Thread: SOTD - Sun July 25th - Sat July 31st

SOTD Wednesday July 28, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Slack & Grinold Bath Works Sheffield 1/4 Hollow French Point
Shaving Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street St. James Collection
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Christian Dior DUNE Pour Homme ASL

Another BBS shave this morning! It seems that every morning I have been getting exceptionally close and comfortable shaves. I think this is partly because I have been concentrating very closely on the tactile aspects of the shave during my observations I have been conducting. I think we tend to loose the passion that we first had when coming to wet shaving after a while and it becomes routine. This is unfortunate because, probably one of the reasons we became involved with wet shaving is to slow down and enjoy this daily manly ritual and enjoy all the aspects of it. My observations this past week has been to discover exactly what cushion and glide was, what does it feel like and which soaps and cream has it or not. I started with the basic soaps and some better soaps then went to the basic shave creams then to the more premium creams. This has been an enlightening experience. I felt a noticeable increase in what I had determined to be cushion when I progressed into the creams from the soaps. This morning I have advanced into the premium shaving creams with high expectations that they would provide a much higher performance in the cushion and glide factors. Although my expectations were very high, I was not disappointed. The TOBS St. James SC has shown me precisely what cushion and glide is and what it feels like. This cream is definitely worthy of the premium price that it demands. It is purely a treat to use and the cushion is unmistakeably the best I have experienced in all of these observations so far. Glide was exceptionally good as well. The TOBS lathered instantly with very fine bubbled dense lather that stayed moist throughout the entire three pass shave. The scent of the St. James Collection was very rich and pleasant. This is truly an exceptional SC that I would recommend having and using on one of those days when you need something special to re-inspire your passion of wet shaving.