SOTD 12-18 January 2020

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Grooming Dept Mojito Pre-Shave

Brush  ||  Paladin El Dorado

Soap  ||  Barrister and Mann Hallows

Razor  ||  Timeless Razor Open-Comb / Wizamet Super Iridium (8)

A/S  ||  Barrister and Mann Hallows

Growth  ||  41.5 Hours

SOTD 

GD pre shave/Varlet Ranger 29mm/Wolfman WR2 DC Ti/WK Bare Naked balm, Fougere bouquet soap, splash, EdT  

SOTD 01/16/20

After my great Silversmith shave yesterday, I decided to use my DLC coated SS Lupo as a point of comparison. I loaded another Polsilver blade and had at it! Wow! What can I say, but that I have some incredible DE razors. The only real difference between today and yesterday’s shave might be auditory feedback and a slight edge in smoothness for the Silversmith. The Glacial Stirling Obsidian soap and AS Splash were a wonderful complement to today’s shave. I really enjoyed the Anise scent as I shaved. But I have come to a realization. I have too many dang safety razors! It’s time to simplify. As a result, I’m instituting my usability criterion. Any modern razors I keep must be capable of both dome and face shaves. On the collection side, I will be getting rid of any duplicates that I own, and will no longer collect vintage razors made after 1950 with the exception of French razors. I have about 25-30 razors I’ll be unloading on a number of dedicated shave forums with the exception of one forum which is a shill site for the owner.
So to return to this shave, I can categorically state that this razor is a keeper as is the Silversmith. Two passes on the face and one and one half on the dome left me feeling clean, cooool, smooooth and refreshed 

RAZOR: RazoRock DLC Coated SS Lupo
BLADE: Polsilver 
PREP: Cold Water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave Soap 
BRUSH: Jayaruh Custom Silvertip Badger 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Stirling Glacial Obsidian AS Splash

Thursday AM 2020-01-16

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 3/3 Porcelain Finest (26/59)
Acqua di Parma Colonia shaving cream
Wolfman WR1-SB Antique Bronze/Darwin
Personna P74 Tungsten (6)
Mennen Skin Bracer aftershave + Cigar Aficionado aftershave

H&S N075 — 1st Shave

PolSilver Super Iridium

Graydog 2-band Badger

Murphy&McNeil Triskele

Thayers Rose WH

Speick After-shave

TGIF SOTD

 

Razor: Razor Emporium Envoy

Blade: Rapira Swedish SuperSteel (5)

Brush: Semogue 2013 Barbear Classico Mistura LE

Bowl: Sweese Porcelain Suribachi 5”

Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime

Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Eucalyptus & Spearmint

Shave Soap: L & L Grooming TSM Fougère

Balm: Handmade Soap Co. Soothing Cream

Aftershave: L & L Grooming TSM Fougère

2020-01-16 SOTN

[font=Courier New]......PRE:.....Hot Water, Grooming Dept Preshave V2
......BRUSH:...YAQI  2B Fan (24mm)
......SOAP:....B&M Vespers
......RAZOR:...Classic Shaving ENOCH,Feather Pro (1)
......POST:....Humphrey's Witch Hazel, B&M Vespers AS, Prada Luna Rossa Sport EDT


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January 17, 2020
Hiram with ••• plate
Feather Pro
Eleven DFS 2019 LE
Shave Soap & Aftershave