SOTD 21-27 June 2020

SOTD 25/06/2020
Pre-shave: hot shower
Razor: Gillette Tech ball tip aluminum handle
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Soap: Arko Shave Stick
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Double Edge Blade (3)
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Post-Shave Balm[/font]

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SOTD WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020

Today was the day for my first three pass (WTG, XTG, ATG) mug shave, and things went decently. There was one minor weep on my neck totally attributable to user error. I failed to stretch my neck skin adequately and felt the irritation leading to the minor weep. I’m having Some difficulty trimming both beard and sideburn lines. I’m still not enjoying this straight shaving process which feels needlessly primitive. It takes a long time, and I'm definitely not enjoying the face shave the way I usually do.

The faithful FrankenFamex was still required to clean up the facial stubble in spots and get to the level of smoothness I seek for both face and head shaves. I’m hoping that eventually I’ll begin to enjoy the process of straight shaving. The maintenance associated with this method just seems tedious to me. My dome shave was a joy in comparison. I was relaxed and able to enjoy the cooling lather as this French-American hybrid safety razor sang the buttering toast song through the one and 1/2 passes to deliver me to VBBS land. I feel cool, clean and velveteen!

RAZOR: Dovo Special (Face). FrankenFamex (Head)
BLADE: Sharp Star (2)
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Rearden Razor 316L SS Synthetic
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Nancy Boy Signature Scent Cooling After-Shave Gel.

Carbon Cx-Ti + & Gillette Silver Blue
Graydog 26mm Two-Band
LNHC’s Barbershoppe
Christian Dior Eau Sauvage a/s Locion
Christian Dior Eau Sauvage eau de toilette

WR1 Titanium .94mm SB polished
WRH2 Ti 80mm solid
DG B4 Cane
B/M East Egg soft goods
Personna blade

6/24/20 SOTD

H&S N075 Al with a Weber Bulldog handle
Nacet
Ethos Lavender
Paladin 26mm El Dorado
Thayers
Lucky Old Man

Thursday SOTD

 

 Razor Occam Razor SE

Blade: Feather Pro (D5)

Brush: Varlet Beehive 24mm

Bowl: Supply Provision Marble 4.5" 

Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime

Pre-Shave Butter: Mickey Lee Lime

Shave Cream: Soap: Cutting Edge Soap Calm

Balm: Alvarez Gomez Agua Colonia

Aftershave: Alvarez Gomez Agua Colonia

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Grooming Dept Eucalyptus & Spearmint Pre-Shave

Brush  ||  Paladin Chief

Soap  ||  Grooming Dept Kölnisch

Razor  ||  Mongoose / Schick ProLine P-30 (9)

A/S  ||  Stirling Lime

Growth  ||  48.5 Hours

Paradigm Ti SE
Feather AC Professional (2)
MdC Agrumes
Paladin PK-47
Real smooth and really close
Happy Shaves to all