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The Sunday shave. Today I wanted to carry on with the citrus theme and so I reached for TFS Rasozero Agrumella which is a lemon citrus accord. Great soap and in true TFS fashion the scent is nice and strong. Decided to use some of the pre-shave also which is just more of that citrus scent!

Razor of choice the 56-58 A’crat Jr from an English No. 58 set. A beautiful looking and shaving razor. Minty and cased. Loaded up with a fresh Gillette Silver Blue.

Heavenly three pass BBS shave. Finished up with a spritz of Acqua di Parma Colonia. Perfect. Enjoy your Sunday and stay safe.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Junior 1956-58
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Paladin 26mm Select Badger - Sumo
Pre-Shave: Tcheon Fung Sing Rasozero Agrumella
Lather: Tcheon Fung Sing Rasozero Agrumella
Aftershave: Fine Italian Citrus
Additional Care:
Acqua di Parma Colonia
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
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woodpusher said:
Nice! I love citrus..... and florals .... and bay rums ... and sandalwood... and...... Heck, who am I kidding! I love them all!
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Yup @woodpusher it is an excellent time to be a lover of soaps, creams and all things wet shaving. Though Sam I must confess Bay Rum is my absolute fav!
 
Well I watched Goldfinger earlier in the week and decided to reach for the 1964 Gillette Adjustable. This one is a J1 and in really nice condition cased. Sean sports a Slim himself in the movie so it has to be good! Loaded up with a GSB.

Today’s soap B&M Tuesday. I love lavender scents and this one is super nice. There is some violet in the scent notes also and together they are just excellent. Great soap.

Lovely three pass BBS shave. Slim on 4 the whole way so lovely and mild from start to finish. Topped it off with some Gucci Pour Homme which has some violet in the top notes so it complements everything else quite well. Some smoke and wood in there too. Enjoy the day and stay safe!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette Adjustable - Slim 1964
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1
Lather: Barrister & Mann Tuesday
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Tuesday
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Gucci Pour Homme
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Sean is and always will be Bond but Craig has done a fantastic job at bringing Bond back into focus. All solid movies!
 
Well it’s rainy on this Thursday morning but oh well though not a tropical scent it sure reminds me of holidays none the less. Stirling Glacial Margaritas in the Arctic is an incredible soap period and that icy goodness must be felt to be appreciated. Just awesome stuff and the heavily mentholated matching AS is so good. It’ll make your fingers tingle for a few hours after you slap it on your melon!

Karve CB with the C SB plate and a GSB is a recipe for a smooth and easy shave! Great weight, balance and it just looks so good! I enjoy this razor and haven’t had a single bad shave with it right out the box. Have the A, B OC plates and the B,C,D SB plates and they are all excellent.

Reached for a brush I haven’t grabbed in a while in the APShave Co. 28mm Flat Top synth. The butterscotch handle is great looking but the brush is really nice for whipping up a lather and either painting it on or splaying it about like normal. Quite enjoyable really. I have to leave it out for a bit so I don’t forget about again.

A Thursday brings with it hope we made it past Wednesday but we aren’t quite to Friday! Still a wonderful three pass shave and an ultra smooth finish! Spritzed on some B&BW Citron and off we go! Stay safe and enjoy your shaves!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: APShave Co. 28mm Flat Top
Lather: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Aftershave: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Bath & Body Works Citron
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Happy Sunday all! Lovely, sunny and perfect for some lawn work around the house.

Today’s razor of choice the Gillette Sheraton loaded up with a fresh Personna Lab Blue. She is a smooth shaver but not tame. I love using this razor quite a bit but it comes into rotation infrequently...I need to fix that.

Soap of the day Stirling Sharp Dressed Man which is light and crisp. Another beauty of a soap.

Nice three pass BBS shave achieved. Topped it all off with some English Laundry Windsor EDP. Some BBQ will happen today. Enjoy the day and some sun if you can.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette Sheraton 1938-39
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Wild West Brushworks 26mm Tuxedo - Elway
Lather: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Aftershave: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
English Laundry Windsor Deodorant Stick
English Laundry Windsor
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