SOTD 13-19 December 2020

Standout shaves of the week, what do they look like?

ONEBLADE / MORRIS & FORNDRAN / ACQUA DI PARMA 

Sunday, 13 December, 2020:

1930’s Gillette NEW Razor
Wilkinson Sword DE Blade
Simpson Tulip 3 Super Badger
Mitchells Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Taylor of Old Bond Sandalwood

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John

Sunday SOTD

 

Razor: Griffon Antelope #16 11/16 Full Hollow

Brush: Omega 6240 25mm Silvertip

Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug

Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime

Pre Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive

Shave Soap: Neumann Signature 1907

Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè

Aftershave: Neumann Signature 1907

Charcoal goods razor
Derby premium blade
La toja shaving stick
Shavemac shaving brush
Brut dominant aftershave

13 December 2020

Blackbird Brass SB 101
Wizamet Iridium Super
Zenith Boar + Oscar11 Amber C7
Mystic Water The Brown Windsor
Unrefined Shea Butter
Bergamot/Vetiver EO

Sunday December 13, 2020
Razor: Yates Precision Hybrid "M" Plate
Blade: Astra SP (4)
Brush: Graydog Cocobolo
Soap: Noble Otter Firefighter
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Nivea 2 into 1 Splash
Fragrance: Nautica Blue

UGLY RAZOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020

At the suggestion of one of our 30DC Crew members at TSD, it was decided that this Sunday all on the Crew who wished would shave with the ugliest razors in their collections. In my case I decided to shave with a newly arrived Thistle Cut Persian and my safety razor nemesis, my French Spadson safety razor. I did not clean up or replace the scales on the Thistle Cut straight razor, but only set a bezel and honed it up on a Naniwa progression through 12k finishing on my jasper stone last night. The scales are not original to the razor and much too large. The Spadson was designed to have two shaving edges, one mild and the other aggressive. In the case of this safety razor the proper adjective is assaultive.

Although both razors appear somewhat the worse for the wear, only the Spadson provided a troublesome shave. My Omega Pro48 whipped up the two types of lather I enjoy - a thinner, wetter one for the mug and a thicker, more yogurty one for the dome. I will say that the edge on the Thistle Cut 4/8 was an amazing surprise, and I received one of the best three pass (WTG, ATG, XTG) straight shaves I’ve ever had on my mug. Once this razor is cleaned up and refitted with proper size scales, it’ll be one of the jewels of my collection. It’s smaller blade size makes it highlymaneuverable and a true joy to shave with.

The French Spadson, on the other hand, proved a trial to use. The razor never sold well. It was designed to supposedly offer an aggressive shave on one side and a mild shave on the other. My experience with it is that both sides are assautive. I’ve been shavingwith DEs since the late 60s, and so say with somelevel of assurance that I know my way around a standard DE. My usual shave with this monster is generally restricted to May Mayhem shaves. Safety razors are used on my dome daily, but after today’s shave, I’ll have to take a day or two off to allow my scalp to recover from the irritation and weepers (several) I experienced with this beast! The best I can say about today’s dome shave is that it’s over! Thank goodness there’s always tomorrow!

RAZOR: Thistle Cut Persian 4/8 (Mug), French Spadson (Dome)
BLADE: Kai DE (2)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub.

Razor: Meister 6/8
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Omega silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Balm: OneBlade
Finale: Paul Sebastian

Timeless SS OC SLIM
Tatra Platinum
Don Marco Soap
Shavemac D01 Silvertip
Proraso Vitamin E Balm
Paul Sebastian