S.O.T.D. w/c Sat. 4th January - Friday 10th January 2014, incl.

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Saturday iv January 2014

Prep: Shower, L'Oreal daily Purifying Wash
Pre: Tepid water splash
Brush: Dickinson & Gilroy Boar
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor: Valet VC3
Blade: Feather FHS-5 Hi Stainless #2
Post: Alum, home brewed mentholated tea tree witch hazel, Weleda ASB

Result: Still astonished by the quality of the shave this 70 plus year old razor gives me. Of course the Feather helps, but so glad I gave this a run out. Happy boy.

Have a good day, gents.

Jon
 
Greetings

Saturday 4th December 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM 1912 Damaskeene
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated
Brush: Semogue OC Boar
Soap: Tabac Stick grated
Aftershave: Astral cream (light)

Regards
Dick.

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Face wash with Pears soap
Origin Best Gold Steel in Ebony
Neep #1214 - Aztec Leopard Skin Jasper
Proraso Red Sandalwood cream (New Formula)
Proraso Green A/S
Tom Ford Italian Cypress


Bit of a poor start but an excellent finish :)



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Prep: Shower
Brush: NF Tubby 1 2-band
Soap: MWF (face-lathered this time)
Razor: iKon open comb
Blade: Voshkod (2nd use)
After: Speick balm


Despite following matic59's 6 tips for MWF I'm still struggling to get a thick lather that lasts. It's too thick and lacks slip at the start of the pass and then by the end it's thin and still lacks slip - I don't even have hard water to blame! Also I think I might be sensitive to the lanolin as I'm red and sore at the bottom of my neck area on both sides. I used it every day for 5 days after Christmas and started getting red, had 4 days using NSS unscented with goat's milk to calm it down and first use back and I'm sore. Maybe the lathering problem is a moot point. Still, nice jar.
 
Saturday 4th Jan.

Hot towel
Scodioli Laudanum soap (needs work to get acceptable lather but worth the effort)
'le Tuft' Custom Brush with Super Silvertip - fan
EJ DE87 with Gillette Superthin Platinum
Nivea post shave balm
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

Refreshing! :icon_razz:
Regards, beejay
 
Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Murdock Avalon pre-shave oil
Soap: Murdock Avalon cream
Bowl: Woodhead Large Tall Scuttle
Brush: MÜHLE Kosmo silvertip synthetic
Razor: Fatip + Templ8 handle
Blade: Sputnik (1)
After: M&S Harvard AS, Murdock Avalon ASB, Murdock Fougere Cologne

First use of Murdock products (early valentine's present) and it's impressive. Scent is very masculine, citrus with a touch of tobacco. No problem with the cream.

Haven't used the Fatip for a while now but no problems although I had to concentrate as it is not forgiving. Slight irritation on the neck but that went with the ASB.
Skin feels a little tight afterwards, not sure what that is because it doesn't feel dry or uncomfortable. It may be the cream or the ASB; I'll need to investigate more.

Murdock is probably the most expensive cream I've used, is it worth it? Well, the scent is great but the performance is on par with TOBS, T&H and NSS. I still prefer NSS Down Home Summer and Vanilla though, it'd take a lot to beat those.

I must say that I do feel expensive this morning; which is nice.

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Prep: Hot Water
Soap: La Saponeria Artigiana - Sapone da Barba Vegetale alla Mandorla
Brush: Simpson P8 TSN
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE86811Gbl
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (4)
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel
EDT : Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel

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Feather AC SS non-folding
Feather AC ProGuard (8)
Muhle Silvertip Fibre, v2
Speick stick
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Penhaligon's English Fern

Acceptable. But an unfortunate cut under the nose when going ATG.
 
Prep: Village Barber Oil
Brush: Simpsons P8
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill
Razor: DLC/Red Goliath XL
Post: Village Barber Balm /444

Nice very close shave for a wedding later.
 
Saturday

Afternoon, everyone.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJDE89
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: Tabac
Aftershave: M&S Amber
Cologne: Kouros

An excellent shave: the blade was very smooth and close-cutting - virtually BBS despite not aiming for it.
 
Saturday 01-04-14. MÚSICA: The Rolling Stones - GRRR!.

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Soap from Alepo - Chubby 2 best badger - Feather all stainless - Astra green #2 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving cream Lavanda by Ach. Brito - Alum block - Thayers Original Astringent - ASB Speick - ASL Lavanda by Ach. Brito.
 
Saturday, January 4th, 2014

Saturday, January 4th, 2014

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Mastro Livi Experimental Inox​

  • Pre-shave: Proraso Pre Shave Green
  • Soap: Aquagena Shaving Stick
  • Brush: Omega Bristle Brush #83
  • Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
  • Razor: Mastro Livi Experimental Inox, 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
  • Post-Shave: Argan Oil
  • After Shave: Floïd Blue After Shave
 
Prep: Hot flannel & Warm water splash (Saturday afternoon shave)
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: Vintage Old Spice soap
Brush: California Redwood Burl handle, 24mm TGN Finest 2-band
Razor: Weber PH head on iKon handle
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum (2)
Post: Thayer's Lavender witch hazel
AS: Vintage Old Spice cologne

Smooth 3-pass BBS. Pulled out the vintage OS stuff today. A warming scent for a miserably wet day. I forgot how easily this soap lathers so made enough for a dozen passes.
 
Saturday

Tabac
New Forest Tubby 2
Aristocrat Junior
Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Pinaud Vanilla AS

Not the greatest shave, a bit of irritation on my neck which is unusual. Smooth enough in the end.
 
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