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SOTD February 2025

8 February, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 8

Fantastic shave this morning! So much so I decided to forgo my typical two-pass shave in favor of a full three passes. This lather just keeps getting better. Super thick and slick, built with the Stirling Soap Co. "Li'l Brudder" synth. Three passes with the '58 Gillette Super Speed, and I finished with a splash of Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, followed by Pitralon Classic aftershave lotion, a dusting of Clubman talc and Geo F. Trumper "Wild Fern" EdC.

Hope you have a great day.

Williams / Stirling Soap Co. / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's / Pitralon / Clubman / Geo. F. Trumper

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Sunday Shave
RAZOR: Above TheTie Atlas S1 Solid Bar Slant Razor
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: Rudy Vey Butterscotch 20mm Silver Tip Badger
LATHER: The Art Of Shaving Lemon (vintage Valobra)
POST: Fine Italian Citrus Classic Aftershave Splash
 

Sunday SOTD
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Razor: Wilkinson Empire 7 Day Set
Blade: Wilkinson Wedge (2)
Brush: Oumo Compass Deep Sea 27mm A-1
Bowl: Captain's Choice
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Enigma Machine Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Shave Soap: Tallow + Steel Baygère
Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Aftershave: Tallow + Steel Baygère​
 
9 February, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 9

Great shave this morning. Great lather built with the Semogue SOC Premium Boar 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 vintage Avon "Bay Rum" aftershave lotion, a dusting of Clubman talc and Murray and Lanman "Florida Water".

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Semogue / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's / Avon / Clubman / Murray and Lanman

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Sunday 2/9 Shave
FIXED/FRUGAL February Day 9
16th Annual One Blade in February Challenge
Same Razor/Blade/Brush/Soap All Month

Fourteenth Use on the Fromm Blade
Every time I think this blade is going to bottom out,
It returns an amazing shave
One of My BEST and almost a BBS result today

Razor: WECK Sextoblade Hair Shaper
Blade: FROMM Hair Shaper Blade (14X)
Lather: Ginger's Garden VIZIER Soap
Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations RAPTOR Synthetic
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: PAA Good Vibrations Aftershave

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Ram57 said:

Sunday SOTD
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Razor: Wilkinson Empire 7 Day Set
Blade: Wilkinson Wedge (2)
Brush: Oumo Compass Deep Sea 27mm A-1
Bowl: Captain's Choice
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Enigma Machine Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Shave Soap: Tallow + Steel Baygère
Balm: Proraso Single Blade Cypress and Vetyver
Aftershave: Tallow + Steel Baygère​
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What an amazing razor the WS Empire is. An adjustable razor long before some other major players even imagined it. I never had a Seven Day set but have plenty of Empires that can use modified Injector or GEM Blades.
 
SOTD - 2/9/2025

Phoenix Shaving Doppelgänger Continuum No.1
Phoenix Astraeus 22mm Shaving Brush
Phoenix The Ascension Twist-Adjustable 316L Stainless Steel Razor

From the PAA Website:

Among the most celebrated leather fragrances is Cuir de Russie by Chanel, a scent that has captivated fragrance lovers for nearly a century. Originally marketed to women, it quickly gained a devoted following among men, thanks to its bold composition of leather, musk, and tobacco. The Cuir de Russie style has been explored by multiple brands over the years, each interpreting its smoky leather character in their own unique way.

Top Notes: Bergamot, Citrus, Neroli
Middle Notes: Rose, Carnation, Iris, Cedar, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang
Bottom Notes: Amber, Leather, Musk, Tobacco, Birch, Vetiver, Vanilla
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anchovie666 said:
What an amazing razor the WS Empire is. An adjustable razor long before some other major players even imagined it. I never had a Seven Day set but have plenty of Empires that can use modified Injector or GEM Blades.
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I haven't tried any modified blades yet but I thought about trying a modified injector next time as today's shave was a little rough. Though I found my SRD paddle strop, I could not find the felt pad with Chromium Oxide on it or my diamond spray and 40 laps with the empire strop and the SRD paddle strop, the shave was a little rough, and ended up using the Everyready Streamline for my against the grain second pass.
 

Menthol Monday SOTD
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Razor: Colonial Razors The General SS/BSG 32 pounder
Blade: Feather Artist Club (1)
Brush: Korn D7-XLT Romera Manchurian 26mm
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 10 5½” Walnut/Cherry
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling's Bay Rum
Shave Soap: Master Soap Creations Frosted Bay Rum
Balm: Stirling's Bay Rum Witch Hazel
Aftershave: St Johns Bay Rum​
 
10 February, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 10

Great shave this morning. Great lather built with the Fine Accoutrements "Stout" synth for three passes with the '58 Gillette Super Speed, and I finished with a splash of Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, followed by Williams "Aqua Velva" aftershave lotion, a dusting of vintage Williams aftershave talc and Creed "Bois du Portugal" EdP.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Fine Accoutrements / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's / Creed

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Monday 2/10 Shave
FIXED/FRUGAL February Day 10
16th Annual One Blade in February Challenge
Same Razor/Blade/Brush/Soap All Month

Fifteen Uses on the Fromm Blade
First Pass Could Have Been More Efficient
We got to a NICE DFS in the end
I'm Going for Sixteen tomorrow.

Razor: WECK Sextoblade Hair Shaper
Blade: FROMM Hair Shaper Blade (15X)
Lather: Ginger's Garden VIZIER Soap
Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations RAPTOR Synthetic
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: PAA Good Vibrations Aftershave

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Tuesday Shave
RAZOR: Asylum AC Razor
BLADE: Schick Proline
BRUSH: AP Shave Co. 24mm APLuxury Mixed Badger/Boar
LATHER: Czech and Speake Oxford & Cambridge (vintage Valobra)
POST: Fine Lavender Pour Homme Classic Aftershave Splash
POST: Myrurgia Agua De Colonia 1916 Lavanda Mediterranea
 
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