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SOTD: Sunday Nov 30th - Sat Dec 6th
The countdown to Christmas continues, A different razor everyday until Christmas morning...
Vanilla Skies Uberlather
Classic Vanilla shave soap
Kiss My Face Vanilla shave cream
5 Drops Pure Glycerin
Build the Uberlather using a 28mm Silvertip Ebony Shavemac #410
Steamed towel
Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: Hess #1
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
25 laps linen
50 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
20 laps leather
WTG Pass
Hot water rinse
Touch up on beard lines
Hot water rinse
Alum Block pass
Clean up the Shave Den
Cold water rinse
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Musk
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Have a Great Day!!!!
LITTLE TO CLOSE ON THE ACROSS THE GRAIN!!!!!!
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First Alum & Bay Rum Shave!
So, a landmark shave I had to document - first time using an alum bar after the shave (very little if any stinging) and first time ever using a Bay Rum aftershave! :y
So, without further ado:
Hot towel
TGQ Cavendish Black soap
C&E Best Badger brush
GP Scuttle w/ mug warmer
Hot Towel
Dovo Special Quality 5/8 hollow ground tortoise
Tony Miller 3" real linen/latigo strop
25 laps linen
60 laps latigo
Lather
WTG pass
re-lather
XTG pass
re-lather
ATG pass
Cold water rinse
Alum block
Caribbean Bay Rum After Shave
BBS all the way! :y
Mark