SOTD 8-14 March 2020

Date : 09/03/20
Razor : Mühle R89
Brush : Simpson Chubby 2 Silvertip 2 Bandas (27mm)
Lather : Kent (Soap)
Aftershave : Nivea Silver Protect (Lotion)
Blade : Gillette Silver Blue (#2)
Shaving Passes : WTG + XTG + ATG

Razor: Wade & Butcher 6/8 in ivory
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Custom 24mm silvertip 
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Martin de Candre rose
Balm: Coral Skin Food by Geo F Trumper
Finale: Rosense’s Rosewater

Yates 921-H razor
Derby premium blade
RR barrel handle silvertip
Homelikeshaving light shave soap
Nivea post shave balm
Clubman lilac vegetal aftershave

Tatara razor
Gillette 7 o'clock green
Lather bros shaving soap
Old spice swagger aftershave
Semogu shaving brush

WR1 0.61 sb | Stork Razors

Personna Comfort

Thater 27/48

Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

  

SOTD 
GD Preshave (not shown)
L&L/CL Blackberry Blossom Bay
DB Jefferson B2 
Wolfman WR2 1.15 Ti

Monday, March 9, 2020 - Shave of the Day

Prep  ||  Grooming Dept Mojito Pre-Shave

Brush  ||  RazoRock 400 Noir

Soap  ||  Barrister and Mann Latha Limon

Razor  ||  Blackland BlackBird / Astra SP (1)

A/S  ||  Stirling Lime

Growth  ||  46.0 Hours

SOTD 03/09/20

I really enjoyed the use of Evan’s (@MrEE) Badger/Boar hybrid brush in yesterday’s shave. It is a well-balanced brush with beautiful knurling and performed superbly yesterday. For today’s shave I decided to use Alpha Shaving’s T-400 Rubberset tribute brush. The uniqueness of this brush is that it allows for the use of different knots with the same handle. I own four ferrules, two 24mm and two 26mm. Each ferrule accommodates a single knot. I’ve already mated a synthetic knot and a hybrid 70/30 to the two 24mm ferrules. I’ve ordered a Badger knot and a Boar knot for the two new 26mm ferrules. The beauty of this brush is that it is now effectively four brushes in one. As soon as the two new knots arrive, I will epoxy each to an empty ferrule and be in business.  

For today’s shave I selected the 24mm ferrule mated to a 70/30 Badger/Boar hybrid knot. After yesterday’s delightful shave, I again selected the Colonial Silversmith loaded with the same vintage Polish Wizamet Super Iridium blade. I began the shave with my regular cold water rinse following my shower. The brush, which had been soaking in warm water, generated a nice thick MWF paste for the face and head lather to follow. After completing a very leisurely, but vigorous face and head lather, I was left with a glistening, thick protective covering for both shave surfaces. 

The Silversmith is such an incredible shaver, I’m always surprised that it isn’t better known. It’s so smooth that the efficiency of the shave always seems a surprise. The first WTG pass felt as though I was just brushing the lather away, until a check revealed the incredibly close shave (DFS+) delivered. I could have quit this morning after that first pass, but I guess I’ve become addicted to the velveteen smoothness of a true BBS. And that second ATG pass put the baby to bed, as my Atlanta CPA shave mentor is wont to say. I finished the shave by painting the MWF back over the newly shaved surfaces and leaving it there as I disassembled and cleaned both the brush and the razor. The result was a post-shave feel that is amazing. I feel clean, smooooth, refreshed and ready to take on this warm, sunny Philadelphia day. I wish all of you reading this an outstanding day! God bless you all!

RAZOR: Colonial Silversmith 
BLADE: Vintage Polish Wizamet Super Iridium (2)
PREP: Cold Water rinse 
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T400 Rubberset Homage Badger/Boar Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat 
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum

Monday AM 2020-03-09

Rooney Polo 2 Ivory Finest (28/60) 
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shaving cream (vintage)
Wolfman WR1-OC/WRH7
Personna Super Platinum Chrome (1)
RazoRock R-160 Sweet Almond aftershave balm

Sotd  9 march

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CG level 3

Wsp Olympus + As

Omega Evo synthetic