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Week of July 3 SOTD - Monday
Independence Day Shave
Pre-Shave: Hot shower |
Brush: 24mm Morris & Forndran, 2-band Blonde Badger |
Maxterpiece: 7/8" Novelty "1879", Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point (Ebony scales + yellow wedge) |
Honing Regimen: Naniwa 1k, Shapton 1k/2k, Coticule La Grosse Blanche (Dilucot), Nakayama Maruka Kiita/Asagi hybrid JNat w/ slurry (tomonagura). |
Strop: 5/10 laps (Torolf linen / SRD Premium IV leather) |
Überlather: Al's Da Bomb "Cloves/Orange/Cinnamon" Shave creme |
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol) |
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer |
After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue |
Aftershave Balm: Al's "Spicy Orange" ASB |
Results: An early morning shave for me. Today is Independence day and what better way to celebrate it than with one of my Maxterpieces and Al's Shaving creme. So, I took out the Novelty which Max had done in beautiful ebony wood. Even though this blade was honed to satisfaction by yours truly, I wanted to try something a bit novel. I have recently found myself in a love affair with my Kiita/Asagi JNat http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_wub.gif...She produces an edge that rivals the best of the best in Japanese stones (I think). Between the bevel setting (with the Naniwa/Shaptons) and the JNat, I inserted a Coticule regimen to cover the middle range of the stones (e.g., ~5k-10k). The edge then visited the Asagi/Kiita Honzan with 3 nagura progressions. And the end result was a super nice, sharp and ultra smooth edge :y. Al's bomb produced a luxuriously thick and moist lather that I have come to really love and rely on. There's no guessing game with this one...Once you find her sweet spot, it's hard to find anything else that can beat this stuff in performance :nj. The final piece de resistance came from Al's Spicy Orange AS balm. This stuff is like no other...A super moisturizing creme that goes on without irritation. Another great day for sure. BBS and irritation freehttp://www.foroafeitado.com/foro/ima...ies/banana.gif. |
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Have a FANTASTIC 4th of July Monday (to those of us that celebrate it) Gentlemen:tu. Be safe and have fun.
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