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SOTD February 2025

Saturday 2/15 Shave
FIXED/FRUGAL February Day 15
16th Annual One Blade in February Challenge
Same Razor/Blade/Brush/Soap All Month

Fourth Use FROMM has smoothed out a bit
Back to the SSDD software
I did three light passes today and didn't push BBS
Dried Down to a Very Acceptable DFS Shave

Razor: WECK Sextoblade Hair Shaper
Blade: FROMM Hair Shaper Blade (4X)
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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15 February, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 15

Great shave this morning. Synth brushes are still doing a superb job creating a thick and slick lather, this time using the T.G. Shave Co. synth. Three passes with the '58 Gillette Super Speed, and I finished with a splash of Thayers Cucumber witch hazel, followed by Floris "No.89" aftershave lotion, a dusting of vintage Palmolive aftershave talc and Floris "No.89" EdT.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / T.G. Shave Co. / Gillette / Wizamet / Thayers / Palmolive / Floris

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Sunday Shave
RAZOR: Parker Variant Adjustable OC @3
BLADE: Parker Platinum DE Blade
BRUSH: Spiffo! "Castillo" African Blackwood 24mm HMW SHD
LATHER: Lea Classic Shaving Soap
POST: Lea Classic Aftershave Splash
POST: Lea Classic Aftershave Balm
 

Sunday SOTD
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Razor: Asylum RX V2
Blade: Feather Super Pro (7)
Brush: Oumo Torch Ebony Hybrid/24mm SHD
Bowl: Castle Shave 4 1/4"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Oil: Taconic Bay Rum
Shave Soap: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum
Balm: Viking Soaps Bay Rum
Aftershave: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum​
 
Sunday, February 16th:

Shave of the day with a vintage Darwin Deluxe and Czech & Speake. I had forgotten what a great shave the Darwin produces and the pre-reformulated Valobra made Czech & Speake is among my all time favorite soaps.

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

A Very Nice & Relaxing Shave
On it's fifth use and blade has smoothed out nicely
After Dry Down this was close to BBS - Definitely DFS+

Razor: WECK Sextoblade Hair Shaper
Blade: FROMM Hair Shaper Blade (5X)
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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16 February, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 16

The hits just keep coming with this soap. Great lather built with the Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Solar Flare" 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 Aqua Velva "Musk" aftershave & cologne and a dusting of Pinaud Clubman talc.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Williams / Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Gillette / Wizamet / Clubman / Aqua Velva

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Menthol Monday SOTD
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Razor: Henson AL13 ++
Blade: Kai (1)
Brush: Truefitt & Hill Wellington 24mm Super Badger
Bowl: Supply Provision Marble 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Department Rainforest
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Aether Iced (Koolada)
Balm: Proraso White
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Colbeck​
 
17 February, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Williams Mug Soap Challenge: Day 17

Another great shave this morning. Fantastic lather built with the Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "The Starcraft" synth 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 Williams "Aqua Velva" aftershave lotion, a dusting of vintage Williams Aqua Velva talc and Rogue Perfumery "Fougère a L'Aube" EdT.

Hope you have a great day. :)

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

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SOTD: 02/17/2025
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Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: AccuTech Pro, 15th use
Brush: Wald Glacial Meltwater A1 Bulb
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper “Obsidian” Bowl
Preshave: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Tube 2.0 Soap
Soap: Wet Shaving Products Connecticut Yankee Puck
Aftershave: Aqua Velva (Combe) Classic Ice Blue Aftershave
Additional Care: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Galactic Witch Hazel
 
Monday 2/17 Shave
FIXED/FRUGAL February Day 17
16th Annual One Blade in February Challenge
Same Razor/Blade/Brush/Soap All Month

Sixth Use on the FROMM Blade
Just a nice close DFS shave
Very comfortable and almost Autopilot
The more you don't push BBS, the closer you get to BBS

Razor: WECK Sextoblade Hair Shaper
Blade: FROMM Hair Shaper Blade (6X)
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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