SOTD 3-9 May 2020

Tuesday, May 05 2020:

Wilkinson Sword Razor “Sticky”
Feather Hi-Stainless Blade
Omega EVO Synthetic, Marble Ovale
Cella Milano Crema de Barba
Floris No. 89 Aftershave Balm

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John

Just used weinstrasse for the first time.. and the scent is Absolutely incredible. So green, so fresh... very uplifting. If you have never tried it I highly recommend it!

Just used weinstrasse for the first time.. and the scent is Absolutely incredible. So green, so fresh... very uplifting. If you have never tried it I highly recommend it!

Weinstrasse is one of the very best scents in wetshaving

Tuesday, May 5

Williams~~Simpson~~Fatip Lo Storto Originale/Personna 74~~SMN Nostalgia
Have a great day!

Taiga (Titanium Handle) - Talbot&Maol Marlogue Wood - Omega Evo - Wizamets

Just used weinstrasse for the first time.. and the scent is Absolutely incredible. So green, so fresh... very uplifting. If you have never tried it I highly recommend it!

Weinstrasse is one of the very best scents in wetshaving

I have to agree! It’s been a great week for scents this week for me. 88 chestnut St and weinstrasse dethroned my precious favorites. Both are incredible!

Tuesday AM 2020-05-05

Rooney 3/3 Ebony Finest (26/66)
XPEC Unscented shaving cream (v.1) + Pacifica Sandalwood cologne
Gillette New Long Comb/UFO U2
Personna 74 Tungsten (11)
Roger & Gallet l'Homme aftershave

SOTD TUESDAY MAY 5, 2020

I really enjoyed my Single Ring shave two days ago. The Gillette Old Type I used dated from the first year of production (1905), and is an excellent shaver for most, but just a decent shaver for shaky old me. The major issue I have with safety razors is their weight. Because of my Parkinson’s, whenever I shave with a lighter safety razor, I’m forced to concentrate on managing my tremors while at the same time concentrating on shave technique. When I had the opportunity to shave with Tom’s (Twhite) heavy (156 grams) brass adjustable razor (TAR) on his pass around, the weight freed me up to just concentrate on technique, and resulted in stupendous shaves. In that same spirit, I remembered my Gillette ’Big Fellow’ (1920 production) which is essentially a Gillette Old Type on steroids. The Gillette Single Ring Old Type weighs in at 51 grams which makes it difficult for me to shave as smoothly as I prefer. The ‘Big Fellow’ is 31 grams heavier at 82grams. The greater weight coupled with the excellent balance, about 3/4” below the head, just worked for me. The ‘Big Fellow’ was produced from 1919 through the early thirties.

The software for today’s shave included Talbot Shaving’s ‘Marlogue Wood’ Soap salted with 6 drops of M-Bomb and Barrister and Mann’s ‘Fern’ AS. Accompanying hardware consisted of Alpha Shaving’s T-400 Tribute Brush and Creek Road Pottery’s TSB Shave Bowl. THE 26MM Badger fan knot whipped up a decent lather, but it definitely took a fair bit of time. This is probably the thirstiest soap I own. It was hard to believe the amount of water necessary for a decent lather in my new shave bowl courtesy of a group I belong to on FB. The shave worked well, although the scent from the soap (eau de lumber mill) was not my cup of tea. Despite the scent, the soap after excessive hydration, did deliver a thick, yogurty lather. The razor was a pleasure to use. It felt great in hand and delivered a ‘no-brainer’, bloodless BBS after 2 1/2 passes (WTG, ATG, ATG), where the last half pass was simply some ATG buffing. I feel clean, cool, smooth and refreshed!

RAZOR: Gillette Big Fellow (1920)
BLADE: Suneko (2)
PREP: Iced water rinse 
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute 26mm Two Band Badger 
SOAP: Talbot Shaving and Maol Grooming Marlogue Wood
POSTSHAVE: Iced water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Thayers Lavender WH and Barrister & Mann ‘Fern’. Finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum.

Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere
Wild West Brushworks / Declaration Grooming B9 Bravo
Timeless Ti 0.68
Gilette Silver Blue
Chatillon Lux Colonia Balsamica