SOTD 16-22 February 2020

Sunday, February 16

Fine American Blend~~Simpson 2 "Chubby"~~Heljestrand MK32~~YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme
Have a great day!

Paradigm/PSI :: El Druida :: I Coloniali

Wholly Kaw Fougere Mania
Paladin Churchill Vesuvius
Guerilla
Feather

HomelikeShaving START 1.3 SB prototype/Dorco Titan/Graydog 26mm Badger/Tabac soap
Tabac Gentlemen’s Care after shave splash/Prada Luna Rossa eau de toilette 

SOTD 02/16/20

My MWF focus this month continues with one of my less well-behaved razors, my MMOC. This razor never fails to deliver an excellent close shave, but also requires attention to its use. If that attention wanders Madame Micromatic will bite!

In this case, I chose to forgo my usual PAA Preshave Cube prep and simply stuck to my cold water rinse before lathering up for my first WTG pass! I used careful short strokes and avoided long sweeping ones, as those never failed to incite a bite in the past.

The Pella PTFE Gem Blade swept through the whiskers like Sherman through Georgia! The result was a bloodless first pass that totally cleaned up the dome and left very slight roughness around the Adam’s Apple, which has proven problematic with this razor in the past.

I relathered that area as well as the back of my head and did some ATG buffing. When I finished there was no heat at my throat and minimal stinging at the back of my head, but again, no blood! BBS with minor heat. So onward and upward!

I just received back my repaired Rex Ambassador! The last time I used that razor, it wreaked havoc. I was unable to shave the dome for almost three days! So that’s on the docket For tomorrow. Today I feel clean, smooth and refreshed!

RAZOR: Gem MMOC
BLADE: Pella PTFE Gem
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and PAA Mentholated Mysterium Serum

Merkur 24c
Mred HWM 26 mm
Déclaration grooming

SOTD
Soap: Acqua di Parma
Brush: Mozingo ZT2
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Aftershave Balm: Wholly Kaw
Great shave this morning - SUCH a comfortable brush!

Sunday AM 2020-02-16

Rooney 1/1 Faux Horn Finest (22/45)
Tcheon Fung Sing Bergamotto Neroli shaving soap
Wolfman WR1-SB/WRH7
Polsilver Super Iridium (8)
Fine Italian Citrus aftershave

Pre: Grooming Dept
Razor: START
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: Simpson synthetic
Soap: B&M Lavender
AS: Chatillon Lux Champs de Lavande & Dsquared2 He Wood