SOTD Saturday 2nd December 2017 - Friday 8th December 2017

PRE - Shower & almond oil

SOAP - Razorock Irish Countryside

BRUSH - SOC boar

RAZOR - Dovo “Mammut” extra hollow (2)

POST - Almond oil & Razorock Irish Countryside AS

Another comfortable shave from this edge! The extra hollow gives a lot of audio feedback. A big difference to my Wade & Butcher!

Too early to tell any difference in the edge. I am strictly using linen (20) and leather (50) when stropping.

There was none of this cromox or diamond spray stuff in my great grandfathers time when he opened the shop, just the hone and the strops.

Shave on!
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First go with the Merkur 45... It feels like something out of a Christmas cracker but looks pretty cool. Up to now the best DE shave I've had was with a Progress but this little 45 comes very close, much more efficient than I anticipated... I was expecting a lightweight 34c but this is much better than that could ever be (unless your a beginner perhaps.)

Speick is Speick, calming & revitalising.
 
Wednesday 6th December
Zenith 506U TS
Chinese Cologne soap
Rocnel SE-P
½ Personna Lab Blue #1
Alum Wash
Blue Stratos A/S
Lacura Body Moisturiser
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It was going great until 'the sneeze'. Was on the last pass, holding the razor close, I sneezed with my chin suffering disastrous contact with the sharp bit. Boy did the styptic sting. Luckily I have a high clotting factor so the bleeding stopped fairly quickly. Lesson learned.
 
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Blade: Schick injector #1
Razor: PAL Adjustable
Soap: P&B Imperial Rum
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo 26mm
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Splash: Captain Scurvy
EDT: L'Occitane Cade

All of my shave today is a first for me. A special thank you must go out to @Blademonkey for the recommendation, @Blackmass for selling me this razor and the superb service as always he provided.

I am so impressed with the razor. Its weight and balance is spot on. I found myself shaving using short strokes and the lightest of touches. It did not take me long to find the right angle and as a result I have just had a thoroughly enjoyable 3 pass shave with a couple of touch ups to achieve BBS. No irritation or mishaps.
If you want audibility in a razor then look no further. I could hear ever whisker being mowed down.

The soap has a lovely pungent Bay Rum scent throughout the shave and as I expected from P&B the lather was thick and creamy, with lovely slick and slide.

The brush is totally amazing value for money. My first time with Yaqi and indeed a Tuxedo knot. Handle is so ergonomic and the cloud soft tips worked a wonderful face lather. The brush holds copious amounts of soap and flow through is really good. Thank you very much @Benz3ne for selling me the soap and brush combo and the wonderful gift you sent me with it.

Finished with a generous splash of good old "Captain Scurvy and the Cade".
A top draw shave.

Enjoy your shaves! :)
 
Wayne Pritchard said:
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Blade: Schick injector #1
Razor: PAL Adjustable
Soap: P&B Imperial Rum
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo 26mm
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Splash: Captain Scurvy
EDT: L'Occitane Cade

All of my shave today is a first for me. A special thank you must go out to @Blademonkey for the recommendation, @Blackmass for selling me this razor and the superb service as always he provided.

I am so impressed with the razor. Its weight and balance is spot on. I found myself shaving using short strokes and the lightest of touches. It did not take me long to find the right angle and as a result I have just had a thoroughly enjoyable 3 pass shave with a couple of touch ups to achieve BBS. No irritation or mishaps.
If you want audibility in a razor then look no further. I could hear ever whisker being mowed down.

The soap has a lovely pungent Bay Rum scent throughout the shave and as I expected from P&B the lather was thick and creamy, with lovely slick and slide.

The brush is totally amazing value for money. My first time with Yaqi and indeed a Tuxedo knot. Handle is so ergonomic and the cloud soft tips worked a wonderful face lather. The brush holds copious amounts of soap and flow through is really good. Thank you very much @Benz3ne for selling me the soap and brush combo and the wonderful gift you sent me with it.

Finished with a generous splash of good old "Captain Scurvy and the Cade".
A top draw shave.

Enjoy your shaves! :)
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Fantastic news! Great you hear you love the razor. :D Thanks for the tag too.:)
 
Wayne Pritchard said:
SOTD 061217
View attachment 31483
Blade: Schick injector #1
Razor: PAL Adjustable
Soap: P&B Imperial Rum
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo 26mm
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Splash: Captain Scurvy
EDT: L'Occitane Cade

All of my shave today is a first for me. A special thank you must go out to @Blademonkey for the recommendation, @Blackmass for selling me this razor and the superb service as always he provided.

I am so impressed with the razor. Its weight and balance is spot on. I found myself shaving using short strokes and the lightest of touches. It did not take me long to find the right angle and as a result I have just had a thoroughly enjoyable 3 pass shave with a couple of touch ups to achieve BBS. No irritation or mishaps.
If you want audibility in a razor then look no further. I could hear ever whisker being mowed down.

The soap has a lovely pungent Bay Rum scent throughout the shave and as I expected from P&B the lather was thick and creamy, with lovely slick and slide.

The brush is totally amazing value for money. My first time with Yaqi and indeed a Tuxedo knot. Handle is so ergonomic and the cloud soft tips worked a wonderful face lather. The brush holds copious amounts of soap and flow through is really good. Thank you very much @Benz3ne for selling me the soap and brush combo and the wonderful gift you sent me with it.

Finished with a generous splash of good old "Captain Scurvy and the Cade".
A top draw shave.

Enjoy your shaves! :)
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Ardderchog! :) Looks like a prize-winning set up squire!
 
Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Omega 11137 Boar
Soap: NSS Lemon Basil & Mandarin
Razor: ER 1914
Blade: Gem Blue Star
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Floid Black
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After yesterdays super efficient shave with the E3, I was thinking of another injector shave today with the Pal adjustable. Then when I got home from work, I saw that my 1914 had found its way home and had a tub of soap with her (cheers @Barry Giddens :)), so that was me sorted.
The first time I've used a NSS and the best thing I can find to say about is, it's not the worst soap I've ever use (sorry Barry :().
The scent is too mild to be attractive or offensive, the cushion is average, slickness mediocre and post shave not great.
Their soaps seem to have a lot of fans, so maybe user error, so I'll give it some more goes.
A pretty good shave all the same, but I was using a 1914 after all.
 
Boru62 said:
Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Omega 11137 Boar
Soap: NSS Lemon Basil & Mandarin
Razor: ER 1914
Blade: Gem Blue Star
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Floid Black
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After yesterdays super efficient shave with the E3, I was thinking of another injector shave today with the Pal adjustable. Then when I got home from work, I saw that my 1914 had found its way home and had a tub of soap with her (cheers @Barry Giddens :)), so that was me sorted.
The first time I've used a NSS and the best thing I can find to say about is, it's not the worst soap I've ever use (sorry Barry :().
The scent is too mild to be attractive or offensive, the cushion is average, slickness mediocre and post shave not great.
Their soaps seem to have a lot of fans, so maybe user error, so I'll give it some more goes.
A pretty good shave all the same, but I was using a 1914 after all.
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Can you see why I was so keen to pass the soap on Kevin?
 
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