S.O.T.D Saturday 15th March to Friday 21st March 2014

Norfolkdick

Norfolkdick

Joined
Tuesday May 1, 2012
Location
West Norfolk. UK
Greetings

Saturday 15th March 2014
Prep: Shower
Razor: Schick G1 Injector
Blade: Personna Stainless Coated
Brush: Semogue 1800 Boar
Cream: Body Shop Maca Root
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)
EDT: Calvin Klein Obsession

A wonderful shave, my new brush is staring to break in nicely and I am really impressed with it. possibly the best model of Semogue boar I have, ideal for face lathering.

Regards
Dick.

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No photo today, short on time!

Fatboy @6 then 4
Feather (3)
Erasmic Boar
Arko
Astral Cream

Beautiful shave from 3 stalwarts of traditional shaving.
 
Random disposable (1)
Whipped Dog silvertip
Speick soap stick
Boots No7 balm
Serge Lutens Chergui

Presentable but no awards for shave enjoyment nor results. I have a stock of assorted two blade disposables from before I started all this - this particular model is particularly cheap and gooey. I reckon it's a Tesco own brand.
 
Saturday

Morning, gents.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJDE89
Blade: Super-Max Blue Diamond (1)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave cream: Super Smooth Southsea Spray
Aftershave: Pashana Bay Rum
Cologne: Vetiver Creed clone

You know when everything comes together for a very easy, comfy, and smooth shave. That's what I had this morning. Probably pay for it tomorrow, though...
 
Morning all.

All a bit rushed this morning but here we go.

Hot shower with Savon de Provence Sandalwood soap.
TSN Simpson's LE P8
NOS Old Spice Mug Soap
Gem G Bar w Feather SE #1
Honeybee Gardens Sandalwood ASL
Simpson's Vitalising ASB
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Nice comfortable 2 pass shave

Jon
 

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Pre: Myrsol Emulsion
Soap: C&S 88 (sample squashed down into a L'Occitane bowl to make the puck larger and easier to load)
Brush: Simpsons E3 Manchurian
Bowl: Old glass jelly mould with sand-blasted bottom to help generate lather
Razor: Braveheart head and iKon Bulldog handle
Blade: Polsilver
ASL: Krampert's Bay Rum

Lovely relaxed shave - outstanding results.
 
Hot Flannel
Cade
Plisson Synthetic
Progress @1
Treet Carbon (1)
Alum Block
Myrsol Blue
Goutal - Mandragore Pourpre



A late start today. Experimenting with very mild shaves in the build-up to a possible Feather purchase. I must say that I'm getting just as close a shave with this razor set at one as I did with the R41 - it just feels smoother in action but with the same result.

I am revived!
 
Pre Oil - Nuage - Menthol. Applied to throat/neck area only
Soap - Super Smooth - Bay Rum - Wickham Soap Co.
Brush - New Forest Badger Brush
Razor - Vintage Gillette DE Adjustable
Blade - Feathers
AS - Blue Stratos

2 Passes : BBS : Smelling Super Fresh!

Thanks Paul for the Blue Stratos heads up. Had completely forgotten about this blast from the past.
 
Saturday 03-15-14. MUSIC: Charlie Parker and Chet Baker - Bird and Chet (1952).

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Aleppo soap - Rodney Neep Extra Silvertip 26X50 - Feather all stainless - Iridium Super #5 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Mystic Water Marrakesh - Alum block - Thayers Cucumber Toner - ASB Institut de Karité - ASL Florida Water.
 
Prep: Hot Water
Soap: Stirling Soap Port Au Prince
Brush: Simpson The Duke D3 2 band in Super
Razor: Black Cobra
Black Cobra : Feather Professional
Moustache Razor : The Mab Drarf Razor
Post : Cold Water and Alum Block
AS : Guerlain Vetiver
EDT: Guerlain Vetiver

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After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Savile Row badger
1958 Toggle/Personna Stainless Steel (NOS)
Xpec SC
Neutrogena oil free moisture
Malizia 'Vetyver' EdT sprayed very liberally

Last time using the Toggle for a while. Nice change of pace but three shaves with it and finished for now. Heh, I did manage to give my upper lip a small slice through inattention, which started bleeding right away. Yep, I just barely touched my lip wrong and zing......knew it right away. Been years since last doing that.

Got out the big guns to stop the flow, since I prefer not seeing any red in the lather during my shave. The 'My Nik is Sealed' liquid styptic did the trick almost instantly, even though it burned like a bastard for a minute. Good stuff.

First time using this blade and I was hoping for more. It's good, but not great. See how it works in the Webly later in the week for a true test.

BBS results,

Martin
 
Saturday 15th March

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Hot shower
Hot flannel
Stroppe Shoppe London Morning scuttle lathered
Brush made by myself, TGN Finest badger 22mm
Gillette 1963 Slim set on 5
Sputnik (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
DR Harris Arlington aftershave

A lovely shave the slim worked well when paired with a Sputnik very smooth. The scent and lathering quality of the Stroppe Shoppe London Morning with tallow excellent. The Arlington finished the job nicely.
 
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