Wednesday's Shave
'Fire & Bone'
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Wednesday's Shave
'Fire & Bone'
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H. Bastin razor
Scrupleworks strop
Custom badger brush
Menrock black pomegranate shaving cream
Nivea balm
Institut Karitι anti-aging cream
Zarkoperfume Pink Molιcule EdT
20 August 2020
* Charcoal Goods Level 3 OC + Stork Ex Brass
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band Black
* Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO
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Razor: The General
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Zingari Man
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Pecksniff’s
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SOTD 20200820 Cera Una Volta
by IschiaPP @ Forio
Bat71 PP73
Prugno (Plum), Abalone, Oumo Mother Lode, 28x53x115mm
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Saponificio Varesino 1945 "Dolomiti"
Special Edition 2016 Black, Beta4.0 Shaving Soap
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FrankenRazor PP1914
(Ever Ready "1924" Shovel Head / Brass Adapter by GPC@ilRasoio / Maggard Razors "MR14" Aluminium)
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GEM by Personna
SE Stainless Steel PTFE Coated #16
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Farmaceutici Damor Jalma After Shave (sample)
#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#WaxUponATime #CeraUnaVolta
#ShavingSoap #AUgust #Test
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Soundtrack:
Tears For Fears - Goodnight Song
https://youtu.be/gY1WyUIabCc
Thursday's Shave
'Wire & Bone'
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Today was Irisch Moos with a RV badger and Filly Especial
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Thursday's Shave
Preshave - African Black Soap
Soap - PAA Gondolier
Brush - That Darn RoB Brush with 26mm Synbad Knot
Razor - Ribbon 1000
Splash - Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Balm - Bart's Amber and Jasmine
EDT - CK Obsession
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F. Herder Abr. Sohn 76
kingshave tuxedo
decl. Grooming dayman
stirling witch hazel unscented menthol
Aloha!
A Patio Shave this morning out by the coy pond with my travel shave kit. Since I can't travel yet, might as well enjoy some outdoor shaving with my travel kit at home;
Razor: Gold Dollar Red Scales re-honed and stropped
Soap: Oleo Soapworks Excursion
Brush: Omega Synthetic
Astringent: Blue Bottle - Witch Hazel Homebrew with Tea Tree Oil, Aloe Vera and Willow Bark
Aftershave: Red Bottle - Lucky Tiger Aftershave
Cologne: - Orange Bottle - Murry and Lanman Orange Blossom
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SOTD August 20
Wade & Butcher Sheffield
Heirloom Razor Strop Co. Horsehide Old No.2
Muhle Olive-wood Silver Tip Badger
Southern Witchcrafts Samhain
Speick AS
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SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 2020
it’s a bright, sunny morning here in the Philadelphia suburbs. No better time for a stellar shave! For some reason, I just can’t bring myself to shave with any of my safety razors more than twice in a row! I really like the new Tradere, but this morning my SS Supply called out to me. And boy am I glad I listened. I loaded my Supply razor with Schick twinjector blades on the three dot plate, and really luxuriated in the dome shave it delivered. For a change this morning, I did the noggin first. The Supply glided right through that slick MWF lather shearing away the 24 hrs of stubble effortlessly. The result was the desired state of velveteen splendor (VBBS). Although I expected to use it again to clean up my neck, there Was no need.
Last night I grabbed the favorite of my two Damascus CKBA Koa Wood scaled straight razors, the one with the half hollow 7/8 blade. I built a nice slurry on the jasper stone with the 320 grit DMT plate, and after three slurry sessions hairs were a poppin’. I flipped the stone over, removed the chaff from the edge and finished on the fine side with two water sessions until the edge was polished and gleaming. The mug shave this morning (WTG, ATG, XTG) was amazing, my first VBBS both above and below the jawline. It was as good as any of my AC safety razor shaves with a Feather Super. I feel cool, clean and velveteen smooth. The straight razor shave has me in a very good mood! I wish all my shave brothers and sisters out there a great day! Mine has certainly started out that way!
RAZOR: CKBA Koa Wood 7/8 Damascus (Mug), SS Supply V2 3 Dot Plate (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Twinjector
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute with 26mm Two Band Badger Ferrule
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime and A&E Post-Shave Serum.
:)
Sorry, a bit off topic.
Your velveteen keeps reminding me of the Lenny Kravitz song:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ANcXjaqnlno
At some point the Black velveteen seems to start licking a spoon, but at 1:59 it looks as if it’s a kamisori for a moment and then returns to a spoon. No idea if that was intentional.
Alert: some nudity in this video. Don’t watch if this offends you.
Razor: Kingfolks 11/16
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Simpsons Tulip 3
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: OneBlade lavender
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Paul Sebastian
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Friday's Shave
'Granite & Lace'
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SOTD 20200821 Cera Una Volta
by IschiaPP @ Forio
Bat71 PP73
Prugno (Plum), Abalone, Oumo Mother Lode, 28x53x115mm
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Saponificio Varesino 1945 "Felce Aromatica"
Beta 4.3 Reformulated Limited Edition 2017 / Dopo Barba Lozione
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Colonial Razors "The General V1"
Aluminium 6061, Black Anodized B1, 44g, 50x96mm
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Sapphoo Red #34
Kai Captain Titan Mild MG ProTouch Replica
Sample by klopp@ilRasoio
#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#WaxUponATime #CeraUnaVolta
#ShavingSoap #AUgust #Test
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Full size:
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Soundtrack:
YES - Owner of a Lonely Heart
https://youtu.be/SVOuYquXuuc
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SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 2020
I enjoyed two excellent dome shaves from my new Blackland Tradere blade holder. Prior to it’s arrival, my favorite DE safety razor was my Colonial Silversmith, which I haven’t shaved with in the last two months, one of the drawbacks of having too large a collection of excellent blade holders. The question in my mind was how do they compare? Since I no longer shave my face with a safety razor, the comparison will have to be my dome shaves. Although both Tradere shaves were excellent, my most recent was with a Feather blade. So I loaded a fresh Feather blade into the Colonial Silversmith. In keeping with my new regimen, I began my shave after my shower and shaved the dome first. The JR Rosewood Silvertip Badger whipped up its usual thick, yogurty MWF lather carpet. The noggin shave was magnificent. One and a 1/2 passes was all it took for my usual VBBS dome result. Although 12 grams lighter than the Tradere, the Silversmith felt great in hand and every bit as efficient, if not a trifle more so. The difference in utility is trifling, but in my estimation, I’ll still go with the Silversmith. The Silversmith‘s bead blasted finish is beautiful, and it is made from 316L SS which is from a utility perspective superior to the Tradere’s 303 stainless. Again, the difference, if any, between the two blade holders is trifling in my experience.
My son, Ben, had sharpened my Double Duck Goldedge on his Naniwa progression finishing on his ridiculously expensive Shapton Glass 30k grit, and it is quite sharp, but didn’t feel as buttery smooth as my shave yesterday with the CKBA Damascus straight razor. So for tomorrow’s shave, I’m going to kill his edge, and then refinish it to the same level of shiny polish in water on my single jasper stone. I’m betting that a slightly more rounded edge will shave better for me, but more importantly, will feel better. After all, I still have my filial honemeister to fall back on, if necessary. Back to my face shave! The Goldedge with its current honing did not achieve the level of comfort I experienced yesterday, requiring me to again clean up my neck with my faithful Silversmith. Tomorrow will be the test. Is there such a thing as too sharp? I’m betting there is, and that my refinished edge on my jasper stone will feel just as good on the Double Duck as it did on the CKBA Damascus straight yesterday. In any case I feel clean and velveteen smooth with a fair bit of heat on my neck from the Double Duck. Looking forward to tomorrow’s shave with this same refinished Double Duck!
RAZOR: Double Duck Goldedge 6/8 (Mug), Colonial Silversmith (Dome)
BLADE: Feather (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: JR Rosewood Silvertip Badger #378
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Aqua Velva (Spanish Version) and Pre de Provence Balm.
Friday's Shave
Preshave - African Black Soap
Soap - PAA Gondolier
Brush - That Darn Rob Brush with 26mm Synbad Knot
Razor - Dovo Master's
Splash - Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Balm - Bart's Lime
EDT - Profumo di Firenze
Lovely shave , we haven't had electricity for around 36 Hours after a storm , It was just restored so nice to be able to Shower pre Shave again (1st World Issues !!)
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Aloha!
A Clubman Friday Shave. Ships ahoy;
Razor: Cutthroat Gents
Preshave: Proraso
Soap: Proraso Green
Brush: Omega Professional
Aftershave: Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
Model Ship: Built from a kit when I was 14
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Mahalo!
Blade: 1921 Gillette silver-plated New Improved
Brush: John Bull (Rooney Style 1 Size 1) in Super Badger
Suds: TGQ Cavendish Black
Scent: TGQ Cavendish Black CX
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22 August 2020
* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Mystic Water Poggio dei Pini
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO
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Razor: Johan Engstrom/Edward Zinn Co., NY 11/16
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Synthetic
Soap: Lea
Balm: Proraso white
Finale: Terre D’Hermes
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Saturday's Shave
Preshave - African Black Soap
Soap - Speick Cream/ S.V Tundra Artica
Brush - Wild West Brush Works Synbad 24mm
Razor - The Halward 11/16 Straight
Splash - Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Balm - Bart's Bergamot and Vanilla
EDT - CK Obsession
No joy with the Speick cream it started to burn , I just don't get on with Creams in tubes. Supplemented for the the last of the SV Tundra Artica , wonderful soap and it takes a long time to finish an SV Puck :) !!
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Holy black Lavender creeper
Alpha outlaw
IC Vincent
Myrsol agua balsamica
SOTD 20200822 Cera Una Volta
by IschiaPP @ Forio
Bat71 PP73
Prugno (Plum), Abalone, Oumo Mother Lode, 28x53x115mm
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Saponificio Varesino 1945 "Felce Aromatica"
Beta 4.3 Reformulated, Aluminium Limited Edition 2017 / Dopo Barba Lozione
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Colonial Razors "The General V1"
Aluminium 6061, Black Anodized B1, 44g, 50x96mm
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Sapphoo Red #35
Kai Captain Titan Mild MG ProTouch Replica
Sample by klopp@ilRasoio
#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#WaxUponATime #CeraUnaVolta
#ShavingSoap #AUgust #Test
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Soundtrack:
The Police - Spirits In The Material World
https://youtu.be/BHOevX4DlGk
Saturday's Shave
'Feathers & Bones'
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SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 2020
Well, I confirmed my suspicions. The Dilucot method, originally developed as a way of honing razors using a single stone (Belgian Coticule) and a series of slurries of decreasing grit dilutions also works beautifully with my jasper stone. I used a coarse DMT plate to generate the slurries which are then successively diluted until finally one is honing with just water alone. In the case of my Double Duck, my son, Ben, had already set a great bevel. When I examined the edge he’d built with his 30k stone using a 60x jeweler’s loupe, I noticed metal feathers along its length. There was no need to go through the full process. So I very gently ran the edge over the face of the fine side of my jasper hone.
Reexamination with the loupe revealed the flattening and or elimination of the chaff I’d observed earlier along the entire length of the edge on both sides. For the next task I built a very thin slurry with the DMT plate and did 40 circles (20 clockwise & 20 counterclockwise) followed by 20 back and forth strokes. I then finished in water using back and forth strokes until the blade began to stick to the face of the stone. The blade passed the tomato slicing test and was popping hairs to beat the band at that point. I lathered up and discovered that I’d built the kind of buttery smooth edge that was a joy to shave with. I’ll admit that I really enjoyed the process of building an edge that I liked which then delivered me to VBBS land on my mug both above and below the jawline.
The Silversmith with the same Feather blade as yesterday shaved every bit as well as my new Tradere. An examination and comparison of the two head geometries revealed a very similar design. In any case my dome shave today was the usual 1 1/2 pass (ATG, ATG) VBBS. I feel cool, clean, and amazingly velveteen. My MrEE 007 brush performed in its usual superb fashion throughout the shave. The cooling MWF lather was a delight to shave with, as usual. I have four pucks of the stuff, so I’m set for the next few years. It’s a beautiful, sunny day here in the Philadelphia suburbs. I wish all my shave brothers and sisters a great day!
Tomorrow is the actual test of the DiluJasper method from bevel set through finish. I purchased a Puma Solingen razor for virtually nothing ($5), yesterday evening from a local cutlery dealer in Adamstown, PA who complained that he was never able to get a decent edge from it. Ben was with me by phone and encouraged me to buy it. He suspected the blade may be slightly warped and that’s why it may have not yielded to a standard honing progression. Well it failed the tilt ‘n wobble test revealing that it definitely needed a bevel set. Ben, after examining it, felt that I should set the bevel on the 1000 grit Chosera stone and then complete the honing on my jasper stone using decreasing slurry dilutions. So that’s the project for tomorrow’s mug shave. My first complete honing job from bevel set to finish on a problematic straight razor.
RAZOR: Double Duck Goldedge (Mug), Colonial Silversmith (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (2)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: MrEE Knurled Aluminum Handle Hybrid Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime AS Splash and Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm.
Aloha!
A Spike/Nivea day here;
Razor: Spike Straight Razor by Union Cutlery
Brush: Shaving Station Badger
Soap: Nivea Men (tube)
Astringent: Homebrew Witch Hazel, Tea Tree Oil, Willow Bark, Aloe Vera
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Cooling
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Mahalo!
SOTD August 22
dublduck Goldedge
Heirloom Razor Strop Co. Horsehide Old No.2
Proraso Omega Boar Brush
Fine Green Vetiver Soap and AS
Guerlain Vetiver edt
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