S.O.T.D Saturday 16th November to Friday 22nd November 2013

Return of my Stirling Mojo

Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso preshave - sensitive
Soap: Stirling Bay Rum
Brush: MÜHLE Kosmo silvertip synthetic
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Razor: Slim @7
Blade: Lord (2)
After: Old Spice AS, Zirh ASB

After failing on the second attempt with this Bay Rum soap I decided to pull out all the stops to get it to explode properly. Introduce the synthetic brush, to eliminate brush soaking up lather, wide necked bowl for more elbow space for vigorous action.
This payed off with a successfully thick lather, like mousse. Takes a bit longer than other soaps but the results are ace. Now I'll have to see if I can get the same results with my other Stirlings.

Don't like the Lord blade much (I'm using up my under-used blade brands) as it felt sticky so I'll retire it after 2 shaves.

Final result, smooth BBS and soft face.

Have a good one, chaps.

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Wacker stosser old Sheffield wedge 13/16
Kanayama cordovan #8000
Bill Jack le tuft chubby 1.5 in lignum vitae
Mitchell's wool fat
witch hazel
Kiehl's aftershave balm
Kiehl's Musk original blend No1​
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Good morning friends! :)

PREP: Floïd Sandolor Pre Shave Gel
BRUSH: 23 mm MÜHLE (Synthetic fibres)
SOAP/CREAM: Taylor of Old Bond Street LEMON & LIME Shaving Cream
SCUTTLE/BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: MÜHLE R41 + MERKUR Platinum Blade
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Eau De L'occitane Vetyver Eau de Toilette
RESULT: Smooth shave

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Have a nice day,
Béla​
 
Greetings

Thursday 21st November 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM OCMM
Blade: GEM Blue Star Carbon
Brush: Semogue SE 2012 Mixed
Soap: Tabac Stick grated
Aftershave: Floid Balm

A great shave despite my hard water. It is not until you return from a couple of weeks away as I have just done, shaving with super soft water that you realise the huge difference in slipperiness between hard and soft water. After a fortnight in the warm; night temperatures of +2 C are a little hard to stomach. To make matters worse with only just over a month to go; on the radio this morning everybody was using that disgusting C word!

Best Regards
Dick.

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Thursday xxi November, 2013

Prep: Hot shower, L'Oreal Purifying Wash with charcoal
Pre: Proraso White
Brush: Coates Fitzwilliam Pure Badger
Soap: Palmolive / La Toja sticks grated
Razor: Timor Open Comb 1350K
Blade: Sputnik #1
Post: Alum, Lemon Tea Tree Mentholated WH, Arran Aromatics Bay Citrus ASB
Fragrance: Muehlens 4711

Result: Very nice indeed. The blended Palmolive/La Toja sticks make a great lather that really works for me. Still very impressed with the Timor OC razor and works excellently in tandem with the Sputnik. A DFS this morning, I conclude.

All the best

Jon
 
Razors: Pal adjustable injector, Cobra Classic.
Blades: Schick injector (1). Feather Professional (4).
Pre: Proraso green pre.
Brush: Polo 8, super.
Soap: MWF.
Aftershave: Floid the genuine.
EdT: Penhaligon's Esprit du Roi.

Should not have bothered! I borrowed the Pal and put a brand new blade in and nothing? Could not get it to cut at all, so I gave up and swapped to the Cobra. Which I nicked my neck with, not a great shave cumulating with...
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My favourite bowl was a Steve Woodhead Subarachi. :s

Scott.
 
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Lush Aqua Marina
Trumpers Coral Skin Food
DR Harris Windsor Shaving Cream
Merkur HD Gold
Perma Sharp Super
Semogue 2011 LE Bristle 1
Mr Taylor's "A Gentleman's Aftershave"
Thayers Cucumber
Kiehls Ultra Soothing Moisturiser
Lush Vanishing Cream
Trumpers Eucris
 
Norfolkdick said:
Greetings

Thursday 21st November 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM OCMM
Blade: GEM Blue Star Carbon
Brush: Semogue SE 2012 Mixed
Soap: Tabac Stick grated
Aftershave: Floid Balm

A great shave despite my hard water. It is not until you return from a couple of weeks away as I have just done, shaving with super soft water that you realise the huge difference in slipperiness between hard and soft water. After a fortnight in the warm; night temperatures of +2 C are a little hard to stomach. To make matters worse with only just over a month to go; on the radio this morning everybody was using that disgusting C word!

Best Regards
Dick.

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Welcome back Dick :icon_razz: missed your shave posts the last couple of weeks.
 
Sm304 said:
Razors: Pal adjustable injector, Cobra Classic.
Blades: Schick injector (1). Feather Professional (4).
Pre: Proraso green pre.
Brush: Polo 8, super.
Soap: MWF.
Aftershave: Floid the genuine.
EdT: Penhaligon's Esprit du Roi.

Should not have bothered! I borrowed the Pal and put a brand new blade in and nothing? Could not get it to cut at all, so I gave up and swapped to the Cobra. Which I nicked my neck with, not a great shave cumulating with...

My favourite bowl was a Steve Woodhead Subarachi. :s

Scott.
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Sounds like a "go back to bed" day, to me :(

Ian
 
Thursday:

Afternoon, gents.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJ DE89 with Bulldog handle
Blade: Derby (6)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave cream: RSC
Aftershave: Yellow Ginger
Cologne: Azzaro pour Homme

Well, that was a poor shave! Everything seemed to go fine then, half an hour after finishing up, my face started to feel tight and sore. I had a look and there was lots of redness under the jawline - haven't seen anything like that in a good, long time. I was a bit rushed and distracted, I suppose, because I had dental treatment first thing in the morning. Anyway, an hour later the redness had disappeared, but it'll teach me not to take things for granted.
 
Thursday, November 21st, 2013

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

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Rudolf Schmidt 205 "Bambola", 13/16 Full Hollow, Round Point​

  • Pre-shave: Proraso Green Pre Shave Cream
  • Soap: PannaCrema San Francesco Shave Soap
  • Brush: Omega Syntex Brush #90081
  • Bowl: Chinese Super Cheap Steel Bowl
  • Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
  • Razor: Rudolf Schmidt 205 "Bambola", 13/16 Full Hollow, Round Point
  • Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
  • After Shave: P.160 Professional After Shave
 
Thursday 11-21-13. MUSIC: Willie Dixon with Memphis Slim‎ - Willie's Blues.

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Soap from Alepo - Morris & Forndran 25X53 - Merkur 25C - Polsilver #1 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap RazoRock King Louis Lavender - Alum block - Thayers Original Astringent - ASB Truefitt & Hill - ASL Myrsol Agua Balsámica.
 
Thursday 21st November

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Hot shower
Hot flannel
Sterling Smart Dressed Man scuttle lathered
Simpson Hive Manchurian badger brush
Gillette NEW short comb
Gillette 7 o'clock Indian Black (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Old Spice sensitive aftershave

Comfortable shave, the Sterling soap makes some lovely slick lather. The Old Spice is 20yrs old and is quite strong scented, cloves ?
 
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