SOTD : Saturday 9 July - Friday 15 July 2022.

Razor = Muhle Rocca
Blade = Astra SP
Brush = C&H Locale 1 with V15 Fanchurian
Soap= Wickhams Alpha Noir
with matching balm
Splash = Myrsol Don Miguel
3B6C865C-DE8A-4384-9327-5653A24D65E3.jpegAnother First Class shave with a couple of gripes.
First time use on the Rocca for me and it’s a wonderful razor.
Great feel to it, great weight & well manufactured & designed, to me it’s actually flawless.
My only gripe was self inflicted i read somewhere that the Rocca is fairly aggressive so i went with a Astra SP but for me it’s not aggressive at all,
infact i wish i had went with something with a bit more bite i.e Feather or Kai.
Nevertheless it was a top drawer shave.
My second Gripe is the soap which is another first for me & quite new however for me on a personal note the scent is no where near strong enough.
I know a lot of people prefer this and you can’t please everybody but i like punchy.
The smell however is decent but just not a lot of it.
The performance is unquestionable as you would expect from a Wickhams but what sort of input Alpha have i have no idea.
As stated above it was a first class shave so perhaps i’m being a bit picky when it comes to scent strength.
so much for my Old Spice homage week lol
when new things arrive you just have to try them.
Onwards & Upwards
Stay Safe Boys & Girls
 
Monday AM 2022-07-11
Babe Ruth played in his first major league baseball game on this date in 1914
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Black Eagle Rhino African Purple Jewel/Flower Beetle LE (25/47)
Floris Elite shaving cream (vintage)
Carbon Mokume-gane Oda
Wilkinson London Bridge (11)
Floris Elite aftershave (vintage)
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SOTD: 11/07/2022

Razor: Rockwell 6s
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless , 3rd use
Brush: Yaqi Freedom Italian Flag 24mm Cashmere
Bowl: Captains Choice Copper Lather Bowl Standard Bowl
Preshave: Bart’s Balm Preshave Sample Oil
Soap: Yaqi The Green Puck
Aftershave: Yaqi The Green Aftershave
Balm: Bart's Balm BEN KILBRECK Balm
Additional Care: Seaforth Sea Spiced Lime Aftershave Toner

A super refreshing shave and the splash lasted the day. The 6s will not be leaving the den again, it gives far too good a shave regardless of the plate. I moved up to the 4 plate as I was back at work, and got an effortless, incredibly smooth close shave that’s lasted most the day.
Enjoy the day guys!
 
hotmetal said:
Maybe Alpha said "easy on the frag there boy!"
Funny isn't it? I'm like you, I want maximum waft for my pound - it is the scent that makes me want buy more soaps. I get that some prefer subtle or frag free so as not to clash with the splash but for me a fair amount of the value is the smell. Otherwise I could just use Musgo.
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Agreed mate.
i’m all for soaps with no scent but having a scent should mean having a scent
i think lol
 
Monday 11th July

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Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Tcheon Fung Sing Crema Purissma Per Barba (Green)
DS Cosmetics Professional w/Synbad Synthetic 26mm
Hawk V3 (A Plate) & Feather Professional (1)
Brut Oceans Aftershave

My setup for the week ...

... and a run through my Brut Aftershaves, tonight Brut Oceans which is a lovely marine splash without the sweatiness of Davidoff Cool Water.

Back on the Hawk V3 after a good number of weeks? months? routinely shaving with cartridge format. Smashing shave!
 
Mike Smart said:
Razor = Muhle Rocca
Blade = Astra SP
Brush = C&H Locale 1 with V15 Fanchurian
Soap= Wickhams Alpha Noir
with matching balm
Splash = Myrsol Don Miguel
View attachment 90383Another First Class shave with a couple of gripes.
First time use on the Rocca for me and it’s a wonderful razor.
Great feel to it, great weight & well manufactured & designed, to me it’s actually flawless.
My only gripe was self inflicted i read somewhere that the Rocca is fairly aggressive so i went with a Astra SP but for me it’s not aggressive at all,
infact i wish i had went with something with a bit more bite i.e Feather or Kai.
Nevertheless it was a top drawer shave.
My second Gripe is the soap which is another first for me & quite new however for me on a personal note the scent is no where near strong enough.
I know a lot of people prefer this and you can’t please everybody but i like punchy.
The smell however is decent but just not a lot of it.
The performance is unquestionable as you would expect from a Wickhams but what sort of input Alpha have i have no idea.
As stated above it was a first class shave so perhaps i’m being a bit picky when it comes to scent strength.
so much for my Old Spice homage week lol
when new things arrive you just have to try them.
Onwards & Upwards
Stay Safe Boys & Girls
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I was well impressed by the Rocca earlier in the year when I first acquired a black / steel V3 from ebay. So much so I shaved with it continuously for over two months. I was offline for a bit due to personal circumstances back then so not much featured on SOTD.

I then picked up a Birch V4 from BST ( thanks again @ jphelan81) which I absolutely love. I believe V4 is the latest version.
I don’t know all the differences between Rocca variants from V1 to V4 but between the two I own there are obvious and subtle differences in the top caps and baseplates and in terms of aggression levels the two feel significantly different. The references V3 & V4 were provided to me by the individual sellers and I assume they’re correct.
The V3 is the closest shaving DE razor I’ve used to date and the first to give me an effortless BBS. It has a fair bit of blade feel and although it’s not overly threatening it does feel like it deserves some respect.
The V4 has less of a bite and instantly feels more comfortable. It’s still very, very efficient but to me the aggression has been dialled down compared to it’s predecessor (s). That's not a negative for me and it's still a fantastic shaver.
I intended to sell the V3 when I got the birch but the difference in aggression between them is the sole reason I’ve kept both in my rotation.
All in all both are firm favourites.
I hope you continue to enjoy yours.
 
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