SOTD 10-16 January 2021

Saturday, January 16, 2021.

Truefitt & Hill: Grafton 1) Shaving cream, 2) Lotion, 3) Balm aftershave, 4) EdC, and 5) Wellington super badger. F.W. Schlechtendahl & Söhne, Ohligs - Solingen, 14 -Macero-, carbon steel, full hollow, 7/8.

SOTD January 16
Brush: Dean Markwalter The Giving Tree
Razor: Leresche OC
Blade: Personna 74 (5)
Soap and AS A&E Asian Pear
Face is smooth and smelling wonderful. Happy Saturday!

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SOTD January 16
F.W. Soderen Guldmedal Eskilstuna
Heirloom Razor Strop Co. Old No2 Horsehide
WCS two tone tall silver badger 26mm
CBL Premium Shaving Soap T - Fusion Dragon's Blood 
Floid
I honestly didn't think I needed any splash, the post shave on this soap is just wonderful. But Floid paired well with the post shave.
The scent on this soap is as expected, amazing.

SOTD: 01.16.2021

SOTN Saturday

prep - shower with Caprina Fresh Goat’s Milk Original Formula bar soap
razor - Single-Ring Old
blade - Shaverboy Super Stainless (3)
brush - Stirling 2-Band Synthetic
soap - RazoRock Tobacco #1
post - warm water rinse, DSA “Pure & Natural” alum, cold water rinse
aftershave - Reuzel
music - "CBC Listen" app playlist "Mid-Century Modern", with: Baby Elephant Walk, Girl From Ipanema, Caravan, Harlem Nocturne, Sabre Dance, Istanbul (Not Constantinople), A Taste of Honey, etc.

That Single-Ring Old is rougher than I recall, especially compared to newer OCs.
At least I got a BBS without any weepers. What more can I expect?

SOTD 20210117 Verdone
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Alexander Simpson Trafalgar T3
Sovereign Synth, 32x53x103mm, 86g
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Tabac Original
Rasierseife Stick & AfterShave & EDC (Vintage)
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RazoRock Hawk V2 Green Hulk *
Sapphoo Blue #3 Kai Captain Titan Mild Replica *
VS
Colonial Razors The General V1
Kai Captain Titan Mild MG ProTouch #1
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#SErazor #ShaveBattle #Aluminium



Full size:
https://imgur.com/prPlMld
Soundtrack:
Duft Punk - Tron: Legacy
https://youtu.be/I5h75sDX17w

* Grazie a Klopp@ilRasoio

SOTD MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 2021

This morning’s shave featured my only modern straight razor, a Riga Razor 7/8 for the mug, and one of my most efficient safety razors, the Eclipse Red Ring for the noggin. This safety razor was manufactured when the British Empire was the world’s superpower back in the thirties by James Neill & Co. of Sheffield England, and represents three different British patents. One for the razor head design, the second for the adjustment mechanism at the base of the handle, and the third for the magnet at the very bottom of the handle. The head design features “teeth with a solid bar above and below them that...creates a scything action ...similar to a slant...” (cf. Bruceonshaving) allowing the razor to be used very efficiently at a variety of shave angles. Its aggressiveness is adjustable via a knob at the base of the handle (left for more aggressive, right for less), while the magnet allows one to pick up a dropped DE blade from a flat surface safely.  

This morning’s dome shave with the Red Ring was incredibly close, but did present a bit more blade feel than usual thanks to the fresh Kai blade I loaded. I usually like Feather blades in this razor, but found that the shave with a Kai may have been just a bit more efficient. The beauty of the shave with this razor is the loudness of the buttering toast refrain it sings out during the stubble reduction process. My mug shave with the Riga Razor was quite good as well, but I confess, I do find it to be a bulky, awkward razor to use. It definitely represents the trend towards shave hatchets in modern straight razor design. I’m probably just being a bit of a grump and curmudgeon, reflecting my seven plus decades walking the planet, but I really like a small efficient, light vintage straight. The Riga Razor blade steel is great and holds a beautiful Naniwa/jasper stone edge. It’s just too dang bulky! In any case, the result is what counts and I definitely feel refreshed, clean and velveteen smooth.

RAZOR: Riga Razor 7/8 (Mug), Eclipse Red Ring (Dome)
BLADE: Kai DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil 
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute with 24mm Hybrid Knot Ferrule
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac Wh. Finished with Nancy Boy Signature After-Shave Balm.