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Week of September 19 SOTD - Sunday
Technically, this is a Saturday night shave...to let the beard grow an extra 8-10 hrs for Monday's shave.
Pre-Shave: Hot shower |
Pre-Shave: Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme |
Razor: 15/16" Filarmonica Doble Temple #14, Full Hollow, Spike point |
Strop: Kanayama 80K tri-strop (40/40/75) |
Brush: 25mm Vestavia Silvertip Badger |
Überlather: CarrieM Bay Rum Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Myrrh Shave Soap + Glycerin |
Post-shave/Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol) |
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer |
EDT: Penhaligon Quercus |
Result: The warm überlather, led by CarrieM's Bay Rum, basked my whiskers in a luxuriously thick, moist and slick cushion and left me feeling exhilarated and in bliss. The Filarmonica's performance was nothing short of legendary and all accounts of praise for this blade, well deserved. BTW: Her edge was polished the night before using my vintage Y/G Escher followed by a quick spin on the Nakayama Maruka Kiita with subsequent stropping on the legendary Kanayama 80K (40 linen, 40 rough leather hide, 75 cordovan). What a smooth edge. The Penhaligon (which I am still using the samples) gave this ritual the proper closure. |
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Here's looking at you gentlemen. Wishing you a wonderful shave and a fabulous Sunday :).