S.O.T.D. Saturday 30th August to Friday 5th September 2014

Tuesday 2nd September

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Warm shower
Hot flannel
CRSW Classic No2 bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Tech (Ball end handle)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
Myrsol Formula K aftershave
 
Pre: Proraso green pre-shave cream
Cream: Xpec Unscented
Brush: California Redwood Burl handle, 24mm TGN Finest 2-band
Razor: Ikon Deluxe OC
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (1)
Post: Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, followed by Fine Clean Vetiver

Lovely sharp/smooth shave by the French blade. Cleared 2-day stubble with 2.5 passes.
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Pre: RazoRock/HTGAM mentholated lime pre-shave soap
Soap: MWF
Brush: Simpson's M6 TSN-LE, 22mm 2-band Manchurian
Razor 1: ERN 1934
Razor 2: Ikon Deluxe OC
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (2)
Post: Thayer's Lemon witch hazel, followed by Penhaligon's Quercus

I got the ERN back from honing (thanks Rob!) and took it for a spin. Nice smooth edge and comfortable. Finished with the Ikon. The M6 has great backbone and loaded the MWF quickly, tips are relatively soft and the brush feels bigger on the face than it's 22mm knot implies.
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Wednesday iii September, 2014

Prep: Hot shower, Zirh Alpha - Hydroxy Face Wash
Pre: Cold Water Splash
Soap: Jabonman Neroli-Menta-Pomelo
Brush: The Shave Nook Simpson's 2014 LE M6 Manchurian Badger
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Kai Captain #3
Post: Myrsol Blue, Kiehl's Ultimate After Shave Balm
Fragrance: Knize Forest Toilet Water

Result: Super-duper all round!

All the best

Jon
 
Wednesday

Cella
New Forest Tubby 2
Aristocrat Junior
Gillette 7 o'clock SharpEdge
DR Harris Windsor AS

Great! I haven't used the Cella for a while and it was nice to bring it out of hibernation this morning.
 
Yesterday's Shave

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Fatip Grande
Gillette Silver Blue
Noxzema (applied between passes)
Wickham's Hard Soap V1
24 mm Shaving.ie Silvertip
Prof. Blighty's Coal Tar balm

First time using the Fatip - a very nice shaver.
 
Pre: Hot wash with Olive Oil soap, noxema.
Soap: Proraso Green tub.
Brush: Vie Long Horse hair
Razor: 1966 Gillette Slim Adjustable (4)
Blade: Astra superior Platinum (3)
Post: Proraso Green splash, XBolt EDT.



I used a new olive oil based soap this morning, smells worse than noxema :p and I cant say as I found it made any difference either. My 3 pass plus touchup today left me with a nice smooth shave with one wee nick on the chin. My adjustable was very difficult to open today when I went to take out the blade, figured it must be gunk in the works, so a 10 minute soak in hot water & fairy liquid followed by a scrub with a toothbrush seams to have done the trick. Nice and shinny now and operated normally.

Jim
 
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