SOTD June 8 - Jun 14, 2020

[drmoss_ca]

J.C. Cast Steel wedge, homemade soap, Simpson T4 Tulip, D. R. Harris Freshening Cologne:

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[brothers]

This morning's shave highlighted 2 changes among the regulars listed below. 1. Cyril Salter's Solid Shaving Soap; 2. The Big Rooney Silvertip brush.

Salter's soap is on a par with DR Harris shaving soap, with it's own not-unpleasant generic fragrance. Points added for tallow, points neutral for somewhat weak and thin lather and not very slick post-shave splash. Some say it's identical to DRH and I don't disagree.

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[jgreenepa]

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SOTD SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020

Well, Tim, my shave today was excellent, and I will admit that it must be the blade. I am fast becoming a Valet Auto Strop booster! I now own three of them. Two proprietary - they can only use Feather FHS and FAS blades or Valet Original (VB2, VC4), and one non proprietary (VC1). This was my second shave with the VC1.

In my first shave I used a modified Gem blade, but this shave featured a Feather FHS-10 blade. The shaves were identical with the exception of the blade used. Now don’t misunderstand what I’m about to say. I love Gem razors. I own several and get great shaves from them. It’s just that in this case the Feather blade outperformed yesterday’s modified Gem.

The Gem wasn’t faulty. It was only the 4th shave on that blade, and I routinely get 7 - 10. It was a new Feather blade, as I rarely get more than 4 shaves from this type blade. In any case today’s shave like yesterday’s was a one and 1/2 pass (WTG, ATG) BBS, but it moved into the velveteen (VBBS) arena on the dome. Now in fairness a fresh Gem might perform equivalently, but I’m going to quit while I’m ahead. I feel cool, clean, velveteen smooth and refreshed.

RAZOR: Valet Auto Strop Model VC1
BLADE: Feather FHS-10
PREP: Cold water rinse
BRUSH: Kent Infinity Synthetic
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature enhanced w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb.
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Nancy Boy Signature Scent Cooling After-Shave Gel.

[churchilllafemme]

Sunday AM 2020-06-14
Flag Day


and International Bath Day


...so wave your flag in your bath.

Rooney Stubby 3 Porcelain Finest (26/54)
Floris Elite shaving cream (vintage)
Paradigm Ti II/UFO Little Titan
Wilkinson Chromium 'Light Brigade' (27)
Floris Elite aftershave (vintage)

[drmoss_ca]

That's a nice Rooney, from the brief resurfacing of that ancient name. I know just what those white tips feel like!

[CMur12]

Sunday night:

Razor: Rockwell 6C (on setting/plate 2)
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp

Brush: Semogue 740 (pure badger)
Soap: Tim's Soap, Prototype S6

Lather made on top of the soap
Two-and-a-half passes

Aftershave: Cold water rinse and Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel

- Murray