SOTD Saturday 27th August to Friday 2nd September 2016

Looney12345 said:
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Razors like that just don't grow on trees you know! :rolleyes:
 
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Two Pass Shaving Routine...:cool:

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Talmalin (Engels) Solingen Extra Hollow 6/8th
Hans Baier Silver Tip
Valobra Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Had a Shave Today with My Engels Solingen 6/8th..This is another SR with a Very Thin Grind..It has a Very Keen Edge & a Very Comfortable Shaver..Made by Engels for a Belgian Barber Chain..Quite Light & Very Compact & Balanced in the Hand & Handles like a 5/8th..;)

I am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..:D

Billy
 
Looney12345 said:
My second SR shave, but I dialled it in to only the face this shave.


- Eicker Solingen 4/8 full hollow

- Merkur 34C

- Omega Professional 49

- MWF (just to wind up @Fergiebilly )

- Thayers Aloe WH

- Speick AB


The fat is a weird soap, I love the smell and the after shave skin feel (moisturised and smooth), but this is only my second time using it and I can't get a thick, creamy lather, just lots of slightly airy lather. I will persevere though, just only when I fancy experimentig.


So to the shave itself, instead of getting excited like I did on my first shave, I reigned myself in and stuck to my face, no neck shaving. Two passes with the SR and my cheeks were in great shape, my top lip was a bit patchy and parts of my chin were patchy, but I'm getting better with both hands and there were no nicks and zero irritation this time around so that was a result. I finished he shave off with a single pass on my face and two passes on the neck with a Merkur 34C and ended up DFS all around so I'm happy!


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Bin that MWF Shit..Its for Poofs & Weirdoes..:D:D:D:D

Billy
 
Mrchick said:
Or listen to the fanboys tell you all of the special procedures to get it to work. Or watch the videos showing four minutes of whipping it in a bowl to get a decent lather. Or try it exclusively for a month and PIF it to a masochist like I did. [emoji12]
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If you can't get it to work for you pif it my way, I can whip up a great lather with it in no time at all!
 
Greybeard said:
Yup...any day now! He said he would be posting it out yesterday:)
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Blademonkey said:
View attachment 20474 SOTD Thursday 1st September 2016. Good morning shaving room.

Prep..shower
Pre..bloom water
Razor..Hone type 15a
Blade..feather stainless #1
Brush..omega pro boar
Soap..OSP Spice road
Post..Thayers AF WH
AS.. Tabac

The same three pass shave today this time with a Feather blade.
Today's shave mirror's yesterday's apart from the shave not feeling as smooth, I've found this with feather blades time and time again, I picked up two small nicks one on my jaw line and one on my neck.
The end result was the same, smooth as a really smooth thing.
Finnished off with my usual splash of witch hazel followed by a spray or two of Tabac after shave.

Wishing you all a wonderful September . Over and out.

I will post the second day of my seven day review on the reviews section soon.
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Good blades, the Feathers; but they can be unforgiving little buggers. They work better for me in milder razors (Tech, Travel Tech, Superspeed etc.). I have to watch if I use them in my fat handled Tech, though; as this is a wee bit more aggressive.

Stephen
 
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