Thread: Sunday August 16 ~ Saturday August 22

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

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

Friday's Shave
'Granite & Lace'

SOTD 20200821 Cera Una Volta
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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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
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#WaxUponATime #CeraUnaVolta
#ShavingSoap #AUgust #Test



Full size:
https://imgur.com/8ScyA3R
Soundtrack:
YES - Owner of a Lonely Heart
https://youtu.be/SVOuYquXuuc

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 !!)

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



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