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SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 2021
We arrived to dry conditions, but woke up to 4” of snow here in rural Pleasant Hill, TN. Unfortunately, my father-in-law’s place is midway down the mountain, and I have some serious snow-shoveling to do as the local township snowplow left a huge wall of snow across the foot of the driveway. Anyway, back to my shave! This week while in TN I’ll be using two of my favorite safety razors, the SS Supply V2 and my favorite Shake Sharp, the Model 1.5 with the black Bakelite handle. This morning’s dome shave featured the Supply V2 loaded with a Schick twinjector blade. This combination is a winner for me with the three dot plate. Two ATG passes put the baby to bed.
Since I’d be away for a week, I selected my seven favorite vintage straight razors. This morning I grabbed the Wade & Butcher 7/8 for today’s mug shave. And it certainly didn’t disappoint. Three slow, luxurious passes allowed me to put off the snow shoveling task for a few extra minutes. One feature of this morning’s shave was the use of Cremo’s Cooling Shave Cream and Balm. Although this is looked down on by some who like to hang out at the B&B site, I’ve always found their products to be superior to many of the higher priced creams, particularly in slickness, which is ideal for a straight razor shave. While not requiring a shave brush, I always like to apply it with one, just because I enjoy the feel of the brush, and this little Kent punches way above its pay grade. I feel cool, clean, and smoothly velveteen.
RAZOR: Wade & Butcher 7/8 (Mug), SS Supply V2 (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Injector Twin
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Kent Infinity Silvertip
CREAM: Cremo Cooling
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with Glyce Glycerin soap followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Cremo Cooling AS Balm.
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