Shave of the Day w/c Saturday 1st August 2009

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Wednesday/Miercoles
Kells hemp blend Casbah Mint soap-Rocket HD with Wilkinson-Semogue 2000-Caswell Massey ASB
Kells is a outstanding soap.No doubt now about it.
 
My first shave of the day - last night actually.

Big, bushy Omega boar brush
British aluminium Tech
Wilkinson Sword blade

Palmolive shave stick (grated and squashed into a dish)
Proraso pre-post

A thoroughly satisfactory if rather workaday shave.
 
Nice Arrowhead, good combination.

This morning it was

Aristocrat Jnr and Swede Blade
Irisch Moos shave stick - glorious stick, everyone should have one. I am seriously thinking about doing a group buy for these when this one runs out.
B&B Essential brush
Prorarso Pre/Post
 
Last night, a quickie:

Culmak Spartan brush (anyone else got one)?
British Aristocrat Jr.
Feather blade

Taylors sandalwood cream
Taylors sandalwood aftershave

A very close shave done in jig time.
 
Thursday

Aristocrat Jnr and Swede Blade
Dr Harris Marlborough Soap
Simpsons Major Brush (wanted to see how it done on a tripple milled soap and it held its own impressive for a small super hair brush)
Prorarso Pre/Post (as a pre shave)
Finished with what else but Marlborough A/S
 
Thursday/Jueves
Semogue 2000-Merkur HD with Wilkinson blade-Kells Aloe Blend Lime-Proraso AS

The Aloe blend is another great creation from Kells.As the hemp blend one this has a lot of skin care properties and excellent lubrication.The Lime scent is another nice one for summer time.
 
Manimal - I see you also use the Mennen; I really like this. My skin always feels great afterwards. I can't really decribe the scent - the closest thing I can think of is Maine* Ice Cream Soda lemonade.

*sold from 'the lemonade man' in crates from the back of a lorry. He used to drive 'round the streets delivering - much like a milkman - only lemonade (I refuse to call it 'pop' <shudder>) and not at the crack of dawn.
 
Friday - Last day of my shave week.

Aristocrat Jnr and Swede Blade
Dr Harris Lavender Cream
Cocobola Silvertip
Prorarso Pre/Post (as a pre shave)
Some DR Harris Sandalwood A/S
 
Omega boar brush
Fatboy
Derby blade, no longer fit to shave with as it turned out

MWF
Proraso pre / post used afterwards to calm down the stinging

That probably would've been fine if I'd replaced the blade, but it didn't occur to me that it might have died after 2 uses. :(
 
Friday 7/08/09 last day of a crap week 7hours in traffic 5 hours actually working

Ok long very hot shower skrub and exfoliate boat race, let the yanks work that out
Conditioner on the beard, it was a little more than stubble
Strop the razor 26times both sides

Ok the shave
Hardware:- w h gates, straight razor somwhere around 1900,s razor
Honed and assembled by our very own Neil miller, god its sharp.
Brush:- bk4
Soap:- p160
Balm:-gillette
A/s :- beckham
My god what a shave, I've reveiwed razor on straights, but this has got to be the best
Straight shave to date
 
Acca Kappa Boar
Merkur 38c
Proraso Pre
Proraso SS
Proraso AS
Proraso Balm
Light dusting of Boots Talc

Everytime i use the Proraso range i have thoughts of throwing away all my other lotions and potions and sticking to this fantastic set up.
 
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