SOTD Wednesday 3rd July 2019. Why change a habit of a lifetime with my punctuality?
And for this very fine evening was one very fine shave with the theme of 'Black. The new black'
A whiter shade of black - Black Blacklands Blackbird
A shade whiter than black - Polsilver Lodz
Polished aluminium. The new black - RazoRock 400 (The aluminium coloured black version)
A darker shade of white - Alvarez Gomez Barberia croap
Light black - Alvarez Gomez Barberia EDC
Black hole - Shaving accoutrements
I have no idea who invented black, but what a great person whoever it was. Without black we wouldn't have space, black holes, black paint, the Rolling Stones would have had one less hit song and black & white movies would have been very difficult to watch. Neither would we have the Black Blacklands Blackbird which just happens to be very black and one very fine razor. I am assuming like everything else which is available in an 'exclusive black finish' that it must be a superior product. The Ford model T being an exception and only available in black despite Henry's sense of humour in trying to dupe the public who possibly wanted a little more variety. From this one can conclude black must have been invented prior to 1908 and that the midnight blue Model T was a complete pile of rubbish.
Now here is a man with a very dim view on my theme
My shave
Armed to the teeth (or safety bar) with a Polsilver Lodz the Blackbird is one controlled act of aggression. It certainly demands respect and I am sure given the chance it would quite happily ruin your shave. Exercise care and attention (like every other shave) and one close and comfortable experience.
The Alvarez seems to be getting quite a bit of favouritism from me of recent but on this occasion there was a reason and with a bowl full of heavenly lather (created in less than 2 minutes please note) and it would have been sacrilegious not to use it. And why not? Throw on a good splash of their EDC just to experience that wonderful Alvarez scent and relive what a classy old barber shop must have been like. They may not have washed so often in the past, but shit they must have smelt good. Probably to make up for the lack of baths and personal hygiene.
One great shave and I went to bed feeling and smelling like I'd just arrived at the pearly gates and ready to join the party. About as much chance of that as something to do with freezing, Hell and over.
Be well all you people of TSR and over to a lady who has already seen the virtues of black razors
