SOTD 11-17 April 2021

Friday, April 16, 2021.

Floid oil. Saponificio Varesino, Felce aromatica: Shaving soap & balm aftershave. Razorock, Tricolore, sintetica. Ali's blade, Raptor 15/16, Suminagashi steel 23 layers / Shirogadmi 61 HRC. Esencia Loewe, EdT.

RR Wunderbar Slant
Astra Superior Stainless
Omega Synthetic
Don Marco Soap
Harry's Post Shave Balm
Canoe

April 16, 2021
Tatara Masamune
Feather
PAA ShaveRite 210
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

Friday April 16, 2021
Razor: Rockwell 6s Plate 5
Blade: Rockwell (4)
Brush: Knothead Brushworks "The Kentuckian"
Soap: Wholly Kaw Iced Tea
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Ethos Fresh Lime
Fragrance: Paco Rabanne 1 Million

Friday, April 16

MdC Fougère ✞~~Simpson CH3~~'58 Adjustable/Spoiler~~Brut

Have a great day!

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 2021

Today's shave featured two great shavers, my Tanifuji Airi 11/16 and my 1920 vintage Gillette Big Fellow. It’s a shave of firsts! The first Japanese silver steel straight razor I acquired, the first model of the Gillette Big Fellow, albeit from the second year of production, and the first LE aluminum handled shave brush model the supremely talented MrEE ever offered to the 30DC Crew ever at TSD.

The hybrid knot on the MrEE brush while not the softest is a superb lather generator. I bloom my MWF routinely which always yields gobs of lather. The edge on this little Tanifuji is what led to my acquiring two more. Japanese razors never fail to please! And that was certainly the case this morning. Three slow, leisurely passes left you happy narrator with a delightfully smooth mug!

Gillette's experiment to upsize their successful Old Type after World War I certainly works well for yours truly. I own two 1905 Old Types which shave well, but this larger version works better for me. Gillette later changed the head design to their New model design, but I do enjoy the upsized Old Type head on the BigFellow. Two ATG dome passes left my noggin velveteen smooth and oh-so-happy! The Alt-Innsbruck AS splash put the icing on the cake.

RAZOR: Tanifuji Airi 11/16 (Mug), Gillette Big Fellow (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE 
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil 
BRUSH: MrEE LE Knurled Aluminum Handle Hybrid Knot #007
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Alt-Innsbruck AS Splash.

SOTD: Great shave to end the week - hope everyone is doing well!

Razor: Feather AC SS
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Synthetic
Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street
Finale: Pecksniff’s

4.16.21
Pre: Warm water
Soap: Cooper & French “Leading Man”
Brush: Thater 4125/6 (Thanks Dave)
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper
Razor: Karve “C” plate with Triad Brass “Pineapple” handle
Blade: Permasharp (2)
Post: Cera Ve Daily Moisturizing Lotion

Three Passes; DFS-BBS

This is a big brush.  “BIG” big.

Happy Shaves . . . .