SOTD 10-16 May 2020

Saturday AM 2020-05-16

Rooney 1/2 Ivory Finest (24/53)
Ralph Lauren Safari shaving soap (tallow)
Wolfman WR1-OC/Triad Polished-Satin Diamond Ti
Schick Super Chromium (10)
Ralph Lauren Safari aftershave balm (vintage)

Great morning shave today - Getting better at figuring out the flat bottom tech and it was smooth today.   

Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts B9A 28mm
Razor: Gillette English Flat Bottom Tech
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Lather: Declaration Grooming - Sellout - Soap
Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Sellout
Post Shave: Zingari - Unscented - Balm  

Spadson with Fatip mk2 cap, Gillette KCG handle/7 O'clock SS

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SOTD SATURDAY, May 16, 2020

Last night after a Zoom meeting with some TSD friends, I spent some time trying to organize my razors. In the process I rediscovered one of the two Cooper razors I own, a Cooper Monobilt and a Cooper Kant Rust. Both razors are great shavers, but I haven’t shaved with the Kant Rust in several months. The Kant Rust is a nickel plated moderately aggressive razor that sports a really cool Art Deco inspired handle design. It was manufactured in the very early thirties (1930-32 according to Worthpoint) in Brooklyn, NY and is a relatively rare razor. What I like about it is that it not only looks good, but it shaves great!

SWMBO left for the morning, so I grabbed my Fine Accoutrements Platinum AS and the Gillette Pure shave cream along with my MrEE Knurled Aluminum handled hybrid knot brush and proceeded to knock out a very pleasant shave. Since the razor is light, I loaded a Feather blade, rinsed my face with iced water, and had at it. The Gillette Pure generated a lovely, thick, yogurty lather that when enhanced with 6 drops of M-Bomb felt great on both mug and noggin. Three very slow comfortable passes (WTG, XTG, ATG) put the baby to bed leaving me with that delightful velveteen BBS scalp and mug. I feel clean, cool, smooth and refreshed!

RAZOR: Cooper Kant Rust
BLADE: Feather
PREP: Iced water rinse
BRUSH: MrEE Knurled Aluminum Hybrid Knot #007
CREAM: Gillette Pure
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH and Fine Accoutrements Platinum. Finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum.

May 16, 2020
Gillette 1947 SS
Gillette 7 O’clock Black
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
B&M Bay Rum
Dominica Grand Bay Rum Aftershave

Saturday, May 16, 2020
Floid: Oil pre shave & aftershave menthol lotion
Daisho, mentolado vigoroso.
Thater, synthetic hair, butterscotch.
Antonio Monserrat, 14.(made by Antonio Monserrat, father of Jose Monserrat Pou, creator of the Filarmonica and Doble Temple).