SOTD 14-20 June 2020

Razor: Wade & Butcher 6/8 in ivory (2nd twin)
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Simpsons Tulip 3
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Martin de Candre
Balm: Castle Forbes lavender
Finale: Santa Maria Novella
Coffee: Burundi
Music: Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 3

Carbon Cx++ // GSB (5) // Graydog Quilt Brush // Murphy & McNeil Trinity // Speick AS

SOTD 20200614 San Francesco
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Omega S10077 S-Brush Blue 22x50x101mm
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“Mojito by Proraso” (Proraso Bianco / Verde)
Frankenpre | Frankensoap | Frankenafter
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Weishi 9306D Gold & Chrome
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Wilkinson Sword by Gillette India #3
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#MoneyForNothing #GreatValue



Full size:
https://i.imgur.com/uC4eOGn.jpg
Soundtrack:
The Mission (Main Theme, Morricone Conducts Morricone) | Ennio Morricone
https://youtu.be/oag1Dfa1e_E

Sunday June 14, 2020
Razor: Rockwell 6s Plate 5
Blade: Wizamet (6)
Brush: @CBLSoap.com Synthetic
Soap: Vintage Williams
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Skin Bracer
Talc: Williams
Fragrance: CK ONE

Sunday, June 14



Mediterráneo~~Mondial~~1947 Super-Speed/Voskhod~~Seaforth! Spiced Lime
Have a great day!

June 14th
Razor: RR Wunderbar Slant
Blade: Treet Platinum (2)
Brush: SOC badger
Pre-shave: PAA Rabid Banana Cube
Soap: Stirling Spice
PAA Galactic witch hazel
Stirling Glacial balm
AS: Stirling Spice

Sample Sunday

Good morning!



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Ikon 103 Short Comb, Tatara handle/Kai (2). Very close but not very comfortable, the Ikon design requires you ride the cap more than you should given the geometry to avoid the same too pointy teeth you find on the Ikon Deluxe . It's a very unfortunate flaw because it's a nice shaver otherwise. The Tatara handle offers good balance with the aluminum composite head.

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SOTD SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020

Well, Tim, my shave today was excellent, and I will admit that it must be the blade. I am fast becoming a Valet Auto Strop booster! I now own three of them. Two proprietary - they can only use Feather FHS and FAS blades or Valet Original (VB2, VC4), and one non proprietary (VC1). This was my second shave with the VC1.  

In my first shave I used a modified Gem blade, but this shave featured a Feather FHS-10 blade. The shaves were identical with the exception of the blade used. Now don’t misunderstand what I’m about to say. I love Gem razors. I own several and get great shaves from them. It’s just that in this case the Feather blade outperformed yesterday’s modified Gem.

The Gem wasn’t faulty. It was only the 4th shave on that blade, and I routinely get 7 - 10. It was a new Feather blade, as I rarely get more than 4 shaves from this type blade. In any case today’s shave like yesterday’s was a one and 1/2 pass (WTG, ATG) BBS, but it moved into the velveteen (VBBS) arena on the dome. Now in fairness a fresh Gem might perform equivalently, but I’m going to quit while I’m ahead. I feel cool, clean, velveteen smooth and refreshed.

RAZOR: Valet Auto Strop Model VC1
BLADE: Feather FHS-10
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Kent Infinity Synthetic
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature enhanced w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb.
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Nancy Boy Signature Scent Cooling After-Shave Gel.

Sunday AM 2020-06-14
Flag Day


and International Bath Day


...so wave your flag in your bath.

Rooney Stubby 3 Porcelain Finest (26/54)
Floris Elite shaving cream (vintage)
Paradigm Ti II/UFO Little Titan
Wilkinson Chromium 'Light Brigade' (27)
Floris Elite aftershave (vintage)