SOTD : Saturday 27th October - Friday 2nd November 2018.

Digimonkey said:

Sotd - Thursday the 25th and Sunday the 29th of October -

25/10 -

Razor - Mergress (1.5)
blade - Aussie Spoiler (13)
brush - Simpsons Chubby 1 best
soap - Faena Corinthian
post - witch hazel
a/s - Vitos Tabacco
balm - Aloe Vera.

29/10 -

razor - Mergress (1.5)
blade - Aussie Spoiler (14)
brush - Stirling 'M7' two-band fan
soap - Salter Lavender hard tallow
post - witch hazel
a/s - Quorum
balm - Weleda
scent - Quorum edt.

Result - just fine.

Although it has been nice and bright in Glasgow over the last few days - the temperature is dropping rapidly - especially during the night. The first dry cold Arctic air of the season - I know from experience that I have to take care with my skin at this time of year - keep it well moisturised - until it becomes used to the conditions. Hence the above two set-ups. I haven't used the Faena much - but I do know it works really well for me - buckets of tallow and lanolin - an intriguing scent of sweet mastic and mint - the post feel is exceptional - the company don't appear to do this version anymore - certainly the packaging has changed. Thanks again @Barry Giddens - who gifted it to me. The Salter's lavender tallow hard soap is a great product - in my opinion - doubly so at the price. A subtle scent - which dove tails beautifully with the Quorum aftershave and edt - the latter rapidly becoming a favourite for me - a 'clean linen' lavender sort of affair - underpinned with a bit of muskiness. Very good. Charmingly retro. It is a bit weird using a de razor blade this many times - @TomG - one of his vintage Gillette 'Aussie Spoilers,' - it takes a whole layer of deciding what you are going to shave with out the process - there's the razor - get on with it. I still can detect no loss of performance - astonishing really. So job done - excellent shaves - that suited their purpose. The scents I reach for will start to shift - less citrus - onto warmer notes - I do reserve the right to break out the Denali and Alcolado Glacial the first time it snows - ha ha - willfully perverse I know.

Enjoy your shaves - one and all - yours - I.

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Barry Giddens said:

Morning shave

Oleo Soapworks Windy City Barbershop
Saponificio Varesino 2.0 Cocobolo
ATT R2 (on loan)
Aussie Spoiler (6)
Myrsol Blue
Azzaro Pour Homme EDT

So many good razors, so little time. Have a good day gents.

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