(This post was last modified: 03-26-2021, 02:43 PM by Jgreenepa.)
SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 2021
Welcome to Wool Fat Friday! This morning I opted for a traditional Fatboy Wool Fat Friday shave. Although admittedly not a fan of Gillette TTO’s, I find the head design on the Fatboy to be bulky and awkward. But this morning’s dome shave, while not up to the standards of the Shake Sharp or even the Gibbs Adjustables with their slimmer head geometry, provided an acceptably close noggin shave in two ATG passes.
Our Evan (@MrEE) at TSD, in my opinion, builds fabulous LE aluminum shaving brush handles. I own three (two fitted with synthetic knots and the third with a hybrid natural knot), and they’re rapidly becoming my regular gotos. The MrEE Monster Tuxedo Synth used today is aptly named. It’s huge and generated an explosion of lather. It was easily more than I needed, and in the process retired my old puck of MWF.
The clear highlight of the shave, however, was my newly acquired Herder 49 15/16. I’m really enjoying this razor! I was initially put off by the blade size, but the weight, heft in hand and overall balance make this razor an absolute delight to shave with. Three slow, extremely enjoyable passes after beginning, and my mug felt refreshed, clean and porcelain smooth! Me likee!!!
RAZOR: F. Herder 49 15/16 (Mug), Gillette Fatboy (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE LE Aluminum Gold Anodized Monster Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with PAA Rabid Banana Star Jelly AS Balm.
(This post was last modified: 03-26-2021, 03:41 PM by Dave in KY.)
Friday March 26, 2021
Razor : 3d Printed Lather Catcher by twhite
Blade : Gem (2)
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts/Maggards Synthetic
Soap: Derby Citronella Candle
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Vintage Aqua Velva
Fragrance:
Video posted in my Journal Thread https://damnfineshave.com/thread-dave-in...#pid386294
Razor : 3d Printed Lather Catcher by twhite
Blade : Gem (2)
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts/Maggards Synthetic
Soap: Derby Citronella Candle
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Vintage Aqua Velva
Fragrance:
Video posted in my Journal Thread https://damnfineshave.com/thread-dave-in...#pid386294
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Friday AM 2021-03-26
First motion picture film manufactured this date, 1885
Rooney Polo 2 Ivory Finest (28/60)
English Leather shaving soap (tallow)
Haircut & Shave P076-SB Copper/Triad Aristocrat Brass
Gillette Super Stainless 'Spoiler' (8)
English Leather aftershave (vintage)
The old soap made fairly good lather but required a lot of work. The lather was quite slick but with not much cushion. Its matching aftershave is less sweet than others of the same era (e.g. Brut, Jade East), with prominent base notes of leather, musk, and especially vetiver; I guess the citrus top notes have disappeared over time, despite it being NOS.
First motion picture film manufactured this date, 1885
Rooney Polo 2 Ivory Finest (28/60)
English Leather shaving soap (tallow)
Haircut & Shave P076-SB Copper/Triad Aristocrat Brass
Gillette Super Stainless 'Spoiler' (8)
English Leather aftershave (vintage)
The old soap made fairly good lather but required a lot of work. The lather was quite slick but with not much cushion. Its matching aftershave is less sweet than others of the same era (e.g. Brut, Jade East), with prominent base notes of leather, musk, and especially vetiver; I guess the citrus top notes have disappeared over time, despite it being NOS.
John
(This post was last modified: 03-26-2021, 10:34 PM by ALI.)
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March 26, 2021 SOTN
Prep: Cold Water
Brush: Maggard Synthetic
Razor: Tatara Nodachi Dark
Blade: Feather (1)
Lather: Barrister and Mann Oceana
Lather Bowl: Periera Unbreakable
Post Shave: Maol Talbot Okuma
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann Oceana
Notes: Tonight’s shave. Love this Oceana scent. Also looking forward to using the Tatara Nodachi - one of my favorite razors.
March 26, 2021 SOTN
Prep: Cold Water
Brush: Maggard Synthetic
Razor: Tatara Nodachi Dark
Blade: Feather (1)
Lather: Barrister and Mann Oceana
Lather Bowl: Periera Unbreakable
Post Shave: Maol Talbot Okuma
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann Oceana
Notes: Tonight’s shave. Love this Oceana scent. Also looking forward to using the Tatara Nodachi - one of my favorite razors.
(This post was last modified: 03-27-2021, 02:26 AM by celestino.)
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