SOTD Sat. 13th April to Fri. 19th April 2013

Prep: Face Wash w/ Glycerine Soap, Cold Water
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Brush: Shavemac 177 Silvertip
Razor: Gillette Slim (5, 5, 4)
Blade: Polsilver SI (5 and out)
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH, Clinique Post-Shave Healer, Clinique M Lotion
EdT: Lalique Hommage a l'Homme

Nice shave but for a couple small weepers, possibly due to Polsilver having run its course. New blade and different razor tomorrow.
 
Saturday:

La Toja cream
Semogue SOC Boar
Ever Ready Streamline
GEM blade
Witch Hazel
Barbershop Bay Rum
Nivea Skin Energy ASB

First time I've used the La Toja cream for ages. I really like it, really slick and I love the scent. Near BBS, nice and easy.
 
Evening, all.

Saturday:

Prep: Claus Porto Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJDE89 with iKon Bulldog handle
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (1)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave cream: Super Max
A/S: Homemade Alpa Fougere
Cologne: Alpa Fougere

Accidental BBS, no irritation.
 
Saturday evening shave this week and co-incidentally my razor ratation threw up the same make and model shown in post 1.

Santa Maria Novella pre-shave.
MdeC soap.
Wacker Chevalier 2011 Anniversary Razor.
Alum/Thayers Witch Hazel AS (Nearly wrote Thatchers Witch there even though I don't believe in such things),
Weleda Balm

The razor was freshly honed this afternoon and is a superb shaver. I bought the balm this week after reading some reviews here - Amazon were selling it at about half price so I bought two on free delivery as well. Good stuff. The soap is fantastic and lathered well in the suribachi bowl. I find it difficult to separate it from Santa Maria soap as they are very similar and both are excellent performers.

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Cracking shave today before work

Hot shower
Sport star shave oil
Arko Maximum Comfort shaving cream
Weishi razor with a Personna blade loaded 2nd shave
3 pass shave - with across then against
Nivea asb

Some may snigger at a Weishi razor but with a decent blade it does he business.
 
UKRob said:
Saturday evening shave this week and co-incidentally my razor ratation threw up the same make and model shown in post 1.

Santa Maria Novella pre-shave.
MdeC soap.
Wacker Chevalier 2011 Anniversary Razor.
Alum/Thayers Witch Hazel AS (Nearly wrote Thatchers Witch there even though I don't believe in such things),
Weleda Balm

The razor was freshly honed this afternoon and is a superb shaver. I bought the balm this week after reading some reviews here - Amazon were selling it at about half price so I bought two on free delivery as well. Good stuff. The soap is fantastic and lathered well in the suribachi bowl. I find it difficult to separate it from Santa Maria soap as they are very similar and both are excellent performers.

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Which suribachi is that, not a Woodhead I think? Nice looking though.

Jon
 
jds said:
UKRob said:
Saturday evening shave this week and co-incidentally my razor ratation threw up the same make and model shown in post 1.

Santa Maria Novella pre-shave.
MdeC soap.
Wacker Chevalier 2011 Anniversary Razor.
Alum/Thayers Witch Hazel AS (Nearly wrote Thatchers Witch there even though I don't believe in such things),
Weleda Balm

The razor was freshly honed this afternoon and is a superb shaver. I bought the balm this week after reading some reviews here - Amazon were selling it at about half price so I bought two on free delivery as well. Good stuff. The soap is fantastic and lathered well in the suribachi bowl. I find it difficult to separate it from Santa Maria soap as they are very similar and both are excellent performers.

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Which suribachi is that, not a Woodhead I think? Nice looking though.

Jon
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It came from Amazon USA at about £13 delivered. Exactly the same thing is about £35 on Amazon UK. By the way the size is perfect - I started a thread last week if you want more details.
 
Saturday, 13.iv.2013

Predopobarba Proraso
D. R. Harris H2 best badger
Martin de Candre
Gem Flying Wing Micromatic
GEM Stainless
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Proraso Crema Liquida

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Prep: Cold Water Splash
Razor: Red Tip Rocket
Blade: Personna Platinum #1
Brush: Simpson Duke 2 Best
Soap: Lea Stick
Post: Proraso Menthol Post Cream
Aftershave: Proraso Splash

A lovely 2 pass cold water face lather shave
 
Prep: Groomed face wash, takes the grrrr out etc
Cream: Body Shop maca root
Brush: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth ebony synthetic bristle
Razor: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth barley chrome
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock 'green'
Post: Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna.

A nice shave, even if there was a slight bit of roughness in some places.
 
Good morning friends! :)

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 30mm Simpson CHUBBY 2 Best Badger
SOAP/CREAM: Taylor of Old Bond Street The St. James Collection Luxury Shaving Cream
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 6/8" Thiers Issard Le Canadien Carbonsong
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: L'occitane CADE After-Shave Balm
RESULT: Smooth shave

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Have a nice week,
Béla​
 
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Le Tuft with Simpson 22 mm super knot
Razor: C V Heljestrand no 6 in custom horn scales with silver inlays by Neil Miller
Soap: La Toja Manantiales
AS/edt: Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean indeed :D
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Gillette Mach3 (6)
Muhle Synthetic Fibre
Speick cream
Floris Santal edt

Last night's shave - after a day assembling IKEA furniture. Went out for a late meal and drank to much wine.
 
Prep face wash L'Occitane verbena soap
razor vintage Japanese Orion Kikuboshi 13/16 half hollow
Strop Kanayama cordovan #8000
Brush Semogue LE OC 2012 Boar & Badger mix
Simpsons shaving cream
Alum & witch hazel
Una Brennan neroli moisturiser
Penhaligon's Castile Edt.

Jamie

A two pass very smooth shave.

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Decided to give cold water/lather shaving a go to see if it reduces irritation, definitely converted now.

Prep- Nivea sensitive shave wash with cold water
Razor - Gillette Tech Fat-Handle
Blade- Voskhod (1)
Soap - Fitjar Shea
Brush - Vulfix Synthetic
Post - cold splash then as cold as I could get face towel left on the face
ASB - Nivea Cool Kick

2 WTG, 1 XTG.

A very enjoyable shave after a long night shift, no irritation, Voskhod quickly becoming my favourite blade
 
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