S.O.T.D Sat. 11th January to Frid. 17th January 2014

Prep: Hot flannel & Warm water splash (Saturday afternoon shave)
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: RazoRock XXX
Brush: California Redwood Burl handle, 24mm TGN Finest 2-band
Razor: iKon OSS
Blade: Derby (2)
Post: Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
AS: Village Barber balm

Smooth comfortable Saturday afternoon shave. RR-XXX lathered like a dream. Derby blade faded on the 3rd pass, but held it together until the end.
 
Prep: A bit of a wash
Soap: Proraso green
Brush: Simpsons Commodore X3
Razor: Gillette NEW/iKon bulldog handle
Blade: Sputnik (1)
Post: Alum
AS: Proraso Dopobarba green

First time with the NEW - very good and smooth, a dream on he cheeks and neck but needed a bit of care around the chin(s) - will become a favourite I think!
 
Just a quick one ... one pass to polish up from yesterday.

Hot Towels
Nuage Men PSO
The Soap Opera Himalaya Soap
Pure Badger 23mm
Gillette Tech (early 1940s)
Feather Hi-Stainless
Hot Rinse, Cold Rinse, Alum Wash & Witch Hazel
Shibden Bay Rum (Home Made)

Bowl Lathered
One Pass - WTG

Smooth again ...
 
40s tech/ templ8 ball end handle
flying eagle
semogue 1800
tabac shaving soap
weleda AS balm
trumpers sandalwood cologne

very nice. first try out with the handle templ8 made for me and its a beauty, good bit of heft to it and a classic look too, cant wait to use it on my r41.
 
Saturday
Aceite pre/Acqua di Parma cream/Matador "El Gordo Negro" with Astra/Plisson synthetic/Myrsol Emulsion
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Feather AC SS non-folding
Feather AC ProGuard (4)
Semogue BC Mistura
Vitos Extra Super Coconut
Nivea Sensitive Balm
F Malle Dries Van Noten

Cut myself for the first time on my chin - during the first pass. I took the hint and accepted a mediocre shave.

On the plus side, the Mistura is settling in beautifully. The scritch that was noticeable for the first few occasions is subsiding; it'll soon become a face lathering dream!
 
English New w/ Rapira Swede
Omega 20102
Boots Shavebowl
Blue Stratos
Astral

Whacked off 2 days growth nae bother.
 
Commando telescopic travel razor on Merkur 45 handle
Edwin Jagger boar
Stirling Barbershop shaving soap
Gillette Platinum from 1971 (3)
Aquatonic a/s

Really very good indeed. 95% BBS and resisted the tempted to push that little bit extra so the aftershave didn't sting.
 
Prep: Hot Water
Soap: Petal Pusher Fancies Neroli
Brush: Simpson M7 Manchurian Butterscotch
Razor: Ikon
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: Dior Fahrenheit
EDT : Dior Fahrenheit

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Prep: Sauna
Brush: New Forest
Razor: C V Heljestrand no 9 ½, from Eskilstuna Sweden
Soap: Castle Forbes, Lime
AS: Myrsol Limon
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean :D
HAd some heavy growth, but this razor had no problems what so ever with that :D
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Filarmonica 14 Para Professional full hollow 8/8
Kanayama cordovan #8000
Semogue OC 2012 special Boar & badger mix
TFS bergamot & neroli hard soap
Witch hazel
TFS bergamot & neroli aftershave balm
Diptyque Tam Dao Eau de Parfum​
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Hardware: Feather Popular DE, Personna Platinum Chrome blade, Omega 10019 boar brush
Software: Arko soap, Pitralon Polar aftershave

My first time using the Pitralon Polar. My first impression is that it mostly is a spring & summer splash.
 
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