Sotd - Thursday the 25th and Sunday the 29th of October -
25/10 -
Razor - Mergress (1.5)
blade - Aussie Spoiler (13)
brush - Simpsons Chubby 1 best
soap - Faena Corinthian
post - witch hazel
a/s - Vitos Tabacco
balm - Aloe Vera.
29/10 -
razor - Mergress (1.5)
blade - Aussie Spoiler (14)
brush - Stirling 'M7' two-band fan
soap - Salter Lavender hard tallow
post - witch hazel
a/s - Quorum
balm - Weleda
scent - Quorum edt.
Result - just fine.
Although it has been nice and bright in Glasgow over the last few days - the temperature is dropping rapidly - especially during the night. The first dry cold Arctic air of the season - I know from experience that I have to take care with my skin at this time of year - keep it well moisturised - until it becomes used to the conditions. Hence the above two set-ups. I haven't used the Faena much - but I do know it works really well for me - buckets of tallow and lanolin - an intriguing scent of sweet mastic and mint - the post feel is exceptional - the company don't appear to do this version anymore - certainly the packaging has changed. Thanks again
@Barry Giddens - who gifted it to me. The Salter's lavender tallow hard soap is a great product - in my opinion - doubly so at the price. A subtle scent - which dove tails beautifully with the Quorum aftershave and edt - the latter rapidly becoming a favourite for me - a 'clean linen' lavender sort of affair - underpinned with a bit of muskiness. Very good. Charmingly retro. It is a bit weird using a de razor blade this many times -
@TomG - one of his vintage Gillette 'Aussie Spoilers,' - it takes a whole layer of deciding what you are going to shave with out the process - there's the razor - get on with it. I still can detect no loss of performance - astonishing really. So job done - excellent shaves - that suited their purpose. The scents I reach for will start to shift - less citrus - onto warmer notes - I do reserve the right to break out the Denali and Alcolado Glacial the first time it snows - ha ha - willfully perverse I know.
Enjoy your shaves - one and all - yours - I.