S.O.T.D. Saturday 7th February to Friday 13th February 2015

Tuesday

Evening, all.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJ DE89
Blade: Green Gillette 7 o' clock (17)
Brush: Kabuki Bamboo
Shave soap: Kell's Hemp and Aloe, Juniper Sage
Aftershave: Gabriela Sabatini, Devotion
Cologne:

My SOTD's are a bit sporadic at the moment because of broadband problems. Still getting very decent shaves with the Gillette blade.
 
Cleaned up...and used my new Gillette Psycho today.
Great shave!

Razor: Gillette Psycho
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Soap: 3P (my favorite almond scented croap)
A/S: The Veg

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Darkbulb said:
GDCarrington said:
X February MMXV Shave

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I have the Endurance ASB.
Do you think the soap smells like the original Old Spice?
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No. Instead of smelling like Old Spice it smelted like Old Shea Stadium. It was all Shea Butter at first until ...

I scooped out the majority of the soap and mixed in some knockoff Old Spice aftershave and began to mix back in the soap bit by bit. I sealed the container when it was completely full of soap and aftershave with tape. After two weeks I opened it and used it. It finally smelled like Old Spice. The soap performance was always good, but it is a shame to expect one scent as advertised and get a completely different scent.
 
GDCarrington said:
No. Instead of smelling like Old Spice it smelted like Old Shea Stadium. It was all Shea Butter at first until ...

I scooped out the majority of the soap and mixed in some knockoff Old Spice aftershave and began to mix back in the soap bit by bit. I sealed the container when it was completely full of soap and aftershave with tape. After two weeks I opened it and used it and it finally smelled like Old Spice. The soap performance was always good, but it is a shame to expect one scent as advertised and get a completely different scent. [/b]
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I had the same experience with the Endurance ASB - it smelled ok but nothing like what I think I recall original Old Spice to smell like.
 
Weds 11 February 2015

Neutrogena Soap Bar
Victoria PB Brush
Proraso Green
GEM MM Flying Wing
Gem Coated [ 5 ]
Alum Rub/Rinse Off
Woods of Windsor A/S Balm
La Toja A/S lotion

MMOC V Other SE [ER & Gem ]
The MMFW is rated as mild,and with a blade on 5 uses provided an irritation free
shave. The Shave itself was more than acceptable for a weekday, and the FW is ideal
for Shaves in the week.
 
Greetings

Wednesday 11th February 2015
Prep: Shower
Razor: Schick Golden 500 J3 Injector
Blade: Personna Stainless Coated
Brush: Semogue 620 Boar
Soap: Speick Men Active
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)
EDT: Cerruti 1881

Regards
Dick.

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Wednesday 11 February 2015

Wednesday 11 February 2015

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Mastro Livi Ladder Damasteel, 6/8 Full Hollow, French Point​

Yet another impeccable shave. In my opinion, Damasteel is one of the most aggressive steels used by Mastro Livi for the making of his straight razors, and this is something I generally like. Not to mention the pleasure of Floïd aftershave, in my opinion one of the very best around. I also like the fragrance of "The Genuine" - also known as the amber colored Italian Floïd - not just a smell of old barber shops, but also a smell I consider both elegant and fragrant. Last but not the least, the pleasing almond scent of TFS soap, simply reinforcing the idea of an old Italian barber shop.​

  • Pre-Shave: Roberts Distilled Rose Water
  • Soap: Tcheon Fung Sing Barbe Rosse
  • Brush: Omega Bristle 10275
  • Bowl: Chinese Bowl
  • Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
  • Razor: Mastro Livi Ladder Damasteel, 6/8 Full Hollow, French Point
  • Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • After Shave: Floïd The Genuine
 
Prep: hot shower
Soap: Palmolive stick
Brush: Semogue 830
Razor: Merkur classic head on a Braveheart handle
Blade: Polsilver SI

Trying out the new brush at face lathering, everything fell into place and got a superb 3 pass BBS. Great start to the day.

Cheers Paul
 
Soap : Calani Bay Rum
Brush : Simpsons Classic 2 Best Badger
Razor : Cobra Classic (courtesy of Dharte001)
Blade : Kai Captain Mild
Aftershave : Layrite No.9 Bay Rum

Lovely Shave
 
Cold water splash
Calani 'Dubai'
M&F 1/2 in Blonde Badger
ATT R1 Kronos
Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Myrsol Emulsion
Lalique Hommage à l'Homme EDT

Excellent skincare from Calani soap, one of the best I've come across.
 
A good and a bad shave today.
Soap: Krampert's Arcadian Bay Rum
Brush: Simpsons Classic 1 Synthetic
Razor: Mongoose with prototype Futur inspired handle
Blade: Feather Pro
Finish: Lucky Tiger After shave tonic

Good:
First use of the Simpsons Classic 1 synthetic – it splays far easier than the Chubby 2 Syn and shares the fantastically soft tips. The handle is a little small but (that's) the price you pay for fitting it inside a small travel tube. Very pleased with it.
The Futur type handle, in lieu of a Bulldog II works very well for me. It moves the center of gravity of the razor into the grip area and stops it feeling head-heavy. Very pleased with the result. Now I just need to make it look better finished, lots of polishing coming up…

Bad:
I'm sensitive to Krampert's Arcadian Bay Rum shaving soap. The smell is outstanding, the lather is slick and easy to create, and it leaves my skin feeling very soft, but 4 hours post shave and I still feel like I'm having a hot flush. I love this soap but can't keep it.

Gutted.

All in all a very close smooth shave that smelt great, but I'm left with a slightly red face.
 
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