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SOTD "School Spirit & Favorite Team Week" September 21-27, 2015

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Head & face shower shave. days growth.

Technique: WTG / XTG / ATG
Prep: Shower. Manhandle - "Mr. Burgundy" bath soap
Soap: Chiseled Face - "Cedar & Spice"
Brush: Every-Ready 100T w/ TGN Finest
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant V4
Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless(2)
Post: Dapper Dragon Soaps - Scale Polish Unscented

Chiseled Face's latest offering is their classiest yet. "Cedar & Spice" is an all-natural tallow soap fragranced only with essential oils. Before addressing the scent, for those unfamiliar with Chiseled Face soaps, the performance is beyond its price point. It boasts and easy, dense, protective, and durable lather with a moderate amount of slickness. While the dial-in is pretty intuitive, I find I don't have to play with the water content as long as I bloom the puck and give my soaked TGN finest badger knot a single, aggressive pump before taking it to the puck.

Now, to the scent. Off the puck, cedar is the dominant scent, but vetiver is faintly present. As the lather builds, however, cedar takes a back seat to spicy, dark, and earthy vetiver. I've not experienced a vetiver like this since Jabonman's Tierra Humeda. During the second and third passes, as the lather cooled, gentle lime notes broke through, and finally a smoky pungent black pepper wafted in and out. About 1 hour later, I'm getting hints of wheat and black pepper with the underlying spicy vetiver never really leaving the forefront. This is an outstanding soap both with respect to performance and scent. I look forward to the splash which I understand is in the works.

Ingredients/details: According to Chiseled Face's website, the essential oils used are: cedar, guaiacwood, Haitian vetiver, patchouli, black pepper, juniper berries, lime, clove, and ginger. The other ingredients are: stearic acid, aloe vera juice, potassium hydroxide, beef tallow, coconut oil, castor oil, glycerin, mango butter, avocado oil, and silk powder. The price is $13.75 for 4 oz. in an oversized tub allowing for plenty of room for protolather on a new puck.

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Tuesday Planned SOTD
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Kai (D1)
Brush: Bethlehem Olivewood w 26mm HMB
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Lavender Saffron Bergamot
Shave Soap: HTGAM Cavendish
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave Balm: HTGAM Cavendish

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Shower / Musgo Glyce face lather & rinse / Noxzema Pre

E. Bergfeld & Sohn 6/8+
Rubberset 400-4 TGN Finest
D.R. Harris Arlington Shave Soap
DRH Arlington Aftershave
DRH Arlington Cologne

"My 1st College Alma mater"

Have a Terrific Tuesday Gentlemen

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Planned SOTD Tuesday September 22

Warm Shower

RazoRock Mentholated Lime Pre Shave Soap

Soap: Mystic Water Bay Rum

Brush: Plisson Access Synthetic

Razor: Muhle R41 in Rose Gold

Blade: Feather (2)

Thayer's Original Witch Hazel with Aloe

Aftershave: Captain's Choice Bay Rum
 
Wilkinson Sword Hydro 5 Power Select
KIEHL'S Facial Fuel Energizing Face Wash

PRORASO Pre- Shave Cream - white range
PRORASO Shaving Soap Bowl - Green range

Omega 621 Pure Badger Shaving Brush
PRORASO Liquid After Shave Cream-White range

NUXE MEN Multi-Purpose Eye Cream
KIEHL'S Facial Fuel Energizing Moisture SPF 15
Eau de Toilette : LALIQUE ENCRE NOIRE
 
Tuesday September 22, 2015

Portus Cale * Semogue SOC 2 Bands * Gillette Adjustable Fat Boy number 9 * Voskhod #3 Use * 444 + Floïd Blue

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A close shave extreme! :straight:
 
9/22/15

3P Pre Shave Cream
Cella
Vie-Long 12705
13/16 Bengall
Tony Miller 3" Heirloom Steerhide Strop
Shavex Alum Block
Clubman Original
Pecksniff's Lemon, Cedar, & Amber Balm
Banana Republic Black Walnut
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Tuesday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Cream: Taylor - Lemon Lime
Razor: Van der Hagen
Blade: Feather
A/S: Score (dollar store A/S)
Cologne: T&H Grafton

Mike
 
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Saponificio Varesino Manna di Sicilia
Feather AS-D2 / iKon DLC OC Base Plate
Polsilver SI
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 AS Balm
 
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