S.O.T.D. Sat 15th February to Frid. 21st February 2014

Norfolkdick

Norfolkdick

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West Norfolk. UK
Greetings

Prep: Shower
Razor: Ever Ready Featherweight
Blade: GEM Blue Star Carbon
Brush: Semogue 2000 Boar
Soap: Arko Stick grated
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)

Regards
Dick.

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Saturday

Morning, all.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJ DE89 + Bulldog handle
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (1)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: La Toja in a bowl
Aftershave: Pashana Bay Rum
Cologne: Azzaro pour Homme

A nice and easy start to the week.
 
Saturday xv February, 2014

Prep: Ortigia Sandalwood Glycerin Soap
Brush: Thäter 4125/2
Cream: Coates Superior Sandalwood
Razor: Valet VC3
Blade: Feather FHS-5 Hi Stainless
Post: Honeybee Gardens Sandalwood ASB, Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food

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Result: First use ever for this mint 70ish year old Valet. What a privilege. Hope that I look as good and work as well when I am 70. All other elements lovely too, so a cracking start to the weekend.

Have a good weekend, my fine fellows.

Jon
 
Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Murdock pre-shave oil
Soap: NSS Cedarwood & Vetyver
Brush: MÜHLE Kosmo silvertip synthetic
Razor: Weber + Bulldog
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (3)
After: 4711 AS, Cade ASB

The plus points of this NSS hard soap is the scent is amazing that can be sniffed way after the shave and its skin conditioning qualities are fab. The downside is that it can be temperamental to lather. Today's face-lathering was ok but a little thin; didn't really expand properly. Never know whether I should face-lather or bowl-lather with this one; bowl lathering works if I load the brush heavily.

Blade was rough on its third outing which is surprising for a Gillette Super Thin; I should stick with my Sputniks/Rapiras.
Overall did manage a BBS with thankfully no irritation, which was unexpected.

Have a great weekend, chaps.

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Prep: Hot Water
Soap: Mystic Water Orange Vanilla
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 - 2 band in Super
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Professional
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: Floid Vigoroso

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Turkish no. 6 boar
Wilkinson Sword "made in EU" vintage blade
Fume shaving soap
7 o'clock long comb New
Myrsol Plastic Shave

Althought the blister pack said made in EU the first blade has "made in England" stamped on it. Result!

Fantastic BBS shave.
 
Soap - Cella
Brush - New Forest Badger Brush
Razor - Gillette Super Adjustable
Blade - DE Feather
AS - Trumpers Spanish Leather


Face Lathered : 2 Passes : BBS : Smelling Granddad Fresh! :icon_cheesygrin:
 
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MRGLO
#66 Aristocrat
Scottish Permasharp (8)
Erasmic Boar
Williams Soap + Nivea Cream
Old Spice A/S

Shave 8 and possible a slight loss in smoothness. Other wise a perfectly acceptable shave.
 




Despite using a Progress and a Polsilver the shave was a bit rough. I might be a dodgy blade but I suspect it's my skin as I have a few spots elsewhere and I feel pretty run-down. :angel:

The brush is a Simpsons E3 Manchurian and the bowl a Steve Woodhead suribachi.
 
Boots Botanics face scrub
Boots shave stick
Omega 'syntex' synthetic bristle shaving brush
Personna chrome razor blade 'red' label
Edwin Jagger Chatsworth barley chrome razor
King of Shaves 'ultimate' balm.

It's been quite a while since I've used Personna razor blade, and it was a very smooth shave.
 
Saturday 15th February

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Hot shower
Hot flannel
Mike's Barbershop scuttle lathered
Custom made by myself, Maple & Black Walnut TGN Finest badger 22mm fan
Gillette Big Fellow New Improved
Sputnik (3)
Cold Rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Aqua Velva Musk aftershave

A good decent shave, all items came together very well.
 
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