SOTD 11-17 October 2020

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[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Pre: Hot Water Splash[/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Soap: Tabac![/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Brush: Elite Razor 26mm[/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Bowl: CC Ceramic[/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Razor: 2019 Rocnel Elite Aggressive[/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Blade: Personna “Red” (2)[/font]
[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Post: CC “Venture”[/font]
About 20 hours of stubble; Three passes

[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Result:  BBS.  Another great morning shave!  The Rocnel is a beautifully crafted razor and a smooth shaver.  The Tabac is a soap I could use every day.  Just add a little more water for more slickness. This particular Elite brush is another beauty, with nice weight to the handle and a knot that has great flow and softness. The wet shaving hobby is an enjoyable way to start each day.[/font]

[font=Roboto, sans-serif]Happy Shaving to All.[/font]


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[b]SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 2020[/b]

Another dreary, rainy day here in the Philly suburbs serving as foil for a tremendous shave. The NOS Witte Solingen Copperhead 6/8 arrived with an accompanying note in the coffin case stating, “honed by Henerey 1939”. The bevel was still in surprisingly good condition. After a touch up on the jasper stone, the shave turned out to be a blissfully smooth two pass (WTG, ATG) pleasure that put the baby to bed and tucked her in. My dome shave was every bit as good and featured my silver plated Valet Auto Strop VB2. After stropping the FAS-10 carbon steel blade the safety razor demonstrated why this model lasted 42 years until the advent of the SS DE blade rendered its stropping function obsolete. Nevertheless, it’s a remarkable shaver and with the enclosed freshly stropped carbon steel Feather FAS-10 blade delivered a two pass (ATG, ATG) shave leaving me feeling smooth, clean and velveteen.

RAZOR: Witte Solingen Copperhead 6/8 (Mug), Valet Auto Strop Model VB2 (Dome)
BLADE: Feather FAS-10 Carbon Steel
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Monster Aluminum Tuxedo Synthetic
SOAP: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Stirling Glacial Obsidian AS Splash.

Tuesday AM 2020-10-13
National Train Your Brain Day


Rooney Polo 2 Ivory Finest (28/60)
Floris No. 89 shaving soap (tallow) + a few drops of Bulgaria Rose Absolute/Rose Hydrosol mix
Carbon Damascus/R2
Wilkinson London Bridge (16)
Floris No. 89 aftershave (vintage)

The brush really is too big for me, but it's luxurious. The absolute/hydrosol mixture sweetened the lather slightly, but I think I need to use more - perhaps a teaspoon - next time. I think the blade is starting to dull just a bit; they don't last quite as long for me as the Light Brigades.

Prep: Cella Gel pre barba
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Brush: Simpson Polo Manchurian
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Cosmo
Razor: Rocnel Sailor 2020
Blade: Asco Super Stainless
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Myrsol Agua Balsamica
AS: Saponificio Varesino Cosmo


Best Regards

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Cantu Pre-Shave Scrub

Brush  ||  Paladin Chief

Soap  ||  Grooming Dept Lemon Bay

Razor  ||  Mühle R41 (2013) / Wizamet Super Iridium (5)

A/S  ||  Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue / Aqua Velva Sensitive 5 in 1 Balm

Growth  ||  52.5 Hours

SOTD: 10.13.2020

Great face shave. The el druida manchurian is fantastic.

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