SMF

Monday

Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Best
Cream: FA Oceanic
Razor: '62 H1 Slim Adjustable
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
A/S: Family Dollar Spice Scent
Cologne / Fragrance: Azzaro Silver Black

Mike

Vulfix Wild Lavender cream
WCS Tuxedo synthetic brush
Colonial General razor
Feather Pro blade
Proraso Green aftershave splash

Monday AM 2019-11-04

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney Stubby 2 Porcelain Finest (24/50)
Art of Shaving Sandalwood shaving soap (tallow)
Gillette New Long Comb/UFO Goliath
Wizamet Super Iridium (12)
Floris Santal aftershave

Tuesday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Soap: Godrej
Razor: '62 H1 Slim Adjustable
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
A/S: Family Dollar Brut clone
Cologne / Fragrance: Azzaro Silver Black

Mike

First Head and dome shave with my new Colonial Silversmith razor. In words of one syllable, WOW!! I had the opportunity to shave with this razor back in early September as part of a loan swap with a friend on another board (Karve for Silversmith). We each shaved with the others razor for two weeks and then returned them. I’d forgotten how smooth and efficient the razor is! It looks like it may become my favorite DE. Effortless BBS!

SOTD 11/05/19

RAZOR: Colonial Silversmith
BLADE: Voskhod
PRESHAVE: Cold water rinse followed by PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube preshave soap
BRUSH: Omega Pro 48 Boar
SOAP: Alpinemade Unscented Goat Milk
POSTSHAVE: Wash with Goat Milk soap followed by Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel then Aqua Velva and finished with Lisa’s Post Shave Elixir

Tabac Tuesday 11/5

Star 3 piece
Feather Day 1
Tabac Shaving Soap
Omega Boar
Tabac AS

Tuesday AM 2019-11-05

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney Beehive Ivory Finest (24/50)
Hemingway Accoutrements shaving cream
Wolfman WR2-SB Mirror-Polished/Bob's Razor Works Bull Mastiff
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (1)
Hemingway Accoutrements aftershave

I am disappointed in how short a time the cream is lasting. It is going much faster than any of my other creams or soaps, while the matching aftershave is lasting much longer. The WR2 0.95 seems to be as smooth as and significantly less aggressive than the WR1 0.61, even with a first-use blade, while still giving a BBS shave.

Wednesday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Cream: FA Oceanic
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Voskhod
A/S: Family Dollar Brut clone
Cologne / Fragrance: Azzaro Elixir

Mike

Meissner Tremonia Woody Almond cream
SilkSmoke synthetic brush
Gillette New LC razor / Razorock stainless handle
Personna Lab Blue blade
Proraso Green aftershave splash

SOTD 11/06/1
Excellent noggin and face DFS today with one of my favorite razors, the Karve. I have two, both brass. Planning on Rhodium plating one of them.

RAZOR: Karve with E bar plate
BLADE: Voskhod
PRESHAVE: Cold water rinse followed by PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave soap
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: CBL Fresh Vetiver
POSTSHAVE: Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel followed by Old Spice Fresh Lime AS Splash

Wednesday AM 2019-11-06

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 3/1 Ebony Finest (22/48)
Roger & Gallet l'Homme shaving soap (vintage)
Paradigm II Titanium
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (2)
Roger & Gallet l'Homme aftershave (vintage)

Broke out my Gem Micromatic Clogpruf this morning. It delivered a decent face shave. Did not use it for my daily dome shave. Rake style razors and the back of my head don’t tend to do so well. My Vector delivered its usual effortless, BBS noggin scrape.

SOTD 11/07/19

RAZOR: Gem Micromatic Clogpruf
BLADE: Pella SS PTFE Gem
PRESHAVE: Cold water rinse followed by PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol preshave soap
BRUSH: WCS Best Badger
CREAM: Proraso Menthol
POSTSHAVE: Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel followed by Old Spice Fresh Lime

Thursday AM 2019-11-07

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney Stubby 3XL Ivory Finest (30/52)
Mondial Tobacco Verde shaving cream
Wolfman WR1-SB Antique Bronze 0.61/Darwin
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (3)
Cigar Aficionado aftershave

Friday 11.08.19 SOTD
I Provenzali Olive Oil Artisan Bar Soap
Pal InjectoMatic Injector Razor
Pal Hollow Ground Injector Razor Blade (1)
Yaqi Barber Pole Handle 24mm 2-Band Badger
Arko Shaving Soap puck
Old Spice Cologne Original

Klinker, welcome to SMF!

- Murray

Thursday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Cream: Coate's Lime
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Voskhod
A/S: Dollar Store Splash - Green / "Original"
Cologne / Fragrance: Azzaro Visit

Mike

Friday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Cream: T&H Rose
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Voskhod
A/S: English Leather

Mike

DFS with my Gold British Gillette Rocket. Smooth, but not quite as efficient as I’d like. Nevertheless, I feel clean and refreshed!

SOTD 11/08/19

RAZOR: British Gillette Rocket
BLADE: Voskhod
PRESHAVE: Cold water rinse followed by scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Omega Pro 48 Boar
SOAP: MWF
POSTSHAVE: Face wash with MWF followed by Thayer Lavender Witch Hazel and finished with Pinaud Special Reserve

Friday AM 2019-11-08

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 1/2 Faux Horn Finest (24/50)
Penhaligon's English Fern shaving soap (tallow)
Timeless Titanium Polished SB/Bob's Razor Works Amboyna Burl
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (4)
Houbigant Fougère Royale aftershave (vintage)

Amazing. As close to perfect as a shave can be.

Saturday AM 2019-11-09

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 1/2 Ivory Finest (24/53)
Crabtree & Evelyn For Men shaving soap (vintage)
Wolfman WR2-SB 1.15/WRH2
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (5)
Armani Acqua di Giò Profumo aftershave

Another excellent shave. The soap is gradually losing its love-it-or-leave-it scent but still makes great lather. The WR2 is just as efficient and perhaps a bit smoother than my WR1 razors. And the aftershave is quite good, although it seems not much different than the original AdG.