Thread: Sunday September 13 ~ Saturday September 19

SOTD September 18

Frederick Reynolds Sheffield

Heirloom Razor Strop Co. Old No.2 Latigo

SV TSC Brush

Southern Witchcraft's Samhain

Brut

19 September 2020

* Charcoal Goods Level 3 OC + Stork Ex Brass
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Ebonite Vesuv Red
* Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

19 -SEPTEMBER-2020
A&E Tertius/ Edwin Jagger/ Rudolf Schmidt Bambola 205/ A&E Tertius As

SOTD 20200919 All That Giazz
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Nero Ardesia Luxury Shaving "Guerra di Piero"
Finest Badger HD, 24x55x110mm
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Ricky Treat (Chemibit Prototype)
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Oneblade Genesis V2
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Feather SE FHS-5
Hi-Stainless, Platinum & PTFE Coated, #4
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SFR by Proraso Controfuoco AS Balm
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P. Frapin & Cie Parfumes "Terre de Sarment" EDP Vapo
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan



Full size:
https://imgur.com/EoJecby
Soundtrack:
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
https://youtu.be/wjZMcWaniA4

->Reveal<-

Before ...


... Even before ...


... In the beginning.

Razor: H&S NO75
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Omega Evo
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Martin de Candre
Balm: Castle Forbes lavender
Finale: Woods of Windsor
Coffee: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
Music: Ravel — String Quartet in F

Saturday's Shave

Pre: Argan Oil Soap
Brush: Shavemac 24mm Synbad
Razor: Ribbon 1000 Japanese Straight 6/8
Soap: Baume.be Cream
Splash: Quorum
Balm: Bart's Bergamot and Vanilla
Scent: CK Obsession Vintage

Aloha! Proraso Saturday;

Razor: Gents Cutthroat
Soap: Proraso Green
Brush: Shaving Station Synthetic
Aftershave: Proraso Green
Cologne: Proraso Azur Lime

Filarmonica Especial (Scales By Max Sprecher)
Sē'bŭm Lime
Simpson Chubby 3 Manchurian

SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

What a glorious, sunny morning for my first shave with the Riga Razor. The factory edge was quite sharp, on the continuum, I’d say hard sharp vs soft sharp. That was fine for this first shave which seemed to literally melt the whiskers off my mug. There was one minor weep as I got started, but once I concentrated on just sweeping the lather very gently off the surface of my mug, I noticed that my whiskers went with the lather.

This razor’s definitely going to spend some time on the ILR and jasper stones this afternoon. I suspect, given the hardness of the tungsten steel the Riga blade is made from, that I’ll need to spend a fair amount of time adjusting the edge to my liking. I’ve been using a USB microscope, and after carefully examining the edges of the straights I've adjusted and enjoy shaving with, I know what I'm looking for.

The one scent I do like is lime, and Castle Forbes is an ok cream, but just isn’t in the same slickness class as Nancy Boy, Lush Prince, or MWF. I’ll return to the two lathers and one cream I know and trust for tomorrow’s shave. I’ll be shaving with this razor until I feel comfortable with its handling characteristics. I'm hoping after I finish honing the edge the way I like it, that the shave will be smoother tomorrow. Gives me something to do while sitting through another of my dear SWMBO’s RomComs this evening. I feel refreshed, cool, and cleanly velveteen!

RAZOR: Riga Razor 7/8 (Mug), Blackland Vector (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
CREAM: Castle Forbes Lime
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with PAA Frost Byte AS & Cologne.

Saturday's Shave
'Feathers & Bones'