SOTD 10-16 November 2019

Remembrance Sunday SOTD



I’ve kindly been sent a Razorock Eco on a forum pass around and have also been sent some Bart’s Balms products to trial by the manufacturer, Bart.

Today was my third use of the razor and I continued with the Voskhod blade I used yesterday. The razor isn’t the smoothest razor I’ve ever used and I found my first shave with it (using a Shark blade) to be a little on the rough side. Using the Voskhod has improved this. However, this remains a pretty aggressive razor and it is not one I could use daily.

I used it for a head shave and this is where it’s aggressiveness and lack of smoothness was apparent. I ended up with a close, but rather uncomfortable, shave.

I stared the shave by trying some of Bart’s aftershave lotion (which consists of Coconut oil, Argan oil, Peppermint essential oil, and Limonene) and found the consistency to be a little too thin to work well as a pre-shave oil.

His beard oil, by comparison is an excellent pre-shave oil and is up there with the best on the market).

Following the shave I used Bart’s Peppermint balm on my face and the aftershave lotion on my head. The balm is another excellent product and the aftershave lotion worked really well on my head. I tried using the aftershave lotion on my face yesterday and it felt a bit too oily for my liking so I opted for the balm instead.

All in all, it was a pretty good shave and it was great to have the opportunity to try out these products on what is a very poignant day which bought back a number of memories.

One of these memories was that of my first ever wet shave as a 17 year old, which was performed whilst on exercise, using normal soap, a bic disposable razor, cold water in a mess tin and the wing mirror of a Land Rover.

‘They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them’.


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SOTD - 2019.11.10
Growth: 24h
Brush: ŌKU Kesar by P&P- 24mm selected silvertip high density
Soap: Frankincense Enigma
Razor: RazoRock Gamechanger
Blade: feather
Post: lather face wash, alum, concoction (*), PAA mysterium serum
Passes: 2 - WTG, XTG
Rating: 5/5

(*) witch hazle 50ml, 5ml glycerin, tea tree (10), Argan (25), bergamot (10), pachuli (5), menthol crystals - (drops)

I can only describe this shave as epic!

This soap by Frankincense is just second to none. Beautifully.



Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

Smart Helix Apollo :: Viking :: Nuàvia :: Myrsol Agua Balsamica 

November 11, 2019
Supply Co SE
Schick Proline
Zenith B25 Olive Wood
A&E Frozen Mojitos
Myrsol Agua de Limon

Monday, 11 November, 2019:

RazoRock Black Hawk SE V2
Kai Captain Titan Mild Blade
Coate's Lavender 
Wolf Whiskers Synthetic 
Osma Bloc d’Alum
TOBS Mr. Taylor Aftershave

--
John

Nice hot shower
Mod Cabin Glacier preshave
GP G20
Route 66 Barbershop Hop
WCS tall silvertip
Rockwell 6S R6
Feather
WCS Alum bar
Thayers Witch Hazel Lavender
Route 66 Barbershop Hop aftershave balm
Splash of Pinaud Clubman

WTG, XTG, ATG, 3 passes to BBS. First time with a Feather. Got a few weepers, no burn. Quick alum followed by Thayers, all good.
Still amazes me how I used to hate shaving but upon returning to wet DE shaving after around 45 years I now enjoy it, hell, look forward to shaving now.

11 November 2019

* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Marble Blue
* Mystic Water Cedar/Sage
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

11 November 2019

* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Marble Blue
* Mystic Water Cedar/Sage
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

Beautiful!  Thank you.