SOTD 11-17 October 2020

SOTN Tuesday

prep - shower with Caprina Fresh Goat’s Milk Original Formula bar soap
razor - Gillette Single-Ring Old
blade - Shaverboy Super Stainless (9)
brush - Fendrihan Classic Pure Grey Badger
soap - Omega (unknown species)
post - warm water rinse, DSA “Pure & Natural” alum, cold water rinse
aftershave - Jeris Osage Rub

I'm refining my strategy of scraping soap/croap into the lather bowl. Mash a bit too much into the bottom. If there's not enough it will just slide around when you try to whip it up with the brush. 
When finished shaving, scrape the solid leftovers back into the container before rinsing the bowl.

BBS results

Lots of Osage Rub tonight because I'm a glutton for punishment*.

* alcohol sting, watering eyes from the eucalyptus fumes

Kush by Joserra
CH3 Ivory Stripe Manchurian
Blackbird Polished

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SOTD 14 October 2020

Prep :Cold water
Razor: Blackland Vector
Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Custom Red/Blue
Soap: Ariana&Evans Amber Rose
After-shave: Ariana&Evans Amber Rose



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Homelikeshaving Colibri OC 1.30
Wilkenson Sword
Shavemac D01 Silvertip
Haslinger Seaweed Soap
Proraso Vitamin E Balm
Canoe

Razor: Parker 24C open comb
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock “Yellows”
Brush: Silvertip travel
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Catie’s Bubbles
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Pecksniff’s 

OCtober 14th
Razor: Blackland Blackbird OC
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Brush: Simpson CH2 synthetic
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: PAA Astra Planeta
PAA Galactic Witch Hazel
PAA Astra Planeta Star Jelly
AS: PAA Astra Planeta

Good morning!



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Wednesday October 14, 2020

Razor: Paradigm 2020 Diamondback
Blade: Wizamet (1)
Brush: SV 2.0 Bamboo
Soap: Wholly Kaw La Fougère Parfaite
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Vintage Brut
Fragrance: Brut
Pulled the Diamondback from the shipping box to have a reminder shave with it to compare to the Yates "H" Plate razor. While I prefer the mirror polished looks of the DB I in all honesty prefer the shave of the Yates razor. Gotta clean/disinfect and repackage the DB for when/if it sells. Back to the Hybrid plate until the H gets back to me. Can't wait to hear Frank's Dragonsbeard thoughts on it.

[b]SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 2020[/b]

Well it seems I’m on a streak. My shave this morning was more than acceptable. The Riga Razor delivered a fine three pass (WTG, ATG, XTG) shave, but just feels large and clumsy in hand. I think at this point I prefer my vintage Japanese Silver Steel and old cast steel Sheffield razors. They feel more balanced to me, and much more comfortable to shave with.  

I may have been unduly influenced by my son, Ben, who claims that many modern razors are gimmicky with either shortened or unnecessarily extended spines and blade widths. He stated that that was not the case with my Dovo Special or with modern TI or Boker. He encouraged me to try the Riga as it is also more traditional in design. If I end up pursuing modern artisan razors I’ll probably stick with traditional designs.

My dome shave featured another Valet Auto Strop model, the VC1. I loaded and restropped the Feather FAS-10 blade from yesterday’s shave in the VB2 Auto Strop. The result was another excellent two pass ((ATG, ATG) dome shave that left the noggin feeling smooth and velveteen after the 888 Splash from RazoRock.

The Soap Commander lather was ok, but at this point I definitely prefer MWF and Nancy Boy to any artisan soap I’ve tried, and I’ve tried a lot. Most of them are slick, but all the ones I’ve tried leave my skin feeling dry after the shave as does Soap Commander. Lush Prince does not, but that is a brushless cream in the same category as the Cremo and Headblade Slick products. The only unscented soap bases I’ve not tried are the PAA CK6 and the A&E Shave Butter. I’ve ordered both. We’ll see. I feel clean and refreshed.

RAZOR: Riga Razor 7/8 (Mug), Valet Auto Strop Model VC1 ( Dome)
BLADE: Feather FAS-10 Carbon Steel
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil 
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger Fan Knot
SOAP: Soap Commander Honor
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with GlyceGlycerin Soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with RazoRock 888 Eucalyptus and Tea Tree Splash.