SOTD: December 2 - December 8, 2019

[Mike R]

Monday

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Best
Soap: Williams
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Lord Platinum
A/S: Musgo Real A/S Splash
Cologne / Fragrance: Aspen

Mike

[Mike R]

Tuesday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Cream: Yardley Gold
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Lord Platinum
A/S: Power Stick (Dollar Tree balm)
Cologne / Fragrance: Aspen

Mike

[Mike R]

Wednesday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Cream: RazoRock XXX
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Lord Platinum
A/S: Power Stick (Dollar Tree balm)
Cologne / Fragrance: Vintage Shulton Old Spice

Mike

[jgreenepa]

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My 91 yr old Gillette New Standard delivered a comfortable three pass DFS to both dome and face today on day four of Decadent December. This is a reliable, well-balanced razor that I can always count on for a good shave.

SOTD 12/04/19

RAZOR: Gillette New Standard
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse of dome and face followed by a scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Omega Pro48
SOAP: Grooming Dept Unscented Donkey Milk
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash of face and dome w/ brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Snake Bite AS Splash

[ALESSIA15]

SOTD WEDNESDAY
Prep: proraso green
Brush: apshaveco synbad synthetic
Soap: A&E social hipster
Razor: ATT SE2
Blade: KAI Protouch
Post: Alum
AS: A&E social hipster

[jgreenepa]

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Great lavender shave today. Day 5 of Decadent December featured my Gillette New LC which delivered a very comfortable noggin and face BBS. I really like the Grooming Dept Scentless Donkey Milk soap salted with 5-6 drops of M-Bomb I’ve used for the last two shaves. It provides a slick, thick, nourishing lather that was a pleasure to wash and rinse with after the shave. I feel smooth and refreshed!

SOTD 12/05/19

RAZOR: Gillette New LC
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a face and dome scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: Grooming Dept Scentless Donkey Milk
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Lavender Pour Homme AS Splash

[Mike R]

Friday

Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Best
Cream: Imperial Leather
Razor: '54 Z2 Super Speed
Blade: Lord Platinum
A/S: Power Stick (Dollar Tree balm)
Cologne / Fragrance: Georgio Red

Mike

[jgreenepa]

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It’s day 6 of Decadent December, and time to break out one of my favorite Vintage Gillettes, my 1905 Silver Plated Old Type. Looks pretty good for a 114 yr old lady! And boy does she deliver the goods! BBS on both dome and face. Great shave all around! My favorite Cream, mentholated Kapo spiced with 5 additional drops of M-Bomb whipped up to a thick, slick protective lather by my favorite brush came close to putting it in the Cryogen class of cold, but not to that tearing head-shaking level of my wonderful Cryogen. Anyway, the result left me feeling cool and refreshed! Great shave!

SOTD 12/06/19

RAZOR: 1905 Gillette Old Type
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a face and dome scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Omega Pro48
CREAM: Kapo Fresh
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash of face and noggin w/ the brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Snake Bite AS Splash

[jgreenepa]

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Good morning to all on this sunny Pearl Harbor Day 2019. I’m referencing WWII because today I shaved with my father’s Gillette Slim. My dad was a WWII Navy vet, who passed in 2013 at age 99. I’ve had this razor since I went through his things after his death. This morning was my first shave with it. It was a process of trial and error, but I finally found setting 7 to be the right one for my whiskers. The shave was a smooth and close DFS. In any case, after completing my favorite activity to start each day, I feel smooth, clean and refreshed.

SOTD 12/07/19

RAZOR: Gillette Slim Adjustable
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Grooming Dept Preshave
BRUSH: WCS Best Badger
SOAP: Mike’s Natural Hungarian Lavender
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel and finished with Fine Snake Bite AS Splash

[drmoss_ca]

Loeffler & Sykes razor, T&H Lavender, Omega Boar, Taylor's Lavender Water:

[John Rose]

SOTN Dec 7

razor - RazoRock Hawk
blade - KAI Captain Titan Mild (2)
soap - Saponificio Varesino Stella Alpina
brush - Stirling 2-Band Synthetic
post - warm water rinse, "Pure & Natural" Alum stick, cold water rinse
AS - Reuzel
music - none, tonight. SWMBO went to bed early.

[John Rose]

Ooh. Nice scales.

[jgreenepa]

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Lazy day on this 8th day of Decadent December, led to a late morning shave, featuring one of my more efficient vintage razors, my Cooper Monobilt. Despite a late start, the razor delivered a dome and face BBS that has me continuing to feel that incredibly closely shaved dome. I feel smooth, clean and cool thanks to my Cryogen AS and M-Bomb additive to my shaving soap!

SOTD 12/08/19

RAZOR: Cooper Monobilt
BLADE: Suneko
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a face and dome scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Preshave Soap
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: Declaration Grooming Sellout salted w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Ciseled Face Cryogen AS Splash

[John Rose]

SOTN Dec. 8
razor - British Aristocrat Junior
blade - QShave Titanium (16)
soap - TOBS Mr Taylors
brush - Omega 10086 Travel Brush - my favourite boar, even though it's tiny.
post - warm water rinse, "Pure & Natural" Alum stick, cold water rinse
AS - vintage Stetson AS balm

I'm gonna have to order some more Mr Taylors soon. I think it's my favourite TOBS cream that I have tried so far.