Monday SOTD Thread - April 1st, 2024

April 1, 2024

• Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
• Razor: Fatip Classic Testina Gentile
• Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (4)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Piacenza - Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
• Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
• Fragrance: Barrister & Mann - Lavender, Interrupted - EdP

April 1, 2024

• Brush: AP Shave Co Black 26mm G5A

• Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 472 13/16" Full Hollow Square Point

• Lather: Barrister and Mann - 42 - Soap

• Toner: None

• Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - 42 - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

A great travel shave. Having an excellent travel strop and a Friodur 472 makes straight shaving care free.

Monday, April 1, 2024: Monday, Bloody Monday

• Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
• Brush: Oral B 7mm Synthetic
• Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 'Coq et Renard'
• Lather: HAGS Megalodon
• Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
• Postshave: Pitralon Classic After Shave
• Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm

Shit shave. I had refreshed my TI after this recipe, but I must have screwed up somewhere – probably didn't use enough pressure with the first stone. The brush hardly held enough lather for a cheek – I'm not sure I'll use it again. But I'm still impressed by the HAGS soap.

Have a good night!

~Shared via emacs & sotd.el~

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• Brush: Dogclaration LG 2022 Mystery Brush (B16)
• Razor: Böker S.S. Paris Wins
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. / House of Mammoth Armonía
• Aftershave: Chicago Grooming Co. / House of Mammoth Armonía

I've been sleeping on Armonía. When I read about the tobacco topped fougère idea, I couldn't picture it. Fougère and tobacco were at odds in my mind, and I didn't jump on the first release. When the glowing reviews started rolling in, I started to figure out that I had missed out on something big. But still I didn't do anything about it for almost two years, until the AG 1889 sub exclusive when adding Armonía to the order was just one simple click. I'm so happy I did!

Tobacco, green, fresh, and... tart? It's wonderful and I know I'll enjoy getting to know this one better over the coming weeks.

The picture shows a frag but after the shave, I decided I wanted to enjoy the unadulterated scent of Armonía a bit longer and skipped it.