SOTD: Wednesday November 30, 2016

Razor: Stainless Steel Mongoose II

Blade: Feather Super Professional (2nd use)

Brush: Tampa Shave Co. 22MM Synthetic 

Soap: The Shaving Shop Barbershop Poivre Rosé

Aftershave: The Shaving Shop Poivre Rosé

Comments/Overall Thoughts: 9.5. Close and comfortable but with a couple of weepers.

My List of Blade and Razor Pairings

As part of my reviews I have taken daily notes on blade and razor pairings, and the effectiveness of each shave. I will update and possibly modify this list in further reviews.

Good Combination 

ATT Kronos R2/ Gillette 7 O'clock 

PAA Bakelite/Feather 

PAA DOC/Feather (1st use)

Blackbird/Gillette 7 O'Clock

Blackbird /Feather (3rd use)

Above the Tie R2/Perma-Sharp (3rd use)

Merkur Futur/Perma-Sharp (4th use, setting 6)

Blackbird/Personna Red (2nd use)

Wunderbar/Personna Red (1st use)

ATT R2/Personna Red (4th use)

ATT R2/Feather (3rd use)

ATT R2/Voskshod (1st use)

ATT R2/Rapira (1st use)

ATT R2/Astra SP (1st use)

ATT R2/Astra SP (2nd use)

ATT R2/Astra SP (3rd use)

Neutral/Moderately Good 

The assassin/Perma-Sharp (1st use)

Hone Type 15/Perma-Sharp (2nd use)

Hone Type 15/Personna Red (1st use)

R89/Vokshod (2nd use) 

PAA DOC/Voskhod (3rd use)

Bad Combination 

PAA DOC/Gillette 7 O'Clock

SOTD: Sunday November 27, 2016

Razor: Above the Tie (R2 plate, Kronos handle) 

Blade: Astra SP (1st use)

Brush: Omega Boar Hair 

Soap: Soap Commander Vision

Aftershave Balm: Soap Commander Vision

Comments/Overall Thoughts: 10/10 BBS.

SOTN: Friday November 25, 2016

Razor: Mühle R41

Blade: Rapira (3rd use)

Brush: Omega Boar Hair 

Soap: Barrister & Mann Sandalwood

Aftershave: RazoRock Santal Royale

Comments/Overall Thoughts: 10/10

Razor and soap was borrowed briefly from Rich Hansen from Shaving with Rich. I must say I am a fan of the R41, and look forwarding to purchasing it at some point.

SOTD: Friday November 25, 2016

Razor: Merkur Futur (Setting 4)

Blade: Rapira (2nd use)

Brush: Omega Boar Hair 

Soap: Soap Commander Honor

Aftershave Balm: Soap Commander Honor

Comments: Overall Thoughts: 9/10

SOTD: Wednesday November 23, 2016

Razor: The General from Colonial Razors

Blade: Feather Super Professional 

Brush: Omega Boar Hair 

Soap: Soap Commander Honor

Aftershave Balm: Soap Commander Honor

SOTD: Monday November 21, 2016

Razor: El Cubano DOC from Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements 

Blade: Voskhod (3rd use)

Brush: Omega Boar Hair 

Soap: Catie's Bubbles Connecticut Shade

Aftershave: Catie's Bubbles Connecticut Shade

Comments/Overall Thoughts: 9/10. Third use on a Voskhod blade might not be the best pairing with a DOC. It left me chasing the BBS.

SOTD: Sunday November 20, 2016

Razor: The General from Colonial Razors

Blade: Feather Super Professional 

Brush: Maggard Synthetic 22MM Bronze

Soap: Barbershop Poivre Rosé from The Shaving Shop

Aftershave: Barbershop Poivre Rosé from The Shaving Shop

Comments/Overall Thoughts: 10/10

SOTD: Saturday November 19, 2016

Razor: Muhle R89 (Rose Gold)

Blade: Voskhod (2nd use)

Brush: Omega Boar Hair

Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Coconut 

Aftershave Balm: The Stray Whisker After Balm

SOTD: Wednesday Novermber 16, 2016

Razor: Blackbird from Blackland Razors

Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless (2nd use)

Brush: DeLuxe Shaving Co. 24MM Synthetic 

Soap: Stirling Soap Co. Sharp Dressed Man

Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. Sharp Dressed Man

SOTD: Tuesday November 15, 2016

Razor: Hone Type 15

Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless

Brush: Maggard Synthetic 22MM Bronze

Soap: RazoRock Santal Royale 

Aftershave: RazoRock Santal Royale

SOTD: Sunday November 13, 2016

Razor: Mongoose Razors Amunigoose 

Blade: Feather Super Professional 

Brush: Maggard Synthetic 22MM Bronze

Soap: RazoRock Santal Royale

Aftershave: RazoRock Santal Royale

SOTD: Saturday November 12, 2016

Razor: RazoRock Wunderbar Slant 

Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless

Brush: Maggard Synthetic 22MM Bronze 

Soap: RazoRock Zi' Peppino

Aftershave: RazoRock Zi' Peppino

SOTD: Friday November 11, 2016

Razor: Stainless Steel Mongoose II

Blade: Feather Super Professional 

Brush: Maggard Synthetic 22MM

Soap: Lebelle Soaps Coconut Island

Aftershave Balm: Lebelle Soap Coconut Island

SOTD: Thursday November 10, 2016

Razor: Alumnigoose from Mongoose Razors

Blade: Feather Super Professional 

Brush: Omega Boar Hair

Soap: Soap Commander Ambition 

Aftershave Balm: Soap Commander Ambition

Election Day SOTD: Tuesday November 8, 2016

Razor: Blackbird from Blackland Razors

Blade: Personna Red

Brush: Maggard Bronze 22MM

Soap: Sapone Di Paolo Cremoso

Aftershave Balm: Sapone Di Paolo Cremoso

SOTD: Monday November 7, 2016

Razor: DOC El Cubano from Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements 

Blade: Personna Red

Brush: Omega Boar Hair

Soap: Ginger's Garden Maple Toddy 

Aftershave Balm: Stirling Soaps Pumpkin Spice

SOTD: Sunday November 6, 2016

Razor: Hone Type 15

Blade: Personna Red 

Brush: Maggard Synthetic 22MM Bronze

Soap: Catie's Bubbles Connecticut Shade

Aftershave: Catie's Bubbles Connecticut Shade

SOTD: November 5, 2016

Afternoon Gym shave

Razor: Above the Tie (Kronos Handle, R2 Plate)

Blade: Personna Red (4th use)

Soap: Stirling Soap Barbershop

Aftershave Balm: Stirling Soap Barbershop

SOTD: Friday November 4, 2016

Razor: Stainless Steel Mongoose II

Blade: Feather Super Professor 

Brush: Omega Boar Hair

Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Coconut 

Aftershave Balm: The Stray Whisker After Balm

SOTD: Thursday November 3, 2016

Razor: Blackland Razors Blackbird 

Blade: Personna Red

Brush: Maggard Synthetic 22MM Bronze 

Soap: Barbershop Poivre Rosé from The Shaving Shop 

Aftershave: Barbershop Poivre Rosé from The Shaving Shop

SOTD: Wednesday November 2, 2016

Razor: Italian Barber Wunderbar

Blade: Personna Red 

Brush: Omega Boat Hair 

Soap: Mickey Lee Soapworks The Drunken Goat

Aftershave: Mickey Lee Soapworks The Drunken Goat

SOTD: Tuesday November 1, 2016

Razor: Above the Tie Kronos R2

Blade: Perma-Sharp

Brush: Omega Boar Hair

Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street St. James Collection 

Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud