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SOTD "Favorite Brushes Theme Week" July 27th - August 2nd, 2015

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SOTD July 31, 2015

Prep: Hot facecloth followed by homemade lavender pre-shave oil
Soap: Proraso White
Razor: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech
Blade: Astra
Brush: Omega boar
Aftershave: Hot facecloth followed by Witch Hazel
Aftershave balm: Shea butter/coconut oil
Mustache Wax: Badger
A great way to bring in the weekend! Love Proraso...Nice clean shave. 10/10.

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7/31/15

Prep Pre Shave Cream
Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar
Plisson Synthetic
Merkur 47C Long Handle
Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Shavex Alum Block
Murray & Lanman Florida Water
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Friday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Executive Man
Soap: Reef Point-Peerless
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (5)
Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)


Reef Point Peerless today. 20 seconds to load the WD High Mountain. Great easy, thick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud.

Bob

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Friday

Pre-shave: Recipe for Men Facial Cleanser
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super-Max Super Stainless Sunrise
Brush: Shea Moisture Black Badger
Soap: Jack Black Beard Lube/ Body Shop Maca Root Shave Cream
Aftershave: Alum/Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel /Murray & Lanman Florida Water
Balm: Kiehl's Razor Bump Relief
 
Good morning Gents! Here is my TGIF ‘Birthday’ SOTD - (64 years young today) :001_smile

ATT Kronos S1 / Feather
Omega 49 Professional Boar Bristle Shaving Brush
Ayars Lather Bowl
Proraso Sandalwood & Shea Butter Shaving Soap
The ‘Veg’​

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Enjoy your Friday everyone! :001_cool:
 
Friday 31st July






Warm shower
Hot towel
Shannon's Coconut Lime bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette French Market Tech
Kai (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave
 
31 July 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* Super 3-Band + ZenShave C7 Snakewood
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO







 
TGIF Gents, Hope you ready for a great Weekend! Nice photos and posts today!:thumbup:

Guy - Lovely
Mark
Stefano
alfredus
Cash - love the composition
UngerWoo - Very nice Paladin
Claudio
Rusty Blade
Chris- beautiful
Erich
Bob
Phil
Brian
Antique Hoosier
Celestino - Nice
Soren - Very nice!
Garrett - Nice
Jeff
Have a glorious day!:001_smile
 
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Great photos, everyone! Enjoy your Thursday! :001_smile

Soren (beautiful brush)

Thank you.
It is in this theme week for a reason :001_smile I think it is the most soft-tipped brush I own, it is delicious soft - pure heaven :biggrin1:


Wow! I haven't seen Pierre Cardin since I was in high school - that was good stuff!

It still is :biggrin1: and it is still available if looking around.
I also have a "Bleu Marine pour lui" but it is very difficult to track down, so I don't use it too often.
 
Friday

Japanese rice bowl ¤ SOC 2-band, cherry ¤ 6/8" Thiers-Issard, rosewood
AOS Lemon soap ¤ Myrsol Agua De Limón ¤ T&H Freshman Cologne

Have a lovely Friday evening, Gentlemen :001_smile

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Wonderful photos, everyone! Enjoy your Friday! :001_smile

Guy
Stefano
alfredus
Dave (lovely Fily)
Cash (excellent)
Matt
Claudio
Rusty Blade
Chris (cmh737) wonderful
Erich
Bobcat
Phil
Brian
Antique Hoosier
Soren
Garrett
Jeff

 
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Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Gillette Rocket HD
Blade - Personna Platinum Chrome (#3 and most definitely out for good!)
Brush - Vulfix 404 handle / Omega 10810 knot
Soap - Arko soap & cream / Glycerine
After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix
Result - BBS

Thought I'd finally found the perfect partner for the chrome tonight but alas, 'twas not to be! I think I only ever had proper irritation and razor burn twice before with DE but this is *DEFINITELY it right now! I was really careful given the previous results with blade. My verdict therefore is I don't like these blades, as bad as they were the first time around so the lot will be going pronto!
Finally got around to re-knotting a very kindly PIF'd Vulfix 404 with my Omega 10810. The original loft was supposed to be 50mm but it was more like 55mm. It's set at 50mm now and it's turned what was a good brush into a great brush. Could well replace my favourite Omega 20106 as my regular! I'm not a face-latherer but this would be perfect I imagine. Once I've my second blade trial over, I'll be giving it a go though.

*Update - worst result ever with DE, MUCH worse than my first! AGONY!!!
 
SOTD Friday July 31

Warm Shower

RazoRock Mentholated Lime Pre Shave Soap

Soap: Martin de Candre Original Scent

Brush: Kent BK2 Finest Grey Badger

Razor: Merkur HD 34C

Blade: Kai (3)

Thayer's Witch Hazel with Aloe

Aftershave: Musgo Real Classic Scent

Cologne: 4711 Acqua Colonia Blood Orange & Basil Cologne (Sample)
 
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