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SOTD "FREE WEEK" JUNE 8th - JUNE 14th, 2020

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Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Personna Platinum (Israeli Red)
Brush: Maggards 22mm Synthetic
Cream: Nancy Boy, Signature
Post Shave: WSP, Unscented Splash/Tonic
Post Shave: Neutrogena, Triple Protect Face Lotion SPF 20
 
Where did the week go?
Sunday June 14 shave - Frosty the Snowrake!

Prep
- Shower, facial wash and scrub.
Razor - Mühle R41
Blade - Gillette 7 o’clock super stainless (2)
Brush - Razorock Tuxedo Plissoft Snowman
Soap - Wickham 1912 Vegetal - Club Cola
Post shave - Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Aftershave Lotion & LEA Sensitive Aftershave Balm

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I had a guest appearance in this shave from Thing of the Addams Family:
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All in all folks, one of my most enjoyable shaves this year. My Razorock Snowman aka Frosty has proven to be one of my best purchases. Feels great, lathers soap very well:
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No nicks at all from the rake/beast. Paired up very nicely with the 7 o’clock super stainless. Really liking the scent of the Club Cola soap from Wickham. It does remind me of Coke with a slice of lemon in it BUT I can also get why some have likened it to ginger beer too.

10/10
 
Tonight's shave

Razor - Super Kikuboshi 6/8" this was the razor I fell in love with when I started shaving with a striaght. It was my white whale. A little over a year later and I still love it just as much as I did the first time I saw it.

Strop - Red Imp 700c

Brush - Rick Montalvo I'm not sure what knot is in it. I bought it used. It feels like a 26mm knot.

Soap - Stirling for him

Aftershave - Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime Balm

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Whilliam

First Class Citizen
SUNDAY, 14 June 2020

Pre: CeraVe Bar
Gel: Elegance Plus*
Razor: Hone Type 15**
Blade: Astra green (7)
Post: GBS alum block
Balm: CeraVe Moisturizer
Frag: Vera Wang Look
*As I have a two-liter dispenser of this stuff,
I thought I'd best up my consumption
before I die.

Vying for "I'll-never-finish-it-all" honors here

are several thousand blades,
plus a kilo brick of Cella,


Ain't shaving a great money-saver?

* * *

**Getting better and better shaves with the Hone.
Finding the razor's "sweet spot" includes choking
up on the handle, and holding it close to its head.
Makes all the difference, especially when
shaving my upper lip (WTG only for me).

The Hone is the mildest of my mild razors, which include a Feather AS-D2,
an Oristo, and a Mamba 70. With the exception of my upper lip,
it's almost pointless to shave WTG with this razor.
I just go all out with one big ATG/XTG pass,
and that works just fine for me.

At 185 grams, the Hone feels like it ought to handle like a truck.
Instead, it's quite nimble, once you figure out where best to hold it

(which I imagine is a matter of personal preference).

Once dialed in, the Hone is a nimble and efficient performer.
Plus, its looks are totally unique.
(I know, I know, I should include pictures.
They're coming. I promise they've coming.)


Stay healthy, everyone!
 


Old Spice Forever

SOTD 06/16/2020

Rating:
5 / 5

Razor: IMPERO Closed Comb GOODFELLAS

Blade: WILKINSON SWORD

Brush: YAQI R 1605 Dos bandas 24 mm roja y negra

Pre-Shave: Ducha caliente

Lather: OLD SPICE vintage taza

Aftershave: OLD SPICE Original

Additional Care:

OLD SPICE Original desodorante stick​
 
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