SOTD s325 || Summer Break - Rope Swing | Yaqi “Italian Freedom” 24/52 | Alpha “Shave Dad” Evolution

**Featured Soap** Summer Break Soaps - Rope Swing, Tallow based soap made by is a husband (Kyle) and wife (April) team from Nebraska USA. Scent described as: “The scent notes on this one are dandelion, water, moss, galbanum, juniper, ozone, patchouli, and cedar. The scent opens with a rush of green before settling down into a beautiful mix of dandelion and woodsy elements. The aquatic notes are not featured here but instead play a supporting role. Rope Swing also features the synthetic cooling ingredient WS-23."

**Soap Ingredients** Stearic Acid, Beef Tallow, Glycerin, Coconut Milk, Aloe Vera Liquid, Water, Potassium Hydroxide, Shea Butter, Grapeseed Oil, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Oil, Kokum Butter, Yogurt Powder, Castor Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance/Essential Oil, Lanolin, Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bentonite Clay.

**Shave Result** Summer Break has great School theme in their scents and Label art. The lather produced was rich, creamy, stable, medium-high density and I used my normal rounded ¼ teaspoon of product and added 12ml of water. Lather performance was top notch. From the lather my nose smells a Green, Floral (Dandelion), Herbal & Woody aroma, scent strength 4/10. Alpha “Shave Dad” razor with the Wizamet SI blade performed wonderfully has great grip, shaves mild but efficient and gave me a smooth, clean and close DFS, just the one weeper.
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**The Gear**
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• Pre Shave: Imperial Glycerine Soap for Shave/Face
• Brush: Yaqi “Italian Freedom” with Cashmere 24/52 Knot
• Soap: Summer Break Soaps - Rope Swing
• Bowl: Yaqi Blue Ceramic “Duke”
• Razor: Alpha Limited Edition “Shave Dad” Evolution, Aluminium (47gm; Blade Gap - 0.7 mm; Blade Exposure - Neutral; Handle - 90mm)
• Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
• Astringent: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with T.Tree oil & Menthol Crystals
• Balm: Nivea Men Sensitive Pro Facial Balm
• After Shave: Malizia UOMO Vetyver
• Moisturiser (Later): Nivea Men - Anti-Irritation AS Lotion
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**NOTE** All products used within my videos are purchased with my own money, I have no sponsors nor affiliations. If something is given or lent to me I will state it in my video & description.
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**Chapters**
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00:00 – Intro
00:25 - Soap
01:24 - Brush
02:09 - Razor & Blade
03:40 - Pre-Shave
04:57 - Overhead Cam
05:30 - Lather Build
07:14 - Soap Ingredients & Scent
07:43 - Re-Wet the Face
08:07 – First Pass
12:13 - Second Pass
15:28 - Third Pass
20:27 - Touch-up Pass
23:20 - Rince & Alum Feedback Test
25:05 - Rinse & Lather Wash
26:42 - Post Shave
29:08 – Pine Forest, Summertime
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**Backgound Music**
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Background Music Licenced from Thematic Audio Library:
https://app.hellothematic.com/
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Music Licences
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1 - Music by BodiSaffa Music - Down - https://thmatc.co/?l=8C329B89
2 Music by Bodisaffa Music - Found You - https://thmatc.co/?l=BD572E62
3 Music by Bodisaffa Music - Kanji - https://thmatc.co/?l=8DEAD39C
4 Music by BodiSaffa Music - Luna - https://thmatc.co/?l=28A99FE1
5 Music by Bodisaffa Music - Naya - https://thmatc.co/?l=E8139294
6 Music by Bodisaffa Music - Oceans - https://thmatc.co/?l=D0A3770B
7 Music by Bodisaffa Music - Passages - https://thmatc.co/?l=8AC139D4
8 Music by BodiSaffa Music - Saki - https://thmatc.co/?l=F0BF4168
9 Music by Bodisaffa Music - Slide Away - https://thmatc.co/?l=74CB1E99

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