SOTD - December 2021

[Old Sarge]

DEcemBoar!

Cold Water Shave w/ Hot Water Lather
Pre - Aloe Vera Glycerin Soap Face Wash, Noxzema Cream as Pre Shave
Razor - Unmentionable (British)
Blade: Unmentionable (4th & Final Use)
Brush - Semogue SOC Boar in Taj Resin
Lather - Mike’s Natural Soap (Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper), Face Lathered
Post - Generic Reformed Alum Block, T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel, Clubman Pinaud Lime Sec EDC, Nivea Sensitive Balm


Surprisingly had a mighty fine two-pass shave, considering I had my laptop on the counter next to me with one eye trying to watch LFC vs. NUFC...YNWA!  This fourth shave using Big Guy Chubby Checker Unmentionables, the British royalty, not senior edition. Super efficient shave, super smooth even with the fourth and final use on the unmentionable blade. As the four razors, for the most part, increased in weight, it's something to wonder about how important the weight of the razor means to the efficiency of the shave. Although, as a counterpoint, I've gotten excellent shaves from very light razors (e.g. Triceratops 3D printed, British Gem 1912 w/ aluminum handle, ER 1914). So there must be more to it than the weight.

I almost didn't load enough of the Mike's Soap for the second pass, just barely made it without having to go back to the tub. Had to squeeze the last of the lather from the knot to get by. Love Mike's and the Orange, Cedarwood and Black Pepper scent always smells good.