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Week of October 3 SOTD - Sunday
Pre-Shave: Hot shower |
Pre-Shave Oil: Almond Oil |
Razor: 6/8" J.R. Torrey Frameback |
Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger |
Überlather: CarrieM's Bay Rum Shave Creme + Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap + Glycerin |
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol) |
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Facial Moisturizer |
Cologne: Alt Innsbruck EDC |
Result: We are headed to Vegas today for a few days of R&R, meeting up with Max and sampling some great food, shows etc...So, in preparation for the trip, today's shave is with the the Torrey Frameback (the second razor I recently acquired...in fact, this is my first frameback:y). This thing had a good size chip at the heel...As a result, it got to know my Naniwa 1K pretty intimately. After working the chip out, the blade went through my routine honing regimen (e.g., Coti, Escher and JNat)...despite laying flat on the hone, I couldn't get the entire edge to pass the HHT...the heel and toe area were a bit duller. The shave was also a testament to this fact. I got a pretty good shave, but nothing I would call fabulous or BBS. I finished things off with my Merkur 39C. This blade is going with me to Vegas today (maybe I can entice Max to take a look at it and diagnose the problem). I must say that it is a rather nice looking blade. Despite this minor setback, I am happy with the result of today's shave. |
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Have an awesome Sunday gentlemen :). Hopefully, I will have time to take SOTD shots and post while in Vegas.