Sometimes you have to make the best out of what you have. I had a similar situation with my Hurban Cowboy. I loved the fragrance, but the lather was mostly air. I’m using it as a bar soap, and realizing that it’s also very drying.

#SOTD Friday 2 July, 2023

• Prep: JazzRadio.com
• Brush: Van der Hagen Boar
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
• Razor: Razorock Mission w/ Bulldog Handle
• Blade: Derby Extra
• Post: Old Spice Classic Aftershave
• Post: Nivea Men Post Shave Balm

I shaved normally - one pass ATG, followed by more lather and touch-ups. I’ll add my voice to the chorus of positives on all four of the videos that reviewed this razor/head: This is a nice razor. It’s more aggressive/efficient with more blade feel than my Gillettes, but that efficiency gave me a BBS with far less effort than I need with my Gillettes. I could feel hints of irritation when I got lazy and stopped riding the cap, but with a thoughtful hand this razor offers very satisfying results. That said, I’ve never used Derby blades before, and since I had two variables in this shave, I have no idea how much of the aggression/efficiency can be attributed to the razor, and how much to the blade. I’ll use this blade in one of my Gillettes tomorrow, so then I’ll know. I want to try this Razorock with one of my Wilkinson blades and see how that changes this razor’s personality.

#SOTD Friday 30 June, 2023

• Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
• Brush: Omega HI-Brush 25mm Synthetic
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
• Razor: Razorock Mentor w/ Bulldog Handle
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
• Post: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Cologne
• Post: Nivea Men Post Shave Balm

I decided to join the 21st century, and bought a new razor from Razorock. The Yin & Yang model comes with two heads, the more aggressive Mentor, and the more mild Mission. I used the Mentor head and with a lot of lather and a light touch, it did a great job of cutting through two day’s growth. Have a great day, everybody!

#SOTD Tuesday 27 June, 2023

• Brush: Omega HI-Brush 25mm Synthetic
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
• Razor: 1956 Gillette Red Tip Super-Speed
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
• Post: Nivea Men Post Shave Balm
• Post: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Cologne

I’ve decided to use the Red Tip all week. Let’s see what happens with a more aggressive razor.

SOTD Thursday 22 June, 2023**

• Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Omega HI-Brush 146206 25mm Synthetic
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
• Razor: ‘40s Gillette Gold Ball End Tech
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
• Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
• Post: Old Spice Classic After Shave

The Ball End Tech keeps getting better and better. Have a great day, everybody!

Lots of work here. Thank you for this.

Super Speed Wednesday, 21 June, 2023

• Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Van der Hagen Boar
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
• Razor: Gillette Super Speed
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
• Post: Nivea Men Post Shave Balm
• Post: Pinaud Clubman After Shave lotion

Damn fine shave today. I’m close to killing the Midnight Stag. It will be missed. Have a great day, everybody!

A cut above the rest.

That seems to be a popular bowl. Glad it works for you.

I like it a lot. I was told that it’s a suribachi bowl, but it was sold on Amazon as a shaving bowl. Whatever, I like it. The textured bottom really whips up a nice lather. The only downside(s) that I see are that it may be too large for some, and the flared rim allows some lather to escape the bowl while whipping up the lather. I have no problem with either. And it was only US$10, so it’s quite a deal.

#SOTD Tuesday 20 June, 2023

• Prep: JazzRadio.com Station Cool Jazz
• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Van der Hagen Badger
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
• Bowl: LinkIdea Shaving Bowl
• Razor: 1961 Gillette 195 Adjustable Fat Boy
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
• Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
• Post: Pinaud Clubman After Shave lotion

I’m also posting a link to a photo of my two-brush Lego stand. We are not a Lego family, so this was built from pieces I found at my school. Had I found different pieces, it would look different. Either way, it works as a stand. Here

Edit: Oops, wrong date.

And non-razor razors are also just the best.

#SOTD Monday 19 June, 2023

• Prep: JazzRadio.com Station Cool Jazz
• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Omega HI-Brush 146206 25mm Synthetic
• Lather: Chiseled Face Pine Tar 2nd of 10 samples
• Bowl: LinkIdea Shaving Bowl
• Razor: 1961 Gillette 195 Adjustable Fat Boy
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
• Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
• Post: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve After Shave Cologne

Okay shave today. Pine Tar has a terrific fragrance, but I didn’t use enough, so my shave was a bit dry and rough at the end while I was trying to clean up some missed bits under my chin. It left some redness, but my post shave didn’t sting at all. Have a great day, everybody!

#sotd #shaveoftheday #wetshaving #shave #shaving #Gillette #vintage

#SOTD Sunday 18 June, 2023

• Prep: JazzRadio.com Station Cool Jazz
• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Omega HI-Brush 146206 25mm Synthetic
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag 1st of 10 samples (8 shaves so far)
• Bowl: Old Spice (Shulton) Shaving Bowl
• Razor: 1956 Gillette Red Tip Super-Speed
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
• Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
• Post: Pinaud Clubman After Shave Lotion

Great shave today. I found the Old Spice shaving bowl online and bought it for tradition’s sake. It took more work to build a lather than the LinkIdea bowl with the textured bottom. I think tomorrow I’ll try a different Chiseled Face sample. Something different would be nice. Have a great Father’s Day, everybody!

#sotd #shaveoftheday #wetshaving #shave #shaving #Gillette #vintage

I’m liking it.

I’m very sorry for your loss.

#SOTD Thursday 15 June, 2023

• Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
• Prep: Warm Shower
• Brush: Omega HI-Brush 146206 25mm Synthetic
• Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag 1st of 10 samples (6 shaves so far)
• Bowl: Linkidea Shaving Bowl
• Razor: 1961 #Gillette 195 Adjustable Fatboy
• Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series (11)
• Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
• Post: Pinaud Clubman After Shave Lotion

I didn’t want to like the Midnight Stag. I wrinkled my nose when I first unscrewed the lid. There was no way I wanted this stuff touching my face. Now after six shaves I’m a fan. Great lather and unique fragrance.

Have a great day, everybody!

Edit: This: #sotd #shaveoftheday #wetshaving #shave #shaving #Gillette #vintage