SOTD Saturday 9 November - Friday 15 November 2024

[Randy]

Soap: LJDJ Spanish Fern (Duck Fat)
Razor: Yaqi Final Cut Adjustable (v2)
Blade: Winner by Gillette
Brush: Alexander Simpson Trafalgar T3 26mm
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer


A special one for me gents. Bloomed it with hot water, doesn't need heavy load, but my hand couldn't stop..

"An English-inspired personal fragrance. An aroma for any time of the year. It has a citrus output of orange and lemon. Green notes of rosemary, coriander and geranium, a touch of cloves to give it a spicy point and a background of woods and resins to give it depth with pine, cedar, sandalwood, oak moss, patchouli, labdanum and as a culmination the clean aroma of the talcum powder."

Very bright scent, reminded me of these candies with aniseed that I was eating when I was a kid, but it's more than that. Very strong, fills the bathroom and remains strong during and after the shave. Doesn't burn the skin, or sting.


The proto lather was pasty as hell, I added slowly water with the sprayer, and got a very heavy, shiny, low structure lather with super high density.

The razor was always on #6 for the 2 passes (WTG, ATG & Touch ups). The blade was a bit dull, tried to pull my hairs instead of slicing them, but the soap was very protective, with a very hydrated, stable lather, that make many of the US artisans sweat. The slickness was amazing with tons of residual slickness too, but you must over hydrate this Spanish beast first. The lasting power of the lather and the persistence, were off the charts and I ended up with a BBS shave, without the need of overshaving as I like to do often.

Even with the wrong blade loaded, the results were fantastic. This man knows how to make soap. BUT .....

I also have the Space Apple (duck fat) and the new Vetonia base ("Spicier Than You Think" Set, a strange scent, not very nice).

This Vetonia base is a good soap, but Spanish Fern & Space Apple are way better performers for me, with better lather consistency. I mean, he tried to make it better, but he stepped back a bit with this new one (imho).

Anyway, I enjoyed so much this shave, that I'm planning to get another soap of his older bases (only).

Post shave was phenomenal, rich and heavy, but not oily or greasy. During the winter here in Greece will help for sure. The Mennen Skin Bracer didn't sting at all, because I put it on when the skin was damp, so the alcohol was kinda deactivated.

10/10 if you ask me, congratulations to Joserra for this wonderful soap.

(Thanks for reading)

 

[Noire]

Lovely colours.

Thanks Celestino - fall colours and conditions are here . . .

 

[Ram57]

Veteran Day SOTD

Razor: Bakelite Slant
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock Black(D1)
Brush: Oumo Glaze Graphite 25mm Muhle STF
Bowl: TW 3D Printed
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Balm: 3P
Shave Soap: L&L Grooming Unconditional Surrender
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: L&L Grooming Unconditional Surrender​

 

[koenfucius]

Monocero Husaria
Wizamet Super Iridium
Drake Darwin Two Band Badger
Declaration Grooming Sell Out
L'Occitane Cade balm

 

[The Gentleman]

Soap: Declaration Grooming Darkfall
Brush: Paladin Falstaff
Razor: EJ 3one6
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Post: Thayer's Witch Hazel + Declaration Grooming Darkfall AS + Zingari Man Unscented Balm​

 

[Ventastic]

Paradigm Diamondback Ti | Personna Lab Blue | Simpson Chubby 2 best badger | Stirling Sandpiper | Joserra Harvest AS

 

[Levi]

SOTD: 11/11/2024

Razor: Aylsworth Razors The APEX Standard
Blade: Rex Supply Co. Platinum , 4th use
Brush: Oumo Compass Golden Age Traditional Craft Finest Two Band (Rorschach) Badger
Soap: Noble Otter Orbit Puck
Aftershave: Noble Otter Orbit Aftershave
Fragrance: Noble Otter Orbit EdP

- Shared from My Shave Den for iOS

 

[JamieM]

Tanifuji 40 Maxfli Gold
Strop Martin J.Rubin 4601 New York
Morris & Forndran Beehive Antique Ivory & Tortoiseshell
Crabtree & Evelyn Moroccan Myrrh Soap
Frankincense Sweet Orange Neroli & Myrrh AS Balm
Jo Malone Myrrh & Tonka Bean Cologne Intense
​

 

[MPF9]

Mon 11th November

Aleppo soap - Shave pre wash
Stirling Syn 26mm
La Toja stick - grated
RR Hawk V3 - OC
Kai CT Protouch MG ( 1 )
La Toja A/S Lotion

After a great Shave with an A plate Hawk, I decide to retry the OC version which has been in semi retirement. Tried a different handle and a Kai guarded blade, and the Shave went well, but not really as comfortable as the A plate.

 

[iwan073]

Shave of the Day - Monday November 11th, 2024

• Soap: Alexander Simpson - Sandalwood Shaving Cream
• Brush: Highlander DS1 Butterscotch Manchurian 26mm
• Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6
• Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum 2nd
• Aftershave: Geo F Trumper - Sandalwood Skin Food

 

[p.b]

Lovely shave this morning - I’m not a fan of the scent of this, it’s a bit muddy, but the performance is outstanding.

 

[Randy]

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Lovely shave this morning - I’m not a fan of the scent of this, it’s a bit muddy, but the performance is outstanding.

With this label, oh boy, it would be muddy

 

[Electrif]

Monday 11th November
Canadian Schick E3 v5 + Schick Proline B #1 + DScosmetic T4 Synthetic + Ach Brito Mogno Bar + Williams Aqua Velva AS + Aloe Vera Gel

1st use of the newly acquired Schick E and the Ach Brito Mogno soap.
I used the bar directly on the stubble and easily built up a wonderful creamy slick lather with one of my favourite brushes. This confirmed all the great reviews this soap has. The lovely cologne scent being one of them.
The result from the new to me Schick with a new Proline blade, was up there with the best.
Well pleased!!!

 

[Lockback]

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Proraso Red
Brush: Maggard 24mm
Razor: Pearl Flexi
Blade: Personna Comfort Coated (2)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

 

[Driftwood]