S.O.T.D Sat. 5th Oct. to Frid. 11th Oct.2013
- Thread starter Norfolkdick
- Start Date
- Messages
- 430
- Location
- Sweden,Sthlm
Razor: Bengall CastSteel Wedge
Brush: 1899 Sterling silver bush
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
AS: Dr.Harris Sandalwood
Love this Bengall, big smile on my face and edge
Brush: 1899 Sterling silver bush
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
AS: Dr.Harris Sandalwood
Love this Bengall, big smile on my face and edge
Mr.Magnus said:Razor: Bengall CastSteel Wedge
Brush: 1899 Sterling silver bush
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
AS: Dr.Harris Sandalwood
Love this Bengall, big smile on my face and edge
I'll bet with your big mitts you need to be careful how you hold that razor.
Are they Maggard scales by the way?
- Messages
- 430
- Location
- Sweden,Sthlm
the razor is pretty big itself, but yeah with no thumbnotch or guard, it makes the shave fun
and yes. its Maggard scales, black buffarlo horn with a stonewedge
- Messages
- 1,909
- Location
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Friday 11th October
Hot shower
Hot flannel
Nannys Warm Spice hard soap scuttle lathered
Simpson Emperor 1 super badger brush
Gillette NEW 2 piece
Sputnik (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Sir Irisch Moos aftershave balsam
Today I brought out Nannys Warm Spice soap. I soaked the top of the puck with hot water while I showered as it's ages since I used it. I was rewarded with some lovely fine slick lather :heart: I had a Sputnik blade loaded in the razor and after the Croma yesterday it's like night and day. The Sputnik provided an effortless mowing down of my whiskers.
Hot shower
Hot flannel
Nannys Warm Spice hard soap scuttle lathered
Simpson Emperor 1 super badger brush
Gillette NEW 2 piece
Sputnik (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Sir Irisch Moos aftershave balsam
Today I brought out Nannys Warm Spice soap. I soaked the top of the puck with hot water while I showered as it's ages since I used it. I was rewarded with some lovely fine slick lather :heart: I had a Sputnik blade loaded in the razor and after the Croma yesterday it's like night and day. The Sputnik provided an effortless mowing down of my whiskers.
Friday:
Afternoon, everyone.
Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJ DE89 with Bulldog handle
Blade: 7 o'clock green (7)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: Palmolive
A/S: Homemade Rose splash
Cologne: Czech & Speake No. 88
Another top-quality accidental BBS. The blade shows no sign of flagging, so I'm going to keep on using it for a while. If it ain't broke...
Afternoon, everyone.
Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJ DE89 with Bulldog handle
Blade: 7 o'clock green (7)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: Palmolive
A/S: Homemade Rose splash
Cologne: Czech & Speake No. 88
Another top-quality accidental BBS. The blade shows no sign of flagging, so I'm going to keep on using it for a while. If it ain't broke...
- Messages
- 200
- Location
- Wiltshire, UK
Prep: Hot Splash
Pre: BBR Pre shave oil
Soap: BBR Shave creme
Brush: Semogue 1305
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gilette 7 O'Clock Yellow
Post: Cold splash, Alum,
AS: BBR Post shave gel
EDt: Paco Rabanne Black XS
Pre: BBR Pre shave oil
Soap: BBR Shave creme
Brush: Semogue 1305
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gilette 7 O'Clock Yellow
Post: Cold splash, Alum,
AS: BBR Post shave gel
EDt: Paco Rabanne Black XS
- Messages
- 1,147
Friday 10-11-13. MUSIC: Wes Montgomery - Jazz Masters 14.
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Soap from Aleppo - Semogue SOC two bands - Feather all stainless - Astra green #2 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving cream Acca Kappa - Alum block - Thayers Original Astringent - ASB Health & Aloe CRG - ASL Lilac Vegetal.
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Soap from Aleppo - Semogue SOC two bands - Feather all stainless - Astra green #2 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving cream Acca Kappa - Alum block - Thayers Original Astringent - ASB Health & Aloe CRG - ASL Lilac Vegetal.
- Messages
- 5,126
- Location
- british west hartlepool
english gillette new
english wilkinson sword
muhle silvertip fibre
panna crema labdano
l'occitane verdon AS
pour un homme de caron edt
an unexpectedly rough shave. no rhyme or reason for this shave, a bit rough and a few weepers, had to use the alum block for the first time in ages. hey ho.
english wilkinson sword
muhle silvertip fibre
panna crema labdano
l'occitane verdon AS
pour un homme de caron edt
an unexpectedly rough shave. no rhyme or reason for this shave, a bit rough and a few weepers, had to use the alum block for the first time in ages. hey ho.
- Messages
- 15,914
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
Friday night ...
March Violets 'Natural History' on the decks ... and in my hand, a Beck's
Hot Towels.
Nuage Men Shaving Oil.
Ingram's Shaving Cream.
Pure Badger Brush.
Merkur 23C - SuperMax Blue Diamond (2).
Homebrew Witch Hazel Menthol Toner (Sprygg).
Brut Musk Aftershave.
Second shave with the SuperMax Blue Diamond. After the first, I already knew that was a blade I liked ... this time, loved it. No nicks, no issues, just glide and smooth. I also like the PolSilver Super Iridium, but find I cannot feel this blade as much. Does that mean it's "smoother"? It works with my razor, my technique and my face more than any of the others I've tried and is a real stand-out blade for me.
I used my homebrew Witch Hazel Menthol Toner, which is a little light, but a great pick me up after Ingram's. I think I got the menthol just right.
Aftershave? Brut Musk ... gotta hoover up all the classics, eh? Quroum next!
In all, a bloomin' good shave. Very smooth. ATG was not really necessary, but I did it anyway just to clean up any bits I missed. I'm finding my feet with this Merkur now, and certainly achieving better than before shaves WTG and XTG. I'll nail the last little areas in those two paths soon enough.
March Violets 'Natural History' on the decks ... and in my hand, a Beck's
Hot Towels.
Nuage Men Shaving Oil.
Ingram's Shaving Cream.
Pure Badger Brush.
Merkur 23C - SuperMax Blue Diamond (2).
Homebrew Witch Hazel Menthol Toner (Sprygg).
Brut Musk Aftershave.
Second shave with the SuperMax Blue Diamond. After the first, I already knew that was a blade I liked ... this time, loved it. No nicks, no issues, just glide and smooth. I also like the PolSilver Super Iridium, but find I cannot feel this blade as much. Does that mean it's "smoother"? It works with my razor, my technique and my face more than any of the others I've tried and is a real stand-out blade for me.
I used my homebrew Witch Hazel Menthol Toner, which is a little light, but a great pick me up after Ingram's. I think I got the menthol just right.
Aftershave? Brut Musk ... gotta hoover up all the classics, eh? Quroum next!
In all, a bloomin' good shave. Very smooth. ATG was not really necessary, but I did it anyway just to clean up any bits I missed. I'm finding my feet with this Merkur now, and certainly achieving better than before shaves WTG and XTG. I'll nail the last little areas in those two paths soon enough.