S.O.T.D Saturday 29th March to Friday 4th April 2014

[Rob Dery]

Wednesday

Morning, everybody.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJDE89
Blade: Rapira SS (5)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: La Toja in a bowl
Aftershave: Pashana Bay Rum
Cologne: Alpa Konvalinka (Lily of the Valley)

What a top shave!

 

[mcrossy]

Wednesday Morning

Palmolive/Erasmic grated, bowl lathered
Simpsons Pure Badger
Merkur 15c
Gillette Superthin (1)
Cold rinse, Alum & WH
Proraso A/S

Three pass BBS. Happy.

 

[GDCarrington]

 

[slantman]

Muhle R140 R41 Head
Treet Platinum
Green Mountain Lime Vetiver Soap
Frank Shaving Finest
Dove Post Shave Balm
Old Spice Cologne
SRD Mother Earth Scuttle

 

[razorguy]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

J.A. Henckels N. 14, 13/16 Full Hollow, Spike Point​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Proraso Shaving Soap Green Tub "Old Formula"
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 48 Gold
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: J.A. Henckels N. 14, 13/16 Full Hollow, Spike Point
• Post-Shave: Roberts Distilled Rose Water
• After Shave: Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave

 

[jaguar]

Morris & Forndran Chief
Floris No. 89 Shaving Soap
Weber PH Bulldog
Gillette Silver Blue
Floris No. 89 Aftershave Balm

 

[782sirbrian]

Wednesday 2nd April

Hot shower
Hot flannel
Jabonman Floral scuttle lathered
Brush made by myself, TGN Finest badger 22mm
Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Feather (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
DR Harris Pink aftershave
GFT Ajaccio Violets cologne

 

[Slow Shaving]

Wednesday 04-02-14. MUSIC: Depeche Mode - The Best Of.

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Aleppo soap - Somerset Simpson Duke 3 best badger - Merkur 25C - Gillette Platinum #2 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Tiki The Captain - Alum block - Thayers Cucumber Toner - ASB Institut de Karité - ASL Aqua Velva Musk.

 

[Burgundy]

Gillette Aristocrat #22
Polsilver Super Iridium
Semogue BC Cerda
Proraso Red, sandalwood
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Diptyque Tam Dao edt

 

[factormax]

Excellent deep shave this morning. BBS in just 1 pass!
Very good soap. Probably it lack a bit of hydratation in the post, but the lather is rich.

Prep: Hot Water
Soap: Unilever Active Gel
Brush: No name in Boar
Razor: Montana 7/8 Swedish Stainless Steel
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: GSG Pure Scented Ammonia

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Drole

Today is the 1st of April! :icon_twisted:

My real one:

Prep: Hot Shower with Floris London N°89 Shower gel.
Soap: Floris London N°89
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 - 2 band in Super
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade : Feather Professional
Moustache Razor : The Mab Dwarf Razor
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: Floris London N°89
EDT : Floris London N°89

SOTD Calendar candidate, surely?!

 

[Mr_Smartepants]

Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: Barrister & Mann "Winter Spice"
Brush: M&F L7 Butterscotch2-band
Razor: EJ DE89 with Templ8 custom handle
Blade: Merkur SS (1)
Post: Old Spice ASL, followed by Village Barber balm

B&M soap lathered well and gave a warm/fragrant spicy scent. Close clean shave.

 

[bigsimes]

Wed Eve

Merkur 34c HD
Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
NF Tubby1 in super 2 band
C&E Sandalwood soap
Bodyshop Macca root balm
GFT cologne

 

[fancontroller]

Shave of the last 2 weeks​

Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso pre-shave - sensitive
Soap: T&H Lavender, TOBS sandalwood, Cade cream, C&E Nomad cream, La Toja stick
Bowl: Collapsible silicone dog bowl
Brush: MÜHLE HJM synthetic
Razor: Merkur Progress @3, 2.5, 2
Blade: Sputnik, 7 o'clock yellow, Rapira SS
After: Aqua Velva Sport AS, Nivea ASB, C&E Sandalwood ASB, Coral skin food

Been on my jollibobs for the last couple of weeks so had to make do with my travelling gear. I have to say I don't think it was much of a compromise. The HJM was not a problem to use, the dog bowl functioned ok for lathering and the Progress, as always, gave a reliable shave.

I had to use up some Hong Kong dollars so purchased a tube of L'occitane Cade cream and some Crabtree and Evelyn goodies at a 70% discount! So I wasn't short of a few creams to try.
I did get a bit bored of the Progress, I never normally go for more than a week with the same razor. Thing is the the Progress if so reliable it gets a bit boring. I broke out the ATT R1 this morning and wow things got fun again, terrifically smooth shave.

 

[isaiah53]

muhle r41/ templ8 ball end handle
personna med prep
semogue oc 2 band
panna crema namaste
myrsol agua balsamica
trumpers marlborough cologne

 

[flip-68]

EJ 89
FS Pur-tech
Laser Stainless (1)
Wickham Soap Co SS
Bond Fresh a/s

the ej always takes me by surprise - it takes me half a shave to get the angle right but i always get a great shave from it. The laser was decent too. the combo of the 2 made for an uncomfortable 1st pass though. Lovely smell from this Polish aftershave, reminds me of Floris JF.

 

[dodgy]

Greetings,

Razor: Schick L1 Injector
Blade: Gillette Twinjector


A super close shave, these are the sharpest injector blades I have ever used.

These blades are if anything, too sharp, in the same way that Feather DE blades are for me, I need (even with this very gentle razor) to shave slower and more carefully and this is a razor that with a standard personna stainless coated blade fitted you could 'throw' around your face in a totally reckless manner without any fear of weepers or nicks; not that you would want too.

The blades are two super thin blades electro spot welded together in three places along the blades centres, they are also incredibly easy to damage inserting them into the razor.

A fascinating experience, a blade to reserve for a special occasion eg. a dinner invite from The Queen!

Regards
Dick.

What's up buddy,

Yeah, it's important finding the right blades.......just like a DE razor. Of course, in those tacky SE things you just use the same blades as painters would use I think....

I kept one of those dispensers and still have some blades left. Gillette made good blades back in the day. Glad those fit you so well.

Martin