SOTD 31 May-6 June 2020

Monday, June 1, 2020 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Grooming Eucalyptus & Spearmint Pre-Shave

Brush  ||  Maseto Shaving "Memphis"

Soap  ||  Grooming Dept Lime

Razor  ||  Homelike Shaving CT✫PT / Wizamet Super Iridium (1)

A/S  ||  Stirling Lime

Growth  ||  41.0 Hours

Rare gold post war Cooper/Derby USTA

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Monday AM 2020-06-01
World Milk Day


Rooney 3/3 Ivory Finest (26/60)
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shaving cream (vintage)
Wolfman WR2-SB/UFO Colibri (Left Twist)
Wilkinson Chromium 'Light Brigade' (14)
RazoRock R-160 Sweet Almond aftershave balm

June Day: (June 1, 2020)

Brush: Dogwood B4
Razor: Gillette English Flat Bottom Tech
Blade: Gillette Nacet (67)
Lather: Chiseled Face Trade Winds
Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps Field Day
Frag: Ferrari Fragrance - Bright Neroli 

New soap day today - this is a fresh sea-side scent that is supposed to have some old spice scent. To me, I didn't quite get much old spice but I did get the ocean vibe from it - it has the salty air scent to it. Very nicely done and a good scent for a spring/summer day. The soap base was excellent and made for a slick shave, and left my skin feeling smooth after the shave.   

Flat Bottom tech is kicking butt in the performance dept - this razor feels smooth and getting very close to BBS is not taking a lot of effort these days. 

Have a great Monday folks.

SOTD MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020

I decided to kick off June by continuing my experiment with the use of a modified AC Feather Super blade in my SS Supply V2. My shave buddy from down under, Russell, was curious as to how many shaves I could achieve with this modified blade. Well, the answer is three and a half, at least with this blade. The problem for me is that working with modified Feather Super blades and Parkinson’s don’t play well together. The blade is too wide to be reloaded into a keyed injector blade magazine. Loading the blade manually was a pain in the petoot. It took a great deal of fumbling during which I accidentally sliced the index finger on my non-dominant hand. Russell routinely gets up to half a dozen shaves, but I don’t believe he’s a head shaver.  

I began my shave this morning, after my regular cold water rinse, on the right side of my face. The blade began to tug at the very end of the first WTG pass. Having traveled this road with my AC razors, I injected a new Schick B-20 Proline from an empty keyed Schick magazine I recently reloaded and continued the shave. It was as Safe and effortless As loading an injector blade is supposed to be. Proline blades were my blade of choice for my AC razor before discovering Feather Super blades which are a bit sharper, but much cheaper than Prolines. So I’ll conclude that Feather Supers are my preferred blade for my three AC razors, but I’ll be sticking with Prolines for my injector razors.

The fifth consecutive shave with the SS Supply V2 this morning was every bit as good as the preceding four shaves. I’ll probably stick with Prolines with this razor as the closeness difference isn’t noticeable. The brush for today was the Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute fitted with the new 26mm Boar knot ferrule. I returned to the wonderful Nancy Boy Signature Shave cream enhanced with 6 drops Of M-Bomb which I’ll shave with for the rest of this month. The post shave skin feel is awesome. Two passes (WTG, ATG) left me feeling velveteen smooth, clean, cool and refreshed.

RAZOR: SS Supply V2
BLADE: Schick B-20 Proline
PREP: Cold water rinse 
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute fitted w/ 26mm Boar ferrule
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.

SOTD 06.01.2020

Janus LE Adjustable, wide open

GD Preshave V2

DG Milksteak

DG Cane B4

Rooster's Nest Bourbon Bay Rum

Fresh Feather

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Yaqi 2 band
Razor: Charcoal Goods level 2
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
Lather: MER Pacific NW Fresh
Post Shave: Proraso - Menthol and Eucalyptus - Aftershave
Broke out my old MER shaving soap samples! This was my first artisan soap purchase back when I started shaving. I quickly learned how subjective scents can be, and which notes I like and dislike. Pacific NW fresh smells like walking through a freshly cut spring field. It's a sweet "green" scent that I love. Performance is good, with my only complaint of not much residual slickness. Besides that, you get an easy to create and protective lather with soft hydrated skin post shave. CG lvl 2 performed phenomenal as usual, with proraso green AS leaving my skin feeling great!

Semogue Torga-C3 finest
Extro liquirizia e magnolia
Gillette Aristocrat
Polisilver
JPG Le male