Thread: Sunday November 1 ~ Saturday November 7

Friday's Shave
'Granite & Lace'
Tripoli Boarhide Strop
Noble Otter 'Lonestar'

SOTD November 6
1926 Gillette New Improved Razor (love shaving with this early adjustable one, started first pass wide open then tightened the gap for subsequent passes.)
Feather Blade
Omega Proraso Boar Brush
Mitchell’s Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Patience pays off big time with this soap.

Friday’s shave:
Razor: No. 50 Henckel 5/8
Soap: D. R. Harris Windsor
Brush: Parker silver tip badger
Splash: Barrister and Mann 42
Cologne: Tom Ford Eau De Soleil Blanc

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Beautiful, sunny, warm weather and another great shave. My Frederick Reynolds is one of my favorite vintage Sheffield razors. The jasper stone edge is a joy to use. The razor, for whatever reason, just feels great in hand, and is a pleasure to use. Three passes (WTG, ATG, XTG) supported by the usual slick MWF lather put the baby to bed. My LaResche 51 delivered a comparable two pass (ATG, ATG) dome shave with a thicker MWF lather. The shave was finished with Lucky Tiger Aspen. I feel refreshed, clean and velveteen.

RAZOR: Frederick Reynolds 5/8 (Mug), NOS LaResche 51 (Dome)
BLADE: Polsilver
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Custom Boar #374
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Lucky Tiger Aspen.

Great shave this Friday, the 6th of November.

In keeping with the autumn theme, I pulled-out and enjoyed my Barrister & Mann, “Hallows”.

I’m starting to love the soft scent and conditioning of the balm, super mucho.

And my Shapleigh “Diamond Edge” is the cheapest (and second sharpest) razor I own to date. (Got it at a great price on eBay). Just a super sharp edge. And the point makes those whiskers hiding upwards in my nostril entrances easy prey.

Great shave, great start of the day.

And it’s also Friday. ��

Straight: Shapleigh “Diamond Edge”
DE: Carbon Shaving CX-316L (Head shave)
Lather: B&M “Hallows”
Balm: B&M “Hallows”
Brush: Wolf Whiskers (Shavemac Silvertip)
Bowl: Captains Choice (large)

Aloha! Saturday Nivea Shave;

Razor: Titan
Brush: Shaving Station Synth
Preshave: Argan Oil Soap
Cream: Nivea Sensitive
Aftershave: Proraso Green
Balm: Nivea Sensitive

7 November 2020

Blackbird Brass SB 101
Wizamet Iridium Super
Shavemac D01 2-Band + DK Faux Vintage Ivory C7
Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
Unrefined Shea Butter
Bergamot/Vetiver EO

Rigarazor and Eucris

Razor: Gillette Superspeed Flaretip
Blade: Feather
Brush: Synthetic
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Catie’s Bubble
Balm: OneBlade
Finale: Santa Maria Novella
Coffee: Burundi
Music: J.S. Bach — Sonatas for Solo Violin

Saturday november the 7th 2020

- Don Quijote straight razor
- Donna Franca shaving soap and after shave
- Yaqi brush