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SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 28, 2021
I’d forgotten what a quality product Nancy Boy Signature shave cream is. If I had to choose a single shave soap and a single shave cream to use for the rest of my life it would be MWF and Nancy Boy. Both products have a post shave feel second to none! Nancy Boy has been around for almost two decades, and have built their business on the quality ingredients in all their products. Marketing is all by word of mouth. The money saved goes into quality ingredients. They also make a Sandalwood cream from genuine sandalwood for those of you who appreciate original ingredients.
My shave this morning featured the 1815 Ellis & Allan 8/8 Stubtail. It's an intimidating looking straight razor. It was imported from Sheffield England by the Virginia Mercantile Firm of Ellis & Allan which went out of business in 1824. The latter partner, Jonathan Allan was Edgar Allan Poe’s stepfather. Its size and heft is initially a bit off-putting, but its restored edge, bone scales and amber wedge were wonderfully crafted by the inimitable Glen Mercurio in his Sandpoint, Idaho razor beauty spa. The three pass mug shave checked all the boxes.
My noggin shave featured Fine Accoutrements’s modestly named “World’s Finest Safety Razor”. It’s a 316L SS safety razor purportedly modeled after Gillette’s New Deluxe model. It delivers a good shave, but in all honesty, I prefer the original over this homage. I do like the sticky knurling on the handle, and the shave met requirements, but this razor is not part of my regular rotation and has been listed on a number of BST’s. Two ATG passes cleared away the dome stubble, but although the shave was solid and competent, it just doesn’t stand out in comparison to the safety razors in my regular rotation.
RAZOR: Ellis & Allan 8/8 Stubtail (Mug), Fine Accoutrements’s “World’s Finest Safety Razor” (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Cashmere Synthetic #343
CREAM: Nancy Boy Signature Scent
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Nancy Boy Signature Scent AS Gel.
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