S.O.T.D. w/c Saturday 19th July - Friday 25th July 2014, incl9

Cold water splash
Haslinger Schafmilch
Vulfix 404 handle w/ TGN 22mm Finest Badger knot
ATT M2 Kronos
Personna Lab Blue (4)
Clinique Post-Shave Healer
Lalique Hommage à l'Homme EdT
 
I've had two shaves with the Wilkinson Bonded cartridge razor and I like it. It's mild yet I can feel the blade (especially on my chin, where I go slow). Teamed it up both times with Palmolive stick, cheap boar brush and a drop of agua de colonia to finish
 

Face wash with Pears soap
Feather Artist Club DX folding / Pro Blade
Simpson “Chubby” 3 Manchurian Cobalt
Nanny's Gentleman's shaving soap - French Lavender
Myrsol Agua Balsamica


Smooth & close.

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NotTheStig said:
I've had two shaves with the Wilkinson Bonded cartridge razor and I like it. It's mild yet I can feel the blade (especially on my chin, where I go slow). Teamed it up both times with Palmolive stick, cheap boar brush and a drop of agua de colonia to finish
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Good stuff! Maybe I was being a bit slap-dash with mine ...
 
Prep: Hot shower + RSC daily facial scrub
Pro: Noxzema cleanser
Brush: Omega 102
Shave cream: Denim Original
Razor: Timor 1305 handle + R41 (2013) head
Blade: Personna Super aka Blue Lab (6)
Alum
AS: Florida Water

Denim, nice creamy lather from this cream, mentholated slightly, lots of lubrication which I like.
 
Prep : cold water and Proraso Sensitive pre shave cream
Brush : Semogue 620
Soap : MWF
Razor : Gillette Old
Blade : Personna Isreali red(2)

Late night shave as in early at work tomorrow.
Pretty good shave just a few more weepers than I am used too.
Caught under noise in same place as a few shaves ago.
These open combs give great shaves but are not very forgiving. ..
Just a question is there an easy way to centre the blade in an old?
Going to use a full bar razor for rest of week to give skin time to recover.

Have a good week

Paul
 
Soap: Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere
Brush: Simpson M7 Butterscotch 2 band in Silvertip
Razor: Thiers Issard Le Dandy 5/8
AS: Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere
Strop: Paciccella in Cordovan

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Spear321 said:
Razor : Gillette Old


Pretty good shave just a few more weepers than I am used too.
Caught under noise in same place as a few shaves ago.
These open combs give great shaves but are not very forgiving. ..
Just a question is there an easy way to centre the blade in an old?
Paul
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Yeah, those heads need good technique and even so you gotta be real careful. Lots of people really like em, although I'm not a fan.

Centering the blade takes watching as the cap is being snugged down...no way around having to sometimes screw with it a little. I believe those razors were meant to be used with a somewhat different blade. I watch for the alignment on any razor made like that.

Martin
 
Monday

Tabac
Semogue SOC Boar
GEM OCMM
GEM blade
Tabac AS
T&H Trafalgar EdT

A very nice shave to clear the weekend's growth. BBS in two passes.
 
Greetings

Monday 21st July 2014
Prep: Shower
Razor: Joseph Elliot 6/8ths
Brush: Semogue OC SE 2012 Mixed
Cream: T&H No. 10
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)

My fourth straight shave and it was not a great one, several nicks that bled like mad, the bathroom sink looked like I had just dressed a freshly shot hare!

I never for a moment expected this to be easy but it is harder than I thought; my biggest single problem seems to be the razor coming to a dead stop against the bristles and it certainly pulls a lot more than I thought; the blade is obviously cutting as odd places on my face where I have got it right have ended up really smooth.

It also seems to me that my lather does not seem to provide the slip it does when SE shaving, do you need a wetter lather for straight shaving?

I am not put off and will continue but I need two healing days of shaving with something more forgiving!

Regards
Dick.
 
RE: S.O.T.D. w/c Saturday 19th July - Friday 25th July 2014

Saturday xix July, 2014

Prep: Hot shower, Bulldog Original Face Wash
Pre: Cold water splash
Brush: Kent V25 Pure Badger
Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade: Treet Super SE #2
Post: Myrsol Agua de Limón, Trumpers Extract of Limes Skin Food

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Result: Day Two of my Single Edge week. I love the look and feel of the Streamline, but, for me, it doesn't deliver the best shave for me. Looks fantastic, though.

All the best, guys
 
Filarmonica 14 Especial 8/8
Kanayama codovan #8000
Bill Jack Le Tuft custom Blue 8
L'Occitane Cade soap
Alum & Witch Hazel
TFS Bergamot & Neroli balm
L'Occitane Universelle Fresh Cologne.​
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Very nice and smooth shave today.

Hot water wash and rinse
Proraso green tub soap
Vie-Long horse hair
EJ89
Alum block
Prorasso menthol AS
dab of Nivea as balm

Jim

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