S.O.T.D. w/c Saturday 19th July - Friday 25th July 2014, incl9
- Thread starter jds
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OP
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- Woburn Sands, Bucks
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- #84
RE: S.O.T.D. w/c Saturday 19th July - Friday 25th July 2014
Tuesday xxii July, 2014
Single Edge Week - Day Three
Prep: Hot shower, Bulldog Original Face Wash
Pre: Cold water splash
Brush: Kent V25 Pure Badger
Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil
Razor: Gem Micromatic OC
Blade: Treet Super SE #3
Post: Lucky Tiger After Shave & Face Tonic, Trumpers Extract of Limes Skin Food
Result: Reasonable. Had to finish off with Digress/Kai DE blade combo for some awkward bits that I struggled to mow down to an acceptable level.
All the best,
Jon
Tuesday xxii July, 2014
Single Edge Week - Day Three
Prep: Hot shower, Bulldog Original Face Wash
Pre: Cold water splash
Brush: Kent V25 Pure Badger
Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil
Razor: Gem Micromatic OC
Blade: Treet Super SE #3
Post: Lucky Tiger After Shave & Face Tonic, Trumpers Extract of Limes Skin Food
Result: Reasonable. Had to finish off with Digress/Kai DE blade combo for some awkward bits that I struggled to mow down to an acceptable level.
All the best,
Jon
- Messages
- 509
- Location
- Peterborough
Pre: Face wash an a dash of some exfoliant stuff the Missus has.
Cream: Runny Ingrams
Razor: Valet VC1
Blade: De-spinned GEM
Post: Cold Water & Alum
Wow! Good enough for Mr Churchill...good enough for me! Cool shave, the VC1 handles nearly as well as a 1912, once I get used to the slightly head heavy nature of the beast I'll be flying! Overall good BBS shave, a little bit of sting from the alum, pretty sure this was due to a bit of pressure due to the weight of the head, I'll get it sorted tomorrow.
Cream: Runny Ingrams
Razor: Valet VC1
Blade: De-spinned GEM
Post: Cold Water & Alum
Wow! Good enough for Mr Churchill...good enough for me! Cool shave, the VC1 handles nearly as well as a 1912, once I get used to the slightly head heavy nature of the beast I'll be flying! Overall good BBS shave, a little bit of sting from the alum, pretty sure this was due to a bit of pressure due to the weight of the head, I'll get it sorted tomorrow.
- Messages
- 2,476
- Location
- Port Saint Lucie
iKon DLC Slant
iKon SE Handle
Feather
Stirling Anise Shave Soap
Stirling Bay Rum Aloe Witch Hazel Balm
Bowling Green After Shave
Moonstar Scuttle
iKon SE Handle
Feather
Stirling Anise Shave Soap
Stirling Bay Rum Aloe Witch Hazel Balm
Bowling Green After Shave
Moonstar Scuttle
- Messages
- 4,059
- Location
- London, UK
Cold water splash
Speick (stick, grated)
Muhle STF V2
Gillette Contour handle w/ Slalom cart
Speick ASB
Speick EdT
Not too bad for a quick cartridge shave but definitely not prize-winning...
Speick (stick, grated)
Muhle STF V2
Gillette Contour handle w/ Slalom cart
Speick ASB
Speick EdT
Not too bad for a quick cartridge shave but definitely not prize-winning...
- Messages
- 358
- Location
- Perugia, Italy
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
Mastro Livi Carbon Steel K720, 7/8 Full Hollow, Square Point
Mastro Livi Carbon Steel K720, 7/8 Full Hollow, Square Point
This is the ninth Mastro Livi in my collection. It is an amazing razor: smooth, velvety, giving an impeccable shave. This is the first plain carbon steel razor made by Mastro Livi in my collection and I must say it is a magnificent razor, just like all the other ones I own, of course. Memorable! Now I wish to have more!
- Pre-shave: Truefitt & Hill Pre-shave Oil
- Soap: Cella Shaving Soap
- Brush: Omega Badger Brush 63167
- Bowl: Gerby Bowl
- Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
- Razor: Mastro Livi Carbon Steel K720, 7/8 Full Hollow, Square Point
- Post-Shave: Argan Olive Oil
- After Shave: Floïd Mentolado Suave After Shave
Gem Junior Bar on a Damaskeene handle
Proraso Green
Semogue Owners Club
Alcolado Glacial
I find it hard to believe that my best shaving razor is over a 100 years old..
Really nice comfortable shave, slight irritation, probably didn't prep as well as I could have.
- Messages
- 3,268
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Pre: Proraso green pre-shave cream
Cream: TOBS Jermyn Street
Brush: M&F Chief, 26mm blonde badger
Razor: Merkur Digress
Blade: Crystal (1)
Post: Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, followed by Pinaud Clubman
Digress provided another great shave. Used a Personna Israeli Crystal blade which was sharp & smooth on the #2 setting.
Cream: TOBS Jermyn Street
Brush: M&F Chief, 26mm blonde badger
Razor: Merkur Digress
Blade: Crystal (1)
Post: Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, followed by Pinaud Clubman
Digress provided another great shave. Used a Personna Israeli Crystal blade which was sharp & smooth on the #2 setting.
EJ89
supermax 4
generic boar brush
Bond "fresh" cream and as lotion
s8 balm
couple of nicks - this blade was a bit tuggy on shave 1 but became smoother with subsequent use. i'm still undecided about the EJ - i'm definitely shaved but i always find it unsatisfactory. Love the handle and the look of the razor but i think the head is a bit bobbins. anyhoo, great Polish shave cream and a/s. The scent is sweet orange and amber and the skin care is top notch. not bad for 2 quid!
supermax 4
generic boar brush
Bond "fresh" cream and as lotion
s8 balm
couple of nicks - this blade was a bit tuggy on shave 1 but became smoother with subsequent use. i'm still undecided about the EJ - i'm definitely shaved but i always find it unsatisfactory. Love the handle and the look of the razor but i think the head is a bit bobbins. anyhoo, great Polish shave cream and a/s. The scent is sweet orange and amber and the skin care is top notch. not bad for 2 quid!