SOTD 28 March-3 April 2021

Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Butterscotch 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Noble Otter ~ Orbit
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Red Tip (0.66mm) E1 1959 US / Vintage NOS England Wilkinson Sword #1
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male

Warm water rinse
Brass Widecap Karve with a SB “C” plate and a Timeless Bronze handle
Wizamet (7)
Czech & Speake “Oxford & Cambridge” (hidden in a Tabac jar)
Palladin “Falstaff” in lime
Cold water rinse
Two plus passes: DFS-BBS

Happy Shaves Gentlemen

Good morning!



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SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 2021

As many know, I enjoy daily shave variety, but sometimes one requires a focus to really get the hang of a new razor. That is definitely the case with the new Ellis & Allan Stubtail 8/8. After a good stropping on two pasted strops followed by a leather strop, I was ready for round 2. One of the good things about using any shaving tool is that it brings home those characteristics that you like as well as those that you don’t. The weight of this razor feels good; it’s the heft (ie maneuverability) that can be challenging. I’m quite comfortable with all my other straights in working below my jawline. The length of this big heavy blade makes toe down passes in that area challenging because of the curve there. However, a skin stretch straight up solved the problem by creating a relatively flat, planar surface. The result was the kind of smoothness I enjoy in my mug shaves. My faithful little Ronson cleaned up my noggin in its usual two ATG passes putting the baby to bed. I feel refreshed, clean and oh-so-smooth!

RAZOR: Ellis & Allan Stubtail 8/8 (Mug), Ronson Safety Razor (Dome)
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline Injector 
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil 
BRUSH: JT Sapele/Resin with an Omega Pro48 Boar Knot
SOAP: A&E Kaizen 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme AS Balm.

Saturday, April 3

MdC~~dubl duck #4~~The "National"~~Tom Ford Noir Anthracite
Have a great day!

Grooming dept shaving soap
Zenith shaving brush
Charcoal goods razor
Rapira swedish supersteel blade
Alpa 378 aftershave

Saturday AM 2021-04-03
Washington Irving birthday, 1783


Rooney 3/1 Ebony Finest (22/48)
Penhaligon's Castile shaving cream (vintage)
Paradigm 17-4/Triad Aristocrat Black
Wilkinson Sword 'New' (4)
Penhaligon's Castile aftershave (vintage)