February 8 SOTD

Good afternoon!



Shavette Shave #332
Dovo Shavette
Personna Hairshaper Blade (10)
Hembree Delrin Timberwolf Brush
ARCO SS
Pinaud Clubman Lilac Vegetal AS
Maggard's Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 29.5 hrs

I decided to shave this afternoon instead of waiting for this evening.
Danny Hembree's brush made a nice ARCO lather. I know some of you don't like the smell, but after many uses it dies down. I always like the scent. Anyway, 2 passes gave me a BBS shave without any drama. Finished my post shave routine with a nice splash of the Veg. Later this month, I am planning on doing a lather video using my unorthodox method. Have a great rest of the day.

I will have to do a video using a safety razor just using my dominant hand.

Yes indeed!

There you go. Well done Paul.

I might reach out to you myself.

Thank you Jeff.

Keeping practicing Eric. It was awkward for me at first but eventually muscle memory will kick in to make the entire process easier.

fantastic shave with the Lakewood soap. Love the feel of that brand.

Thank you Joe. My intent is to expose you to a different type of stimulus.

Ah, wonderful Veg shave Joe.

I hear you. I know your heart is in the right place.

Come to think of it, I only shave with my dominant hand with all razors except the straight. Go figure!

A true shavette shave in the Dovo sense of the word! Way to knock them out El Numeroso!

hello Jeff.just got my vb2 .what a beauty.lovely silver plate.thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks Jeff. It really is a good, simple razor.

Lovely pickup Gary!

thank you Joe.will give it a test drive soon.

SOTD. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Woke up to a lovely morning and had an excellent shave. Grabbed my Filarmonica Novodur 13P and proceeded. My Filly is truly comparable to the Bartmann 86 I shaved with yesterday. I understand the brand loyalty both brands bring out in their devotees. Despite a slight difference in heft in hand, both delivered an identical two and a half pass glassine level of smooth.

One of the problems with RAD (Razor Acquisition Disorder) is that those who suffer from it always end up with many more razors than any one person would ever need. In my case discovering the amazing GE Jones Shake Sharp SE resulted in my acquiring five of these remarkable little safety razors. I have over the years PIF’d two of them to friends in the wet shaving community leaving me with a Bakelite Handled MK1, a gold plated metal handled Mk2 and a nickel plated metal handled Mk2.

This is the only SE I’m aware of that uses DE blades. Since it was designed for the thicker carbon steel blades of the 1930’s, it performs amazingly well with two stacked DE blades, one atop the other. I’d never used Kai blades in it, since they are a smidge wider than regular DE’s, but they fit with no problem, and provided two ATG passes of neck to noggin velveteen smoothness.

RAZOR: Filarmonica Novodur 13P 6/8 (Mug), GE Jones Shake Sharp Mk2 (Dome)
BLADE: 2 Stacked Kai DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Rooney Ebony Pure Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Chatillon Lux Lavender Post Shave Toner

Fantastic Filly mug shave and great G E Jones headshave Jeff! Enjoy your day!

Fabulous