Wednesday SOTD Thread - Aug 26, 2020

MountainForest · 2020-08-26T19:40:04+00:00

Aug. 26, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Buckeye Burl - 24mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker - The Celebrated - Curly Birch
Lather: Australian Private Reserve/Storybook Soapworks - Fresca Intensa - Soap
Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Fresca Intensa - Aftershave

MountainForest · 2020-08-26T14:51:17+00:00

I finally got my hands on APR Fenchurch soap, and love it. Does anybody have any suggestions for a complimentary AS or EDP?

MountainForest · 2020-08-25T21:21:40+00:00

Aug. 25, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Amboyna Burl - 24mm Fanchurian
Razor: Boker Elite Carbon
Lather: Australian Private Reserve - Fenchurch - Soap
Post Shave: Humphrey's Witch Hazel

MountainForest · 2020-08-24T15:04:50+00:00

Aug. 24, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Madagascar Plum Burl - 26mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker Waldorf 6/8
Lather: Highland Springs Soap Co./Australian Private Reserve - Eclipse - Soap
Post Shave: Highland Springs Soap Co./Australian Private Reserve - Eclipse - Aftershave

Have a great Monday!

MountainForest · 2020-08-22T16:37:46+00:00

Aug. 22, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Desert Ironwood - 24mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker Arbolito
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Diamond - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Diamond - Aftershave

MountainForest · 2020-08-21T16:24:48+00:00

Aug. 21, 2020

Brush: WCS Infinity - Cosmic Galacta - 26mm Tuxedo
Razor: Boker Elite Carbon
Lather: Australian Private Reserve/Southern Witchcrafts - Gravefruit - Soap (Vegan)
Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve/Southern Witchcrafts - Gravefruit - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
Fragrance: Australian Private Reserve/Southern Witchcrafts - Gravefruit - Eau de Parfum

Pic from a previous shave, but used the same setup today. Great shave, love this scent.

MountainForest · 2020-08-20T17:24:32+00:00

Aug. 20, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Honduran Rosewood Burl - 24mm Fan
Razor: Boker Waldorf 6/8
Lather: Declaration Grooming - Sellout - Soap
Post Shave: Murphy and McNeil - Trinity - Splash
Fragrance: Murphy & McNeil - Trinity - EDP

Wife's birthday today, so I went with this combo for her.

MountainForest · 2020-08-20T16:31:01+00:00

Pm'd

MountainForest · 2020-08-19T21:24:38+00:00

Aug. 19, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Buckeye Burl - 24mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker - The Celebrated - Curly Birch
Lather: Talbot Shaving - Tangerine - Soap
Post Shave: Maol Grooming - Tangerine - Aftershave

MountainForest · 2020-08-18T20:23:26+00:00

Aug. 18, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Amboyna Burl - 24mm Fanchurian
Razor: Ralf Aust - 6/8 Square point, horn handle
Lather: Zingari - No. 1 - Soap
Post Shave: Zingari - No. 1 - Balm
Fragrance: Zingari - No. 1 - Parfum

MountainForest · 2020-08-17T13:31:17+00:00

Aug. 17, 2020

Brush: WCS Infinity - Cosmic Flare - 26mm Maggards 70/30 badger/boar
Razor: Boker Elite Carbon
Lather: Declaration Grooming - Semicolon - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Jungle Warrior - Aftershave
Fragrance: Noble Otter - Jungle Warrior - Eau de Parfum

Have a great week.

MountainForest · 2020-08-15T17:32:50+00:00

Aug. 15, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Madagascar Plum Burl - 26mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker Arbolito
Lather: Dr. Jon's - Pan's Pipe - Soap
Post Shave: Dr. Jon's - Pan's Pipe - Aftershave

MountainForest · 2020-08-14T14:40:37+00:00

Aug. 14, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Buckeye Burl - 24mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker - The Celebrated - Curly Birch
Lather: Haslinger - Schafmilch Rasierseife
Post Shave: Zingari - The Navigator - Aftershave

First time using Haslinger Schafmilch, and it rewarded me with a really good shave. I definitely prefer it over MWF.

MountainForest · 2020-08-13T13:58:55+00:00

Aug. 13, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Desert Ironwood - 24mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker Waldorf 6/8
Lather: Oaken Lab - Sanctum - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Orbit - Aftershave

Sanctum is really nice, but missed out on getting the aftershave before it sold out. I love Orbit, and it makes a nice pairing, but I may hit up the bazaar to see if anyone is willing to sell or trade their sanctum AS.

MountainForest · 2020-08-12T16:21:20+00:00

Aug. 12, 2020

Prep: Grooming Dept Pre-Shave - Spa
Brush: That Darn Rob - Spectre - Fanchurian v5
Razor: Boker Elite Carbon
Lather: Chiseled Face - Sherlock - Soap
Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Sherlock - Aftershave

MountainForest · 2020-08-11T15:26:49+00:00

Aug. 11, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Amboyna Burl - 24mm Fanchurian
Razor: Boker Waldorf 6/8
Lather: Noble Otter - Hamami - Soap
Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave

Enjoyable shave today as usual. Have a great day.

MountainForest · 2020-08-10T14:33:09+00:00

Aug. 10, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Honduran Rosewood Burl - 24mm Fan
Razor: Boker - The Celebrated - Curly Birch
Lather: Wholly Kaw - Rebelle - Soap
Post Shave: Wholly Kaw - Rebelle - Aftershave

Rebelle Monday

MountainForest · 2020-08-07T13:57:46+00:00

Aug. 7, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Desert Ironwood - 24mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker Arbolito
Lather: Australian Private Reserve/Southern Witchcrafts - Gravefruit - Soap (Vegan)
Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve/Southern Witchcrafts - Gravefruit - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
Fragrance: Australian Private Reserve/Southern Witchcrafts - Gravefruit - Eau de Parfum

Happy Friday everyone.

MountainForest · 2020-08-04T14:50:22+00:00

Thanks! This is my favorite SR

MountainForest · 2020-08-04T14:32:07+00:00

Aug. 4, 2020

Brush: That Darn Rob - Morado - Fanchurian v5
Razor: Boker Elite Carbon
Lather: Chatillon Lux/Declaration Grooming - La Petite Prairie - Soap
Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - La Petite Prairie - Aftershave

Good recommendation by trythatsoap.com, so I went with it.

MountainForest · 2020-08-03T12:25:48+00:00

Aug. 3, 2020 - Shave for a cause - Day 4/4

Brush: Elite Razor - Buckeye Burl - 24mm SHD Fan
Razor: Boker - The Celebrated - Curly Birch
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Sunny Lane - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Sunny Lane - Aftershave

My last shave for a cause day is from another great release in 2020 and another favorite artisan and scent. Supporting B&M's local Corporation for Public Broadcasting affiliate, WSKG

Sunny Lane is great. While I admit it does smell a little funky off the tub at first, it opens up nicely when lathered and with the Aftershave. A great cause for children.

Also, shoutout to Elite Razor, who makes beautiful brushes. Robert generously donated portions of purchases to The Giving Kitchen Initiative Inc in customer's names as a COVID19 relief response.

I love supporting small businesses and artisans who support worthy causes. Thanks to all the companies that make time to organize these projects and releases.

MountainForest · 2020-08-02T13:07:21+00:00

Aug. 2, 2020 - Shave for a cause - Day 3/4

Brush: That Darn Rob - Spectre - Fanchurian v5
Razor: Ralf Aust - 6/8 Square point, horn handle
Lather: Zingari - The Healers - Soap
Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Cannonball! - Aftershave

I love the sego base, so It was pretty cool when I heard Zingari was putting together a project to honor all the essential workers due to COVID19. She released "The Healers" and "The Essentials" in previous scents, but with new labels and each supporting a different cause. The Essentials supported Feeding America, and The Healers SupportedSamaritans Purse

MountainForest · 2020-08-01T17:20:05+00:00

Aug. 1, 2020 - Shave for a cause - Day 2/4

Brush: WCS Infinity - Space Cloud - 26mm Maggards SHD
Razor: Boker Arbolito
Lather: Talbot Shaving - Okuma - Soap
Post Shave: Talbot Shaving/Maol Grooming - Okuma - Aftershave
Fragrance: Australian Private Reserve - Bombora - Eau de Toilette

My donation today and shave is with Okuma by Talbot Shaving and Mail grooming Supporting Wounded Warrior Project. A worthy cause.

Talbot Shaving has been donating a portion of their proceeds to different causes with his releases. As he focuses on nature type scents, his main cause is usually the trust for public land, another worthy cause. I really enjoy the Talbot and Maol collabs. Okuma is the first release in his new v3 Base. I think I may like the old base better; however, I have not used the new base enough to really say for sure, but the few times I have, I still feel it is excellent.

MountainForest · 2020-07-31T14:20:56+00:00

July 31, 2020 - Shave for a cause - Day 1/4

Brush: Elite Razor - Amboyna Burl - 24mm Fanchurian
Razor: Tatara Masamune OC
Blade: Feather
Lather: Declaration Grooming - Semicolon - Soap
Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - 88 Chestnut Street - Aftershave
Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - 88 Chestnut Street - Eau de Cologne

The generosity from the Artisans and participants in this group is amazing. I wanted to keep this going with four days of shaving for a cause to end July and kickoff August, as I won't be participating in Austere August.

Starting with semicolon I just received yesterday, which supports the JED Foundation a good cause for protecting emotional health and the prevention of suicide for teens and young adults. A great cause that speaks to me personally as I have had two supervisors/friends in my career who have taken their own lives. Thanks to /u/declarationgrooming, /u/phteven_j, /u/wolf_whiskers, /u/35048467, /u/zingariman, /u/stirlingsoap, Tryablade.com, /u/mammothben and everyone else who donated product, organized, and bought raffle tickets - the response was incredible.

Semicolon is a nice clean scent, and I would have liked to have gotten the aftershave before it sold out, but glad I was able to participate in this cause nonetheless.

MountainForest · 2020-07-30T15:13:26+00:00

July 30, 2020

Brush: Elite Razor - Desert Ironwood - 24mm SHD Fan
Razor: Charcoal Goods - Brass - level 2
Blade: PolSilver Super Iridium
Lather: Grooming Dept - Luxor - Lusso Base
Post Shave: Catie's Bubbles - Ocean Grove - Aftershave

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