SOTD 23-29 February 2020

Razor: Wade & Butcher 13/16
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Simpsons Persian Jar 2 super
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Provence Sante Verlaine
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Stetson

Date:- 25 February 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Nordost
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C-R3 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #4
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)

Tuesday February 25, 2020
2020 Shave # 59 ( 477 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: START Razor 1.3 SB Prototype
Blade: Pol Silver SI (2)
Brush: TSC Legacy Brush
Soap: Wholly Kaw La Fougere Parfaite
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
Aftershave 2: Vintage Brut AS
Fragrance: Vintage Brut Cologne

25/2/2020
CRV Mixta SCNHG/Joserra Rodrigo de Jerez/
Muhle R89 Jet+ Wizamet Super Iridium/Joserra
Rodrigo de Jerez

Felices afeitados.
All the best.

RR Hawk V2
Proline P-30 blade (7th use)
Homelikeshaving light shave soap
Semogue SOC finest badger
Nivea post shave balm
Clubman Lilac Vegetal aftershave

Tuesday, February 24

ASW Old Virginia~~Mondial~~Heljestrand
Have a great day!

SOTD 02/25/20

Yesterday I shaved with my Muhle R41 (2011) with a Feather blade, and while I received a BBS shave, I did experience some level of skin irritation on my neck and on the left side of my head. So today I broke out my new H&S No75 with its new shorter handle. I did not like a long handle, and therefore traded the longer 3.75” handle that came with the razor for the older shorter handle. The owner, Aji was happy to oblige. The jury is no longer out on this razor for me. It has a rather narrow sweet spot, which increases the difficulty of its use in my dome shaves, given my arthritis, and doesn’t seem that efficient for me. YMMV!

I received my new aluminum Alpha Shaving T400 brush handle with two ferrules from Hong Kong two days ago. I ordered two knots from Maggard’s - a synthetic and a 70/30 Badger Boar. The beauty of this brush is that it allows one to use multiple knots with the same handle. I mounted the synthetic knot which arrived first in one ferrule. I’ll mount the mixed knot in the other when it arrives.

I lathered up with the new brush after my cold water rinse and had at it with the H&S No75. Everyone raves about this razor’s smoothness. I’m not sold. It doesn’t possess as wide a sweet spot nor is it as efficient as my current modern favorites:

1. Colonial Silversmith
2. Blackland Vector
3. RazoRock SS DLC Coated Lupo
4. Rex Ambassador (narrow sweet spot, but incredibly smooth and efficient)

The first WTG pass was completed with two minor weepers on the left side of my head which my styptic dealt with. I proceeded gingerly with the second XTG pass and succeeded in generating a nick to the right of my Adam’s Apple. I guess I should rename today as bloody Tuesday. Again my styptic came to the rescue. My third ATG pass was completed without any new wounds, but things were nowhere near as smooth as I would have hoped, requiring some additional cautious buffing leading to a fourth nick and what can best be termed a CCS.

This was my 4th and most likely last shave with this razor. I just have too many razors that work better for me. This one’s going on the block in my upcoming den clearing. All I can say is I feel clean and refreshed after this very unsatisfactory shave.

RAZOR: H&S No75
BLADE: Wizamet Super Iridium
PREP: Cold Water rinse
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T400 w/ Synthetic Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and Old Spice Fresh Lime Splash. I finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum to treat my irritated shave surfaces.

Mappin & Webb
Barrister and Mann Vespers
Declaration Grooming B2 C&R Titanium 27mm

Ended up working 1.5 overtime and already dark when I arrived home so inside shots of the Asfreidaturns Texas Mesquite Bowl: Top diameter 4 1/4", guessing the inside diameter is 3" and two inches deep.

Thanks, Guy and that is a very unique bowl. 

Wolfman WR1 61 Antique Bronze - Wizamet - Morris & Forndran 2XL Tortoise - Grooming Dept Nai - Floid Vigoroso AS