SOTD: Saturday 09 to Friday 15 of October 2021

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Yaqi 26mm mysterious space tuxedo
Razor: Occam Enoch v1.0
Blade: AC Feather pro (9)
Lather: Noble Otter - Barrbarr - Soap
Post Shave: RazoRock - XXX - Aftershave
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Barbershop - Balm

and yet another outing with Enoch. Great 3 passes.
@Satanfriendly @Boycie83 okay, this time blade fell out only once when putting the top cap on but nothing of the extreme falling out can daily well deal with it so far - maybe it’s beginners luck? Hah

Another sample got used up - Barrbarr by NO. Good scent on that one, I find it quite a bit cinnamon forward. Do prefer the Stirling barbershop though. Thinking about it now I only have wickhams gothic revival as a barbershop scent… maybe I’ll need to pick up moon soaps union (American barbershop ) or Stirling barbershop. Hard choice hah!

continuing on with trying to kill the xxx aftershave … but it refuses to go down! Still around half way mark hah! For tomorrow I’ve also prepared Stirling Haverford sample to use. Will try to switch to morning shaves - somehow finding myself to be a bit more busy in the evenings nowadays - so that could free up some more time.

stay safe gentlemen !
 
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Prep: Shower, Palmolive Olive Oil Soap
Soap: Arko Cool Cream
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Mysterious Space Tuxedo
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Post: Cien Aqua, ASL, Baxter's Balm

Simple is a simple does :D Great shave from this setup, in double-quick time. I get no cooling or menthol from the Arko, but it's a mighty fine quick lather with decent slickness.
 

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First day of the work week, I haven't shaved since Friday evening, so had a few days growth ready for an OC shave. I'm still not enamoured with the face feel of an OC razor, but I have managed a DFS this morning

Also, my wife said she couldn't be bothered wrapping up the soap and AS splash, so it's been broken out for a try today. I do like it, though it's not the usual scent I would go for - it reminds me of my grandad. Everything about the soap was fantastic, super slick, super cushioned and I probably head enough loaded on the brush for another couple of passes. I think that was because of the soap being a bit softer than most of my others and me overloading, but really nice nonetheless.

Merkur 41C, my only OC razor, with a Gillette 7 o clock super platinum loaded. As I said, I much prefer the feel of the straight bar on a CC razor. I could probably do with using a different handle as well, as I found it a little slippery when wet.

DFS and a bit of nostalgia with the scent of the splash.

Up and at 'em chaps'
Gary
 

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Blackland Brassbird OC / Polsilver Super Iridium
Heritage Collection Ever-Ready 26mm Maggard SHD Fan
Zingari Man The Watchman Sego Shaving Soap & Aftershave​
 
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Gillette Tech
Shark Super Stainless
Wilkinson Sword blue bowl
DS Cosmetics synth

This is the shave arising from a very generous PIF from @pjgh

Arguably overdue, I've been using the various components independently for a while, but this was the first shave where I put it all together.

I'd read so many bad things about the blue bowl that I'd avoided it up until now, but it's really not that bad. The scent's a little insipid and there's no discernible post-shave feel, but it more than gets the job done. It doesn't 'explode' with lather like my fancy artisan soaps, but just keeps building more and more, stealthily. It's a lot harder than most soaps I'm used to too, which makes my brushes deform into weird shapes. In the highly unlikely event I finish all my fancy soaps and there's nothing else available I'd be happy to go and get one of these (even if the bowls are black now).

This was also my first experience of a DS Cosmetics brush. I'm not sure there's much to say, it's a modern synth - you can't go wrong. The Sharks were a reaquaintance, I think it's been about two years. Also solid in their performance, they're not the smoothest or the sharpest, but are both smooth and sharp enough. Despite their fearsome graphics there were no nicks or weepers, and I feel completely comfortable using them.

Finally the Tech, a 1976 model. Obviously iconic, I hadn't realised just how compact it was from photos. Having come to 'traditional' shaving in recent years, this razor seems under-sized, but it handles like a beaut - it's obviously a classic for a reason. I now have to work out whether I prefer this 'mini' style or the bigger modern razor. Or I could just mix them up as the fancy takes me!

The only thing I haven't used yet is the attars - I'm unsure whether to treat them as aftershave or scent, or where to apply them. For the time being they're sitting here on my desk allowing me to have a pleasurable sniff when I feel like it (which seems to be pretty often).

Many thanks Paul for an awesome PIF.
 
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