SOTD : Saturday 1 th - Friday 7 th June 2019

Satanfriendly said:
I might have thought the USA?

Prize for dumb immigration this year has to go to Goole where someone had scrawled on a wall 'Brexit and stop illegal migration'. I didn't know people were queuing up to get out.
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I think they might well be...

Shave to the grave said:
Go on then...
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A country - I define country - as do the United Nations - one with a seat on the General Council of the aforementioned body - the immigration rate is 100% - yours - I.
 
Digimonkey said:
I think they might well be...



A country - I define country - as do the United Nations - one with a seat on the General Council of the aforementioned body - the immigration rate is 100% - yours - I.
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Digimonkey said:
I think they might well be...



A country - I define country - as do the United Nations - one with a seat on the General Council of the aforementioned body - the immigration rate is 100% - yours - I.
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The US of A?
 
Saturday 1st June 2019 PM

Pre-shave:- Cold Rinse / Castelbel Porto Triple-Milled Soap
Brush:- Omega 49 Boar
Soap/Cream:- Gentleman's Groom Room Highland Bothy
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Shark Super Stainless (1)
Post-shave:- Thayers Cucumber / Xtro Mare aftershave

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This evening I made a great purchase from a forum member who it transpires lives nearby and as pure chance would have it, is in the same line of work as me. A great guy.

The GGR's Highland Bothy was a firm favourite of mine when I was lucky enough to get my hands of the Newbie Pass Around Box many moons ago, so I actually delayed shaving this evening until I had it in my den!

Earlier today I also bought a bar of Castelbel Porto Triple-Milled Soap from Tinky-Max as it was a reasonable price and I saw it contained Goat's Milk which I've read a lot of positives about recently.

The soap was pleasant enough though I think it dried my skin out. I painted on the lather and it seemed to break down the lather too. The lather I know is much better than it seemed tonight.

My trusty Merkur 34C has been on a journey recently and came back to me yesterday. Arming it with another kind gift from the seller - a Shark Blade, it performed faultlessly.

3 passes without incident and a great BBS finish. After my final rinse, the slickness from the lather was embarrassingly good.

This was also my first use of a boat brush. The Omega 49 has good backbone but I'll need to learn just how much water it can hold, even after a good shake and squeeze. It's great against the skin.

An overall enjoyable shave this evening. No irritation or mishaps.

Have a great weekend folks. [emoji1303]
 


SOTD : 2nd June 2019.


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Shaving recipe for today.


Prep: Warm shower:/ L'OREAL ~ Birch Sap Shower Gel.


Pre:

Cold wet flannel to my face.

Pears ~ Transparent Soap.

Brush: Vielong ~ Horsehair.

Bowl: Tesco's (UK) Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.

Bowl Lather.

Uber/Superlather: Williams Mug Shaving Soap / Ingram shave cream. + 6 Drops of Glycerin.

Blade: Treet ~ 7 Days Platinum.(1)

Razor: Weishi 2.0 ~Adjustable. (Settings) 4-wtg,5-xtg,
6-atg+pick ups.


Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade menthol crystals +Eucalyptus peppermint,+ Tea Tree Oil Witch Hazel Mixture./ Denim ~ ASL.

Arko ~ Comfort A/S Balm.


Greetings,

Another wonderfully relaxing Williams Superlather sunday shave.

Last weekend i gave my humble razor collection a sprucing up with hot water, dettol anti-baterial soap & a tooth brush.

After putting them back in my shaving arsenal it accured to me i hadn't added some of them to my razor rotation for a long time...So the next few weeks i'm going to start adding hardware & software to my SOTD set ups that hardly gave any attention to.Starting with the weishi adj ,and the treet 7 day platinum blades, both items i've only used on a few occasions. I forgot how smooth and sharp the treet 7 days blades are,They matched up with the weishi adj wonderfully making a efficient smooth duo..The characteristics of them are very similar the Astra SP blade in sharpness, with a slightly sharper edge ,which can be a little rough on the first pass, but after that they mellow out...As always DE blade opinions are very subjective....I also have some Trig blades another blade i haven't used for sometime both the 7 days platinum & Trig blades are from the Treet factory manufactured in Pakistan.

My skin type seems to like indian & pakistan made blades, and haven't yet had problems with intermittent quality problems with both,as always ymmv.

A comfortable 3 pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a generous dollop of Arko ~ Comfort A/S Balm.

My face is feeling invigoratingly cool, smooth & smelling devine.;)
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Enjoy your Sunday Ladies & Gentlemen.
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Sunday 2nd June

OSP Lemon Peppermint & Menthol
Saponificio Varesino 2.0 Cocobolo
Cobra Classic
Schick Proline
OSP Lemon Peppermint & Menthol Aftershave Tonic

I have been chasing a Cobra ever since I had a loan of @Digimonkey's a couple of years ago. Blimey, it's just as efficient as I remember. Two passes for as smooth as I can possibly be. Exceptional. Enjoy your Sunday chaps.

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Digimonkey said:
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Sotd - last Thursday -

Excellent - back in Laconic mode - it should be capitalised? Like 'Delphic' or 'beyond the Pale.' Enjoy your shaves - even if you are not a pedant - like me. Yours - I.

Oh - the most interesting thing I learned last week - do you know - without searching online - the country in the world that has the highest rate of immigration?
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Given the number of migrant workers there, I would imagine it is Saudi Arabia ?
 
SOTD 20190602.

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J&T® mansonia wood / OUMO Brush Motherlode.
Vreto "Aloe Vera" shaving soap.
RR Game Changer GC84-P / Stork Ti "Taipan" handle.
Rapira Swedish Super Steel (2).
Rockwell 6S R5 only / Stork Ti "AN14" handle.
Rapira Swedish Super Steel (2).
Nouvelle Etoile (== Novaya Zarya) “Kuznetsky Most” ASL.

Comparison Game Changer and modified Rockwell.
 
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Shave Of The a Day. 2nd June

Prep ~ Shower, Aleppo soap
Razor ~ Carbon Shaving Co - Cx 316L
Blade ~ Polsilver, Lodz, Poland
Soap ~ Agua de Colonia - Alverez Gomez
Brush ~ Semogue OC Badger
Post ~ Agua de Colonia post shave balm - Alverez Gomez
Scent ~ EDC Agua de Colonia - Alverez Gomez

Still shaving with this fabulous razor so I will be able to give a informed review about it , although I don't think this razor has a lot more to tell me but it seems any review would just not be credible unless a fixed number of shaves had been obtained.
One week, two, I don't know, Please let me know :)

Another super smooth shave from the Cx leaving me with a BBS finnish and feeling super happy I brought this razor .

Wishing you all a great Sunday..........P.
 
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