellent "Oro Valley" shave soap & splash. Excellent scent and lather built with the Simpson "Chubby" 2 Manchurian Badger brush for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '58 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with a splash of Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, followed by the matching aftershave splash and Tom Ford "Ombré Leather" EdP.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Stirling Soap Co. / Simpson / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's / Tom Ford

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Friday 12/13
DecemBOAR Day 13
DE-cember
All BOAR Brushes - All Month

An extremely close shave this morning
Three Pass with the Bengall
Finish Pass with the APEX ALU for the win
Driied Down to a Marvelous shave

Razor: T. R. Cadman & Sons BENGALL
Blade: 5/8
Lather: Abbate Y La Mantia ISHTAR
Brush: Vintage Century No. 3 BOAR
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen/Glacial Splash Mix
Post Shave: Siete Machos Lotion

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Saturday Shave
RAZOR: Merkur 37C Slant Elite Razor Amboyna Burl
BLADE: Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless Green
BRUSH: Restored Lucite Erskine 18mm Silver Tip Badger
LATHER: Mike’s Natural Soaps Rose, Patchouli, Cedarwood
POST: Declaration Grooming Yuzu Rose Patchouli Aftershave
 

Saturday SOTD
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Razor: Gem Micromatic OC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D6)
Brush: Semogue Pegasus C7 26mm Boar
Scuttle: Woodhead Medium
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Enigma Machine Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: 3P
Shave Soap: Tims Breakfast of Champions
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic​
 
Saturday 12/14
DecemBOAR Day 14
DE-cember
All BOAR Brushes - All Month

First time trying Mama Bear's Soaps
Rubbed the little puck on the face to load
Exploded with lather - enough for four pass & Face Wash
Finish with the Karve OC-G just brought it home
Overall a SUPERB Three Pass Shave Result

Razor: T. R. Cadman & Sons BENGALL
Blade: 5/8
Lather: Mama Bear's Soap Co. NAG CHAMPA
Brush: Omega 21713 Ash Wood Inverted Handle BOAR
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Mix Splash On
Post Shave: Master Soap Vintage Lapidus

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14 December, 2024

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Great shave today. @BarberDave has had me thinking about Williams since his post on Tuesday so I broke out one of my pucks. Not sure what era this one is from but lather quality (and ease of building it) is much better than anything I've used recently (i.e. pucks bought at the local drug store before they all disappeared). No detectable scent left but, as noted, the lather was exceptional, thanks to the Simpson "Chubby" 1 Best Badger brush. Two passes (plus touch-up) with the '56 Gillette "Gold Tip" and I finished with a splash of Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, followed by William's "Aqua Velva" aftershave lotion.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Simpson / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's

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Sunday Shave
RAZOR: Dscosmetic Z0 316L Elite Wild Horse Jasper Stone
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: Elite Razor Red/White/Blue 24mm Manchurian White
LATHER: Phoenix and Beau Spitfire Shaving Soap
POST: Phoenix And Beau Spitfire Aftershave Splash
POST: Phoenix and Beau Spitfire Post Shave Lotion
 

Sunday SOTD
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Razor: Dubl Duck Goldedge 5/8 Full Hollow
Brush: Paladin PK-47 26mm Blonde Badger
Bowl: Creek Road Pottery 5½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Machine Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Oil: Taconic Bay Rum
Shave Soap: Le Père Lucien Bay Rum
Balm: Viking Soaps Bay Rum
Aftershave: Le Père Lucien Bay Rum​
 
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