SOTD : Saturday 29th May to Friday 4th June 2021.

jphelan81 said:
Blackland Blackbird
Personna Med Prep
Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
Noble Otter Noir Et Vanille
Zingari Balm

enjoyed this one, after being gutted I missed out on Noble Otter Orbit from Slickboys.

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Love the blackbird razor keep seeing them pop up in the SoTd’s one day I will treat myself to one of these lovely bit of engineering
 
vates said:
There's probably something wrong with my 50g Agrumes soap. It just doesn't load properly from its tiny jar. The lather is not there unless I place a few shavings from it into a lathering bowl and work from there. And even then the lather is still thin and runny.
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I was tempted to do that when I saw how full my small jar was, but so far that hasn't been necessary. I was surprised it lathered so well with such a small surface area, and the semogue splats a fair bit too.
 
vates said:
There's probably something wrong with my 50g Agrumes soap. It just doesn't load properly from its tiny jar. The lather is not there unless I place a few shavings from it into a lathering bowl and work from there. And even then the lather is still thin and runny.
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I just received a new jar of Agrumes. I was shocked at how little loading I had to do and how well the lather performed. Last few shaves before this was with DR Harris Windsor and Mike's Naturals. This soap seems to be another level better than both of those for ease of use and slickness. I was using a preshave but am no longer.
 
Paul L said:
Wednesday 2nd June

Cream • Dior Eau Sauvage
Brush • Zenith Synthetic
Bowl • 3D Printed
Razor • Razorock Hawk V3-A
Blade • Schick Proline P (7)
Post • Dior Eau Sauvage Aftershave
Scent • Dior Eau Sauvage Extreme EdT



Very smooth, and smelling good after a hot hard day at work
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Nice picture P. - very Dior. How much more Sauvage? None more. But this one goes up to eleven? :cool: . I
 
Digimonkey said:
Nice picture P. - very Dior. How much more Sauvage? None more. But this one goes up to eleven? :cool: . I
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Thanks Iain

Eau Sauvage has been my favourite since I was a teenager - my eldest brother used it, and when I started working I bought my first bottle of EdT- my parents thought I was crazy spending so much on a bottle of scent!
The shave cream is quite good, but is let down a little on slickness. The scent from it at first has a chemical note, but when properly lathered it's very nice.
I wouldn't mind trying the EdP some day, but the Extreme EdT is good stuff.
 
Wednesday 2nd May

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Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Martin de Candre Vetyver Shaving Soap
DSC w/Boar 24mm
Gillette Hybrid Tech w/Weber Bulldog Handle
Personna Platinum Chrome (German) (3)
Pinaud Clubman Aftershave

After three shaves, I'd say that these German made blades are equally as good as the Israeli ... perhaps better. Much enjoyed!
 
Driftwood said:
Stunning looking razor and a work of art. How do you find it shaves in terms of smoothness and efficiency?
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In terms of smoothness it’s the smoothest razor I’ve ever used and I’ve found the razor is useable across all settings, apart from setting one which I use if I want to buff on different areas. On setting 5 the razor is efficient, I’ve used more efficient razors but not with this level of smoothness and it’s easy to achieve a BBS shave. Only things I’d change are I’d like the handle to be a touch longer, I think the stand isn’t great in terms of fit for the handle and lastly I’d like level 1 to be the current level 2 and move up the 5 levels from there.
 
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June 2, 2021 - New to You

  • Prep: Hot Shower, Proraso white preshave cream
  • Brush: Stirling 24mm finest badger Fan
  • Razor: Blackland Blackbird SB
  • Blade: Gillette Super thin Platinum (2)
  • Lather: Ach Brito - Mogno
  • Post Shave: BRUT - Original
  • Fragrance: Cella Milano - Eau de Lavande
Self imposed challenge: Blackbird Month.

New to you... what can I say - I could be using plenty of soaps for this theme. Whether it's samples prepared for LatherGames or some of the soaps I own (I'm pretty sure I haven't used some of the brands from them yet!) Picked something nice, simple and clean - Ach Brito Mogno. Bought this soap a while ago and haven't used yet - so it seemed like a right day to give it a go.

Face lathering with it was a breeze. Rubbed it on a face and then hit it with the brush - it literally exploded with loads of lather. Considering the price, I am certainly impressed with it. Now onto the fun part - I was so impressed with it that I blocked up my nose with the amount of lather.... But I'm still here, alive, so all good! Definitely not intending on shaving the nose hair lol!

Scent wise, the soap is nice and pleasant. Definitely inoffensive scent - just soapy and partially hitting the washing powder vibe in a way. Definitely nothing to dislike there in my opinion.

3 Passes left me at DFS+ level without any weepers this time. Blade that I have used is a good one - did have few runs with them before and thoroughly enjoy those - one of my top blades I'd say. Throughout the run I will probably try some blades that I haven't tried yet, so that should add some more fun to the lathergames. One more use of this blade tomorrow (I keep to 3 and out rule, unless blade is really bad then it's out straight away).

Couldn't not use brut as AfterShave here - the citrusy notes definitely pop here, contrasting nicely with the soap which I feel gives a scent baseline.

After 10 minutes or so - Added Cella Eau de Lavande to the pulse points. Since Citrus from Brut faded, this brought a refreshing note for a hot day here (26 degrees). Nice inexpensive, clean lavender scent. Even though my girlfriend tends to say I smell like a grandpa (27 y/o here)... But I love it!

@Boycie83 See, No tin for Mogno here.... yet! You can say that I am guilty of looking at few hah
 
Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Butterscotch 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Noble Otter ~ The Noir et Vanille
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #2
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Tabac
 
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