SotD: Saturday 19th April to Friday 25th April 2014

Continuing a theme with my later GEMs and Ever Readies ...

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Hot Towel
Wickham Soap Company Super Smooth Club Cola
Kent Infinity Silvertex
GEM Contour II - GEM Stainless Coated [4]
Hot Rinse, Cold Rinse & Alum Wash
Brut Musk Aftershave

Bowl Lathered
Two Pass - WTG & XTG

I must say, I'm rather enjoying these milder razors for daily shaves. Both of these Contours have been to see out a blade. I'm sure I'll try them again soon with fresh blades.
 
Saturday shave

Merkur 34c HD
Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
NF Tubby1 in super2band
C&E Sandalwood soap
C&E Sienna balm
Chanel Allure cologne

Nice smooth shave for the weekend. Have been using the Merkur quite a bit recently and enjoying its performance.
 
Real Shaving Co face scrub
Hot Shower
Olive Oil Soap face wash
Palmolive Cream
New Erasmic Brush(oh deary me)
EJ89
7 o'clock yellow(3)
Alum Block
Lilac Vegetal
Real Shaving ASB

A good shave but the brush was very poor,think I'llstick to my Omegas and just bin it
 
Gairdner said:
The big 'Four-Oh' shave:

Whisker Whacker: Jagger 89L, BiC
'Andle & 'Air: Hand-carved Ash 27mm Boar Brush
Slippy Medium: GFT Coconut Soap
Skin Sealer of Superbness: Barbershop Bay Rum
Lubricating Decotion: Homemade Post Shave Oil with Eucalyptus
Smelly Stuff: Mr Taylor's Cologne

Braw sunny day here in Scotlandshire and my fortieth birthday to boot. Shaved off the beard but left ear-lobe length sideburns and the moustache. Too damn hot for a portly chap like myself to be encumbered by such a hirsute appendage so swish, swish, whack, whack and it's Carmina Burana (Orf). Feels magic but the 'tache is definitely staying this time. Anyhoo, Happy Birthday to me and a large cup of tea.....:D
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Happy birthday sir! Hope you had a fantastic fortieth!

Yesterday:
Winn Dixie blade
Long comb New
Professor Blighty Grapewood
Kent Infinity Silvertex
Givenchy Gentleman EDT
 
Gairdner said:
Braw sunny day here in Scotlandshire and my fortieth birthday to boot. Shaved off the beard but left ear-lobe length sideburns and the moustache. Too damn hot for a portly chap like myself to be encumbered by such a hirsute appendage so swish, swish, whack, whack and it's Carmina Burana (Orf). Feels magic but the 'tache is definitely staying this time. Anyhoo, Happy Birthday to me and a large cup of tea.....:D
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Crivens! Slightly belated HPBD Gairdner :cool:
 
Sunday

Up early for the F1 and then a Christening.

Mitchell's Wool Fat
Semogue 2012 SE
Streamline
Gem blade
Indian Old Spice AS

A very good shave indeed. BBS and all set in front of the Formula 1. Have a good day gents.
 
Greetings

Sunday 20th April 2014 (Easter Sunday)
Prep: Shower
Razor: Schick Adjustable
Blade: Schick Super Stainless Plat. Chr. NOS
Brush: Burma Shave Boar
Cream: Body Shop Maca Root
Aftershave: Simple Balm
EDT: Terre D'Hermes

Regards
Dick.

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Hot Towel
T&H Pre Shave Oil
MWF
SOC Brush
Merkur Futur
Merkur Platinum [4]
Alum, GFT Coral Skin Food

Just a touch-up shave, first time using "THE FAT" nice milksoap smell and great glide and protection, no irritation and smooth shave. That's what I call a result :icon_razz:
 
Prep: Sauna
Brush: Penoftheforest aka Rod Neep wonderbrush - Desert Ironwood handle with extra stuffed big shunky silvertip knot ^_^
Razor: C V Heljestrand no 9½ + a GEM Micromatic for the head
Soap: Jabonman Citrocos
AS: Myrsol: Fomrula C
Result: Very, very clean indeed :D
Sun's out and we're having around 17 degrees C, man how I love it when the winter looses it's grim grip and Gairdner has his birthday - CONCRATS OLD CHAP (prob needs to shout, at his age and all) :D :D
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Happy Easter my friend!

Prep: Hot Water
Soap: Boellis Panama IlRasoio.com Special Edition
Brush: Simpson M7 Manchurian Butterscotch
Razor: Dovo Bismarck
Moustache Razor : The Mab Dwarf Razor
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: Floid Vigoroso

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Sunday xx April, 2014

Prep: Shower, Dove Men+Care Sensitive Face Wash
Pre: Tepid water splash
Brush: Omega 31064 Boar
Soap: Jabonman Neroli-Menta-Pomelo face lathered
Razor: Digress HD
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium #2
Post: Myrsol Agua Limon, Trumpers Lime Skin Food

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Result: Lovely fresh, zesty, refreshing soap is this recipe from Jabonman. Seems to work better for me face lathering and leaves my face feeling smooth and soft. A lovely soap. Super iridium working well too and the Digress never fails to deliver a great shave.

All the best,

Jon
 
Razor vintage Solingen Erusta 96 Boehlersteel full hollow 13/16
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Custom Le Tuft Blue 8
Soap TFS Begamot & Neroli
Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Aftershave Balm
Kiehl's Musk original blend No1.​

I don't often comment on my shaves but I must say the Erusta 96 Boehlersteel is without doubt one of the finest razors I have ever shaved with the equal to any I have in my collection including Filarmonica's Puma's Dubl Duck Henckels or my Japanese straights.


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Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Murdock Avalon pre-shave oil
Soap: Murdock Avalon cream
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Brush: Semogue 830
Razor: ATT R2 Kronos
Blade: Personna 74 (1)
After: Aqua Velva Musk AS, Zirh soothe ASB

First time using this vintage blade kindly given to me by Robert Otten. These blades are highly regarded and said to last for 20 to 30 shaves. We shall see.
First impressions are it shaves really smoothly, dang sharp and is a joy to use. BBS result (which is quite normal for my ATT) but I had a bit of irritation on my lower neck which was maybe down to too many passes and making the lather a little too thin. I read that the first few uses of this blade can be tricky, so maybe it wasn't just me.
This should be an interesting few weeks coming up.

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