SOTD - December 2021

[Old Sarge]

Festival of Feather Weights! (Day 5 of 7)
Mitchell’s Wool “Fat” Friday!
DE-less-cemBoar (™Wchnu)

Cold Water Shave w/ Hot Water Lather
Pre - Aloe Vera Glycerin Soap Face Wash, Noxzema Cream as Pre Shave
Razor - Gem Gen. I Feather Weight
Blade - Gem SS PTFE (8th Use)
Brush - Omega 10290 Boar
Lather - Mitchell’s Wool Fat, Face Lathered
Post - Generic Reformed Alum Block, T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel, Clubman Pinaud After Shave, Nivea Sensitive Balm


I'm not saying I've got the Feather Weight deal figured out, but I had a pretty successful three pass shave. 

The Omega 10290 is new to me and this was it's first shave after a couple of test lathers. My initial impression is it's a nice sized knot for face lathering (24mm x 48mm), has a ton of backbone and has a long way to go until it feels smooth on the face. However, it hit the spot and did a great job with the MWF. I was only intending on going two passes, but the shave was going so well and the brush had plenty of lather left. Another pretty good deal from Connaught Shaving for under $6!

I think I'm getting the Pressure and Angle figured out a bit more. I did have some irritation and a few weepers, but having only been doing two pass shaves recently, this was not unexpected. I really worked on my skin stretching, which seemed to help. Overall I'm very satisfied, particularly as I'm getting to the end of life with this blade.

Two more days left on the Festival of Feather Weights!