SOTD 12-18 January 2020

RAW RS-10 / FEATHER / SIMPSON T3 / PHOENIX / SMALL BATCH TONIC

Friday, Januari 17, 2020
Saponificio Varesino 1945, Manna di Sicilia
Mastro Livi, Tuxedo synthetic hair
Dorko, carbon steel 6/8
Ferrari, Essence Oud, EdT

Pre: Hot towel, Pre shave oil (Nico's home brew)
Razor: Wolfman WR2, SB 0.95 Gap, WRH7 Handle
Blade: Feather
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Squadron, The Warden
Post: Squadron, The Warden Aftershave
WTG, ATG, touch up with adjusted angles for my beard.
Nice way to finish the day.

Wolfman WR2 WRH2 handle
Astra superior platinum
Cremo bourbon shave cream
Nivea post shave balm
Kramperts bay rum

Fougere Friday
Superb shave today, close and comfortable with no drama. I used the pomade in my hair and beard with good results. I feel and smell great.
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Rockwell Model T
Blade: Rockwell Swedish
Brush: Lutin Chubby Lightning
Pre-Shave: Proraso Red
Lather: B-M Beaudelaire
Aftershave: B-M Beaudelaire
Additional Care:
  B&M Beaudelaire EdT
  Brew City/B&M Pomade Beaudelaire

Razor: OneBlade Genesis
Blade: Feather FHS
Brush: Simpsons M7 Super Badger 22/50mm
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Institute Karite
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Albany by Geo F. Trumper

Friday January 17, 2020
2020 Shave # 18 ( 438 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: Rex Envoy
Blade: Wizamet (1)
Brush: Stirling Boar
Soap: CBL Tonsorial Fresh Lime 3017 (18)
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: CFG Ghost Town Barber
Fragrance: CFG Ghost Town Barber

Friday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Proraso White Tub
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (11)
Brush: Plisson #12 European White Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud
 
WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)
 
Proraso White Tub today. 20 seconds to load the Plisson #12 European White Badger brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the vintage Gillette NEW Short Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave.
 
Bob                                   
 

SOTD 01/17/20

Friday greetings to all! I so enjoyed my shave yesterday, that I decided to repeat it! I usually fall back on my favorite MWF, but that wonderful Anise scent from the Stirling Glacial Obsidian reminds me of a favorite gum from my childhood, Blackjack, which my grandfather, a WWI Marine vet always used to always carry! Blackjack chewing gum finally returned in 2018 and is as delicious as it has ever been. This old-fashioned gum established multiple “firsts” upon its invention in 1884 in the United States. With its black licorice taste, Blackjack was the first flavored gum available in America. I realized that it stoked very good memories of fishing with him as a small boy! As it turns out, I ‘m now a grandfather and have outlived him by a decade and a year.
Anyway, back to this great shave! BBS all around as yesterday! I’m really enjoying the new Jayaruh Custom Silvertip Badger with the extended Rosewood handle. It whipped up a generous lather allowing that lovely Anise scent to waft around enhancing what turned out to be a luxurious, thick, glistening, protective lather! I don’t know whether it’s half a century of wet shaving experience or just the razors, but I’ve never cut or nicked myself with either the Lupo or Silversmith. I feel clean, smooooth, coool, and refreshed. I’m really looking forward to spending time with my grandson this afternoon.

RAZOR: Razarock DLC Coated SS Lupo 
BLADE: Feather
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