SOTD 23-29 May 2021

Jgreenepa, best of luck with your health.

Sorry to hear about the "blip" Jgreenepa, but it is great to see you back.

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 2021

Sorry for missing the last month. I had a health blip that sidelined me, but I’m back and glad to be here. This old man crap can really ruin one’s day. My Kildare (that’s doctor for you young sprouts) has banned ‘spiritus frumenti’ for at least another month, and SWMBO’s mothering the bejeezus out of me, but I’m otherwise about 80%. I don’t know if I’ll be able to manage daily posts, but I’ll do my best. Rather than use use those multibladed plastic thingamajigs in the hospital, I elected not to shave. As a result I ended up looking like a wooly mammoth upon discharge home today.  

My first shave featured my favorite vintage razor, the Sheffield Manhattan Cutlery 13/16 and the Schick Model C injector, old classics like yours truly. My first task was to remove most of the overgrown whisker roughage with electric clippers. This was followed by lathering up with the best shaving soap in the world, MWF, IMHO. The three pass mug shave felt great and was followed by an equally exemplary two pass noggin shave. How nice to return to my regular cue ball state. I feel clean and wonderfully smooth.  

RAZOR: Manhattan Cutlery 13/16 (Mug), Schick Model C (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Injector 
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil 
BRUSH: JT Sapele/Resin Handled Omega Pro48 Boar 
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse withHumphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme Balm.

This is good.  

Godspeed.... 

There is no greater mystery in my shaving world than how the Wardonia manages my ATG head shave at all, let alone magnificently given its almost complete lack of blade support. Let the mystery be the songwriter wrote. Feather blade.





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Friday, May 28, 2021 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Cantu Pre-Shave Scrub

Brush  || Paladin Chief

Soap  ||  Sir Henry's Black & Tan (sample)

Razor  ||  Timeless Razor / Wizamet Super Iridium (4)

Post  ||  Witch Hazel

A/S  ||  Stirling Sharp Dressed Man

Growth  ||  27.5 Hours

Razor: big fellow
Blade: personna
Brush: culmak
Soap: williams
Post: lemon witch hazel
A/S: lime sec

Awesome shave, the modern williams performed waaaay better than before. This puck had been soak for nearly 2 days and after a couple of days it still retained some of that moisture. The lather was thicker slicker but different. My first shave with this razor and it performed really well. I see why so many people like the big fellow. In the end i got me a bbs smooth shave.


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Jgreenepa, best of luck with your health.

Indeed. My best wishes from another old man.

Friday AM 2021-05-28
First Isle of Mann TT Motorcycle Race, won by Rem Fowler on a 5hp Norton, 1907


Rooney Beehive Ivory Finest (24/50)
Eufros Vétiver de Haiti shaving soap (tallow) 
Wolfman WR2-SB 0.95/WRH2
Wilkinson London Bridge (17)
Guerlain Vétiver aftershave

I started to load my brush with the soap but realized immediately that the scent just isn't for me, so I switched to Cyril Salter Sandalwood cream instead. I'll have to pass the soap on to someone else.

Friday AM 2021-05-28
First Isle of Mann TT Motorcycle Race, won by Rem Fowler on a 5hp Norton, 1907


Rooney Beehive Ivory Finest (24/50)
Eufros Vétiver de Haiti shaving soap (tallow) 
Wolfman WR2-SB 0.95/WRH2
Wilkinson London Bridge (17)
Guerlain Vétiver aftershave

I started to load my brush with the soap but realized immediately that the scent just isn't for me, so I switched to Cyril Salter Sandalwood cream instead. I'll have to pass the soap on to someone else.

Vetiver is awesome. How Is this particular version?


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