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Friday AM 2020-06-26

Rooney Polo 2 Ivory Finest (28/60)
Penhaligon's Castile shaving cream (vintage)
Gillette New SC/UFO Titan Fine
Polsilver Super Iridium (3)
Penhaligon's Castile aftershave (vintage)

Today's Friday shave incorporates 2 changes to the standard lineup. 1. Rugby 6/8 full hollow straight razor instead of the General; 2. Lather was provided thanks to the Fine Snake Bite stick.

Friday AM 2020-07-03


Rooney 3/1 Faux Horn Finest (22/48)
Eufros Rosa-Oud shaving soap (tallow)
Gillette New SC/UFO Little Titan
Polsilver Super Iridium (10)
Dopo Barba di Camaldoli

Boellis Panama soap
SilkSmoke synthetic brush
Colonial General razor
Kai Captain Original blade
Osage Rub

Friday AM 2020-07-17


My grandson just got a haircut too. Here he is a month ago at his 3rd birthday party.


And here he is a couple days ago after the haircut.


He's a boy! (Pardon the heteronormative attitude.)

Rooney 2/1 Ivory Finest (22/56)
Penhaligon's English Fern shaving soap (tallow)
Wolfman WR1-OC/WRH7
Schick Plus Platinum (12)
Houbigant Fougère Royale aftershave (vintage)

Proraso Wood and Spice cream
Whipped Dog High Mountain badger brush
Colonial General razor
Kai Captain Original blade
Pinaud Brandy Spice aftershave

Friday AM 2020-07-24
National Amelia Earhart Day


Rooney Polo 2 Ivory Finest (28/60)
Penhaligon's Castile shaving cream (vintage)
Carbon Shaving CX-Titanium/R2 Ti
Wilkinson London Bridge (7)
Penhaligon's Castile aftershave (vintage)

Today's Friday shave was a joy. The old R.Wade straight razor did it's best, and I used the Feather II on the goatee area to avoid any bleeding. They worked just fine together. The Asylum Bourbon Vetiver soap and Thater brush made the lather.

It so happens that Friday (today) is also the end of July. My final straight razor for this month was the Hart Steel. The SilkSmoke synthetic brush is back on the job and beginning tomorrow the General V2 with Schick Proline blade will be full time from here on out. Speaking of today's shave, it was fun to feel the well-balanced and comfortable Hart back in my hand and on my face again. The mission before me now is to carefully put the 15 straight razors back where they usually reside.

churchilllafemme wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:48 am

I must say that is a lovely little still-life, with the lighting, colours, and all.

Thank you. I was playing around with shadows but finally realized that I just couldn't really get the effects I wanted with my kitchen lights and my little point-and-shoot camera. So I think I've given up on trying that kind of image for now.

TGIF - Fine Green Vetiver soap; SilkSmoke synthetic brush; General V2 razor; Schick Proline blade; Superior 70 splash

Friday AM 2020-08-07
National Lighthouse Day


Rooney 1/3 Ebony Finest (26/52)
Martin de Candre shaving soap 
Paradigm Titanium II
Personna Super Platinum Chrome (3)
Armani Acqua di Giò aftershave

I actually used my Paradigm 17-4 because I have listed the Titanium II for sale. Wonderful shave.

Vulfix Lavender cream
Yaqi white synthetic brush
PAA Symmetry OC razor
Voskhod blade
Pinaud Brandy Spice aftershave

Sudsy Soapery Unscented Non Tallow soap
WCS black synthetic brush
Colonial General razor
Feather Pro blade
Royall Mandarin All Purpose Lotion

Friday the 13th. Today's shave was great. Homemade Cedarwood from 2014 and the MadeRite Finest.

For Friday's shave I used the Semogue 2000 boar brush along with a one day outing with the Vetiver Bourbon tallow soap. Tomorrow will mark the beginning of several Art of Shaving creams and a soap for the remainder of the year.

This morning I finished a 10 day run of the Omega and the AOS Sandalwood. This is a good combination.