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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2070 on: June 10, 2018, 09:34:52 PM »
Catie's Bubbles | A Midnight Dreary
DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxedo 30mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2071 on: June 13, 2018, 04:43:09 AM »
Catie's Bubbles | 322
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2072 on: June 15, 2018, 09:31:03 AM »
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Phoenix Shaving | Black Bot
RazoRock 400 | Noir Plissoft
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE
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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2073 on: June 20, 2018, 08:07:14 PM »
Tallow + Steel | Shag
Phoenix Shaving - The Green Ray | Tribble Synthetic
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2074 on: June 20, 2018, 08:07:32 PM »
Ariana & Evans | NYC
Island Bladeworks "Bullwinkle" | TGN Finest
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE


A&E's "NYC" is a beautiful fougère worthy of its exceptional soap base.


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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2075 on: June 22, 2018, 06:27:46 AM »
Movie Night SOTD
Catie's Bubbles - V
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2076 on: June 23, 2018, 07:26:26 PM »
Ruds Suds - The Dark Side (by Catie's Bubbles)
DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxedo 30mm
Ever-Ready SE | Delta Echo | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2077 on: June 25, 2018, 08:31:54 PM »
Tallow + Steel | Kyoto
DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxedo 30mm
Ever-Ready SE | Delta Echo | Gem PTFE



Kyoto opens with citrus that approaches lemon-lime and a sweet element that keeps it from tipping over into bergamot. It transitions by way of a brief crisp camphorous note reminiscent of crushed eucalyptus that greens up fairly quickly before giving way to a complex woody, yet airy, accord that later acquires a botanical musk falling somewhere between rose and tulip. Kyoto is simply a beautifully crafted exotic, yet natural fragrance that smells like a real place.

As to this new base's performance, I noticed an incremental increase in residual slickness that was already outstanding.  Otherwise, loading, protection, and initial slickness remained unchanged from their v2 base, and this is a good thing.  It's my understanding that the base tweak was primarily intended to stabilize the intended fragrance.  I can attest that the soap offers the same accord of the matching splash with no detectable alteration by the soap.

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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2078 on: June 27, 2018, 08:40:12 PM »
Tallow + Steel | Sicily
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Ever-Ready SE | Delta Echo | Gem PTFE
Acqua di Parma | Colonia

   

If you're at all familiar with Tallow + Steel, you know it's not their style to clone or even homage a fragrance.  Instead, their scents convey the essence of a specific locale. To be clear, while Sicily shares notes with Colonia, it does not resemble it.  Colonia is a classic Italian fragrance. Sicily is a comparatively light scent that paints a picture of the region from which it gets its name.  That said, Colonia is an excellent complement topping off this shave.

Sicily is rather herbal off the tub, but as soon as the water hits it, a pleasantly bright citrus is broadcasted.  The citrus unfolds in a rather predictable stepwise fashion, quickly moving from a tart lemon to a sweet orange and ultimately a slightly bitter bergamot.  The bergamot is probably the shortest lived identifiable citrus as it rushes to blend into a woodiness that softens and sweetens yet again before sharply turning to that aforementioned herbal accord prominently displaying a surprisingly bold and pleasant lavender. In my experience with lavender, I typically enjoy a peppery element, but this one trades that for a green and slightly botanical musk aspect which I assume is the advertised rosemary, but I can't specifically identify it as such.  It's just so well blended and balanced that it suggests an herbal lavender.

There's no question I enjoy my Colonia fragrances and homages, but Sicily is a pleasant departure from the standard Italian fragrance or even from the customary citrusy Summer fragrances.

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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2079 on: June 30, 2018, 06:33:39 AM »
Ariana & Evans | Spartacus
DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxedo 30mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE
Fine Accoutrements | Platinum
Creed | Aventus 17N01



Peter Charkalis gave me this one-of-a-kind soap about a month ago because I'd expressed a desire to have an Aventus-type in his outstanding goat milk and lanolin base.  He doubted there would be much demand for another Aventus-type soap.  I suspect he's gotten a few more requests because he recently announced Spartacus will be made available to the masses as soon as he finishes whipping it up.  You may have a few similarly scented soaps in your den, but odds are you don't have one that performs like this.

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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2080 on: July 01, 2018, 05:56:28 PM »
Barrister and Mann | Le Grand Chypre
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2081 on: July 04, 2018, 06:05:16 AM »
Catie's Bubbles | Revolution
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
Star 1912 | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2082 on: July 19, 2018, 05:14:00 AM »
Catie's Bubbles | Confiant
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2083 on: July 20, 2018, 04:55:56 AM »
Catie's Bubbles | 322
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE



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Re: SAFETY Razor Shave of the Day (SOTD)
« Reply #2084 on: July 22, 2018, 08:50:04 AM »
Ariana & Evans | Summer Fig
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE

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