SOTD 27 December 2020-2 January 2021

Sunday, December 27

T+S Classic Two~~Simpson Emperor 3~~Gillette #44/Sharp Star~~YSL Rive Gauche Pour Homme



Have a great day!

Sunday, December 27, 2020.
Musgo Real, pre shave oil. Martin de Candre, fougere, shaving soap. H.L. Thater 4125-4 fx, ivory 2 bands bulb. Luca Pizzi, san mai damascus steel with K720 on its edge, +8/8, mammoth ivory scales. Ted Lapidus, pour homme: Lotion, balm aftershave & EdT

December 27th
Razor: S•H Apollo Light Aggressive
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Black (3)
Brush: Riva Italian Heather Briar
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: Fine Santal Absolut
PAA Galactic Witch Hazel
PAA Supreme Sandalwood Science Star Jelly
AS: Fine Santal Absolut

Good Morning!



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Nice to see you back posting, Doug. Hope your holidays are going well. 

Thanks I’ll be around now and then.... we had a good Christmas. I hope you did as well....

Good to hear and our holidays are going, very well.

December 27, 2020
Supply Co SE V2 ●●
Schick Proline
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
A&E The City
Fine Santal Absolut

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SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 2020

It’s been several months since I last used the Gem safety razor, but things fell into place quickly after what looked like a minor weep on the left side of the dome, which disappeared after the second (ATG) pass. 

My bride gifted me with a Naniwa 12k Super Stone. I requested it after a conversation with the master restorer, Glen Mercurio. He believes it the equal of just about any finisher out there. I’d noticed some very minor chips on the Witte Copperhead and touched it up yesterday afternoon. It delivered a mirror finish before my usual pasted linen and leather stropping.

Now I love the edges from my jasper stone, but the shave delivered by the Copperhead after the touch up on the 12k this morning was divine, unbelievably sharp and smooth. This new stone is a great refinisher. There was no resistance by the whiskers which were cut cleanly and quietly right down to the skin line. I could have gotten away with two passes. But the shave was just too smooth and easily put the baby to bed! I feel clean, velveteen smooth and refreshed.

RAZOR: A. Witte Copperhead Solingen 6/8 (Mug), Model 1912 Gem
BLADE: Pella PTFE Gem
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil 
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute with 26mm Boar Ferrule 
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys WH. Finished with Murray & Lanman Florida Water.

Holiday Shaves
1969 Gillette Black Beauty
Truefitt & Hill travel brush
Speick Stick and Aftershave

Wolfman WR1 61 Antique Bronze - Morris & Forndran Pre Collaboration Blonde Badger Green Onyx - Barrister and Mann Roam 

Sunday AM 2020-12-27
National Fruitcake Day


Rooney 2/1 Ivory Finest (22/56)
Chicago shaving soap (tallow) 
Paradigm 17-4/Triad Aristocrat Black
Wilkinson London Bridge (17)
Brut aftershave (vintage)

First use of the vintage Chicago soap: not great, but it is not bad at all for a $10 soap. Little scent left, good lather, and somewhat skin-drying.