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SOTD "FREE WEEK" July 22nd - July 28th, 2019

Pretty simple Sunday shave with vintage Old Spice and a Simpson Chubby 1 Best and GEM MM

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Well today I decided I would try an SE for SOTD. I recently got the El Jefe in on an eBay purchase. Beautiful shape and I matched it to a 90mm Special Edition iKon handle. First use of any single edge so I carefully loaded up a Schick ProLine AC blade and made sure everything was in alignment and the guard was forward. El Jefe has the distinct ability to be “adjusted” which is code for extremely deadly if you don’t pay attention when loading the blade. No worries.

Soap of the day was Stirling Tuscany which is a lovely scent and a slick soap which I figured I would need with this razor. Let’s not leave anything to chance except for everything!

First pass was WTG and boy I had to work the angle to get it to be smooth for me. Granted first pass with a new razor of a different type so I was expecting some work. Second pass XTG and now with the angle sorted it was singing along nicely. Third pass ATG nice and slow to compensate for the width of the blade and done indeed! Smooth as can be! However, I found far more stubble than I am used to over the first two passes which I attribute to my technique alone.

I must say the audible feedback on this razor is nuts...it doesn’t make a “cutting” sound it makes a “crunching” sound. I don’t know if it cut the stubble or ate it. No matter pretty darn close to BBS was achieved. I have a 10 pack sampler of AC blades to try so I plan on dialling El Jefe in. As far as the name goes? Well there is only one El Jefe in this house and she’s out shopping!

Happy Sunday and happy shaves all!

Rating: 4.5 / 5

Razor: iKon El Jefe
Blade: Schick ProLine
Brush: APShave Co. 24mm Silk Smoke
Lather: Stirling Tuscany
Aftershave: Stirling Tuscany
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Prada Amber Pour Homme Intense
 
Well.......was gonna explain w/ photo.....but it went all by itself to post. So...tried out my Spike I got for 10 bucks on EBay, honed it myself, and it was at least as good as my Brand new Dovo. Loved it! Gonna keep it! Best shave so far ( excellent shave + price made it best).
 

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SOTD 07/28/2019


Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: NAVAJA Wacker 6/8 punta redonda

Brush: PALADIN Falstaff 28 mm Butterscotch

Pre-Shave: Agua Tibia

Lather: BARRISTER'S Reserve Cool

Aftershave: FLOID Blue

Additional Care:

MYRSOL emulsión​
 
Well.......was gonna explain w/ photo.....but it went all by itself to post. So...tried out my Spike I got for 10 bucks on EBay, honed it myself, and it was at least as good as my Brand new Dovo. Loved it! Gonna keep it! Best shave so far ( excellent shave + price made it best).

SPIKE: in-your-face name and in-your-face font -- just a terrific looking razor -- glad its performance exceeded your expectations!
 
SOTD - 2019.7.28
Growth: 24h
Pre: shaveology, blooming water.
Brush: bog oak silvertip
Soap: Eufros dama de noche
Razor: Rockwell 6S
Blade: Feather (#2)
Post: alum, lather wash, concoction(*), Nivea Sensitive
Passes: 2 - WTG (R4), XTG (R3)
Rating: 5/5 - epic

(*) witch hazle 50ml, 5ml glycerin, tea tree (10), Argan (25), aloe (10), menthol crystals - (drops)
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Lovely Mediterranean evening scent for an epic shave.


Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA
 
7/26/19
Cade Shave Soap by L'Occitane
Plisson pour L'Occitane
Gillette 1961 Model 195 "Fatboy"
Derby (3)
Osma Alum Block
Lucky Tiger AS & Face Tonic
Reef Point Admiralty Balm
Acqua di Parma Bergamotto di Calabria
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7/27/19
Art of Shaving Lavender Shave Soap
Art of Shaving in Fine Badger
5/8 Robert Klass "Kissing Cranes"
Tony Miller 3" Premium Fast Bridle Strop
Osma Alum Block
4711
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue
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7/28/19
Chiseled Face Sherlock
Vie-Long 12705
13/16 Filarmonica #14
Tony Miller 3" Steerhide Strop
Osma Alum Block
La Toja
Proraso Green AS Balm
Penhaligon's English Fern
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