SOTD 5-11 January 2020

Tuesday, January 7

Mike's~~Mondial~~D3 Gillette Adjustable~~Polsilver~~Meehan
Have a great day!

Tuesday AM 2020-01-07

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney Emillion 1 Porcelain Finest (24/51)
Floris No. 89 shaving soap (tallow) + No. 89 shaving cream
Wolfman WR1-SB 0.61 Titanium/WRH7
Tiger Platinum (9)
Floris No. 89 aftershave (vintage)

SOTD 01/07/20

Today I shaved with a wonderful razor, the Fine Marvel, and it truly is! I’d read very positive reviews in Sharpologist and on some of the various shaving boards that praised its unique design consisting of a .95 blade gap and a huge blocky safety bar coupled with a sharply angled top cap. At first glance, the razor appears rather aggressive, but in actuality the shave is quite mild, but highly efficient. Jason Rodman of Ruds Shaves claimed its shave superior to artisan razors three to four times it’s price! I would agree! Interestingly, it’s design seems to harken back to the LaResche 77 of the 30s. At least the base plates have a similar exaggerated curve, although the blade gap on the LaResche is even more extreme. The only downside to the razor is the slippery chrome handle which I exchanged for a SS Barber Pole handle. I lathered up with MDC Vetyver and experienced a two pass BBS with one very minor weeper under my left jaw which cleared up after the witch hazel application. For $40, this inexpensive pot metal razor is a no brainer. It’s going into the regular rotation. I’m looking forward to shaving with it over the next few days!

RAZOR: Fine Marvel Safety Razor
BLADE: Suneko 
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by PAA’s Charcoal-Menthol Cube Preshave
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger 
SOAP: Martin de Candre Vetyver
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Fine Snake Bite AS Splash

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Timeless SS .95 OC/Rapira Pannpa SS/Zenith 26mm Badger/B&M Seville Reserve/B&M Seville Reserve splash/Black Agent by Pascal Morabito 

Ariana & Evans | Asian Pear
APShaveCo. Elegant Emerald | SynBad 24mm
Durham-Enders | Enders Speed Shaver | Schick Proline B-20

Wednesday SOTD

 

Razor: Gillette Red Tip

Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless (D3)

Brush: Vie-Long 16510 Silvertip 24mm

Bowl: Creek Road Pottery 5½”

Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime

Pre-Shave Balm: Chamomile & Lemon

Shave Soap: Tallow + Steel Kyoto

Post: Luxx Jasmine Lime

Aftershave: Tallow + Steel Kyoto

Wednesday, 08 January, 2020:

Edwin Jagger Chatsworth
Rapira Platinum Lux
Simpson Chubby 2 Best Badger
Geo. F. Trumper Eucris Shaving Cream
Geo. F. Trumper Eucris Skin Food

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John

Rocnel Elite 2.1 ‘Aggressive’ Razor
Gillette Platinum
Declaration Grooming B5 ‘Unicorn Ivory’ Jeffo
Barrister and Mann Soft Heart Series ‘Le Petit Chypre’ PP-8 Soap
Barrister and Mann Soft Heart Series ‘Le Petit Chypre’ Deltus Splash

Have A Great Day!