SOTD : Saturday 15th May to Friday 21st May 2021.

Friday

The Fat
RazoRock BC Silvertip synth 24mm
Face lather
Yaqi Agamemnon Slant
Astra SP (1)
Alum
Thayer’s Rose Petal and Aloe Vera
BBA post shave balm

My good friend @StrummerShave gave me a wee loan of his Armageddon, sorry Agamemnon. He thought it was somewhat on the assertive side and wanted my opinion.

Well, it’s a beast imho. Light touch, plenty concentration required for a 2 pass BBS. I don’t think this would work as a daily driver; due to its ‘don’t f*ck with me’ attitude. However, I look forward to trying it with a 2-3 day growth (if I can stretch to that level of ill-discipline).

Anyhoo, I paired with a mid range Astra SP; to drive down the risk of hypovolaemia; and used MWF for cushion and glide. Resultantly cue ball smooth.


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MarkP said:
Don't buy the new type, if I can't sort this one you can have it!
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I know the small travel size pucks are still available in the old formula I rang them to enquire about it as I would like to continue using this soap for it’s great scent and performance and asked if they had many left and was told they still have thousands of the small ones left in the old formula just not the bigger ones, the Oxford and Cambridge is still available in the old in both sizes, just thought I would pass on that information if it’s any help
 
21/05/21
Not the Fatboy pass-around
Pre: Shower
Brush: Simpson Duke 3
Soap: Signature Soap Coria
Razor: Gillette Fatboy F2 1960 #6 then 5
Blade: NOS Gillette Bleue (9)
Post shave: Cold water splash, TC's Infused Witch Hazel
Balm: Gucci by Gucci
Aftershave: CK Be
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Well, i did use the NOS Gillette for its 9th outing!!
So i gave the "Duke 3" a soak n shake and loaded the wonderfully scented Signature soaps Coria, there is something about this scent i really like, very floral but not too sweet. I did not think i would like floral scents, this is the soap that has me trying more, very nice.
I face lathered again today and the brush did a fine job, holding plenty good stuff for the shave.
I had my Fatboy (thank you @Satanfriendly for allowing me to adopt him, he's a belter!) set to #6 and set about the WTG pass, i was really surprised as blade felt smoother than yesterday? go figure? No issues & no tugging to report.
I dialed the razor down a notch to complete the next 2 passes and although there was an indication it was cutting it still did a fine job on both the XTG & ATG passes. Yes its not as smooth as the first few shaves but definitely not done. I now think it is time to retire it though, so its 9 and out.
Grande performance.
A nice post shave and maybe 1 more dollop in the Gucci.
Stay safe and enjoy your day All
 
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This morning, I reached for my newest, favourite razor the Blackland Vector. It had a couple of days patchy growth to tidy up and it did so very well. A nice BBS shave, although against the grain felt a little rougher, with more blade feel than on previous shaves, but that could be due to the fact that the Feather AC Pro blade was on it’s fourth use.

I know many AC users say they can extend the use of their blades beyond that of DE blades, but I’m not convinced. I think 5 shaves is the maximum I've managed. Nonetheless, it is an excellent razor and so manoeuvrable!

The citrus overload of the software was exceptional too. :)

Stay safe and enjoy your shaves.

Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather AC Pro (4)
Soap: TOBS Grapefruit
Brush: Simpson’s Milk Churn
Pre-shave: Proraso White
Post-shave: Captain’s Choice Lime balm & Akcay Turkish Lemon Aftershave
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper
 
Friday Shave

Preshave: Argan Oil Soap
Soap: Pannacrema Verde
Brush: 25mm EJ STF Synthetic
Razor: Matador De Luxe - Treet Platinum
Spalsh: Floids Sauve
Balm: L'Occitane Original Balm
EDT: Havana

The Razor and Soap were kind gifts from 2 friends on the Forum. The Razor is a nice Weight and shaves extremely well. I am a big fan of the Pannacrema Verde.

 
RussellR5555 said:
Friday Shave

Preshave: Argan Oil Soap
Soap: Pannacrema Verde
Brush: 25mm EJ STF Synthetic
Razor: Matador De Luxe - Treet Platinum
Spalsh: Floids Sauve
Balm: L'Occitane Original Balm
EDT: Havana

The Razor and Soap were kind gifts from 2 friends on the Forum. The Razor is a nice Weight and shaves extremely well. I am a big fan of the Pannacrema Verde.

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How does the scent compare to the SV 70th anniversary Russ ? I read somewhere a while ago that the 2 are very similar in scent
 
Olie29 said:
How does the scent compare to the SV 70th anniversary Russ ? I read somewhere a while ago that the 2 are very similar in scent
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For Me Jay , they are not that similar , for me the Verde is like the Nera but a little more earthy , if that makes any sense at all I am rubbish at scents !

What would you say @Boycie83 as I know you have both 70th and of Course the Verde.
 
RussellR5555 said:
For Me Jay , they are not that similar , for me the Verde is like the Nera but a little more earthy , if that makes any sense at all I am rubbish at scents !

What would you say @Boycie83 as I know you have both 70th and of Course the Verde.
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I'd say they're different scents Jay. SV 70th has an Acqua di Gio thing going on. Verde is a green grapefruit vibe with and amber/musky base.
 
Friday AM 2021-05-21
World Meditation Day
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Rooney 3/3 Porcelain Finest (26/59)
English Leather shaving soap (tallow)
Carbon Mokume-gane Brass/R2
Wilkinson London Bridge (11)
English Leather aftershave (vintage)

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RussellR5555 said:
For Me Jay , they are not that similar , for me the Verde is like the Nera but a little more earthy , if that makes any sense at all I am rubbish at scents !

What would you say @Boycie83 as I know you have both 70th and of Course the Verde.
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Boycie83 said:
I'd say they're different scents Jay. SV 70th has an Acqua di Gio thing going on. Verde is a green grapefruit vibe with and amber/musky base.
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Thanks guys appreciate that sounds very nice and a good enough reason to have both lol I love the scent on the nera it’s intoxicatingly good so if it’s anything close it sounds like a must have..love the Rossa too the scents are almost addictive
 
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