SOTD 2-8 October 2022

ERA OC L5
Personna Super Blade
Yaqi Boar
Stirling Bay Rum Soap
Aloe Vera
Clubman Bay Rum

Thursday 6 AM

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Razor: Parker 78R
Blade: Astra green (4)
Brush: Synbad knot on APShave handle
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: TOBS Peppermint
Aftershave: Acqua Velva Classic Ice blue

Had no time to post yesterday evening. Great shaves to all...

RR Lupo .95 SB/Bic Chrome Platinum
APShaveCo. 30mm Tux Metal flake Pink/White
B&M Ravish soap
B&M Ravish splash
Prada Amber Pour Homme Intense eau de parfum

Wolfman .95
Treet Platinum orange pack ones
blade is not the sharpest with some tug/grab feel good comfort not great
Brush RV Muhle STF (illusion its angled its not I ran up and checked it) 

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The Club Signature
The Varlet Ranger
Paradigm Ti2
Wizamet Super Iridium
Skin Ceuticals

Razor: Schick N1 Injector Razor
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum injector blade
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Mauer & Wirtz Tabac
Aftershave: Maurer & Wirtz Tabac Aftershave Lotion
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

Thursday AM 2022-10-06
A professional baseball game was first umpired on this date in 1845, by William Wheaton, NYC


Rooney 1/2 Ivory Finest (24/53)
Tabac shaving soap (tallow)
Paradigm  17-4/UFO Titan Fine
Personna 74 Tungsten (7)
Issey Miyake l'Eau d'Issey pour Homme aftershave

Prep: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Gel Cleanser w/ Hyaluronic Acid (fragrance free) for face wash used with a Clarisonic Mia Men

Razor: Alpha Shaving Works Bandit w/ safety bar (no lather drains) base plate (prototype)
Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless

Soap: Stirling Soap Co. Ramblin' Man
Brush: Omega Boar 10005/80005
Bowl: Bluff Cove Pottery

Post 1: P.A.A. Alum No-Slip Grip System w/ Dry Dock System
Post 2: Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel Deep Cleansing Astringent w/ Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Stirling Soap Co. Ramblin' Man balm
Post 4: Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Extra-Dry w/ Hyaluronic Acid

Continuing on with testing this razor, today I chose to use the solid (no lather drains) safety bar base plate. My first shave was with the similarly lacking, no lather drains, open comb base plate. If you didn't catch this with my first shave that's okay. This "feature" is unique to this razor and one that I'm personally very curious about. So let's continue and find out.

I pulled out my Stirling Soap Company Ramblin' Man soap today as I love its scent and miss it. This one is a true favorite of mine across all of soap offerings I have. I really think a lot of men are missing out on this one. But I digress.

I did a three-pass shave and again let the weight of this all brass razor do the work. The razor really has some great geometry and am really liking the handle the more I use it. The more I hold it, the more I dig it's curves. They provide great pinch points to support the weight of the razor's head.

The head cuts well and I had no issues with the lack of lather drains. With both this base plate and the open-comb one, they seem to act as lather magnets. The spent lather just sticks to the underside of the base plate. Not once did I experience spent lather dropping from this razor.

The blade is on its 4th, 5th, I don't know, 6th use, so if I'm being honest I did feel some irritation from it but it wasn't so bad that I felt the need to replace it mid shave. I did a small bit of touching up after my three passes and ended up with an ultra smooth bbs shave. My face feels great!

I finished things off with the ritual usage of some alum and witch hazel, followed by some Ramblin' Man aftershave balm. Don't sleep on this stuff guys. I did have a small bit of irritation on my neck but believe it was due to the overused blade.

All in all today's shave was another fantastic shave. I'll say it again, this razor cuts very well and I'd be proud to own one. This is a real man's razor.

Shave on gentlemen.