Shave of the Day: Tuesday December 29, 2020

Razor: Yintal (brass version) 

Blade: Dorco (3rd use)

Brush: Frank Shaving Silvertip 

Soap: Tabac 

Aftershave Balm: Tabac

Shave of the Day: Sunday December 27, 2019

Razor: Yintal 

Blade: Dorco ST300 (1st use) 

Brush: Frank Shaving Silvertip Badger 

Soap: Proraso Green 

Aftershave: Proraso Green

These Dorco blades seem to be a lot smoother than I recall when I first used them years ago. They will never crack my list of personal favorites (nor would I imagine most people’s) but definitely a better experience this time around.

Christmas Shave of the Day: Friday December 25, 2020

Razor: Blackbird (brass edition)

Blade: Israeli Personna (1st use)

Brush: Turn-N-Shave “Seprent”

Soap: Barrister & Mann Vespers 

Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Vespers 

Dark, complex scent of cranberry, balsam fir, rose, sandalwood, fougére accord, patchouli, geranium, cardamom, bergamot and Mousse de Saxe coming together with no one note sticking further out than the other. Stronger scent strength and more lasting than Promises, another one of B&M’s seasonal releases which I also finally broke out this season.

Shave of the Day: Sunday December 20, 2020

Razor: 1958 Gillette TTO

Blade: Personna Red (1st use)

Brush: Frank Shaving Silvertip 

Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint 

Aftershave Balm: Nivea Cooling

Shave of the Day: Saturday December 19, 2020

Razor: Homelike Start Razor (stainless steel, 0.9 gap)

Blade: Feather (4th use)

Brush: Everything Shaving Group Brush from Craving Shaving 

Soap: Chiseled Face Cryogen

Aftershave: Chiseled Face Cryogen

Shave of the Day: Wednesday December 16, 2020

Razor: Fatip Piccolo Special Edition

Blade: Feather (3rd use)

Brush: Omega Boar  

Soap: Omega Eucalyptus 

Aftershave: Proraso Green

Shave of the Day: Friday December 11, 2020

Italian Shave of the Day 

Razor: Fatip Piccolo Special Edition 

Blade: Feather (2nd use)

Brush: Omega Boar 

Cream: Proraso White

Aftershave Balm: Proraso White

Days of Growth: 2

Shave of the Day: Wednesday December 9, 2020

Razor: Mühle R41

Blade: Feather (1st  use)

Brush: Craving Shaving/Everything Shaving Group Brush 

Cream: Baume.be

Aftershave Balm: Baume.be

Days of Growth: 3

Shave of the Day: Saturday December 5, 2020

Razor: Brass Blackbird 

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue 

Brush: Frank Shaving Silvertip 

Soap: Sapone Di Paolo Cremoso 

Aftershave Balm: Sapone Di Paolo Cremoso 

One of my first artisan soaps and was my daily driver for the longest time. Straightforward, simple and delicious scent.

Shave of the Day: Wednesday December 3, 2020

Razor: 1983 Gillette Adjustable “Black Beauty” 

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2nd use)

Brush: Vintage Ever-Ready 

Soap: Vitos Red Label 

Aftershave Balm: The Art of Shaving Unscented 

This container of Vitos Red Label was gifted to me years ago from one of my good friends from the hobby and seeing it on my bathroom shelf last night reminded me I finally needed to use it. Comparable almond-like scent to that of another product from Italy, the better known Cella. Another discernible note being the talc from the soap’s ingredients.