S.o.t.D Saturday 24th May to Friday 30th May 2014

Wednesday 28th May

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Warm shower
Hot flannel
Fitjar Frost Rose soap bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette 58
Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
Rose of Bulgaria aftershave
GFT Ajaccio Violets Cologne
 
Semogue OC Boar
Proraso Green
Ever Ready 1912
M&S Woodspice

For some reason I had trouble getting a decent lather, all sorted in the end nice clean 2 pass shave.
 
Proraso green pre & hot flannel

Proraso green cream (face lathered)

Shave shack Bucaneer badger brush

EJ DE89 with Feather blade

Cold water & alum block

Elemis post shave healing mask [emoji15]

The Elemis was a gift from the missus so I feel obliged to at least give it a try. To be honest it just takes away all the manliness of the shave and smells awful. Gutted cos I bet it cost a pretty penny and if she'd asked me I could have had a couple of things off my wish list [emoji21]
 
Smiler said:
The Elemis was a gift from the missus so I feel obliged to at least give it a try. To be honest it just takes away all the manliness of the shave and smells awful. Gutted cos I bet it cost a pretty penny and if she'd asked me I could have had a couple of things off my wish list [emoji21]
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I feel for you, Smiler. But remember... happy wife, happy life :)

Today's shave:

Cold water splash
Palmolive Stick (grated)
Vulfix Grosvenor reknotted w/ TGN Finest Badger
ATT Atlas M1
Sputnik (3)
Myrsol Emulsion
 
Durham Duplex 1907 Anniversary Shave

Patented 28th May 1907, presenting the Durham Duplex system ...

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Hot Towel
Gillette Sensitive Gel
Durham Demonstrator
Hot Rinse & Cold Rinse
Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum

Three Pass - WTG, WTG & ATG

"To be used with Durham Duplex blades"

I have a couple of NOS blades, both from 1911 (7th November for a US Made one and 4th July for the British Made) - I went with the British Made. Both have been honed by a pal on a Welsh slate progression and then finished with CrOx on balsa. Stropped on leather, good to go on a test area of my hand.

Well, the first pass on stubble was not as good as it might, so I swapped over to a modern Personna blade which has been well used, but stropped after each use and most recently given a little more of an edge with Elsterglanz on balsa-backed firm foam and stropped on leather.

That worked!

Re-doing the WTG pass and making one ATG pass, I got very smooth indeed! Two areas just to polish up and I'm happy with my anniversary shave for this old device - it's not one which is loved by many anymore, but it certainly is by me. I've found previously that the stubble grows through smoother, so I'm expecting a nice smooth face for a short while now.

Quick rinse, splash of Pinaud Clubman VIBR ...

Lovely job! I don't get that burn that many refer to with this aftershave. I get a real warmth, but a numb warm. No burn.
 
Shower
TOBS Limes
Semogue 830
Weber Bulldog
Personna Red [2]
Alum
Arko Ice Mint ASB
AdP Ginepro di Sardegna

DFS, best shave yet from the Weber, really very close and smooth next to no sting from the alum.
 
Today's shave

Hot bath Old Spice shower Gell
ikon OC deluxe
Wilkinson sword blade
Kent BK4 Brush
Nanny's Grapefruit & Lemongrass soft shaving soap
S Woodhead suribachi bowl

Old Spice aftershave
Old Spice Cologne

That's right I smell of........Old Spice, I get concerned when Mrs J creeps over for a sniff, I just guess Old Spice has still got it after all these years :blush:

Result BSS WTG
 
muhle r41/ templ8 ball end handle
7 o'clock yellow
omega 20102
panna crema labdano
barbon AS
zino davidoff edt

back to the 2013 r41 after a 2011 r41 shave on monday. i much prefer this newer version, its a lot easier to use and doesnt take the concentration levels needed to uses the 2011, i reckon ill move the 2011 version on as i cant see me using it now. the 2011 r41 is a beast of a razor and im always impressed by the first pass, i just prefer the easier shave of the 2013.
 
EJ DE3D, shim, Rapira Swede
Hand-carved Beech 24mm Finest 2-Band
Kent Soap
Barbershop Bay Rum
SFH Lime Shave Oil
Yardley Citrus & Wood EdT

Back on the fat! T'was good too so I'll be having another go with it tomorrow. The razor, shim and blade combo whacked off two days growth with ease and gave me one of the smoothest shaves in recent times. Yon SFH shave oil is good as a post shave balm but I don't fancy shaving with it. Smells great too. The Yardley is a very good value, classic EdT and one I'd recommend folks having a sniff of. Might be only £7.50 for or 50ml spray bottle but it doesn't smell cheap to me. But then I like Old Spice so what the heck do I know...:angel:
 
Thursday morning:

Joseph Rodgers & Sons 5/8"
Vie-Long, Horse & Boar, Men's Only Forum Special Edition 2014.
Mitchell's Wool Fat, soap
Face Lather
Neil Miller-2.5"Latigo Leather
D.R. Harris Windsor ASL
WTG, XTG & ATG (neck)

Have a nice day!

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Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: LASS Fougere
Brush: Rooney 2XL 28mm "Heritage" 2-band
Razor: EJ DE89 with Templ8 custom handle
Blade: Rapira Swedish Steel (1)
Post: Myrsol Antesol, followed by Village Barber balm

Powerlifting champion brush! Very sharp 3-pass CCS. Feeling clean & ready to take on any challenges of the day.
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Prep: Hot Water
Soap: Barrister & Mann Ferox
Brush: Simpson The Hive in Super
Razor: Settebello Solingen 7 - 6/8
Moustache Razor : The Mab Dwarf Razor
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: Myrsol F./Extra

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Thursday xxix, May 2014

Prep: Hot shower, Dove Men+Care Revitalising Face Wash
Pre: Cold water splash, Proraso Crema Pre Barba (Green)
Brush: Vulfix Boar Brute
Soap: QCS Vetiver
Razor: Valet VC3
Blade: Feather FHS-5 Hi Stainless #2
Post: Guerlain Vetiver ASL, Guerlain Vetiver Soothing After Shave Gel
Fragrance: Guerlain Vetiver EdT

Result: Triffic! My face is feeling so soft, which I put down to the combination of the QCS soap and the exfoliating properties of the big boar knot.

All the best,

Jon
 
Thursday

LEA Menthol cream
Frank Shaving Pur-Tech synthetic
FaTip
Gillette Silver Blue
Pinaud Clubman AS

The shave was a bit rough this morning TBH. Smooth enough, but not comfortable.
 
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