SOTD January 4 - January 10, 2021

[drmoss_ca]

Monday Hart 6/8 walnut scales, Harris Almond cream, Simpson PJ2, Trumper Ajaccio Violets:

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[Mike R]

Tuesday

Brush: Omega 13522 Pure
Cream: Pollena Lider
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Indian Wilkinson
A/S: Dollar Store Splash - Green / "Original"
Cologne / Fragrance: None

Mike

[drmoss_ca]

Tuesday Hart 6/8 cocobolo scales, Taylor's Coconut cream, Simpson 57 brush, Creed Tabarome Millésime:

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[jgreenepa]

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SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 2021

Today featured a German shave cream that my son, Ben, has been after me to try. It was part of my Christmas package from him, and honestly, it’s not a bad product! He loves the scent, and yes, it lathers easily. In order to keep with the German theme today’s shave featured the Muhle 2011 R41 for the noggin with my Puma 88 5/8 queued up for my mug. The JR synthetic #343 easily generated the two types of lather I prefer for my shaves. Just to change things up a bit, I began with the dome, and loaded a Kai blade instead of my usual Feather. Since the Kai is very slightly wider than the Feather, there was definitely more blade feel. The two pass shave was velveteen smooth and set the stage for the great mug shave to follow. The new edge I’ve put on all my straight razors is buttery smooth, The Puma swept away my facial stubble in three luxurious passes. The finish with Williams Aqua Velva (Spanish Version) capped off a refreshing, velveteen smooth, cooling shave.

RAZOR: Puma 88 5/8 (Mug), Muhle R41 2011 Safety Razor
BLADE: Kai DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Synthetic #343
CREAM: Mohle Sea Buckthorn
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Williams Aqua Velva (Spanish Version).

[jgreenepa]

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SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 2021

Up early for some medical stuff! My grandfather used to say, “this aging stuff ain’t for sissies!” He wasn’t kidding! My shave on the other hand was a delight! I grabbed the Genco 35 for today’s shave, and discovered that I hadn’t spent sufficient time refinishing the edge! It didn’t pull or tug, but the mug shave wasn’t as smooth as I’ve gotten used to. This may also be attributable to the shave cream! It definitely isn’t as slick as my regular MWF. The final shave required a fourth XTG pass to achieve the level of smoothness I expect in my mug shaves.

The dome shave featured my SS Supply V2 fitted with a Schick Twinjector, rapidly becoming my favorite of the injector blades. The noggin shave with the Schick twin blade feels almost identical to my shaves with my Shake Sharps equipped with two stacked blades. The two ATG passes yielded the effortless result I’ve come to expect in my dome shaves. I feel refreshed, clean and smoothly velveteen.

RAZOR: Genco 35 (Mug), SS Supply V2 (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Twin Injector
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute with 26mm Boar Ferrule
CREAM: Mohle Sea Buckthorn
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin Soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme

[Mike R]

Wednesday

Brush: Omega 13522 Pure
Cream: Imperial Leather
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Indian Wilkinson
A/S: Vintage Avon Brisk Spice
Cologne / Fragrance: Vintage Shulton Old Spice

Mike

[drmoss_ca]

Wednesday Hart 6/8 oak scales, Harris Lavender cream, Simpson CH1, Taylor's Lavender Water:

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[pausted]

Taylor Lavender soap
Semogue Caravela brush
Gem Clog Pruf razor
Gem stainless blade
Royal Copenhagen aftershave

[Mike R]

Thursday

Brush: Omega 13522 Pure
Cream: Ingram
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Indian Wilkinson
A/S: Skin Bracer
Cologne / Fragrance: None

Mike

[drmoss_ca]

Thursday Hart 6/8 maple scales, Salter's Fresh Mint cream, Simpson CH2, Paco Rabanne Pour Homme:

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[jgreenepa]

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SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 2021

I know I’ve complained in the past about my shaving tools collection getting out of hand, but one of the pluses of such an event are that we can enjoy the variety provided by such a collection. I’m one of those folk who initially became caught up in the modern artisan safety razor hysteria, but of late have come to realize that the old adage, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” really makes sense when it comes to shaving tools. This is not to say that I’ll be ditching all my modern safety razor acquisitions. They’ll take my Karve, Blackland, and Colonial safety razors away only after I move to the other side of the grass! But, my vintage razors, both straight and safety, deliver every bit as good, if not better a shave as my modern artisan offerings. In fact, starting this Sunday, the 30DC crew at TSD will be hosting a week long Gillette focus featuring safety razors that are 50 or more years old. I would invite all my shave brothers and sisters to join us starting this Sunday! My handle there is [USER=21513]@jgreenepa[/USER].

Today’s shave featured two of my favorite vintage shaving tools, my C-Mon Special straight razor for the mug, and my nickel-plated Shake Sharp Model 2.0 for the noggin. The new Naniwa 12k/jasper edge on the C-Mon Special is just so incredibly buttery smooth and sharp. It feels like I’m just sweeping the facial lather away. The same held true for my noggin shave as well. As many may know, I think the Shake Sharp razor is one of the best shaving vintage razors around. I used to own 6 but have sold two and gifted one to a good friend. The three that remain are all great shavers, but my favorite is the earliest model Bakelite handled 1.5 that was just recently featured in a shave report. Loaded with two stacked Feather or Kai DE blades it is easily the equal or superior of most modern artisan offerings. Today’s nickel plated metal handle model delivered as good a dome shave as I had on my mug. It is a SE safety razor designed for DE blades. One of the mainstream Gillette shaving products that deserves more press is Gillette Pure shaving cream. My JT custom Pro48 boar generated the two types of lather I enjoy, which when removed left me feeling cool, refreshed, clean and smoothly velveteen.

RAZOR: C-Mon Special 11/16 (Mug), G.E. Jones Shake Sharp SE Model 2.0 (Dome)
BLADE: 2 Stacked Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JT Custom Sapele/Resin Pro48 Boar
CREAM: Gillette Pure
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash.

[jgreenepa]

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SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 2021

This morning’s shave checked all the boxes. My regular and favorite shave soap is Mitchell’s Wool Fat hands down. My favorite shaving cream is Nancy Boy. Today’s shave featured the Dubl Duck Goldedge 11/16, the Blackland Vector, the Viking Silvertip Badger and Nancy Boy. I obtained this brush on one of the dedicated shave forums as part of a cancer research fundraising effort. As a cancer survivor, I was happy to contribute and have been very happy with its performance. It certainly didn’t disappoint this morning. The brush is both delightfully soft yet possesses tremendous backbone. It delivered the thin slick face lather and the yogurty, thick, protective lather for the dome effortlessly. These two tremendous shaving tools left me feeling clean, refreshed and velveteen smooth.

RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge 11/16 (Mug), Blackland Vector (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Nancy Boy Signature After Shave Balm.

[Mike R]

Friday

Brush: Omega 13522 Pure
Cream: Ingram
Razor: '52 Super Speed
Blade: Indian Wilkinson
A/S: English Leather
Cologne / Fragrance: Hugo Boss Number One

Mike

[pausted]

Crabtree and Evelyn Moroccan Myrrh soap
Semogue Caravela brush
Gem 1912 razor
Gem stainless blade
Royal Copenhagen aftershave

[drmoss_ca]

Friday Hart 6/8 red oak scales, Salter Wild Rose cream, Simpson CH3, Trumper's Spanish Leather:

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[jgreenepa]

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SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 2021

I selected the Christopher Bradley safety razor from Karve Shaving for one last modern artisan safety razor dome shave before the Gillette Safety Razor Week focus which starts tomorrow here at TSD. Before I saw the light I spent a half century of one pass Barbasol shaves with the same Schick Krona until it finally gave up the ghost. My first modern artisan safety razor purchase was the safety razor featured in this photo. My only gripe with the design was the top cap which exposed the blade tabs. Then Karve developed the wide body cap enclosing the tabs and that was that. I prefer Karve’s OC base plates, and this morning’s shave featured the F_OC. It certainly delivered the goods shearing away all stubble evidence since yesterday’s dome shave.

The MrEE Monster Tuxedo Synth is aptly named. The gold anodized aluminum handle feels great in hand. It easily generated the two types of lather I enjoy for my shaves. In fact, it is a real soap/croap/cream eater. Many in our hobby become entranced with scents and as a result accumulate large numbers of soaps and creams. Well, this brush is the answer to your prayers for soap reduction. Now on to my face! The mug shave featured my well-used Frederick Reynolds 5/8 with its very slight smile. This is truly a superb shaver. Light in hand, it nevertheless swept away the Nancy Boy lather and mug stubble with its usual aplomb. Three passes later I was left feeling clean, refreshed and velveteen smooth, just another delightful shave.

RAZOR: Frederick Reynolds 5/8 (Mug), Karve Safety Razor F_OC Plate
BLADE: Polsilver DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Aluminum Monster Tuxedo Synth
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Royall Lyme AS/Cologne.

[drmoss_ca]

Saturday Hart 6/8 ebony scales, original prototype, Trumper Sandalwood cream, Simpson T4, Trumper Sandalwood cologne:

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[jgreenepa]

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SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 2021

It’s another cool, clear 28° day here in the Philadelphia suburbs, and the first day of what will be a week long focus on Gillette safety razors here at TSD. The only requirement for inclusion as I understand it is that each safety razor design selected must be at least 50 years years old. For today’s shave I selected one of my favorite Gillettes, the New Standard. Mine dates from 1928. This design is a very efficient shaver, particularly when fitted with a Kai DE blade which is a smidge wider than my preferred Feather DE blade, and just about as sharp. There was a bit more blade feel than usual on the noggin this morning, but the dome result was a foregone conclusion! Or as a friend here in our straight razor forum is wont to say, “dolphin smooth! My wood handled Feather DX was calling to me as well this morning for my mug shave. So I loaded up a Feather AC Super and had at it. The JR Custom Rosewood Silvertip Badger #378 delivered its usual thin, slick facial lather which the DX scooped away in three luxurious passes leaving me refreshed, clean and velveteen smooth!

RAZOR: Wood Handled Feather DX (Mug), Gillette New Standard Circa 1928 (Dome)
BLADE: Feather Super AC
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Custom Rosewood Silvertip Badger #378
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme AS Balm.

[drmoss_ca]

Sunday Hart 6/8, 2nd gen prototype in white resin scales, Taylor's Coconut cream, Simpson PL8, Trumper Skye:

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