SOTD 13-19 October 2019

Friday, October 18, 2019 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Grooming Dept Mojito Pre-Shave

Brush  ||  Paladin Churchill

Soap  ||  Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice

Razor  ||  Mühle R41 (2013) / Perma-Sharp (3)

A/S  ||  Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice

Growth  ||  49.0 Hours

Muhle R41-Yintal-Tibam/Treet Platinum (2). Effective yes. Enjoyable, not really. GD Fortis is a great soap.

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Friday AM 2019-10-18 National No Beard Day

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 2/1 Faux Horn Finest (22/52)
Penhaligon's Castile shaving cream (vintage)
Wolfman WR1-OC Half-Polished/Bob's Razor Works Amboyna Burl
Personna Super Platinum Chrome (7)
Penhaligon's Castile aftershave (vintage)

Crazy wind and rain the past couple of days gave way to beautiful skies and weather today.  A true “echoes of rain” moment.

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Old Spice original
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Old Spice sensitive

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SOTD 

Declaration Jefferson B2
Wolfman WR2 1.15
B&M Nordost 
GD Preshave (not pictured) 

Crazy wind and rain the past couple of days gave way to beautiful skies and weather today.  A true “echoes of rain” moment.

Oof. That EdP...mine is en route.

Friday OCtober 18

This is a slightly smaller and lighter Leresche #34 model than the Leresche #54 I used earlier in the week. The comb length seems to be slightly shorter on this razor than on the #54. I didn't measure, I will later, it is just my impression on use.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - MWF (it's Friday)
Brush - M&F Stubby, Finest Badger, Cobalt 30mm
Blade - Gillette Platinum (4)
Razor - Leresche #34 (France)
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Epsilon Blue A/S (Spain)

Shave rating 5 of 5

I liked the shave although I liked the #54 better. The #34 is a little lighter and I found it a little difficult to find the proper shaving angle. My first pass WTG was smooth with no blade feel, and not very efficient and it left me with more stubble than I'm used to, <DFS. The second pass, XTG and again was a very smooth pass with absolutely no blade feel and DFS+. I don't and I'm not chasing BBS so I didn't feel I needed to do another pass. The MWF lather was very good on the first pass and perfect for the second pass - I didn't do anything, it just sat in my scuttle. I got a 2 pass, nick and weeper free shave. The alum was silent, even on my neck area which is unusual. I finished off with the Epsilon Blue A/S.

Overall, a really good shave. I have a few more French razors for my next few shaves.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.



- Ken

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