SOTD Saturday April 5 - Friday April 11 2025

chazt

chazt

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Razorboy said:
Is only my personal opinion . I know very well, there are many fan of MDC .
Unfortunately I have tried many soaps and I’m not underwhelmed. but I don't consider it exceptional, is a good artisan soap .
just as I didn't consider the first SV 4.0/ 4.1 exceptional (despite being Italian) . 4.3 is another level imho .
I’m still a big fan of some artisans, but Today I’m more selective also about the standard production .
I don’t know if you ever seen the ridiculous laboratory of some soap makers ( European and USA) and where the SV soaps come from ?
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Sometimes soap makers find a magic formula. Other people also rave about the SV 4.3 base. No, I haven’t seen the labs… are they high tech or in somebody’s kitchen?
 
Johnny Bravo

Johnny Bravo

Love Guru to the stars.
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My Blaze's Birthday S.O.T.D today consisted of......
Prep Hot Shower.
Brush Blackland Signature synthetic.
Soap Tcheon Fung Sing Torino.
Razor Blackland Titanium Osprey.
Blade Iridium super new stock.
Aftershave Rogue Mousse Iluminee edt.

Today's shave was a test of the Iridium super blades new stock against the god awful tuck I have.
On the old blade even unwrapping it is a pain because the paper just falls apart and sticks to the blade, you can lose a finger just trying to clear the bits off before you have even loaded it, I wonder if at some point the tuck got water logged or something and they shave like barbed wire.
The new Blade the wrapper pops off as it should and I am happy to report, these things are sharp and I mean sharp, I had an excellent face and head shave with zero issues, just as well because I brought 250 of the things and would have had to sell them on the BST.
The Tcheon Fung Sing Torino soap was fabulous it reminds me of the Mastro Miche just with Almonds in the scent, why had I not tried these before?
That's what I love about this Hobby, just when you think you have nothing else to discover, something turns up that blows you away and blinking cheap.
This stuff and the Mastro Miche are in the same league as MdC for me.

a solid 9/10 shave.

I will now leave you all with a photo of the Birthday boy who turned 3 years old today.

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Bob65

Bob65

Forum GOD!
08/04/2025:
PRE-SHAVE: King C. Gillette 3 in 1 Men's Beard and Face Cleanser
RAZOR: Parker 55SL
BLADE: Dorco ST-301 #1
BRUSH: Simpson Trafalgar T3
SOAP: Declaration Grooming Dirtyver - Milksteak base
EDT: Lalique Encre Noir Sport
 
M

MasterJoiner

Forum GOD!
Razorboy said:
Is only my personal opinion . I know very well, there are many fan of MDC .
Unfortunately I have tried many soaps and I’m not underwhelmed. but I don't consider it exceptional, is a good artisan soap .
just as I didn't consider the first SV 4.0/ 4.1 exceptional (despite being Italian) . 4.3 is another level imho .
I’m still a big fan of some artisans, but Today I’m more selective also about the standard production .
I don’t know if you ever seen the ridiculous laboratory of some soap makers ( European and USA) and where the SV soaps come from ?
Click to expand...
Sorry i am a bit lost in your post wat do you mean at the end
 
M

MasterJoiner

Forum GOD!
Johnny Bravo said:
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My Blaze's Birthday S.O.T.D today consisted of......
Prep Hot Shower.
Brush Blackland Signature synthetic.
Soap Tcheon Fung Sing Torino.
Razor Blackland Titanium Osprey.
Blade Iridium super new stock.
Aftershave Rogue Mousse Iluminee edt.

Today's shave was a test of the Iridium super blades new stock against the god awful tuck I have.
On the old blade even unwrapping it is a pain because the paper just falls apart and sticks to the blade, you can lose a finger just trying to clear the bits off before you have even loaded it, I wonder if at some point the tuck got water logged or something and they shave like barbed wire.
The new Blade the wrapper pops off as it should and I am happy to report, these things are sharp and I mean sharp, I had an excellent face and head shave with zero issues, just as well because I brought 250 of the things and would have had to sell them on the BST.
The Tcheon Fung Sing Torino soap was fabulous it reminds me of the Mastro Miche just with Almonds in the scent, why had I not tried these before?
That's what I love about this Hobby, just when you think you have nothing else to discover, something turns up that blows you away and blinking cheap.
This stuff and the Mastro Miche are in the same league as MdC for me.

a solid 9/10 shave.

I will now leave you all with a photo of the Birthday boy who turned 3 years old today.

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He is so handsome and looks very happy 😊
 
Bob65

Bob65

Forum GOD!
Razorboy said:
Is only my personal opinion . I know very well, there are many fan of MDC .
Unfortunately I have tried many soaps and I’m not underwhelmed. but I don't consider it exceptional, is a good artisan soap .
just as I didn't consider the first SV 4.0/ 4.1 exceptional (despite being Italian) . 4.3 is another level imho .
I’m still a big fan of some artisans, but Today I’m more selective also about the standard production .
I don’t know if you ever seen the ridiculous laboratory of some soap makers ( European and USA) and where the SV soaps come from ?
Click to expand...
Link with a video of the saponification of Saponificio Varesino, Brebbia plant:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfGzDYSTjR4


What do you find "ridiculous"?
 
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