S.O.T.D. Saturday 1st March to Friday 7th March 2014

Yesterdays SOTD...

Gillette Vintage Silver Flare
Gillette Blue Blade
Simpsons Special Brush
Kiehl Shaving Cream for Brushes
Lashings of hot water

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Tuesday 4th March

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Hot shower
Hot flannel
Tabac stick grated scuttle lathered
Brush made by myself, Finest badger 24mm
Gillette 1955 Red Tip Superspeed
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Aqua Velva Musk aftershave
 
Tuesday

Afternoon, everyone.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJDE89
Blade: Gillette Yellow (4)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: Palmolive in a bowl
Aftershave: I Coloniali Ebano Ebano

Trouble-free near BBS
 
Pre Oil - Nuage - Menthol. Applied to throat/neck area only
Soap - Ingrams mixed with Garden Mint - Wickham Soap Co.
Brush - New Forest Badger Brush
Razor - Gillette DE Adjustable
Blade - Feathers
AS Balm - Avon Men Essentials Conditioning After Shave Balm

Another nice shave, and great combo.

2 Passes : BBS : Smelling Fresh.
 
Tuesday night ... and it feels like a Tabac night ...

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Hot Towel
Tabac Shaving Soap
Pure Badger 23mm
Germany Tech Clone - Derby Extra [2]
Hot Rinse, Cold Rinse & Alum Wash
Tabac Aftershave Lotion
Tabac Cologne

Bowl Lathered
Two Pass - WTG & XTG

Ahhhhh ... I love Tabac!

The razor is a Tech clone, simply marked "Germany". The head is well made but the handle looks a little rustic and it is small, so off it popped and on went my templ8 version ball ended handle. The extra weight is excellent and made the razor quite intuitive with a narrow angle, but effective when you catch it.

Alas, I did not enjoy the blade. Used once on a few day's growth with a seriously aggressive razor worked out. In a Tech/clone it felt rough. Trying the blade on a fingertip, it proved to be quite blunted. So, out it goes ... two runs. Not a great blade.
 
Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso pre-shave - sensitive
Soap: Trumper's Coconut Cream
Bowl: Woodhead Tall Large Scuttle
Brush: MÜHLE Kosmo silvertip synthetic
Razor: ATT R1 + Weber Bulldog handle
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (3)
After: Barbershop Bay Rum, Coral Skin Food

So I think I may have found the "one" razor, now to see what blades to use with it. The previous Sputnik was super smooth but this Gillette Super Thin feels rough and draggy compared to it. 3 shaves with this blade has decided that I don't want to be using it with this razor.
Having said that the actual final result was no irritation and a gnat's whisker away from a BBS so the blade did pretty well; I just didn't enjoy it much.
The problem I have with the ATT R1 is getting close under my chin, for some reason that's not a close as other areas. More practice needed, great news.

Turned out nice again.

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Tabac
Shavecraft (don't know the details; kindly lent by fky3k)
English Wilkie
Turkish no. 6
Florida Water

Really good shave and enjoying the newly acquired aftershave
 
Pre: Village Barber oil
Cream: Musgo Real
Brush: Morris & Forndran 3-band "Super Badger", Style-1/3
Razor: EJ DE89 with Templ8 custom handle
Blade: NOS Wilkinson Sword UK (5)
Post: Thayer's Original witch hazel
AS: Jovan Musk, followed by Village Barber balm

NOS Wilkie is starting to lose its edge, but still silky smooth. 3-pass BBS.
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EJ Pre
Brush: Simpson Wee Scot (lathered in buffalo horn bowl)
Razor: Muhle R89 Rose Gold w/ Feather
Soap: MWF & Vulfix Lime Cream
Post: eShave ASB Lime & GFT Skin Food Lime
 
TUESDAY EVENING

Prep: Hot rinse & Prep cream
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade - Vintage GEM
Brush: Semogue OC 2012 LE
Cream: IK soap - bowl lathered
Post - Witch hazel & GFT sandalwood skin food

A really nice shave. This IK soap is very good indeed. Might be one to keep around in the arsenal.
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage butterscotch rebranded Simpsons
'Webly'/Schick Plus Platinum (NOS)
Xpec SC
Nutrogena oil free moisture
Pens BB cologne...pepper note goes good with the Xpec

Great old blade that I could easily use every day. The Xpec has become somewhat addicting. I am hoping that will pass.......sheesh.

BBS results,

Martin

Tall_Paul said:
Cream: IK soap - bowl lathered

A really nice shave. This IK soap is very good indeed. Might be one to keep around in the arsenal.
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Yep, I would consider it a top tier soap. Checks all the boxes.......slip, cushion, and excellent post shave skin care. Nice and mild floral scent.
 
Greetings

Wednesday 5th November 2014
Prep: Shower
Razor: Schick Injector E (Canadian)
Blade: Personna Stainless Coated
Brush: Vulfix 404 Mixed
Soap: Arko Stick grated
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)

A super close shave but at the expense of a weeper, it is rare that I shave with a Schick E without some minor damage; the reason I prefer 'G' models.

Regards
Dick.

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Wednesday 5th March, 2014

Prep: Hot shower, Bulldog Face Wash
Cream: Fitjar Wild Thing
Brush: Rubberset 400-3
Razor: Ikon Slant
Blade: Voskhod #1
Post: Alum, Honeybee Gardens Sandalwood ASL, Dove Men+Care Sensitive ASB

Result: The Voskhod doesn't quite match up to the Med Prep in this set up, but is still a fine blade. Somewhat disappointed in the Dove ASB, I rate their other products but this does not compare favourably with the Weleda ASB that I finished earlier this week.

All the best, gents.

Jon
 
Wednesday

Morning, all.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJDE89
Blade: Gillette Yellow (5)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: WickhamSoap Co. SS Southsea Spray
Aftershave: Grey Flannel
Cologne: Grey Flannel

Great shave.
 
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