SOTD 6-12 June 2021

June 11th
Razor: Rocnel Sailor 2021
Blade: Feather NHS (2)
Brush: Heritage Collection C-MON
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: B&M Reserve Fern
PAA Galactic Witch Hazel
B&M Unscented Balm
AS: B&M Reserve Fern

Good morning!



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WR1 1,15 / POLSILVER / OKU SERRANO / ARIANA & EVANS / NIVEA AS

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First shave with the RazVite, a 7 tooth version of the Famex adjustable cage razor. The set included Gibbs type blades rather than the traditional 3-hole so I'm guessing 1938-? . The wider spaced teeth, per the '37 patent, were designed to reduce clogging resulting from the use of brushless creams like RazVite. While the patent envisioned the possibility of flipping the cage both ways, this razor retains the same geometry as my Famex, and the handle will not allow the cage to be flipped.

I started out using a top shim with the BIC blade, imagining this would create a more rigid cutting edge closer to blades typically in use pre-1939, this turned out to be a bad idea, as the compression with the shim ended up distorting the blade in the head (I found out after it was too late) resulting in a number of cuts on my chin. I first swapped the cap for the Rockwell cap and Feather (sans shim) which as expected worked smoothly and milded up the shave. Switching back to the stock cap sans shim it was fine, agressive on its mildest setting but very manageable. After the shim-chin drama a beautiful BBS shave.


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Friday AM 2021-06-11
Jacques Cousteau birthday, 1910


Rooney 3/2 Faux Horn Finest (24/54)
Eufros Argos shaving soap (tallow) (sample - lavender, lemon, laurel)
Wilkinson Bonded System (8)
Dopo Barba di Camaldoli

The soap is good but not quite good enough to break into my regular rotation. There is almost a mint note to it.

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Friday, June 11, 2021 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Cantu Pre-Shave Scrub

Brush  || Damn Fine Shave Limited Edition

Soap  ||  Barrister and Mann 42

Razor  ||  Blackland Blackbird / Wizamet Super Iridium (5)

Post  ||  Witch Hazel

A/S  ||  Stirling Sharp Dressed Man

Growth  ||  27.5 Hours

Saturday: 06-12-2021

Phoenix Original Double Open Comb
Rapira Platinum Lux
Plisson HMW
Le Père Lucien Rose de Pushkar
WSP Tobacco Aftershave
Creed Tabaróme Millésime EdP

--
John

12 June 2021

Blackbird Brass OC 101
Wizamet Iridium Super
Shavemac D01 2-Band + DK Faux Vintage Ivory C7
Mystic Water Sensitive Skin
Unrefined Shea Butter
Bergamot/Vetiver EO