SOTD 21-27 June 2020

Charcoal Goods SS L3 Head
RG Shaving Brass Handle
Astra SP Blade
Homelikeshaving Sandalwood Soap
Alpha Outlaw Silvertip
Nivea Creme
Clubman Bay Rum

SOTD 20200622 Frottola
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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IschiaSPA Linea Termale Essenziale
Hydra 3D APS Emulsione Viso 50ml
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Bat71 “Cashmere”
Olive Wood, Abalone Shell Inlay, Yaqi SK07 aka Maggard Beige, 24x50x115mm
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Saponeria Artigiana Vegetale alla Mandorla (sample, repack)
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FrankenRazor PP1489
(Edwin Jagger DE89 / Maggard Razors "MR14" Aluminium Handle)
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Wilkinson Sword by Gillette India #5
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#MoneyForNothing #GreatValue
#Froth #Lather #Test



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Thunderstruck | AC/DC
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Monday June 22, 2020
Razor: Rockwell 6s Plate 5
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Brush: Rubberset 400/ Clouds Ferrule/Whipped Dog Silvertip
Soap: Tonsorial Williams
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Aqua Velva
Talc: Vintage Williams
Fragrance: Penhaligon's Endymion

SOTD MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020

Hope I’m not being blasphemous to you straight razor devotees, but stropping is a pain in the petoot! I get the whole back-to-the-roots, traditional, manly art thing, but frankly, I prefer picking up one of my many safety razors and just having at it! My Auto Strop and Streamline sets all contain strops, but it will be a cold day in Hades before I would ever use them! The argument about getting a closer shave with a straight razor is so much bushwah! My select group of 17 safety razors all deliver confident BBS shaves whenever desired.

So what’s the appeal? It must be mastering the skills to deliver a close shave while flirting with the potential danger of slicing up one’s face. The Kampfe Bro’s., King C. Gillette, and Henry Gaisman all became quite wealthy by offering men an alternative to this masochistic pursuit. So why do it? After seven decades, it’s overcoming my tremors through strapping three lb weights to each forearm. In my case, mastering this skill is something this great grandpa sees as a challenge, one both his SWMBO and neurologist are opposed to. Now all I have to do is figure out how to fit a powered polishing wheel into my den. FORTY STROKES EVERY MORNING BEFORE I BEGIN!!! PUHLEASE!!!! I HATE STROPPING!!!

Back to this morning’s shave! Two very slow, very careful mug passes (WTG, ATG) with the Dovo, left me with an almost DFS on the mug and a very minor weep under my Adam’s Apple which disappeared after the application of Humphreys WH. The SS Supply made very short work of the remaining facial stubble. In the past when shaving, I would lather up both mug and noggin for every pass. Since incorporating a straight razor into my routine lathering is done separately for mug and noggin. The Chel preshave is great stuff, and I won’t say anything more about my Nancy Boy products except to say that I'm about halfway through the shave cream. The Supply again completed my two pass noggin scrape with its usual aplomb, leaving your happy narrator clean, refreshed, cool, and velveteen! VBBS all the way!

RAZOR: Dovo Special and SS Supply Injector
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline
PREP: Cold water rinse and Chel Cooling Gel as a Preshave
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
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.

Monday, June 22

Jabonman~~Mondial~~Barbasol FH/Polsilver (Poland)
I am going to do a short focus using my Barbasol FH and 4 different Posilver blades.
I'll continue to use the Jabonman, which you might have noticed I have used all month.

I'll begin with my oldest Polsilver. Made in Poland.

They are double-wrapped and the Wizamet logo is clearly visible.

Here's the blade, itself:

I chose my Barbasol FH, because of its extreme weight. Any missteps can result in a cut or nick.
Besides, yesterday's shave with a Feather blade was less than optimal. I know there's a better choice for my skin.
The blade proved very sharp and smooth. No tugging at all.
Two mini-weepers performing a fool's pass on my neck, the same spots as yesterday, so I will attribute it to the pass.
(they don't call it a fool's pass for nothing)
I'll reserve my smoothness judgment, until I have used all four.
Good results today.

Soap:    Martin de Candre Vetyver
Brush:   George F. Trumper CB3 Super badger
Razor:   Timeless 0.95OC with Weber Handle
Blade:    Personna Platinum day 4
AS:        Osage Rub
EdP:      Encre Noir Lalique

More Prismatic magic. Cooper-Prismstic-Tibam/Kai. The Cooper baseplate closely matches the PAA razor geometry while being a bit more rigid with more bottom support. Marvelously effective.

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Monday AM 2020-06-22

Rooney Polo 1 Ivory Finest (24/54)
Crabtree & Evelyn Lavender shaving cream (vintage)
Gillette New LC/Bob's Razor Works Amboyna Burl
Gillette Super Stainless 'Spoiler' (5)
Yardley English Lavender aftershave (vintage)

Monday, 22 June, 2020:

RazoRock .84-P Game Changer
Wilkinson Sword Blade
CRSW Oliva Citrus
Thäter Butterscotch Beehive Premium White Boar
Royall Bay Rhum
Carthusia Uomo EdP

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John