SOTD 23-29 June 2019

Timeless Polished TI .95 Head
Titanium Handle (Russian)
Feather
Zenith Wood Handle Boar
Red Leaf Basil Lime Shave Soap
Phoenix Shaving Atomic Age Bay Rum

Phoenix and Beau | Iceni
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Copper Matrix | AP Shave Co. SynBad 30mm
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74

SOTD
Doug Korn Custom D7V (short & heavy) in Finest Badger
New Improved Shick Injector Razor (type f) with Chick blade
Arko SS
A dab of Gold Bond with Witch Hazel

Tuesday, June 25

Hemingway Accoutrements~~Simpson 2 "Chubby"~~dubl duck Goldedge
Have a great day!

Something about that thing in the background  

Lovely photo, Paolo.

Mingoose / Personna PTFE Coated
Shavemac / Silvertip
BunduBeard - Ocean Breeze
Prep

Well today’s razor was a different kind altogether...today I grabbed the newly acquired SBS head which is the original design and not the newest iKon version. Now for those of you that don’t know the SBS is a OC on one side and SB on the other. Plus, you can flip the base plate between a milder or more aggressive blade profile. I went with the milder side first just to get a feel for it. The SBS head complete incloses the blade so there are no tabs poking out. All good but it does make for a pretty big profile. Loaded it up with a fresh Wilkinson Sword (Germany) to see how good it could be.

Today’s soap RazoRock Plague Doctor which is a great flowery scent and is perfect for this time of year. Crisp and clean. Lathered up a storm and went to work with the Simpson Colonel X2L.

The razor was indeed heavy but balanced well, the shaving angle was just a tad more than 30 degrees but I had no issues finding the sweet spot. First pass WTG was with the OC side and it was smooth and milder than I expected. Second pass was XTG both ways with the SB which was more aggressive than the OC side. Voila! Excellent DFS bordering on BBS. I will try the more aggressive side of the baseplate next time round. Take care, safe travels and happy shaves all.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: iKon SBS
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Stainless (Germany)
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Lather: RazoRock Plague Doctor
Aftershave: RazoRock Plague Doctor
Additional Care:
 B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
 English Laundry Tahitian Waters

PARADIGM SE / FEATHER PROFESSIONAL SUPER / NUAVIA / THATER / CLUBMAN BRANDY SPICE

Tuesday AM 2019-06-25

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 1/2 Faux Horn Finest (24/50)
Floris No. 89 shaving soap (tallow)
Wolfman WR1-SB Antique Bronze/Triad Diamond Antique Bronze
Gillette 'Swede' (11)
Floris No. 89 aftershave (vintage)

For me it doesn't get any better than this.