01.29.25
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SOTD January 2025
- Thread starter BarberDave
- Start date
29 January, 2025
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Great shave this morning. My tube of vintage Palmolive Lather Shave Cream arrived a couple of days ago and I tried it for the first time this morning. Was a little apprehensive when I went squeezed some product out because it had liquified quite a bit and was worried I wouldn't be able to build a usable lather. As it turns out, my fears were unfounded. Lovely, voluminous lather built with the Paladin "PK-47" 2-Band Badger brush for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '49 Gillette Executive and I finished with a splash of Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, followed by Aqua Velva "Musk" aftershave lotion.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Great shave this morning. My tube of vintage Palmolive Lather Shave Cream arrived a couple of days ago and I tried it for the first time this morning. Was a little apprehensive when I went squeezed some product out because it had liquified quite a bit and was worried I wouldn't be able to build a usable lather. As it turns out, my fears were unfounded. Lovely, voluminous lather built with the Paladin "PK-47" 2-Band Badger brush for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '49 Gillette Executive and I finished with a splash of Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, followed by Aqua Velva "Musk" aftershave lotion.
Hope you have a great day.
Palmolive / Paladin / Gillette / Quinn's / Aqua Velva
anchovie666
Jr. Shave Member
Wednesday 1/29 Shave
BADGERary Day 29
All BADGER Brushes - All Month
The Snow Mountain Blades are OK - not the best
Fourth Use and you can feel some loss of efficiency
A77 Razor was one I feared but now it's tamed
Not the Razor's fault - shows my technique was lacking
Overall a Very Nice Shave
Razor: Archibald A77 Stainless Scales Shavette
Blade: Snow Mountain Wolf A77 (4X)
Lather: The Cajun Blade LA VACHE Soap
Brush: Smilez for Milez Grape Handle BADGER
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen/Glacial Splash Mix
Post Shave: Apex Alchemy/Royal Lime Mix
BADGERary Day 29
All BADGER Brushes - All Month
The Snow Mountain Blades are OK - not the best
Fourth Use and you can feel some loss of efficiency
A77 Razor was one I feared but now it's tamed
Not the Razor's fault - shows my technique was lacking
Overall a Very Nice Shave
Razor: Archibald A77 Stainless Scales Shavette
Blade: Snow Mountain Wolf A77 (4X)
Lather: The Cajun Blade LA VACHE Soap
Brush: Smilez for Milez Grape Handle BADGER
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen/Glacial Splash Mix
Post Shave: Apex Alchemy/Royal Lime Mix
Gbsher
Shave Member
SOTD - 1/29/2025
House of Mammoth 福 (FÚ DÀO)
Rockwell 6S Red
Rich Man Shaving Brush with a F2 Innovator Badger Knot
From The House of Mammoth Website:
The nostalgic scent of mandarins and sweet flowers fill the house with a clean slate and blossoming auspiciousness to start the new year. Kids wake up early to greet their elders with well wishes of health, happiness and prosperity in exchange for lucky money in red envelopes, the smell of fresh money ushering in a prosperous start to the new year. Fireworks are set off to ward off misfortune and bring good luck, followed by lion dances, kids running around the neighborhood to wish their elders a happy new year and collect red envelopes, and families reuniting to feast on nourishing good food that symbolizes all the good that is to come in the new year.
Notes: green mandarin, petitgrain, ginger, ylang-ylang, lucky money, firecracker, angelica, oud/agarwood, sandalwood.
House of Mammoth 福 (FÚ DÀO)
Rockwell 6S Red
Rich Man Shaving Brush with a F2 Innovator Badger Knot
From The House of Mammoth Website:
The nostalgic scent of mandarins and sweet flowers fill the house with a clean slate and blossoming auspiciousness to start the new year. Kids wake up early to greet their elders with well wishes of health, happiness and prosperity in exchange for lucky money in red envelopes, the smell of fresh money ushering in a prosperous start to the new year. Fireworks are set off to ward off misfortune and bring good luck, followed by lion dances, kids running around the neighborhood to wish their elders a happy new year and collect red envelopes, and families reuniting to feast on nourishing good food that symbolizes all the good that is to come in the new year.
Notes: green mandarin, petitgrain, ginger, ylang-ylang, lucky money, firecracker, angelica, oud/agarwood, sandalwood.
pipingtenor2570
Jr. Shave Member
Went to my barber today for a haircut and took along my circa 1850s Frederick Reynolds Travel Size Near Wedge for him to see. My barber is aged early 30s, and is interested in vintage barber gear. He actually offered my a free hot lather shave if he could use my razor. He did a fantastic job. He was shocked at how the razor never pulled or tugged and just glides through my hair. He asked me to bring it back next haircut, too.
pipingtenor2570
Jr. Shave Member
It's a Joseph Elliot. I apologize for the incorrect attribution above. Dumb error on my part.
Ram57
Sr. Shave Member
Thursday SOTD
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Razor: OneBlade GENESIS
Blade: Feather FHS-10 (4)
Brush: Morris & Forndran Chalice 28mm Blonde Badger
Scuttle: TheMudPlace Big Daddy Oiled Mahogany
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Enigma Machine Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sandalwood
Shave Soap: Ethos Sándalo Artistico
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Ethos Sándalo Artistico
I decided I would just copy yesterday's shave, and yes I have been using the matching soap.
01.30.2025
30 January, 2025
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Great shave this morning. New soap / splash day with the arrival of "King" soap and splash from Noble Otter. This was the generous gift from @novicewetshaver for winning the last Bingo game (thanks again brother!). Great scent! A powdery, slightly sweet musk offset by notes of cedar with light oakmoss anchoring it. Incredibly creamy and slick lather built with the Wild West Brushworks synth for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '59 Gillette Fatboy, and I finished with a splash of Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, followed by the matching aftershave lotion and Creed "Tabarome" EdP.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Great shave this morning. New soap / splash day with the arrival of "King" soap and splash from Noble Otter. This was the generous gift from @novicewetshaver for winning the last Bingo game (thanks again brother!). Great scent! A powdery, slightly sweet musk offset by notes of cedar with light oakmoss anchoring it. Incredibly creamy and slick lather built with the Wild West Brushworks synth for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '59 Gillette Fatboy, and I finished with a splash of Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel, followed by the matching aftershave lotion and Creed "Tabarome" EdP.
Hope you have a great day.
Noble Otter / Wild West Brushworks / Gillette / Quinn's / Creed
anchovie666
Jr. Shave Member
Thursday 1/30 Shave
BADGERary Day 30
All BADGER Brushes - All Month
Very Light A77 Razor but great face feel
Rhino blade on it's 8th use is still good
Two Pass & Finish with Shield ALU Half DE
Overall a Very Good BBS Shave
Razor: KNIGHT A77 Blue Handle Shavette
Blade: Rhinoceros A77 Full Blade (7X)
Lather: Wet Shaving Products Gaelic Tweed Cream
Brush: Olive Wood Handle PURE BADGER
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Mix Splash On
Post Shave: 4711 Echt Kolnisch Wasser
BADGERary Day 30
All BADGER Brushes - All Month
Very Light A77 Razor but great face feel
Rhino blade on it's 8th use is still good
Two Pass & Finish with Shield ALU Half DE
Overall a Very Good BBS Shave
Razor: KNIGHT A77 Blue Handle Shavette
Blade: Rhinoceros A77 Full Blade (7X)
Lather: Wet Shaving Products Gaelic Tweed Cream
Brush: Olive Wood Handle PURE BADGER
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Mix Splash On
Post Shave: 4711 Echt Kolnisch Wasser
EMG06
"TSC's Bingo Admiral"
SOTD: 01/30/2025
Razor: Atelier Durdan La Faulx
Blade: Feather Artist Club Proguard, 4th use
Brush: Wald Glacial Meltwater A1 Bulb
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Standard “Rawhide” Bowl
Preshave: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Cane Soap
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch Puck
Aftershave: Aqua Velva (Williams) Fresh Control Loción Aftershave
Balm: Proraso Pelli Sensibili Balm
Additional Care: Osma Alum
Additional Care: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Galactic Witch Hazel
Razor: Atelier Durdan La Faulx
Blade: Feather Artist Club Proguard, 4th use
Brush: Wald Glacial Meltwater A1 Bulb
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Standard “Rawhide” Bowl
Preshave: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Cane Soap
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch Puck
Aftershave: Aqua Velva (Williams) Fresh Control Loción Aftershave
Balm: Proraso Pelli Sensibili Balm
Additional Care: Osma Alum
Additional Care: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Galactic Witch Hazel