S.o.t.D Saturday 14th June - Friday 20th June
- Thread starter jds
- Start Date
- Messages
- 1,909
- Location
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Tuesday 17th June
Warm shower
Hot flannel
HTGAM Lime bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Redtip Superspeed (Made in England)
Sputnik (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
TOBS Victorian Limes aftershave
Warm shower
Hot flannel
HTGAM Lime bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Redtip Superspeed (Made in England)
Sputnik (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
TOBS Victorian Limes aftershave
- Messages
- 177
- Location
- Kent
Changed up the soap/brush/razor combo today...
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- Messages
- 1,063
- Location
- UK
Palmolive stick
Vulfix Bodger
Aluminium ball end tech, Polsilver Stainless
RSC moisturiser
Green Tonic
A reliably good set up, no need to be changing any of it really, but what'd be the fun in that.
Vulfix Bodger
Aluminium ball end tech, Polsilver Stainless
RSC moisturiser
Green Tonic
A reliably good set up, no need to be changing any of it really, but what'd be the fun in that.
- Messages
- 4,059
- Location
- London, UK
Cold water splash
Klar Kabinett
Shavemac 177 Silvertip
ATT M2 Kronos
Perma-Sharp Super (3)
Floïd Balsamo Dopobarba
Third super shave with Perma-Sharp blade. It really works well in the open comb ATT. Might try and squeeze one more shave out of it tomorrow.
Klar Kabinett
Shavemac 177 Silvertip
ATT M2 Kronos
Perma-Sharp Super (3)
Floïd Balsamo Dopobarba
Third super shave with Perma-Sharp blade. It really works well in the open comb ATT. Might try and squeeze one more shave out of it tomorrow.
- Messages
- 2,094
- Location
- Out of off of Chorley
Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso pre-shave - sensitive
Soap: Prof. Blighty's Grapewood
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Brush: MÜHLE Kosmo silvertip synthetic
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable @7
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
After: Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS, Coral Skin Food ASB
Experimented by adding Soda Crystals (sodium carbonate) to the water in the basin to soften it. Prof. Blighty's soap, although wonderful, has a tendency to not perform best in hard water. Today's shave had loads of lather with very little effort.
I'm going to continue using Soda Crystals with my other soaps now and see if they improve too.
I still don't get why Silver Blue blades are so well regarded. They just seem average to me. Ho hum.
Pre: Proraso pre-shave - sensitive
Soap: Prof. Blighty's Grapewood
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Brush: MÜHLE Kosmo silvertip synthetic
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable @7
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
After: Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS, Coral Skin Food ASB
Experimented by adding Soda Crystals (sodium carbonate) to the water in the basin to soften it. Prof. Blighty's soap, although wonderful, has a tendency to not perform best in hard water. Today's shave had loads of lather with very little effort.
I'm going to continue using Soda Crystals with my other soaps now and see if they improve too.
I still don't get why Silver Blue blades are so well regarded. They just seem average to me. Ho hum.
TUESDAY EVENING
Pre: Cold rinse & Prep cream
Cream: T&H No 10
Brush: New Forest 2221
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Pro
Post: Veg, IK balm
Blade is still being broken in so my face is burning a bit. However, no cuts and a smooth finish so I'll take it.
Pre: Cold rinse & Prep cream
Cream: T&H No 10
Brush: New Forest 2221
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Pro
Post: Veg, IK balm
Blade is still being broken in so my face is burning a bit. However, no cuts and a smooth finish so I'll take it.
Aluminium handle Tech
Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Balea, Proraso, Ingrams Cream + Palmolive/Erasmic soap + Krampert's shave enhancer
Shaving.ie Silvertip
Witch Hazel
Lagerfield Jako EdT
In a moment of indecisive madness I ended up using a big mix of stuff for lather. Turned out very nice!
- Messages
- 1,261
- Location
- The Garden of England
Prep: Cold Water Splash, Floid Oil
Razor: ATT R2 on Weber Bulldog
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Brush Stumpy Gecko Walnut 2-Band
Soap: TOBS Luxury Lime
Post: Witch Hazel Splash
Aftershave: Floid Blue
My usual 2 pass, cold water, face lather shave.
A couple of drops of Floid oil on my neck before the ATG pass.
Excellent shave, i used a 7 O'Clock Yellow in this razor on my last shave, but much prefer the Astra SP as i do in most of my OC's.
Razor: ATT R2 on Weber Bulldog
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Brush Stumpy Gecko Walnut 2-Band
Soap: TOBS Luxury Lime
Post: Witch Hazel Splash
Aftershave: Floid Blue
My usual 2 pass, cold water, face lather shave.
A couple of drops of Floid oil on my neck before the ATG pass.
Excellent shave, i used a 7 O'Clock Yellow in this razor on my last shave, but much prefer the Astra SP as i do in most of my OC's.
- Messages
- 2,887
- Location
- Cotswolds edge
Multi National team tonight:
Preparing the ground: British
Attack: German and Russian
Scrubbing: Italian
Defense: Spanish
Finishing off: American
Preparing the ground: British
Attack: German and Russian
Scrubbing: Italian
Defense: Spanish
Finishing off: American
- Messages
- 2,255
- Location
- 15 Miles SW of Denton, TX
Planned Shave 6-18-2014 ...
- Messages
- 2,403
- Location
- Hampshire, UK
Gillette Sensor Excel
Thäter 49125/1 3-band
La Toja cream, Classic
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Diptyque Tam Dao edt
Thäter 49125/1 3-band
La Toja cream, Classic
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Diptyque Tam Dao edt
- Messages
- 3,268
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Pre: Proraso green pre-shave cream
Soap: La Toja stick (face lathered)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 synthetic
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Personna blue (1)
Post: Captain's Choice Bay Rum
Very sharp 3-pass shave.
Soap: La Toja stick (face lathered)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 synthetic
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Personna blue (1)
Post: Captain's Choice Bay Rum
Very sharp 3-pass shave.
- Messages
- 7,603
- Location
- Taured
Yesterday's RI Mei blade already dead after only one very good shave, so:
Satinex Swedish super steel
Long comb New
Sir irisch moos stick
Kent Infinity Silvertex
Paco Rabane 1 Million
Satinex Swedish super steel
Long comb New
Sir irisch moos stick
Kent Infinity Silvertex
Paco Rabane 1 Million
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Gairdner
Guest
EJ DE3D, BiC Platinum Chrome
Hand-carved Beech 24mm Finest
Ingram
Blue Stratos AS
Unrefined Shea Butter
Blue Stratos EdT
Bounder 'Tache Wax
Very good indeed.
Hand-carved Beech 24mm Finest
Ingram
Blue Stratos AS
Unrefined Shea Butter
Blue Stratos EdT
Bounder 'Tache Wax
Very good indeed.