SOTD 27 September-3 October 2020

Razor: Puma 6/8
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Simpsons Tulip 3
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: Castle Forbes
Balm: Castle Forbes
Finale: TOBS Victoria Lime

SEptember 29th
Razor: Supply V2 ••
Blade: Supply SE (3)
Brush: 30DC Meet-up brush
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: Stirling Gentleman
Stirling Orange Chill Witch Hazel
Stirling Glacial Balm
AS: Stirling Gentleman

Stirling SEptember

Tobacco Tuesday



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ROCNEL / PERSONNA PLATINUM / SEMOGUE / COLD RIVER / MYRSOL

Tuesday, September 29

La Savonnière du Moulin~~Rooney~~Barbasol/Polsilver SI~~Czech & Speake
Have a great day!

September 29, 2020
PILS 101NL
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Thäter 4125/3
AOS Lavender Shave Cream
Fine Lavender Pour Homme Aftershave

Tuesday September 29, 2020

Razor: Wunderbar Slant
Blade: Wizamet (?)
Brush: Paladin 26mm Vesuvius Chief
Soap: Ethos Melange d'agrumes
Aftershave 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla
Aftershave 2: Ethos Melange d'agrumes SFS
Fragrance: Acqua Di Giò Profumo

SOTD Tuesday 9.29.20
Pre: Hot Water Splash
Soap: GD Lavender (Kairos base)
Brush: Elite Bog Oak w/standard 24mm fan (Thanks Stephen).
Bowl: CC Ceramic
Razor: RR BBS
Blade: Wizamet SI (3)
Post: CC Venture AS; Nivea cooling Post Shave Balm
Three passes
Result/Commentary:  This soap is wonderful.  The scent is low-key but nice.  Overall, the soap is low-key too.  It started out slow and I wondered if there was enough product in the brush.  However, it soon built into a dense and super-cushiony lather.  I chose the RR BBS to give my face a break and had planned on two passes only.  The lather was so luxurious, however, I went for three.  The result was a really comfortable and very close shave.
Happy Shaves to All.

Date:- 29 September 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mike’s Natural ~ Bay Rum
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Gillette Silver Blue #8
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (5)

[b]SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, September 29, 2020[/b]

Talk about serendipity! I stopped at an antique furniture dealer to pick up a bench SWMBO purchased. When I entered I saw a bunch of old barbering supplies and tools on the cashier’s table. Chatted up the owner and discovered my old barber had passed and this guy had bought his old shop chair. In the pocket were two razors. One was an old Pearl Duck with a cracked blade and the other was a Frederick Reynolds with what looked like a black blade. I mentioned that my son was a bladesmith and could use the black blade. 

I gave the guy $10 for it. Got it home, cleaned up the blade with some ultra fine steel wool. Discovered that the black material on the blade was old dried oil. Did some research and discovered it was a Victorian era razor from the stamp ‘R’ overlaying a ‘V’ standing for Regina Victoria. So I know it was made between 1837 and 1901. Further research revealed it had bovine horn scales, a little worse for the wear, but still usable. The blade edge was chipped along its entire length. Worked off the chips on a coarse DMT plate. The blade was crazy wavy! Spent close to 3 1/2 hrs setting the bevel and finishing the edge, and decided to shave with it next day morning.

Spoke to Glen Mercurio who is restoring another vintage straight for me, and mentioned this razor. When he heard I’d restored the edge withouttaping the spine he was horrified, telling me how I probably devalued the razor by doing so. Oh well, I don’t really give a hoot! I’ll let my sonworry about my straight razors after I’m pushing up daisies. All I know is that I had probably one of the best straight razor shaves ever. The bladewas lighter than I’m used to, but the Barber’snotch made two handed use on my neck very easy! Great mug shave followed by an excellentdome shave. 

RAZOR: Frederick Reynolds Sheffield (Mug),Colonial General V2 w/ Silversmith Handle (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Rosewood Silvertip Badger #378
CREAM: Lush Prince
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with GlyceGlycerin Soap followed by Pre de Provence Balm.

SOTD: Great shave to start the week - I hope everyone's doing well!

That Samurai is gorgeous.  Nice BBS1

Thanks Dan - you are such an enabler!

Seriously E, he really is an enabler, gotta love the dude tho, passionate in everything he does!