I am assuming this is actually the SOTD thread for Friday 31st, and that a Mod will be along to correct the headline...
And just like that, January is over…
- Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special
- Blade: Persona Platinum
- Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Pereira Shavery Orange Blossom w/ activated charcoal
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
You are correct
January 31, 2025
- Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
- Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (2)
- Lather: WSP - Black Amber Vanille- Soap
- Post Shave: Pinaud - Clubman - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
January 31, 2025
-
Brush: Wald Nimbus Chryselephantine 29mm A1 Fan
-
Razor: Iwasaki 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point Tamahagane
-
Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather - Soap
-
Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather - Aftershave
-
Fragrance: Creed - Green Irish Tweed
-
Talc: Yardley Classic
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
This was one of those days when I really took notice of the spiciness in Heather. Such a distinctive fougère! Interestlngly (for me), I found the same feel for spice in the balance of the fragrance in Green Irish Tweed.
The razor today was the first Iwasaki that I bought. It has my Jnat edge on it. Sometime in the future, I'll do a comparison between shaves from my two Iwasaki razors. The other razor does not have my edge, but I bet the two are indistinguishable.
-
Friday, January 31, 2025
- Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
- Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (5)
- Lather: Stirling - Oro Valley
- Post Shave: Stirling - Oro Valley Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
- Fragrance: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT
A nice shave with Oro Valley. I took a break from GTB to shave with what I felt like since I'll be busy next month trying not to get dropped from Atlas Shaves/World's Strongest Shave 2025.
I'm heading down to LA to hang out with my brother for the weekend but was able to find a soap that'll work for tomorrow. This weekend will also be my first experience using the Bic Sensitive disposable razors. They feel super cheap and flimsy, but I've heard good things from the community about how they perform. I don't love using a disposable razor, but I really didn't want to check a bag for my flight this afternoon.
Happy Friday y'all!
Fri 31 Jan 2025
- Brush: Boti Laminate brush with motherlode knot
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless (gen 2)
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (1)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Mountain Man
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Mountain Man
- Fragrance: Atelier Rebul – Istanbul
Quick after ski shave
Jan 31, 2025 - Fougère Friday: Amber Fougère
- Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue & Black 26mm BOSS Synthentic Knot
- Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird Ti
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [17]
- Lather: The Goodfellas' Smile - Amber Fougere - Soap (Formula AJ-1)
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - Logbook - Aftershave
Goodfellas Smile's Formula AJ-1 is one of the soap bases that started off my Wetshaving journey before finding the sub. At the time, I struggled to get decent lathers with the base. I had no real frame of reference for good, so I didn't really know how bad they were. This morning's lather was rich with the advantage of several years experience.
The scent of Amber Fougère started well enough as an orange fougère, but then slowly devolved into the smell of a citrusy household cleaner. In fairness, this is probably just a personal hang-up, having something to do with an unknown scent from my past.
I finished up with Logbook, a prime example of how to add orange to a fougère.
