(This post was last modified: 04-11-2021, 02:57 PM by Smattayu.)
4/11 SOTD
Razor: Otto Busch Weltmeister
Brush: Sorrentino Turquoise
Soap: Ethos Grooming Colonia
Aftershave: Ethos Grooming Colonia
EDT: Salvatore Ferragamo Acqua Essenziale Colonia
Ok, I finally got around to finishing a razor on the ancient ocean jasper DeepSea is letting me use. I ran it through a synth progression up to the 12k Shapton and then ran it water-only on the jasper for a while. Didn't count strokes or anything, just ran it on there while a tv show was on in the background for 10 minutes or so, then gave it 30 each on the TM Rough Out and TM Notovan. The edge looked less polished than I get from lapping film(big surprise there), but it was popping hairs on the HHT like a boss, so I pulled it out for today's shave.
Loving...this...soap. I almost wish I'd picked up a few more from Frank while I was breaking the s-word that day, but this is the only one I got and it is a winner for sure. I've been using it with the Rockwell 6c all week for speedy shaves and I continue to be impressed with it. The edge on the Weltmeister did not disappoint, though it could have been a bit smoother. I can easily attribute that to user error since I don't know this stone yet. Three passes and some clean up left me with a very nice DFS+, though there was a bit of sting in the trouble spots when I ran the alum block over them. A few drops of the aftershave followed by a few sprays of the SF Colonia and I was good to go...nowhere. Sadly someone from church tested positive for covid so we are only live streaming for the next 2-3 weeks. I know that Zoom and the various other networking apps have been a great way to connect during all of this, but there is nothing like the personal contact that comes with a gathering, and I've been missing that the entire time I've been on midnights when 10:00am was the middle of the night for me, sleep-wise.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!