SOTD 16-22 February 2020

Razor: Frieder Herder 6/8 in bone
strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Simpsons Emperor 3 Super
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: D.R. Harris Arlington
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Woods of Windsor

Yaqi Knight Helmet
Astra superior platinum
RR finest badger (barrel handle)
Homelikeshaving light shave soap
Nivea aftershave balm
Clubman brandy spice aftershave

SOTD 02/19/20 Tuesday

All right, I’m sold on this razor! For whatever reason, I originally bought a lemon, but the good news is that Matt Pisarcik is a standup guy who honors his lifetime guarantee! I thought I would share the diagnostic photo that led Matt to request that I return the razor to Razor Emporium. As soon as he saw it, he asked that I send it back to him on his dime. He sent me a return label; informed me of the top cap issue, replaced it and returned the razor to me, a very satisfied customer. If you look at the side view of the attached before photo you can clearly see the faulty cap fitting. The blade is well clamped on the right and left ‘free floating on the left’.

As a result Matt replaced the top cap and adjusted the baseplate, and my Rex now seats the blade properly, and shaves as it should! You can imagine my confusion as I tried to use my original defective Rex over a series of months and kept doing damage to myself. I've been wet shaving with a safety razor for a very long time (50+yrs), and was unable to shave effectively with it. 

After the repair I now understand why people love this razor, because I do now as well. My shave today was the polar opposite of my former experiences with this shaving tool. I did my head at 2 and my face at 4 today. Yesterday, I described myself as approaching the shave with “trepidation”. Today I was much more confident, and decided to just dive in. The result was a bloodless, leisurely, three pass BBS that I thoroughly enjoyed! There’s really not much more to say. I’m joining the mass of Rex fans. This is an excellent razor that shaves every bit as well as any of my favorites! I feel clean, cool, very smooooth, and refreshed!

RAZOR: Rex Ambassador 
BLADE: Voskhod
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Cube Preshave Soap before each pass 
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger 
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with the brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Cremo Cooling AS Balm

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Grooming Dept Mojito Pre-Shave

Brush  ||  Paladin El Dorado

Soap  ||  L&L Grooming Dark Fall

Razor  ||  Colonisl Razors' The General / Feather Pro Super (4)

A/S  ||  Tallow + Steel West Indies

Growth  ||  24.0 Hours

Tuesday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Sandpiper
Soap: Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars
Razor: Vintage Gillette NEW Long Comb
Blade: Vintage Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (6)
Brush: Henri et Victoria High Mountain White-22mmx55mm
Aftershave: Burberry Brit EdT
 
WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)
 
Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars today. 20 seconds to load the Henri et Victoria High Mountain White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” SS in the Gillette NEW Long Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Burberry Brit EdT.
 
Bob
             

Tuesday AM 2020-02-18

Rooney Stubby 2 Porcelain Finest (24/50)
Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna shaving soap (vintage)
Wolfman WR1-OC/Bob's Razor Works Bull Mastiff
Polsilver Super Iridium (10)
Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna aftershave (vintage)

Tuesday February 18, 2020
2020 Shave # 52 ( 470 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor: Techmatic
Blade: Band Blade (2)
Brush: Stirling Boar
Soap: Parson's Lemon Grass
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
Aftershave 2: Clubman Gent's Gin
Fragrance: Guerlain L'Eau

SOTD Focused February 18th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
RazoRock SS Hawk V1
Feather Professional Super
Yaqi Ruby Red (24mm, Frigate Class)
RazoRock XXX
Country Club Sweet Water AS

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Muhle :: Paladin :: RazoRock Sta. Maria del Fiore

Wednesday SOTD

 

Razor: British Ever-Ready 1912

Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D3)

Brush: Semogue 2016 LE 2 Band 

Bowl: Turkish Porcelain Bowl 4 ¾”

Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime

Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Chamomile & Lemon

Shave Soap: Wickham 1912 LE2019 Apricus

Balm: Wickham 1912 LE2019 Apricus

Aftershave: APR Coolabah LE