S.O.T.D. Sat. 21st Dec. 2013 to Frid. 27th Dec. 2013

[Mr_Smartepants]

Prep: Hot shower, followed by Neutrogena Razor Defense Face Scrub
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: Mike's "Barbershop"
Brush: Morris & Forndran 2-band "Blonde Badger"
Razor: iKon OSS
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum (2)
Post: Thayer's Original witch hazel
ASB: Village Barber balm, followed by Captain's Choice "Cat o'nine tails"

2-day growth. Came back to the OSS after a few week hiatus, excellent 2-pass BBS (ATG both passes). Pass-1 with OC side, pass-2 with SB side. Lost myself in the experience and it nipped me on the chin to remind me to pay attention.
First time with any M&F, lovely soft tips and tons of backbone. This has to be a stellar face-latherer. SWMBO is a red-head but I think I like this "blonde".

 

[Burgundy]

Gillette NEW
Astra Superior Platinum (2)
Muhle Silvertip Fibre, v1
DR Harris Eucalyptus cream
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Diptyque Volutes edp

A quick shave. Not bad.

 

[shiny]

Musgo glycerin soap * Kent H8 Brush * Prorasso Green * Ever Ready 1912 * Thayers Witchhazel * Klamperts Finest Bay Rum (Acadian Spice)

 

[fancontroller]

Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso preshave - sensitive
Soap: Cella
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Brush: Semogue 830
Razor: Progress #3, 2.5, 2.5
Blade: Rapira SS (2)
After: Superdrug Sierran Breeze AS, Clinique post shave healer

Superb shave today, everything just clicked. The only downside is that this brush continues to splay too much for my liking.
I keep thinking that I won't ever find a better razor than this Progress.

Happy day, folks.

 

[_Phil_]

Prep: Face wash and hot flannel
Razor: Gillette 1977 Black Beauty
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Soap: NSS Warm Spice face lathered
Post: Alum, Speick ASB

A good first shave with the Black Beauty, quite mild but also very enjoyable. Never been too keen on long handled razors but this one felt good in the hand.
Now ready for my roast pork dinner

 

[razorguy]

Sunday, December 22nd, 2013

Sunday, December 22nd, 2013

Mastro Livi RWL34: What a Top Shave!!!​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Nuova Elberel P.160 Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Syntex Brush #90081
• Bowl: Gerby Steel Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL34, 9/8 Full Hollow, French Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine After Shave

 

[jaguar]

Semogue 830
Valobra Patchouli Shaving Soap
Weber PH Bulldog
Astra SP
Penhaligon's Endymion AS Balm

 

[GDCarrington]

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[Slow Shaving]

Sunday 12-22-13. MUSIC: Radiohead - The Best Of.

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Soap from Alepo - Chubby 1 best badger - Gillette Rocket HD 500 - Iridium Super #2 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving cream Tabula Rasa Koriander & Bergamotte - Alum block - Thayers Original Astringent - ASB Geo F. Trumper's Limes Skin Food - ASL Clarins Men.

 

[MachM]

Saturday

T&H 1805 cream
New Forest Tubby 2
LC New
Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Blue Stratos AS
T&H Trafalgar EdC

Sunday

Nanny's French Lavender hard soap
Semogue SOC Boar
Ever Ready Streamline
GEM blade
Proraso AS

Both were lovely shaves. BBS results from both.

 

[oscar11]

5/8 J.S. Holler
Tabac SC
homemade brush

 

[slantman]

iKon Standard Bar
Feather
Frank Shaving Finest
MWF
Every Man Jack Mint Post Shave
Grey Flannel Cologne (Geoffrey Beane)
Yoresh Scuttle

 

[782sirbrian]

Sunday 22nd December

Hot shower
Hot flannel
DR Harris Marlborough soap scuttle lathered
Simpson Emperor 1 super badger brush
Gillette Rocket HD
Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

Lovely comfortable shave, the blade was finished by the final pass definitely performance had dropped off.

 

[mattyb240]

Prep: Village Barber Oil
Brush: Simpsons P8
Cream: Dr Harris - Windsor
Razor: DLC/UFO U2
Post: Village Barber Balm / 444

Cracking little brush definitely a keeper. Nice smooth shave before the works Xmas do.
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[lindyhop66]

F.A.Clauberg Tonsorial Gem
Vie Long horse hair brush
Stirling Scots Pine Sheep shave soap
Proraso sensitive pre shave cream
CeraVe moisturizing cream
Aveeno AS lotion

 

[Gairdner]

Saturday's Scrape

EJ DE89L, Sputnik
Hand-carved Beech 26mm Grade A Silvertip
Peppermint & Emu Oil Shaving Soap
Blue Stratos AS
Astral
AA Bay Citrus EdT

Not bad, not bad at all.

Off to stay at Mater and Pater's for a few days to enjoy their Christmas hospitality so have taken the Gillette Swedes Antdad sent me earlier in the year. Cheers Tony!