SOTD 3-9 May 2020

Charcoal Goods SS Level 3
Astra Superior platinum
RR barrel handle finest badger
Homelikeshaving sandalwood soap
Nivea Creme balm
Clubman brandy spice aftershave

Thursday, May 7

Williams~~Mondial~~Fatip/Gillette 7 O'Clock~~Clubman SR
Have a great day!

[font=Courier New]Muhle/Wilkinson :: Paladin :: Roger & Gallet L'Homme[/font]

A Truly Classic Shave

Grooming Dept Voyage
Morris & Forndran Polo
Paradigm SE
Feather Professional
Santa Maria Novella Emulsione Analcolica

[b]SOTD THURSDAY MAY U, 2020[/b]

Ok, I admit, I’m really enjoying shaving with this Gillette Big Fellow. For today’s shave I selected Declaration Grooming Sellout Soap. It’s one of their milk steak soap bases, and really generates a wonderful, rich skin-toning lather that stays with one for the rest of the day. My grandson bought me a little Kent Synthetic brush, which was identical to one I received as a gift. I PIF’ed that brush, but did enjoy using its replacement this morning. The Kent had decent backbone, but fell a little short on water retention. Since SWMBO complained about my use of the Fine Platinum AS yesterday, I selected Chiseled Face Natural, a refreshing scent-free AS. The 6 drops of M-Bomb pumped up the Sellout sufficiently to guarantee the kind of cooling lather I enjoy.

After a cold shower, the shave began with a nice ice water rinse of both mug and dome shaving surfaces. The icy cold mentholated lather felt great felt great. The Big Fellow just feels good in the hand. Historically, the razor was developed for larger men’s hands. At 6’3” I guess I qualify. I’d loaded a Feather blade into this Old Type on steroids. It made short work of my whiskers in that first WTG pass. With continued use I've grown more confident in this razor. The wide sweet spot made whisker obliteration easier with each shave. My second ATG pass led me directly to bloodless BBS land. On that second pass, the shave strokes were shorter, but more confident. My face and dome both felt velveteen smooth, cool and clean. 

RAZOR: Gillette Big Fellow (1920 vintage)
BLADE: Feather (1)
PREP: Iced cold water rinse 
BRUSH: Kent Infinity Synthetic 
SOAP: Declaration Grooming Sellout (Milk Steak Base)
POSTSHAVE: Iced cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and Chiseled Face Natural AS Splash. Finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum.

Thursday AM 2020-05-07

Rooney 1/1 Ivory Finest (22/45)
Brooks Brothers shaving soap (vintage)
Wolfman WR1-SB Titanium/UFO Little Titan
Schick Super Chromium (1)
Brooks Brothers aftershave

Seygus Zeppelin/7'Oclock SS (2)

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Wolfman WR2 105 SB on WRH3/7 Stainless - Wizamet  - Morris & Forndran 3XL Tortoise Pre Collaboration Heritage Hair - Barrister and Mann Seville - Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool AS

7 May 2020

* Blackbird Black Oxide OC 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Ebonite Vesuv Red
* Mystic Water Sensitive Skin
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

Wow I love seeing that brush when it comes its turn, it is beautiful. What size knot is it and what is the loft set at please? I am thinking of buying a knot from shavemac and setting it in a handle I already have. I am either going to get 2band silvertip or a unique.
Happy shaves
SMURF

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