SOTD 17-23 November 2019

Razor: Max Sprecher 8/8 in yellow Awabi
Strop: Tony Miller/Mastro Livi
Brush: Custom 24mm silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Martin de Candre Fougere
Balm: Castle Forbes lavender
Finale: Halston Z-14

Got involved over the weekend in a discussion of Krona razors in another forum. During that discussion I realized I had not touched my Krona since August when the original broke and I began shaving again with my back up.  Well thanks to another friend on a different board, I was finally able to obtain my gold Centennial Krona.  So today I decided to shave with it. It was like going home. I didn’t realize until halfway through the shave that I was totally an automatic once I felt the familiar Krona shape in my hand. 50 years with a razor will do that to you. The actual face and head scraping part of my shave used to take about five minutes on the face and about the same on the dome.  Today I finished both in about four minutes. I don’t remember the specifics but I was truly on automatic. My old friend delivered a DFS on both head and face.  I’m clean and refreshed and ready for the day!

SOTD              11/17/19

RAZOR;  Gold Centennial Krona
BLADE:  Voskhod 
PREP:  Cold water rinse followed by face and head scrub with PAA’s 
Unscented w/ 3 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE:  Cold water face and head wash with Donkey Milk residue from brush followed by Thatchers Lavender Witch Hazel and finished w/ Fine Snake Bite AS Splash

Gillette 2nd Generation British Aristocrat
Gillette Nacet
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Rudy Vey White Zebra Tulip with TGN Finest
Old Spice Original (Mumbai, India)

Razor: Max Sprecher 8/8 in yellow Awabi

Beautiful razor, Obie! 

Sunday, November 17

MWF~~Rubberset~~Detroit National Cut. Co.~~Small Batch Shave Tonic
Have a great day!

After a couple shaves where I felt I was taking one for the team, Shake Sharp Sunday makes me forget. Second shave on the same pair of Chinese Suneco blades I used last weekend (since I'm shaving my head that's the equivalent of @6 shaves on the same edge), just amazing. Smooth as silk and more efficient than the R41/Voskhod I just shaved with. I'm buying 100.

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SOTD - 2019.11.17
Growth: 24h
Brush: ŌKU Ykarus by P&P - 20mm best badger travel brush
Soap: Frankincense Almost Valobra
Razor: Leaf
Blade: Personna
Post: lather face wash, alum, concoction (*), Nivea sensitive
Passes: 2 - WTG, XTG
Rating: 5/5

(*) witch hazle 50ml, 5ml glycerin, tea tree (10), Argan (25), bergamot (10), pachuli (5), menthol crystals - (drops)

A fantastic travel shave by Lake Tahoe. Lovely place to enjoy a morning shave.
Epic.


Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

GartBnx.....

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Sunday AM 2019-11-17

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 3/2 Ebony Finest (24/54)
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving cream
Raw Shaving RS-10
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (13)
Penhaligon's Racquets Formula aftershave (vintage)

The shaving cream is excellent, and it still can be found for a fairly reasonable price, especially in the tube rather than the heavy jar.  The razor is a bit heavier than ideal for me, but it has great balance.

Dubl Duck Stainless
Varlet / Everset K2
Grooming Department Unscented pre-shave
Grooming Department Veritas
Aramis Classic