SOTD 24-30 May 2020

SOTD FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020

My shave with this new-to-me SS Supply V2 razor yesterday checked all the boxes. While not enamored of the injector blades that arrived with the razor, one of my Schick Proline blades resolved that issue. I did notice that my stubble today seemed a bit longer?/rougher?. With that in mind, along with some inspiration from one of my FB friends, Russell, from down under, I decided to modify a Feather Super AC blade by cutting it down with my metal nipper to fit this razor. I was able to use a needle nose pliers to hold the modified blade against the three dot plate, since I couldn’t use the keyed magazine method with this very sharp blade as I screwed the plate into place.

The weight of this razor along with its heft feels great in the hand. Software is again the wonderful M-Bomb enhanced Nancy Boy Signature Shave cream and Gel AS. Since I’ve been using it, my skin feels great, both pre and post shave. My brush today is the first of three brushes I acquired from Jayaruh, #343. Jim Roe’s brushes all look great and function beautifully. This little synthetic has great backbone, while at the same time feels soft against your skin, like a well-broken-in Boar. A little almond sized amount of this spectacular cream whipped up a voluminous, thick, yogurty lather sufficient for 4 or 5 passes. The modified Feather Super buoyed by the weight of the razor easily swept away 95% of the stubble using short, pendular weightless strokes in that first WTG pass.  

The blade was delightfully sharp and smooth as it did it’s work. So much so that it felt like it wasn’t even cutting until I rinsed the razor every few strokes and saw proof of its efficiency. Pass #2 (ATG), if you could call it that, really only consisted of some selective buffing in my two two regular problem areas, around my Adam’s Apple and the weird indentation/valley-like groove on the top of the back of my dome. Afterwards it was a smooth velveteen scene on both mug and noggin. This is an awesome shaver, and with this cut-down Feather Super almost magically supernatural. I feel cool, velveteen clean and refreshed with this amazing VBBS. Given how smooth the shave was, it’ll be interesting to compare tomorrow morning’s stubble to this morning’s.

RAZOR: Supply SS V2
BLADE: Modified Feather Super AC 
Prep: Cold water rinse 
BRUSH: Jayaruh Custom Synthetic #343
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature enhanced w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH. Finished with Nancy Boy Signature Scent AS Gel.

Friday, May 29

AoS Tallow Unscented~~Parker~~Gillette/Feather
Have a great day!

Wolfman WR1 61 Antique Bronze Head - UFO Titan Fine Titanium - Wizamet - Morris & Forndran 3XL Tortoise Pre Collaboration - Grooming Dept Veritas Soap - Chatillon Lux Bon Vivant AS and EDT

[b]SOTD THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020[/b]

I just ordered an alloy version of the razor for my youngest son, Sam, currently recovering from Covid19. He is currently shaving with an E Type and enjoying it. I know he’ll like this razor. What’s even more impressive is that an alum check revealed no heat anywhere. I feel clean, velveteen smooth, cool and refreshed.

RAZOR: Supply V2 SS
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline Injector
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute Brush fitted with 24mm Hybrid Knot Ferrule
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH and Nancy Boy Signature Scent Cooling AS Gel.

Wishing Sam a Godspeed recovery! THANK YOU for sharing that! I read all your SOTD’s, your detailed content is awesome! Cheers

Thanks, Sam is a paramedic, and former Navy medic with the Marines, and is an Afghanistan vet.  He was one of those first responders who came down with this awful, disease.  Thank you for the kind words and thoughts!  He’s planning on returning to work this Monday.

For Sam:

Lovely photo. 

SOTD may the 29th 



Ceramic handle PM 24mm manchiurian hook 
C. V. Heljestrand Single Edge seven day set 
Chiseled face/Zoologist Civet 
YSL la nuit de l'homme 

SOTD may the 29th 



Ceramic handle PM 24mm manchiurian hook 
C. V. Heljestrand Single Edge seven day set 
Chiseled face/Zoologist Civet 
YSL la nuit de l'homme 

Perfect photo!

Friday AM 2020-05-29

Rooney 3/2 Ivory Finest (24/58)
Penhaligon's Castile shaving cream (vintage)
Paradigm 17-4/Bob's Razor Works Amboyna Burl
Wilkinson Chromium 'Light Brigade' (11)
Penhaligon's Castile aftershave (vintage)