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SOTD "FREE WEEK" February 1st - February 7th, 2021

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2021-02-05

Ikea Bowl ¤ Omega 10005 ¤ Mühle R101 + Wilkinson
Mondial Bergamotto Neroli ¤ Myrsol Blue AS & Cologne


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SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Today is my birthday and this morning’s shave is dedicated to my lovely second wife, Lauren, whose birthday was yesterday. Lauren and I lost our respective first spouses to cancer during November and December of 2012. Lauren had been married for 28 yrs and I’d been married for 42 years. We will be married for five years this June. In her honor I selected two incredible shaving tools. My very early Cast Steel H. Boker French Point and my refurbished Schick F Type injector were the perfect razors for my mug and dome shaves respectively. I do love the way this old Boker feels in hand, and after two pasted and one leather stropping easily swept away my mug whiskers in three, easy passes with the Traveling Wilburys “Handle with Care” playing in the background.

The huge MrEE Monster Aluminum Handled Tuxedo Synth is a lathering beast that easily generated the thin, slick facial lather that the old Boker glided through on its three pass whisker obliteration mission. The following bowl lathering exercise could have kept three barbers supplied, but resulted in the overly generous, thick, protective lather carpet I prefer for my dome shaves. The old F Type used for the dome shave accompanied my neighbor’s Marine Officer father through the Pacific. It saved his life on Bougainville where it along with the rest of his mess kit was severely damaged blocking shrapnel from a Japanese grenade. It was restored for me by the very able Tom White (@twhite) and now delivers an excellent shave again. I'm grateful to be a cancer survivor pushing three quarters of a century. The Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash was the perfect ending, leaving me feeling cool, clean, and velveteen smooth on this beautiful, cold, sunny Philadelphia day! I wish the Lord’s Grace and health to all my shave brothers and sisters!

RAZOR: H. Boker Cast Steel French Point (Mug), Schick F Type
BLADE: Schick Proline B-20 Injector
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Aluminum Handle Monster Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash.
Happy Birthday to you and your wife.
 

Ron R

I survived a lathey foreman
SOTD, Fri, Feb 5th 2021

Razor: Kai AC style(Luffy?) Shavette- MFG 2028>, well built Zamic AC razor, handles well, good one to try learning Straight Shavette style razor.
Blade: Kai Protouch guarded - excellent blade, best protection for a straight edge, very sharp & Smoooth IMO. Longevity?
Soap: Razorock Irish Country side, mild scent with some of the best lather qualities in any soaps or croaps, good post feel.
Brush: Yaqi tuxedo knot 24mm black marble handle synthetic, excellent brush, cloud like soft tips, good back bone and great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush was my whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 3 + pickups. WTG + 2 X ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Pinaud Clubman with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm (-25C, 37 humidity indoors, very dry)
Results: CCS,DFS,BbS + no irritation + no weepers = :a17: excellent shave with my Kai Style shavette + Kai Protouch guard.
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Have some great shaves! Stay and think safe in these times!
 
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