Saturday 28th November to Friday 4th December 2020.

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Speick stick
Wild West Brushworks Cashmere
Gillette Slim Adjustable (3)
Wizamet S.I. (3)
Humphrey's witch hazel
Speick Active a/s lotion.


The Speick stick is simply superb. Superior slickness and cushion. Modern synthetics work so well at producing excellent lather effortlessly. Particularly with shaving sticks. Finished off perfectly with the equally excellent Speick Active aftershave lotion.
Great shave, enjoys yours chaps.
 
02/12/20
Vintage Wednesday
Pre: Shower
Brush: Vintage Vulfix service #3 1950's
Soap: Vintage GIBBS 1950's
Razor: Ever Ready 1912, Peerless, 1951
Blade: GEM PTFE S/S (2)
Post shave: Cold water rinse, TC's Infused Witch Hazel
Balm: Barts Balm Rosemary and Sandalwood Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: Proraso Red
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Now that was a nice shave, i have been neglecting my 1912 style razors lately so i decided they must get back into rotation.
Today i bowl lathered and had plenty of slick, lightly scented lather for the shave, i keep expecting a pop of an air bubble on this Vintage tube, although it has not happened so far.
3 very efficient but comfortable passes leaving me BBS, soft and comfortable, this blade seems very smooth from the off.
A nice post shave finishing off todays ritual.
Stay safe and enjoy your day all.
 

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First shave with my new MÜHLE Edition 3 brush that arrived in a beautiful - and gigantic- presentation box.
The brush is geogeous, made from bog oak and Sterling silver.
The wood is refined with sterling silver, so that the fine indentations on its surface
acquire a silvery gleam, that I'm not able to catch on the photo.
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2 December

Wickham 1912 Cashmere
Semogue SOC
MÜHLE R41
Gillette Silver Blue
Nivea 2 Phase

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A change of pace this morning with the MÜHLE R41 head on an Ikon Bulldog handle. A very fine shave was the result, obviously close, and comfortable. An excellent lather from the Wickham soap was produced by the SOC brush, although I am having to re-lather for each pass for now.
 
Wednesday 2nd December


Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic - Stirling Agar - Focus R28 Slim Al - Oud Khalifa

An excellent shave but I didn't enjoy as much as I would have liked. I occasionally have problems with this brush as it has a tad too much backbone for me and I seem to recall having issues with the lather the last time I used the Agar soap. This time was adequate but nothing special.
 
Wednesday 2 December 2020 - midday - another post-cycling shave - 20k, it felt very cold, but no strong winds.
Excellent shave with the Braveheart/Feather combo - three days' growth, three passes, almost perfect, couple of weepers, but ok -:)
Prep: Shower - Nuage Shave Oil
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow 26mm
Razor: Braveheart
Blade: Feather
Soap: Erasmic Cream
After: Cold Water splash – Ajanta Alum – Nivea Sensitive ASL
 
Hmm something just didn't work tonight, tried the Carbon titanium handle and found it a bit light and went with the + plate on 2 days growth. With The Watchman I tried a scoop of the soap and it didn't really make the thickest of lather. So both razor and soap all resulting in a bit of irritation. Will try again loading the brush directly and the ++ plate again, the scent on Watchman is great very nautical along the lines of Talbot Okuma.

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Wednesday AM 2020-12-02
National Safety Razor Day
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Rooney 3/2 Ebony Finest (24/54)
Ethos Grooming Succès soft shaving soap
Paradigm 17-4
Schick Plus Platinum (4)
Ethos Grooming Succès aftershave splash
Ethos Grooming Succès EdP

Another great one.
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