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SOTD MAY 2025

MarkB said:
4 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Great shave this morning. New soap day with the "Blue Moon Bay Rum" from Phoenix Shaving. I've actually had this soap for a while but was doing the Williams challenge so I haven't been able to use it until now. Phenomenal lather and wonderful scent. Kind of a floral, evergreen bay rum. Very nice! Two passes (plus touch-up) with the British Gillette No.58 set and I finished with alum, Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion & cologne.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Wild West Brushworks / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's

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SOTD: 05/05/2025
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Razor: Rex Supply Co. Konsul
Blade: Wilkinson Sword , 4th use
Brush: Paladin PK-47 Butterscotch Two Band Badger
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper “Obsidian” Bowl
Preshave: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Evil Cube Soap
Soap: Ethos Mélange D’Agrumes Cream
Balm: Ethos Bergamotto Skin Food Lotion
Additional Care: Osma Alum
Additional Care: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Galactic Witch Hazel
Fragrance: Creed Original Vétiver EdP
 
5 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Great shave this morning. After a long hiatus, I returned to my vintage Yardley suite of products. Incredibly thick and slick lather built with the Paladin "Somerset" for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '49 Gillette Milord and I finished with alum, Thayers Cucumber witch hazel, vintage Yardley aftershave lotion & talc and Brut Special Reserve.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Yardley / Paladin / Gillette / Wizamet / Thayers / Brut

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Monday 5/5 Shave
MODERN MAY 2025 Day 5
All Modern Razors - All Month

MDC MONDAY
What a fantastic combo of razors
For an inexpensive shavette the QC is excellent
Shield Half DE knocked it out of the ballpark
Overall a MARVELOUS BBS Shave

Razor: AE Orange Scale AC Shavette
Blade: KAI ProTouch MG (1X)
Clean Up: Shield Aluminium SHADE
Lather: Martin de Candre Absinthe Sample
Brush: A P ShaveCo 24mm PURE BLISS
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: L T PIVER Heliotrope Blanc Lotion

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Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC Two Band Finest Badger in Butterscotch 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Saponificio Varesino ~ Argania v4.3
Razor/Blade:- Weber with Bulldog Handle / Vintage Gillette Aussie Spoiler #3
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:- Hugo Boss Intense
 
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TUESDAY SHAVE
RAZOR: Tatara Razors Muramasa Adjustable @3
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: Elite Red, White and 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​
 

Tuesday SOTD
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Razor: OneBlade GENESIS
Blade: Feather FHS (2)
Brush: Semogue 2018 TSN LE brush
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 3 5" Maple\Walnut
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Oil: Taconic Bay Rum
Shave Soap: Meißner Bay Rum
Butter: Inspired Naturals Bay Rum
Aftershave: St John's Bay Rum​
 
Tuesday 5/6 Shave
MODERN MAY 2025 Day 6
All Modern Razors - All Month

I definitely could use this shavette daily
Paired with the APEX ALU it was a BANGER Combo
Overall a WONDERFUL BBS Shave

Razor: AE Orange Scale AC Shavette
Blade: KAI ProTouch MG (2X)
Clean Up: Aylsworth APEX ALU
Lather: Mama Bear's Soap NAG CHAMPA
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: MSC Vintage Lapidus Aftershave

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6 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

A fantastic if nondescript shave this morning. Great lather from the Palmolive Classic cream built with the Paladin "El Dorado" for two passes (plus touch-up)with the '59 Gillette Fatboy. Finished up with slum, Thayers Cucumber witch hazel and vintage Palmolive aftershave lotion.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Palmolive / Paladin / Gillette / Wizamet / Thayers

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May 07, 2025

Prep: Hot towel
Razor: Paradigm Copper Diamondback (2025)
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (German)
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 1 Super
Soap: Bartigan & Stark: Campione
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Almeria by Loumari
The 'Copperhead' continues to impress..


Shaving.. to be enjoyed, not endured.
 
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