S.O.T.D. Saturday 23rd August to Friday 29th August 2014

1.Shower
2.Proraso pre & post cream
3.Proraso green
4.Vulfix 404 great little brush
5.Webber ph Bulldog handle
6.Derby blade on 3rd shave
7.Nivea cooling post shave balm

Best shave I have had for a long time no nicks or weepers really smooth,only wish I could bottle it all up and get that every time.
 
Thursday 28th August

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Warm shower
Hot flannel
WSO Signature bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Parat
Rapira Swedish (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave
 
Eucris soap
Omega 10098
Muhle R41
Personna Med Prep (3)
Old Spice Whitewater
Eucris

Didn't intend to use the Eucris afterwards but the scent of the soap was too much to resist. Actually doesn't go too bad with the O/S.

The soap is hard to lather. I've tried every brush I've got and various loading/lathering techniques from t'internet but no joy. I will persist for another week or so before it becomes bath soap.
 
Sapone : The Los Angeles Shaving Soap Company Bespoke #1
Pennello : Simpson Persian Jar PJ2 2 band in Super
Rasoio : Friedrich Schlemper Focus 226 6/8
Strop : Paciccella in Cordovan
AS : Dr Harris Windsor

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Greetings

Friday 29th August 2014
Prep: Shower
Razor: Joseph Elliot 6/8
Brush: Semogue Mistura
Soap: T&H No. 10
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)
EDP: Tom Ford Black Orchid

A very reasonable shave, the part I am finding the most difficult is the jawline, shaving reverse grip from the ear towards the chin. I have at last mastered shaving my chin. No doubt eventually I will get there and I am making better progress now I feel more comfortable with the razor.

Regards
Dick.

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Thursday

LEA stick
Frank Shaving Pur-Tech Synthetic
iKon Slant
Gillette 7 o'clock Black
Blue Stratos AS


Friday

LEA Menthol cream
Frank Shaving Pur-Tech Synthetic
#15 Aristocrat
Gillette 7 o'clock Yellow
TOBS Shaving Shop AS

Great shaves both days. Top lather from both LEA products.
 
Ok so this was my box of tools this morning.

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Prep: Hot wash and Proraso Pre-Shave.
Soap: Professor Blighty's Hyperion.
Brush: Vie-Long horse hair
Razor: Kropp 6/8 straight (on cheeks). Finished with 1966 Gillette Adjustable.
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum.
Post: Professor Blighty's Hyperion.

My first time out this morning with the Kropp (or any straight razor) but i felt something was not quite right felt a lot of tugging but I got no nicks or weepers. Weather I need to strop it more, or technique or is it actually shave ready I just cant tell as I have nothing to compare it against. However with me being new at this I would have to say its probably me. It wasn't bad enough to stop me from trying again but i think I may send this off to get an opinion from someone who knows about these things.

Rather than risk going any further I finished the shave with my DE. Very smoth and clean.

Jim
 
Pre Shave Rinse Face, apply Soap
Neutrogena glycerine,rub in to soften Beard.

Shave Soap. Tabac, applied directly to face etc, work up
lather, with Brush ?

Razor Progress 2 on lip area, 3 elsewhere.

Blade Rapira Swede {1]

Post Shave Alum,washed off after 1min +

Aftershave Floid Vigoraso.

Quite pleased with New to me blade, previous few days on Lab Blue.
 
Prep- Bulldog Facewash
Soap- Barrister&Mann vetiver/heather/clary sage
Brush- Men-U
Razor- ATT M1 Kronos
Blade- Personna 'Barber' [1]
Post- alum, Bulldog moisturiser

Great two pass shave,could not smell the vetiver in the soap but performed great.
 
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