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SOTD TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022
Back after a week’s vacation in Cape May with no WiFi or cell phone. I did manage to jump on the bride’s computer which I took away from her a few times! But otherwise she was restricted to just the TV news and the beach! The weather was superb, and we were able to enjoy the beach every day! She’s been working entirely too hard for the last few months! So yours truly whisked her away for a week. It was time well spent! I brought my Tedalus and my Supply V2 and enjoyed my shaves with my standard MWF and Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme AS Balm. The perfect kit for a week of sun and beach.
This morning’s mug shave featured the Rigarazor 7/8. Sergej, the Latvian maker, is apparently so ill he is unable to work. I would ask that everyone in our community who are believers please pray for his return to health. Andrej, who I believe is his son has picked up the mantle and is continuing the brand, selling straight razors on EBay. Please support him in his efforts! Sergej crafted this Rigarazor which arrived several years ago with a killer edge which yours truly dropped and chipped after just a few shaves. After repairing it, I’ve continued to enjoy this magnificent straight razor which left me smooth as a peach after three passes this morning.
The noggin shave featured the Barbasol Floating Head, a magnificently efficient vintage safety razor. This is one razor that demands good technique. I joke about Madame Barbasol behaving like a jealous woman demanding full attention. Woe betide the unknowing shaver whose attention wanders, for the lady bites! Having danced with her for several years, I’m well acquainted with her eccentricities and always show her the attention she desires! This morning’s dome shave was its usual excellent leaving your happy narrator velveteen smooth from noggin to neck!
RAZOR: Rigarazor 7/8 (Mug), Barbasol Floating Head (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: BG LE Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme AS Balm.
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