Super shave this early morning.

Pulled out the wifeys personal favorite, “Massacre of the Innocents”.

Gotta admit, the soap is probably the top soap I’ve used to date. Scent is great, but the lather and slickness are exceptional.

Paired it with an unscented balm (the best in the market), and my Shapleigh - Diamond Edge.

As a footnote, the Mühle brush is the worst brush I’ve ever purchased. It was expensive, and originally came with the cheapest, lopsided, badger hair knot I’ve ever seen.

I hated it so much, that I took the chance of totally ruining it by removing the original knot, drilling the cavity larger, and inserting a synthetic knot I purchased from Maggard.

It was a success. The synthetic knot is one of my favorite knots to shave with now. But you can still see the grey epoxy line between the knot and the handle. (Call it “character”). ��

Definitely an exceptional shave this morning.

Straight: Shapleigh - Diamond Edge
DE: Carbon Shaving Cox-316L (head shave)
Lather: Declaration Grooming “Massacre of the Innocents”
Balm: Captains Choice “Unscented”
Splash: Declaration Grooming “Massacre of the Innocents”
Brush: Mühle (modified)
Bowl: Captains Choice (Large)

My first SOTD.

After shaving with this razor for several years -- and in a rare moment of wisdom -- I decided to send it off to the Idaho panhandle for a vacay, complete with spa treatment package and full-body makeover. Thank you, Glen for the magnificent result. Shaves like a dream. (My poor photography surely does an injustice to Glen's work.)

Prep: hot shower
Soap: Williams puck
Brush: Omega Pro boar
BUS (Butt-ugly strop, my own creation, 3" bridle leather)
Razor: Gottlieb & Hammesfahr Pyramide
AV Ice Blue
Olay SPF 15 (pale Irish skin and the S. Florida sun don't play well together)

I have gotten away from posting much but do read posts everyday and it’s been awhile since posting my SOTD so it was Irisch Moos with a Fili Especial.

Been playing around with some .5 CrOx as well, after every shave I give the razor about 8-10 light strokes on a treated strop then about 25 on clean leather using a double sided paddle and so far it’s been working very well.

SOTD
Gillette 1969 Super 109 on setting number 9. Number 9
Wizamet Super Iridium (4)
Razorock BC
Geoffrey Beane - Grey Flannel aftershave and colonge
A&E SkinFood.

This classic aftershave scent of Grey Flannel invoked some ‘you smell NICE’ comments. Which I suppose is better than the ‘what’s that smell’ comments I get from time to time. lol
The after shave, when combined with the skin food, brought up the level of post shave, to make it competitive with more modern splashes.
The number 9 setting on this razor is super efficient while remaining a very smooth shave. I did make the mistake of stopping mid pass at one point which caused a weeper but it was easily dealt with by using a bit of alum.
Over all just a terrific shave here.