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

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Saturday 21st September

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Warm shower
Hot flannel
TOBS Lavender cream bowl lathered
Simpson Commodore x3 best badger brush
Gillette Aristocrat 66
Polsilver super iridium (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Sir Irisch moos aftershave balsam

Lovely shave today, the Lavender cream is a bit strange vivid purple colour :icon_rolleyes:
Been Blackberry picking again this afternoon loads out there this year. My mate gave me some apples as well. I was weighed down walking home :icon_razz:
 
Saturday Evening

Prep: hot shower
Razor: Webber on wave handle
Blade:Gillette "Swede" (2)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Soap: DR Harris Soap Stick, Windsor
A/S: DR Harris Windsor
Cologne/EdT DR Harris, Windsor

Leant out my Digress, so back to Webber. Borrowed Chubby from a forum member. WOW. It certainly performs when face lathering.

Not sold on the Swede's. Prefer the English Wilkies.

Luxury shave today :)
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage Simpsons best
'Webly'/Wilkinson Light Brigade (NOS)
The Soap Opera Himalaya SS
Barbershop bay rum (felt like a little zing this morning. Great example of what a bay rum frag should be.
L'Artisan L'eau du Navigateur EdT (old juice)

Last three shaves have been with this same soap. Really good stuff. There was a time when I used this most days.

BBS results,

Martin


I was just thinking about using three different fragrances in my shave today, all of which I really like the smell of. Something strange here that I won't dwell on........
 
Van de Hagen Deluxe (I think)
Progress on 2
Sputnik Teflon
Turkish no. 6
TOBS Mr. Sidney a/s

This soap is, to me, indistinguishable from the Surrey stuff.
Started the shave with this blade in a Rotbart no. 20 but it was draggy and not close. Excellent in the Progress though.
Haven't used this aftershave for a while and really enjoyed it. Thanks again to the good old Graeme Gairdner for this juice.
 
Had my first magnificent shave with the ikon slant today. Maybe I've found the right blade on my sixth go with this razor.

Prep: hot water face wash with Boots No7 face wash
Soap: La Toja stick
Razor: UFO Kaiser with Ikon Slant head
Blade: Polsilver (2)
Brush: Frank Pur Tech Synthetic
Post: Alum and Barbershop bay rum

BBS results [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES]
 
merkur hd
mem super silver platinum
omega pro 49
stirling scots pine sheep shave soap
l'occitane verdon AS
penhaligons endymion cologne


a very nice quickie. the second run out in anger for the omega 49 after some test lathers, and im liking it, i think it will see some regular use.
 
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Aristocrat #21
Blade: Ladas
Brush: EJ Super Badger
Soap: TOBS Jermyn Street
A/S: Forest Fresh

Surprising shave, DFS to be precise. Not bad and minimum irritation.
 
Prep: Hot water (afternoon shave)
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: Nanny's Silly Soap "Down Home Summer"
Brush: E&J Chatsworth Best Badger
Razor: E&J DE89 Chatsworth
Blade: Rapira Stainless (3)
Post: Village Barber Balm

Very comfortable shave, but edge is starting to fade.
 
Prep: hot shower
Brush: Pensoftheforest,
Razor: Iwasaki size 2
Cream: Cyril Salter Indian Sandalwood
AS: Myrsol Formula C
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean indeed :D
Rod made me this lovely custom coffee bean handle brush and it works magic with creams, the flow through's excellent for whipping up lather in a scuttle or bowl.
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Good morning friends! :icon_smile:

PREP: Floïd Sandolor Pre Shave Gel
BRUSH: 24mm Shavemac D01 Extra Silver Tip 2 Band Version
SOAP/CREAM: Jabonman - Mountain
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 7/8" Max Sprecher custom, 1/4 Hollow Ground, French Point,
w/ Cobaltium M3 Mokume Gane scales + G10 Hunter Orange tapered wedge
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Eau de Cologne LAVANDA Ach. Brito
RESULT: First-class, BBS shave!

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Have a nice week,
Béla​
 
Although the first shave doesn't fit in here, the latter does so here it is.

Friday 20th September

Brush: Semogue 830
Soap: Vitos
Razor: Schick L Type
Blade: Personna
Post: Witch Hazel, Floid Vigoroso, Astral

Sunday 22nd September

Brush: Vulfix Bodger
Soap: Arko (mashed into a tub)
Razor: Schick L Type
Blade: Personna
Post: Witch Hazel, Steve's Bay Rum

Both good shaves, close and comfortable.
 
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