SOTD 14-20 March 2021

SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 2021

The new-to-me F. Herder 49 15/16 spent some time on the Naniwa 12k with a final polish on the jasper stone yesterday afternoon, which removed the harshness I’d experienced with the first shave. All I can say is I now understand why these bone handled “Ace of Spades” razors are held in such high regard. You would think that such a chunky blade might be awkward, but the balance in hand feels just right. With the newly refined edge, it sailed through my regular three pass shave with aplomb leaving behind a porcelain smooth surface, and in the process hooked me! I really like this razor. 

I selected my favorite Gem safety razor for this morning’s noggin shave. I consider the Streamline to be the BEST single edge Gem razor (YMMV). The build, production quality, and style is very sleek and well balanced, but a lot heavier than most other Ever Ready and GEM razors at 45g. They were produced between the early 30's and up to the late 50's. My set includes the Streamline Razor, a Streamline Auto-Strop and the leather strop. Some consider the Streamline to be aggressive. I prefer to think of it as highly efficient. It swept away the dome stubble in two very smooth ATG passes and left me refreshed, clean, cool and velveteen smooth.

RAZOR: F. Herder 49 15/16 (Mug), Ever Ready Streamline (Dome)
BLADE: Pella PTFE Gem 
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil 
BRUSH: JT Sapele/Resin Handled Omega Pro48 Boar Knot 
SOAP: Fine Snake Bite 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Snake Bite AS Splash.

iKon Tek
Tatra Platinum
CBL Bergamot Lemon Soap
Omega Synthetic
Harry's Post Shave Balm
Don Marco Splash

Thursday AM 2021-03-18
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Rooney Emillion 1 Porcelain Finest (24/48)
XPEC Unscented shaving cream (vintage Forester Milan version) + Rose Essence Oil/Hydrosol + Ethos Grooming Mélange d'Agrumes 
Haircut & Shave P076-SB Copper
Personna Super Platinum Chrome (12)
Aramis Tuscany aftershave

An excellent citrus-flora-aquatic shave, reminiscent of the coast of Italy in the summer

I ended up with a rough shave on Tuesday, so I switched out to a new blade and went with an easy combo.

Pre: Stirling Glacial Post Shave
Soap: Stirling Barbershop
Brush: Yaqi Moka 24mm Synth
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Razor: Henson Ti Medium
Post: Stirling Glacial Post Shave

This, along with the upbeat tunes of soul brother #1 James Brown, made for a wonderful shave.

Sorry, no pictures this time. Have a good even folks!

3/18/21 SOTD

WR1 .74
Kai
Ethos Greenfresh
Elite Razors 26mm Manchurian
Thayers
Ethos Unscented Skin Food splash

March 18, 2021 SOTN 
Prep: Grooming Dept Preshave
Brush: Plissoft
Razor: Charcoal Goods Lvl 3
Blade: Kai (3)
Lather: Grooming Dept Mumtaz
Lather Bowl: Periera Unbreakable
Post Shave: Zingari Sego Balm, unscented

Notes: Fantastic job GroomingDept with Mumtaz. Excellent base and scent. Not to mention the exquisite cover art!

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