S.O.T.D. Saturday 28th February to Friday 6th March 2015

Bulldog facial wash
Edwin Jagger pure badger
TOBS Eton College shaving cream
TOBS Herbal A/S cream
Merkur 33
Wilkinson Sword (1)

Popped into TOBS in London yesterday to buy some cream. Wish I had never bothered as today's shave left me with bright red face like a baboon's ar*e and extremely painful & itchy. :icon_redface: :mad:

Having got a variety of s/creams, it's very likely that I'm going to have to chuck them all or at least PIF them in due course. I am going to try a shave from each of them, and if that has the same result as today's shave, then I will get rid of them (and chalk it down to experience). :icon_sad: you would think at my age that I would know better!

Paul
 
Cold water splash
Valobra Stick
MÜHLE 23mm STF v2
ATT R1 Kronos
Super Iridium (3)
Myrsol Emulsion
Borsari Acqua Classica EDC

Enjoyable shave today, close and comfortable.
 
5 March 2015 Shave

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dodgy said:
Darkbulb said:
Bechet45 said:
Stop it! You're just taunting me on purpose! It looks even shinier in B&W.

I might put a bikini or short skirt on it for tomorrow's pic :)

You seem to have found Carl's 'Shave and a Haircut' razor without half trying. Excellent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZrcckN0tn4


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Thursday 5th March

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Warm shower
Hot towel
CRSW Select Sandalwood scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single Ring (Made in England S/N H014236)
Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Boots Freshwood aftershave

Lovely close shave from the Single Ring. This example's on the milder side so I opened up the razor a little allowing the blade to lift slightly off the comb.
 
782sirbrian said:
Thursday 5th March

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Warm shower
Hot towel
CRSW Select Sandalwood scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single Ring (Made in England S/N H014236)
Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Boots Freshwood aftershave

Lovely close shave from the Single Ring. This example's on the milder side so I opened up the razor a little allowing the blade to lift slightly off the comb.

That razor set is sooo nice.
 
WEDNESDAY EVENING

Razor: StUFO (Stahly head, UFO Godzilla handle)
Blade: Gillette Silver & Blue
Brush: Muhle V2 synthetic
Soap: Wilke soap stick
AS: Brut
EDT: GFT sandalwood skin food
EDT (in morning): Caron Yuzu

After weeks of just using straights and SEs I'm back on the DE trail like a goodun!

For me, the Stahly head with a heavy handle is poifick (American spelling so Mart can unnerstan). It has just the right balance between aggression and mildness.
 
Darkbulb said:
782sirbrian said:
Thursday 5th March

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Warm shower
Hot towel
CRSW Select Sandalwood scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single Ring (Made in England S/N H014236)
Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Boots Freshwood aftershave

Lovely close shave from the Single Ring. This example's on the milder side so I opened up the razor a little allowing the blade to lift slightly off the comb.

That razor set is sooo nice.

Thank you a lovely shave it gives too, these razors are high up in my favourite list :icon_razz:
 
Greetings

Thursday 5th March 2015
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM 1912 Damskeene OC
Blade: GEM Blue Star Carbon
Brush: Semogue OC 2 Band
Soap: Klar Kabinett
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)
EDT: Cerutti 1881

Regards
Dick.

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SOTD - Thurs
Pre: RazoRock menthol/lime soap
Soap: Grandstaff Soap Co. "Holy Smokes" v2
Brush: Paladin PK-47 2-band
Razor: Ikon DLC Slant w/SE handle
Blade: Wilkinson Sword [NOS UK "Light Brigade"] (4)
Post: Thayer's witch hazel, followed by Pitralon Swiss
Holy Smokes! This soap lives up to its name! It's quite possibly the slickest soap I've ever used. So slick I couldn't get a grip to stretch my skin.
Scent is powerful also. Described as "Tobacco leaf with almond, vanilla and clove", I get a slightly floral top note with vanilla/almond backing it up.
Paired nicely with the Pitralon Swiss. Fantastic 3-pass BBS.
 
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Bulldog Face Wash
Wickham's Parma Violet
Muhle 33K256 Silvertip Fibre
GEM Contour II & GEM Stainless (5)
Hot Rinse, Cold Rinse & Alum Wash ... no sting
Witch Hazel Toner
Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel Aftershave & EDT

Face Lathered
Two Pass - WTG & WTG (Slide)
 
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