SOTD Saturday 5th - Friday 11th August

Ferry-shave said:
Saturday's shave ⚽️ Start if the football season Abetdeen FC.

Pre-shave - Shower and face wash with Wright's Cold Tar Soap, followed by Warm water splash and BBA Pre-shave Oil.
Razor - Rocnel SE-G.
Blade - GEM SS (day 1),
Soap - Executive Shaving Natural Shave Cream.
Brush - Simpsons Chubby 2 - Best Badger.
Bowl - Little Wren Pottery shave bowl
Post shave - Myrsol "Lemon" After Shave, followed by Ibiza Aloe - Aloe vera Gell.

@Blademonkey - hi, an update on the Rocnel GEM.

A excellent 2 pass shave WTG and ATG on face with XTG neck for second pass.

The Little Wren Pottery shave bowl (first use today) was a game changer - best lather ever, compared to the small Muhle Shaving bowl I normally use.

Think I'm getting to grips with the Rocnel - a steep learning curve compared to other razors I have used, I appreciate that YMMV. I concentrated heavily on technique and making sure exposed elements if the GEM blade did not touch my skin. Still got some small scratches but nothing compared to earlier.

While the Rocnel GEM gives a top class shave when it all comes together, for me the Hegel UG concentration required takes some of the pleasure away. I'm beginning to think about the Sabre, as I live the GEM biades and the idea of shaving with a GEM razor.

Hats of to the Lillle Wren Pottery. I never thought that a decent shave bowl could make such a difference to building a quality well peaked lather.

All the best,

Chris
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Thanks Chris, the sabre will not dissapoint I'm sure, or the ATT one ,I would like to hear from someone who has used one of those. :)
 
Palmolive fox said:
SOTD: 5th August 2017.
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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Nivea Men~ Active Clean Shower Gel .

Pre:

warm wet flannel to my face.

Wilkinsons Fruits~ Coconut & Vanilla Body Butter.

Brush: Frank Shaving~ Synthetic .

Bowl Lather.

Cream : Truefitt & Hill ~ Rose Shaving Cream.

Blade: Shark Super Stainless. (1)

Razor: Parker 22R.

Warm wet flannel/ cold wet flannel to rinse my face.

Post:

Alum Block. / Geoffrey Beene ~ Grey Flannel Aftershave .

Aloe Vera Gel.

Greetings,

A new set up to start the weekend. The 22R/Shark S.S. paired together well, the shark isn't the sharpest of blades, but it's worked well in my non-aggressive, but efficient 22R..Carrying on into the second week of shaving with creams only with my SOTD's..

I used up the last of the Truefitt & Rose cream sample, which provided me with a luxurious slick protective lather, for a 3 pass + pickups smooth shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a generous splash G.B. Grey Flannel.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling devine.;)

Enjoy the start of the weekend, ladies & gentlemen.:cool:​
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I'm eyeing up Grey Flannel on allbeauty, edt and aftershave set is on offer.
I had better have a sort out, my dressing table is getting full !
 
SOTD 20170805

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J&T® black walnut / "Black Mag".
Eufros "Edén".
SSSeygus Extrem OC.
Derby Extra (Turkey) (5).
Hugo Boss Bottled EdT.

The shaving soap makes a good lather and hace a nice orange blossom scent ... ;)
 
Ferry-shave said:
Saturday's shave ⚽️ Start if the football season Abetdeen FC.

Pre-shave - Shower and face wash with Wright's Cold Tar Soap, followed by Warm water splash and BBA Pre-shave Oil.
Razor - Rocnel SE-G.
Blade - GEM SS (day 1),
Soap - Executive Shaving Natural Shave Cream.
Brush - Simpsons Chubby 2 - Best Badger.
Bowl - Little Wren Pottery shave bowl
Post shave - Myrsol "Lemon" After Shave, followed by Ibiza Aloe - Aloe vera Gell.

@Blademonkey - hi, an update on the Rocnel GEM.

A excellent 2 pass shave WTG and ATG on face with XTG neck for second pass.

The Little Wren Pottery shave bowl (first use today) was a game changer - best lather ever, compared to the small Muhle Shaving bowl I normally use.

Think I'm getting to grips with the Rocnel - a steep learning curve compared to other razors I have used, I appreciate that YMMV. I concentrated heavily on technique and making sure exposed elements if the GEM blade did not touch my skin. Still got some small scratches but nothing compared to earlier.

While the Rocnel GEM gives a top class shave when it all comes together, for me the Hegel UG concentration required takes some of the pleasure away. I'm beginning to think about the Sabre, as I live the GEM biades and the idea of shaving with a GEM razor.

Hats of to the Lillle Wren Pottery. I never thought that a decent shave bowl could make such a difference to building a quality well peaked lather.

All the best,

Chris
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Good luck for the new season!
 
owlman said:
Today's shave:

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- Tallow + Steel West Indies
- Semogue 1250
- Rockwell 6c (R6) w/ Windrose D7 handle and Sputnik blade
- Pitralon Pure Aftershave

:)

The T+S "West Indies" features a rather potent peppery bay scent, which reminds me very strongly of my mum's Béchamel sauce; a weird association to have right before breakfast. I have to say I much prefer the fainter and more cloves-centric Bay Rum offered by Barrister & Mann.

I decided to replace the Rockwell's handle, because the original one looks and feels tacky to me, like one of those cheap China knockoffs you can get for a few bucks. I've read somewhere that it's made out of Zamak like the head, not stainless steel. However, it's not very easy to find a replacement, as the handle has to be quite narrow at the upper end (no more than 9mm in width!) to fit between the ridges of the base plates, otherwise it won't hold securely and/or straight. Luckily, this older Windrose handle works like a charm, balances the razor comfortably and doesn't look too bad either!

I've spent the whole week with the Rockwell, progressing through the plate numbers in ascending order since Monday, always with the same blade (on average, I get 8-10 shaves out of a Sputnik blade, so that shouldn't be a problem). My sweet spot appears to be the R4 or R5 plate, as they provide the best compromise between a close shave and the possibility to roam freely without much fear of cutting some flesh, but further testing is needed. I'm glad I didn't get the 2c version with only the R1/R3 base plate.

My first impression overall is that the Rockwell is a nice razor, but I would not give up either my Edwin Jagger, my Timor or my Parker Variant for it. Maybe the Merkur. Straight off, both the Parker Variant and the MÜHLE R41 have given me closer shaves than the Rockwell.
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A great informative review.
Thank you for sharing :)
 
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