S.O.T.D. Saturday 31st January to Friday 6th February 2015

II February MMXV Shave

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Greetings

Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM Junior 1912 Baton Handle
Blade: GEM Blue Star Carbon
Brush: Semogue OC Boar
Soap: Klar Kabinett
Aftershave: Floid Balm

Regards
Dick.

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Sapone : Floris London N°89
Pennello : Simpson Persian Jar PJ2 - 2 band in Super
Rasoio : King Pelikan 32 6/8
Strop : Paciccella in Cordovan
AS : Floris London N°89
EDT : Floris London N°89

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0545 hrs early shift, 4 days growth

Hot Shower
Wickhams Super Smooth "Bay Rum"
Vintage Rubberset with Omega Boar Knot
Mongoose (Satin) with Feather Super (1) on iKon satin handle
Layrite No 9 Bay Rum

First run out with my new Mongoose (thank you Wingman)

Superb first shave. No irritation and no weepers.

Having a shiny Mongoose on loan from SM304 for the past 2 weeks, I could detect no discernible difference in the shave, but the satin finish is prettier!
 
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Bulldog Face Wash
GFT Eucris Shaving Soap
Muhle 33K256 Synthetic Fibre
Gillette Trac II - Feather FII (3)
Hot Rinse & Cold Rinse
Witch Hazel Toner
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal Aftershave
GFT Eucris EDT

Bowl Lathered
Two Pass - Both WTG

With a little water poured onto the soap for a minute or two and sixty swirls, the Muhle did a fantastic job with the Eucris! I am really enjoying this brush.
 
Tues 3rd February 2015

Neutrogena Gly
Vulfix 404 mixed
Proraso Green cream
ER 1924 Shovel Head
Gem Coated [ 1 ]
Alum Rub/Rinse off
Woods of Windsor A/S Balm
Myrsol Antesol A/S

MMOC V Other SE [ Er & Gem ]
Suffering a bit with dry skin, so wary of 1924. Such a nice close shave, no irritation.
So far, this seems far superior to MMOC, but needs a great deal of attention whilst shaving.
 
Tuesday 3 February 2015

Tuesday 3 February 2015

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Traveling with a Mastro Livi CarboInox​

The pleasure of shaving and traveling with a masterpiece! This Mastro Livi CarboInox straight razor is a joy to see and a joy to shave with. Another notable thing about this shave, is that I finally managed to get some Pinaud aftershave, as it recently is getting easier to find it in some European stores. Pinaud is a burning hell on your face - alcohol seems to be pretty a lot - but it definitely feels very refreshing and smooth.​

  • Pre-Shave: Roberts Distilled Rose Water
  • Soap: Negozio Leggero Hazelnut and Lavender
  • Brush: MÜHLE Travel Silvertip Fibre, 21mm
  • Bowl: Chinese Bowl
  • Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
  • Razor: Mastro Livi CarboInox, 6/8 Full Hollow, Barber's Notch
  • Post-Shave: Argan Oil
  • After Shave: Pinaud Clubman
 
Tuesday 3rd February

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Warm shower
Hot towel
Soap Commander Confidence scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette New Improved Gold (1928)
Rapira Swedish (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave
 
Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso pre-shave - sensitive
Soap: Granstaff - Illipe & Cocoa butter
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Brush: Traditional Shaving Co. - Pure Badger
Razor: ATT S2 + Weber Bulldog
Blade: Sputnik (1)
After: Barbershop Bay Rum, Village Barber ASB

First time use of the ATT open comb slant. Again very, very smooth like the straight bar version. I think it's a tad smoother and is better around my chin but that might be because I've had practice with the S1 recently.

You can see in the photo how the head is designed. The RHS is built up higher than the LHS. Where the teeth are inline with the bottom of the baseplate on the RHS, they gradually slope down going along the comb until they're lower than the baseplate at the far side (i.e. same as the LHS in the photo)

Haven't used a badger brush in quite a while and wished I'd just stuck with pig, horse or plastic.

End results, maybe smoother than the S1 but need more use to be sure.

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