SOTD 5-11 July 2020

Shake Sharp Mk1.0/twin Treet Falcon/AOS Sandalwood





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SOTD FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020

Welcome to Wool Fat Friday my shave brothers and sisters. Last night I did something I thought I’d never do, and that’s strop a razor mor than 40 strokes. I still disliked it, but the 70 strokes really brought back the edge back to the Dovo Special. The razor finally shaved as it’s supposed to. I've discovered that my two Feather Barber’s razors are sharper than any of the straights I’ve used. But I still was able eke out a decent two pass (WTG, ATG) DFS.

I’ve decided to ship all three straights currently in my possession out for rehoning and edge checks. I recently swapped a fairly beat up Gillette Single Ring for a recently honed Genco 35 straight razor. Included in the deal are two new bottles of Osage Rub I’ll be adding to the den. My shave buddy and I are both happy with the swap. I’ll be shaving with the two Feather SS Barber’s razors until the Genco arrives. 

For my dome shave I opened up the Rex Ambassador all the way. I really believe my straight razor experience has helped improve what I always thought waspretty decent safety razor shaving. It has to do with a greater appreciation for the zero pressure shave. I was a bit hesitant at first, as my usual Rex setting is 4.5. I began the head shave with fairly conservative strokes, but very quickly developed a greater sense of comfort, despite one minor set-down error in the back of thedome. The result was an incredibly close VBBS. I feel cool, clean and velveteen!

RAZOR: Dovo Special (Mug), Rex Ambassador (Dome)
BLADE: Suneko (1)
BRUSH: MrEE Aluminum Handled Hybrid Knot #007
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub w/ Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by HumphreysLilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Fine Accoutrements Platinum AS splash.

H&S 17-4 SB & H&S 17-4 OC // Nacet // WCS Two-Tone Synth // Grooming Dept Aion // Nivea Sensitive Balm

Friday AM 2020-07-10
National Motorcycle Day


Rooney 1/2 Ivory Finest (24/53)
Martin de Candre shaving soap
Gillette New SC/UFO U2
Schick Plus Platinum (5)
Armani Acqua di Giò Profumo aftershave 

Lavender at its best.
Clear ... perfection.

Razor: Darwin Standard

Blade: Personna Super Platinum Chrome (18)

Carbon Cx-Ti (+) & Kai SS

Knothead 28mm Tuxedo African Blackwood/Resin

Grooming Dept. Melody

Clubman Reserve Gent’s Gin a/s splash

Chanel Allure Homme Sport Cologne

1st Gen Salamanca Fili 14!  Spectacular shave!

Saturday SOTD

 

Razor: Charcoal Goods OC Level 2

Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D5)

Brush: Rubberset 49-5 W 28mm Zenith Boar

Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5

Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime

Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Dept Patchouli & Mint

Shave Soap: Mickey Lee Drunken Goat

Post: Monster Block Alum

Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic