Husband, father of two grown girls, teacher, vintage Gillette wet shaver.

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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • #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 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.



  • #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


  • #SOTD Friday 16 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 (7 shaves so far)
    • Razor: 1940s #Gillette Gold Ball-End Tech
    • Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series (12)
    • Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
    • Post: Old Spice Classic After Shave Lotion

    A quick shower shave with the ball end tech. I was a lot more careful not to add any pressure to the tech, so I got a much better shave than last time. I scraped some skin off the side of my chin. It was a bit red but there was no blood. There was no feedback from the Nivea balm - surprise! Great razor, great soap, great brush, great shave.




  • #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