SOTD: Saturday 29th February to Friday 6th March of 2020

The weekend! Even though we lose an hour's sleep on Sunday it's still a glorious thing! Going old school Cella for the mid-week shave had me thinking about old school scents and so today's soap of the day is TOBS Sandalwood. Nothing hits me as old school quite as much as this one. Love it!

I have been pining for the General and so succumbed to the temptation though the Timeless OC .95 SS was on deck. The Sunday shave will belong to that scalloped and polished beauty.

Thoroughly enjoyable three pass BBS shave. Topped it off with some Blackstone Sandalwood balm and Guerlain Santal Royal.

Well let's get through the day, snow and hopefully, safe home to those you hold dear. Happy Friday all!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Colonial General SS
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Rocky Mountain Barber Company - Best Badger
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
Aftershave: Blackstone Sandalwood - Post Shave Balm
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Anoru Ceramic Bowl
Guerlain Santal Royal
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The weekend! Even though we lose an hour's sleep on Sunday it's still a glorious thing! Going old school Cella for the mid-week shave had me thinking about old school scents and so today's soap of the day is TOBS Sandalwood. Nothing hits me as old school quite as much as this one. Love it!

I have been pining for the General and so succumbed to the temptation though the Timeless OC .95 SS was on deck. The Sunday shave will belong to that scalloped and polished beauty.

Thoroughly enjoyable three pass BBS shave. Topped it off with some Blackstone Sandalwood balm and Guerlain Santal Royal.

Well let's get through the day, snow and hopefully, safe home to those you hold dear. Happy Friday all!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Colonial General SS
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Rocky Mountain Barber Company - Best Badger
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
Aftershave: Blackstone Sandalwood - Post Shave Balm
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Anoru Ceramic Bowl
Guerlain Santal Royal
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Nearly had a turn when you mention the clock going forward especially as I am on my first twelve hour day shift Sunday morning, had to look-up your location as Ontario Canada which is going onto Daylight Savings Time.:oops:
 
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Prep: Bath
Pre: Proraso Red
Brush: Yaqi Moka Express Badger
Soap: The Fat
Scuttle: QShave
Razor/Blade: Merkur Progress/Gillette Winner (4)
Post: Alum and cold water
ASL: Tabac
ASB: 1912 classic

On only its 3rd outing the Yaqi is quickly becoming my favourite brush and it had no problem in whipping up a luxurious lather with the MWF. 3 smooth passes with the progress set at 2.5 ( dropping to 1 for ATG moustache area). No nicks or cuts and little feedback from the alum. Although I think the Gillette Winner will have had more life left in it, I've now thrown it.
 
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SOTD Friday, March 6, 2020

I had been hoping to try a new soap (Imperial for @Hembree) and brush (courtesy of @MrEE) combination, but those danged Kildares had seen something for rule-out, and asked me to come in quite early this morning for their customary prodding and poking. Gromit and I are definitely returning home today, because he misses his cat buds, and I miss my single malt.

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Back to today's shave which was delayed. Since SWMBO was present with her fragrance allergy, I selected a relatively new tube of one of my favorite traveling creams, C.O. Bigelow, great stuff and unscented, or at least below my bride's scent threshold. After my regular cold water rinse, the RazoRock 400 Special Edition Synthetic generated a rich face and dome lather which Rexie swept away with his customary aplomb on that first WTG pass.

After relathering, the second ATG pass was business as usual and delivered my hoped for all-around BBS with one slight weeper to the right of my Adam's Apple, which closed up after application of the astringent witch hazel. Fine Accoutrements Lavender Pour Homme put the baby to bed, and left me feeling clean, smooth and fresh. Great shave!!

RAZOR: Rex Ambassador (5, 3)
BLADE: Vintage Polish Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: RazoRock 400 Special Edition Black Synthetic
CREAM: C.O. Bigelow
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce soap followed by Dickenson's WH and finished with Fine Accoutrements Lavender Pour Homme AS Splash
 
Fri-last day on the road SOTD
Cream SuperMax Lime
Bowl Green Nubs
Brush Yaqi 26mm Rainbow
Razor Pearl OC
Blade Derby Usta 4th
Postshave Alum+Thayers Lemon
Aftershave Proraso Green Balm.
Great lather today. Voluminously creamy and slick. Truly amazing the nubs bowl.
Shave with razor and blade was good. Smooth and comfortable. 3+1pass wtg, xtg/atg, atg and a pickup atg. BBS above jawline & CCS below. Rating 9/10.
Alum some feedback and lemon refreshing. Proraso balm really nice and cooling.
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Friday AM 2020-03-06

Rooney Emillion 2 Tiger Stripe Finest (26/54)
Penhaligon's Castile shaving cream (vintage)
Wolfman WR2-SB/WRH1
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (10)
Penhaligon's Castile aftershave (vintage)
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Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar
Soap: Stirling Lemon Chill Glacial
Razor: Merkur Mergress (2.5)
Blade: NOS Gillette Bleue Extra (8)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel; Barrister and Mann Arctique

I feel the need........................
the need for freeze :eek:.
 
Pre-shave: Proraso Blue
Brush: Razorock Bruce Synthetic
Soap: Tabac Stick
Razor: Merkur Progress. Set to 3, then 1
Blade: Nacet (1)
Post/After-shave: Cold Water, Alum, Floid Black
Music: Squeeze

A lovely evening. I've a busy day tomorrow so relaxing tonight with a few cans of Guinness in front of the tv after a manic week at work.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.
 
Pre-shave: Proraso Blue
Brush: Razorock Bruce Synthetic
Soap: Tabac Stick
Razor: Merkur Progress. Set to 3, then 1
Blade: Nacet (1)
Post/After-shave: Cold Water, Alum, Floid Black
Music: Squeeze

A lovely evening. I've a busy day tomorrow so relaxing tonight with a few cans of Guinness in front of the tv after a manic week at work.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.
I have some great Proraso Blue shaving cream for sale that would go fantastically with your pre-shave. Also some Tabac EdC that would compliment your stick and a Merkur razor that would sit fantastically next to your progress:


Just saying.....:D
 
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