🇨🇦 🍁 “SOTD - Canadian Theme Week” DECEMBER 6th - DECEMBER 12th, 2021 🍁 🇨🇦

[CapnPanther]

Sunday
Preshave: Eshu Skin Assist Face Wash / Baxter Beard Line-Up Shave Gel
Razor: Gillette Short Comb New
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: DS Cosmetic Ken Surfs 2020 Limited Edition 2-band
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Aftershave: Thayer’s Peach Witch Hazel /Alum
Balm: Weleda After Shave Balm

 

[ackvil]

Pre	Face wash with Neutrogena Liquid Facial Soap
Soap/Cream	Ethos Unscented
Brush	SOC Boar
Bowl	Captain’s Choice Copper
Razor	RR Stealth Slant, Alum Vers.
Blade	Personna Lab
Aftershave	Thayers WH & L’ Occitane
Fragrance	Jimmy Choo Man Intense
Rating	10/10
Comments	Another (3rd) excellent shave with the RR Stealth – Personna Lab combo. The Ethos makes a wonderful slick lather. I think this is one of the easiest soaps to make a good lather with. Have a good Sunday.

 

[Jgreenepa]

SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 2021

Well, I acquired my first safety razor in almost a year and a half. It is an immaculate NOS 1911 Durham Duplex safety razor in the original Bakelite case which I happened across in my search for a stropping attachment for my folding handled version. The price was right, and it uses the same head as the folding handle version, although the blade attachment process differs. The UK Ever Ready Hair Trimmer blades fit perfectly.

I must admit that I really like the safety razor version for my dome shave even more than the folding handle version. The head is much wider than any of my other safety razors, and provides a very wide cut, that it takes only half as many ATG strokes to cover the same shave real estate on the flatter parts of the noggin. The shave was quite close, but not as close a my Barbasol Floating Head or Eclipse Red Ring, the two most efficient blade-holding shavers in my den.

But the belle of the ball was this amazing Smith Bros. of Boston rescaled blue steel 11/16 blade. According to the “Roadshow Collectibles Straight Razor Mfrs Directory”, Smith Brothers was actively importing blades and scaling and reselling them between 1860 and 1910. The original insect eaten horn scales would place this razor earlier in the manufacture. There was no evidence of gun bluing anywhere on the blade.

The extreme hardness of the blade reminded me of some of the Swedish steel I’ve honed. Given Boston’s role as a port city, along with the fact that trading with Japan had begun about the same time as Smith Brothers started in business, I’m going to go out on a limb and hypothesize that the blade is Japanese blue steel or ‘aogami’ which would have been a key export of the newly opened Japanese export market. It is a great edge holding steel alloyed with tungsten, vanadium and chromium.

Whether it is or not, the edge on this straight razor is amazingly sharp. Honing a razor can build up an accumulating burr, which if not removed will contribute to a perceived ‘harsh’ albeit sharp edge. Such an edge will pass the venerable HHT, but the resulting shave will be anything but pleasant. Howard Schlecter, a honemeister from the Boston area teaches his honing students to deburr by running the blade gently along the edge of the finishing stone on each side of the blade edge as part of the finishing process which, of course, seems counter intuitive.

However, 5 to 7 subsequent strokes on the finisher very quickly restore a buttery smooth quite sharp edge, which is then easily maintained well into the future with a graduated pasted strop regimen. Schlecter’s constroption has been just the ticket for me for maintaining all my straight razors. My two and a half pass mug shave this morning reinforced that this approach is just the ticket for me to achieve the lovely velveteen mug shaves with the buttery smooth edges that I enjoy so much!

RAZOR: Smith Bros. of Boston 11/16 (Mug), Durham Duplex Safety Razor (Dome)
BLADE: Ever Ready Hair Trimmer (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Omega Pro48 Boar
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Osage Rub AS Splash.

 

[SgtCrppls]

Yesterday’s shave

Brush: SV 26mm High Mountain White Manchurian w/ Bog Oak Handle
Blade: Polsilver SI (3)
Soap: Sterling Glacial Electric Sheep
Bowl: Captains Large Copper Bowl
Razor: WR2 SS SB 1.25mm Matte finish, w/ Timeless Ti Crown Handle

Doug

 

[awk_m4]

SOD Sunday December 12, 2021
Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub or tube of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Proraso Red is amazing. I love the scent and my skin feels great. Even when this challenge is over this one will always be regular in my den.

Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar
Bowl: Fendrihan
Pre shave: None
Lather: Proraso Red (73)
Razor: Henson AL13 Mild
Face WTG-XTG-ATG
Head WTG:XTG-ATG
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (3)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Lotion:
Balm: Proraso Red Dopobarba
Have a great day!

 

[T.Orso]

#7 of my Canadian Gillettes is an Aristocrat Jr. OK, not made in Canada, but it seems that these were widely marketed in Canada. This was the first DE I bought, from a Canadian seller, over 20 years ago now. It’s likely been in Canada for 70 years and I am considering it a naturalized citizen.

Prep: Ice-cold Canadian water and Ach Brito Glyce soap
Brush: Omega mixed midget boar soaked in heated Canadian water in a handmade Canadian bowl
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch
Razor and blade: UK-made Aristocrat Junior with Bic Chrome Platinum
Splashes of ice cold Canadian water between 3 passes
After: Hand towel with heated Canadian water, witch hazel, Speick AS

It’s been a fun week. I am a bit surprised how much I enjoyed every one of these seven Canadian Gillettes. Happy shaves, all.

 

[Ron R]

Sunday Schick shave, Dec 12th 2021

Razor: Schick adjustable injector M3- Mfg 1970-72, excellent adjustable, well built, nice range + the best Schick injector for all the previous range settings to reach mostly IMO. Happy shave this morning.
Blade: Personna injector SS PTFE (3) Very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Razorock Irish Countryside, nice mild scent, with excellent lather qualities, easy & very nice creamy lather this one produces.
Brush: Yaqi 26mm rainbow with brown whiskers, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, excellent painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Very gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock XXX with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(balm) + scentless.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my Schick adjustable injector with a Personna coated injector blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Schick G
Blade: SChick (3)
Brush: Ever Ready 200T
Lather: Mama Bear’s Sleigh Ride
Witch Hazel
After Shave: Z-14
EDT: Z-14

 

[Snowflake]

Mike's Barber Shop
RazoRock Plissoft
Charcoal Goods
Astra Superior Platinum
Pitralon Classic

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[Miracle]

Sunday's Shave

- Pre shave: Warm water
- Brush: Mühle Silvertip Fibre L
- Soap: Vitos Red
- Razor: Feather artist club ss
- Blade: Feather professional
- Aftershave: Lucky Tiger

 

[BradWorld]

Canadian Week SOTD

I am finally home from a long road trip, and can participate properly! Everything is from Canadian companies except the blades. Are there any modern Canadian blades?

Razorock Bruce
Mudder Focker set
Wolfman WR2 1.15
Kai (1)

 

[sarimento1]

SOTD, Sunday, December 12th, 2021

Shower + glycerin soap face lather and rinse
Martin de Candre citrus shave soap
Simpson badger brush
Henckels 5/8" stainless steel straight razor
Cool washcloth rinse
Limacol aftershave

 

[preidy]

Today's (late) shave Gold Flair Tip w/Personna Red - Stirling Sharp Dressed Man soap and AS

 

[J-MN]

Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Lord, Platinum
Brush: Simpson, Duke 3 Best Badger
Soap: Saponificio Varesino, Cosmo
Post Shave: Duke Cannon, After-Shave Balm

 

[awk_m4]

#7 of my Canadian Gillettes is an Aristocrat Jr. OK, not made in Canada, but it seems that these were widely marketed in Canada. This was the first DE I bought, from a Canadian seller, over 20 years ago now. It’s likely been in Canada for 70 years and I am considering it a naturalized citizen.

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Prep: Ice-cold Canadian water and Ach Brito Glyce soap
Brush: Omega mixed midget boar soaked in heated Canadian water in a handmade Canadian bowl
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch
Razor and blade: UK-made Aristocrat Junior with Bic Chrome Platinum
Splashes of ice cold Canadian water between 3 passes
After: Hand towel with heated Canadian water, witch hazel, Speick AS

It’s been a fun week. I am a bit surprised how much I enjoyed every one of these seven Canadian Gillettes. Happy shaves, all.

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That's a fantastic Canadian presentation!!

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Schick E3 Canadian model
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Caswell-Massey Newport
Aftershave: Proraso White Aftershave Balm
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Rose Petal
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[eezee]

12/12/21
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Simpson Duke #2 in Best Badger
13/16 Bengall
Tony Miller 3" Steerhide Strop
Omega Alum Stick
Clubman Original
Pecksniff's Lemon, Cedar, & Amber Balm
Montblanc Starwalker

 

[ouchyfoot]

Razor: Rockwell 6S (black)
Blade: Shaverboy (2)
Brush: Henri et Victoria - Karma (synthetic) 25mm
Pre-Shave: Jack Black Beard Lube
Lather: HSSC - Barber Shop
Aftershave: Henri et Victoria - Cognac & Cuban Cigars (Splash)

Oh well, Canada. It’s been a good thread week
I finished off SOTD Canada week with my HSSC Barber Shop lather. If you like the Stirling scent, you’ll love this Canadian version. HeV brush was my first synthetic and will always be a favorite in my rotation. Shaverboy blade and 6S made a good Canuck tag team to bring about that BBS I always require.
HeV Cognac and Cuban Cigars?…mmmmmmm….say no more.

 

[RenoRichard]

Sunday 12/12 SOTD- superb three passes, BBS, with no mishaps and a very happy face. To finish up Canada week I went with my Canadian Lupo, Canada Shave Soap, and a RR AS:

Pre-shave: shower w/ Goat's milk Australian soap
Razor: RR Lupo Al
Blade: KCG- IME an excellent DE blade
Soap: Canada Shave Soap- loaded well today, and after many uses you can see the soap level going down a little
Brush: Simpson Duke 2 in Best- just a great brush for my face lathers
Post-shave: cool rinse, and then some RR XXX AS, nice scent, good experience

Have a great week!

 

[Smooth Steve]

Saturday 11th December 2021
BIRTHDAY SHAVE
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Happy Birthday!