SOTD 26 March-1 April 2023

27 March, 2023

Good morning! Hope you had a great weekend.

One of the best shaves I've ever had this morning. Don't think I could have gotten a better one with products costing five to six times as much. Haven't used the C.O. Bigelow cream in a LONG time and had forgotten how good it is. There was a time that this was the only cream I used. Wonderfully scented and slick lather for two passes (+ touch-up) with the '68 Slim and I finished with a splash of Aqua Velva Classic "Ice Blue" and a spray of Tom Ford "Beau de Jour" EdT.

Hope you have a great day.

C.O. Bigelow "Premium Shave Cream" / RazoRock "Chubby" 506 ST Badger / 1968 Gillette Slim / Wilkinson Sword

Alum / Aqua Velva Classic "Ice Blue" After Shave Splash / Tom Ford "Beau de Jour" EdT

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Cremo Cooling Refreshing Mint
Razor: Vikings Blade Emperor Meiji
Blade: Derby Extra (3)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

Occult Grooming Hell Courtesan
Wiborg
Carbon
Gillette Super Thin

Monday 27 AM

Razor: Fatip open comb
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Semogue boar
Pre-Shave: Edwin Jagger Pre Shave lotion
Lather: Cella red
Post-Shave: CW Beggs unscented balm

Monday AM 2023-03-27
Ponce de Leon sighted North America on this date in 1513


Rooney 1/3 Ivory Finest (26/55)
Ethos Grooming Lavender Supreme shaving soap 
LASSC BBS-1
Personna 74 Tungsten (8)
Ethos Grooming Lavender Supreme aftershave

Wonderful lavender on a sunny spring morning.

March 27, 2023
Hone 15S
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Feather
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Speick After Shave

Razor: Ever-Ready Streamline Deluxe Set
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Jayaruh #429 White Rook in two-band badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Seaforth! Sea Spiced Lime
Aftershave: Shannon's 25th Street Lime splash
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

 

Razor: T.R. Cadman & Sons Bengall
Razor: Gem Push Button
Blade: Personna Gem PTFE

Soap: Hendrix Classics & Company "Yet to be named but oh so nice!" Pai Mei
Brush: AKA Brushworx Winter Shine
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Fine Lather Bowl

Post 1: P.A.A. Alum No-Slip Grip System w/ Dry Dock System
Post 2: Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel Deep Cleansing Astringent w/ Menthol & Eucalyptus
Aftershave: Stirling Soap Company Mountain Man w/ Menthol

This was a fun one. Today I was testing a yet-to-be-released new soap from HC&C but that’s name has just been revealed to be Pai Mei. Yes, this soap is named after the iconic Bak Mei Kung-Fu master. If you're not familiar with Pai Mei and his wisecracks or his Five-Point-Palm-Exploding-Heart Technique you're really missing out on some great cinema and some fantastic lore.

The notes on this one are hard for me to specifically identify but I can tell you that it's a very clean, fresh, outdoorsy, masculine scent that's absolutely perfect for Spring and Summer.

Today I also went single-edge. Which is something I haven't done in a while. This was a welcomed experience because I touched up the edge of this Bengall yesterday by stropping on some diamond-pasted balsa.

I did a few passes with the Bengall then switched over to the Gem Push Button for some smooth and easy cleanup. The HC&C soap did a great job at providing the slickness needed for these razors to do their job but not flay my face in the process.

Once done shaving and a bbs shave was had, I splashed on some mentholated Mountain Man aftershave. I felt this was a fairly good match for my soap of the day.

Alright my friends, that's it for today but be on the lookout for this awesome new soap from HC&C. It's a good one for sure!

Long live Pai Mei.

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SR: Yaqi Bohemia loaded with a vintage Polsilver
Brush: Shavemac 30mm 2-band Silvertip
Soap: House of Mammoth Tobacconist
Splash: Myrsol Agua de Limon
Balm: Vichy Sensi Baume