OCtober 28, 2017 Wolfman OC Ti (0.74mm) with Triad Ti Aristocrat Personna 74 (13) Wild West Brushworks 30mm Tuxedo Czech & Speake Oxford and Cambridge Fine Lavender My Saturday has started off great. For the first time this week, I was actually able to sleep all night long. Still up in time to give Maya her morning meds, I decided she would appreciate a full breakfast as well. Bacon, eggs, grits and english muffins really hit the spot of all three of us. Rolling right along to a wonderfully relaxing shave. The big WWB whipped up the Cambridge & Oxford into a rich slick lather. Initially I was ambivalent about the soap but I can see Cambridge & Oxford becoming a permanent part of my soap rotation. Three passes followed by touch ups along my jawline and lower neck left me with a fantastic shave. A splash of Fine Lavender to provided a perfect end to the shave. Maya wants to get out some today. So she and I will be going to the taqueria to grab lunch and watch some college football. I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday.
Thank you Doug. I am looking forward to lunch with Maya. We'll all be back home in time for the Georgia Florida football game later this afternoon.
Great photo of some top notch gear, Clint. Sounds like you are off to the start of a great weekend. I am a sucker for those little wooden shave soap bowls. That looks like a particularly nice one.
Here's Clint and Maya in his first SOTD post a few years ago. This was prior to the manifestation of all the AD's - RAD, BAD, SAD... Mom must have traveled a lot in those days.
SOTD October 28, 2017 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Schick Razor: Schick G1 injector Brush: Omega synthetic Lather: Arko shave stick Post: Witch hazel, Barbasol Brisk aftershave WTG, touch up Shave stick focus is winding down as the month does. Today's shave was terrific. This was a real budget setup! The soap and aftershave cost about $3 total. Thank you to @RyX for enabling me with some Barbasol Brisk! The Omega brush is likely inexpensive (I got it in a PIF) and you can get Schick injectors for pretty cheap as well (mine was also a PIF from @clint64). So my whole setup is really inexpensive. Goes to show that you don't require expensive tools and software to achieve a great shave. Technique trumps tool all day long. I can easily see how @Bama Samurai is getting so many shaves in his Arko challenge thread. I used a spare amount of Arko and got tons of lather. It was flowing through the bottom of the brush and slinging all over the sink. An Arko stick has to be the best value in wet shaving. The shave was a good one and I'm feeling accomplished by getting consistent and really top-notch lathers from shave sticks. I find them to be a positive way to use soap now whereas before I shied away from them. Another focus and another win! Have a great weekend, everyone!
OCtober 28 SOTD: Stirling Synthetic Brush Stirling Glastonbury 1936 Gillette Aristocrat Stirling Unscented PSB Stirling Glastonbury AS It's a big day around here today. My dad and I are heading to game 4 of the series. I pulled out a favorite scent to go with the day. Two passes for a DFS topped off with the Glastonbury AS, and I am ready for a game. I hope everyone has a great day and go Dodgers!
