Thread: Sunday August 23 ~ Saturday August 29

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 28, 2020

I’d like to thank Trigger and my son, Ben for a truly epic (trademark @Keithmax) shave this morning. My straight razor mug shaves to date with two exceptions, had been frustratingly incomplete requiring me to finish up my neck with a safety razor. After reviewing a video Trigger provided yesterday and receiving some direct coaching last night from my son while finishing a plastering job, I achieved my first perfect facial VBBS.

I carefully burnished the edge of the Dubl Duck Goldedge (DDG) last night with a series of pull strokes at Ben’s suggestion on the jasper stone until I achieved a mirror-like sheen and finished with 10 strokes on the paddle strop. The Rearden Razor synth brush whipped up a glorious wet, slick, cooling MWF lather. The shave with the DDG was nothing sort of glorious. But the best part was shearing away the recalcitrant stubble on either side of my AA with a new scissor hold that resulted in an epic three pass (WTG, ATG, XTG) VBBS straight shave!

For my dome shave, I selected my long neglected DLC coated SS RazoRock Lupo, Ruds Shaves’s pick for 2019 safety razor of the year. As I’ve said before, I own too many superb safety blade holders. Loaded with a fresh Nacet, the Lupo cleaned up the dome in one and 1/2 passes ( ATG, ATG) leaving me with a matching VBBS noggin shave! I feel refreshed, cool, clean and very smoothly velveteen!

RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge (Mug), RazoRock DLC Coated SS Lupo
BLADE: Nacet DE (1)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Rearden Razor 316L SS Synthetic
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Cremo Cooling Balm.

Blade: 1969 Gillette black-handled Super Adjustable
Brush: Rooney Style 1 Size 1 in Finest Badger
Suds: QED Anise & Lavender
Scent: Etro Anice EDT

28 August 2020

* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Mystic Water Sensitive Skin
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

SOTD August 28 - Level Up! -
filarmonica Muleta No.13
Heirloom Razor Strop Co. Horsehide
Introducing the Saponificio Varesino Limited Edition Shaving Brush for The Shaving Cadre
Two-band High Mountain Manchurian White Badger 30mm knot with Golden Pewter Crown and Olive Wood Handle
The Towering Tabac et al'
Borotalco finish
Superb!

29 August 2020

* Blackbird Black Oxide SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Super 3-Band + ZenShave Snakewood
* Mystic Water Marrakesh
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

Saturday's Shave

Pre: African Black Soap
Brush: Wild West 24mm Cashmere
Razor: Manaslu 205 Straight
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica
Splash: Aqua Velva
Balm: Bart's Amber and Moroccan Jasmine
Scent: CK Obsession

Razor: Focus 6/8
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Vulfix 377 silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: Castle Forbes
Balm: Castle Forbes
Finale: Stetson

Filarmonica Especial (Scales by Max Sprecher)
Saponificio Varesino Cosmo
Saponificio Varesino TSC Brush

SOTD 20200829 Cera Una Volta
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Omega S10077
S-Brush, Blue, 22x50x101mm
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Saponificio Varesino 1945 "Felce Aromatica"
Beta 4.3 Reformulated, Aluminium Limited Edition 2017 / Dopo Barba Lozione
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FrankenRazor Katana Blue
(Yaqi Single Edge Cobbled Half DE (SCHaDE) / Cumbo Srl Focus Tritok Blue)
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Personna Platinum Chrome Super Stainless #5
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#WaxUponATime #CeraUnaVolta
#ShavingSoap #AUgust #Test



Full size:
https://imgur.com/Rhxxz14
Soundtrack:
The Police - Every Breath You Take
https://youtu.be/OMOGaugKpzs

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 2020

Good Saturday morning shave. When my Puma arrived, it had been stored unused for years. After resetting the bevel and removing the surface rust stains which polished off easily with my Dremel and some jeweler’s rouge, I’ve enjoyed my shaves. This morning when working under my right jawline, a very slight tremor resulted in a very slight slice, which oozed a bit but closed right up after a quick alum treatment. The shave continued with the expected result, VBBS. Every now and then the shave gods remind us of their presence. Still a great shave with a buttery smooth edge. The dome shave went beautifully with my Cooper Monobilt - one and a half pass VBBS. The Monobilt is an excellent safety razor that always delivers the goods. I feel cool, clean and velveteen!

RAZOR: Puma 5/8 (Mug), Cooper Monobilt (Dome)
BLADE: Astra DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
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 A&E Post-Shave Serum and Chatillon Lux Lavender Toner.