S.O.T.D. Sat. 28st Sept. to Frid. 4th October. 2013



Pre Emulsión Myrsol Roll-On + GAL for Men soap stick + Vie&Long 12705B horse + Merkur-Pearl razor with Filomatic #1 + La Toja "Manantiales" splash and balm

Today, an almost full spanish shave!

First use of this white horse brush with a 24x50mm knot. A bit scritchy for my taste, but I hope it will improve with some time and break in.

Cheers!
 
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Gillette Old Type (1918)
Blade: Sputnik
Brush: EJ Super Badger
Soap: Virgilio Valobra Menthol
Aftershave: Forest Fresh

A seriously good shave, two passed and a razors thickness from a BBS. I'm beginning to love the older Gillettes.
 

Face wash with Pears oil-control soap
Cobra Classic - Pro Blade
H L Thäter 4125/00
Nanny's Gentleman's shaving soap - French Lavender
Proraso Green A/S


Great shave but it doesn't make up for the fact that it's Monday tomorrow :(



 
Prep: Hot shower
Pre: BBR Pre shave oil
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gillette 7O'Clock yellow
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: T&H No10
Post: Alum, cold splash, T&H No10 Post shave balm

Very nice shave indeed!

 
SUNDAY EVENING

Prep : Warm rinse & Prep massaged into beard
Razor : Gillette Aristocrat Jr
Blade : Vintage Wilkie
Brush : TSN Shavemac 2013
Soap : GFT coconut cream - bowl lathered
Post: Witch hazel & Wlkie balm

Superb shave tonight. Have put the straight aside for a couple of days.

No cuts and BBS. Can't ask for more than that really.
 
Monday morning:

Dovo Best Quality 6/8"
Simpsons The Commodore X3, Best Badger
Dimitri's, home made tallow based soap (lot 150813)
Face Lather
Neil Miller-2.5" Latigo Leather
Taylor of Old Bond Street, Eton College ASL
WTG, XTG & ATG (neck)

Have a nice week!

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Monday xxx September, 2013

Prep: Shower, Arran Aromatics Peppermint & Eucalyptus soap
Pre: Cold water splash
Brush: Neep Custom '67 Threepenny bit extra silvertip
Cream: Proraso Cream - Red
Razor: Digress HD
Blade: Personna Med Prep #2
Post: Thayer's Medicated WH, Insitut Karité ASB
Cologne: Creed Vetiver

Result: Cracking shave, the Med Prep is now my firm #1 blade. Used a Creed Vetiver sample that I received from somewhere or other and it is very nice indeed.

All the best, gents...

Jon
 
Singapore, 30th September

Schick L-type & Personna
MR Basil & Lime
No brush available, used fingers to face lather
No after shave available

I was here again 10 days ago (Singapore) but few hours after I step foot in the city I received a call from my parents back in Greece. My nephew and beloved godson, who carried my first name, died unexpectedly in a tragic accident. He was 10 1/2 years old. He fell off the balcony at the apartment where my sister and her husband (together with their 3 kids at the time) had moved in 7 months ago. The apt was on the 8th floor so my beloved nephew was pronounced dead in not more than 12 hrs after the unfortunate event.

As a result, same day I took a plane and off I was to Greece. It was simply a very tragic event that none in our family would ever thought it could actually happen to us. Not been posting much ever since and may post quite infrequently in the future, well now you know why.

Take care, life is precious and every single minute should be enjoyed to its fullest.
 
All the best to you and your family, Konstantinos. My deepest condolences to you all. :(

Monday, 30.ix.2013

Predopobarba Proraso
Vintage Semogue 605
De Vergulde Hand
Gillette Tech #27 British Set
Russian Gillette Silver Blue
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
The Body Store "Affair" ASB

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:)
 
K that's horrible. Thoughts are with you and your family!

Prep: Village Barber Oil
Soap: Mama Bear Lemon Ice
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 2 - 2 band
Razor: Weber DLC - UFO U2
Post: Village Barber Balm /444

First go with Mama Bears soap, lathered with ease scent is quite artificial. Reminds me a little of a cleaning product. Not that much slip to it but my skin isn't fond of glycerin soaps.

All round though a good two pass shave
 
Monday 30 Sept 2013
Good morning, men,
Prep: Nivea face wash
Razor: Gillette Fat-handled Tech
Blade: Indian Wilkinson/Gillette (2)
Brush: Semogue 830
Soap: Proraso Green
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Balm

Nice smooth (DF) shave
 
Kent soap
Vulfix Bodger
#11H New, Supermax SS
Aqua Velva

Not used this soap in a wee while, and what an excellent soap it is. Blade left a bit to be desired this morning, perhaps a dud blade.
 
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