SOTD: November 2, 2015 - November 8, 2015

[kronos9]

Kent BK4
Tabac soap
B2 Super Speed
Kai blade

This was my first try with the Kai after using my usual 7 O'Clock Yellow for a week. First impressions were that the blade was not as sharp as the Yellow and nowhere as smooth as a Polsilver. It could simply be that I need to learn the blade. Better luck tomorrow.

[Squire]

Saturday evening:

Kent BK4 brush
Harris Almond shave soap
Chatsworth razor
Derby blade
Harris Lavender aftershave

[therazorguy]

Sunday 8 November 2015



What a Luxury Shave!

A luxury shave! My pre-shave oil, my almond shaving soap, not to mention this Mastro Livi RWL34 razor and, to put the icing on the top of cake, Floïd the genuine, to me, the very best aftershave. Floïd has a special and refreshing touch, it cools your face like no other, giving a super smooth and velvety sensation on your skin. Not to mention its fragrance, something recalling to my memory when I was a kid and was going to the barber for a hair cut. This fragrance can still be smelt in some "old fashioned" barber shops here in Italy. The more I use my shaving soap, the more I love it and the more I think it is a magnificent shaving soap. I compared it "one to one" to many top notch shaving soaps and, in my opinion, mine is nothing less and in many cases it is even superior to most of them, from lathering to post shave. What else can I say about my Mastro Livi RWL34 straight razor? A superb and extraordinary shaver, a top notch performing razor giving a superior and impeccable shave.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: RazorGuy Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle 89
• Bowl: Bamboo Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL34, 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine

[Nick Freeh]

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Razor: Above the Tie Atlas R1
Blade: Gillette Dark Blue
Brush: ABW BG7 Synthetic
Soap: La Savonnière du Moulin
Post Shave: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
ASL: Fine Platinum splash

[Antique Hoosier]

Michael Hunter & Son
Kanayama #3 25 suede & 50 shell laps
Semogue 200 Boar
AoS Lavender Cream
Dopobarba di Camaldoli Splash
Blenheim Bouquet EDT

[pausted]

Sunday morning:

KMF Cool Mint cream
Omega 10051 brush
Personna Twin Blade disposable razor
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

[churchilllafemme]

Sunday AM 11-8-2015

Georgetown Pottery G5 scuttle
Rooney 2/1 Faux Horn Finest (21mm/53mm)
Floris No. 89 shaving cream
Feather AS-D2 (Delta Echo) 'Stealth'
Schick Plus Platinum (2)
Floris No. 89 aftershave balm

[Thalay Sagar]

Good afternoon. Sunday AM:

Aristocrat 1947 w/IP, #1
ABW Scanlon
Tim's Soap E Soap S3
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
Fitjar Fjellheim ASB
Alpa Violet EDT

[smoothshaver]

Rooney 2/1 super silvertip brush
AoS soap, unscented
Gillette super speed red tip razor
Feather blade (1)
Thayers witch hazel
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
AoS unscented ASB

[kronos9]

Kai blade, Day 2

Yesterday I said I didn't think they were exceptionally sharp. Wrong. Using Dr. Dittmar soap, slick but less protective than Tabac, I was able to get a close shave with only one pass. There's also a possibility that some of my face went down the drain. Now I'm comparing the Kai blades to Gillette Silver Blues, extremely sharp yet similarly prone to face-removal. No cuts or weepers, just a little too much exfoliation. For the record:

C&E BBB
Dr. Dittmar soap
B2 Super Speed
Kai blade, second day of use

[CMur12]

Ed, I'm not finding that the Kai blades slide through my beard any more effectively than others, but they do seem to abuse my skin more.


Sunday night:

Razor: Mergress (on lowest setting)
Blade: Kai

Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Tim's Soap (unscented)

Lather made on top of the soap
Two-and-a-half passes

Aftershave: Cold water rinse and Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel

- Murray

[Mike R]

Tuesday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Soap: Arko
Razor: Van der Hagen
Blade: Astra
A/S: Lab Series
Cologne: T&H Grafton

Mike

[jaguar]

Feather AS-D2
Kai SS
Simpson Chubby 2 Super Two Band
Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti
D.R. Harris Sandalwood Aftershave Milk