SOTD : Saturday 10th. - Friday 16th November. 2018



Speick Cream ~ Muhle STF ~ ATT S2 ~ Erbe Blade ~ Speick AS

First use of the S2 very kindly loaned by Rob @Blackmass (thanks again Rob :thumbsup:) What a lovely razor! Very solid and superbly crafted, it does feel like a high quality hand tool... Wouldn't have surprised me to find a "Snap-On" logo somewhere on it lol. In use it was exactly as Rob described, silky smooth, on par with the mild mannered Mulcuto for face feel (or lack of!) But the ATT has a much larger blade gap which made short work of the task in hand. BBS in 2.5 passes, super smooth with zero irritation... What else can I say?! Oh, angle was completely intuitive and if it was this good on the first run it can only get better right? :cool:

I'm just kicking myself for not checking these out sooner :rolleyes:

No problem. Great to read you like it and thanks for the tag.:)
 
13/11

Bulldog Original Face Wash and Face Scrub

Cold Water

KOS Pre shave oil
Palmolive Classic Shave Stick
Clubman Pinaud Synthetic Brush

Parker Variant (set at 2)
Polsilver SI (2)

Osma Alum Block
Old Spice Original AS
Neals Yard AS Balm

Not too bad but some slight irritation on one area of my neck sorted by Boots Witch Hazel Gel. The Palmolive stick was less than 50p. In terms of effectiveness per pence this has got to be the best value in terms of a soap surely.
 
Tue 13th Nov
RazoRock Syn 24mm
P & B Citra Royale
Schick E2 -Canada
Schick S/S Single ( 2 )
Jaguar Prestige A/S lotion

This Shave was just too good for a weekday when I was not going out. The E2 is so minty like new, the Shave is incredibly smooth and comfortable yet an ultra close finish is attained without effort. I am afraid that my other E2 will not get look in.
Will be interesting to see how the PAL Injecto matic fares tomorrow.

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Pre: Warm water splash
Brush: Unbranded, with V. Zheng 29mm 2BF
Soap: L&L Grooming Bandwagon
Razor: Claymore V1, Windrose
Blade: Schick Proline P
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Jovan Musk ASL

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For me this razor lags behind the General but gives a better shave than the Mongoose, but of course ymmv.
Happy Shaving one and all.
 
Tuesday AM 2018-11-13

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 1/2 Faux Horn Finest (24/50)
Floris No. 89 shaving soap (tallow) + shaving cream
Paradigm II Titanium
Personna Super Platinum Chrome (23)
Floris No. 89 aftershave (vintage)

I can't imagine a shave being much better.
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Monday 14th November PM

Pre-shave:- Warm rinse, Nivea Sensitive Face Wash then Proraso White Pre Shave cream
Brush:- The Executive Shaving Company Medium Jock Synthetic
Soap/Cream:- Extro Bergamotto di Calabria cream
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6c (R3)/Gillette 7 O'clock Green (3)
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber followed by Extro Mare aftershave/EdT.

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A lovely shave this evening. I haven't shaved since Saturday morning and I was well in need of a freshen up!

The absolute gentleman that is Rob (aka @Blackmass) has given me some lovely items to try. Tonight it was the Extro Bergamotto di Calabria shaving cream. The scent is fantastic as soon as you remove the lid. Taking Rob's advice I placed a really small amount in my bowl. A damp brush and[emoji95] BOOM[emoji95] the scent explodes as does the lather. A few minutes in the bowl has a really smooth and thick cream. As advised, a little goes a long way....with this amount I could shave every night for a week and still have plenty left over.

I stuck with my usual routine for everything else. The Rockwell 6c with plate R3 performed flawlessly. The Gillette Green blade on its 3rd outing showed no sign of drag or bluntness.

3 passes were without incident. I thought about stopping after my 2nd pass as I was already at DFS levels, however I went with a 3rd and final ATG pass which had me BBS. No dots of blood or redness and my skin was feeling great.

Finishing off with Thayers and a good splash of Extro Mare aftershave (which is also labelled as EdT) my skin is feeling brilliant!

This is why I converted to this way of shaving! Skin feeling great. Smelling great (in my opinion!). And overall feeling great!

Have a great night one and all!

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Prep: Floid Preshave Oil
Bowl: Saponificio Varesino Olive Wood
Brush: Semogue TSN 2018 LE Boar
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Manna di Sicilia 4.3
Razor: Weber Polished Head on Stork AN14 TI
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Floid The Genuine
AS Balm: Saponificio Varesino Manna di Sicilia

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Best Regards
Marco
 
Monday 14th November PM

Pre-shave:- Warm rinse, Nivea Sensitive Face Wash then Proraso White Pre Shave cream
Brush:- The Executive Shaving Company Medium Jock Synthetic
Soap/Cream:- Extro Bergamotto di Calabria cream
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6c (R3)/Gillette 7 O'clock Green (3)
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber followed by Extro Mare aftershave/EdT.

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A lovely shave this evening. I haven't shaved since Saturday morning and I was well in need of a freshen up!

The absolute gentleman that is Rob (aka @Blackmass) has given me some lovely items to try. Tonight it was the Extro Bergamotto di Calabria shaving cream. The scent is fantastic as soon as you remove the lid. Taking Rob's advice I placed a really small amount in my bowl. A damp brush and[emoji95] BOOM[emoji95] the scent explodes as does the lather. A few minutes in the bowl has a really smooth and thick cream. As advised, a little goes a long way....with this amount I could shave every night for a week and still have plenty left over.

I stuck with my usual routine for everything else. The Rockwell 6c with plate R3 performed flawlessly. The Gillette Green blade on its 3rd outing showed no sign of drag or bluntness.

3 passes were without incident. I thought about stopping after my 2nd pass as I was already at DFS levels, however I went with a 3rd and final ATG pass which had me BBS. No dots of blood or redness and my skin was feeling great.

Finishing off with Thayers and a good splash of Extro Mare aftershave (which is also labelled as EdT) my skin is feeling brilliant!

This is why I converted to this way of shaving! Skin feeling great. Smelling great (in my opinion!). And overall feeling great!

Have a great night one and all!

[emoji482]

I knew you'd like the cream.:) Thanks for the tag.
 
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