SOTD: 4th of April to 10th April of 2020

Prep: Cella Gel pre barba
Bowl: Aesop by Sori Yanagi
Brush: MÜHLE Silvertip
Soap: Antiga Barbearia de Bairro
Razor: MÜHLE R85 Rocca
Blade: Voskhod
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Antiga Barbearia de Bairro Rebeira Porto

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Best Regards
Marco
 
NatJag said:
Welcome Back. I too had come back a few weeks ago after a 8-10 year absence. It's been quite interesting to see a change in what people are using now. With new DE razors coming on the market plus synthetic brushes.
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Nice. I seldom change my setup using the merkur predominantly and either GSB or Feather blades with more claret with the latter.

Must get a brush that doesn't shed hair (finest knot) but given covid-19, maybe a Chinese Badger is 'best' avoided for the time being?!

Must take a look at what's good these days with brushes and DE razors/blades
 
Date:- 05 April 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Lime | Lavender | Cedarwood
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Ball End Tech (0.56mm) 1946-50 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #4
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Tipple:- George Wyndham Bin 555 Shiraz

Book 1 of 20........ I'm going to enjoy reading the complete novel series by Patrick O'Brian.

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SOTD : 5th April 2020.





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Shaving recipe for today.



Prep: Warm shower / Nivea Men ~ Power Fresh Shower Gel.



Pre:

Warm wet flannel to my face.


Simple ~ Sensitive Pure Soap Bar.


Brush: Omega 48.



Bowl Lather.


Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.


Frankensoap/Uber/Superlather :Arko Maximum Comfort Shave Cream. + Scottish Fine Shaving Soap & Williams Mug Shaving Soap.


Blade: Astra SP .(2)


Razor: Gillette Slim Twist.


Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade Lavender, eucalyptus + Tea Tree Oil Witch Hazel Mixture./ Brut ASL.


L'0REAL ~ Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.


Greetings,


A relaxing sunday morning shave.


A comfortable non-aggressive razor & blade duo...It's been a while since my much loved vintage gillette slim twist made an appearance in one of my SOTD set up's, each time i've shaved with this vintage lady it's given me a amazingly comfortably smooth shave. It always amazes me that a 50 years + de razor can still perform with such smoothness.

Another enjoyable 3 pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a generous dollop of L'0REAL ~ Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

My face is feeling silky smooth & smelling devine.;)

Have a safe enjoyable Sunday Ladies & Gentlemen.:cool:

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Sun 5th April.

Stirling Syn. 26mm
P & B Spitfire
TNNSER -3D
Gem S/S [ 3 ]
P & B Spitfire A/S Splash

I had a superb Shave with an AC/SE Razor yesterday, in many ways rather clinical as I know that with that particular Razor I am going to have a trouble free/ top notch Shave, with the minimum effort on my part.Today I was using The TNNSER-3D fitted with a Gem blade, which requires a lot of care and attention to ensure having a good Shave. so it is quite satisfying when you actually achieve that nice close finish. I suspect that is why many SE users prefer Vintage to the modern AC/SE type.

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