SOTD: Saturday 14 - Friday 20 October 2023.

Mon 16th October

Aleppo soap - Shave pre wash
Alpha Classic G4 28mm
MWF
Schick E2 - Canada WW2 issue
NOS Schick Platinum- Holland ( 4 )

Am afraid when one ends up with far too many Razors, the really good ones may be neglected. This is the case today as this splendid Schick Razor was last used in May. I think that I might subconsciously be sparing of its use ,as it is loaded with a Dutch blade and I do not want to use my stock up too quickly.
I cannot remember how much I paid for them, but I reckon every Injector user should try to get a pack of them as they are a delight to use. Was an excellent Shave with a good close finish.

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Satanfriendly said:
I haven't been tugging. I haven't been pulling big things from behind. So where have I been? Nowhere. I have just been useless.

We are now 2 days in to the new week of SOTD's and I haven't insulted your intelligence as yet with my usual waffle and piffle. I know what waffles are, but piffles do puzzle me. Can you eat them?

So with no further ado here it is, my first entry and one themed, 'Play it again Brian'

Saturday's shave

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Brian the razor - Stainless Mongoose
Brian the blade - Schick Proline
Brian brush - PAA Pelegrino
Brian's soap - Signature Soaps Londinium
Brian the moisturiser - Collegen
Brian smells - Bath House Cuban Cedar and Lime


'Old Spice. Worse than a wicker bull's head, a thingy or other and a pair of socks apparently'

A great 'Get me out quickly' shave before Mrs Satanfriendly demasculated me in an unpleasant manner. Went the cinema and my private parts were on the line. Thank you, you wonderful bunch.

Sunday's shave

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Not Brian's razor - Ikon B1
Not Brian's blade - Personna Tomy
Not Brian's brush - Highlander LFC
Not Brian's soap - Murdock's Avalon
Brian's barmy - L'Occitane Cade
Smelly Brian - YSL homme


'Satanfriendly. Number one stupid man'

Sorry Brian, you never got a look in this evening as it was time for the rare 'once a year' outing for the Murdock's. And what a blindingly brilliant bit of creamery it is. A new blade as well and many thanks to @NotTheStig for the very appreciated samples he sent including this one. I always thought Tomy made cheap plastic toys. Times must be hard as they appear to have turned their skills over to manufacturing razor blades as well. Still, what a very nice blade. At first I thought it was a slimmed down Kai as in a similar manner the blade says Jack Poo what it is and totally blank. I am also totally blank, but in a different way.

A superlative shave though and nice to use the YSL for a change. I'd forgotten what a damn nice scent this is.

Well, congratulations to you who have managed to get this far. And you think it is all over? Not quite. This also happens to be a Karaoke shave dedicated to @BrianH as I have written a song for him. Well not quite, as I simply ripped someone else's song, bastardised the lyrics and claimed it was mine. In this case under my pseudo name 'Terence Trent Derby Blade'

Press 'Play' and away you go




Fortunately you have got
A soap you can rely upon on
We started out as a risky buy
But the thought makes me dip my brush in
Your lather is so deep
Too far in the tin to turn away
We started out as a risky buy

Signature Soaps across my face
I want you to be my lather
Ikon razor across my face
I want you to be my shaver

Time I'm sure will bring
The old aluminium tins back again
It seems to be the way
When your gambling on a plastic tub
I'd rather be in Hell
Than have a cheap poly jar
And a posh label as a sub

Signature Soaps across my face
I want you to be my lather
Ikon razor across my face
I want you to be my shaver

A brush’s life has never been so much fun
Before the shave is done
Oh my face shines brighter
In the bathroom mirror
I want to be with you alone
My brush wants to tie its knot with you
I’ll wash away my stains showering
In the room that makes the rain

All alone with you
Making butterfly noises** from my arse
Slowly we make lather
And the brush rotates
Across my face
Slowly we make lather

Hey
Signature Soaps across my face (Use the old label)
I want to have your baby (Not the new tub)
Ikon razor across my face
I want you to be my shaver
(Sign your soap, sign your soap)

Signature Soaps across my face
I want you to be my lather
Ikon razor across my face
I want you to be my shaver

Signature Soaps across my face
I want you to be my lather
Ikon razor across my face

** I presume I was referring to a gentle flapping noise

Well done to those of you who got this far and to the others, quitters.

But if you think it is a Japanese lady free shave, think again. Someone new and you can like or unlike. Oh, and I love you all...




Don't worry though as even I have lost interest by now
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@Satanfriendly it will be a pleasure
 

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16 October

Sterling Campania
Simpson Trafalgar T3
Tatara Masamune Nodachi
Feather Hi-Stainless
Signature Soaps Hibernia splash

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A superb shave in every respect. A great lather from the Sterling soap, that died on the Omega brush last week. A great shave with the Nodachi, smooth and comfortable. Good stuff indeed.
 
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SOTD: 16/10/2023

Razor: Hone 15
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium, 2nd use
Brush: Highlander 2023 TSR Limited Edition Yaqi Tuxedo Knot
Bowl: HC&C Black Straight Wall Bowl
Preshave: PAA Cube Unscented Soap
Soap: A&E Barbiere Sofisticato Croap
Aftershave: A&E Barbiere Sofisticato Aftershave
Balm: L’Oréal All In 1 Moisturising Cream Balm

A superb Sunday shave!
 
Satanfriendly said:
I haven't been tugging. I haven't been pulling big things from behind. So where have I been? Nowhere. I have just been useless.

We are now 2 days in to the new week of SOTD's and I haven't insulted your intelligence as yet with my usual waffle and pizzle. I know what waffles are, but pizzles do puzzle me. Can you eat them?
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Yes I guess you could eat em. Probably taste similar to a European favorite.......... moose dick.

Hope that little fix up to your post helps.
 
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Monday 16th October

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Gillette Original Shaving Cream & HJM Professional w/G5B Synthetic 24mm
Gillette G2 Plus & Gillette G2 Plus Cartgridge (1)
Brut Splash-On

Stonking shave, that!

After a good month of lathering up with canned foam, I'm back on the traditional method today and decided that (following use of Gillette Original Shaving Foam) I'd use my recent purchase of this Gillette Original shaving cream. What a great cream! It's thick! Really thick, so much so it takes a bit more to get some out of the tube. Combined into the brush on my palm, I face-lathered and that was thick, too. Two passes, because I was really enjoying it and a comfort lather at the end.

The cartridge is a vintage Gillette G2 Plus (so, with Lubrastrip ... shuuder?) which in combination with the period Gillette G2 Plus (1984 onwards) is very much what the Gillette Blue II is today ... just not disposable (other than the cartridge), heavier (slightly) and retro-feeling although that's likely just in the mind. Nevertheless, a superb (no, "stonking") shave! 9.7/10

I think the Gillette Blue II has the edge (see what I did there?) on this cartridge for sheer performance and that's likely down to the chrome blades, which I think Gillette introduced with the Gillette Sensor Excel ... or was it with the first incarnation of the Sensor? Overall, a far more enjoyable shave than the disposable and that, I think, is down to the vintage gear which suits this traditional shaving enthusiast very well indeed.

Better than modern formats? Well, I think the Gillette Labs really is the pinnacle and I do hate to say that ... but back to two blades and no pivot, in the hands of a seasoned traditional shaver the end result is much the same.
 
Reggie's Titan razor :: Personna Platinum blade (1) :: Semogue SOC boar brush :: Stirling Electring Sheep soap and splash
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Second shave with the Titan. Super close result; already the first pass was very close. ... But I did go a bit too much for how efficient and how much blade feel does this razor have.
Nothing terrible, but I certainly felt the alum, and the skin feels a little tender afterwards.
It is certainly among the more agressive razors I've used, compounded by its low weight. I've got to learn to adjust to lighter razors properly.
 
SOTD Monday 16th October 2023

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Pre - shower, face wash with Imperial Leather soap

Bowl - Glass
Brush - Clubman Penaud synthetic
Cream - Palmolive Classic
Razor - Merkur 34C
Blade - Astra SP (1)

Post - cold face wash, alum, Superdrug Forest Fresh ASL, Nivea Sensitive ASB, Hidden Code Sports EDT

Well that was a surprise! All the usual stuff was fine but the blade - well I was not expecting much, I bought a couple of packets of the Astra SP’s (tucks, pucks, ducks, whatever) a while ago on the strength of the reviews and, tbh I did not get it. I was still using a Wilkinson Sword Classic (metal) at the time and the shaves I was getting ranged from poor to awful. I found them scratchy and scrapey (other cartoon characters are available). However here I am a couple of months later with a better razor and maybe better technique and I had a really comfortable, smooth 2 pass plus tidy shave, not even any sting from the alum block. Well, well, well (three holes in the ground)!

Evening all…
 
Razor = Wilkinson Sword Sticky
Blade = Gillette Silver Blue ( 1 )
Brush = Yaqi Atlantis 24mm Synthetic
Soap = Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Diver Down with matching splash
Balm = L’occitane Cade
IMG_2900.jpegI haven’t used a PAA soap in a long time and it didn’t disappoint.
I know there’s some individuals that don’t like them but for me they are very good.
The scent on this is brilliant also,
Right up my street but the star of the show unusually was the Balm
i haven’t used L’occitane balm in a couple of years and couldn’t remember how good it it was.
One of the best balms iv used Ever.
Stay Safe Everyone & Enjoy your week
 
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