SOTD - November 2021

[Old Sarge]

Williams Wednesday!
Cold Water Shave
Pre: Neutrogena Soap Face Wash, Noxzema Cream as Pre Shave
Razor: Unmentionable
Blade: Unmentionable (3rd Use)
Brush: Semogue SOC Boar in Taj Resin
Lather: Williams Mug Shaving Soap, Face Lathered
Post: Osma Alum Block, T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel, Aqua Velva, Nivea Sensitive Cooling Balm

A successful, yet subpar, two pass shave. This unmentionable razor was my first non-grocery store razor, which is the classic two-piece FNG razor. I thought the unmentionable blade would be fine for a third use, but oh was I wrong. Once I realized what the deal was, I decided to soldier on to see what kind of shave I could get. In the end, only one weeper, but a lot of blade buffing that didn't seem to do much good. Oh well.

The good news was in the lather department. As you can see in the image, I went to Lowes and picked up some rubber o-rings and slid one on over the handle to try and give this brush more backbone. I can say I could tell a difference and it was better, but still a soft, mostly floppish knot. The last time I tried to face lather Williams didn't go so well...this time much better. I made sure to load plenty of soap to the brush and then once I got it on my face I cycled a few times between adding water and scrubbing. Worked fine, but not sure how much soap was left if I had done a third pass.