SOTD 19-25 April 2020

23/4/2020
Druida Seven Rusticada/TOBS Avocado/Muhle
R89 Jet + Astra Verde/Joserra Green Twist

Felices afeitados.
All the best.

SOTD : 23/04/20
- Razor : Gillette Fat Boy F1
- Brush : Täther Silvertip 2 Bandas (25mm)
- Lather : Edwin Jagger Sandalwood (Soap)
- Aftershave : Penhaligon’s Blenheim Bouquet (Balm)
- Blade : Gillette Silver Blue (#2)
- Shaving Passes : WTG + XTG + ATG

iKon Tek
Astra Superior platinum
Homelikeshaving light shave soap
Semogue (SOC) finest badger
Nivea balm
Aqua Velva Musk

"W" is for Winter Refraction
Thursday April 23, 2020
2020 Shave # 120 ( 535 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: Weck Sextoblade
Blade: Personna (?)
Brush: Wolf Whisker Black Wolf
Soap: Talbot Winter Refraction
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
Aftershave 2: Talbot Winter Refraction
Fragrance: Nuit D'Issey Noir Argent

Wade & Butcher For Barber's Use
Declartion Grooming Weinstrasse
Wolf Whiskers Black Wolf

SOTD - 2020.4.23
Growth: 48h
Brush: ŌKU Kesar by P&P - 25mm two band finest XD
Soap: PAA Gondolier
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Nacet
Post: lather face wash, alum, Tabac, good oleo
Passes: 2 - WTG, XTG
Rating: 5/5



Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA

SOTD Thursday, April 23, 2020

My favorite DE razor, hands down, is my Colonial Silversmith. The only complaint I’ve ever seen has been about the original handle design that came with the razor, never anything about it’s shaving capability. It’s been variously described as “ugly”, “too short”, “unbalanced and dumpy-looking” and “slippery”.

Well, Colonial is nothing if not responsive to their customers. The new handle design is heavier, contains knurling, and is beautifully balanced in hand. I just received it yesterday, and love it! It gives an entirely new look to the Silversmith. The shavehasn’t changed, of course, but the razor feels better in the hand, and the increased weight is noticeable to me.

The shave itself was spectacular, as usual. A FB Shave Forum friend from down under who is also appreciative of levels of BBSshaves, is correct in classifying the closest BBS shave as “glass-like”. I agree. The BBS I receive from my best shaving DE, this razor, is great, but still does not quite measure up to the BBS delivered with a Feather Super by any of my three AC safety razors.

For this shave I loaded a DE Feather blade into the Silversmith with it’s new handle, and soaked my Jayaruh Rosewood Handled #378 Silvertip Badger brush in warm water while showering. My shave prep consisted in adding 6 drops of M-Bomb to my Lucky Tiger Liquid Shave Cream and my usual cold water rinse. The Lucky Tiger is great stuff, and always delivers a thick, protective lather.

The Silversmith sheared through my whiskers on that first WTG pass. The whisker reduction continued through the second XTG, and third ATG delivering the desired BBS. Maybe the difference between this DE shave and the BBS provided by a Feather Super blade is in that first pass. The whisker feel isn’t quite as smooth afterwards with the Silversmith and it’s Feather blade as opposed to the General,the Vector or the Hawk loaded with a Feather Super AC blade.

Maybe it’s just placebo effect, but a day after an AC shave I still retain an acceptable DFS, whereas with the DE it seems to be more in the CCS category. In any case, Iprefer the new handle to the old, and feel clean, cool, smooth, and refreshed.

RAZOR: Colonial Silversmith 316L SS
BLADE: Feather (1)
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Jayaruh Rosewood Silvertip Badger #378
CREAM: Lucky Tiger Liquid Shave Cream
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by ThayersLavender WH and Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite AS Splash. Finished with A&EPost-Shave Serum

GartBnx.....

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SOTD: During this lockdown, I'm starting to feel like the seahorse in my brush... bet he wishes he was in Georgia so he could get a tattoo and massage tomorrow...