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SOTD "FREE WEEK" February 22nd - February 28th, 2021

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SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Woke up to a beautiful sunny day here in the Philadelphia suburbs, albeit with 6-8” of snow remaining. Hopefully, it will melt in the next few days. I think I’m developing a real affection for wedges. The H. Hobson 6/8 wedge is an incredibly efficient 170 year old straight razor. One of the reasons I enjoy shaving with this old vintage razor is the feeling that I’m a caretaker for a tool used by eight generations of predecessors. This razor will pass to my son and from there hopefully to my grandson. The Hobson sheared through the mug whiskers in three efficient passes. I could have stopped after two, but I just enjoy using this old razor too much. The dome shave featured my LaResche 77 loaded with a Wilkinson Sword blade. Two effortlessly efficient passes later left me clean, refreshed and velveteen smooth.

RAZOR: H. Hobson 6/8 Wedge (Mug), LaResche 77 (Dome)
BLADE: Wilkinson Sword DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Rooney Ebony Pure Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme AS Balm.
 
The Williams Wednesday, but not full Williams shave;

Soap: Modern Williams
Lather Bowl: Fine Accoutrements
Brush: Zenith Boar
Brush Soak: Van Der Hagen Bowl
Razor: Blackland Blackbird Brass (OC/SB)
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
AS: Clubman Special Reserve

Feels great to be home. The water here is perfect for Williams!
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24th February 2021: Per aspera (kind of) ad astra

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Gillette black beauty
Tabac soap
Simpsons Chubby 1 sb
GFT Spanish Leather balm
Astra SP blade

After a streak of bad shaves (revisited blades that have troubled me in the past) today was an acceptable one, meaning no cuts or irritation. Not as close or comfortable as with Nacets, GSB's, 7 o'clock blacks or even Voskhods but not the tragedies I had the past few days.
 
Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Noble Otter ~ Lonestar
Razor/Blade:- Muhle Rocca R94 / Gillette Stainless (red & white pack) #17
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:- Davidoff Cool Water
 

Whilliam

First Class Citizen


24 February, 2021


Brush:
Haircut & Shave Synth
Bowl: Captain's Choice Heavy Copper
Lather: Stirling Satsuma
Razor: Hone Type 15
Blade: Silver Star
Post: GBS Alum Block
Balm: CeraVe Moisturizer
Frag: Jicky
Excellent shave, but not as good as yesterday's.
Could it have been Tuesday's pre-shave?
We'll find out tomorrow.


Stay healthy, everyone!

 
Wednesday shave

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Prep: Cleansing Story White Clay Deep Cleansing Foam
Cream: Castle Forbes Lavender
Brush: Vie-Long Silvertip
Razor: Mühle R89 Grande, #6 (shimmed)
Blade: Feather, #1
Post: Alum -> hyaluronic acid -> Stirling Bergamot and Lavender splash

Not too shabby today. DFS on my face and most of my neck with one small patch of SAS in the typical trouble area of my lower left neck. Two passes only with minimal feedback from the alum. A little tugging from the blade, but nothing dramatic.
 
Thursday SOTD

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Razor: Gillette Rhodium Fatboy
Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless (D4)
Brush: Korn D7-XLT Shavemac 28mm 2band
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 4 5½” Cypress Sinker Log
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Department Rainforest
Shave Soap: Jabonman Brisa De Oriente
Balm: Jabonman Brisa De Oriente
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Kyovu Original
 
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