Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Pre-Shave : PAA’s The Cube (mentholated)
Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
Soap : PAA’s Doppelganger Grey (Aventus)
Post Shave : PAA’s Doppelganger Grey (Aventus) Aftershave Cologne, Star Jelly Aftershave Balm
Razor : PAA’s Copper DOC w/Feather Blade (5)
Others : Al Haramain L’Aventure (Aventus Clone)

Love or hate it, Aventus and its clones smell great.
Feather blade on its 5th use, but feels like its edge is starting to go. Had to do a little more cleanup then usual to get that glass BBS shave.
Always chasing that glass BBS shave, its an addiction I can’t let go. 😂

Smelling great, feeling great!

Shower w/P&G Old Spice Classic Shower Gel
Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
Pre-shave : PAA’s The Cube (Mentholated)
Soap : PAA’s Cold Spice
Razor : PAA’s Copper DOC w/Feather Blade
Post Shave : PAA’s Cold Spice Aftershave Cologne and Cold Spice Star Jelly Aftershave Balm
Others : PAA’s Cold Spice Deodorant and Cold Spice EDP (Thanks Doug!)

Behold!
The Cold Spice Full Monty!
The funny part about all this is how I have been asked before ” What is that you are wearing? Smells great!”
And if you say “Old Spice” they go ” … oh.”
But if you say ” Pimenter ancienne par Phénix artisan accoutrements” in your best French accent they go “Oh! Where did you get it?!”
Perception eh?

Smelling great, DOC+Feathers = Glass “I keep touching myself” BBS shave, feeling great!

Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Brush : Oumo SHD Silvertip Badgers
Soap : WSP Blackbeard
Post Shave : WSP Blackbeard Aftershave and Balm
Razor : PAA Copper DOC w/Feather Blade
Others : WSP Blackbeard Solid Cologne

Tobacco, cherry, vanilla, patchouli, cloves and spice!
WSP’s stuff smell great and are easily some of my shaving products to use.
Gotta love Feathers, XTG, ATG, and cleanup, and you get “I keep touching myself” glass BBS shaves easy.

Smelling great, feeling great, ready to rock the world!

Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Brush : Oumo SHD Silvertip Badger
Pre-shave : Bloom Water
Soap : Proraso Red (puck)
Post Shave : Proraso Red
Razor : PAA Copper DOC w/Personna Blade

Talking with fellow wetshavers had me thinking of Sandalwood and one I haven’t used recently was Proraso Red.

While the soap’s performance isn’t the best, given I have used some really good soaps, but its beautiful Indian sandalwood scent is still as deep and rich as I remember it to be. Especially the aftershave.

As an entry level wet shaving soap, you can do a lot worse than going with Proraso Red.

Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
Soap : G&A Japanese Dream
Post Shave : G&A Japanese Dream Aftershave
Razor : PAA Copper DOC w/personna Blade

Credit where due.
I originally had a service lapse with G&A and the long and short, I canceled an order and told the owner in no uncertain terms that I will no longer need nor want the replacement aftershave the order was meant to help facilitate.

So imagine my surprise when I got a mail call with the replacement AS.
I accept the spirit and intent of the item sent.
Clean slate.

Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Pre-shave : Bloom water
Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
Soap : WSP Rustic Gaelic Tweed
Post Shave : WSP Gaelic Tweed (Mentholated) Aftershave and Balm
Razor : PAA Copper DOC w/Personna Blade
Other : WSP Gaelic Tweed EDP

Its essentially Creed Green Irish Tweed.
Not much more needs to be said.

Well I should say something about WSP’s EDP.
I had Creed’s GIT, but the price man, hard to drop $300+/- a pop that I’ll use up in a few months.
I have tried Armaf, still have Al Haramain’s L’Aventure, Knight and Blanche (Aventus, Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water) amongst others.
So when I gave WSPs’ EDP a try, let me say it was worth it.
Better sillage and longevity then some of the clone houses and almost true to the real thing that from memory I can’t tell if its not.
If you like scents, give WSP’s EDPs (or solid colognes) a go.
Actually, if you don’t want to drop $50-$70 on their EDPs, try their solid colognes, its a good and cheap way to see if the scent you like in your shave would work as a day scent.

As for the shave itself;
Glass “I keep touching myself” BBS shave, no feedback from the alum and I smell like a million bucks.
You really can’t ask for a more perfect shave.

Pre-shave : Shower
Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
Soap : Zingari Man : The Lothario
Post shave : Zingari Man : The Lothario aftershave balm
Razor : Phoenix Artisan Accouterments’s Copper Double Open Comb w/Bic Blade (3)

First time use of Zingari Man’s soaps and balm. Soap performance is above average with the soap lathering up into creamy yogurt. It’ll take quite a bit of water and is perfect going on a little thick on wet face forming a very slick layer with good residual slickness and good post shave.

Balm absorbs fast into skin and relieves any tightness after a shave due to moisture loss from the soap.
Scent is good but I came in with the expectation that it would be stronger than it actually is. YMMV of course. I put this soap at mid to mid low strength 3-4/10. It’s there, its enjoyable but won’t wear on beyond the bathroom.
I’ll try blooming it a little with warm-hot water the next time to see if I can draw out the scent more.

Bic’s blade is still going smooth and sharp, glass BBS shave with just one cleanup around problem spots.

Pre-shave : Shower
Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Brush: Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
Soap : Wet Shaving Products’ Matterhorn
Post Shave : Wet Shaving Products’ Matterhorn Balm and Aftershave Splash
Razor : Rockwell 6S-R4 w/Personna Blade
Others : Al Haramain L’Aventure Blanche (Creed Silver Mountain Water clone)

Nod to Creed’s Silver Mountain Water.
Really fresh citrus floral scent that plays with blackcurrant notes to give that slight fresh ozone-ish scent.
I actually prefer this clone version as they use jasmine and iris instead of green tea to center the blackcurrant notes. Love it.

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Pre-Shave : Shower w/P&G Old Spice Bath, Nivea Men face wash
Bowl : Van Yulay Resin
Brush : Friendship Shaving’s Macy G4 Synthetic by Frank Shaving
Soap : Soap Commander Endurance
Post shave : P&G Old Spice Aftershave, Soap Commander Endurance Balm
Razor : Rockwell 6S-R4 w/Bic Super Chrome
Other : Old Shulton Old Spice EDT (not pictured)

This is Old Spice, good old Shulton Old Spice.
Well first time using Soap Commander, with the Shulton Old Spice scent.

Good old Shulton old spice scent, really good slickness, good residual slickness and post shave.
This is fracking awesome!
Oh and the Balm is good too.

What is of note though is the value of the soap.
Look at the size of that tub.
Its a freaking 6 ounce (170gm) tub for US$15, if that doesn’t scream “VALUE BUY!” I don’t know what does.

And yeah, Rockwell w/Bic blade was smooth as as an ice cold Macallan giving a true “I keep touching myself” glass BBS shave.

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Bowl : $2 Bargain Soup Bowl
Brush : Oumo SHD Silvertip Badger
“Pre-shave” : Shower and Nivea face wash / rinse
Soap : Southern Witchcrafts’ Druantia
Post Shave : Southern Witchcrafts’ Drurantia Aftershave splash lotion
Razor : Phoenix Artisan Accouterments’s Copper Double Open Comb w/Supermax Diamond Edge blade (3)

First time use of the soap, so didn’t use pre-shave oils or soap so as not to spoil the scent-performance.
Also, used a larger bowl to accommodate the larger brush. Love Van Yulay’s Bowl but with the larger brush knot, I could not properly create lather without lather spilling over.
With the larger bowl, it was easier to whip up the lather with full motion and the results speak for itself.

As Described by Southern Witchcrafts :
A tribute to the druid celebration of the Winter Solstice or “Yule”, Druantia is woodsy and spicy scent perfect for crisp Winter days.

Scent notes: Cedar, Oakmoss, Rosewood, Moss, Cypress, Tobacco, Fungus, Sandalwood, Mitsutake, Myrrh, Amber, Orange, Ginger

Scent notes meshed together and initial impression was this was a nutty, almondish scent. As you lather and shave you can pick up the different notes though light, of ginger, orange at the forefront followed by the woods and very slight hint of tobacco and myrrh. Didn’t pick up on the rest of the notes but its blended well so there isn’t something discordant as you lather up.
Scent strength is mid low, not overpowering nor is it a perfume type, so for those who want a mild scented soap that you use, enjoy and wash over with your own scent this is one of them.

Soap itself is decent scoring relatively moderately well on slickness with moderate residual and post shave feel.
Soap itself did leave the skin feeling a little dry and tight but the no alcohol aftershave splash (needs to be well shaken before use variety) helped to refresh the skin.
Use a balm if your face still feels tight.

Supermax DE blade’s (I see what you did there Supermax) 3rd use and usually for most blades sans Feathers / Kai this is when (for me) most blades tend to leave micro-stubble behind. Problem areas need more passes with skin stretching to raise stubborn micro-stubble to be cut.

However the Supermax DE still took stuff off without skin stretching, just minor buffing with the DOC, which does this very well, leaving you with that true glass smooth “I keep touching myself” BBS shave.
Alum block application indicates no irritation.
Blade glide is still very smooth.
Overall, I am impressed, and in my books this blade has already crossed the finish line. 4th shave later in the evening and I’ll see if it goes into tomorrow’s shave.