SOTN Friday, December 1st, MMXXII
prep - shower with Caprina Fresh Goat’s Milk with Shea Butter bar soap
razor - Edwin Jagger DE87
blade - Personna Blue (11)
brush - vintage Barbershop handle with APShaveCo Tuxedo
soap - Saponificio Varesino's Stella Alpina
post - warm water rinse, DSA “Pure & Natural” alum, cold water rinse
aftershave - Proraso Green
music - Moon Phase Radio
Two new features for this photo:
- I swapped out one of the three 2700K LED bulbs for a 5000K. Much better colour rendition (though not perfect).
- I had found a piece of white aluminum flashing in the basement, left over from one of the roofing repairs, about 25"x36". It had a natural smooth bend in it from when it was on a roll, I guess. I thought "Gee, I've got myself a perfectly good cyclorama here. I should try it out tonight". Now I just need more lights and/or reflectors.
The alum stick is upside down because that's how I store it. Can't do that with an Omega alum stick. My last stick of this type had come loose and rattled around in the handle, probably from water dripping down and dissolving the alum where it's molded to the interior of handle. Now I also wipe it dry before putting it away.
Oh - and it was a great 3.5-pass shave.
We could be Heroes, just for one day.
- David Bowie -