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

Prep: Cold Water Splash, Floid oil on neck
Razor: iKon Deluxe
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush Gecko Stumpy Walnut 2-Band
Soap: Proraso Menthol
Post: Witch Hazel Splash
Aftershave: Proraso Menthol Splash

Excellent 2 pass cold water, face lather shave.

I'd forgotten just how great the Proraso soap is, i dont think i've used it since last summer.
 
Planned Shave 23 April 2014

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Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: D.R. Harris Arlington
Brush: M&F L7 Butterscotch 2-band
Razor: EJ DE89 with Templ8 custom handle
Blade: PolSilver stainless NOS (2)
Post: D.R. Harris Arlington AS "milk"

Repeat setup from yesterday. Repeat performance as well. Great 3-pass BBS. 2nd day with this blade and it's getting smoother.
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Prep: Hot Water
Soap: Mike's Natural Soaps Coconut
Brush: Simpson Polo PL8 - 2 band in Super
Razor: Gold Cobra
Blade : Feather Professional
Moustache Razor : The Mab Dwarf Razor
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: Floid The Genuine

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Wednesday xxiii April, 2014

Prep: Shower, Dove Men+Care Sensitive Face Wash
Pre: Tepid water splash
Brush: Omega 31064 Boar
Soap: Jabonman Neroli-Menta-Pomelo
Razor: Digress HD
Blade: Wizamet Polsilver Stainless #1
Post: Myrsol Agua Limon, Trumpers Lime Skin Food
Fragrance: Aqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere Colonia

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Result: Great shave, just great. Soft & oh so smooth.

All the best,

Jon
 
Wednesday

Afternoon, gents.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: Junjie TTO
Blade: Dorco ST-300 (5)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: Monsavon
Aftershave: Ice Dive
Cologne: Millesime Imperial knock-off

Virtual BBS with no problems.
 
Wednesday 23rd April
St Georges Day shave

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Hot shower
Hot flannel
MWF scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Aristocrat 16
Vintage Wilkinson Sword (1)
Cold rinse
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave
GFT Ajaccio Violets Cologne

To celebrate all things English for today's St Georges Day Shave.
 
Wednesday 04-23-14. MUSIC: Genesis - Wind & Wuthering (1976). Repeating.

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Aleppo soap - Rodney Neep Extrasilvertip 26X50 - Feather all stainless - Astra verde #3 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Gibbs Nº53 - Alum block - Thayers Cucumber Toner - ASB Proraso - ASL Aqua Velva.
 
Cold water splash
L'Occitane Cade
Morris & Forndran Blonde Badger
Gillette Contour handle w/ Slalom cartridge (2)
Weleda ASB

Decent enough and quick shave with the Contour, but not as close as a DE. OK for travel though.
 
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